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I am kind of balking at the price right now, also. For some reason, I thought it was in the $500's all-in from EWR, when in reality it is $600 from EWR and $700 from DC (a wash for me, since I would have to spend at least $100 in train/airfare/Amtrak points to get up to EWR for the flights, in any event).

ssullivan

Apr 17, 2009 2:48 pm

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Originally Posted by COFlyerCLE (Post 11599116)

Does your consulting practice involve drinking?

Doesn't every consulting practice involve drinking? Either you do it for fun, or your clients drive you to it. One way or another, we all drink.

sbm12

Apr 17, 2009 2:49 pm

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Originally Posted by Steve GadFly (Post 11599452)

How about 4/25??

That's the Freddies Weekend and I know a few are there and/or MRing.

Anyone not heading to see Steve GadFly play drums interested in grabbing a beer in NYC tonight? I've just officially been abandoned for the night so I'm on my own.

ssullivan

Apr 17, 2009 2:51 pm

Had a nice surprise on my IAH-ATL flight — glcarter was booked on the same flight as me, but across the aisle in 1B (I was in 1F). 1E's wife was in 1A, so after a trade, glcarter and I ended up next to each other. Great flight, with an outstanding flight attendant working up front, and great catching up with him. Always nice to see a familiar face on my regular commute between ATL and Texas/Louisiana.

fozz	Apr 17, 2009 2:52 pm

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Originally Posted by baglady (Post 11599242)

How does May 30th look?

For me, yes it does.

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Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 11599245)

I don't know if I can do it that weekend yet. I have a general interest in going to GIG next month, though.

Well, prices just dropped again. I got a FC alert and went and checked. 5/15-5/18 is down to $512 from EWR. 25,724EQMs after DEQM, that's amazing.

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Originally Posted by COFlyerCLE (Post 11599366)

Here is a view of the deck where said Box party could occur.

Nice deck. ^^

Olton Hall

Apr 17, 2009 2:53 pm

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Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 11599529)

Doesn't every consulting practice involve drinking? Either you do it for fun, or your clients drive you to it. One way or another, we all drink.

My last company had a bunch of tea drinkers, well that may have been too strong for them. :rolleyes: Except for my office and one other. Hmmm, maybe that's why those two offices were closed earlier this year.

ConciergeMike

Apr 17, 2009 2:53 pm

glcarter rules. Wish he hung out in The Box.

CO 1E

Apr 17, 2009 2:53 pm

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Originally Posted by fozz (Post 11599563)

Well, prices just dropped again. I got a FC alert and went and checked. 5/15-5/18 is down to $512 from EWR. 25,724EQMs after DEQM, that's amazing.

Hmm - I will look into this immediately.

baglady

Apr 17, 2009 2:54 pm

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Originally Posted by Olton Hall (Post 11599482)

Are you hinting that you and Plus1 may be in the area then?

Good catch:D Correct

fozz	Apr 17, 2009 2:54 pm

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Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 11599531)

I would be willing to make it into the city if I wasn't on the verge of passing out. There will be lots of sleeping tonight.

COFlyerCLE

Apr 17, 2009 2:54 pm

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Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 11599493)

Say what you will about CLE/Ohio, but it is so much easier to have a house like that than in most other parts of the country. If only the winters were not so harsh . . . . Hell, it is almost worthwhile to buy a nice house in CLE (knowing that you won't get much appreciation) and just fly to your job in a bigger city every week and keep a smaller place there as an investment and crash bad during the week.

Couldn't agree more with you. That's why we live here and I fly to wherever I have to work. The lack of appreciation is real, but so is the lack of depreciation :) Things are pretty stable in my neighborhood.

I'll see what I can set up in mid- late-summer.

fozz	Apr 17, 2009 2:55 pm

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Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 11599573)

Hmm - I will look into this immediately.

I can do the weekends of 5/1, 5/8 and 5/15. So if any of them work for you, i'm game.

Olton Hall

Apr 17, 2009 2:57 pm

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Originally Posted by COFlyerCLE (Post 11599579)

I'll see what I can set up in mid- late-summer.

Not the last week of July please.

sbm12

Apr 17, 2009 3:02 pm

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Originally Posted by baglady (Post 11599577)

Good catch:D Correct

I can do the 5/30 weekend as of right now for the Shogun dinner (that is what we're talking about there, right??).

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Originally Posted by fozz (Post 11599583)

I can do the weekends of 5/1, 5/8 and 5/15. So if any of them work for you, i'm game.

I could probably do 5/8 weekend. What exact dates are you looking at?

COFlyerCLE

Apr 17, 2009 3:02 pm

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Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 11599529)

Doesn't every consulting practice involve drinking? Either you do it for fun, or your clients drive you to it. One way or another, we all drink.

That is so true.

So let me rephrase my question: "Is drinking covered under the expense policy?"

;)

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