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Originally Posted by kingalien

Just read some of the planned pricing for SMDII. Only the TATL is posted but add in getting to JFK, return home from SEA and then the domestic portion of the DO it's not cheap. I was looking to get one or two friends in on this but that does not look like it will happen.

Skip the TATL. It isn't cheap. The domestic bit won't be cheap, but it won't be terrible, either, for what it is.

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Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 13873710)

No more work for the evening, apparently. :D

'tis after noon by my clock. You should be drinkin'. :-:

Good Afternoon, Box.

Great meeting with client today down in Hopewell NJ. Originally, they wanted to wait three weeks after the last pilot branch to begin the rollout, but everything has gone so smoothly, they are starting w/o May 9.

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 13871704)

Hamilton Station to NYP used to run me almost $20 one way. I haven't looked to see how much it has gone up.

Paid $24 this morning for Hoboken to Hamilton, two peak, one-ways.

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Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 13872089)

Me too, except the Texas International part. I grew up watching CO transform from the quirky, Meatball era hodgepodge of a carrier into an innovative, high quality product under Bethune. I will be sad to see the brand retired.

It will definitely be sad to see the brand go away. However, as someone, I believe it was HeathrowGuy said here earlier, if CO is racing toward mediocrity anyway, with very little to distinguish itself from other airlines any longer, then what's the difference in the end? For me, as long as EWR remains a hub, I think I'll be fine with this.

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Originally Posted by bdjohns1 (Post 13872457)

Brit,

I was just down in our company store and discovered that I can now buy UK-import Cadbury products. ^

Not a super bargain quite yet - 230g Dairy Milk for $5.30, 53g Starbar for $1.35.

Hey, what are tryin' to do, put me outta business? I'm Brit's candy mule, you got that??!! :D:D

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 13873492)

She is watching Jerseylicious.

Do I dare ask, what exactly is Jerseylicious?

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 13873584)

Anyone have a recommendation for an online brokerage that I can move my Roth to? My work 401K is with Merrill, so I'm tempted to park it there just for convenience.

I like Vanguard.

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 13873584)

Anyone have a recommendation for an online brokerage that I can move my Roth to? My work 401K is with Merrill, so I'm tempted to park it there just for convenience.

I'm very happy with Fidelity. They have an excellent website and are very easy to reach on the phone if you need help.

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Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 13873710)

Like what? They've been great for me so far.

The biggest issue I've had is that they continually delay the execution of trades. If I put in a buy/sell after hours, it usually gets executed a full day and a half after the next market open. :td:

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Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 13872979)

I just picked up two Yankee tickets for $6/seat. ^ to midweek day games!

So do you have to sell pretzels part of the time to get that great rate?:)

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Originally Posted by Hartmann (Post 13873666)

I've heard the airfield referred to as Kelly by a number of Air Force folks, including my cousin who did some C-17 training there.

The base is just Lackland though.

Lackland is a huge catch-all at this point. The entity known as Lackland is where the Basic Training is, the airfield operations that used to be Kelly, Wilford Hall, and Medina Annex. Medina felt like it was across town from the Training Group area.

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Originally Posted by carsonheim (Post 13873377)

almost. that would be tAAt :p

Useful for the "do you know who I AAm" moments.

First there was the robotic pancake sorter. Now, there's the robotic meat sorter:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPTd8...layer_embedded

A couple of plants I've worked with have machines like these (although not sorting beef jerky sticks). It's pretty cool to watch them in person, having 12 pickers loading 1000+ units/minute. The vision systems on the robot system can account for random orientation of the product, and can measure dimensions to reject improperly sized items.

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Originally Posted by Mackieman (Post 13872492)

I wonder if I can hit 8,000 today.

If you try really really hard;)

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Originally Posted by bdjohns1 (Post 13873788)

Kottke reader I see. ;)

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Originally Posted by adelauro (Post 13873738)

Paid $24 this morning for Hoboken to Hamilton, two peak, one-ways.

It goes up 25% in the morning. There will be no more peak/off peak stuff. Only peak. Off peak travel increase is closer to 50%

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Originally Posted by Steph3n (Post 13873646)

just wondering where my common C130's out of Dyess are now...

Of all the push-it-out-the-back aircraft, I still think the C-7 was one of the coolest. So cool, in the USAF's mind, that they traded the Army control of helicopters for it. Land it anywhere, kiss the babies good-bye, and get the hell out of there.

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Originally Posted by adelauro (Post 13873738)

Do I dare ask, what exactly is Jerseylicious?

Take Jersey Shore, and apply it to a hair salon.

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Originally Posted by belynch (Post 13872092)

Prepare to set your stomachs to vomit. (SFW)

Oh where do you find this awful stuff! I think they should take the Cougar show off TV ASAP:o