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orangejjr Apr 16, 2001 6:32 pm

Wake me when it's over. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

MRKEY Apr 17, 2001 6:15 am

It is over..there is no Hilton in Barbados..I stayed at one the night before they tore the old one down in 1998! And I am aware where this thread belongs..just wanted to set the record straight!

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MRKEY

BajanYankee Apr 17, 2001 10:11 am


Originally posted by rmccamy:
I have general concerns about the quality of Hilton's systems developers for a number of reasons. It seems that they have quite a number of problems, loopholes, etc. that cause quite a few undesirable results to their rewards program. On the other hand, I'm a bit disappointed that the FT community gleefully exploits every such loophole/glitch where it benefits the customer (double/triple Conquests, $0 rates, booking cheap stays in cities where you know you won't go, etc.).
IMHO, there seems to be a very high level of sloppiness (some of it very intentional) throughout the travel industry. The problem is not just Hilton - they just happened to have been caught recently. United was also embarrassingly exposed recently with the $22 fares. Most of the time frequent flyers and other travelers are the victims of this sloppiness - being stuck in airports, trapped in airplanes, and forced to pay hotel and car rental charges they never expected, etc. So, although I am not condoning the actions of frequent flyers I wouldn't be so hard on those who seek to get back at the travel industry by exploiting their mistakes.


BeantownFlyer Apr 17, 2001 4:33 pm

Perhaps we should all e-mail our posts to Djlawman and he can sort them all and direct them to their proper forum.

Djlawman Apr 17, 2001 6:14 pm

Well Beantown, if you believe yourself to be incapable of understanding the forum categories and descriptions (i.e., Buzz is "Discussion of the latest FREQUENT FLYER buzz", whereas General Travel is "Discussion of everything BUT frequent travel programs") and thereby incapable of posting in the appropriate category, I would be happy to assist you. Fortunately, I think most FlyerTalkers are intelligent enough to comprehend these categories (which were established by our hosts, not by me) and keep things organized for everyone's benefit.

Djlawman

Village Idiot Apr 17, 2001 6:31 pm

Oh oh oh, it’s back on again, did I miss anything?

Ok, odds are set,

2:1 Djlawman doesn't give up till the biter end
3:1 Beantownflyer won't give up without a fight either
5:1 that Orangejjr wakes up
2:1 that Oz jumps in with another handle
5:1 that he argues with himself http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif
1.5:1 that he agrees with himself
1.5:1 that others accuse him of using a fake name even if he doesn't
10:1 Sandiego1k gets 1/10 of my good humor http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/tongue.gif
3:1 Drewman breaks out the pulpit
and even money that Chexfan can't do the math to figure out the odds (not always the sharpest knife in the drawer http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/tongue.gif http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif)

Did I miss anything?

Ok, odds are set, who wants a piece of the action?

Ding Ding...



[This message has been edited by Village Idiot (edited 04-17-2001).]

keithnj973 Apr 17, 2001 11:31 pm

You forgot to add to the lottery, how many times DOC will jump in to "keep the peace".

Kremmen Apr 18, 2001 12:32 am


Originally posted by Village Idiot:
Ok, odds are set,

2:1 Djlawman doesn't give up till the biter end
Can we have some scratching and clawing too?

aflyer Apr 18, 2001 1:33 am

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

maybe it's late, but... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

Village Idiot Apr 18, 2001 11:29 am


Originally posted by Kremmen:
Can we have some scratching and clawing too?
Hey, I'm an idiot, I'm allowed to spell bad. It's like being an artist and having a licence that lets you do crazy things and blame it on your artistic licence. My licence is almost as good, just doesn't have the same pretty pictures on it as the artists do.

Biter, bitter It so close...


chexfan Apr 18, 2001 2:48 pm


Originally posted by Village Idiot:
and even money that Chexfan can't do the math to figure out the odds
So, if I bet money on myself, how much would I win? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/confused.gif


ozstamps Apr 18, 2001 7:10 pm

You forget the sure fire winner - 20 to 1 odds wharvey will scamper off yelping to Randy to close down this thread as it has some humour in it!

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum97/HTML/000372.html

wharvey Apr 18, 2001 7:16 pm

You don't give up do you OZ?

How about even odds that you will again quote something from your United employee Electronic Upgrade Manual?

Or that you will again post on here that someone is doing something wrong on eBay?


Tomas Apr 18, 2001 7:18 pm

I don't post here much, due to the "experts" such as the anal wienies who are playing their little children's game here. You two boys are wasting valuable space.

BTW here is http://www.hilton.com/hotels/BGIHITW/index.html

ozstamps Apr 18, 2001 8:09 pm

Odds just blew out to 50:1. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif



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