Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[momof2gr8kids]

The 75% subsidy will be for companies big and small that have lost at least 30% of revenue. Number of employees does not determine eligibility. Just listened to PM speech. Don't see details online yet.
Edited to add it includes non profits and charities. Subsidy up to max 847/week

 

[dancin Disney style]

The 75% subsidy will be for companies big and small that have lost at least 30% of revenue. Number of employees does not determine eligibility. Just listened to PM speech. Don't see details online yet.
Edited to add it includes non profits and charities. Subsidy up to max 847/week

and I think you're going to see a whole lot of companies take a pass....it's not going to be free so lets wait and see what the gov wants in return.

 

[Pumpkin1172]

That sums it up REALLY well. I looked a them over dinner last night and realized this is far too much togetherness.

Yes...I said to one of our ds " Why don't you come upstairs and spend time with your mom and dad. We need to embrace this time and become a closer family while all the craziness is going on." I was met with " Oh my gosh mom...have you NOT heard some of our dinner conversations...we are close enough " And He's right in a way lol We are pretty close family lol. And we have many inappropriate conversations that neither myself or the dh had with our parents lol.

 

[ottawamom]

Those aren't inappropriate conversations, they are probably quite necessary. I know my sons talk to me about things I would never have dreamt talking with my parents about (even as a married adult). It means you're doing a good job if they feel they can talk with you about whatever is on their minds. Keep those lines open.

 

[Pumpkin1172]

Ugh...I just looked at my AM account to see how many AM I have collected so far this year. This virus business is not helping me achieve onyx for this year On other good news, we do use the BMO card more regularly now again, and hopefully that will help to gather a few extra miles during this drought. I might have to see if Shell has any promo on their drinks. I need to top up my own office supply. And since I REALLY don't want to head into the grocery stores for items, I might be more willing to go to the Shell armed with wipes and hand sanitizer until I get back to where I can wash my hands.

We are really really trying to not spend money. For now we are both still working ( I'm so grateful and fingers crossed we stay working ) and not buying anything extra in case we get laid off. But dern it.....I HAD PLANS!!!!!! lol. Oh well....we will all get through this, and come out the other side. Soon enough we will be sharing our plans for travel, collecting AM and finding those ways to double dip on the AM!!!!!

 

[dancin Disney style]

Yes...I said to one of our ds " Why don't you come upstairs and spend time with your mom and dad. We need to embrace this time and become a closer family while all the craziness is going on." I was met with " Oh my gosh mom...have you NOT heard some of our dinner conversations...we are close enough " And He's right in a way lol We are pretty close family lol. And we have many inappropriate conversations that neither myself or the dh had with our parents lol.

We gave our kids (when they were kids) amnesty. The rule was you tell us right away, you aren’t in trouble....I might be mad or disappointed though. When those are the rules they tell you everything. Their friends would tell us stuff too.

Right now....I need everyone out of my space! DH is the worst. I’m getting him his own apartment for Father’s Day....but I’m giving it to him as a belated Christmas gift. AND someone in this house needs to offer to make a meal. I’ve already taken 16 turns so that person is not me.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

DH said to me today "Aren't you glad I'm off for two weeks?" I said without hesitation "No. No, I am not."

I told DD that our daily walks will be getting much longer now LOL

 

[Donald - my hero]

I feel this is a good place for me to copy my facebook post from today. I rarely if EVER make any posts there that are anything other than birthday/anniversary greetings and pictures from Disney (duh!) There are however, times when I'm compelled to speak out and today's one of those.




I've been winning this self-isolating thing for years! At times I seclude myself because the world is too much for me to handle or because I'm too much for the world to handle.
I'm a woman, a dreamer, a wife, a mom, a daughter, a sister, a friend.(*adding in here because it's relevant an avid Airmiles hunter, a DISer)
I am so many things before I'm bipolar, please don't forget that.

 

[AngelDisney]

We gave our kids (when they were kids) amnesty. The rule was you tell us right away, you aren’t in trouble....I might be mad or disappointed though. When those are the rules they tell you everything. Their friends would tell us stuff too.

Right now....I need everyone out of my space! DH is the worst. I’m getting him his own apartment for Father’s Day....but I’m giving it to him as a belated Christmas gift. AND someone in this house needs to offer to make a meal. I’ve already taken 16 turns so that person is not me.

I was thinking about the cooking issue today when I was washing the dishes. I have been cooking everyday straight since March Break. It’s so much better when I was working away from home. DH cooked some night and we ate out on the weekend. We do save some money by not dining out as often, but I really don’t enjoy cooking every day! I need a break!! Our school as well as other TDSB schools are starting distance teaching on Monday. We will have a virtual staff meeting tomorrow, and I will contact parents this week. It means I will be working and cooking every day from Monday until this crisis is over.

 

[AngelDisney]

I feel this is a good place for me to copy my facebook post from today. I rarely if EVER make any posts there that are anything other than birthday/anniversary greetings and pictures from Disney (duh!) There are however, times when I'm compelled to speak out and today's one of those.




I've been winning this self-isolating thing for years! At times I seclude myself because the world is too much for me to handle or because I'm too much for the world to handle.
I'm a woman, a dreamer, a wife, a mom, a daughter, a sister, a friend.(*adding in here because it's relevant an avid Airmiles hunter, a DISer)
I am so many things before I'm bipolar, please don't forget that.

