One Mile at a Time [OMaaT] discussions [merged]
Dec 4, 2015, 9:31 pm
#1291
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: IAD/DCA
Posts: 31,797
FTG and MMS not ben and gary for credit cards
ben didnt invent "homeless" >
https://www.google.com/search?q=homeless+billionaire
i hope those using "hobbyist" are working on SEO
probably a lot less time than posting on forums
ben didnt invent "homeless" >
https://www.google.com/search?q=homeless+billionaire
i hope those using "hobbyist" are working on SEO
probably a lot less time than posting on forums
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Dec 4, 2015 at 9:38 pm
Dec 5, 2015, 6:12 am
#1294
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,871
To be frank - and I mean this in all seriousness, and it is what I say to people who think I fly all the time - if I was flying long-haul once a week, it would become very boring very quickly.
And if it became boring - if I stopped getting a little thrill every time I walked into F (not US domestic F, clearly
) - then I will no longer have the enthusiasm to write about it and my site would start to die a slow death.I was in Abu Dhabi / Qatar this week. Istanbul trying TK long haul in Feb. Probably New York with Virgin next May. That is it. Any other travel I do will be holidays with my family which I would be doing regardless. I may not be on a plane until February, although having done 4 flights in the last 3 days that will not sadden me.
Dec 5, 2015, 6:14 am
#1295
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,871
More seriously ... if you know your stuff, you can write very quickly. If you know off the top of your head the earning rate on every credit card, the redemption rate for most destinations in your main programme, the list of Amex transfer partners etc etc then what looks like an article which took 3 hours to research can be done in 15 minutes.
Obviously it takes you 10 years to get to the point where you know enough stuff to do that .....
Dec 5, 2015, 9:25 am
#1296
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
Posts: 10,047
No kids
More seriously ... if you know your stuff, you can write very quickly. If you know off the top of your head the earning rate on every credit card, the redemption rate for most destinations in your main programme, the list of Amex transfer partners etc etc then what looks like an article which took 3 hours to research can be done in 15 minutes.
Obviously it takes you 10 years to get to the point where you know enough stuff to do that .....
More seriously ... if you know your stuff, you can write very quickly. If you know off the top of your head the earning rate on every credit card, the redemption rate for most destinations in your main programme, the list of Amex transfer partners etc etc then what looks like an article which took 3 hours to research can be done in 15 minutes.
Obviously it takes you 10 years to get to the point where you know enough stuff to do that .....
Dec 5, 2015, 3:26 pm
#1298
Suspended
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: NYC
Programs: DL
Posts: 963
Never lend money to a colleague, never let a friend drive drunk, and never let a boyfriend write on your blog.
Dec 5, 2015, 4:02 pm
#1299
Original Member, Ambassador: External Miles and Points Resources
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Digital Nomad Wandering the Earth - Currently in LIMA, PERU
Posts: 58,623
Kid never sat in an old UA or current TG recliner. Kid never sat on an old AA or current LH or AF slidey seat. Kid has no perspective. Kid has no wisdom.
BA is no longer world class, but it beats the hell out of a lot of the competition, and comparing it to coach or even premium coach?
I've flown BA a bit lately at about $1400 for trans-A's. A very good seat for a very good price.
Kid flew it on his bf's dime and b!tches about it.
Kid's a naive fool. With a cruel boyfriend who exposed same. But they got clicks. Which is all that matters.
Dec 5, 2015, 5:09 pm
#1300
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: DCA/IAD/WAS
Programs: MAR AMB, WOH Explorist, AA EXP, UA 2P
Posts: 2,138
Kid takes three premium class flights and is an expert. Oy. Painful.
Kid never sat in an old UA or current TG recliner. Kid never sat on an old AA or current LH or AF slidey seat. Kid has no perspective. Kid has no wisdom.
BA is no longer world class, but it beats the hell out of a lot of the competition, and comparing it to coach or even premium coach?
I've flown BA a bit lately at about $1400 for trans-A's. A very good seat for a very good price.
Kid flew it on his bf's dime and b!tches about it.
Kid's a naive fool. With a cruel boyfriend who exposed same. But they got clicks. Which is all that matters.
Kid never sat in an old UA or current TG recliner. Kid never sat on an old AA or current LH or AF slidey seat. Kid has no perspective. Kid has no wisdom.
BA is no longer world class, but it beats the hell out of a lot of the competition, and comparing it to coach or even premium coach?
