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ssullivan Sep 23, 2009 12:15 pm

What fun. We just spent 30-45 minutes here working on figuring out how to set up some "special" employee who has all kinds of weird stuff going on so that he'd get paid correctly. We finally got it all done, and he's calculating correctly…

…And just now the Assistant HR Director received an e-mail stating that the employee we spent a third of the morning dealing with had resigned. :rolleyes:

sbm12 Sep 23, 2009 12:16 pm


Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 12425731)
You will get your chance in early October. The TalkMail Newsletter has strongly hinted that there will be a "Win a Business-Class Ticket to the :-: Mega-DO" PWP Thread in CommunityBuzz the first week of October.

Yup...and if you read the RSVP list for the Do there is an extra ticket in there named something like Randy_Raffle.

ssullivan Sep 23, 2009 12:17 pm


Originally Posted by Hartmann (Post 12425815)
The Mileathon rules are really restrictive. Discount economy fare classes do not count for anything.

Yep, anything lower than a Q doesn't count. It's been that way the last few Mileathons.

I'll only snag a few thousand miles out of the current Mileathon, considering I'm not flying CO much during the bonus period, and I'm mostly accruing Mileathon points through car rentals.

icurhere2 Sep 23, 2009 12:17 pm


Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 12425236)
What was the ZRH fare exactly? $200 r/t on DL in coach?


Originally Posted by jrzyshawn (Post 12425241)
Fare: 143.00 USD
Tax: 94.53 TX
Total: 237.53 USD

And not much more out of places like BNA, and just over $300 a.i. from LAX!


Originally Posted by gbryan84 (Post 12425375)
Brit, you can do JFK-ZRH this weekend for under $300 on DL. No hotel needed as you do a straight turn. Out Sat night and back Sunday night.

Even I stayed there 26 hours ...

xFF Sep 23, 2009 12:22 pm

Half-cent jump in EUR in two minutes just now; 1.4825. Those Oktoberfest beers just keep getting more and more expensive. Make that 1.4835. :eek:

icurhere2 Sep 23, 2009 12:24 pm

Post 8,000


Originally Posted by fozz (Post 12425486)
My options are:

1) $223 EWR-ORD-EWR on UA

2) $335 EWR-IAD-DEN-ABQ-ORD-EWR on UA.

WWTBD? I'm leaning towards option 2, even though it's almost a full day of flying.

Three segments for $112 marginal cost ...


Originally Posted by jrzyshawn (Post 12425575)
The meals on DL were not as bad as I was expecting. I had pasta and pizza and it was ^ for a coach meal.

I had chicken both ways, with the pizza as the second meal on the return.


Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 12425818)
…And just now the Assistant HR Director received an e-mail stating that the employee we spent a third of the morning dealing with had resigned. :rolleyes:

Last week, we did the calculation of my to-be-processed October pay due to changing job roles, salary, cashing out annual leave, etc...

icurhere2 Sep 23, 2009 12:26 pm


Originally Posted by xFF (Post 12425852)
Those Oktoberfest beers just keep getting more and more expensive.

They were already at the "expensive" range a couple years ago.

cova Sep 23, 2009 12:27 pm


Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 12424840)
I cancelled by post, then by email. I'm still getting the emails. :rolleyes: :confused: Does that meet your standard?

I thought I would have a job by now, and I don't. The Mega-Do was going to be my birthday present to myself. :(

If I am considered to be a member of some pissant inferior "Hall of Shame" (ooh, I felt more guilty just typing it) because of circumstances beyond my control dictating my need to cancel my attendance at a very expensive party, so be it. I manage my own life, no one else. :mad:

And by the way, if we are such a shameful lot, those who look down from their lofty holier than thou perch are welcome to cease their mingling.

I wasn't trying to point anyone out in particular. I know that you all had sent emails to cancel as well as post. Many of my emails were unanswered as well. And they used the "interested" list as a list of those "planning" to go. I just thought that since those that are not going are likely no longer following the mega do thread might want to go to your "Send box" and reforward your email to remind them that you had cancelled way in advanced. I posted this in the privacy of the box.

fozz Sep 23, 2009 12:28 pm


Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 12425864)
Post 8,000



Three segments for $112 marginal cost ...

And that $112 equates to over 5,700 EQMs. It' just insane that somehow that is a valid routing.

fozz Sep 23, 2009 12:31 pm

Oooh, i'm close to a random milestone.

FT Lurker Sep 23, 2009 12:33 pm


Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 12425731)
You will get your chance in early October. The TalkMail Newsletter has strongly hinted that there will be a "Win a Business-Class Ticket to the :-: Mega-DO" PWP Thread in CommunityBuzz the first week of October.

How I subscribe?

I googled it and it takes me to a subscribe page which returns a 404 error. :confused:

icurhere2 Sep 23, 2009 12:36 pm


Originally Posted by fozz (Post 12425889)
And that $112 equates to over 5,700 EQMs. It' just insane that somehow that is a valid routing.

UA and NW (for now) are pretty good about that. Sort of like BNA-ORD via DTW, PIT, MEM, CHM, DTW.

ssullivan Sep 23, 2009 12:36 pm


Originally Posted by fozz (Post 12425486)
While I'm sure I know the answer to this, it's still fun to ask.

I'm working on booking a positioning flight for one of the ORD-GEG fares. I have to take a nonstop back on Monday morning as i'll be going straight to work.

My options are:

1) $223 EWR-ORD-EWR on UA

2) $335 EWR-IAD-DEN-ABQ-ORD-EWR on UA.

WWTBD? I'm leaning towards option 2, even though it's almost a full day of flying.

Option 2. But then, I'm also the guy who has booked ATL-IAD-DEN-MSY-ORD-ATL and ATL-IAD-ORD-SFO-LAX-IAD-ATL for two upcoming trips in the next month.

fozz Sep 23, 2009 12:38 pm

I nearly spit on my monitor when I read this.

N965VJ Sep 23, 2009 12:40 pm


Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 12425760)
How's Google Translate's accuracy? I have no idea what those letters really spell out.


Apparently, very good.


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