Originally Posted By Bob Paris I cannot believe you're willing to fly a more expensive airline just because you cnnot bear to be without your computer for twelve or so hours. Take a book! You DO realize they have movies in the headrests in front of you these days, right? Or at least, Singapore do! Unless you're some kind of high powered businessman, I consider a need for a computer on a plane HIGHLY indulgent.
Originally Posted By SuperDry Some might claim that traveling half way around the world on vacation is highly indulgent - I think that's the point. If he wants to use his computer on board, let the man have his 15 volts without being criticized for it.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< we have nice big FREELOADER accounts on all three airlines, which we use to freeload minor trips around Asia all the time. >>> Are you optimizing your miles properly? All three airlines you mention are in the same alliance, so you can earn and redeem miles interchangeably. You could fly on Continental, earn Delta miles for the flight, and then redeem them on Northwest. You want to make sure you milk your freeloading for all it's worth.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris "If he wants to use his computer on board, let the man have his 15 volts without being criticized for it." Got NO problem there. I was just wondering why he cannot do without his computer for fourteen or so hours and is thus buying more expensive tickets on another airline that DOES provide computer access, yet he is clearly saying money is an issue for this holiday. Sorry but the two things don't compute. Oh and sorry to talk about you as if you were not here, Mr. X. At this rate, your wife will develop a complex and will want to do what another Nipponese wife of a friend of mine does - leaves him at home in Tokyo to work while she goes north with the kids to visit her mother. I have heard that's a Japanese thing to do. If she insists, just tell her that's fine.....you will visit Florida on your own then!
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Not like Mr. X has done the very same thing you suggest on some of his trips to DL and HKDL in the past... and do the boy things in the process... like beer and cigarettes... etc etc. Anyways.. I am more offended by the fact that Mr. X has not checked out my quality control walk from yesterday at WDW...(shameless plug)
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo >>>Trust me, he's an utterly fantastic human being when you're lucky enough to meet him in person (just like me! ). <<< I thought that was supposed to be a secret!!!
Originally Posted By Mr X **Are you optimizing your miles properly? All three airlines you mention are in the same alliance, so you can earn and redeem miles interchangeably.** But of course...why do you think those three are the ones we leech off of? Don't forget, I learned from the freeloading master!
Originally Posted By Mr X **I was just wondering why he cannot do without his computer for fourteen or so hours and is thus buying more expensive tickets on another airline that DOES provide computer access, yet he is clearly saying money is an issue for this holiday.** Well, I would think that money is an "issue" for any holiday, unless you're very well off, or else an idiot (who's probably running up those credit cards for the umteenth time without a thought in the world as to the possible consequenses...any LPers wanna raise your hands on THAT one?). Just because I said I'm not going to dump twenty-four thousand bucks on business class tickets doesn't mean I'm unwilling to splurge a bit here and there on a better quality product. What a silly thing to say! **I cannot believe you're willing to fly a more expensive airline just because you cnnot bear to be without your computer for twelve or so hours.** You're making a lot of assumptions. The need for a computer is for the benefit of all the other passengers, NOT for my use whatsoever. **You DO realize they have movies in the headrests in front of you these days, right?** Apparently NorthWest does not. Again, that'd be a bad thing for all my fellow passengers. I'm paying more money for THEIR sake, not my own. **Unless you're some kind of high powered businessman, I consider a need for a computer on a plane HIGHLY indulgent.** I'm not going to beat a dead horse with my reasoning yet again, but as SuperDry said any vacation could be considered indulgent and particularly many of the ones discussed here on LP. My "depression era" Grandparents hardly vacations at all their entire lifetimes, despite having the means to do so, because the idea was "over indulgent". And when they did take a trip once in a blue moon, it was in the family car, and not too far away.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>Are you optimizing your miles properly?<< The professional Freeloader of them all speaks. Maybe I should pay attention and learn something from this.
Originally Posted By Mr X **leaves him at home in Tokyo to work while she goes north with the kids to visit her mother.** What really astounds me is the fact that Japanese women as a rule go "home to mother" after a child is born...often far away from the husband, and usually for at least a couple of months. I understand needing Mom to help out with the new baby, sure, but why doesn't Mom join the family and not vice-versa? And in many cases, the Dad stays home to work and DOES NOT SEE HIS BABY for several months after the birth! That just floors me.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>What really astounds me is the fact that Japanese women as a rule go "home to mother" after a child is born...often far away from the husband, and usually for at least a couple of months.<< Does.. "YOU BASTARD!!! YOU DID THIS TO ME!!! I HATE YOU!!! IT HURTS LIKE HELL!!! I AM NEVER LETTING NEAR ME AGAIN YOU PIG!!!!" ...sounds familiar to you during labor?
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 That's horrible, by my standards. Sure doesn't sound like a family unit.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 I'm trying to come up with a logical explaination for that. Stumped. Unless if you never see each other there's friction, no fighting, no reason to divorse, but that doesn't make sense either. Why marry unless it's just to up the population?
Originally Posted By danyoung >...or else an idiot (who's probably running up those credit cards for the umteenth time without a thought in the world as to the possible consequenses...any LPers wanna raise your hands on THAT one?).< Sheepishly raising a hand . . .
Originally Posted By Mr X lol. I think it's time to start another poll. Let's head over to community, shall we. It'll be up in a bit.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< That's what you get for going cheap. Pay more and fly business, instead of economy (wretched) class. Better yet, that is what you get for flying US carriers... You get no pity here in the very least. >>> This is strange. It seems that Mr X is doing exactly what one would hope for if one wanted to help restore health to the US airline industry: rather than shop by price alone, he's evaluated several available options, and in fact decided on the most expensive one based on that carrier offering a couple of in-flight amenities that are important to him and the others don't have. I don't think it's any coincidence that it's the one carrier of the three that's not been in bankruptcy court in the last decade. Mr X, here's some more advice: when you finally have enough miles on any of those three carriers and redeem them for a free flight, be sure to do so on Continental. The manifest won't identify you as a freeloader to the crew, so you'll have no chance of getting a Mr. or Ms. Crankypants that thinks you're not paying enough to be on their flight.
Originally Posted By Mr X Oh, definitely. If price was no issue (freeloading), I'd always choose Continental over any other American carrier...at least for international it seems the best. Can't speak for domestic as I've only done VERY short hops. Avoiding any crankypants's is a high priority too!
