Originally Posted by baglady (Post 12593037)

Was Joey from Cheaters there filming everything?

Originally Posted by COFreqFlyer (Post 12590566)

Looks like DEQMs just dropped for this past week's travel. I'm now at 60K EQMs in the past 2 weeks. Only need 11,800 and change for MM now. :D

Good night, box.

Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 12592937)

May have spoken too soon on the car. The people looked at it, have the checks ready to go, but it's for their daughter, who was taking the SAT, so she wasn't there. Like any car that's almost four years old and has been kept in the city, there are a couple of very minor dings and scratches. Dad was fine with this; Mom was all worried that what sounds like a rather spoiled brat 18 year old daughter was going to throw a fit. There's absolutely nothing wrong with this car. But, Mom wants Daughter to see it first because Mom is afraid Daughter is going to throw a screaming fit at Mom if the car isn't perfect. We're back home now, and they're supposed to call and come bring the kid to look at it sometime this weekend.

Maybe I'm wrong here; I don't have kids and I never had parents who could just buy me a car at that age. But if my parents bought me a car and I wasn't paying for anything but gas and insurance, I don't think I'd throw a screaming fit at them over a few very minor defects in the paint. If I did, I'd probably be told I can go back to driving Mom's car when it's available. This is the kind of thing that a brand new car is going to have on it within 90 days of purchase anyway. We're talking 3, maybe 4, small marks here. But, apparently Daughter rules the roost here. That whole concept is just so foreign to the way I was raised.

Originally Posted by baglady (Post 12592946)

And pralines? :)

Originally Posted by Steve GadFly (Post 12591001)

Back when I was traveling more, I would do 120+ nights a year (I was Marriott Platinum and Hilton Diamond at the same time for years), and through all that, I've never had someone in the next room audibly knockin' boots.

Originally Posted by Mackieman (Post 12593051)

If I don't receive it by mid-day on Monday, I will be on the horn with whomever I can find.

Originally Posted by sfogate (Post 12591246)

I love being on West Coast time. It gives me time to read The Box while everyone is asleep.

We won the football game 42-0. My son was put into the game a few times and he would have been thrown a pass if the quarterback hadn't been sacked. The defense scored a few times. Love those interceptions and blocked kicks for a run back.

Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 12592238)

You know how many people sleep better at home than in a hotel, because they're more accustomed to sleeping at home? I'm the opposite. I often have less trouble sleeping in a hotel room than at home. And I prefer the comfort of many hotel beds to our own. We've both agreed that next year, it's time for a new bed.

Originally Posted by dergon darkhelm (Post 12593073)

There is a p-club at SFO, right?

Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 12592937)

May have spoken too soon on the car. The people looked at it, have the checks ready to go, but it's for their daughter, who was taking the SAT, so she wasn't there. Like any car that's almost four years old and has been kept in the city, there are a couple of very minor dings and scratches. Dad was fine with this; Mom was all worried that what sounds like a rather spoiled brat 18 year old daughter was going to throw a fit. There's absolutely nothing wrong with this car. But, Mom wants Daughter to see it first because Mom is afraid Daughter is going to throw a screaming fit at Mom if the car isn't perfect. We're back home now, and they're supposed to call and come bring the kid to look at it sometime this weekend.

Maybe I'm wrong here; I don't have kids and I never had parents who could just buy me a car at that age. But if my parents bought me a car and I wasn't paying for anything but gas and insurance, I don't think I'd throw a screaming fit at them over a few very minor defects in the paint. If I did, I'd probably be told I can go back to driving Mom's car when it's available. This is the kind of thing that a brand new car is going to have on it within 90 days of purchase anyway. We're talking 3, maybe 4, small marks here. But, apparently Daughter rules the roost here. That whole concept is just so foreign to the way I was raised.

Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 12593019)

I must say, they've been surprising me lately. The only flights I've had that weren't on time, if not early, were in situations where there was bad weather, and even then, the delays were less than 20 minutes. Every plane I've been on has been really clean — they've been pushing how they're doing a better job with that, and at first I was skeptical, but now I really believe them — and all of their employees I've dealt with this year have been very friendly. They've also made some recent improvements in their buy on board program in coach, but I think their catering in all cabins is still way behind CO's in terms of quality. But, it is nice to see them improving their product, instead of it declining, which is what was going on for so long.