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An apt description of a normal baseball season for me. Somewhere deep down in me, there is a Mets fan. My family have been Mets fans for three generations. But once I discovered hockey, every other sport seems slow and watered down in comparison.

Steph3n

Sep 10, 2009 9:31 am

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Originally Posted by rolov (Post 12359476)

:rolleyes:

I agree because i want plat, and without DEQM I won't get to 100K but will get to 75K ;)

and I really DON'T want DEQM, I see no corporate benefit from it at all.

colpuck

Sep 10, 2009 9:31 am

Good morning box.

Anglo Large Clawed Otter

Sep 10, 2009 9:32 am

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Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 12359470)

Skip MLA. Not very exciting at all. If you insist on going, don't stay more than 2-3 days. You'll want to pluck your toenails out.

Good to know. I'll just substitute SPU, then.

CO 1E

Sep 10, 2009 9:33 am

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Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 12358997)

I'm quite curious to see what happens with my NW flight on October 2. If the change to NW upgrades means "NW will no longer process upgrades for CO elites after October 1," (meaning that CO elites no longer are in the EUA queue after October 1) I could possibly be upgraded, since the Platinum upgrade window opens before the October 1 cutoff. If the policy means "Northwest will no longer upgrade CO elites on NW flights flying on or after October 1," then I'll be in the back. At least I've already got a reclining exit row seat for that flight. It may be the first time I've seen Y on a NW DC-9 since 1994.

You should have just comped to NW Plat a few months ago, like I did. It is only valid until March 2010, but it does not count against your once-in-a-lifetime status match to DL, and they are offering crazy RDM bonuses right now.

Anglo Large Clawed Otter

Sep 10, 2009 9:36 am

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Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 12359461)

I hope CO allows Plat to remain at 75k for one more year before raising it to 100k.

I've crossed 100K EQM the past few years, so would welcome the change if it comes with truly enhanced benefits (SWUs, or something equally ^). Hopefully I can bag MMer by the end of 2011, as it would be nice to have a guaranteed soft-landing for lean years. 2MMer is looking very promising as lifetime *G. Hopefully CO is still around a decade hence.

Xyzzy

Sep 10, 2009 9:37 am

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Originally Posted by cova (Post 12359449)

The unknown is still the tier levels CO = 25/50/75; UA - 25/50/100

That's not true. CO has said it is not changing the tier levels for the 2010 program. Furthermore, it has given no indication that it intends to change them subsequent to 2010.

Xyzzy

Sep 10, 2009 9:42 am

It seems that all of Russia is still included in Europe ;)

ssullivan

Sep 10, 2009 9:54 am

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Originally Posted by Hartmann (Post 12359102)

If it's just EQMs then yes, it's immaterial, though the EK flights used to be my bread and butter EQM earners. Speaking of which, I should find those BPs so I can put them into FlightMemory.

The loss of EQMs on that handful of EK flights is probably due to the fact that UA already serves DXB, as well as KWI. I wouldn't be surprised to see CO trying to route DXB bound passengers on UA's flights.

Xyzzy

Sep 10, 2009 9:55 am

On the whole, the changes are not bad at all. I'm sorry to see some of the redemption rates going up, but 50k->55k and 100k->105k on US->Europe is still pretty reasonable.

Removing the European program's extra RDM/EQM may have interesting repercussions.

ssullivan

Sep 10, 2009 9:57 am

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 12359239)

Yeah, I thought so. Any airline that claims their alliance partner's hubs as their own has some mild form of personality disorder.

They are quite full of themselves. All of their marketing in the Atlanta area tends to be based on being the biggest airline, flying out of the busiest airport in the world, which just happens to be right there in Atlanta. It's quite fitting though, as my impression of Atlanta, especially the natives, is that it considers itself to be far more important to the world than it really is.

Anglo Large Clawed Otter

Sep 10, 2009 9:57 am

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Originally Posted by xyzzy (Post 12359560)

It seems that all of Russia is still included in Europe ;)

If you are restricted to TATL as the routing for Russia, I wonder if U.S.-Europe-ICN-VVO will price out as a standard Russia reward. :D

ssullivan

Sep 10, 2009 10:00 am

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Originally Posted by xyzzy (Post 12359405)

Yawn...

Yawn is right. Football bores me. I sort of enjoyed high school football as a kid only for the social aspect (everyone in town was at the game) and watching the bands perform. Other than that, the game was a huge blah. I still don't get what the big deal about it is.

ssullivan

Sep 10, 2009 10:01 am

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 12359239)

Red Lobster has gone downhill tremendously in the last five years or so. All during the 90's as a teenager, I liked it.

The last time I really liked that place was when I was about 8 or 9… before I knew better.

There are much, much better places for good seafood out there.

Hartmann

Sep 10, 2009 10:03 am

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 12359656)

If you are restricted to TATL as the routing for Russia, I wonder if U.S.-Europe-ICN-VVO will price out as a standard Russia reward. :D

I was reading who the *A is courting and Rossiya, the state owned carrier of Russia is on the list. :eek: They have Tu-154s and soon Tu-334s being used... :drool:

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