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Aug 18, 2010, 11:09 pm
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I think the sad part is that the phone indicates either a "North" or "South" direction 
Aug 19, 2010, 12:35 am
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I got upgraded on two of my flights, one being a “red-eye.”
Not to be ungrateful, but that is not what I wanted.
I was hoping to score a “bump” instead.
I thought upgrades were so difficult to come by on Delta Air Lines — not that I ever really had any trouble.
Well, hopefully I will get the “bump” on the way out...
Not to be ungrateful, but that is not what I wanted.
I was hoping to score a “bump” instead.
I thought upgrades were so difficult to come by on Delta Air Lines — not that I ever really had any trouble.
Well, hopefully I will get the “bump” on the way out...
Aug 19, 2010, 4:50 am
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source: ABJ Saturday, September 19, 2009 Jewell Cardwell
Encouragement cards are very much welcomed. Please mail to: Allison Gmerek, The Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., M43-06, Cleveland, Ohio 44195.
This is my grand-niece...if any of you has a postcard that you can send to her, it will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
UP
Originally Posted by Akron Beacon Journal
Best wishes for teen
Big, beautiful bouquets to 14-year-old Allison Marie Gmerek, a brave little girl from Uniontown who has been through so much and has given so much to others.
I first learned of Allison earlier in the year, when she donated more than 12 inches of hair to Wigs for Kids (based in Rocky River) to be made into wigs for children who have experienced hair loss for medical reasons.
Allison, daughter of Steve and Lynn Gmerek, was born with a very serious congenital heart defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome and has undergone a number of heart surgeries, the first when she was only five days old. She had a pacemaker implanted at 5 and again at 12.
Her mother was kind enough to furnish this update:
''It was discovered about four weeks ago the pacemaker she had became infected and she is currently at the Cleveland Clinic. Her infected pacemaker has been removed and she is sitting patiently waiting for another surgery so they can install a new one. We normally do not like to broadcast our personal issues but the fact that Allison has chalked up another surgery, waiting to do it again with a smile on her face, is so incredible.
''As parents we are so tired of asking her to do this and the pain is unbearable to say goodbye every time she is carted off to surgery. But she keeps fighting back . . .
''Her spirits have been great with the help of us bringing in Marcelita's Mexican food!''
This time around, Allison is expected to be in the hospital four to five weeks.
Best wishes for teen
Big, beautiful bouquets to 14-year-old Allison Marie Gmerek, a brave little girl from Uniontown who has been through so much and has given so much to others.
I first learned of Allison earlier in the year, when she donated more than 12 inches of hair to Wigs for Kids (based in Rocky River) to be made into wigs for children who have experienced hair loss for medical reasons.
Allison, daughter of Steve and Lynn Gmerek, was born with a very serious congenital heart defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome and has undergone a number of heart surgeries, the first when she was only five days old. She had a pacemaker implanted at 5 and again at 12.
Her mother was kind enough to furnish this update:
''It was discovered about four weeks ago the pacemaker she had became infected and she is currently at the Cleveland Clinic. Her infected pacemaker has been removed and she is sitting patiently waiting for another surgery so they can install a new one. We normally do not like to broadcast our personal issues but the fact that Allison has chalked up another surgery, waiting to do it again with a smile on her face, is so incredible.
''As parents we are so tired of asking her to do this and the pain is unbearable to say goodbye every time she is carted off to surgery. But she keeps fighting back . . .
''Her spirits have been great with the help of us bringing in Marcelita's Mexican food!''
This time around, Allison is expected to be in the hospital four to five weeks.
This is my grand-niece...if any of you has a postcard that you can send to her, it will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
UP
Aug 19, 2010, 5:11 am
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And for your poll:
1. Knife
2. Tuvalu (was going to say Niue, but it's only partially sovereign)
Aug 19, 2010, 6:17 am
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As far as I could see, around Tysons and Merrifield, the Beltway ran north and south.
Aug 19, 2010, 6:23 am
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My thoughts and condolences are with you regarding the passing of you ex-father-in-law, Dovster.
I can walk to the nearest Publix, which is across the street from Dunkin Donuts and Waffle House.Amateur...
...I just did an “all-nighter” and am preparing to leave in 2.5 hours to drive to the airport to catch the first of my flights to the west coast.I am surprised that nobody voted for shovel as their favourite kitchen utensil.
...I just did an “all-nighter” and am preparing to leave in 2.5 hours to drive to the airport to catch the first of my flights to the west coast.I am surprised that nobody voted for shovel as their favourite kitchen utensil.
Aug 19, 2010, 6:53 am
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"Go straight down this street and turn left where grocery store used to be."
If I knew the area well enough to know where the blasted grocery store used to be I wouldn't be asking for directions!
Aug 19, 2010, 7:02 am
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One of my daughter's who is a Junior this year at Auburn will be getting her Masters in Early Childhood and Elementary Education, told me last weekend that she is working on Plan B in the case that the economy doesn't improve when she graduates and can't find a job. She told me she and one of her roomates were considering becoming a FA as a plan B, so I told her to come observe the RWT during the DO. I figured after if watching this group in action didn't change her mind, nothing would.
Can you publish a pocket guide? Might be helpful to hand out at the DO for those of us that find it hard to keep up with the correct terminology.
I don't know the specific details on the situation you encountered, but I will tell you this, Delta ACS takes the issue of handling passengers with Disabilities very seriously. I recently had the opportunity to speak with someone at Delta about this very topic in preparation for the upcoming DO, and I learned that there is a cross devision team at Delta that is learning about how to handle passengers with Diasbilities directly from Disney. There will likely be some new ACS policies regarding this in the near future. Delta is also providing support to anyone attending the DO that needs special accomodations. Finally, I was recently on a flight where the flight attendant asked me to be the ABP for two disabled passengers in the first row of coach. There is a lot more to handling passengers with disabilities than zone # or the order in which they are boarded on the aircraft.
