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[disfanforlife]

Sorry yes. Ending their program

So sorry!

 

[georgina]

Found a Harry Potter movie marathon on SyFy to listen to while I finish my taxes. Surprise, there's an ad for Microban during it!

 

[gottalovepluto]

Just got an email from Hilton Honors that they are extending ALL FNC until August 31, 2021. Mine was from an AmEx also -

I wanted to follow up on the recent message you received from our CEO, Chris Nassetta. In addition to the enhancements Hilton communicated, we are extending the expiration date of the Weekend Night Reward(s) you earned as a Hilton Honors American Express Card Member.

We appreciate that you choose to travel with us and want to make sure you have the flexibility you need to enjoy the rewards you’ve earned.

For all unexpired Weekend Night Rewards as of March 11, 2020, and all new ones issued until August 30, 2020, we are extending the expiration date through the end of next summer (August 31, 2021). There is no need for you to do anything, as your certificate(s) are being automatically updated in our systems.

We hope this adjustment gives you some additional flexibility for your travels.

Awesome!!

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

Oh and if anyone is looking for a nee kitchen apron, @SouthFayetteFan , bed bath and beyond has a mean girls one that says on Wednesdays we wear pink. Courae the apron was blue which was weird, no it's almost a hot pink

I’m not an apron guy... but if I were, this would be the one I’d choose!!

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

Basically same as they did with APs.

https://blogmickey.com/2020/03/tabl...e-to-coronavirus-covid-19-theme-park-closures

 

[Oscar Madison]

Update on my Chase Travel phone call.
Talked to someone at the 1:15 mark. Rep said she had to call Universal to get their okay to give me the pts back for the tickets.
She put me on hold to call them. She kept coming back and saying she was on hold with them and to keep waiting.
Line just cut off at the 1:30 mark!!
My guess is I won't be receiving a call back.

 

[ten6mom]

the CIC gets 5X points on office supplies stores. Staples frequently run sales on MC or Visa gift cards with no activation fee, and Office Depot is doing one this week at $15 off $300, which covers the cost of the activation fee. These sales are very popular with the MS group. I took a break from the CIP madness to get a CIC. 50,000 URs isn’t bad. And now I can buy gift cards and get 5% back!

Ah, ok thank you. Only a CIP here but I do have an MSR to meet...

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

I can’t take credit for finding this one. A friend in a churning group shared it...

I really really try to sympathize with all small business owners and self employed...... and I feel slightly bad to admit this, but I literally LOLed on this one.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ny...style/travel-influencers-coronavirus.amp.html

 

[ten6mom]

I can’t take credit for finding this one. A friend in a churning group shared it...

I really really try to sympathize with all small business owners and self employed...... and I feel slightly bad to admit this, but I literally LOLed on this one.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ny...style/travel-influencers-coronavirus.amp.html

IDK whether it's the same article I saw referenced earlier, but someone posted in a different thread about something similar (with them laughing about it) and essentially got roasted.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

IDK whether it's the same article I saw referenced earlier, but someone posted in a different thread about something similar (with them laughing about it) and essentially got roasted.

I mean, I did admit that I felt bad, right??

 

[ten6mom]

I mean, I did admit that I felt bad, right??

I'll be honest... it's only recently that I've seen this "influencer" title (?) come around. I find the whole thing rather... distasteful, really. Although the lady that does "Disneyland Daily" seems like a sweetheart. I "liked" her page but I think since that time she became "official" with Disneyland, plus with GAT, and maybe some other companies too, and now she has a staff (she was a one-woman show at the time, if I'm not mistaken). I still like her but I almost feel like I liked her better when she was JUST her. (In fact, her "title" changed to Disneyland Daily from something else and I remember being a bit disappointed that it changed, too. Probably had to, to be an official Disneyland infuencer!)

Sorry, that was really rambly!

 

[havaneselover]

Just read CDC says schools should be closed for 8 weeks. 2 weeks isn't going to do anything. Plus spring break will complicate that for a lot of the country.

 

[ten6mom]

Just read CDC says schools should be closed for 8 weeks. 2 weeks isn't going to do anything. Plus spring break will complicate that for a lot of the country.

Yowza.

My kids' first week of spring break just ended (we get two), so they have another week off anyway. At the moment , our district is saying they plan to return as usual. But a district right on our border has announced they will close, so it will be interesting to see if our district caves to the peer pressure I am sure is coming.

