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ConciergeMike Jul 30, 2009 10:14 am


Originally Posted by kingalien (Post 12147259)
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/conti...destroyed.html

Talk about bad thread titles :rolleyes:

That oughta be fun.


Originally Posted by Phudnik (Post 12147261)
This reminds me of an old Calvin Trillin column inspired by a couple he found in the NYT wedding announcements who had combined their names (Flaherty + Silverman = Flaherman). There was a long and funny riff on what happens when two children with hyphenated names get married.

"Are you telling me I might have a granddaughter named Sophie Zwenckman?"


Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 12147367)
I've never heard that one before. However, with the very low amount of power I pull, I am thinking of getting a small generator ...

I'm surprised to learn that you are not yet selling power back to the grid.


Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 12147367)
Speaking of expenses, I did buy an inversion table yesterday - will see if that helps at all with the discs in my neck.

I'm assuming you're pursuing all remotely sane roads to avoid surgery?


Originally Posted by baglady (Post 12147378)
I meant to post that yesterday. Such drama - his spokesperson said he would, then his manager said no he wouldn't, then the BMW driver was going to come over mid year but they couldn't work out that deal even though BMW is disbanding at the end of the season and then BOOM Shumacher is in starting next month. WOW! Best to Massa on making a full recovery. His dr. said he should be able to race again.

BMW is leaving because they can't field a winning car, at least in part. If I were Ferrari, I wouldn't want BMW within a mile of my team.


Originally Posted by baglady (Post 12147378)
You are watching that why?????

I'm not, anymore. I came to my senses and realized that such programming crosses even my threshold for the enjoyment of the stupidity of others. A black hole started to develop in my living room.


Originally Posted by baglady (Post 12147378)
:D
:D
:D
Smart!
We could have done that and BL JR's last name could have been bigdick. :D

That would have made middle and high school so extremely fun for her.


Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 12147419)
Apparently my ranting about the TrueBlue program has gone too far. I just got an email from one of my contacts there asking for a call to discuss my recent post. He wants to talk immediately. :eek:

I didn't know you were a contracted press agent for jetBlue that was only allowed to write the good stuff. :rolleyes: And on the other hand, I find it somewhat amazing that you haven't gained more exposure from your blog. I was listening to an old podcast of the Airplane Geeks and it crossed my mind that you would fit in there perfectly as one of their every so often blog guests.


Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 12147433)
I read your analysis earlier this morning (but didn't look at the original source) - if your assumptions were correct, I thought it imminently fair to point out.

Exactly. jetBlue doesn't want a nice clean analysis of how much their new program bites out there so soon. I could understand B6 being very upset if sbm12 flubbed his math and ended up taking unwarranted/inaccurate cheap shots, but I'd find that scenario extremely hard to believe. I can count on one hand the number of corrections or incidences of crossed-out text I've seen on his blog in all the time I've been reading it.

CO 1E Jul 30, 2009 10:14 am

I would stay at the St Regis, and just go hang out at the W.



Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 12145405)
A tough call... It would be nice to check out the "newness" of the W DC but I'd feel like I was getting more value at the St. Regis.


ConciergeMike Jul 30, 2009 10:18 am


Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 12147549)
Ask "B6_Lurker" to join FT and refute your analysis as a service to customers ;)

They did for a short time have a lurker in that forum that did not have the official blessing of B6. She was very nice, but incredibly vague...and she only lasted for 20-some posts, almost all of them in a single TrueBlue v2.0 speculation thread. There are several great B6 employees that post over there, but they are lacking the Scott-esque style of interaction that we have here.

CO 1E Jul 30, 2009 10:18 am

The :rolleyes: thread of the day: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/conti...destroyed.html

Steph3n Jul 30, 2009 10:19 am

wow the drug company rep that just walked into the docs office here where I am waiting on my mom to come out after getting checkup for more meds is smokin hot :)

She has a lenovo tablet PC she is writing on now too....

ConciergeMike Jul 30, 2009 10:26 am


Originally Posted by Steph3n (Post 12147592)
wow the drug company rep that just walked into the docs office here where I am waiting on my mom to come out after getting checkup for more meds is smokin hot :)

She has a lenovo tablet PC she is writing on now too....

And I'm sure she writes on the table and bends at the waist just so when talking to the doctors... :D

icurhere2 Jul 30, 2009 10:28 am


Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 12147564)
I'm surprised to learn that you are not yet selling power back to the grid.

Tennessee doesn't have a net metering law and I don't have renewable sources. But when one's talking about electricity bills in the $30 (sp/fa) - $80 (su) range due to energy efficiency I've added to the home (we're talking an early 20th century home), the capital investment in renewable isn't justifiable (yet). Most net metering laws are written horrendously by state regulators anyway, increasing the cost to all other customers - CA's rule requires the power companies to "buy" power at the retail rate, ignoring the fact that the delivery of power (not just production) is a large component of the cost.


Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 12147564)
I'm assuming you're pursuing all remotely sane roads to avoid surgery?

Absolutely.

sdm1130 Jul 30, 2009 10:32 am

Resort Charge: USD 16.00

:mad:

icurhere2 Jul 30, 2009 10:34 am

How long before someone submits an indignant response about my post in this thread?

uncertaintraveler Jul 30, 2009 10:34 am


Originally Posted by Steph3n (Post 12147592)
wow the drug company rep that just walked into the docs office here where I am waiting on my mom to come out after getting checkup for more meds is smokin hot :)

Aren't they all?

icurhere2 Jul 30, 2009 10:35 am


Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 12147664)
Resort Charge: USD 16.00

Starwood or ?

belynch Jul 30, 2009 10:35 am


Originally Posted by uncertaintraveler (Post 12147676)
Aren't they all?

Give me some drugs. YAY! D - R - U - G - S. DRUGS!

sdm1130 Jul 30, 2009 10:36 am


Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 12147690)
Starwood or ?

Yes, Starwood.

ConciergeMike Jul 30, 2009 10:37 am


Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 12147634)
Absolutely.

Good. I don't need to tell you about the falling house of cards that spinal fixes can be. My mother tried* everything she knew about at the time and still ended up losing one disc in her lumbar and shrinking about an inch.


















* - "tried" includes saying she would implement what the doctors were telling her to do and not following up, ignoring what the doctors were telling her, and frequently spazzing out over the speed of luggage movement while working group departures and arrivals of her clients, thus leading to someone with extensive damage at L4-L5-S1 slinging checked bags into the compartments of a bus. :rolleyes:

sdm1130 Jul 30, 2009 10:38 am


Originally Posted by uncertaintraveler (Post 12147676)
Aren't they all?

Yes, in my experience, a very large number of pharma reps are very attractive people.


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