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    Trying to sell house...buyers backing out.

    Here in NY same way.. you can write into the contract to extend the time to hand over the keys, BUT you need to pay the seller solid money to happen. Again, NY, but you walk the house the day of closing with your agent and inspect the home before you go to the closing.There you hand over...
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    Reassurance needed re: hubby's job (sick during probation period)

    As a hotel GM, our industry is really tight about hours also. We have 90 days "at will" employment to start. That means we can let you go (legally) at will for any reason the first 90 days. After that, it is the 3 write ups and out the door way. But we watch folks time to the minute in...
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    Smoking co worker

    Great response.. Could not agree with you more..
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    Smoking co worker

    It is not 3rd hand smoke. If she was sitting in the car with the co-worker, yes. Being in the same room 10 mins AFTER they are done smoking is not 3rd hand smoke. Did you even read what OP posted???
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    Smoking co worker

    I am not a smoker, but would side with the smoker here. He/she is allowed to smoke in the car. For the OP the issue is on your end. Going to your boss for something like this is well odd It is not up to your boss/job. Now you can politely ask the co-worker to maybe use a spray etc...
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    Are you good in a crisis?

    Been an EMT for almost 20 years (volunteer but still).. Tends to make you good in a crisis
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    Hilton MVP

    You will need press credentials for that. I am a Hilton GM (at a Hilton Garden Inn). So my reference is just HGI's, won't hazard to guess all the brands. My specific hotel does not offer it anymore. We had the package loaded for awhile, did not really pick up enough to keep it out...
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    Prom - what do the limos do....

    you are paying for the driver to be available whenever you want during said rental time. There is more profit for them doing it this way then just having to pick up the kids and drop them off. Remember, it IS a business after all.
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    Do you store your dog(s) food in a container or..

    75lb chocolate lab for us. He will eat anything not locked down. So we have a hard sided bin with a scoop that holds about 50lb of dog food. Picked it up at Target I think. Works fine and has a snap on lid (with many a tooth mark on it from him trying to get into it)
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    how can hotels do this LV (probably because they can...)

    There is a breakeven point for profit based on the number of rooms sold and the ADR (avg daily rate). Once you past that point, it becomes profit. So there are times where a 75% off room is a profit that you will take. Heck tonight, right before I left the hotel, we opened up some rooms...
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    how can hotels do this LV (probably because they can...)

    Hotel GM here. The free wifi might have been offered as part of a package and when the op went a la carte, the offer comes off the table. Also there are times when if you buy from a 3rd party (travel agent, booking com, hotel.com etc) some amenities the hotel offers comes off the table...
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    Advice needed, email was possibly hacked, getting TONS of spam

    might have a keylogger on your system. Hard to say what you did "wrong" when there are a ton of variables. you the only one that ever uses the computer?
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    Got a new job!! Is this the new normal?

    Depends on the industry, but yes.
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    Got a new job!! Is this the new normal?

    hotel GM here. we have a bio timeclocks (uses fingerprints) for all our hourly employees. Work shifts are 8 hours. You must punch for your 1/2 hour lunch.
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    Is it worth 2 credits?

    Overall No. There is a window when our kids were younger where the event was worth it for them as they enjoy all the character activity and overall feel for the event, That was about 4-6 years old, I think. I could not see anyone that did not have small kids enjoying it. The food is...
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    OMG!!!! I know Disney could not have done this!!!!!

    Correct. And they are fine moving the reservations. I think people forget that Disney is a business. They have an idea like the Star Wars b-fasts that will make them a TON of money. They got a date and need to move some reservations to make it happen. So some reservations like the op...
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    OMG!!!! I know Disney could not have done this!!!!!

    I do not see any issues with it, but I am in the hospitality field so maybe a different viewpoint. At some point, they have make the change to the new opening time. So those reservations get bumped. The earliest sounds like 3pm. that simple. I mean things happen. Just because you have...
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    if you buy e books, check your email

    http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3254248 already threads on this
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    Update Post 49 -- Feeling like a bad parent: have never had a playdate at my house

    sounds like the issue is the mess in your house and how it impacts your ability to invite anyone over. seems like a really easy fix.. clean up. /shrug
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    Cabin questions...not sure what to do

    We stayed a few years back. Me and wife and our two kids (tweens at that time). Along with mother in law and father in law It was pretty tight and we would never do it again. (we love camping and go to koa's all the time, so was not that) Just that it vs doing connecting rooms at...




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