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A couple years ago ZFV was often times far cheaper than booking EWR (or even PHL/BWI) and allowed one to route onto the EWR transcons vis-a-vis forcing a connection in IAH to score the cheaper fares.

Not sure what the situation is know but price might make ZFV an attractive origin or destination point - especially if a fare war starts brewing ex. PHL.

ConciergeMike

Nov 9, 2009 10:25 pm

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Originally Posted by J.Edward (Post 12797134)

Checked for the AUS Do dates. $200 to fly Fri-Mon vs. $334 to include Teh Train. ZFV Fail. Night, Box.

Phudnik

Nov 9, 2009 10:27 pm

I'm several pages behind catching up after a long day's journey into :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by belynch (Post 12792215)

I've resigned myself to Y in both directions for my transcons this week. :rolleyes:

What is going on in San Francisco this week? I am taking a red-eye home via ORD in E- on a 777 because there were only middle seats left in E+. Other options were US (only middle seats left) and CO (about five seats left on the entire plane). I'm hoping for the upgrade fairy. I think I may have to take the next day off.

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Originally Posted by belynch (Post 12792719)

However, Ich liebe Bretzel Brötchen. On CO or LH.

Ich auch ^

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Originally Posted by Mackieman (Post 12794098)

Sounds like you've been transported into a Matthew McConaughey film.

Or Four Weddings and a Funeral (Hugh Grant seated at a table with all of his exes), and yes, I'm embarrassed that I'm referencing this movie.

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Originally Posted by glcarter (Post 12795120)

After the Dynamo had beaten Seattle in extra time. He seemed to be a very nice guy, chatty even. Much smaller than I would have expected.

I saw Claudio Reyna and the rest of the New York :rolleyes: Bulls in the PC at EWR a couple of years ago. They were mostly normal sized, which makes sense if you think about it -- soccer players tend not to be huge, especially midfielders -- but still is a little out of whack with what we expect from professional athletes.

ssullivan

Nov 9, 2009 11:00 pm

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 12796153)

It didn't possibly happen to fozz. It happened to you, fozz, and to fozz's friend at our brunch table.

If I know how you're referring to, and I think I do, that was far from the first time it happened at a FT gathering.

ssullivan

Nov 9, 2009 11:02 pm

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Originally Posted by fozz (Post 12796197)

He may be back in the midwest. He was in rare form this past week.

Said person was harassing one of the girls about being married and a boxer quickly replied, rather loudly, "she's not your type".

That was rather priceless.

That's hilarious.

ssullivan

Nov 9, 2009 11:04 pm

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 12796358)

It's locations like JAC, YZF, FCA, etc., that strike me as ideal destinations for domestic reward redemptions. The flights involved are short enough that I could handle a Y exit-row, and enjoy getting somewhere out-of-the-way for 25K. Building in a stopover somewhere like YVR (returning from YZF) also wouldn't hurt. :-:

Those destinations are definitely worthy of redeeming miles. We did it this summer for both directions in F. Had we booked ATL-LAS, FCA-ATL in Y and paid for it, the out of pocket cost would have been around $1900 for the two of us. Well worth cashing in miles in that case IMO.

ssullivan

Nov 9, 2009 11:06 pm

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Originally Posted by xFF (Post 12796577)

It's really not far from Jackson to the south gate to Yellowstone, runs along Tetons and the Elk Preserve. Nice ride.

Yep, we did that drive this summer. It's gorgeous, and only takes about an hour.

colpuck

Nov 9, 2009 11:08 pm

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 12796114)

Be wary of the FT SEA-based crowd. There's always the chance that upon publicizing the intention of a Mini-Do in Seattle he who shall not be named will show up and follow everyone into the men's room.

Dude that was one time and we were both drunk!!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D http://rolleye.com/smug.gif http://rolleye.com/smug.gif

ssullivan

Nov 9, 2009 11:08 pm

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 12796726)

The scientific case for supervolcanic events is pretty well documented. If something like the Island Park Caldera eruption of 2.2M years ago were to happen again, the result for much of the U.S. would be pretty grim. Considering the geological record, it's more a question of "when," not "if." Yellowstone's last big blow was 640,000 years ago. The most recent supervolcanic events there have been spaced at about 650,000 to 800,000 years, FWIW.

Oh, no worries then. By that estimate we're good for another 10,000-160,00 years.

Scott6067

Nov 9, 2009 11:45 pm

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 12795346)

The Texas Panhandle is the Saudi Arabia of wind. There's a reason T-Bone chose the area around Pampa as his preferred site for what would be the world's largest Wind Farm.

Yep, as long as they are on his ranch!!

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Originally Posted by uncertaintraveler (Post 12795385)

Yes, but just not his own ranch because, and I'm paraphrasing, he thinks that wind turbines are dam* ugly.

LOL

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Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 12797067)

Very Cool! I knew there had to be cockpit video somewhere!

Scott6067

Nov 10, 2009 12:38 am

At FRA on the way home I did some duty free shopping. This is a picture from that shopping that I thought the box would enjoy!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2714/...4b0334ac1c.jpg

FT Lurker

Nov 10, 2009 1:05 am

Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry9630/4.7.1.40 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/104)

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Originally Posted by Scott6067

At FRA on the way home I did some duty free shopping. This is a picture from that shopping that I thought the box would enjoy!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2714/...4b0334ac1c.jpg

I assume this was for Davidoff cigarettes and not Davidoff cologne!

:eek:

beckoa

Nov 10, 2009 2:37 am

Hello Box!

Apparently AS is adding to its HI lift... from this post in the AS forum today... it sounds like AS is adding a SJC-KOA & SJC-OGG flight in March :cool:

Hmm... OGG is becoming a mini-hub of AS... OGG-SEA, OGG-ANC, OGG-PDX, OGG-OAK, OGG-SJC :p

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