Yes, just got back! You must have missed my shout-out the other day.:D I saw your pics last year and decided I had to go.:cool:

Dollars to donuts? :confused: It's that your typical breakfast/snack transaction? :-:

Wow, surprised you didn't manage to blow a breaker or set something on fire with all that.

That's beautiful.^ And I thought I was bad. Not even close.

Simplify man! :-:

The man knows where to find booze in this town.

















(Not that it's all that hard to find here)

^^

For Olton Hall

http://i30.tinypic.com/2gsl7br.jpg

(This is as close as we got to the real thing.)

I'm down to only carrying two 6" USB charging cables — one with a USB micro end, the other USB mini (work BlackBerry uses mini as do a couple of other things I haul around, personal BlackBerry uses micro) — and a very compact, folding prong USB/AC adapter that has two USB ports on it. I got sick of all the cables I used to haul around and the mess it made in my bag.

Hopefully SPG will come through again for a similar upgrade tomorrow night in NYC.

baglady stepping out with some of the locals in EDI....

http://i31.tinypic.com/28l5oiw.jpg

Nice! ^

Should this become a common practice for a SPG Plat? I was under the impression that most upgrades were automatically given a few days before arriving at the hotel. Are there many cases where it is necessary to ask when checking in?

I was delinquent in checking teh Box for a few days there. Was busy making sure Czech Beer would meet the quality standards required for next year's :rolleyes: DO.

Hope you had as much fun as I did. It took me forever to get back to El Paso the day I drove around the desert, as I found myself pulling over every mile or so to take a picture of something new.

Most upgrades are processed either the morning before arrival, or the morning of arrival, depending on the property. If I haven't seen any evidence of an upgrade prior to arrival, and no mention is made by the check-in clerk when I give my name, I politely ask if any suites are available.

This is the first time I've asked, and the first time I've been given a larger suite. Usually it's a one class upgrade to a nicer room, on a club floor (at Sheraton or Westin). Had I not asked I would have been given the room I reserved tonight, because it was only when I asked that the lady checking me in looked to see what upgrades might be available.