I am grateful my kids are older and even if they weren't, their step mom works for the the same district they attend, plus their dad is an district office employee for a different district who is also closing.. so at least they won't be alone all day if we do close.

 

[havaneselover]

Yowza.

My kids' first week of spring break just ended (we get two), so they have another week off anyway. At the moment , our district is saying they plan to return as usual. But a district right on our border has announced they will close, so it will be interesting to see if our district caves to the peer pressure I am sure is coming.

I am grateful my kids are older and even if they weren't, their step mom works for the the same district they attend, plus their dad is an district office employee for a different district who is also closing.. so at least they won't be alone all day if we do close.

Yeah, I'm grateful mine are teenagers and can take care of themselves and DD has her license. I'm very worried about DS virtually learning, but I'll see how I can support him. DD will be fine and I've asked her to put extra time into SAT prep. She was supposed to take it today, but that was obviously cancelled.

 

[ten6mom]

Yeah, I'm grateful mine are teenagers and can take care of themselves and DD has her license. I'm very worried about DS virtually learning, but I'll see how I can support him. DD will be fine and I've asked her to put extra time into SAT prep. She was supposed to take it today, but that was obviously cancelled.

My older son is only a sophomore and won't turn 16 until June, so he can't drive yet, and no plans for him for the SAT this year.

I'll be curious, if we close, to see how online/computer learning will work. I am sure a lot of students in our district don't have computer/internet access at home so I'm not sure what the workaround would be.

 

[mmmears]

There were actually a number of flights when we looked on Friday. I'm sure it's crazy now. So glad your DD's flight is off. I'll be on pins and needles until my DD's takes off. I'm so sad for them, too.

Wow. We looked and booked on Thursday and it was very slim pickings. But we were looking from the Shengen Zone, which already had the travel ban in place. Much easier from the UK (well, until today probably). I'm glad you were able to find something for your DD. Of course, I worry that by coming home she is coming into the middle of an epidemic because of where we live...

 

[ctinct]

Just read CDC says schools should be closed for 8 weeks. 2 weeks isn't going to do anything. Plus spring break will complicate that for a lot of the country.

Ugh.i understand, but it will be tough for me if this comes to fruition. Teachers will be paid because they’re salaried, but I’m an autism therapist who is paid hourly. I REALLY feel for the paras in our school. They don’t get paid a whole lot, as in, even though the city offers medical insurance, many of them find it cheaper to go on the state insurance program for their children. I think that’s a shame.

Anyhow, our union sent out a notice that they are consulting with the city and our lawyer on how to handle this, as there is no provision for this type of situation in our contract. HR emailed and said we should treat these days as snow days, which means we can use our vacation time and personal time, but not our sick time.i am sitting on 186 sick days, and I can’t use them. Grrrr. I’m really worried for one of my daughters. She left teaching g this year to do mentoring/ curriculum stuff, and travels to multiple districts. Her company grounded everyone for a few weeks, but if schools aren’t open, I fear she will lose her job. Not to mention my empathy for all the hourly workers, small business owners, etc. who are in danger of losing their livelihoods. This whole thing is going to be an economic disaster, in addition to being a health crisis.

Even health care workers may not be safe. Other daughter is a pt, and her hospital is sending all patients they can home, and stopping all elective and non- essential surgeries. She is also worried that she may infect some of her at risk patients before she realizes she is sick.

This whole situation is anxiety producing. I feel like we are in The Twilight Zone.

 

[CaliforniaGirl09]

Wow. We looked and booked on Thursday and it was very slim pickings. But we were looking from the Shengen Zone, which already had the travel ban in place. Much easier from the UK (well, until today probably). I'm glad you were able to find something for your DD. Of course, I worry that by coming home she is coming into the middle of an epidemic because of where we live...

That's exactly how I feel. I think she was probably safer in the North of England than Northern California. But who knows and this way at least she is with us.

 

[Judique]

I’m not an apron guy... but if I were, this would be the one I’d choose!!

https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/st...pron-in-pink/5366114?keyword=mean-girls-apron

It's almost a dress!

 

[mmmears]

That's exactly how I feel. I think she was probably safer in the North of England than Northern California. But who knows and this way at least she is with us.

Yeah, even DD thought it was safer in Norway than here. Are you across the Bay or near me? We are in the area with "all the cases." All my friends with kids in college in the US are saying that they had to come home as well.