The Delta Forum Lounge Thread Everybody is Still Welcome! (2022 - Forward)
Apr 18, 2022, 1:00 am
#1861
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went to visit our friends at Scratch Distillery on Sun afternoon; toasting our son who had just boarded an IB A350 JFK-MAD and will be spending most of the next two months in Portugal and Spain
Apr 18, 2022, 7:45 am
#1862
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I just want to give Buddy a big ear scratch 
Happy Monday all. Cruddy weather most of the week, looking forward to hunkering down.
Happy Monday all. Cruddy weather most of the week, looking forward to hunkering down.
Apr 18, 2022, 9:07 am
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Did you all take son to the airport and then celebrate at the distillery on the way home?
I wonder when Buddy will realize that son will be gone for a long time. Has Buddy learned to associate seeing a suitcase being packed with the person leaving for a while?
Apr 18, 2022, 11:59 am
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I have too much work this week to be as distracted as I am. I'm still recovering from my flight Thursday (meeting ran late, there was a lot more rush hour traffic than I expected, arrived at airport 20 minutes before flight. Thank God for small airports!). I'm distracted by knowing I leave again tomorrow for a quick trip. I'm seriously out of practice for this much travel...
Apr 18, 2022, 12:46 pm
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Mom and I were there with a group in 2019 -- we stayed at the Parador on top of the hill. Gorgeous region! Among various things our guide took us to this hole in the wall bar where they had some orange liqueur in a leather canteen, which the owner squirted into his mouth from several feet away, and then encouraged everyone else to give it a try too (the trick being to start close to your mouth and then pull it further away)
As I've already told the SuperGs, I stayed in that wonderful Parador too. When I was there, a couple employees (who essentially work for some agency like the national park service in Spain) led a small group of us from the hotel to a local festival on a small square, where we saw flamenco dancing. I also loved their blue and white herringbone tiled pool and the walk down the hill to it through the flower garden.
Their primary home is in Carmona and they have a second home in Sevilla and a country home in Carmona (it's a big place geographically) where they have about 10 acres of trees, Olive, orange, fig and almond. - a small house and a pool. we spent an afternoon out there and all pitched in to make a seafood paella.
The processions are fantastic. I'll put some pictures and videos up when we're back in the States and post a link here.
We fly back tomorrow morning, MAD-JFK. Delta's systems are still screwed up. We did the iHeart COVID tests today and both of us were negative, Loaded them to FlyReady, got emails that everything was checked and approved and then couldn't check in. Need to see an Agent.
Apr 18, 2022, 12:56 pm
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thanks, didn't really plan for the chairs to match so well 
no, as I mentioned a few days ago, he went to RIC last Tues to catch up with his friend group before heading across the pond
he occasionally looks perplexed around 430-5pm when son would normally be getting home from work, and I don't play with him in house nearly as much, but we're pretty sure he'll be okay ... as for association, the cats are much more aware that a suitcase means mom and/or dad will be doing something (but we may have to evict them from the case in order to pack)
he occasionally looks perplexed around 430-5pm when son would normally be getting home from work, and I don't play with him in house nearly as much, but we're pretty sure he'll be okay ... as for association, the cats are much more aware that a suitcase means mom and/or dad will be doing something (but we may have to evict them from the case in order to pack)
Apr 18, 2022, 1:56 pm
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Apr 18, 2022, 4:06 pm
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Back in DEN this week, had to fly up on WN 
due to schedule constraints. Catching a Rockies game tonight for a whopping $12. Could have bought a $5 ticket but decided shade was worth the extra $7.
due to schedule constraints. Catching a Rockies game tonight for a whopping $12. Could have bought a $5 ticket but decided shade was worth the extra $7.
Apr 18, 2022, 5:06 pm
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Is there any way to change a FlyingBlue award booking online? Been on hold with Air France for 30+ minutes and they don't have a callback option.
Apr 18, 2022, 5:16 pm
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Federal mask mandate on planes is over and United and Alaska have dropped their mandates, Delta will soon follow probably and I am very very very happy and excited!!
Apr 18, 2022, 8:59 pm
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Apr 18, 2022, 11:01 pm
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Apr 19, 2022, 6:33 am
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yes, its over. No more mask mandate. Hope they drop testing requirement to enter United States.