Hi All, I'm asking this question here because it's neither a poll nor a preference: I expect that there will be one correct answer. I'm flying AirTran tomorrow for the first time as part of a trip I won to the Tony Awards in New York. This event is "Black Tie Only" so I'm traveling with a tuxedo (al...
Jump to postUGH. UGH. UGH. Warning, long rant follows. For the first time since I started flying <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> I'm using the words "Continental" and "Pissed" in the same sentance. I'm in <acronym title="Minneapolis / St. Paul - International / Wold-Chamberlain Field (M...
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Jump to postOk... Since the thread seems to be devolving (or has devolved) into a "does not" "does too" <b>First</b> thanks to everyone who has shared their thoughts. It's nice to have a woman's perspective; it's also nice to know that I'm not the only guy confused by the communicaton from women. <b>Second</b>,...
Jump to postThanks for the rational thoughts, guys. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/GQfluffy" class="quote" target="_blank">GQfluffy</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>St...
Jump to postThis is the thrid time I've tried this post, and each time I've decided that it was far too long so hopefully 3rd times a charm. Coworker forwards me profile of woman on online dating site. It seems like we have a lot in common; she and I exchange a few emails. About 6 months ago, we meet during int...
Jump to postI knew a guy with the title "Lead Inj-un-eer" and when I worked for a university heard legend of a guy in a different department who managed to get business cards approved with the job title "Level 5 Software Ninja" Recently I an email rolled in signed by someone with the job title "Project Manager ...
Jump to postThanks to everyone who has responded. It turns out one of the critical products in the chain "probably" won't support Arabic text, which kind of kills the project and with it my aspirations to travel internationally on someone else's dime... at least for the time being. <table border="0" align="CENT...
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Jump to postThere is a (monumentally) small chance I may have the opportunity to travel to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to oversee the completion of a project later this year. . Absent a couple hours driving around the streets of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada, I've never left the US's lower 48, and I have to confess...
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Jump to postThanks to everyone who replied... Just as a status update * I filed a police report on Sunday * I called Northern Leasing and was told that the debit had been initiated by their "Legal Department" and therefore, I'd have to fax them re: the debit (which I did, and thanks to Syncmaster's pointer to t...
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Jump to postInteresting... The transaction posted on 2/18 and I noticed it and called to dispute it on 2/19 (Friday) but they said nothing about a 24 hour window... Instead they told me that unless they received my signed affidavit by the 59th day after posting they wouldn't be able to "investigate"... Which I ...
Jump to postOk... I'm pissed. Some idiots called Northern Leasing decided (presumably due to their inability to type the correct account number) to make a debit against my checking account on the 18th for a bit north of $2000, in the form of an <acronym title="Altenrhein (St. Gallen / Rheineck) (ACH / LSZR), Sw...
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Jump to postI was just confirming all of the details for my upcoming trip to NYC and noticed that one of the hotels I'm booked at is touting "Twice Daily Maid Service" as a room amenity. What's the point of the second visit and when does it come? I just barely understand why daily maid service is de rigueur at ...
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Jump to postIt doesn't happen frequently for me since my relatives are for the most part at the corners of the country so one would go quite far out of their way to connect in the nearby airports. I did spend a week in <acronym title="Lan Chile">LA</acronym> for work and not catch up with my parents because the...
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Jump to postWrite to Customer Care, HQSCR, 1600 Smith Street, Houston, <acronym title="Caribéenne de Transport (France)">TX</acronym>. A few years ago (before my loyalty to <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> was cemented, and in fact their handling of it was what cemented my loyalty) I had...
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Jump to postThanks for the responses! For the first three nights (Wed-Thur-Fri) of my trip I've gone ahead and booked the Waldorf because of the name. I'm hoping that the fact that I'm a HHonors Diamond might buy me something in the way of a room upgrade, but c'est la vie if not... I know I'm not the only one &...
Jump to postAt the end of January I'm extending a work trip to Northern <acronym title="Vanguard Airlines (USA)">NJ</acronym> to spend my first few full days in NYC (My two previous trips have been ~3 hours entirely at Chelsea Piers, and ~8 hours one afternoon/evening). My plan thus far is fly into <acronym tit...
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Jump to postBorn in Madera, <acronym title="Air China">CA</acronym> 93637 Raised in Temecula, <acronym title="Air China">CA</acronym> 92592 (the same house was 92590 before the city got big enough to warrant pultiple ZIPs) Went to school/worked at California State University San Marcos, <acronym title="Air Chin...
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