My sincere condolenses to you and your ex. Thanks for sharing the story, it was inspiring.
Congratulations!!! I am so far from Diamond this year, I don't think I could make it happen unless I did a few TPAC MRs out of RDU before the end of the year. But then again, there is Nov and Dec to get that done.
Hmmm... Better watch out for future BP scanners. 
We all need this... sort of the Ying to your Yang.
PUBLIX, Publix, publix...
DD= Dunkin Donuts
DD= Delta Dollars
One tastes better
HUGE difference between the two. Every pilot learns how to do a pre-flight for the specific aircraft they are flying. There are Pre-flights, and Pre-Pre flight walkarounds know as PPPs that are meant to notice and correct any issues or defects with the aircraft.
KK are a completely different donut than DD. I agree with your assessment, I like KK better than DD. But... DD has a wider variety.
As you should, but not on the same day as the WH visit. You should have a "clean" palet for the taste test. It is rumored that eating Hash Browns could skew the results.
Let me see what I can do to rectify that situation. 
1. Toss up between the Wisk and the Broom
2. Turkmenistan
Hmmm... is that like saying "Let the door BUMP you on the way out?"
AWESOME NEWS! ^
I think I just figured out my travel for the next couple of months.
There is good news involved with said activity - as it stands, it looks like I have a very good chance of making Diamond by the time of the DO (likely on the Saturday evening before hand on a SFO-ATL redeye on a 767...)
There is good news involved with said activity - as it stands, it looks like I have a very good chance of making Diamond by the time of the DO (likely on the Saturday evening before hand on a SFO-ATL redeye on a 767...)
DD= Dunkin Donuts
DD= Delta Dollars
One tastes better
1. Toss up between the Wisk and the Broom
2. Turkmenistan
A year later, and Allison is Atlanta Braves material! ^ ^ ^
Aug 19, 2010, 8:28 am
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One of my daughter's who is a Junior this year at Auburn will be getting her Masters in Early Childhood and Elementary Education, told me last weekend that she is working on Plan B in the case that the economy doesn't improve when she graduates and can't find a job. She told me she and one of her roomates were considering becoming a FA as a plan B, so I told her to come observe the RWT during the DO. I figured after if watching this group in action didn't change her mind, nothing would.
Aug 19, 2010, 8:38 am
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Aug 19, 2010, 8:46 am
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Yes, but I just like the name.
Why would you not want an upgrade?
^
That's brutal, the only all-nighter I would pull for a flight is if it was a 5:45a flight..because I'd be getting up at 2:30a anyways...
Very interesting, I had no idea that DL is learning from Disney.
I got upgraded on two of my flights, one being a “red-eye.”
Not to be ungrateful, but that is not what I wanted.
I was hoping to score a “bump” instead.
I thought upgrades were so difficult to come by on Delta Air Lines — not that I ever really had any trouble.
Well, hopefully I will get the “bump” on the way out...
Not to be ungrateful, but that is not what I wanted.
I was hoping to score a “bump” instead.
I thought upgrades were so difficult to come by on Delta Air Lines — not that I ever really had any trouble.
Well, hopefully I will get the “bump” on the way out...
A year later, and Allison is Atlanta Braves material! ^ ^ ^
I don't know the specific details on the situation you encountered, but I will tell you this, Delta ACS takes the issue of handling passengers with Disabilities very seriously. I recently had the opportunity to speak with someone at Delta about this very topic in preparation for the upcoming DO, and I learned that there is a cross devision team at Delta that is learning about how to handle passengers with Diasbilities directly from Disney. There will likely be some new ACS policies regarding this in the near future. Delta is also providing support to anyone attending the DO that needs special accomodations. Finally, I was recently on a flight where the flight attendant asked me to be the ABP for two disabled passengers in the first row of coach. There is a lot more to handling passengers with disabilities than zone # or the order in which they are boarded on the aircraft.
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Aug 19, 2010, 9:45 am
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So, it looks like another late night is ahead of us. However, a few of us have been craving Waffle House as of late, and we've been meaning to either send a intern or go on a "fact-finding" field trip. Unfortunately, the only one that I remember is down in Fredericksburg--which would be quite a lengthy trip at that.
The other option is taking another field trip to the Wawa on MD-2 in Prince Frederick, as our beverage supply is running low and Wawa iced tea is addictive. (The Woodford at this point is saved for the completion of this madness).
Finally--quick poll--during this evening's brainstorming session, we started a poll (via post-it notes and gchat) about 2 things:
Therefore, I am merely passing the poll to The Lounge™
The other option is taking another field trip to the Wawa on MD-2 in Prince Frederick, as our beverage supply is running low and Wawa iced tea is addictive. (The Woodford at this point is saved for the completion of this madness).
Finally--quick poll--during this evening's brainstorming session, we started a poll (via post-it notes and gchat) about 2 things:
- Favorite kitchen utensil
- Most unknown country
Therefore, I am merely passing the poll to The Lounge™
Utensil - a very sharp Chef's knife. One can open a can, cut and eat with this knife.
Most unknown country - Tuvalu
A year later, and Allison is Atlanta Braves material! ^ ^ ^
In Israel, people give driving instructions based on things which are no longer there.
"Go straight down this street and turn left where grocery store used to be."
If I knew the area well enough to know where the blasted grocery store used to be I wouldn't be asking for directions!
"Go straight down this street and turn left where grocery store used to be."
If I knew the area well enough to know where the blasted grocery store used to be I wouldn't be asking for directions!
Aug 19, 2010, 11:09 am
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Aug 19, 2010, 11:35 am
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