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      04-17-2008, 02:22 AM   #65319
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wow

share some mileage w/ me LOL

so what do you do for the 2/52 weeks?

vacation?
Quite honestly... I stayed home most of the time.

One year, the two weeks was used for my honeymoon, and even that was exhausting. Needed a vacation after that, just to veg... but went back to work.

In a little over 5 years, I earned almost 1 million reward miles. That was between 1996 and 2001. Since then, I've used practically all the miles, with the exception of some few thousand, which I ended up using on free magazine subscriptions.

I'm not even exaggerating when I say that I had so many miles, I gave a few flights away to strangers (relatives of my close friends).
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i fall asleep relatively quick on the plane

i guess class really doesnt matter as long as i get a nice company next to me
I have no problem sleeping on the plane, even after drinking a few cups of generic Starbucks house coffee.
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Danggg first class. i sit 14hours to taiwan in coach haha.

My 2nd year is ending in a few weeks and im starting my junior year.
I wish I was back in college LOL...
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i can never quite fall asleep on the plane. Maybe i dont have a sense of security. Same thing in the car. Unless i really know/trust the driver, i usually NEVER fall asleep in the car.
if you have a sense of insecurity in a unfamiliar place and have hard time baring with it, call me, i can make that go away for you. j/k

well, for me, i can pretty much sleep whenever i want to and almost wherever i can properly lean on something clean.
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Quite honestly... I stayed home most of the time.

One year, the two weeks was used for my honeymoon, and even that was exhausting. Needed a vacation after that, just to veg... but went back to work.

In a little over 5 years, I earned almost 1 million reward miles. That was between 1996 and 2001. Since then, I've used practically all the miles, with the exception of some few thousand, which I ended up using on free magazine subscriptions.

I'm not even exaggerating when I say that I had so many miles, I gave a few flights away to strangers (relatives of my close friends).
are you earning as much as you mileage every year?
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Quite honestly... I stayed home most of the time.

One year, the two weeks was used for my honeymoon, and even that was exhausting. Needed a vacation after that, just to veg... but went back to work.

In a little over 5 years, I earned almost 1 million reward miles. That was between 1996 and 2001. Since then, I've used practically all the miles, with the exception of some few thousand, which I ended up using on free magazine subscriptions.

I'm not even exaggerating when I say that I had so many miles, I gave a few flights away to strangers (relatives of my close friends).
dibs on free flights
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are you earning as much as you mileage every year?
I did very well during those years. It was the primary reason why I stayed on the road consulting.

Then I quit to raise my family, staying local for the kids. I've done quite well over the past 4 years while at my current company. In fact, my salary now equals my consulting gigs in the past, so it's awesome to be paid well and be able to sleep in your own bed and see your family.

However, my company has been acquired, and I expect to be looking for a job in the near future.
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i finally swapped out my completely worn runflats and got some real tires that i can track with Mike SOW next month!
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Dont worry, i dont even fall asleep in Vickys car. Come to think of it, i dont think i have ever fallen asleep in a friends car. Only car i do fall asleep in is driven by my mother.
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dibs on free flights
LOL... no more miles now. I used the last big chunk of miles on a flight for four to Orlando, using the standard free awards (40k miles per flight) to guarantee flights during the spring break time. 160k miles just like that.

For my honeymoon to Tahiti, Moorea, Bora Bora, Auckland (NZ) and Sydney (Australia), I spent over 220k miles on business class.

So the miles are earned somewhat quickly (I got double miles due to my status), however, the miles are spent even faster.
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I did very well during those years. It was the primary reason why I stayed on the road consulting.

Then I quit to raise my family, staying local for the kids. I've done quite well over the past 4 years while at my current company. In fact, my salary now equals my consulting gigs in the past, so it's awesome to be paid well and be able to sleep in your own bed and see your family.

However, my company has been acquired, and I expect to be looking for a job in the near future.
i guess i will prefer traveling around if i dont have to look out for anyone.
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i finally swapped out my completely worn runflats and got some real tires that i can track with Mike SOW next month!
I got the note that SOW this Friday was sold out.

There's another one next month?

I'm getting new wheels!
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LOL... no more miles now. I used the last big chunk of miles on a flight for four to Orlando, using the standard free awards (40k miles per flight) to guarantee flights during the spring break time. 160k miles just like that.

For my honeymoon to Tahiti, Moorea, Bora Bora, Auckland (NZ) and Sydney (Australia), I spent over 220k miles on business class.

So the miles are earned somewhat quickly (I got double miles due to my status), however, the miles are spent even faster.
dammit, i thought i just got my free flight to NY for another X Japan concert

j/k
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Dont worry, i dont even fall asleep in Vickys car. Come to think of it, i dont think i have ever fallen asleep in a friends car. Only car i do fall asleep in is driven by my mother.
aww, i see what problem you have
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i guess i will prefer traveling around if i dont have to look out for anyone.
Absolutely! My friends who were single had girlfriends in various cities.

Some who worked on the east coast would take weekend trips to the UK.

Furthermore, when you are on the road as a consultant, depending on the company you work with, you may earn per diem or just have your hotel/meals paid for.

I had per diem and didn't use it all up every day. So I always had leftover money to spend on whatever.
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dammit, i thought i just got my free flight to NY for another X Japan concert

j/k
LOL... Sorry... no more freebie miles.

One of my buddies here (Purple All Sectors) got a free 1st class flight to Honolulu from me because he needed a last minute flight.

It's easy to dump miles when you had almost 1mil miles... and back then, they used to expire.
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Absolutely! My friends who were single had girlfriends in various cities.

Some who worked on the east coast would take weekend trips to the UK.

Furthermore, when you are on the road as a consultant, depending on the company you work with, you may earn per diem or just have your hotel/meals paid for.

I had per diem and didn't use it all up every day. So I always had leftover money to spend on whatever.
gf in multiple cities, i guess if i can afford yes

per dime = ++

weekend to UK.... uhhh... i dont know if i want to spend that much time on the plane every weekend
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LOL... Sorry... no more freebie miles.

One of my buddies here (Purple All Sectors) got a free 1st class flight to Honolulu from me because he needed a last minute flight.

It's easy to dump miles when you had almost 1mil miles... and back then, they used to expire.
speaking of purple

i just saw a purple STi, previous gen. on my way back to irvine
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