Nothing beats traveling first class.
It seems wasteful going first class just to florida but it was worth it. All it cost was some miles to upgrade and who needs miles. We get a ton of them because of purchasing from the store so it was well worth it.
We always worry about the weight of our bags and the charges for extra bags but this time it was no problem.We went to the premium curbside check in and the skycap guy goes "No problem sir." He loaded all our shit up without weighing it and gave us boarding passes and we went to the front of the line for security.
And we got breakfast while everyone else got a glass of water.
Suck it peasants.
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Trooper, First class is another world on International 747 flights. We flew[3] to Rome from Chicago a few years back on Christmas Day. I chatted up the gate agent prior to boarding. I had worked many Christmas' in my younger years and showed my empathy. She was Hispanic and I gave her a Feliz Navidad as our converstion ended. About 10 minutes later as the boarding was starting, she paged me. She upgraded us to First Class..not Business but First. That is the upper deck and there aren't many seats. The food was superb, you could lay down in the seats, great movies, travel bag, etc. Going back home w/ the stearage peasants was tough. Your bride looks first class. They probably figure you're her sad sack brother.
HAVE I EVER TOLD YOU GUYS I WANT TO DO THE GUY WHO LIVES RIGHT NEXT ME.
HERE ARE HIS STATS:
30 YEARS OLD
PHD CANDIDATE AT MIT IN JAPANESE SOMETHING OR ANOTHER.
BRANDEIS UNDERGRAD.
TUFTS MASTERS.
TRAVELS TO JAPAN FOR A YEAR EVERY OTHER YEAR.
IS FROM WINNETKA.
WHITEY, SURPRISINGLY.
PARENTS PAID FOR LOFT IN FULL-COST 790K.
WEARS HUNTER BOOTS
IS A BITCH
WRITES A JAPANESE COLUMN FOR DAILY BEAST.
ENGAGED TO 20 SOMETHING BITCH WHO DOESN'T WORK AND JUST SHOPS. SHE'S UGLY TOO.
PARENTS PAY ALL HIS EXPENSES INCLUDING $650 CONDO FEE EVERY MONTH.
I WANT HIM.
TITS.
You can't beat first class.
It makes traveling bearable.
First class still offers the opportunity for those with money or perks to fly comfortably and be treated respectfully.
Coach, however, is rapidly turning into the air version of the Badger Bus.
First Class is a joy.
MAMAM LOVES BADGER BUS AND YES I AM SO EMBAR TO ADMIT I AM RIDING ON IT-YOU KNOW IT IS GOING TO BE TOTAL TRASHIES.
TITS.
Titus: Take the Van Galder bus to Madison from O'Hare instead of Badger Bus. Also, Amtrak connects Chicago and stops somewhere north of Madison--I forget where exactly but it might be convenient if your final destination is Waunakee.
Oceanside is big transportation hub because of all the marines that need to to go places across the country. Historically, marines were budget minded though I suspect that today they fly like everyone else.
I ride Amtrak sometimes up to L.A when I get a chance. Union Station in L.A. is gorgeous structure, inside and out. The trains have two levels of seating, a business class (but even coach class seats are comfy); there's free WiFi, AC plug ins, and a restaurant car that serves adult beverages.
Titus said...
MAMAM LOVES BADGER BUS AND YES I AM SO EMBAR TO ADMIT I AM RIDING ON IT-YOU KNOW IT IS GOING TO BE TOTAL TRASHIES.
A friend of mine used to go back and forth between Madison and Denver on Greyhound--"ridin' the dog" in the vernacular.
I think Meade rode the dog out to that Tea Party rally in DC if I recall correctly.
I rode Amtrak up to L.A. recently, transferred to a redline metro out to Hollywood and Vine and walked a few blocks up to the Hollywood Bowl to see a concert. How cool is that?
I won't fly unless it's first class. Not because I'm a snob, but because it really does make a huge difference in comfort and access, especially for business travel. I spent 20 years flying between continents and my contracts stipulated 1st class fares.
Now that I'm retired, there's NO WHERE I want to go badly enough to fly in biz or coach...but then I'm kind of traveled out, so home looks pretty damned good.
