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very :rolleyes: day for me, nothing going as planned, as usual!

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Originally Posted by photog72 (Post 11623252)

Almost forgot. Flight #1098 DEN-IAH is a elite heavy flight. I am #23 on a list of 25 for EUAs. Ouch! Who knew it was this loaded?!:confused:

I don't think I was ever on a DEN-IAH flight that wasn't elite heavy except for maybe the midday one.

The only upgrades I ever saw on that route were Y-UPs.

Morning box... had some small hail last night, saw a few big sn:rolleyes:wflakes this morning... think I need to hibernate longer... can I place a wakeup call for May 14? (I have a nice trip to LAS on the 15th so I have to pack)

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Originally Posted by jrzyshawn (Post 11622224)

Thanks, I will look into them on Trip Advisor.

Dunno about TripAdvisor, but there were some reviews of them here in the thread on the fare. I think that SpinDrift is a notch above Ruby's from what I remember.

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 11622249)

I just enjoy UA bashing.

I can tell. ;)

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 11622340)

Mainly because of the forum. I have previously said that I would try UA upon joining Star, and I will. If my opinion is changed, so be it. I don't like the attitude that the UA FT population at large puts out, and I enjoy bringing them down a peg where possible.

My thought process is irrational, and I will reverse it if given good reason to do so.

Go after the people if that's what you want, but your attacks on the product - one you've never flown from what I can tell - are a bit off the mark. And you don't generate much credibility in your arguments without any actual experience. It would be like me talking about military service.

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Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 11622333)

I haven't encountered a hostile UA crew member since last May. Since then I've flown UA on about a dozen flights. Out of about two dozen flights last year on UA, I only had 2-3 bad crew members. Now, I had many more issues with gate and ticket counter agents who were very hostile.

I've never had any issues with connecting on UA at ORD. IAD, on the other hand, is just a dump, and a huge hassle to deal with.

No ORD connections on UA yet but I'll agree with the above analysis based on my flights over the past 18 months or so. There was one FA in C on my SFO-SYD flight who was awful, but I got over it. And that product was horrible but they've since replaced it. I'll get another load of UA flights this weekend (7 segment booked) to get a refresher but I don't expect anything to really change.

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Originally Posted by baglady (Post 11622407)

Box, please tell me to go and get my Acer tomorrow which I am planning to do. Right choice, yes? WWTBD?

DO IT!

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Originally Posted by sfogate (Post 11622884)

He declared today one of his best birthdays, if not the best.

^^^

G'morning all. I get to fly again tomorrow. :D :D :D

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Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 11623017)

The key to making it last? I'm not sure. My work laptop gets a ton of use, is on and in use most of every weekday throughout the business day and the evening, and gets a lot of use on the weekends as well. I try not to bang it around too much, but it still has the occassional bump, and this machine has been dropped twice now on planes, once falling out of an overhead bin onto a seat, and the other time, off the seat and onto the floor. So far, it's not really had any problems, and hopefully that will continue since I'm still not quite to the halfway point of this computer's three year lifespan with me.

My agency has replaced the ID badge on mine multiple times - it goes pretty much everywhere pretty much all the time. It even attended CO Do IV.

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Originally Posted by photog72 (Post 11623250)

I was able to go to the Avis just south of downtown Denver and turn the car in. They exchanged the Mazda CX-7 for a Mercury Mountaineer.

Glad that part of the interaction was uneventful - I got a Corolla subcompact last Friday (albeit one with 3 miles on the odometer).

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Originally Posted by Scott6067 (Post 11623821)

I didnt have to purchase my first car, a 1973 Buick Riveria! I was given it but given that I was born in 1973 it was simply a car.

How did you end up with such a small first car? Had a 1978 Buick LeSabre here, which I parallel parked as part of my driving test.

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Originally Posted by cheepneezy (Post 11622033)

.....as long as that salt is attached to 6 ounces of margarita.:D

Yum! :D

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Originally Posted by baglady (Post 11622263)

I had an amazing massage today; started with hot stone and ended with deep tissue. I'm not sure that I had two hours of my day to blow, but I felt like a new woman. I highly recommend it.

I've packed a fair amount and just need to go through my office (shut up, Plus1) to get all the misc. crap to take.

I do need to run by the cleaners tomorrow because someone (no names, Plus1 ;)) left the bag of cleaning on the grill. Hmmmmmmmmm.

Where ya going? Can I come?

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 11622340)

:rolleyes: - .....
My thought process is irrational, and I will reverse it if given good reason to do so.

CM, I just love your posts!

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Originally Posted by belynch (Post 11622383)

[B] .....I really don't like NY/NJ y.

awwww. c'mon, it's not that bad, really. I came here from the UK nearly 15 years ago and quite like where I live. Now, would I rather be living in Texas - you betcha little cotton socks I would - but central NJ isn't so bad ....

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Originally Posted by sfogate (Post 11622884)

I spent the day entertaining my son for his 15th birthday. He spent a few hours in school and then he played hookie. We went to the movies to see "Fast and Furious", which we both enjoyed. Then he opened one gift and it was exactly what he wanted, a electronic key board. We had dinner out at one of his favorite restaurants and then he opened a few more gifts. He declared today one of his best birthdays, if not the best.

You go, Mama! That comment coming from the mouth of a 15 yr old, means it must have been one smoking hot day!!!

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Originally Posted by jrzyshawn (Post 11622923)

When are you going?

I have one of those comming up also

I have a PHL-IAH-SAN-IAH-PHL MR planned for May 7th/8th. Anyone running on those days?

good morning box

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Originally Posted by Brituchenite (Post 11624024)

I have a PHL-IAH-SAN-IAH-PHL MR planned for May 7th/8th. Anyone running on those days?

Im doing PHL-IAH-SJC-IAH-PHL May 8 & 9

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Originally Posted by Brituchenite (Post 11624024)

You go, Mama! That comment coming from the mouth of a 15 yr old, means it must have been one smoking hot day!!!

It has been mercilessly hot in California the last several days. I just woke up to a cool, somewhat humid airflow and low ceilings, around 700ft, which I am very thankful for. That means SAN is on IFR and operations occur from runway 9 instead of 27. Taking off on 9 is a good time since they have a somewhat higher angle of attack on ascent.

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Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 11623978)

G'morning all. I get to fly again tomorrow. :D :D :D

+1 I'm starting to go through withdrawals so it should be a fun day. The EUA into a BF seat helps too. :)

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Originally Posted by rolov (Post 11624038)

Im doing PHL-IAH-SJC-IAH-PHL May 8 & 9

I'm doing PHL-IAH-SAN on May 8 & 9. What PHL-IAH and IAH-PHL flights are you on?

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 11622721)

Every time I'm asked to make a drink, the fact that I do not pour lightly is for some reason lamented.

If you get them drunk enough, the neurosis of wedding planning dementia subsides... slightly.

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Originally Posted by rolov (Post 11624038)

good morning box

Im doing PHL-IAH-SJC-IAH-PHL May 8 & 9

Hmmm. We may be in IAH or PHL at the same time,then. I'll check out my flights and we can compare.

I just bought a ticket on NK. I need a shower. :eek:

I will likely need one again after actually flying said trip, but I'll wait until Saturday night to pass that judgment.

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Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 11624080)

I just bought a ticket on NK. I need a shower. :eek:

I will likely need one again after actually flying said trip, but I'll wait until Saturday night to pass that judgment.

New line, new carrier? You know you'll love it!

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Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 11623978)

Never wouldn't be accurate, but the last time I did fly them I wasn't paying attention to the stuff that FT talks about, and my recollections of that flight are in some respects good. I can say with complete credibility that it's not that hard to have better coffee than CO, and I remember the UA coffee being much better, for example.

The more I think about it, the more I think I'm getting a little excited over trying UA. It's been too long, and I really do want to find out if I'm that far off the mark, and once I have some recent experience I will be glad to amend my thought process as needed.

Morning, Box.