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I like Ft. Worth as well. Definitely worth a trip over there one day. There's also some good steak places in Ft. Worth, although I can't really recommend any in particular. I'm not usually one to order steak (with the exception of random places in podunk Ohio :p). Edited to add: I did just think of one Ft. Worth restaurant worth looking into. I've never been to the Ft. Worth location, but there is a location of Reata there in Downtown. The other, and original, location is down in Alpine, where I've spent a lot of time in the last year for work. It's quite good. I've had a steak there, as well as the chicken fried steak, barbecue shrimp enchiladas, and the chile rellenos and all have been excellent, if not outstanding. And if you go, you absolutely must save room for their signature dessert, the white chocolate bread pudding tamale.

I also second Hartmann's suggestion of TexMex. Dallas doesn't have quite the plethora of great choices for that cuisine that Houston and San Antonio do, but there are some good choices. And how can you visit Texas without gorging on chips and salsa, enchiladas, tacos, fajitas, and margaritas at least once?

The portion sizes in TexMex restaurants and Texas steakhouses never cease to amaze me.

Phudnik

May 13, 2008 8:50 am

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Originally Posted by carpboy (Post 9715771)

Used to make the WQ run back in the day, Wings airways from Wings field to PHL. 12 minutes in Islanders/Trislanders. Great fun.

Damn what's the identifier for Wings? BBX I think...

BBX it is.

Having moved to Philadelphia after the Blue Route was finished, I never realized that there was commercial service from BBX (which I pass on the way to the office) until one of my clients told me stories of having flown the shuttle to PHL.

I flew BOS-ALB-BGM-ITH on PI 20 years ago, although I think BGM-ITH may have been a little longer than 12 minutes.

MilesDavis

May 13, 2008 9:00 am

Hey, you never know. If DL gives up gates at ATL due to the NW merger, WN may find themselves with new routes. :D

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Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 9714845)

And on to other things, I flew Shamu today. Yes I was being bad and flying WN... but I need this trip to get a free ticket on them, which I'll probably pawn off to a family member since I'll soon not be living near an airport that WN flies to.

colpuck

May 13, 2008 9:14 am

I would to see WN come to ATL, I am sick of driving 2hrs to BHM to save 150-200 on fares becuase WN doesn´t fly into Atlanta.

charger92

May 13, 2008 9:27 am

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Originally Posted by Hartmann (Post 9717063)

Steak?! Well, I guess that's acceptable but you should definitely try to find a good TexMex place.

Hmmmm, let's see, where are my favorite places in the Big D...

http://www.mercadojuarez.com/locations.nxg (I always went to the Northwest Highway location)

http://www.miastexmex.com/ yum.

I agree with Hartmann re: the TexMex. Also worth a try, Mi Cocina or Herrerra's.

ssullivan

May 13, 2008 9:38 am

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Originally Posted by colpuck (Post 9717583)

I would to see WN come to ATL, I am sick of driving 2hrs to BHM to save 150-200 on fares becuase WN doesn´t fly into Atlanta.

I would too. But DL and FL would do everything possible to prevent it from happening. FL may be a "discount" carrier, but they really don't seem to help keep fares out of ATL reasonable. It's not that I really desire to fly WN out of ATL; I just want to see the "Southwest Effect" applied to fares out of ATL.

ConciergeMike

May 13, 2008 9:59 am

WN and ATL don't mix. Too much probability of poor ontime performance, IMO.

COFlyerCLE

May 13, 2008 10:04 am

I knew I could count on all of you! Thanks Hartmann, rolov, and ALCO for the great suggestions and photos, even! We will definitely do some TexMex there, and no worries ssullivan - we will have plenty of margaritas!!!!! :p

(Actually, I am convinced the reason I have a cold this week is that I stopped doing tequila shots first thing in the morning (and all day long) like I did last week in PVR).

rkkwan

May 13, 2008 10:07 am

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 9717775)

WN and ATL don't mix. Too much probability of poor ontime performance, IMO.

Can't they just build more runways? There are still plenty of freeways and parking lots around the airport they can build runways over, right? And they only have Concourses A to E + T. There are still 20 other alphabets to use. Just speed up the train some more and they won't have problem moving people around!

photog72

May 13, 2008 10:12 am

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 9717775)

WN and ATL don't mix. Too much probability of poor ontime performance, IMO.

That's what I thought of WN and PHL. Apparently, it has worked for WN and the fares at PHL came down. I remember the introductory fares of $29 RT ex-PHL to PIT, RDU, MHT, and PVD on WN. US matched (via its GoFares), and I did a lot of MRs near the end of the year to make silver that year. I think WN could work in ATL, with domestic capacity cut via a DL and NW merger.

belynch

May 13, 2008 10:15 am

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Originally Posted by rkkwan (Post 9717812)

Can't they just build more runways?

I've often wondered why not a second airport in ATL.

Let everyone domestic airline other than DL and FL operate out of the other airport so they're not sucked into the operational quagmire that is ATL during irreg. ops. Let DL and FL play at Hartsfield-Jackson-Atlanta-Overly-Hypened-International-Aerodrome

Although, I must say, it has gotten better in recent years.

photog72

May 13, 2008 10:17 am

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Originally Posted by MilesDavis (Post 9717316)

Good luck! I have often had affection for the notion of working for an airline. As an airplane geek, it would probably be great. However, as far as any IT jobs I've seen them advertise for, it would also be a 50% pay cut for me, and that pretty much kills the deal.

Right now, for me, I don't care where I work. I need a job in Houston that has decent pay - my gf will be the bread winner - and decent working conditions. However, I would find it great to work for CO. Having heard about the excellent corporate structure at CO ^, I would like to work for them, as opposed to just another job.

rkkwan

May 13, 2008 10:18 am

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Originally Posted by belynch (Post 9717852)

I've often wondered why not a second airport in ATL.

I thought they already have one! CHA is Atlanta-North, isn't it? Oh, maybe not, as Skybus has shut down. :p

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