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Steve GadFly Jan 14, 2010 8:53 pm


Originally Posted by HeathrowGuy (Post 13183798)
Got told by my law firm I need to skiddaddle (find a new gig) in the next 60 days. So now I'm busy hammering out a job search strategy with the same fury exhibited by COCO in the switch from SkyTeam to Star. :-:

Good luck with the search HeathrowGuy


Originally Posted by belynch (Post 13184074)
I once flew BWI - PHL.

Once. :rolleyes:


Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 13184079)
I flew ACY-BWI once. Parts of my body were still vibrating when I landed in Saudi Arabia 29 hours later.

I did TTN-PHL a few times, PHL-EWR, PIT-DUJ, PIT-LBE, etc.....all have collectively contributed to my average trip in FM being less than 5:rolleyes::rolleyes: miles. Ugh.

HeathrowGuy Jan 14, 2010 8:55 pm


Originally Posted by belynch (Post 13184104)
Somewhere a manufacturer of C batteries is envious.

In other news, I'd like to make a shameless plug for my petition. If you haven't already, please pile it on so we can effect CHANGE at CO.

Indeed, I love your idea for CHANGE at CO. I will pile on right now.

ConciergeMike Jan 14, 2010 8:57 pm


Originally Posted by Steve GadFly (Post 13184122)
I did TTN-PHL a few times, PHL-EWR, PIT-DUJ, PIT-LBE, etc.....all have collectively contributed to my average trip in FM being less than 5:rolleyes::rolleyes: miles. Ugh.

Your average is up to 499. Go do a couple of same-day West Coast turns and you'll get over that hump. :-:

Steve GadFly Jan 14, 2010 8:57 pm

Jetstream 41, Dash 8, and Beechcraft B100 are all in my top-10 aircraft flown....I think ATR might be number 11.

My teeth are rattling just thinking about it.

BTW, thanks for the suggestion on JFK-SFO CM! I have to be accessable for work tomorrow but the price is the same for a same-day turn on Saturday. I might be up for it if Ms. GadFly hasn't made any plans that I don't know about yet. Guess I won't be able to book for sure until tomorrow.

Steve GadFly Jan 14, 2010 8:59 pm


Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 13184143)
Your average is up to 499. Go do a couple of same-day West Coast turns and you'll get over that hump. :-:

With over 1100 flights in there and most of them pretty short, I think a trip to HKG might get me over the hump....just barely! :p

monitor Jan 14, 2010 9:00 pm


Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 13184112)
I flew that many times on a DH1 :rolleyes:

And for about 10 years when I lived in AC, it was just about every week to either PHL or DCA on one of their Twin Otters. :td:

belynch Jan 14, 2010 9:00 pm

Okie doke friends, I'm outtie for the evening.

Catch ya on the :rolleyes: side.

unkfrank Jan 14, 2010 9:04 pm

G'night box. The :rolleyes: end to a :rolleyes: day.

unkfrank Jan 14, 2010 9:05 pm


Originally Posted by HeathrowGuy (Post 13183798)
Got told by my law firm I need to skiddaddle (find a new gig) in the next 60 days. So now I'm busy hammering out a job search strategy with the same fury exhibited by COCO in the switch from SkyTeam to Star. :-:

Good luck with the changes ^

ConciergeMike Jan 14, 2010 9:06 pm


Originally Posted by Steve GadFly (Post 13184146)
BTW, thanks for the suggestion on JFK-SFO CM! I have to be accessable for work tomorrow but the price is the same for a same-day turn on Saturday. I might be up for it if Ms. GadFly hasn't made any plans that I don't know about yet. Guess I won't be able to book for sure until tomorrow.

You're very welcome, sir. :-: Now that I know that fare has a tendency to be out there, I would consider using it for myself despite that it would violate my #1 travel maxim of avoiding JFK unless crossing an ocean. Sampling UA PS and getting those miles at that price is good enough to drive 2+ hours for. ITA was showing that fare available on back-to-back days. No reason I couldn't stack two of them. LAX had similar goodness available as well. One LAX same day and one SFO is 10,094 EQM over two days. Wow. :eek:

Night, Box.

Steph3n Jan 14, 2010 9:10 pm


Originally Posted by belynch (Post 13184020)
Say it again: MONORAIL. What's that name? MONORAIL.

the wonderful, the something I forgot, MONORAIL.

annnnyyyway.

mortnos was great, their bar bites shrimp cocktail is a great value! $2.75 each for prawns with a very good spicy cocktail sauce.

I got 4 of them and the mini iceberg wedges, I tell ya i was full before my blue porterhouse even came out!
And it was perfectly cooked, cold in the middle, just perfectly flavored on the outside!

The bartender and manager know my server in north Miami Beach, he transferred from CLT location, pretty cool.

Trustguy Jan 14, 2010 9:11 pm

We just finished dinner. GF told me not to post during dinner any more... :(

colpuck Jan 14, 2010 9:11 pm

good evening.

Steve GadFly Jan 14, 2010 9:12 pm


Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 13184195)
You're very welcome, sir. :-: Now that I know that fare has a tendency to be out there, I would consider using it for myself despite that it would violate my #1 travel maxim of avoiding JFK unless crossing an ocean. Sampling UA PS and getting those miles at that price is good enough to drive 2+ hours for. ITA was showing that fare available on back-to-back days. No reason I couldn't stack two of them. LAX had similar goodness available as well. One LAX same day and one SFO is 10,094 EQM over two days. Wow. :eek:

Night, Box.

JFK isn't that terrible if you take the train to Penn and use the monorail either from LIRR or the E-train. I also have a good experience to base things on since the last time I did JFK-SFO on a PS plane (early last year before :-:A, they gave me free bag check (skis to RNO) and op-upped me and the two people I was traveling with because I had my US number in the reservation. I was silver on US 5 years ago and haven't been elite since but UA's computers thought I still was.

I put a check in the "win" column for that one :D

Steph3n Jan 14, 2010 9:13 pm

is CO testing out twin otters at IAH? I saw a small high wing twin that sure looked a lot like a CO paintjob, maybe someone is based out of IAH and has a sense of humor...I did not have my cam with zoom out handy to snap a pic.


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