Unfortunate 80s fashion

and

Poo

in one handy FT thread. :eek::D

Saw that you 'came to the rescue' in the 'flower' thread over there in SPG-land!:D

The official song of The Penalty Box should be "The Penalty Box" by Dave Schultz. :D

Good afternoon, 'Box. Looks like Red Oak, TX (about 20 miles south of Dallas) is dealing with nasty brush/forest fires. At least one home has caught on fire.

LOL....interesting.

It's been awhile FT box.

Greetings from sunny IST!

That is all.

I don't think that was the only thing broken. My AUS-ORD flight Sat morning was delayed and had a gate change. And not a single system (that we can get to) at UA knew about this. Nor did any display in AUS for that matter.

My AUS-DEN segment was canceled due to lack of equipment. I got invol'd over to AA and transited DFW where I enjoyed a three hour MX delAAy. Fun travel day. :rolleyes:

One of my favorite cities in the world. I'm jealous. :cool:

Never been to IST, but have a trip there this fall. How many days should I plan for a first time visit? (I need to rebook one segment due to schedule change anyway) Best hotel? (My best status is at Starwood and Hilton). Top things to see or do you have a trip report?

Whatever you do, don't stay where I did (some unnamed, unaffiliated property on a back street that was in like a Lonely Planet or something), and make sure that whatever place you do stay doesn't--like where I stayed--turn off the air conditioning at night.

Nothing like waking up in a pool of sweat and calling downstairs only to have them assure you they were "fixing" the air conditioning. Wasn't until the third call on the second night that they admitted they turn the a/c off at night to save money. :eek:

Tips on late-night drinking spots? I'm staying in the Taksim area, which is where the nightlife is supposed to be.

We didn't go out drinking much so I don't really know. Sorry.

We stayed at the Hilton on points and had a great upgrade. The lounge is quite impressive, with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the river. Pus it is convenient to the metro (5 minute walk or so).

We spent 2 or 3 nights there and that was plenty to get the highlights. We also spent 5 nights in the Cappadocia area and LOVED it. Just amazing.

I didn't write up a particularly comprehensive trip report but what I have from the region is here: http://boardingarea.com/blogs/thewan...an/tag/Turkey/.

Hi Box.