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[bababear_50]

For A Special Lady

Hugs Mel

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

DH and DD starting making paper mache masks. Omg. Why not?!

 

[bababear_50]

DH and DD starting making paper mache masks. Omg. Why not?!

Hugs to you and the clean up crew.
Mel

 

[momof2gr8kids]

AND someone in this house needs to offer to make a meal. I’ve already taken 16 turns so that person is not me.

Ha - they're not gonna offer silly!! My kids will cook and clean, but only if I leave a note or send a text. They will not say hey this tub needs a good scrubbing, or maybe instead of piling up the dirty dishes in the sink I should unload the dishwasher.... LOL Both dh and I are working and it's partly my fault for being so busy not getting my crap together and making sure we have certain things, etc. leaving lists, etc. But this week I set days they each have to cook, or make a dessert and certain chores that need to be done by the end of the day. I'm not coming home and doing it all!
We still have a pile of snow in our front and back yard. Warmer weather this week so I'm hoping we can at least get out there next weekend and clean the yard.

 

[dancin Disney style]

Ha - they're not gonna offer silly!! My kids will cook and clean, but only if I leave a note or send a text. They will not say hey this tub needs a good scrubbing, or maybe instead of piling up the dirty dishes in the sink I should unload the dishwasher.... LOL Both dh and I are working and it's partly my fault for being so busy not getting my crap together and making sure we have certain things, etc. leaving lists, etc. But this week I set days they each have to cook, or make a dessert and certain chores that need to be done by the end of the day. I'm not coming home and doing it all!
We still have a pile of snow in our front and back yard. Warmer weather this week so I'm hoping we can at least get out there next weekend and clean the yard.

My kids are adults...30 and 21. The younger one lived away at uni for two years and had to cook and clean for herself. Then there is DH who cooks for himself on a weekly basis. There should be no reason to ask....perhaps I will just not make anything and see what happens.

I just dropped off my moms groceries and we had a yell at each other across the driveway. We got talking about money and paychecks. I mentioned that I've had a few conversations with my older DD regarding us having no income and does she realize how lucky she is to be able to work from home and still get a full paycheck. She earns nearly as much as her dad and not once has she offered to help pay some bills. I'm going to really hate having to flat out tell her that her rent is going up....a lot. Geez, I'm paying for the internet that she's using to work. Someone tell me where I went wrong with that kid???

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

For those who are waiting for their BMO bonus boom miles from the fall, I just got off the live chat and they gave me mine.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Hmmm, we've been tossing around the idea to get DD an iPad versus another Samsung tablet. She's had hers since she was six, and takes very good care of it. They have the 10.5" iPad Air 64GB on the merchandise site on sale from 9,690 down to 7,752 miles. They are $650 retail.

I have 12,620 Dream miles and I don't see any cruising in the near future (MAYBE this time next year).

How do I calculate if this sale price is a good deal or not? What's the formula again?

 

[marchingstar]

Hmmm, we've been tossing around the idea to get DD an iPad versus another Samsung tablet. She's had hers since she was six, and takes very good care of it. They have the 10.5" iPad Air 64GB on the merchandise site on sale from 9,690 down to 7,752 miles. They are $650 retail.

I have 12,620 Dream miles and I don't see any cruising in the near future (MAYBE this time next year).

How do I calculate if this sale price is a good deal or not? What's the formula again?

I think the formula is: 95 cash miles = 10$, so 7752/95=810$.

I think it's also worth noting that if you put your miles towards a cruise, the travel rate for dream miles is 909 miles = 100$. So using those same 7752 miles towards a cruise (7752/909), you'd be looking at 850$ worth of miles.

I'd say it's not a great value to get a 650$ item for 7752 miles. But that said, you might see value beyond the cost. Getting an expensive gift for your daughter that's going to be fun and useful right now might be worth more than saving your miles towards a future cruise?

So $wise it's not a great value, but the subjective part might make it worthwhile for you?

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

I just went and chatted with DH about it and his answer shocked me. Typically he gives a lot of push back for travel (???). When I mentioned about using our Dream miles that are typically saved for flights (or AI, or a cruise), he paused and asked if it was a good idea to use them on the iPad since they don't expire.

I think he's hoping for a big family vacay after all of this to celebrate the end to this nightmare. I'm game! Looks like we are NOT getting the iPad LOL

 

[marchingstar]

I just went and chatted with DH about it and his answer shocked me. Typically he gives a lot of push back for travel (???). When I mentioned about using our Dream miles that are typically saved for flights (or AI, or a cruise), he paused and asked if it was a good idea to use them on the iPad since they don't expire.

I think he's hoping for a big family vacay after all of this to celebrate the end to this nightmare. I'm game! Looks like we are NOT getting the iPad LOL

I've thought about spending my miles on things that would make life a bit easier right now too. I wish it was something cool like an iPad, but my current 'want' list is a new stick vacuum. Anyways, I decided I feel like your husband--I'd rather keep saving for vacation. It gives me a bit of hope and something to look forward to.

I think it's going to be a while before we visit our neighbours to the immediate south, though...

Right now, I'm dreaming about hitting a couple international Mouse parks!