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Best Breakfast Food
I submit to you: English muffin with peanut butter. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Your unpopular food opinions
Obligatory “she hasn’t tried my gravy”? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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TRAVEL: Points, Miles, Discounts, Tips, Advice & Questions
Expensive travel IS a cancer, so mission accomplished?
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Your unpopular food opinions
Sorry, thought "unpopular" was part of the thread title. My mistake, I guess.
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TRAVEL: Points, Miles, Discounts, Tips, Advice & Questions
Agreed. However, I'll admit that when I first became EP I didn't know all of the things it got me. But point taken.
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Netflix Recommendations
Went to high school with Holt McCallany (Tench in the show). Made my history teacher cry in front of a full classroom, then when teach left he took over for the rest of the period. FDR was the subject of his "lecture" (complete with Thujone-esque chalkboard illustrations).
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Your unpopular food opinions
Wings are a snack. Not a meal. That is all. And not a particularly good snack.
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TRAVEL: Points, Miles, Discounts, Tips, Advice & Questions
Unless you are Exec Platinum, in which case the charge is waived. Other airlines may have similar. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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TRAVEL: Points, Miles, Discounts, Tips, Advice & Questions
Depending on airline, status level may determine if there's a fee.
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Game of Thrones Season 8 (NO BOOKSPOILERS) thread
Yeah, they should have used the stones that Jon was able to duck behind constantly when the undead dragon was breathing fire at him. They were indestructible.
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Game of Thrones Season 8 (NO BOOKSPOILERS) thread
https://gizmodo.com/game-of-thrones-accidentally-leaves-modern-coffee-cup-o-1834545322 Lol
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Game of Thrones Season 8 (NO BOOKSPOILERS) thread
LOL at rapid-fire, hyper-accurate, VW-bus-at-400mph-energy-packing-when-they-hit crossbows. Ridiculous, ruined the whole episode for me. This is the secret weapon that defeats dragons routinely? Dragons kind of suck if so.
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Your unpopular food opinions
It is impossible to be more wrong than this.
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Coffee Burr Grinder or Blade Grinder?
I know it's just what everyone says about them, but burr grinders give a much more consistent grind. I prefer the coffee or espresso that I get using my burr grinder (Rancilio Rocky) vastly over the blade grinders I had before.
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Your unpopular food opinions
Brisket is just ok.
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TRAVEL: Points, Miles, Discounts, Tips, Advice & Questions
Final update: ended up getting upgraded both AUS->JFK and JFK->LHR. We were #2 and #3 on both upgrade lists. First flight I put my wife in first and took coach, then got pulled up when the #1 (Concierge Key) didn’t board even after checking in. Then got put into business as soon as we got to the gate in DFW. Already upgraded for Madrid flight to DFW, so all-in-all, best I could have hoped for I think (DFW->AUS) would be icing, but a thin layer in comparison. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Tell me about Nebraska
Coach DEV-uh-nee did pretty good there. Lol.
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Bourbon
My wife doesn't like whiskey of any type. But even she would know that Eagle Rare would be a great choice, should she be otherwise. I guess I've talked about it enough, had her pick some up for me often enough, etc. (She also knows it's relatively inexpensive for how good it is, so she doesn't begrudge me the purchase, which is nice.)
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Bourbon
That's funny you say that. I have bought several bottles of ER there, and always paid around $30 (have also bought the 1.75s for $65). Then last weekend I stopped by to pick one up, and was shocked to see the $40 when it rang up. I still bought it because it's still a good value for that price to me, but I was surprised.
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Top 5 candy rankings
These things are crack. Every time I go back to visit my mom, she makes sure to have a big container full of the singles. I end up eating the whole damn thing. A couple of those with a cup of coffee? Yes, please.
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Top 5 candy rankings
- Top 3 cookie rankings
1. Oreos (original, not any of the abominations) 2. Keebler fudge stripes (how tiny a donut can you create by eating around the hole without breaking it?) 3. Lorna Doone- TRAVEL: Points, Miles, Discounts, Tips, Advice & Questions
I guess I disagree here, but it may depend on the airport. I don’t like it when I have time to get a quick drink and/or snack, but it’s at one of the airports with the “$xx at a restaurant” deal, most of the time. Many times the place is crowded, so you’re waiting to be seated. The staff doesn’t really seem to relish the PP when it’s trotted out. And, since you can’t apply any of the credit to a top, you have to go out of pocket unless you are ok not tipping at all. It’s certainly better than nothing, but I prefer a regular lounge. Gift horses and all, I guess, since I get this for free with the CSR card. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk- TRAVEL: Points, Miles, Discounts, Tips, Advice & Questions
Sorry I was unclear. Outbound is AUS->JFK->LHR. All AA flights. I purchased the Premium Economy, didn't use miles. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk- TRAVEL: Points, Miles, Discounts, Tips, Advice & Questions
Just an update. Ended up booking Premium Economy, leaving on a Thursday, return on a Tuesday. Then called up Exec Plat desk, and surprisingly, got confirmed upgrade on the return trip from Madrid->DFW (still economy DFW->AUS, but exit row, etc., so fine, and I often get upgraded on that leg anyway just due to status.) I was really surprised, because NOTHING I could find (AA website OR ExpertFlyer.com) showed any availability, and I check every day. Waitlisted on AUS->LHR, hopefully it comes through, the rep seemed to indicate it wasn't hopeless. So, although at this point I'm still in Premium Economy going east, I did get an upgrade to business coming back west, which is the longest flight of the whole trip (11 hrs). Bonus: when I called and she confirmed the availability, I got her to change my original reservation from Premium Economy to regular-old economy, then apply the upgrade (still gets you to business.) Saved a quick $300 just for asking, which I thought was cool. On the last question, I had enough miles to book 2 RT in business, but only with MileSaaver fares, which limit your options. All of them involved BA flights and terrible schedules, and additionally they would have cost me something like $1300 in fees to book my "free" flights. That, the crappy times, and having to use all those miles, I just couldn't see my way to doing that. - Top 3 cookie rankings
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