TRAVEL
Airbus A350 first flight! Wow, looks so nice!
Club Carlson has another benefit for its Gold Members that is not publicized much at all. The Deal Mommy at First2Board wrote about the weekend extend : buy one get one free rate using code “RSGP1P1″. There’s also a “Buy two get two free” rate code: “RSGP2P2″. For hotels in Europe, Middle East & Africa. Could come in very nice for all of you heading to Europe this summer as you can easily earn above 30 Club Carlson points per dollar as Gold Elite! At the very least, do the math!
Matthew on live and let’s fly is still touring Kabul. Next up Gardens of Babur and Kart-e Shaki Mosque. Place looks so…desolate!
MILES/POINTS
Much better Friday interview at Million Mile Secrets with Saverocity.
Here is a very interesting article about Mile Nerd. He appears in ESPN magazine and he is the guy who trademarked the term “Three-Heat”. Wow. And he has actually won a car on TV too! And the obligatory “Welcome ESPN Readers“.
Cranky Flier goes deeper and it appears Delta applied the screws to Korean as a pressure tactic to try to push them to form a joint venture. Uggh, I am so upset I feel ready to throw up again. How can anyone defend the practices of this airline is beyond me! But before we rush to judgement let’s read the analysis by Delta Points:-)
BLOG BUZZ
Shhhh…There may be a bigger Chase Ink signing bonus next week. Ssssh…
I am trying not to…really I am! But what can you say about Delta Points and travel agent Tamara? It is nice to have a post about the new features in the new line of ships by Royal Caribbean…I guess. (What that has to do with Delta?). All features sound so nice and how they look. Well, No Darn pictures! Couldn’t DP take a few minutes to add some pictures to make this somewhat of a worthy post? Or even a link to the story directing readers who want to see what the glowing reviews of features, you know, looked like! But, naturally, DP DID take the time to edit/add the Chase Sapphire affiliate link! Yep, I guess I am one of them angries again
ON MY MIND
I am going to attempt to work on a past trip report. I have been saying that for so long one day is going to happen. But it will be worth it…I hope:-)
And I need to catch up on so much reading too…Funny to have both kids around all day!
ODDZ & ENDZ
“This is the End” may be the greatest stoner movie ever made”. Yep, you heard it here first dear readers! The whole movie is a non stop LOLathon (just made that up!).
“North Korean minister inspects Ugandan Police Force“. More WTF news from our friends in North Korea. And you Ugandans, WTF were you thinking???
What people are Googling in real time. Kind of cool. Click on “Visualize hot searches in full screen” in left bottom corner.
This is just a major WTF moment picture…Words can not begin to describe this…
Buzz Me!
I beat Jeff, woo!
Lol, good one!
Darn! Is it a competition now? 😉
My money on Jeff since he is so young he does not need to sleep! 😉
It’s actually really good for the bloggers to write that a better offer is coming (so folks don’t apply before that, “DON’T USE MY LINKS”). One blog even pulled their links to their readers don’t accidentally use them before a better offer comes out. Guess which one.
I don’t know…Frequent Miler would be my guess.
Almost got DP’ed (ouch, cause I’m a guy, and that would’ve hurt): was cruising on Delta Points today and followed his Alaska ad link. Luckily, I hesitated and then found that a 30K deal was the talk of the town. Yayy for hesitation!
Why would you follow anything on Delta Points? What a joke or a blog and a blogger. Today he’s stroking himself over his facebook page while bloggers like Rapid Travel Chai actually report Delta news:
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/rapidtravelchai/2013/06/15/delta-discounting-awards-to-latin-american-caribbean-huge-low-award-availability/
Yeah, so much going on about Delta and all DP’s readers get are rants about Facebook, pointless phone exchanges, stuff from a Travel Agent (!!!) on new cruise ships with no pictures and, of course, affiliate links.
I ate two burgers at the neighborhood pic nic and I so need a nap:-)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Almost got DP’ed (ouch, cause I’m a guy, and that would’ve hurt):
I am STILL laughing with this comment!!!! Thanks for the laughs. Laughter is the best medicine! I am actually thinking about going for Alaska cards too…with so many partners booked online it may be time!
