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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread
« on: July 09, 2025, 06:40:50 PM »I don't think I've ever been though Orlando but I bet Orlando is a major contender too. sd confirm?
too many kids, cuts down the average
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too many kids, cuts down the average
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Kansas City things
« on: July 09, 2025, 06:39:59 PM »
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Signs of getting old
« on: July 03, 2025, 08:42:09 AM »Mitch Richmond turned 60 today.I used to work the k-state basketball camps during the summers and one summer mitch came back to appear at one of the sessions.
Tom
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well, every night after the campers were sent back to their dorms, the current and former players, and others working the camp, would play pick up games for a couple hours in the upper ahearn gyms.
mitch was one of the pick up team captains and as the two captains were picking teams, he looked over and pointed at me and said, in these exact words “i’ll take slim”.
anyway that’s how I got to share the court with a 6 time nba all star and game mvp. he could drain it from anywhere on the court.
How many dimes did you drop to Mitch?
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Tipping
« on: July 03, 2025, 08:38:35 AM »30% is standard now? tipflation is out of control
no
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« on: July 02, 2025, 07:56:04 PM »
I currently have it until end of 2026 so I hope it holds on a bit as well. Use it all the time.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« on: July 02, 2025, 07:40:28 PM »My daily driver is the csp. Hyatt card for my hotel stays. I haven't churned in a long time.
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same for me. I will churn the SW cards every two years with Mrs SF to keep the companion pass, but that's about it for me. Like Rusty, I like to have a mostly central spot for points that I can move around. Since I don't stay at Marriott anymore for work, I use Hyatt mostly for hotel. I try and use SW to fly since I almost always have a companion pass. Outside of those two, I just grab flights that are the most cost effective, usually through Chase. I have room to grab another card or two, I can never decide on which is the best deal for me so I usually just sit tight.
I think SW is gutting the companion pass as well fyi
whoa, haven't heard this. would be a bummer. I'm on my second year so was planning on what type of business Mrs SF was going to be in for the application this fall.
there was a survey sent out hinting at dropping it and/or only being part of a new 6? tier system and only the top tier getitng it. something like that.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« on: July 01, 2025, 05:13:29 PM »I would rather have a general everyday cardwhat card should I get instead of CSR now that it's dumb? I haven't been churning, just rolling with the CSR for years.
Airline / hotel specific one? I just got the big boy AA citi card as I was tired of being out of the game and my chase time is a ways off. Cap1 and Citi general cards all seem pud
Seems like downgrade to CSP then?
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: How Many Credit Cards Do You Have?
« on: July 01, 2025, 11:12:14 AM »what card should I get instead of CSR now that it's dumb? I haven't been churning, just rolling with the CSR for years.
Airline / hotel specific one? I just got the big boy AA citi card as I was tired of being out of the game and my chase time is a ways off. Cap1 and Citi general cards all seem pud
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Kc restaurant suggestions
« on: June 30, 2025, 02:02:50 PM »Anything south of 435 is southern.
correct
Seems like the consensus. As a non-joco I would always think like 95th street but that's probably from a generation ago.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Pet Peeves
« on: June 30, 2025, 10:21:05 AM »
People that trick me by saying "have a nice flight" and I say "you too"!
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Kc restaurant suggestions
« on: June 29, 2025, 12:28:43 PM »any decent southern JOCO lunch spots?
Much like the definition of western kansas is subjective, what is the north/south JOCO dividing line?
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Work tools
« on: June 26, 2025, 09:21:47 AM »i bought a mac book pro a long time ago and never really learned how to use the operating system.
i decided that although i do appreciate the coolness factor of the mac book, i prefer to stick with the windows computers and apple for phone/ipad.
I switched over to Mac for personal laptop but I'm not very versed in it's shortcuts like I am Windows but I like the form factor, battery life, and functionality more overall. My days of needing to rely on heavy shortcut and advanced PC skills are luckily long gone.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread
« on: June 23, 2025, 10:23:20 AM »Drove around Denmark today. Their traffic lights do something we should do. In the second before a light changes from red to green, the yellow comes on with the red to tell you it’s about to turn green. They all let off their brakes when the yellow comes on & are already starting to push the gas pedal when the light turns green.
I feel like I've seen this in Mexico too?
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Other Sports (Tiger's Back) / Re: The Royals
« on: June 16, 2025, 10:10:39 AM »
This team is pissing me off.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Kc restaurant suggestions
« on: June 16, 2025, 09:32:44 AM »
Finally got to Hank's. Great atmosphere and burg. Kinda sad seeing Howard Hanna running the kitchen. Seems so blow his talents.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Kc restaurant suggestions
« on: June 16, 2025, 09:31:53 AM »we went to don chuy’s new place at 87th and metcalf tonight. it is pretty good tex mex.
Looks fancy.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread
« on: June 13, 2025, 09:40:14 AM »
Tell my parents that story and they will be at the airport today for a flight Monday. that sucks.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« on: June 09, 2025, 08:11:41 AM »have not bought yet, but have been looking into how to make my place smell incredible all the time, without having to buy stuff over and over, and it seems like candle warmers is the answer. stay tuned
I toyed with those oil diffusers and hooking it directly into my HVAC but never committed. I now use wax melters on each floor then my smart switch kicks them on/off a daily schedule.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Horse Riding
« on: June 08, 2025, 07:07:18 PM »
A horse took down Superman, I'd steer clear.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Kansas City things
« on: June 06, 2025, 08:37:46 AM »
Jazzoo tonight!
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« on: June 06, 2025, 08:37:25 AM »
on the bird thread, hearing a lot of people like those bird feeders with a nest doorbell in them. I personally want to drive those rats with wings away from my deck but for those of you who like bird voyeurism I hear it's cool.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Kc restaurant suggestions
« on: June 06, 2025, 08:35:42 AM »Anything new and fun people have been to recently? I'm hanging with some friends that are a bit fancier than me and Mrs SF. We like bars and breweries and they are more of the cocktail crowd. I'm trying to find a spot that's a good mix of both so I don't have to sit in a nice steakhouse or whatever for 3 hours and $600. I've steered them to Jims Alley, Hanks, and the oyster place in Brookside before and i'm running out of ideas.
Could try Muni, Enzo, Afterwords (no food), Kon Tiki, Mineral Lounge, Fern Bar, Fox & Pearl, Bar Medici, Murmation (mostly a coffee shop recently expanded to more food/booze), Lowest Ferns, Conductor Club (haven't been), J. Rieger places (one indoor, one outdoor)
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Kc restaurant suggestions
« on: June 01, 2025, 04:18:56 PM »
Zero zero pasta is really good. As is Fox & Pearl brunch. Viva ala westside!
Affare white asparagus for a bit longer, if you haven't had white asparagus soup I'd get there this week folks.
Affare white asparagus for a bit longer, if you haven't had white asparagus soup I'd get there this week folks.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread
« on: June 01, 2025, 10:45:49 AM »
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Madrid!