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I am off to Phoenix for a conference for the rest of the week. Sadly, I dropped my laptop backpack and cracked it. Apparently, the battery is a goner and after a few more openings/closings the laptop will just break. Just like the last two laptops I had, WTF! Which means there may not be any updates here most likely. I will try to schedule a few posts for the rest of the week just in case. And right before I leave for the conference, talk about awful timing! Update: I have scheduled a post Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Because I know not getting your TBB fix may cause you to suffer some damage. That was a joke. And so are my Alexa rankings, woohoo!
Register for the latest “Accelerate” IHG Rewards promotion.
That $10 UBER Code is good for current users, takes a few secs to add to your account.
Travel Codex continues to improve its award search tool. Now called Award Maximizer—->I like the name!
United making real Elites angry by giving free Elite status upgrades…Stop whining you guys lol.
WF 5% funeral to be held. Letters sent to cardholders…ouch.
Hey, you want to go on a mileage run on Delta? Ok, that was a joke. LOL!
The cities with the most airports in the world. It’s New York City!
Here is a business idea for you. Buttock enhancements! Middle class people in Ivory Coast are going for it! Shaking my head…
Venezuela is Falling Apart. Makes my bitching about Greece’s spiral to hell appear like child’s play…
This is yuge. Twitter will no longer count web links and photos in its 140 character limit, it’s about time!
From the TBB Vault:
To and From the Airport (always gets me all my transportation options from each airport I fly to/from)
Climbing Holy Mountain in Bali – Mount Agung. Great account of the hike, your Dad would be proud!
Your personal finance fix of the day: Deconstructing 30 Year Stock Market Returns.
The Points Guy has stated he reads everything on his blog. Apparently, not everything as he takes advice from one of his interns who wrote about what he was asking a month earlier. Oh that expertise! #marketing
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Sorry about your laptop, that’s a bummer.
We are lucky with NYC airports out here, and even if you live in NJ you get closer to PHL and in CT you get Hartford. I feel it for people with only one or two options… #hubcaptive
Enjoy the conference and wear your sunscreen!
Cheers,
PedroNY
Nasty about your laptop Buzz. Enjoy the Surface of the Sun, my home for 18 years before finding Paradise…. (not)…
ETA: There’s a Fry’s Electronics near the airport if your ‘puter dies an untimely death. Probably can’t stack/pump reach Titandom but at least they have a good selection and decent prices…
Buzz-
I’m confused. Those Squatty Pottys come in two sizes: 7″ and 9″.
What are you supposed to measure?
I went ahead and ordered the 9″. I wasn’t realy sure how they measure this but I figured my hands are pretty big, so I’d pay up.
Are the rumors true? Is this “conference” George is attending actually an Insane Klown Posse concert?
United still has elites that think United cares what they think? Can it just be fake internet outrage? Anyone who still thinks United cares what its elites think is naive or stupid or both…that ship has passed if it ever existed
I agree with Tom. UA forgot their Elites; but not to worry, we forgot them.
Speaking of NY airports, I expect a trip report on the airport when you head to NY. 😉
Not last today.
I hope it’s an old laptop so that it wouldn’t be too much of a loss.
Otherwise I hope you paid with the *Insert credit card name and link here* with it’s AMAZING benefits including extended warranty/return protection/whatever.
HEADS UP IF YOU RECENTLY GOT A MILEAGEPLUS CARD and you got a card in the mail that says you are ineligible for the points because you recently had the card….
…I just called and they told me that some dweeb in marketing (my words) accidently sent out a bunch of letters to people and that they were incorrect. They will now be sending out retraction letters.
Your points are safe in your United MP vault.
Hey Venezuela and Greece are falling apart. Sounds like a great reason to keep voting for Socialism. Maybe next time will be the 1st time it works.
Awww, lookie, another cute lil misinformed ignorant Republican who’s bottle fed by Faux, Rush, CNBC, and the other usual suspects. What irony that your name begins with “Net”, because there’s this other thing called the interNET where, if you have any intellectual curiosity, you can both educate yourself and find out how badly others have been mis-educating you.
Here’s your first assignment…look up how happy the citizens of Scandinavia are–even living where they do–with their Democratically elected Democratic SOCIALIST governments. Your second assignment is to look up how happy American Citizens are on average that they have this horrible Socialist program named…wait for it…SOCIAL Security.
I’d love to have an intelligent conversation with you about these issues, but it’s clear from your comment that you can’t really bring too much to the table. Maybe when you ‘gradiate from skool’?
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/woman-in-nyt-piece-about-trumps-mistreatment-of-women-fires-back/ar-BBt6OtP?li=BBnb
What are you saying sir?
What Tom and dhammer said: United stopped caring about its
elitescustomers long ago. Now if you’ll excuse me, I might just move to Houston.Thanks a lot for the mention of my article about Mount Agung! Very much appreciated, I had the picture of my dad with me during my entire 3 week trip. If it wasn’t for him, then I wouldn’t have reached the summit.
Thanks for the comments. I am at the Sheraton Grand in Phoenix. Fully booked. Made the checkin guy feel so bad at my faked disappointment not getting a suite upgrade that got us lounge access during the stay, a free cocktail and a $15 credit. Works for me.
If I can only get the wifi to work in my room and my cracking/dying laptop!
Posts are scheduled. Low on miles/points links, sorry!
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Gotta get to the free horsdeuvres now before its over, bye!
If I stay somewhere without good wifi I just use my hand-me-down iPhone as a hot spot. I have no idea if other brands have the same functionality (I assume they do), or if others have enough data available in their plan (we seem to).
This is especially true in foreign countries, where I usually buy a SIM card anyway and can’t seem to ever use all the data I’m given for $20.
YMMV