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[wendow]

Whole thing seems to be new territory from what I’m seeing on DoC & Reddit. Rumored extension is through 9/6.

I'm not ready to make a decision so I will just wait and see if it gets extended.

 

[GZanta77]

Just watched latest track on weather channel. Looking more hopeful!!!

Maybe.....but maybe not for @Haley R. The latest update has it staying just off the coast - but it would be at its strongest and closest right at Melbourne. Hopefully, tomorrow mornings update will continue to see it track east but as of right now Florida is still getting hit hard.

Fingers crossed for good news in the morning.

 

[Haley R]

Maybe.....but maybe not for @Haley R. The latest update has it staying just off the coast - but it would be at its strongest and closest right at Melbourne. Hopefully, tomorrow mornings update will continue to see it track east but as of right now Florida is still getting hit hard.

Fingers crossed for good news in the morning.

I'm hoping by tomorrow morning they have a better idea for where it's going. I'm not sure I can get much sleep tonight. I have no desire to go to bed right now, but I'm sooo tired.

 

[PolyRob]

Maybe.....but maybe not for @Haley R. The latest update has it staying just off the coast - but it would be at its strongest and closest right at Melbourne. Hopefully, tomorrow mornings update will continue to see it track east but as of right now Florida is still getting hit hard.

Fingers crossed for good news in the morning.

JUST came here to post the same exact thing. I was watching CBS and it had one model passing by Melbourne (not making landfall), but it was a category 4 at that point

 

[Haley R]

JUST came here to post the same exact thing. I was watching CBS and it had one model passing by Melbourne (not making landfall), but it was a category 4 at that point

It's not looking great for Melbourne, unfortunately. I really don't want to spend the $1000 to stay at AKL, but I'm not sure I want to stay home either. Dh just got done saying he's done paying for resorts at wdw and wants to take day trips instead. I know this is a different situation, though.

 

[wendow]

Maybe.....but maybe not for @Haley R. The latest update has it staying just off the coast - but it would be at its strongest and closest right at Melbourne. Hopefully, tomorrow mornings update will continue to see it track east but as of right now Florida is still getting hit hard.

Fingers crossed for good news in the morning.

What I just saw had it at a cat 3. Yes, coming in around Melbourne, but I was happy to see it downgraded at landfall. I've been through enough hurricanes to know there are lots of variables but the trend seems to be shifting east. I'm praying for continued movement east.

 

[GZanta77]

It's not looking great for Melbourne, unfortunately. I really don't want to spend the $1000 to stay at AKL, but I'm not sure I want to stay home either. Dh just got done saying he's done paying for resorts at wdw and wants to take day trips instead. I know this is a different situation, though.

Disconnect and get some rest - you might have a busy day tomorrow. Wishing you all the best.

 

[GZanta77]

What I just saw had it at a cat 3. Yes, coming in around Melbourne, but I was happy to see it downgraded at landfall. I've been through enough hurricanes to know there are lots of variables but the trend seems to be shifting east. I'm praying for continued movement east.

Thats true - I had missed that.....but it shows sustained winds of 125mph which is still almost a Cat 4. There has been some good movement east over the past 24hrs as you said, so lets hope that continues.

 

[Haley R]

Thats true - I had missed that.....but it shows sustained winds of 125mph which is still almost a Cat 4. There has been some good movement east over the past 24hrs as you said, so lets hope that continues.

I think we'll have to make our final decision by tomorrow. I have a feeling a lot of people will start leaving Sunday if it shows it hitting us.

 

[Haley R]

Well I'm gonna eat some gummy worms and listen to classic rock music-piano versions lol. Might help calm me some

 

[GZanta77]

Well I'm gonna eat some gummy worms and listen to classic rock music-piano versions lol. Might help calm me some

You're failing at the disconnecting part.

 

[Haley R]

You're failing at the disconnecting part.

I like my music lol. That is me disconnecting

 

[wendow]

Thats true - I had missed that.....but it shows sustained winds of 125mph which is still almost a Cat 4. There has been some good movement east over the past 24hrs as you said, so lets hope that continues.

