Something About Nothing..........#11

[macraven]

Thanks Mac. I will keep checking for all my flights, being blindly brave is not me. It is so frustrating, as when you book, you plan around those times. So, far, no other airline, including luggage, is cheaper than what I have with SW right now. US Air has our airport as a hub, most other airlines that service our airport do not consider it a hub, including SW. That limits attractive priced flights sometimes. I am not willing to drive or take a train further than the about an hour I now take to get to our airport to go out of another airport.

Ah, you not working week day or not working people, it is Tuesday, and I am already dreaming of this week-end. Well, not really, as taking DD to the concert this week-end. It will be a whole stadium of screaming teen and tween girls. I may need ear plugs. For Keisha, the things we do for our kids. LOL

my cousin worked for us air.
well she still does and has been with them for 20 years now.
thought the merger with american went through already....

cousin moved to st augustines fl from the west coast when she moved up the ladder with the company.

 

[macraven]

That whole weekend is with you if its ok??

yes, yes and yes...

you have me and i have the 3 of you all that weekend.

pinkie swear.

friday, saturday, sunday...

going to try for the unmasking the horror tours on thursday and hit hhn that night.
do you all want to do the day tour houses again or will you be coming in friday morning
or will you be coming in thursday?

 

[Lynne G]

Yep, Mac, I think US Air is now American. I just keep remembering the old names. So much combining in the air industry. I remember taking an Air Tran flight to Europe years ago. We didn't like that airline very much, and have never flown it since. Funny, now SW will have those Air Tran flights.

Ok - it's Wednesday, and a very sunny, humid day, to remind us we are to officially start summer soon.

 

[Bluer101]

yes, yes and yes...

you have me and i have the 3 of you all that weekend.

pinkie swear.

friday, saturday, sunday...

going to try for the unmasking the horror tours on thursday and hit hhn that night.
do you all want to do the day tour houses again or will you be coming in friday morning
or will you be coming in thursday?

We will be there on Thursday morning again. I will talk to the other half on the unmasking or if she pokes her head in here to check on me. Lol

We just booked 6 days for July 4th week. We are having a 4th party then leave on the 5th.

 

[keishashadow]

no humps? hmmmph

Marcie I saw the pics earlier before they disappeared. You must be so proud, congrats...you done good!

Lol........doesn't Janet know someone with a cdl???

You, me, Janet and Vicki...........we would get into a lot of trouble!!! I make my cocktails strong

intimately. my motto is all it takes is one good drink to get the job done.

Did someone say bbq?...I'm on my way

I received an e-mail from SW this morning it said they had changed my return flight from 6:35 pm to 7:45 am and from a nonstop to connecting flight. I promptly got on the phone and after being on hold for 20 minutes changed it to an 8:45 pm which arrives at 10:20 ...later than I wanted but at least we have more time in Orlando instead of less. Good news is I got a $36 flight credit...now to plan another trip so I can use it

Hot, hot and did I say hot here in GA...temp reached 91 yesterday...a walk on Carole's beach sounds lovely.

Hope everyone has a wonderful week

as if they thought you'd be happy to switch from a NS to connecting lol

btw, still on the phone with SW.
well, not talking to anyone, just getting the "someone will be with you as soon as possible" recording.......

they hung up on me when i said i was canceling my flight and wanted a refund.
got the email they cancelled my flight but not refunding my money.
called back to straighten it out.

well, on hold still that is.....

I am floored by this...so now NO NS flights out of MKE? eek

would think the contract of carriage would cover reimbursement for cancellation of original flight

other than that how's things?

That whole weekend is with you if its ok??

sorry, she's spoken forjk, we come in late on Wednesday, possibly close to midnight if I go with the much cheaper flight in from west coast. we catch an early afternoon flight on Sunday home

FYI everyone...just found out AP renewal is going up to $225. after August 1...Glad I'm renewing this month.

thanks! the mr's is up for renewal this month. mine doesn't expire until early October...wonder if they'll let me renew it now? hmmm

We will be there on Thursday morning again. I will talk to the other half on the unmasking or if she pokes her head in here to check on me. Lol

We just booked 6 days for July 4th week. We are having a 4th party then leave on the 5th.

just missing you again. my collective spawn insist I head on home (early) to have 4th of July festivities

DIL took GD to Taylor Swift concert this past weekend. Local radio station had a promo wherein you'd grab a tshirt from their roving vans during the week & wear it to concert, hoping for an upgrade in seats.

here is the before picture, just a tad big

after her mom be-dazzled it

she was one of four winners & was moved to 2nd row. talk about lucky!

