Ag with kids

Oh...and while I was on this quest, I looked at my British Airways account just to see if I had a PRE-APPROVED offer there. No bueno... BUT...It looks like the BA card is offering 100K Avios as their bonus. In addition to that, the Aer Lingus and Iberia cards are also offering 100K Avios. So, you could potentially get 300K Avios and take a bad ass trip or four...

Well...shit. That's the only reason I wanted the fucking cards. Everything I'd seen was that they wouldn't even approve you if you're over 5/24. Oh well.

Interesting tidbit about Chase and the 5/24... I had looked awhile back and I've had 5 cards opened within the past 2 years. I'm coming up on 3 of them dropping off, but that's in April, June and September. However, I logged into my Southwest Airlines account this past weekend looking for prices on a flight I'll be taking over spring break and it had an offer for their Southwest Chase card with 30K pts and the free Companion Pass - and it said I was PRE-APPROVED. It's a fucking awesome deal, so I just said fuck it and applied. What's the worst thing that could happen? Ooooohhhh...an inquiry hits my credit report and I don't get the card (which I don't have now, so it's continues the status quo). Well, I got the "We're researching your application and get back to you" message. Oh well, no card. The next morning, I get an email from Chase - "Congratulations!!! We've approved your card application. We'll be sending it out soon." So, now I've got 6 cards opened in 24 months. But WAIT! There's more!!!! Yesterday, I logged Into my United Airlines account to see about a flight for this weekend (SWA doesn't fly out of the airport I need and AA was RIDICULOUSLY expensive). Lo and behold, I've got an offer for one of their cards - with a better deal than I've seen elsewhere. AND it's PRE-APPROVED. This couldn't work again, could it, says I? Ah...fuck it, why not? Applied and got the same "We're researching your application and get back to you" message as before. And...this morning came the good news..."Congratulations!!! We've approved your card application. We'll be sending it out soon." So, now I have 7 accounts opened in the past 24 months. Is Chase getting soft in their old age? Or is the "PRE-APPROVED" offer truly pre-approved regardless of the 5/24? Anywho, figured I'd let y'all know so you can see if it works for others...

We just bought some hardware and software for some simulation stuff at work. Yearly maintenance and other subscriptions are right around $55K/year... WTF?

Coming back to the US you can also show proof of COVID recovery in the past 90 days. I think it requires proof of a positive test AND a letter from a Dr stating you were cleared to travel...

Especially restaurants that can't just do what places like Snow's or Franklin's where they only serve until they're sold out - and they have to serve until some arbitrary time that they've chosen to close the restaurant...

Rudy's smoked turkey is pretty tasty. My son in law is a GM at Rudy's and several Thanksgivings he's brought the turkey from there and it hit the spot. And I agree with the comment on their sauce. It's really good.

I've been numerous times over the past year...never had a wait. Sometimes had a bit of an issue finding an open seat, but that's because I want to use my laptop, so I kind of want a table. This is at DFW and MIA...

It's classified. I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.

I love the MiG-28...🤣

Because Michael Caine is funny...

When you first start, the limit will be somewhat lower, since they don't have any real data on your spending and payoff habits. After some time, the limit will increase...often a lot... I just checked and both my personal and business Plat cards have 6 figure limits right now.

Figured this was a good place for this...

He didn't do the inviting. Just the explaining...

“Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon in the sense that it is and can be produced only by a more rapid increase in the quantity of money than in output.” -- Milton Friedman

Fight ME, Seymour... That's all I got.

To be fair...I kinda want to go to Jim's just for the nostalgia of it from growing up...used to stop there every once in a while with my Dad. May have to do that next time I'm up there visiting him at Medina Lake.

Their rolls and that butter are the tits... Skip everything else except beer and booze.

My mom taught at Glenn Elementary in ECISD back in the 80s/90s.

https://www.burgundypasturebeef.com/ It's based out of Grandview, but has stores in Ft Worth and Dallas...

Don't talk to the Uber drivers, whatever you do.

I've done this a number of times. Got a CHEAP vacation and just have to waste 1.5 hrs listening to the pitch. I know how to say no - I've got 9 kids. Just call them - they'll almost always give you a list of all the different vacations you could get if you sign up. My last one was 3days/2nights in NYC in a Hilton Club off of 53rd St (IIRC) for $199. After listening to the pitch, they gave me a $50 Visa gift card and a free 4day/3night vacation to FL on one of the coastal islands. Which reminds me...I've got to use that this year.