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Originally Posted by Scott6067 (Post 11622351)

I am excited to say that I will be leaving town in less than 36 hrs!!! Been two weeks and I already have the shakes!

I have a trip this weekend (PIT), need to get to OMA the next weekend, KOA in mid-may, WAS in June, and then absolutely nothing planned / pre-planned for the rest of the year. Only 7,000 miles from platinum, that "problem" will be rectified.

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 11620166)

baglady's boy-toy

There we go :D:D:D

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Originally Posted by rolov (Post 11620267)

CO to announce LAX-SYD island hopper with an ERJ .

I just received my 27 drink coupons. I may be able to manage this flight :D

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Originally Posted by rolov (Post 11620607)

Emperor's Club VIP

I'm one of those; how did you get yours? ;)

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Originally Posted by notabob (Post 11620820)

Hey Box!!

Missed y'all for the past 1.5 weeks or so, but I've been pretty swamped on this latest run, with barely enough time to keep up w/AM. I did try catching up on the Box twice, but gave up when the last page was moving further away than I could read the posts... But I did miss the lot of you miscreants and the daily poop allotment.

Right now more than half-way through a 2-week (mostly) S.American romp...

BOS-MEM-LIT-ATL-MCO-PTY-SCL-PTY-BOG so far, with a BOG-MDE (Medellin) day trip tomorrow, followed by a BOG-IAH-FLL-CLE-BOS run home on Sat.

At least I'm getting some good new FM lines and airlines. :) C:rolleyes:pa last week, and Avianca tomorrow.

We still love you, but there is no excuse for falling down on the box.

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Originally Posted by photog72 (Post 11620900)

Enjoying DEN up till now. On I-25 the windshield of my rental was hit w/ something large. There is a big crack and a little bit of the windshield shattered and came into the car. We're okay. The car isn't. I turned down all the optional insurance, but paid for the rental w/ my CO MC World. I want to turn the car in tonight and get something else. It is a hazard driving like this. Options? Opinions? Advice? Thanks.

It gives you some protection, but not like the AMEX plat which I believe others have already said. Yikes, so sorry and glad you are all okay, which is TRULY what matters.

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Originally Posted by xyzzy (Post 11621758)

My 3 year old Dell laptop is working fine, thanks in part to the new trackpad and keyboard I just had replaced under warranty. The warranty expires tomorrow. Should I pay $160 for another year?

This is so foreign to me. I have NEVER had a laptop work that long. 1 year and I'm done. Box, please tell me to go and get my Acer tomorrow which I am planning to do. Right choice, yes? WWTBD?

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Originally Posted by Plus1 (Post 11622254)

I once had late/lost/waylaid bag at LAX that I knew to be at UAL baggage claim. I wanted to talk to somebody there to hold it so I could pick it up myself. Of course I couldn't find a phone number for UAL at LAX.

So, I Goggled around and found a 310 area code number for one of the foreign airlines. I called that, asked them to transfer me to UAL baggage claim and voilà, Christmas was saved.

The UAL folks were a little :confused: on how I a passenger got transferred to them by alls well that ends well.

#1, don't check bags that contain nice gifts for Baglady. I believe that is in the COC.

#2, don't give credit to UA because it was CO that really came up to the plate (CO lost the bag, gave it to UA; tried to get it back). The guy at LAX CO Baggage was ^

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Originally Posted by Olton Hall (Post 11622287)

Excuse me for saying but you don't sound very relaxed tonight after a two hour massage.

Hmm, so true. I must say at 15:30 I did. By 18:25 I was not. 2 large glasses of champagne later, closer to my 15:30 state of mind ;)

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Originally Posted by rolov (Post 11622392)

You live in Jersey North

Keep your :rolleyes: close and your :mad: closer.

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Originally Posted by rolov (Post 11622392)

I replaced Taco Tuesday with Rodizio Tuesday .

:rolleyes: I just had some flat enchiladas with green chili's. New Mexican style. ^

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Originally Posted by baglady (Post 11622407)

I have NEVER had a laptop work that long. 1 year and I'm done. Box, please tell me to go and get my Acer tomorrow which I am planning to do. Right choice, yes? WWTBD?

My laptop hits the three year mark in July, so I can't relate ...

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Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 11622294)

I'm highly tempted to schedule myself for a massage on Thursday, since I have a day to kill in the LA area between my last day of my client visit tomorrow and the arrival of my partner and sister in law here late Thursday night.

Do it! Do it now!

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Originally Posted by belynch (Post 11621829)

I've never encountered a seat that self-reclines on CO for what it's worth.

My seat the other day on the KLM Fokker :rolleyes: with 2-3 Config was self-reclining and the guy behind me was very upset about it .

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Originally Posted by belynch (Post 11622408)

Keep your :rolleyes: close and your :mad: closer.

:rolleyes: I just had some flat enchiladas with green chili's. New Mexican style. ^

I had alligator meat as part of the portuguese :rolleyes: feast.

ETA: Lightning\Thunder and it is now raining :rolleyes: & :o

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Originally Posted by baglady (Post 11622407)

I'm one of those; how did you get yours? ;)

I knew a guy who walked the dog for this other guy whose brother
was the actual guy .

I have got PHL-SAN runs next week. I wonder if my SAN-EWR mid-week redeye EUA will clear. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by monitor (Post 11622018)

I think that the football Giants will be charging more than that for the club seats when they open their new building.

That is because you have to pay for the right to own the seat.
Personal Seat License :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Flyer_70 (Post 11622400)

If you are concerned about the keyboard, they normally cost under $20 and very easy to replace (heck even I can do it!) . Suspect the trackpad is also but I haven't priced one of those.

Dell just sent me all the parts under warranty. The trackpad was a pain, but I got it all replaced.

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If you are concerned with the rest of the system, save your money and get a new laptop. After 3 years, it's about time. :D

I'm mainly concerned about the HDD, but that's less than $100 these days so I think I'll save my $ for now. The machine is a Latitude D620, which I have to say I've been rather pleased with.

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Originally Posted by Olton Hall (Post 11622287)

Excuse me for saying but you don't sound very relaxed tonight after a two hour massage.

I'd like to respond but esteemed council has recommended that I exercise my 5th Amendment right not to incriminate myself.

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Originally Posted by Plus1 (Post 11622487)

I'd like to respond but esteemed council has recommended that I exercise my 5th Amendment right not to incriminate myself.

Good decision ^^^^^

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Originally Posted by xyzzy (Post 11622477)

The machine is a Latitude D620, which I have to say I've been rather pleased with.

How do you tote around that brick? There's a reason our laptops are the same age (precisely the same model). And indeed it's largely functioned well (except the two HDD failures in the first three months). I got to borrow an 820 last week, which was even larger.

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Originally Posted by rolov (Post 11622466)

That is because you have to pay for the right to own the seat.
Personal Seat License :rolleyes:

Don't I know that. :(

But going to those games is a habit that I have not been able to break.