Originally Posted by Steve GadFly (Post 11826173)

22 minutes without a box post during the day? must be some kind of record!

Originally Posted by gbryan84 (Post 11826327)

So they are saying that I cant do a stopover on a through fare??? I have no idea what that means but what I want to do is take the 5:45 am flight to IAH, spend the day in Houston, and continue on my original routing to SMF at 9 pm.

Should this be a problem?

Originally Posted by gbryan84 (Post 11826327)

ETA: "I'm so sorry Mr. Bryan, I didnt realize you were a Platinum member. We'd be happy to make this change for you for $25"

Originally Posted by colpuck (Post 11826684)

Another random numerical milestone on the way to 100k

Originally Posted by gbryan84 (Post 11825684)

CO would not do a same day confirmed seat for $25 for me since they do not have L fares available on the 5:45 am flight even though it is only about half full.:td::mad: I guess I'll just do everything at the airport and hope there isnt too many people that do the buy up for non elites:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 11826692)

To :rolleyes: and beyond!

Originally Posted by monitor (Post 11822012)

That has hit the nail right on the head. Having been a NJ resident for about 20 years I always marveled when I observed each little town and borough having its own complete infrastructure from police,fire, and building inspections to courts and boards of education.

We had an office in a borough where it seemed every resident participated somehow in one of the municipal activities, from making a living as a policeman to serving on the zoning board (which Franny did for 10 years).

In that place, even the speed trap was for out of towners. It seemed that the prosecutor knew every resident by name. If one came up in front of him, he would frequently only administer a stiff personal admonishment (because he knew that his policeman would not have issued the summons to the local unless it was a really bad violation) and send the chastened party home. But show him a NY or PA driver's license and you better get out your wallet because you would be sure to pay.

There is much to like about NJ but you need to be prepared to pay big taxes to support all of the waste at the local level not to mention what is going on in Trenton.

Originally Posted by jrzyshawn (Post 11826712)

Got to get up at 4am tomorrow for a flight. :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 11826509)

Getting to the gym now - had to finish dinner and beers and let the meal settle first.

A policy group at George Mason made a "Freedom in the 50 States" Index. I guessed four of the "lowest-ranking" five without looking at the report or the methodology: Maryland (46th and my birth state), California (47th), New Jersey (49th) and New York (50th).

Originally Posted by monitor (Post 11826596)

OK for the 14th, somewhere around Boca Raton. We'll talk about what kind of place tomorrow night since the Devils and the Caps have been eliminated and the fun is out of the playoffs. Now they are just a curiosity to me to look in on from time to time to see if what I was expecting to happen is what really is happening.

I had two scopes on my left knee which left it bone on bone so I needed a replacement a few years after the second. BTW, no need for the "sir" until I quit being like every other slogging business traveler on these boards, scraping for the upgrades and hoping that the hotels have saved better rooms for me since I have been to them so many times.

Originally Posted by bmg42000 (Post 11826663)

Quote:
Originally Posted by ConciergeMike
JOB!!!

Great to hear.

Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 11826692)

To :rolleyes: and beyond!

Originally Posted by jrzyshawn (Post 11826712)

Night all. Got to get up at 4am tomorrow for a flight. :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 11826734)

I have to get up at 4 a.m. for a flight as well ...

Originally Posted by jrzyshawn (Post 11826696)

I see "1. BRY, G" on the list. Did you get that all worked out with them now?

EDIT: and the answer is yes.

See you tomorrow. We can get drunk and put our feet on the bulk head in first class. :p

Originally Posted by Hartmann (Post 11823816)

I booked my IAH-AUS-IAH run as two one-ways. This morning, checking-in for the outbound, no upgrade, but 10 empties up front. For the return, there are less seats available and yet I get upgraded at > 24 hours out. :rolleyes:

I really didn't care if I was upgraded or not, the EUA system is so obscure and finicky that I truly believe it needs to be rebuilt from the ground up.

Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 11824029)

Originally Posted by jrzyshawn (Post 11826712)

Night all. Got to get up at 4am tomorrow for a flight. :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by gbryan84 (Post 11826760)

Yup but I plan on sitting behind Pan, S. I hope that guy doesnt mind a knee in the seat all the way to IAH. I may even give him a little shake half way through to make sure he knows where he is.:D:D:D

You better bring your drinkin pants!!!

I'm out, see you in a few hours.

Originally Posted by Plus1 (Post 11826730)

The town I lived in Sussex county had a very large police force for 25K residents. It was paid for by issuing traffic tickets to all of the non-locals who came up to use the lake.

Everybody got tickets, but non-residents paid more.

I agree on the layers, it seems that a lot of infrastructure could be handled at a county level and a lot of money could be saved.

That being said, I liked the state while I was there.