Yes! The last 24 hours has really shown an eastern shift. Let's hope it continues!

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

Not that anybody cares but it is in my name...

South Fayette 55-6 tonight. Good to get back in the flow in our first conference game. I’m a happy camper tonight.

 

[gottalovepluto]

You're failing at the disconnecting part.

That IS how we millennials disconnect! Anymore than that and you’ll give us an anxiety attack about being disconnected.

 

[Haley R]

That IS how we millennials disconnect! Anymore than that and you’ll give us an anxiety attack about being disconnected.

This is so true lol. I absolutely need music to tune out (no pun intended). I just discovered The Piano Tribute Players playlist on Youtube and I'm in love. There are 500 songs!

 

[CaliforniaGirl09]

Assuming DH hasn’t had the personal/vanilla Platinum yet, have you thought about supporting him from your Biz Plat link? The Biz Plat has a 20k MR support bonus that would go to your account. If you open the support link in incognito mode, you can click around to the vanilla Plat for DH to apply, and it might pull up the 75k MR incognito offer (some people report seeing a 70k MR offer; the 60k MR offer is the same as the public offer but you’d get the 20k MR support bonus in addition) (and try different browsers, and/or servers if you have a VPN if the higher offers don’t come up). That’s about as close to the 100k MR offer as you can get without finding the Platicorn.

Remember that MR cards max out in support clicks at 55k MR, per card, per calendar year. So for the Biz Plat, that’s just two clicks at the full 20k MR, and one 15k MR click. (The BGR/Biz Gold also has support clicks worth 20k MR, capped at 55k MR per year.) Just be sure of how many support points you’ve already earned on the card this year before using it to support again.

I actually double checked with Amex chat today on previous cards for both DH and me. I was right in my recollection--he's never had a personal Amex card. That makes his pop up on the 100k Schwab offer even more of a head scratcher. The only thing I can think is that we have a big charge ($10k) on his Amex business blue card that went in right after the last statement. The statement for that hasn't hit yet so I'm going to try on the Schwab again after we pay that bill. He puts tons of regular spend on the Business blue, and the only other card on his
Amex record was the Starwood business that he had for a year and rarely used. He closed it once the first statement hit. He would have used it more it they hadn't changed the points earned with the merger. But if the Starwood is the problem, he got the pop up on a personal card for a business card that he cancelled last April. Again, with tons of regular spend on his only current Amex card. Weird!

If the Schwab attempt fails again after paying the bill, then I will definitely try the personal platinum through a referral link from me. I've never done the incognito route so hopefully I can figure that out. If he still gets a pop up, I'm going to be pissed, LOL.

I have had the personal platinum before (closed 2015), which probably explains why I wasn't eligible for the Schwab 100k. Strangely on my Amex website card offers it has the platinum 60k offer in there for cards that I'm allegedly "prequalified" for. I assume I'd get the pop up if I tried though. If DH can't get through the pop-ups for a personal, I may give it a try though.

I went ahead and cross-referred both of us for our CIP#2s today. Both of us got the pending/need more consideration message. I was hoping to sneak through there since we haven't had Chase cards in a while, but I guess not. I'll wait a couple days and check the status number.

So I think my next move is to try the Schwab again once the bill is paid. If that doesn't work, I'll try to refer him from my card and pull up the 60-75k personal offer. If that doesn't work, I'll have him go for the business version via the phone call and I'll go for the "prequalified" personal. I love my MRs, but they do make it a PITA. We fly British Air a ton so I am going to look into the Chase BA card upgrade for a credit toward the ridiculous fees after the CIP application process is finished (+30).

 

[wendow]

That IS how we millennials disconnect! Anymore than that and you’ll give us an anxiety attack about being disconnected.

My dd's are not millennials but they both put in headphones to connect. Weird to me, but they are of a different generation.

 

[PolyRob]

That IS how we millennials disconnect! Anymore than that and you’ll give us an anxiety attack about being disconnected.

HAHA this is so true!!!

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

Man I wish the Delta 2cpp thing didn't require flights... I'd be all over that if not for the flight part. LOL!