Go Back  FlyerTalk Forums > Miles&Points > Airlines and Mileage Programs > Delta Air Lines | SkyMiles
Reload this Page >

The Delta Forum Lounge Thread — Everybody is Welcome! 2005-2018

Community
Wiki Posts
Search

The Delta Forum Lounge Thread — Everybody is Welcome! 2005-2018

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Feb 14, 2007 | 2:46 pm
  #18031  
Original Poster
Moderator: Hilton Honors forums
50 Countries Visited20 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Marietta, Georgia, United States
Posts: 25,086
Originally Posted by Cholula
BTW, I noticed LOTS of women flocking out of the florist shops today and they outnumbered men 5 to 1. Most were coming out with bouquets, balloons, etc.

My question...and it's serious for a change....for WHOM, exactly, are these women buying flowers and heart-shaped balloons??

Certainly not Biff, Butch or whatever their boyfriends/husbands names happen to be.

OK, maybe a couple are buying for their male friends but how about the other 90%??

Are they buying for their mothers or sisters?? Or are all these women gay??
I honestly don't know the answer.
Those are flowers for the gravesites of the men that were their significant others who forgot all about Valentine’s Day and did not live to tell about it.
Originally Posted by Cholula
she mixes a mean drink as well.
She mixes a mean drunk?

I am not sure what that means...
Canarsie is offline  
Old Feb 14, 2007 | 2:46 pm
  #18032  
FlyerTalk Evangelist
 
Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: MIA
Programs: Retired :)
Posts: 10,940
Well at the Coach store today there were more men shopping than women. Those lucky women! ^
Traveller is offline  
Old Feb 14, 2007 | 2:49 pm
  #18033  
 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: An island in the Pacific
Posts: 2,651
Originally Posted by Cholula
BTW, I noticed LOTS of women flocking out of the florist shops today and they outnumbered men 5 to 1. Most were coming out with bouquets, balloons, etc.

My question...and it's serious for a change....for WHOM, exactly, are these women buying flowers and heart-shaped balloons??
For themselves......

Or their cats......??? hahahaha!!!
Abby is offline  
Old Feb 14, 2007 | 2:49 pm
  #18034  
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
20 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Southern California
Programs: DL: 3.8 MM, Marriott: Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 24,575
Originally Posted by iCorpRoadie
How does the car get back there if you are not in it?
Originally Posted by tkey75
I was wondering the same thing
You've got to use your imagination.

You know those Lexi that parallel park themselves?? Just fast-forward a few years and imagine a car that will drive itself.

Not that outlandish and a few prototypes are already being tested.
Cholula is offline  
Old Feb 14, 2007 | 2:56 pm
  #18035  
FlyerTalk Evangelist
 
Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: MIA
Programs: Retired :)
Posts: 10,940
Originally Posted by Cholula
Not that outlandish and a few prototypes are already being tested.
Hey I know this is the Delta Forum Lounge™ where most anything goes, but what the heck are you three talking about???
Traveller is offline  
Old Feb 14, 2007 | 3:38 pm
  #18036  
In memoriam
 
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: TUS
Programs: AA 1.8 MM, DL, Hilton Gold, SPG Gold,
Posts: 3,430
Originally Posted by Traveller
Hey I know this is the Delta Forum Lounge™ where most anything goes, but what the heck are you three talking about???
The future may well have self driven cars.
Here's how Lexus parks itself.

1. You drive past a parking spot at 12mph or less. The four rear and six front sonar sensors detect the cars, and the gap between them.

2. Putting the car into reverse activates the wide-angle backup camera. There's a little button on the bottom of the screen that looks like a car parking. Hit it. If the spot is more than 6.5 feet longer than the car itself, the car enters Advanced Parking Guidance System mode. This is where the magic happens.

3. Crawl backwards, keeping your foot on the brake. If you touch the gas, or the wheel, the mode shuts itself off. Make sure to stay under 2.5mph, or it'll shut off, too. The wheel spins itself like its being ghost-driven. The sonar system is constantly measuring distance, beeping with more urgency as you get closer to obstacles.

