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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 12208708)

Call them back and tell them that as soon as you hang up the phone with them, you are calling the BBB. You've not seen an oil company truck move like the roads were lined with their product until that point.

You bet. I'm going to call them now and give them an earful. I've wasted an entire morning on this, and had things I needed to do today that I now have to put off until tomorrow. I wouldn't mind, but these people are really good friends of someone I know, and he recommended them. I shall have to call my friend and let him know that his so-called reliable friend, isn't quite so reliable.

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Originally Posted by Olton Hall (Post 12208753)

I know what your problem is, They're Builders (short video contains a couple of naughty words)

Is there any type of repair person, cable company, heating and cooling, or other home service provide that actually does show up on time?

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Originally Posted by Mackieman (Post 12208751)

But, the stock 737-800 in FSX makes my special places tingle

:eek:

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Originally Posted by Mackieman (Post 12208751)

How many other people have landed a 737 on a 2000ft runway?

Have you done the mission with the Learjet where you attempt to trap on a carrier? The :rolleyes: factor is almost as high as the pucker factor on that one.

Well, I just called the Oil Tank People and gave them an earful. I was not happy.

they are supposedly "just leaving" Garwood to get here. Yeah, right! I guess the BBB phrase really did get them moving!

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Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 12208790)

Is there any type of repair person, cable company, heating and cooling, or other home service provide that actually does show up on time?

Now that's a million dollar question! I do have an appliance repair man who is an absolute darling and does turn up when he says he will. but, then again, he is about 100 years old and from the old school, I guess :D

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 12208791)

Have you done the mission with the Learjet where you attempt to trap on a carrier? The :rolleyes: factor is almost as high as the pucker factor on that one.

I have not, but the :rolleyes: factor is never so prevalent for me as it is when the oft moronic ATC clears two airplanes for landing with less than two miles spacing causing a go around or when AI aircraft roll to a complete stop about a mile from the next taxiway and crawl along at 20kt causing a go around or when departing aircraft are cleared for takeoff when I'm on short final causing a go around.

I really, really hate go arounds. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 12208790)

Is there any type of repair person, cable company, heating and cooling, or other home service provide that actually does show up on time?

The only instance I'm aware of is "icurhere2 does it on his own."

Oh - I just bought two more Christmas gifts (and they are both travel-related).

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Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 12208574)

Actually, it's the last model year that the Ford Escort was sold through dealerships (I have a 4 door sedan)*. Ford finally got the thing right (approaching 182,000 miles), so they immediately replaced it with the Focus.

* Ford continued to manufacture the precise same Escort model for a few more years but solely for rental fleets.

I never knew Ford made the Escort in Kentucky. Learn something new every day - even if it is useless information that could only be useful in trivia(l) contests.

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Originally Posted by IAHtraveler (Post 12208629)

My wife's Camry recently celebrated it's 14th "birthday". It *only* has about 140k on the odometer, so it's got many years ahead of itself. It was her grandmother's until 2000, so it has a bunch of dents, but still runs fantasticly! She only puts about 3-4k on it per year and swears she'll run it into the ground instead of selling/giving it away, so I'm sure she'll still be seen in that thing for a long time to come, unless someone rear-ends her again.

Camrys are damn reliable appliances. Not really fun to drive, but you can be sure of getting from point A to point B in comfort, roominess, frugalness, and most importantly, reliability. I had an '89 Camry that was a hand-me-down. I wouldn't have traded it in, had I not moved up north where I wanted AWD for snow driving, not ever having lived/driven where it snowed.

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Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 12208870)

Oh - I just bought two more Christmas gifts (and they are both travel-related).

for yourself I hope :-:

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Originally Posted by fozz (Post 12208026)

Well definitely not as bad as you, but it was just a long day. It was almost ten hours and most of it was on 737s.

For GIG you'd need a Visa. Not sure about EZE.

No visa needed for EZE for Americanos or :rolleyes:vians

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Originally Posted by gbryan84 (Post 12208963)

for yourself I hope :-:

Nope - for others. The netbook is the gift for myself.

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 12207836)

Code:

 ALCO: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:v: :-: belynch: Canuck, Dunkin > Timmy-Ho's CM: books available Hartmann: Food Porn BL: Multi-Quote (:rolleyes:) +1: witty rejoinder sbm12: vodka, avoid TOAT ALCO: Heh, Beavis said "TOAT"...

I must not be posting enough in here anymore.

I have until Thursday night (well, Friday really) to get a weekend trip to Maine planned. Any suggestions? It's one of the few states I've never visited. We're flying into BOS late Friday night, spending the night there, and flying out of there around 7:30 PM Sunday night.