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Originally Posted by dergon darkhelm (Post 11933772)

"like a Denny's placemat, but with news."

HA!

Morning Box. I don't want to alarm anyone, but I'm a tad hungover. :o

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Originally Posted by belynch (Post 11934207)

HA!

Morning Box. I don't want to alarm anyone, but I'm a tad hungover. :o

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Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 11934151)

Me. I'm still sweating out the booze from last night, I think. The good news is that work is incredibly quiet or I'd be in a world of hurt right now.

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Originally Posted by COFreqFlyer (Post 11934164)

I'm right there with ya. Was experimenting in the hotel bar last night with homemade Dos XX micheladas. Talk about a bad case of crudo this morning. :eek:

Guess there's a trend here, this morning!:rolleyes::D TGIF, eh?!^

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Originally Posted by Steph3n (Post 11933539)

I am on a train now where it seems 80% of the passengers believe flying is near certain death.
I tell them my butt has been in an airline seat for more than 43,000 miles this year and they gawk at how stupid I am for getting on said death trap.

At the lounge yesterday in washington the news about the pilot dying broke and I heard two people say variations of 'THAT is why I don't fly'....welllllll do you think that an engineer on a train dying would be any safer.......think about it!!!

Sounds like a battle in the Global War on Stupidity that is not worth fighting. If people are taking the train instead of flying because they think airplanes are deathtraps, tell them you have beachfront land to sell them in Arizona.

I feel I have become a kinder gentler person in AM 2, I am allowing people on my routes, I am not doing the 1 euro fare thing, and I am making plenty of money.

Perhaps today is the day I'll get to try out HOU-DFW on an AT7. It hasn't rained for a month, so I doubt weather will wreck my plans this time...

While I totally agree with Wade Boggs, I can't help but think that "You're cheating Americana and apple pie, baby" will become a T-shirt punchline. I felt a little creepy just typing it.

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Originally Posted by Steph3n (Post 11933539)

Everytime I venture into the Club Acela in DC during the summer, I am amazed at the number of people who are taking the train to Chicago (and points west), the Carolinas, and Florida. Those people must 1) travel once a year, or 2) have too much time on their hands.

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Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 11934442)

I would kind of like to travel by train.

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Originally Posted by colpuck (Post 11934459)

I would kind of like to travel by train.

I'd want to get off after about 2 hours. IMO, using trains for long distance travel just seems like a waste of valuable vacation time.

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Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 11934442)

3) My brother ....... who won't get a plane no matter what. He has no problems on a Coast Guard cutter in 30 ft seas offshore, but a plane?! That 's certain death. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by colpuck (Post 11934459)

I would kind of like to travel by train.

As would I... but not on Amtrak.

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Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 11934467)

I'd want to get off after about 2 hours. IMO, using trains for long distance travel just seems like a waste of valuable vacation time.

I used to think so, until I took a trip on the Rocky Mountaineer. Absolutely one of the best travel experiences I've had.

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Originally Posted by jrzyshawn (Post 11932251)

What Would The B:rolleyes:x Do?????

I now have the opportunity to go to HKG in the fall. It is not set in stone yet, but it is looking good.

NRT on NW/DL an option (award or pay)? I've generally seen really good options (and upgradeable fares) there.

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Originally Posted by FT Lurker (Post 11932498)

I'd eliminate #1 because it would be uncomfortable and #2 because it's less economical than #3.

Option 1, to quote a certain former MLB manager, would be "entirely unacceptable".

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Originally Posted by jrzyshawn (Post 11932555)

When I do a search from LGA I get NW and DL for the saverpass in business , but it shows economy on the confirmation page :confused:

Difference in *A / ST fare class bucket naming? I've had that occur on one award itinerary (show as Y but really F).

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Originally Posted by fozz (Post 11932692)

In other news, I'm quite impressed by the eye candy in MCI. Who would have thought.

SLC is remarkably high on the list as well.

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Originally Posted by fozz (Post 11932757)

You've met me, something tells me I would look a little out of place. ;)

I wear my Stetson when I'm playing blackjack.

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Originally Posted by Olton Hall (Post 11932947)

You can't make money flying to Moscow in AM 1.0

Just like 2008-2009 in the real world.

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Originally Posted by dergon darkhelm (Post 11933772)

AH, USA Today.........in the words of Steven Colbert ....."like a Denny's placemat, but with news."

In about the same sense that Twitter = news.

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 11934495)

I used to think so, until I took a trip on the Rocky Mountaineer. Absolutely one of the best travel experiences I've had.

Fair point, I was thinking more along the lines of Amtrak when I made my comment. If the journey involves of significant amount of site seeing, then I think I'd be fine.