I've flown BA a bit lately at about $1400 for trans-A's. A very good seat for a very good price.
Kid flew it on his bf's dime and b!tches about it.
Kid's a naive fool. With a cruel boyfriend who exposed same. But they got clicks. Which is all that matters.
Dec 5, 2015, 5:24 pm
#1301
Join Date: May 2009
Location: South Park, CO
Programs: Tegridy Elite
Posts: 5,678
limelight says:
December 5, 2015 at 3:43 pm
I’ve been reading – and benefiting – from this blog, pretty much since the beginning. (I remember when you used to get excited about staying at a Holiday Inn, Ben…) I’m seriously grateful for all the advice. But I think, alas, this blog and I, we’ve grown apart…
Thankfulness has to mean something. Not just a cut and paste paragraph, before the complaints. Something that changes you and your life. My partner spent most of this year working in a slum in Africa. She almost died a few times. She got back safe. I’m thankful for that. Not that my ******* mimosa’s served with a smile.
Ben, you’re incredibly successful, and you’ve earned every bit of it. If you’re not a millionaire, you will be soon. But many of us readers haven’t had that journey. I used to fly up front – now my money goes to taking care of my parents. I’ll take coach any day, and roll my eyes only a little, at such complaints as yours. I’m still one of the lucky ones. A fair few of your readers, I know, ended up in a lot of debt because of those credit cards you sold them on.
Paying a thousand bucks for a hotel room? Calling a $1500 flight ‘cheap’? That’s your life, but not mine. I think you’ve forgotten that most of us can’t live like that. Yep, BA J is pretty bad. But the poor little rich boy pose – well, if’s played out.
Thanks for everything, and best of luck with the world.
December 5, 2015 at 3:43 pm
I’ve been reading – and benefiting – from this blog, pretty much since the beginning. (I remember when you used to get excited about staying at a Holiday Inn, Ben…) I’m seriously grateful for all the advice. But I think, alas, this blog and I, we’ve grown apart…
Thankfulness has to mean something. Not just a cut and paste paragraph, before the complaints. Something that changes you and your life. My partner spent most of this year working in a slum in Africa. She almost died a few times. She got back safe. I’m thankful for that. Not that my ******* mimosa’s served with a smile.
Ben, you’re incredibly successful, and you’ve earned every bit of it. If you’re not a millionaire, you will be soon. But many of us readers haven’t had that journey. I used to fly up front – now my money goes to taking care of my parents. I’ll take coach any day, and roll my eyes only a little, at such complaints as yours. I’m still one of the lucky ones. A fair few of your readers, I know, ended up in a lot of debt because of those credit cards you sold them on.
Paying a thousand bucks for a hotel room? Calling a $1500 flight ‘cheap’? That’s your life, but not mine. I think you’ve forgotten that most of us can’t live like that. Yep, BA J is pretty bad. But the poor little rich boy pose – well, if’s played out.
Thanks for everything, and best of luck with the world.
Dec 5, 2015, 6:19 pm
#1303
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: London, UK
Programs: bmi DC, BAEC
Posts: 1,108
It does feel like the two of them are trying to out b!tch each other.
As long as they are happy, I suppose.
It would be a shame for OMAAT to go down the plughole.
Dec 5, 2015, 9:23 pm
#1304
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
Programs: AA EXP/MM, DL GM, UA Platinum, HH DIA, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 33,857
Whatever my issues with Lucky are, I find some of the comments, especially the homophobic ones, shameful.
Dec 6, 2015, 4:01 am
#1305
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Charlotte, NC, USA | CLT, formerly LHR & AMS (with just a bit of PSP)
Programs: BAEC Gold, Hilton Diamond, BonVoy Titanium, (soon former) Caesars7*, (former) Wynn Black, HR "Icon"
Posts: 8,172
I have always been very humbled by travel. Starting from the 1980s when I became very involved in the TWA Frequent Flyer program at the "ripe old" age of 12.
I won't post a link since I'm not writing here for "self-promotion," and this "blogging thing" has been relatively recent for me (and very focused on my personal interests...) -- but my favourite posts (by far) are by my #1 travel companion, my 13 year old daughter. (the posts are often short, but it's all her and her pictures, with a few notes referenced by me...) Just the title, says it all "Kyoto, Japan | Thoughts of a 13 year old." Nothing gets me more excited than sharing my love of travel, people and the world with my kids. I always encourage my kids to take photos, make notes of their experiences and sketch pictures. Sort of amazing the things they notice.