Its not terrible but considering we have a 3+ hour drive to/from the airport to Roswell its not ideal. Our flight coming home leaves at 8:45 am which means we have to leave ROW around 4:30 am the morning after the wedding. I am considering just using someone elses shower after the wedding then hitting the road. This way I avoid a relatviely expensive hotel room ($129+ for Holiday Inn) on the Saturday night that we would be in for less than 4 hours.

Thanks!:) The timing of the trip couldn't have been better between all the water and the snow in the high country. Iconic views at every turn. I had fun. And I posted a few (rushed) photos for you in the airline seat thread.:D

I have zero escape trips booked - right now my only itineraries are for a cousin's wedding (July in Maryland is :rolleyes:) and to convene a panel at a conference in SJC. Undecided as to whether I'll drive to do a presentation in MSN (and make side trips) or fly - state will reimburse me for mileage at the cost of the cheapest airfare, which is over $300.

not to be found in south florida I know :D

I have almost fallen into a huge hole in the road where the metal plate was not secured properly. I actually called 911 to report it as emergency and a police car was there within 2 min to block it off. (this was on W flagler St)

Oh, I still equate travel with fun when it comes time for a vacation. And, unlike many of my coworkers, I gladly go fun places when I've got time off. I don't long to take a week or two off work and sit at home.

Flying may be totally routine for me most of the time now, but I still get very excited if we're crossing an ocean in the front cabin of the plane on a vacation. And I feel like I've got a pretty good deal going now. Sure, DC is just as festering as Houston is this time of year, but crappy Pit it ain't. I'm loving being there on the weekends now. And, with work still keeping me on the road, I'm still racking up the miles to use for personal trips. Our personal budget situation is just a temporary problem that will go away. And when it does, I anticipate some major redemption of those miles and hotel points.

Thanks. I hope so too. We had someone who wanted it around July 1 but I don't know what the current status on that is. It's a friend of a friend of my partner's, and he's working on finding out the situation. Hopefully she has the job that would move her to Atlanta and into our place. Then it's just a matter of having it cleaned for her arrival, running background checks and getting a lease put together. Fortunately we've got a good friend in Atlanta who is a real estate agent who has volunteered to help out. Then, I can become a landlord, start collecting a check from her every month, and cut my monthly expenses associated with that place to just $250/month. That's very manageable.

And those expenses would probably be offset by the equity the tenant builds on your behalf. Hope that all works out quickly.

I strongly suspect my annual BIS totals would be drastically lower if I lived somewhere like AUS, PDX, DCA, EDI, SZG, ZQN, etc.

My last Hyatt stay under the OneWorld USA promotion posted today - seeing the following entries almost brought tears of joy:

500 base OneWorld USA miles
1000 bonus OneWorld USA miles (A2 code)
1000 Hyatt points (diamond amenity)
3000 bonus OneWorld USA miles (for each of five stays)
10000 bonus OneWorld USA miles (after the fifth stay)

I was able to get a full-size for $17/day before taxes/fees. Looks like I saved about $86 w/ taxes and fees a/i. My total price is $117.53.

Saving more than 40% off $200+ will get you absolution from teh Box.

L:D:Dking g:D:Dd^

Good work. My Friday stay has not yet posted. Saturday's posted incorrectly, but I got it fixed.

Yep, hopefully. Although we'll need a recovery in the real estate market before that happens. We're hoping to be at a break-even point 12 months from now, but we'll see what happens. I'm not overly optimistic.

Running across that promo last week by chance is making me recognize the strong need to closely look at airline / Amtrak promos on the forum.

Just received my electric bill. Last month, $75. This month, $160. It's just the beginning. :rolleyes: