I really needed to go to the gym tonight. But I am ridiculously exhausted. Yesterday's travel and not going to bed until nearly 1:00 AM, then waking up at 6:00 AM this morning just about killed me. I can barely move now.

I did get out for 4 games of racquetball today. Came home and made chicken, collard greens, and ramen ...

Oh, that is good to know - I heard there were NOT blankets and pillows in Y on the way to/from OGG on UA this past weekend, and I was slightly distressed as I am going to FRA next weekend and was NOT in the mood to tote all that stuff myself...

Does anyone in The Box happen to know anyone at OpenTable? I could be uber-ballsy and request an introduction to the CEO thru someone on LinkedIn, but even that seems a hair over the top for my taste.

One day -- arrive Sunday a.m., walk till we drop, then pick ourselves up & check in to our hotel (PL'd Crowne Plaza), return home Monday morning. I try not to do quick-turn MR's anymore.

I'll certainly take a look at your draft. I have a guide book (Wallpaper City Guide: Hamburg) but on a 1-day visit like this prefer to keep moving & not get bogged down in museums, etc.

Got one for 23 hours in Amsterdam later in May? I'll make an exception to the "no museums" rule for the Anne Frank house but otherwise same game plan.

I'll PM real email addresses. Thanks!

Maybe some people really, really, really like Burros. :rolleyes:



I wouldn't mind traveling more for work.

Reread ssullivan's post a few up.

UA and CO are VERY different in terms of on-board amenities. ;)

So much for opening a checking account with Chase. :rolleyes:

My wife and I went down to a local Chase branch this afternoon, complete with printout to get my CO miles and the $100 needed to open the account. I casually mentioned that we were moving to AUS and needed a bank that had locations everywhere. He frowned and related that if we opened the account here in SAN, any changes that were needed (address, new ATM card, etc) had to be done here, and that Chase branches in Texas (or anywhere else for that matter) would be unable to do anything. So I either have to wait until we get to AUS to open an account or do something different. I tend to like credit unions much more than banks and if I have to wait, I don't know that I want to give Chase my money given that a branch in a different state will be unable to help me with anything. So much :rolleyes:, so little time.

But I will say that he was extremely nice, helpful, and pleasant. So that's never a bad thing.

Hey now, I didn't say traveling every week. :p I'm not sure what the happy medium would be, but I'd say once a m:rolleyes:nth.

How much service do you need from the branch? My credit union has some reciprocal arrangements with others so that when I go to up :rolleyes: NY I can get money out of the ATM fine. I'm sure I could do a check deposit if needed.

I'm quite excited in that my move to AUS means I get to travel back out to SAN about once a month for a few days. And I can book K/B/Y fares, then refund them and use my own money (usually under $100) to get an A fare. Should be ^ for miles, Marriott points, and general awesomeness.

That is a perfect amount of time, though I think you'd do better on a Saturday instead of a Sunday. Still, the city is compact and easy and there are plenty of things to see without getting stuck in a museum. We didn't go into one at all and managed to fill up about 22 of the 26 hours we were on the ground without too much trouble. The other 4 were a late afternoon nap.

That's a good idea. I'm thinking about talking to my local credit union here in SAN and see if they have someone they partner with in the AUS area that would allow me to have basic services (ATM, check deposit, etc) while maintaining my current account.

Likely what he was talking about is that the integration between Chase and WaMu hasn't happened and won't for a while. But, there are legacy-WaMu branches in AUS so you should have access to your account, you just have to go to the right branches.

I was in AUS a few months ago and had to deal with an issue with my WaMu account and they referred me to a particular branch.

In the grander scale, it's short term as they should have combined ops by the end of the year.