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Good to be back...but I'm not sure how often I'll be able to make it on. Kitchen remodel is coming along and we're getting measured for tile installation next week. This is a royal pain to coordinate in between the travel but when it's all done, it'll be worth it!

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Birthday Girl's husband!!

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Originally Posted by Olton Hall (Post 12886778)

It must be the $150 bluray players they all want. :rolleyes:

Yeah....because if they just bought it during the sale starting now and going until 12/24, it would cost $160. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 12886818)

G'morning everyone.

Three different wines and port at dinner last night. :D

Off to the Aquarium on the rainy day here in BOS and then another large family dinner, this time with copious quantities of margarita. Life doesn't suck too much at all.

Have a blast in Beantown....it's a great city that I don't get to often enough.

Steve GadFly

Nov 27, 2009 10:42 am

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Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 12886905)

Apparently the runway configuration at EWR is very dangerous. :rolleyes:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/11/27...ger/index.html

Nice shot of a CO MD-80 landing....way to have updated file footage CNN.

GTITAN

Nov 27, 2009 10:43 am

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Originally Posted by Scott6067 (Post 12887412)

Is 11 hours in AMS time enough to head to the city and do some site seeing? I am looking at PRG flights with a long layover in AMS.

IMHO, it is plenty of time. The train into Central Station should not be much more than an hour's ride. There you can walk around and take the city in! Should be a hoot!^

Olton Hall

Nov 27, 2009 10:46 am

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Originally Posted by Steve GadFly (Post 12887434)

Nice shot of a CO MD-80 landing....way to have updated file footage CNN.

Speaking of file footage. One news broadcast was using some on Wednesday from the inside of an One World USA flight and a swear I saw Fozz sitting in one of seats.

icurhere2

Nov 27, 2009 10:49 am

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Originally Posted by Scott6067 (Post 12887412)

Is 11 hours in AMS time enough to head to the city and do some site seeing? I am looking at PRG flights with a long layover in AMS.

More than enough time - the train to Amsterdam Centraal isn't too bad.

ConciergeMike

Nov 27, 2009 10:50 am

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Originally Posted by GTITAN (Post 12887436)

IMHO, it is plenty of time. The train into Central Station should not be much more than an hour's ride. There you can walk around and take the city in! Should be a hoot!^

Schiphol to Amsterdam Centraal? Link puts the average ride at 17 minutes and the fastest possible ride at a mere 13 minutes. 11 hours is plenty of time if you can stay awake long enough.

icurhere2

Nov 27, 2009 10:50 am

My family apparently was able to navigate to the outskirts of my town. They are stopping into their hotel to relay that WN lost their luggage. On a non-stop flight. Just as WN has on my last two trips.

icurhere2

Nov 27, 2009 10:51 am

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 12887461)

11 hours is plenty of time if you can stay awake long enough.

I was battling sleep on the way to Centraal when I took the train.

Olton Hall

Nov 27, 2009 10:55 am

Some people don't seem to get a Hint I so want to use the Yes / No pie chart.

ConciergeMike

Nov 27, 2009 10:56 am

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Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 12887468)

I was battling sleep on the way to Centraal when I took the train.

I did OK my first day; I didn't really crash until about 2PM local. I was doing, as Jeff Foxworthy once put it, "the open-mouth Jello-neck head bob" on a canal boat tour. The canal boat was frustrating to no end because the angles sucked for photography and there were about six different languages being spoken very loudly in complete defiance of the boat's sightseeing announcements, which were repeated in four or five languages themselves.

Olton Hall

Nov 27, 2009 10:57 am

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Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 12887462)

They must be taking lessons from US baggage crews at PHL

GTITAN

Nov 27, 2009 10:57 am

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 12887461)

Schiphol to Amsterdam Centraal? Link puts the average ride at 17 minutes and the fastest possible ride at a mere 13 minutes. 11 hours is plenty of time if you can stay awake long enough.

You're absolutely right CM. Was doing a total worst case scenario with folks getting on and off the train and the like. It is a quick ride from Schipol to Centraal.

kingalien

Nov 27, 2009 10:59 am

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Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 12887462)

I'll bet WN's response would be - what do you expect "Bags Fly for Free". :p

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