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fozz Aug 4, 2009 5:21 pm


Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 12175500)
In that case, you can do a reward IAH-DME-VIE-PRG-FRA-JFK. However, I haven't yet seen SQ open up availability on IAH-DME in premium cabins (77W).

If I could do a reward redemption, i'd be all over that. I just don't know if it will happen.

Steph3n Aug 4, 2009 5:22 pm


Originally Posted by fozz (Post 12175498)
The ones in CA are awful as well. The best ones I've seen are in AZ and TX. It's like a whole different world.

the local walmart here has been all remodeled, I had to go there to get a leatherman the other day, and it is looking nice but has no products! no leatherman micra :confused:

ConciergeMike Aug 4, 2009 5:28 pm


Originally Posted by Brituchenite (Post 12175519)
The one near me in Edison is fairly new - about 8 months old. It's not dirty. It's actually quite clean and well organized. It's just the people .... I'm sorry, but they all look like they just came down from the mountains out of their trailer parks.

Sorry....sorry... I know that's so not PC, but I can't help it. They have straggly hair, no teeth, rumpled clothes, screaming, snotty kids .... i could go on, but I risk being booted off to OMNI!!!

The Box is if nothing else a haven for us non-PC heathens. You're totally right. Every time I go to the Super Wal-Mart near my fiancee, I walk out of there having seen proof of the existence of at least four racial/ethnic/cultural stereotypes on every visit.

***STEREOTYPE FOLLOWS*** - avert your eyes now if you think that we don't live in a world like this and you don't care to read...

I wish I still had a camera phone - I saw, in that very Wal-Mart previously referenced, a (presumably very nice) older black gentleman wearing a t-shirt that said, and my right hand to Joe that I'm not making this up: "Who are all these kids and why are they calling me Dad?"

Way to break up the negative cultural image, dude.

Anglo Large Clawed Otter Aug 4, 2009 5:29 pm


Originally Posted by fozz (Post 12175522)
If I could do a reward redemption, i'd be all over that. I just don't know if it will happen.

My goal is to get the One-Way W fare IAH-DME and just deal with being down-the-back (probably with Xanax and whisky), then find some odd way of getting between DME and PRG (overnighting in Belarus or Ukraine would be ^). Then, I would prefer to find some cheap one-way Europe-US on a *A carrier. Unfortunately, I have only found such cheap one-ways on Icelandair, Aer Lingus, and CSA Czech Airlines.

ConciergeMike Aug 4, 2009 5:30 pm

Icelandair is to air travel what Rain Man is to KMart.

Anglo Large Clawed Otter Aug 4, 2009 5:35 pm


Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 12175565)
Icelandair is to air travel what Rain Man is to KMart.

You can credit their flights to SK, which is about as useful as being able to convert Kenyan Shillings to Uruguayan Pesos...

ConciergeMike Aug 4, 2009 5:37 pm


Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 12175586)
You can credit their flights to SK, which is about as useful as being able to convert Kenyan Shillings to Uruguayan Pesos...

The Kenya to Uruguay O&D market is an unexplored niche waiting for someone to stumble upon its riches.

kingalien Aug 4, 2009 5:38 pm


Originally Posted by Brituchenite (Post 12175519)
The one near me in Edison is fairly new - about 8 months old. It's not dirty. It's actually quite clean and well organized. It's just the people .... I'm sorry, but they all look like they just came down from the mountains out of their trailer parks.

Sorry....sorry... I know that's so not PC, but I can't help it. They have straggly hair, no teeth, rumpled clothes, screaming, snotty kids .... i could go on, but I risk being booted off to OMNI!!!

No need to shop there, ever. Just own the stock and sit back and relax :).

Anglo Large Clawed Otter Aug 4, 2009 5:39 pm

sbm12, please to PM teh link for your flight search tool sign-up to me. I am too drunk now to seach back through teh Box to find it, but would very much like to beta-test it. Thank heavens for Unibroue and 750ml bottles of "Terrible"

Anglo Large Clawed Otter Aug 4, 2009 5:43 pm


Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 12175596)
The Kenya to Uruguay O&D market is an unexplored niche waiting for someone to stumble upon its riches.

I would do impure things to a leprous llama to have MBA-MVD on my FlightMemory.

ConciergeMike Aug 4, 2009 5:43 pm

I'm sure belynch would endear himself to the new branch of teh family with this...also great for our frequent border-crossing FTers.

http://www.tshirthell.com/shirts/pro...56/a656_bm.gif

rolov Aug 4, 2009 5:44 pm


Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 12175492)
Is a W fare upgradeable on SQ?

I think it is Y, S , B or E .

Anglo Large Clawed Otter Aug 4, 2009 5:47 pm


Originally Posted by rolov (Post 12175631)
I think it is Y, S , B or E .

They have B available for IAH-DME one-way at about $770 IIRC. What is the one-way upgrade cost to C on that route with SQ miles? $770 + miles would be worth it for the new SQ C on a flight of that length, IMO.

Anglo Large Clawed Otter Aug 4, 2009 5:54 pm

Truth in Advertising
 

icurhere2 Aug 4, 2009 5:58 pm


Originally Posted by fozz (Post 12175518)
Starwood promo is open!

I'll need to go to the SPG forum - not finding it on website.

And I've lost another 1.4 pounds since yesterday - I'm now officially closer to "normal weight" than "obese".


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