4. When you're in the spot, the computer will announce that parking is complete.

5. Get out of car and have a drink.
MRKEY is offline  
Old Feb 14, 2007 | 3:42 pm
  #18037  
FlyerTalk Evangelist
 
Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: MIA
Programs: Retired :)
Posts: 10,940
And what happens at Christmas time when 2 cars are fighting for the same parking space?
Traveller is offline  
Old Feb 14, 2007 | 3:46 pm
  #18038  
In memoriam
 
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: TUS
Programs: AA 1.8 MM, DL, Hilton Gold, SPG Gold,
Posts: 3,430
Originally Posted by Traveller
And what happens at Christmas time when 2 cars are fighting for the same parking space?
The biggest car always wins.
MRKEY is offline  
Old Feb 14, 2007 | 3:46 pm
  #18039  
FlyerTalk Evangelist
10 Countries Visited20 Countries Visited30 Countries Visited20 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: So Fla & NYC
Programs: DL DM/2MM, UA MM, BV LT Titanium, HH Diamond
Posts: 23,768
Originally Posted by Traveller
And what happens at Christmas time when 2 cars are fighting for the same parking space?
At that time the Lexus does its best Oriental bow and drives away leaving the space to the pickup truck with the gunrack.
monitor is offline  
Old Feb 14, 2007 | 4:55 pm
  #18040  
FlyerTalk Evangelist
10 Countries Visited20 Countries Visited30 Countries Visited15 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Somewhere between here and there...
Programs: WWF, Appalachian Mountain Club
Posts: 11,595
Originally Posted by Traveller
And what happens at Christmas time when 2 cars are fighting for the same parking space?
You know, I was wondering that myself. Does the Lexus have something that flips off an offending driver and slashes the tires of the car of the guy who dive-bombed your self-parallel parking Lexus? For the price I pay for one of those I should never have to do that myself again.
tkey75 is offline  
Old Feb 14, 2007 | 5:10 pm
  #18041  
FlyerTalk Evangelist
10 Countries Visited20 Countries Visited30 Countries Visited15 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Somewhere between here and there...
Programs: WWF, Appalachian Mountain Club
Posts: 11,595
Originally Posted by Traveller
Hey I know this is the Delta Forum Lounge™ where most anything goes, but what the heck are you three talking about???
Our Lounge™ style banter has migrated over to that thread, as MikeMpls pointed out...

Originally Posted by MikeMpls
This is beginning to read like the Lounge Thread...

You can take the people out of the Lounge, but you can't take the Lounge out of the people.
Some of the posts there have found their way over here...
tkey75 is offline  
Old Feb 14, 2007 | 5:12 pm
  #18042  
FlyerTalk Evangelist
10 Countries Visited20 Countries Visited30 Countries Visited15 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Somewhere between here and there...
Programs: WWF, Appalachian Mountain Club
Posts: 11,595
Originally Posted by vinnmann
Anyone going to be in SLC between 8:15 & 9:15? I'll be in the CRC. I am in the MCO CRC for the next few minutes.
Just be glad Dovster will not be there. You'd be in danger of losing your travel companion
tkey75 is offline  
Old Feb 14, 2007 | 5:46 pm
  #18043  
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
20 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Southern California
Programs: DL: 3.8 MM, Marriott: Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 24,575
Originally Posted by Traveller
Hey I know this is the Delta Forum Lounge™ where most anything goes, but what the heck are you three talking about???
I assume you know that you can click on that little blue icon next to the quoted persons handle and it'll take you back to the original statement??

Does wonders to figure out where who said what when and why.
Cholula is offline  
Old Feb 14, 2007 | 5:47 pm
  #18044  
In memoriam
 
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: TUS
Programs: AA 1.8 MM, DL, Hilton Gold, SPG Gold,
Posts: 3,430
Originally Posted by tkey75
Just be glad Dovster will not be there. You'd be in danger of losing your travel companion
Hmm speaking of a travel partner..I better hurry up and take Ms.Key out to dinner tonight. Isn't that the tradition?
MRKEY is offline  
Old Feb 14, 2007 | 5:49 pm
  #18045  
jfe
FlyerTalk Evangelist
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: El Paso, TX, USA
Programs: Kicked out of all of them
Posts: 32,554
Originally Posted by Cholula
Does wonders to figure out where who said what when and why.
But it doesn't guarantee that it makes any sense
jfe is offline  


Contact Us - Manage Preferences Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

This site is owned, operated, and maintained by MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks are the property of their respective owners.