However my worst travel nightmare would to be trapped on a cruise ship with a shit load of strangers.
No ef'in way.
First class is a state of mind. Do you get there any faster? No. Do you breathe better air? No. Does your seat feel more comfortable? Does Your food taste better?.. wait a minute.
You first class bastards!
Packers 55 - Titans 7. It wasn't as close as it sounds.
Whoa. The
Giants lost.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
No joy for Big Blue.
You may not get there faster but you do get there sooner.
Good morning friends.
Christmas Eve day here is going to be busy. There's the annual extended family and friends ice hockey game at 11, then lunch with two of my nieces (one home from CT where she lives and one home from college), then the Christmas Eve party for my wife's family, and then at long last Midnight Mass.
Christmas Day will be quiet. We'll enjoy a quiet day alone, then dinner with my elderly parents. Then early to bed and early to rise on the 26th for a quick drive to the cabin for a few days of recreation.
I wish each of you a very Merry and Blessed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!
Merry Christmas to all. Haz, we have a free ticket to blast the Giants because TY is a cheap bastard and won't pay for internet.
Nick - in the interest of the Christmas season, I'm not going to rip the Giants.
See ya 12/26. Heh.
You may not get there faster but you do get there sooner.
If, God forbid, the plane crashes, first class gets to die first.
Merriest of Christmas, everyone.
Closed the restaurant early last night. Treated the crew to pizza. Exchanged gifts. Closed today and tomorrow, but I'm at work to take care of details that can't be ignored, least of which is figuring out why my roof is suddenly leaking. Dismal rain outside with little chance it will turn to snow and make things pretty for the big day tomorrow.
Too many things clutter my mind these days, so I won't attempt to wax philosophical or nostalgic, as this season typically demands. Simply put:
-reflect on the past,
-contemplate the future,
-live in the moment.
Some seasonal tunes to (hopefully fit everyone's style, disposition, and mirth).
Barr Brothers
Alabama Black Snakes
Pomplamoose
And probably my favorite of all time: Mannheim Steamroller's version of "Silent Night."
My favorite version of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
and Silent Night (original)
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Wow, those kids are so beautiful singing Stille Nacht.
Merry Christmas
Because she has perfect pitch....O Holy Night
Merry Christmas.
Poor Dumbplumber! Is under a house right now fixing a major leak in a gas pipe. PGE has shut off at the meter, and now the people who have come from miles to enjoy a family Christmas in their river house have no heat to cook with or heat water. We have 3 feet of snow and ice. He will be a hero......Part of his pay he says.
I guess I'll start the prime rib a bit later than I intended.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas to all!
Merry Christmas Troop and all your trooplings too.
Merry Christmas.
We had a wonderful Christmas eve Midnight service, followed by some present openings this AM. The wimmen folk are to visit some relatives while I'm left to keep an eye on the rib roast. Did you you know Slow-cooking at 250 degrees is the way to go?
Let us not forget the true meaning of Boxing Day. Be sure to give a nice gift to each of your servants, whether they be domestics, undocumented aliens, or the cocktail waitresses on the lido deck.
Happy holiday intersession to all.
Boxing Day, of course, is the holiday named after the third and final famous boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier for the Heavyweight Boxing Championship of the World, fought at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
...named after the third and final famous boxing match...
Wait...whu??...you mean it has nothing to do with Dr. Seuss? In a box, with a fox, and all that?
Happy Holidays to all-sorry I don't give a shit if Christ is in or out of Christmas.
Chick, I couldn't fly into Chicago without a 4 hour delay in Atlanta.
As a result I flew into Minneapolis and then Milwaukee.
And that Amtrak arrives in Columbus..too far.
So no Van Galder for me.
It was Badger Bus with stops in Milwaukee, which is a total pit, Waukesha (our peeps), and Johnson Creek-gross.
I forgot how abs disgusting Milwaukee was, a step above Detroit and a step below Pittsburgh. Get with it Rust Belt cities!
It's just sad seeing decaying American cities. Thank God I live in fab creative economies cities with expensive in demand housing.
Haz, looking forward to Sunday when Gomer and the Jersey Giants are eliminated. It will be a happy New Year. And, remember..I grew up a Giants fan and liked them till this mamaluke started talking trash.
