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I remember having vacation.

Those days when, with proper planning and a decent notice window, I could take off whenever I wanted and get paid for it. Then I changed jobs and took off eight days for a wedding/honeymoon drive from SAN to IAH and back. Luckily my new company let me go into arrears on my vacation, but I'm still working on getting out of the hole. Only -16.22 hours left to go, though! :rolleyes:

gbryan84

Jun 10, 2009 7:55 am

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Originally Posted by belynch (Post 11884393)

I'd have to check when he!l exactly froze over, but I believe it was on or around the middle of May. 16th to be exact.

Congrats. About time you join the rest of us :p Have you set a date for the wedding?

icurhere2

Jun 10, 2009 7:55 am

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Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 11883232)

I'll collect just under 30K RDMs ...

Need to make a correction - since I booked my ZRH trip with my (SkyTeam partner) AmEx, I come out of this deal with just under 45,000 RDMs ^ :eek: :cool:

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Originally Posted by Mackieman (Post 11884536)

I remember having vacation.

The voluntary demotion I've been pursuing / talking about? Officially has no annual leave (but is 9 month). That's why I would need to get cashed out of annual leave - at my current pay grade, of course - if I can take the other role.

CO 1E

Jun 10, 2009 7:58 am

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Originally Posted by baglady (Post 11882941)

WAY too many! Kate was on the cover of US; Jon on the cover of People :td: I believe Kate has scored 6 in a row on US.

:D

:D:D

You expect me to interpret poetry tonight? :confused::rolleyes:

I thought left-handed born on Friday the 13th was lucky?

Plus1 was born Apr 13, our nanny July 13, and BL JR Oct 13. We need to add a Jan 13 so make it quarterly.

BL Jr has the same birthday as my sister.

CO 1E

Jun 10, 2009 8:06 am

I hate Acl trains without the new leather seats.

The train hadn't even left the station and two people behind me were already arguing about cell phone use in the quiet car.

I love the quiet car for wstching people argueas much as I love it for being quiet.

CO 1E

Jun 10, 2009 8:09 am

I switched hotels to the Westin Phl Center City.

rolov

Jun 10, 2009 8:10 am

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Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 11884656)

Did you seat block ?

Steph3n

Jun 10, 2009 8:11 am

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 11884464)

Back to reality... Teh festering pit is especially humid today, and there's a pile of work 3 feet high waiting on my desk. :rolleyes:

you are already back? That must have been a nonstop flying RTW, did you even have time to spend in more than 3 hotels??

rolov

Jun 10, 2009 8:11 am

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Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 11884665)

I switched hotels to the Westin Phl Center City.

The :rolleyes: rates were loaded

kingalien

Jun 10, 2009 8:15 am

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 11884464)

Back to reality... Teh festering pit is especially humid today, and there's a pile of work 3 feet high waiting on my desk. :rolleyes:

Welcome back.

Good morning Box.

ConciergeMike

Jun 10, 2009 8:31 am

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Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 11884665)

I switched hotels to the Westin Phl Center City.

Not in that "I told you so" kind of way, but I'm curious to know if I was accurate about the Sheraton. Did you not like it for some (or many) reason/reasons?

Welcome back, ALCO.

ConciergeMike

Jun 10, 2009 8:39 am

For those among us who are uber-OCD about following UPS or FedEx tracking, my boss turned me on to www.packagetrackr.com...it will show you where the truck is.

sdm1130

Jun 10, 2009 8:44 am

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 11884814)

For those among us who are uber-OCD about following UPS or FedEx tracking, my boss turned me on to www.packagetrackr.com...it will show you where the truck is.

Either my package is in the middle of the woods of West Virginia or the site only shows an estimate of where the truck is based on time to delivery. ;)

CO 1E

Jun 10, 2009 8:45 am

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Originally Posted by rolov (Post 11884673)

Did you seat block ?

No, but the guy sitting next to me just got off at Baltimore. I can't believe no one sat next to me for the entire ride up to the DO in the quiet car without seat blocking.

CO 1E

Jun 10, 2009 8:49 am

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 11884772)

Not in that "I told you so" kind of way, but I'm curious to know if I was accurate about the Sheraton. Did you not like it for some (or many) reason/reasons?

Welcome back, ALCO.

I changed my reservation before even going to the Sheraton because the Westin is far nicer and they finally made my corporate rate available.

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