 

[Lynne G]

Lucky me, DD and I will be seeing Ms. Swift in a few days. I'm packing ear plugs. We are close to the front, I think row 33. Hope it is not raining. Great pictures Keisha. Lucky kid indeed!

Ok, saw the tickets for HHN are out now. Not sure I want to go, but if I want to tour, what tour is the best? I don't mind seeing in the daylight.

And, my pass expires in August, so I may try to call in July to renew and hopefully get the "old" price. I hope so. $75 is at least a nice dinner for me.

Hope all are enjoying the day.

 

[Bluer101]

no humps? hmmmph

Marcie I saw the pics earlier before they disappeared. You must be so proud, congrats...you done good!



intimately. my motto is all it takes is one good drink to get the job done.



as if they thought you'd be happy to switch from a NS to connecting lol



I am floored by this...so now NO NS flights out of MKE? eek

would think the contract of carriage would cover reimbursement for cancellation of original flight

other than that how's things?



sorry, she's spoken forjk, we come in late on Wednesday, possibly close to midnight if I go with the much cheaper flight in from west coast. we catch an early afternoon flight on Sunday home



thanks! the mr's is up for renewal this month. mine doesn't expire until early October...wonder if they'll let me renew it now? hmmm



just missing you again. my collective spawn insist I head on home (early) to have 4th of July festivities

DIL took GD to Taylor Swift concert this past weekend. Local radio station had a promo wherein you'd grab a tshirt from their roving vans during the week & wear it to concert, hoping for an upgrade in seats.

here is the before picture, just a tad big

after her mom be-dazzled it

she was one of four winners & was moved to 2nd row. talk about lucky!

Well we still have 4 days in October if Mac will share. Lol

We normally do over July 4th but DW has the week after off so that dictated my schedule too. Oh well, I will still take 6 days of chilling out. I'm dreaming of sleeping in, hanging poolside with lunches at Bula!

Nice job on the shirt.

 

[macraven]

keisha, they did have two early morning flights from mco to mke but i don't get out of bed at 3:30-4:00 in the morning.
and i never take a flight that gets me home by noon on my last day at the darkside.


the flights they added leave before my original flight was and it goes to dallas texas.
no thanks.
i don't do connecting

i looked at my united email again.
i was wrong what i posted yesterday on the fare.
looked again and it is $156.40 rt.

i think SW is trying to do more flights out of Midway instead of WI.

O'hare is the hub for UA so there are many flights to chose from.
it's a better choice for me in the long run.
and cheaper.

i screwed up when i was telling bluer my schedule.
i know we have plans for hhn that thursday.

we can add more to the group and become a herd of people thursday night....

 

[Bluer101]

keisha, they did have two early morning flights from mco to mke but i don't get out of bed at 3:30-4:00 in the morning.
and i never take a flight that gets me home by noon on my last day at the darkside.


the flights they added leave before my original flight was and it goes to dallas texas.
no thanks.
i don't do connecting

i looked at my united email again.
i was wrong what i posted yesterday on the fare.
looked again and it is $156.40 rt.

i think SW is trying to do more flights out of Midway instead of WI.

O'hare is the hub for UA so there are many flights to chose from.
it's a better choice for me in the long run.
and cheaper.

i screwed up when i was telling bluer my schedule.
i know we have plans for hhn that thursday.

we can add more to the group and become a herd of people thursday night....

Oh man, you have plans Thursday night? That's it I'm canceling my trip!

 

[macraven]

 

[schumigirl]

Janet.....she is cute as a button!!! Nice thing to happen too, GD must have been thrilled.......I have heard the name Taylor Swift......but couldn't pick her out from a crowd of one.........I really am out of date with these youngsters........


It is glorious outside today again!! 3 beautiful days on the trot......we are getting spoiled!

