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ssullivan Sep 24, 2009 3:42 pm


Originally Posted by kingalien (Post 12433095)
I'm on this flight quite often, never had an oversold situation, but then again I've never flown it on a Friday.

Well, they're still selling Y, even though the seat map is 100% full. Now that I've looked in more detail, C is showing 20+ open seats still, so there will be upgrades to be processed. That lessens the chance of a Y oversell.

I fly it about once a month, only on Friday morning, and it's always packed. But I've not seen it oversold yet either. I've also not seen this many open seats in C the day before on that flight when I've been on it the last few months.

ssullivan Sep 24, 2009 3:44 pm


Originally Posted by uncertaintraveler (Post 12433097)
An education.

Plenty of people pay that much for advanced degrees. And some even pay that much for an undergraduate degree.

Oh certainly. I guess I thinking more in terms of physical objects.

My BA in the early/mid-1990s cost nearly that much.

cheepneezy Sep 24, 2009 3:46 pm

Maybe it's just me, but I find the "recyclable" claim on a poop bag kind of odd.:confused::eek:;)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2594/...3400f1096e.jpg

ssullivan Sep 24, 2009 3:47 pm


Originally Posted by uncertaintraveler (Post 12433156)
They'd probably say that they don't really have "those" here either.

Nope. None.

They just unknowingly hire them as outside consultants. :D

ssullivan Sep 24, 2009 3:50 pm


Originally Posted by Steph3n (Post 12433168)
they are filtering reality if they say they don't have divorce. I know one prof at a christian college that has married 3 students in the past 10 years.....:rolleyes:

I had a similar client that actually fired a tenured faculty member for such activity.

icurhere2 Sep 24, 2009 3:51 pm

Greetings from the Atlantic Ocean, just east of Miami.

rolov Sep 24, 2009 3:52 pm


Originally Posted by kingalien (Post 12433104)
Nice size but sorry, at $1500+ not worth it even if the company is paying for it.

You make an excellent point and I got reimbursed for most of it , but to me it is worth it for the speed and performance at that size, and the battery life is excellent.

ssullivan Sep 24, 2009 3:52 pm


Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 12433129)
I know the Master's I have in mind retails just south of $30K, and that's cheap. I've heard of med students whose monthly student loan bill exceed $2,500.

Each year of my undergrad ran just about $26,000 for tuition, room, and board. That was in 1992-1996.

Thanks to various financial aid programs, I graduated with only about $11,000 in student load debt, and my parents ended up with less than that.

rolov Sep 24, 2009 3:53 pm


Originally Posted by N965VJ (Post 12433127)
That's still a little bigger than my old Sharp Zaurus. The rectangular thing on the left of it was the optional 14.4 modem ($160 extra) that liked to crash when I logged onto CompuServe :rolleyes:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...4nsg71lf9e.jpg

^

icurhere2 Sep 24, 2009 3:55 pm


Originally Posted by N965VJ (Post 12432072)
(Bolding mine) That’s like rating the top 5 decaf coffee brands.:D

Truer words never spoken.


Originally Posted by jrzyshawn (Post 12432425)
In other news, I have to bring my mom to get her birth cert. and then bring her for her very first passport :eek: and I will have to pay a visit to Chase to make a small deposit :p

I had to get my first birth certificate - at the age of 17. The State of Maryland issued a "certificate of live birth", which is different than a birth certificate :rolleyes:

N965VJ Sep 24, 2009 3:58 pm


Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 12433140)
They would probably have a fit if they knew that I spent part of my lunch hour writing up documentation for an old client regarding what changes they'd need to make in their payroll system to support offering benefits to non-married domestic partners.

Next thing you'll be saying is they would frown upon heavy petting on the first date. :D

icurhere2 Sep 24, 2009 3:59 pm


Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 12432800)
The payments for that would be more than my mortgage. No thanks.

I know people with a single car payments larger than my mortgage ...


Originally Posted by uncertaintraveler (Post 12433097)
An education.

Plenty of people pay that much for advanced degrees. And some even pay that much for an undergraduate degree.

I sure as heck didn't pay that much for my education ...

CLEHillbilly Sep 24, 2009 4:00 pm

My *A primer!
 
My first *A experience today and it was ^^^^^

I got status matched to BD last year but 2 days later they stopped flying to the states. So I haven't used my BD status since.

Today I flew them DUB-LHR and used one of the six UG certs they gave me along with entering their DUB lounge as a *G with them.....both impressed me.

On the 1 hour flight, food, drinks, etc....the lounge in DUB was great with WIFI which I cannot believe they have one for 3 flights a day was perfect.

BYE BYE Skyteam, let the *A roll on!!!!!

ssullivan Sep 24, 2009 4:03 pm


Originally Posted by N965VJ (Post 12433268)
Next thing you'll be saying is they would frown upon heavy petting on the first date. :D

If I asked, I'd expect that some of them frown upon anything more than a peck on the cheek if you're not married.

Xyzzy Sep 24, 2009 4:03 pm


Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 12432968)
I can't imagine ever shelling out that kind of cash for tickets to anything. I'm not sure I can even imagine spending $150,000 on anything that wasn't real estate.

What exactly do you get for your $150k if you still have to pay for tickets?


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