Australian Flyertalkers please identify yourself
Mar 25, 2001 | 12:32 am
#16
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Programs: QF Plat (Life Gold)
Posts: 1,082
From sunny Melbourne..do about 100K Km pa, mostly international, mostly QF (with whom I am Silver).
ffhound..be careful about referring to the 'pacific peso'..you'll offend the Filipinos, whose peso is actually *rising* wrt the $A!!!
Ozflier..QF's program isn't really getting more competitive at all; don't shift on that account!
ffhound..be careful about referring to the 'pacific peso'..you'll offend the Filipinos, whose peso is actually *rising* wrt the $A!!!
Ozflier..QF's program isn't really getting more competitive at all; don't shift on that account!
Mar 26, 2001 | 10:14 am
#18
Join Date: Aug 1999
Location: Far forward aisle seat please!
Programs: UA MP, AA Advantage, IHG, HH
Posts: 322
Rhodesia > Far North Queensland > Ohio, USA.
Mostly bounce between CNS, SIN & IND/CVG on UA. Been a 1K with MP for 7 years which means so much less now than when I first became a 1K.
Mostly bounce between CNS, SIN & IND/CVG on UA. Been a 1K with MP for 7 years which means so much less now than when I first became a 1K.
Mar 27, 2001 | 4:29 am
#19
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: USA; UA-1K; Hyatt Diamond, SPG Platinum
Posts: 1,730
OK, this is totally off topic...but a friend and I just returned from two weeks in Sydney and surrounding areas.
What a BEAUTIFUL country, first off. Second, our experience with Australian people has left us speechless. Wonderful people with such a great outlook on life.
Can't wait to go back!
What a BEAUTIFUL country, first off. Second, our experience with Australian people has left us speechless. Wonderful people with such a great outlook on life.
Can't wait to go back!
Mar 29, 2001 | 12:18 am
#21
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Sunny SYDNEY!
Programs: UA Million Miler. (1.9M) Virgin Platinum. HH Diamond + SPG Gold
Posts: 32,351
ffhound..be careful about referring to the 'pacific peso'..you'll offend the Filipinos, whose peso is actually *rising* wrt the $A!!!
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~ Glen ~
Mar 29, 2001 | 9:26 pm
#22
Join Date: Feb 2001
Programs: IHG Diamond, HH Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 4,345
Originally posted by ozstamps:
About the least expensive bottle of wine on the room service menu at the Waldorf Astroria came to well over $A100. US$35, plus $US 3.50 per person flat room delivery fee, plus tax at 10% or whatever, plus "service fee/gratuity" of 15%, and the room service guy still had his hand out.
About the least expensive bottle of wine on the room service menu at the Waldorf Astroria came to well over $A100. US$35, plus $US 3.50 per person flat room delivery fee, plus tax at 10% or whatever, plus "service fee/gratuity" of 15%, and the room service guy still had his hand out.
Mar 30, 2001 | 12:33 am
#23
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Sunny SYDNEY!
Programs: UA Million Miler. (1.9M) Virgin Platinum. HH Diamond + SPG Gold
Posts: 32,351
Kremmen I totally agree. But it is called being hospitable and sociable to the 4 FlyerTalk guests in your suite at that moment in time I think, instead of vanishing for 30-45 minutes in mid town looking for a discount grog shop to save some bucks. This is why ***** Hotels exist! 
My hazy recollection clearing the debris next morning was 5 bottles of wine and a LOT of scotch were enjoyed by those present. I will not name names, to protect the innocent, (other than to say Doc was there, who was quite sober and can verify all this!) but one passed out on a bed, and another soon after collapsed face first outside Carnegie Deli in a pool of blood from a grazed/cracked head/face.
And I do not know when the last time you looked for Australian wine in mid-town Manhattan was, but there are precious few true discount outlets - $US8 seems to be Napa Valley no-name Zinfandel type choice pretty much. And then the window prices I saw ran way up into 4 figures for vintage French!
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~ Glen ~
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My hazy recollection clearing the debris next morning was 5 bottles of wine and a LOT of scotch were enjoyed by those present. I will not name names, to protect the innocent, (other than to say Doc was there, who was quite sober and can verify all this!) but one passed out on a bed, and another soon after collapsed face first outside Carnegie Deli in a pool of blood from a grazed/cracked head/face.