Have DS at dentist this morning for root canal treatment. This is the boy who has never had anything done to his teeth....no fillings (cavities) nothing. He takes everything in his stride though...........

So although we will be bbqing again tonight.......soft food for him.......awwwww.......

Have a great Thursday........

 

[marciemi]

Can I ask what weekend people are taking about and if we're still invited? Think I'm not following this well since I'm always on my phone but went back several pages and still can't figure it out!

And wow, not even sure I remember the SW issue I had that were quoted but let's just say you don't want to hear about my Spirit travels to MI this week. Once (IF?) I make it back to Orlando tomorrow we're firmly crossing them off our list forever!

 

[Lynne G]

Speedy travels then Marcie. That stinks when the airline is an issue.

Ahh, the feels like weather is 100 degrees today. Soupy anyone? I love summer, but that's kinda crazy.

Hope all are enjoying your Thursday.

 

[keishashadow]

/\ love it

marci - not another spirit horror story! DIL convinced me to book them for November trip against my better judgment. lots of homies will be drifting into MCO for HHN. believe the 'big' weekend in question is over Columbus Day. we are doing fly by of sorts at end of west coast trip but leaving that Saturday. mac & steve (probably others here) will be there for duration as I understand it.

mac - that's a very good rate on united. do they ding u for bags?

carole - root canal, eeee, good luck to DS! how did you escape braces, lucky!

 

[macraven]

even with paying UA the $50 for rt for bags, it is still cheaper than SW.

got my figures wrong the first time i posted them but looked again.
UA will be $156 plus the $50 for luggage
so $206

SW was $252

car service to O'hare is $60 less than using it to Milwaukee.

best part, i already have my seat assigned......and it didn't cost me $25 for that.



Marcie, i tried Spirit when they weren't the discount airline they are now.
flights were on time and decent accomodations on the plane.
when they changed to the system they have now, stopped using them.

the only thing i worry about on vacations is how much weight i will gain.
i hate to worry about the procedure of finding my seat on the plane when i fly sw.

 

[macraven]

marcie, it is just like keisha said.
there will be a large number at the darkside for hhn during the columbus day weekend.
there are others that will be there at the first of october some late september.

not everyone has posted when they plan to do hhn yet.

i usually create a thread titled, hhn when will you go.
i list the dates of when people post their dates.

not everyone posts on that thread but i am thinking you need to nominate a leader * cough cough lynne* to get one started sooner than when i make a new thread in the forums.

 

[marciemi]

My flight today back on Spirit was much more uneventful. Tuesday night can basically just be summarized as flight was supposed to get to Detroit at 9:15pm. Didn't actually get there until midnight. And then the door broke so no one could get off the plane until they got a mechanic to fix it. Wasn't planning to get home well after 1am. Very little info while in Orlando. There was inclement weather but all the other airlines in the terminal held for about 20 minutes and Spirit did for an hour (while the flight was already an hour late coming in). Onboard though it was mostly fine - flight attendants were hilarious and helpful and seemed to put everyone in a good mood despite the late flight. However, the seats are crammed. As in I couldn't straighten my legs under the seat in front of me. While waiting for them to fix the door & deplane in Detroit I bit the bullet and paid the upgrade for an exit row on my way back today, which made for a much better flight. Also Janet, just be aware that the charge for anything at the gate is $100 so be sure you look at all the regulations/sizes/weights/bag fees (I was just carrying a large purse and was fine) before so you're not unpleasantly shocked like some people as we left Detroit.

I really hope to meet up with some of you - think we've mentioned we have one of the free Premier or whatever passes so can do the included HHN on like Sun or Thu I believe? Not big enough horror fans to do it a second time so hope one of those day works but would be glad to meet up for other stuff as well!

 

[goofyfigment]

We will be there Oct 9 and 10.
So excited can't wait

 

[Bluer101]

We will be there Oct 9 and 10.
So excited can't wait

Hey stranger.

 

[macraven]

55 and rainy today.
put furnace on last night.

this always puts me in a sour mood.......

marcie, yes the free hhn tix can be used on wed, thurs, sun

meets are kewl, the more the merrier.