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Originally Posted by Hartmann (Post 11171029)

Since it is in a dry area of town, I have already put my driver's license down for TABC, so that won't be an issue.

There's a dry area in Houston?:eek: I learn something new everyday.

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Originally Posted by Hartmann (Post 10814385)

This will be the brunch reference post for everyone going and the info they need. If someone posts that they are going, I'll add it to this post.

Attending
Hartmann
jrzyshawn +1
sdm1130
sbm12
Scott6067
baglady +1
ssullivan +1?
fozz +1
photog72
sfogate
ConciergeMike
gbryan84
Mackieman
notabob
CO 1E
MBM3
Olton Hall
J. Edward
COFlyerCLE +1
colpuck
cova
Steph3n
uavking

Tentative

Need Ride
ConciergeMike
jrzyshawn +1
sbm12
Scott6067
fozz +1
sfogate
notabob
Olton Hall
Steph3n
COFlyerCLE +1
cova
uavking +1

Can Give Rides
Hartmann
baglady
ssullivan
Mackieman
J. Edward
sdm1130

So here's the final list. The only confirmation I need is from ssullivan on his +1.

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Originally Posted by fozz (Post 11171317)

Didn't they close down the TPA call center? That by far was my favorite out of all of them.

I spoke with a supervisor based out of TPA while delayed in BRU last week.

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 11171212)

There's a group of phone agents based out of SLC that are excellent.

Doug in SLC , I have talked to him many times and he is great ^

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Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 11171366)

I spoke with a supervisor based out of TPA while delayed in BRU last week.

That's good to hear. I thought it had gotten chopped with all the cuts a few years back.

Hartmann I will have a car and give rides so you can move me out of the 'Need rides' list.

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Originally Posted by baglady (Post 11170303)

Very nice!

Yeah I had a good time. Being in the food and beverage business does have its perks!

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Originally Posted by Hartmann (Post 11171337)

I can do it if people post who they are riding with.

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Originally Posted by sfogate (Post 11171330)

Sunday brunch rides: Is someone putting together a list of who is riding with whom?

For those of you that can give rides.....I'm staying at the Doubletree and will need a ride to/from the brunch.

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Originally Posted by notabob (Post 11169935)

Kinda... Not NOLA, but I am headed to Monroe (by way of AEX now) on Monday. Which, in retrospect, doesn't really count as "that way"

Understand. It should be a good time. The only other time I was in NOLA was with a scout group back in my teen years and when debating in college we had a tournament there on Madi Grae weekend!

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 11170355)

You picked one of the few weekends of the year I won't be in MSY.

Yea, the likely hood of that is like getting a FC ticket on CO to LBB!

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Originally Posted by jrzyshawn (Post 11170496)

Internet is out at my house. It wont be back up until Feb 6 :eek:

I have to catch up on FT at work and I am going to have to go to Panera Bread this evening to catch up on emails and pay some bills. :mad:

Has your area of the coutry now been decline a area of national disater? How painful!

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Originally Posted by MBM3 (Post 11170869)

What about the IAH choo-choo, the XYZZY Express?

:)

Yet another reason to have a cell phone cam. I was there but wouldnt a YouTube video have done that more justice. Perhaps we could recreate on our way from the E PC to the Marriot????

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Originally Posted by Hartmann (Post 11171029)

Alright, for the DO IV Sunday Brunch crew, Shade, the restaurant I mentioned before, can handle a reservation of 30 people as long as we are willing to sit at a few different tables (like 15 at two tables or 10 at 3). I figured it was a good compromise and put in a reservation.

They also serve booze in the mornings there. Not sure if they'll have margaritas (I assume they do) but I'm positive that they can do a Bloody Mary.

Since it is in a dry area of town, I have already put my driver's license down for TABC, so that won't be an issue.

Anyway, is that cool with everyone? I wish we could do Empire as their drinks and food are great, but Shade has good food as well.

Shade is located at 250 W 19th St. Houston, TX 77008 (map)

I live a few blocks away so I don't think it will be an issue for me to give rides.

If you are coming from the airport, you can take I-45, the Hardy Toll Road, or US-59 south to I-610 West. Exit Yale St. and take a left on Yale (south). Continue on Yale to 19th St. and take a right (west). Shade is an old strip center and there is a large parking lot across the street as well as plenty of street parking.

Sounds GREAT! I remember once in Conroe I visited a Taco Cabana were they wouldnt serve me because I have a Nevada DL. I looked at them shocked and thought "Hmmm. I live in a city were slcohol flows 24/7 and never go out, but the one time I want a drink when out with friends in Houston, I cant! :mad:

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Originally Posted by baglady (Post 11171160)

Shade works for me. MR BL will be solo at the DO Fri night as I will still be wild in Vegas. I guess since this is his 5th DO he doesn't need me there ;). I arrive 530 AM Sat just in time for a shower and change in the pclub before the day begins.

If you at the LAS PC perhaps you can do a call-in to the E PC Pre-DO. ALso make sure the hubby knows about the pre-DO festivities!

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Originally Posted by sfogate (Post 11171615)

For those of you that can give rides.....I'm staying at the Doubletree and will need a ride to/from the brunch.

I'm also at the DT and need a ride.

To those of you in the northeast, looks like you better "hunker down" at the beginning of next week. One forecaster believes something big is going to happen.
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/weath...ladelphia.html

"Hunker down" is a Houston thing before/during hurricane Ike.

Operation J.Ed. Bump successful. I have a $400 voucher on DL.

Afternoon, Box. I'm not my normal Chatty Cathy self because I have limited connectivity at the fiancee's house. Her laptop is in the shop. :(

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Originally Posted by sfogate (Post 11171615)

For those of you that can give rides.....I'm staying at the Doubletree and will need a ride to/from the brunch.

I'm staying at Hampton Inn next door but will happily hoof it to Doubletree. I'm still in the need ride category and I wouldn't want someone to have an extra stop just for me.

In other news, I'm going to offsite park at PHL and shuttle in. The timing doesn't work for mass transit from this side of the river, nor does the timing work for getting picked up from mass transit. The golf mini-do crew should still have my cell number, so I'll meet the rest of y'all wherever works for the majority.

A co-worker just brought back some popcorn from Garrett. Cheese and Carmel mix. Sounds weird but its good. My question to him when he told me what he got was "what, did you get the stoners special?" Evidently he was not the only one that heard me ask him that. :o

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Originally Posted by colpuck (Post 11171798)

Operation J.Ed. Bump successful. I have a $400 voucher on DL.

^^^

I just finished the last item on my "to do" list and my 2pm conference call has been indefinitely postponed. :eek:

... do I go home or do I FT for the next 2 hours? (and still leave the office at 4)

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Originally Posted by photog72 (Post 11171783)

I'd rather see 4 feet of snow on the Jersey Shore than say that I put any stock in what Bowtie Boy has to say. I know that's your old office, photog, but he gets on my nerves.