And I do not know when the last time you looked for Australian wine in mid-town Manhattan was, but there are precious few true discount outlets - $US8 seems to be Napa Valley no-name Zinfandel type choice pretty much. And then the window prices I saw ran way up into 4 figures for vintage French!
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~ Glen ~
[This message has been edited by ozstamps (edited 03-30-2001).]
Mar 30, 2001 | 3:32 am
#24
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Brisbane AU, Planet X
Programs: QC Life, QFF Platinum, VA Gold, IHG Gold
Posts: 1,644
Brisbane, and if you ever been there you may have seen the Bundaberg Rum sign on Airport Drive. Fly about 1 every 6 months.
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Indecision is the key to Flexibility
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Indecision is the key to Flexibility
Mar 30, 2001 | 9:05 am
#25
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: MEL
Programs: QF Platypus UA PE MM HH Diamond
Posts: 538
From Kilmore>MEL>ITH>SYD>BTJ>JKT>SYD& gt;KCH> to?
Active in UA, QF, AN & MH programs, in that order, plus HH. Each have their merits.
Enjoy most the random acts of kindness amongst flyertalkers, and positive suggestions. [The opposite diminishes us all, as do individuals who thump their own chests. But Australians are quite good at taking the micky out of the pompous.]
Thanks for the strand, and may humour and humility abound.
Think those are the traits of a Koala.
Cheers
K
[This message has been edited by Koala (edited 03-30-2001).]
Active in UA, QF, AN & MH programs, in that order, plus HH. Each have their merits.
Enjoy most the random acts of kindness amongst flyertalkers, and positive suggestions. [The opposite diminishes us all, as do individuals who thump their own chests. But Australians are quite good at taking the micky out of the pompous.]
Thanks for the strand, and may humour and humility abound.
Think those are the traits of a Koala.
Cheers
K
[This message has been edited by Koala (edited 03-30-2001).]
Mar 30, 2001 | 2:48 pm
#27
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: London, UK
Posts: 3
My word - I had no idea that there were so many Aussies, not living in Earl's Court, London.
Maybe, while you are all here, someone might be able to help me understand what Qantas are up to. Apparently the mileage earning and burning opportunties are miles better if you regsiter with QA as resident in Australia, than if you register as living abroad.
If anyone has any details, please let me know so that I can pass it on to the ever-growing aussie population of Earls Court.
Maybe, while you are all here, someone might be able to help me understand what Qantas are up to. Apparently the mileage earning and burning opportunties are miles better if you regsiter with QA as resident in Australia, than if you register as living abroad.
If anyone has any details, please let me know so that I can pass it on to the ever-growing aussie population of Earls Court.
Mar 30, 2001 | 3:40 pm
#28
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Sunny SYDNEY!
Programs: UA Million Miler. (1.9M) Virgin Platinum. HH Diamond + SPG Gold
Posts: 32,351
Skips .. welcome to your debut post.
One of the BEST and most informative threads on FT in months is unfolding right now on the QF board, with no less than the QF FF Manager answering queries about the new system .. get over there and say hi and ask your questions!
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum39/HTML/000184.html
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~ Glen ~
One of the BEST and most informative threads on FT in months is unfolding right now on the QF board, with no less than the QF FF Manager answering queries about the new system .. get over there and say hi and ask your questions!
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum39/HTML/000184.html
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~ Glen ~
Mar 31, 2001 | 1:31 am
#30
Join Date: Feb 2001
Programs: IHG Diamond, HH Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 4,345
Originally posted by ozstamps:
And I do not know when the last time you looked for Australian wine in mid-town Manhattan was
And I do not know when the last time you looked for Australian wine in mid-town Manhattan was
... The only thing I ever looked for in Manhattan was a watch. Finding that the model I wanted was triple to quadruple the price that it was available by mail order, though I did manage to beat them down to only about double, I ordered it by mail.If I were planning to be in Manhattan and want anything even remotely expensive, I'd take it with me, esp. given the current state of the A$.