The 2010 Second Annual Delta Air Lines FlyerTalk Event — October 21-24, 2010
Jul 13, 2010, 4:12 pm
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We have been aggressively planning this event further, including discussions with not only a variety of Delta Air Lines personnel, but also with key contacts at certain venues which we plan to have as part of the event this year.
The excitement level of all who are involved keeps increasing as ideas on shaping up and fine-tuning the event for this year are being freely exchanged.
As venues, guest speakers and schedules that are currently in the works become definite and confirmed, we will announce them in this thread as soon as possible.
Please stay tuned, and thank you for your patience...
The excitement level of all who are involved keeps increasing as ideas on shaping up and fine-tuning the event for this year are being freely exchanged.
As venues, guest speakers and schedules that are currently in the works become definite and confirmed, we will announce them in this thread as soon as possible.
Please stay tuned, and thank you for your patience...
Jul 13, 2010, 5:45 pm
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What time are people getting in on Wed night? If I want to get in before 5, I have to catch a 6a flight out of SJC. If on the other hand getting in at 7:34pm is OK I can sleep in and catch the 10:10a via SLC 
Going back looks like I will take the 7:02pm DL1797 ATL-SJC. Figure that ought to leave me enough time to get out of RWT-2 and grab a shower at the SC before hopping on my flight.
Going back looks like I will take the 7:02pm DL1797 ATL-SJC. Figure that ought to leave me enough time to get out of RWT-2 and grab a shower at the SC before hopping on my flight.
I may regret this, but I'm waiting for more schedule details.
Jul 13, 2010, 5:47 pm
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I'm trying to arrive around check in time at the Hilton on Wednesday (IIRC, there's one nonstop arrival around 1:52 pm and the next at 3:03 pm) and to depart at either 5:30 or 6:54 on Sunday. However, I'm currently in procrastination mode with respect to purchasing tickets because it's offering H fares (or maybe K or Q for less good times) on the nonstops.
I may regret this, but I'm waiting for more schedule details.
I may regret this, but I'm waiting for more schedule details.
Jul 13, 2010, 6:23 pm
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World of Coke
It's my favorite tourist trap that I take all visitors to (hence the annual pass!). It is right in Centennial Park, bordered by the Aquarium (world's largest) and CNN Center (headquarters). It has the usual smorgasboard of historical content and fun facts, a 3d "ride", a miniature bottling plant, and then the grand daddy of it all - a room full of coke!
There are stations for each of the following continents: North America, South America, Africa, and Europe. Each one has roughly 8 Coke brand products to taste. Some are stationary (try Bebo Pine Nut and avoid the Beverly!), but half are seasonal and rotate about every quarter. It's fun and interesting, and as you exit you're given a commemorative bottle of regular Coke bottled there in the museum.
Adults $15 ($30 for an annual pass!!) - http://www.worldofcoca-cola.com/
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It's my favorite tourist trap that I take all visitors to (hence the annual pass!). It is right in Centennial Park, bordered by the Aquarium (world's largest) and CNN Center (headquarters). It has the usual smorgasboard of historical content and fun facts, a 3d "ride", a miniature bottling plant, and then the grand daddy of it all - a room full of coke!
There are stations for each of the following continents: North America, South America, Africa, and Europe. Each one has roughly 8 Coke brand products to taste. Some are stationary (try Bebo Pine Nut and avoid the Beverly!), but half are seasonal and rotate about every quarter. It's fun and interesting, and as you exit you're given a commemorative bottle of regular Coke bottled there in the museum.
Adults $15 ($30 for an annual pass!!) - http://www.worldofcoca-cola.com/
TOP CHEF RESTAURANTS
The acqaurium is well worth seeing. I was there in the evening a couple of years ago for a private reception and it's impressive. I guess I'm a bit of an acquarium freak when I travel: Baltimore, Long Beach, Monterrey, Sydney (twice), Manley, Melbourne, probably more. However, sometimes looking at the fish makes me hungry.
The Top Chef connection is impressive, although there are a few contestants for whom their participation in the show does not reflect well on their restaurants.
Jul 13, 2010, 6:49 pm
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Jul 13, 2010, 6:52 pm
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Jul 13, 2010, 8:38 pm
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I will also have checked baggage with me so I guess I had better be at the airport no later than 8:45.
(To make things worse, I learned in Philadelphia that it takes the Beautiful Brunette about 2 hours from the time she wakes up until she is ready to leave the room.)
Jul 13, 2010, 8:51 pm
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hahahahaha. the waffle house doesn't close, but it does have bouncers and / or armed guards during the wee hours. I know it's a Southern staple but I steer clear. I like clean.
Super duper long, especially in the SkyPriority lanes b/c everyone and their mother is Medallion in ATL. I avoid it like the plague, unless, of course, I'm looking to bank VDB.
Jul 13, 2010, 9:08 pm
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True of most women in my experience.
So do most of us.
What part of WH is unclean??
I've eaten there a gazillion times...and, of course, there are a bazillion locations....and have never thought of them as "unclean".
Jul 13, 2010, 9:30 pm
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Jul 13, 2010, 9:33 pm
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Jul 13, 2010, 9:36 pm
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We have been aggressively planning this event further, including discussions with not only a variety of Delta Air Lines personnel, but also with key contacts at certain venues which we plan to have as part of the event this year.
The excitement level of all who are involved keeps increasing as ideas on shaping up and fine-tuning the event for this year are being freely exchanged.
As venues, guest speakers and schedules that are currently in the works become definite and confirmed, we will announce them in this thread as soon as possible.
Please stay tuned, and thank you for your patience...
The excitement level of all who are involved keeps increasing as ideas on shaping up and fine-tuning the event for this year are being freely exchanged.
As venues, guest speakers and schedules that are currently in the works become definite and confirmed, we will announce them in this thread as soon as possible.
Please stay tuned, and thank you for your patience...
^ :-:What time does Waffle House open (or does it never close)? My flight out is at 10:45 am and I suspect that Monday morning Security lines in ATL are quite long.
I will also have checked baggage with me so I guess I had better be at the airport no later than 8:45.
(To make things worse, I learned in Philadelphia that it takes the Beautiful Brunette about 2 hours from the time she wakes up until she is ready to leave the room.)
I will also have checked baggage with me so I guess I had better be at the airport no later than 8:45.
(To make things worse, I learned in Philadelphia that it takes the Beautiful Brunette about 2 hours from the time she wakes up until she is ready to leave the room.)
Two hours to look beautiful for you, would you expect or accept anything less?
Jul 13, 2010, 9:38 pm
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Jul 13, 2010, 9:42 pm
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In all seriousness, they usually are clean, but I have been to a few where you could smell the sewage smell coming from the bathrooms. It (the clean one by my house, not the unclean ones) is actually my family's favorite place to have a meal right before a hurricane is predicted to come ashore. They stay open until the power gets knocked out. Patty melt with hashbrowns smothered and covered. Ahh.
Jul 13, 2010, 9:53 pm
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Hmmmm. I wonder if I have time to stop at the WH on Powerline Rd in Fort Lauderdale tomorrow morning before my flight?