Originally Posted by Frugal Travel Guy
As far as changing my handle back to Ingy, I’d be all for it except George suggested it and George is “Angry” and a Greek Financial planner. My Daddy always told me never do what a Greek Financial Planner tells you, you “SHOULD” do.
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Classy response from you George.
Now here is my response as my blood pressure just shot up and I am very “angry” and I am not going to be classy.
Shame on all of you FT mods for tolerating this shit. Great job you asshats. You know if anyone else brought country/race etc into equation, they would be all over it but they have to cater to a fellow IB employee.
FTG = Fuck1ng shameless retard.
My daddy always said to treat detractors/haters with kindness because others watch how you treat them!
All I ever wanted him to respond to my arguments but not (again) dismiss so many of us as “angries” and minority 1%. Rick would take a lot less crap if he changed his handle away from FTG!
Please no need for name calling.
Has FTG always been so classless? I have only been reading flyer talk for a couple of years but it seems like his angry and insulting posts have been a recent development. Maybe he has taken the backlash against his former site personally.
I better not respond here as it may give more ammunition to be classified as “angry” and one who is in the minority 1%.
He does take things very personally. I don’t.
🙂
Scott, can you tell me about Hipsters? Is Portlandia a realistic portrayal of your town?
Gosh, Vera, you ought to know, having been mayor here and all. Portlandia is true enough but not for all segments of the population. It is exaggerated enough to be funny yet it remains very recognizable for a sizable chunk of us. My husband, recycler-extraordinaire, jokes he wants to be composted when the time comes. My son appeared in an ad for the Naked Bike Ride. My daughter is a tried and true DIYer. And we are absolutely not hipsters.
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/06/what-its-like-to-join-portlands-world-naked-bike-ride/276861/
“Though more than 70 similar “bare as you dare” rides occurred last weekend throughout the world, in cities including New York, Thessaloniki, Guadalajara and London, Portland’s gathering has traditionally been the largest.”
I have only been to the Portland airport. And I think an Amtrak train passed near it?
Always sounded like a fun city and great place to live!
If any TBB reader wants to bike naked I will make a contribution to his/her favorite charity:-)
@mayorkatz. This pretty much explains it. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=TZt-pOc3moc&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DTZt-pOc3moc
I just posted the following on FT in response to FTG/Ingy’s nasty comments about George. They really are abhorent.
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I am a mere newbie and have only been reading points and miles blogs as well as FT for barely six months. But one does not need to know any FT or FTG history to see such a post as completely inappropriate. Perhaps it was meant as a joke but such jokes are not at all funny. I rather think it was written in such a way that FTG/Ingy could claim it was meant as a joke when it was indeed intended to be just plain nasty. This characterization is insulting and demeaning. The ground rules around here are supposed to prevent such personal attacks, aren’t they?
If you don’t understand how wrong such a post is, try substituting the word “Greek” with the word “Jewish” or “Black” or any other ethnic identity, whether it be your own or someone else’s. Such posting should not be tolerated. At all. Ever.
Mods, can you please step in and make this go away?
Thank you.
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Actually, maybe they should leave it there and let more FTers post their complete disgust with it.
It does not bother me. I don’t take things personally, you just can’t do that on da internet!
Thanks, I appreciate the support.
Actually, a black Greek financial planner who is a Jew would be the winning trifecta.
We could take this further you know…but I think we should stop:-)
You know this made me laugh;-)
George, keep up the good work. Your posts on FT are a credit to you. Thanks for the time you put in – your blog is one of the few (lately the only one) I look forward to reading. I also love the way you take DP to task 🙂
Thank you very much for the kind words, greatly appreciated!
I write what comes to my head and I share things that try to do one of the following well (high standards!) educate/inspire/entertain.
I am actually surprised more than my immediate family reads me!
I would like to thank the DP blog for inspiring so much TBB material:-)
mile nerd article is awesome
Yeah, so different from what you usually read in this space! Can’t believe the guy actually got the car and he may be on to something big with the “Three-Heat” trademark. Very creative out of box thinking.