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Every time I see this thread title I think, Weir Do....hmmmm
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She is not alone
The immigration agent isn't alone. If you talk to most people (not flyer talkers) about a mileage run, and they will think you are really weird. More people than not think MR running is weird. We on FT try to defend ourselves and rationalize that it's normal with great perks, but if you talk to most people in society, it's definitely considered weird.
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Originally Posted by garykung
(Post 17743436)
I think one of the people think that we are weirdo (For me, except for domestic, I tried to make MRs as a short trip instead of same day return) are:
1. They don't know how much we have exactly paid for the fare. 2. People don't see the hidden value that we get from MRs. When people understand the value, more people will join for sure. |
Originally Posted by ESpen36
(Post 17734811)
You and the previous poster should apply for GlobalEntry membership if you are eligible. It more than pays for itself when it comes to overseas quick-turn MRs.
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Originally Posted by igopogo
(Post 17636493)
....she called me a "weirdo."
Much like my wife, I hear the same at home..... |
Originally Posted by Gamecock
(Post 17787107)
Much like my wife, I hear the same at home.....
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Originally Posted by FlyMeToTheLooneyBin
(Post 17787255)
I hear that, too, even when it has nothing to do with traveling or MRs.
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Originally Posted by worldiswide
(Post 17775686)
I dont think more people joining is necessarily a good thing. The value and benefits are in short supply.. Lets keep it our little secret on FT. I dont want to convert anyone else.
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I suspect I'll get some of the same coming up in Paris -- I'll be there 23 hrs 35 min, as an add-on to a San Francisco-Bangkok round trip (routing back through San Francisco, then Hong Kong.)
Mind, I could have just taken the 4-hour connection instead :) |
Originally Posted by nkedel
(Post 17834482)
I suspect I'll get some of the same coming up in Paris -- I'll be there 23 hrs 35 min, as an add-on to a San Francisco-Bangkok round trip (routing back through San Francisco, then Hong Kong.)
Mind, I could have just taken the 4-hour connection instead :) 1. Partying with fans during football (soccer) season can be very fun but tiring. 2. they design those chairs in lounges to be almost impossible to sleep in. ...But I digress... |
I've definitely had the odd looks and comments from people.:rolleyes:
The best, though, was when a friend described me as a "super pimp" while at a bar on a layover in Tokyo. (In the middle of a MR.):p |
Originally Posted by igopogo
(Post 17636493)
On a recent run SFO-LHR-MAN-SFO, the immigration agent at LHR asked why I was returning the next day. I told her I was doing it for the miles, and she called me a "weirdo."
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When someone asks me, I just tell them I'm in the global transportation business.
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I've had a couple of coast-to-coast $80-$100 roundtrips this year already. The F/A told me she thought "you people" only do this at the end of the year! :D
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