Wait...whu??...you mean it has nothing to do with...
It's the day the commercialized Christmas industry puts the lid on the boxed season. The Light Turned to Glitter that shines in the Darkness is over and done until the next extravaganza.
I did my own boxing, as I gathered up paper and ribbons, distributed opened gifts, and put away the candles used for light Christmas Eve. While some parts of the festivities are over and done for us too, the tree stays up, the outdoor lights remain on and the Nativity stays out, at least through Epiphany if not longer.
As for finding our way through the yearly maze of family expectations and strangeness without coming to blows, we successfully stayed the course one more time, doing what was respectful, real and worked for us. While there's lots of different ways to do Christmas, it's taken a while to let go of the search for "merry" and celebrate shared moments of peace, life and Light.
I saw a women's nipples on the plane nursing a baby.
It made me thought...does Mamam have single dollar nipples?
RE: single dollar nipples.
Truly, 100 scents would not be enough to overpower the sensory delight they provide.
It made me thought...does Mamam have single dollar nipples?
What kind of Janus-assed question is that, Titus? link
During the festivities, I offered to make some real egg nog, instead of that phony stuff from a bottle. Nobody was very enthusiastic about it, but some claimed to be willing to try it. I gave up trying to get anyone to climb on board, but did make a custard pie, pointing out that if we drank it rather than bake it, it was essentially the same recipe.
Motion made, seconded, and carried to bake it. Wimps.
I was saddened today to learn of the death of General Schwarzkopf. I took my children to the welcome home parade that the general lead along Pennsylvania Avenue in DC.
Tank treads chewed up the pavement but due to the heat the asphalt flattened right out once a few cars drove over it.
Anyway, I admired his work in the Gulf War and was just ruminating on some of this tactics. RIP, General.
What kind of Janus-assed question is that, Titus?
A Jannus-horribilis one. In opposition to the mirabilis one!
Mamam nipples,
Janus (The Commenter) - Awarded to commenters who suddenly and violently switch from (supposedly) humorous, light-hearted banter about bowel movements, breasts, yoga and bodily fluids to vituperative, jealousy-tinged, clumsy personal insults.
Titus, In determining the sense in your single dollar question and follow up response, I'm unclear as to whether you are aiming for light-hearted banter, jealousy tinged humor or clumsy personal insult.
Based on your tone over at TOP tonight, I'm leaning toward vituperative insult.
"There's three things you never criticize about a woman: her cooking, her housekeeping, and her tits."
Phyllis Schlafly
Humans are the only mammals that consistently display fully-formed boobs outside of pregnancy.
A consistent fully formed display of boobishness is another matter entirely.
Humans are the only mammals that consistently display fully-formed boobs outside of pregnancy.
OK by me if they're honest displays.
I was just playing Mamam.
My parents got a new Cavalier King Charles Spaniel-they are so beautiful and loving. She jumps from lap to lap just loving everyone.
They got her from a woman who shows Cavaliers and the agreement was that they would give the dog back in June when she is in heat to have her do it with this major stud dog who has had many champs. Because she isn't fixed and has already had two litters and will be having another her boobies hang real low and are all chewed up.
The breeder said once she is fixed her stretched out chewed on boobies will go away.
Those stretched boobs will go away if you go back to Boston.
@Spinelli - the Vegas betting lines are mostly leaning toward the Iggles over the Giants. And most are calling it for the Packers by 10 points or more.
Shaping up to be a good day of football, and then the Rose Bowl!
When The Boy was about six, we took a flight to Philadelphia to see some specialists about The Enigma. Never having been on a plane before, he sat down in First Class and proceeded to enjoy the multitude of luxuries.
Sadly, they did find him out.
Haz, I've been to several Giants/Eagles games. They call it The Classic. The Eagles will come to play just to keep the Giants out od postseason.
Uh oh. I surely hope that Jim and Lisa aren't aboard this cruise ship.
Also, this is why I am NEVER going to take a cruise.
Good thing they flew first class and didn't take the easy route!
Port of call: The liner departed from Brooklyn last week and is due there again at the conclusion of the 12-day cruise
How could a liner leaving from Brooklyn be infested with disease? I just don't get it.
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