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September 27th, 2004, 21:25
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Park City, UT
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|  Re: TRIP REPORTS man i think that was the biggest problem was that none of us anticipated that many people leaving vegas at 8:30 am on a sunday morning! That and at least in detroit, security is a cakewalk. 5 min line tops. and, we both REALLY appreciate you waking us up. we wouldn't have woken up until like noon otherwise since we were both so tired and we would have been in a big world of ##### then! There's a case of good beer here for you in December! |
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September 27th, 2004, 21:33
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| Moderator  Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Looney Bin
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  | Re: TRIP REPORTS Some of the longest security lines I've ever seen have been on Sunday mornings. It's people heading home after a weekend away. If you're in uniform and can cut to the front it's a non-issue, but I'm one of those paranoid people who always leaves too much time for the security lines and gets to the gate like an hour before departure [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] |
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September 27th, 2004, 21:38
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: KPHX, KFFZ, KIWA
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  | Re: TRIP REPORTS New name change Em...your short only in height not in endowment....they were very nice and real [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]. Matthew |
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September 27th, 2004, 21:41
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| Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Park City, UT
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| Re: TRIP REPORTS oh i know [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] glad you enjoyed them! |
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September 27th, 2004, 21:48
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Boulder, CO (anywhere but Fresno)
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| Re: TRIP REPORTS wow. Trip reports went downhill fast! |
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September 27th, 2004, 21:51
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| Moderator  Join Date: May 2003 Location: GRR
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| Re: TRIP REPORTS [ QUOTE ] wow. Trip reports went downhill fast! [/ QUOTE ] Whadda ya mean, downhill? It's just starting to get good! (Matthew, you dog, you) [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] |
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September 27th, 2004, 22:00
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| Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: KPHX, KFFZ, KIWA
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| Re: TRIP REPORTS [ QUOTE ] oh i know [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] glad you enjoyed them! [/ QUOTE ] Bet John likes em too...Might be gay but I enjoy LOOKING at a nice healthy rack just like any other red blooded american and folks she was ample. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] Matthew |
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September 27th, 2004, 22:01
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| Old Skool  | Re: TRIP REPORTS [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] wow. Trip reports went downhill fast! [/ QUOTE ] Whadda ya mean, downhill? It's just starting to get good! (Matthew, you dog, you) [/ QUOTE ] Hey, how the hell did Matthew get away with a comment like that, damn, couple of beers & Matthew turns into a "Super Freak" |
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September 27th, 2004, 22:18
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Park City, UT
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 | Re: TRIP REPORTS Glad to see that I'm not the only one that appreciates Emily [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] |
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September 27th, 2004, 22:24
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| Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Park City, UT
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| Re: TRIP REPORTS ya me neither...it's a nice ego boost! |
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September 27th, 2004, 22:57
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| Old Skool | Re: TRIP REPORTS [ QUOTE ] Glad to see that I'm not the only one that appreciates Emily [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] Keep up with the comments homey & it looks like you are going to get lucky! |
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September 28th, 2004, 01:15
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 1,101
| Re: TRIP REPORTS FINALLY! Able to post something about the trip! I had a fantastic time and really enjoyed meeting a bunch of JC folks in addition to everyone I already had the pleasure of knowing. We've really got a great group around here. Left IAH Friday morning on United to SFO (no seats in first, boo hoo ... stuck in coach). Got bumped off one SFO-LAS Ted flight, then wound up in the second jumpseat on the A320 on Ted to get there about 1PM. Gotta say there's nothing like seeing Vegas for the first time from the front office, even if I wasn't doing the driving! Met Kellwolf & wife, John, Emily, Seggy, TonyW, and MontanaPilot at the airport, off to the hotel for some socializing and then a great dinner at Nobu! Great job setting that one up, Tony. Hit 9FI then Kelly and I bailed to hit the casino. Won $30 Friday night at MGM Grand before calling it a night. Saturday was a little breakfast before hitting the casino ... I let Doug and Kristie teach me craps ... BAD IDEA!! Lost all my previous night's winnings and then some ... was doing the "rabbit ears" with my pants pockets by the time we left the Excalibur. The main event was OUTSTANDING ... really enjoyed meeting and talking with everyone. After that, Lloyd's truly inspired idea to hit the In-N-Out Burger ... my first one and it was good!! Unfortunately had to bail on the strip joint adventure to hit the airport for the redeye Saturday night. Got on the LAS-CVG redeye on Delta (with Bill and Amber, who with their MUCH higher pass class got first while I was stuck in steerage ... again). Stuck in the no-recline row with a POS (passenger of size) next to me ... got very little sleep. Tried to find a spot to snooze at CVG during my three-hour layover without success ... every chair in the airport has arms on it!! Then a quick flight to CMH where I escaped to the crashpad for a two-hour nap before going to ... WORK! Had to fly four legs last night then two today. Finally getting to check out the news on here!! A super event all the way! Many thanks to Doug and Kristie for putting it all together and to everyone who made the trip for making it all so much fun. For those who didn't come you missed out on a heck of a good time! Russ |
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September 28th, 2004, 01:19
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Utopia
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| Re: TRIP REPORTS [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Matthew turns into a "Super Freak" [/ QUOTE ] In fact, we watched this old guy sing that in karaoke! [/ QUOTE ] Oh, wasn't that something? Those old guys weer some regulars! |
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September 28th, 2004, 03:13
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Memphis, TN
Posts: 13,529
| Re: TRIP REPORTS I'd just like to point out that I was no where NEAR Iain and the strip club. Kelly=montanapilot. If I had been there, I might have made an attempt at stopping you from spending what amounted to rent money on strippers. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I was too busy getting blasted at a karaoke bar, though. |
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September 28th, 2004, 03:17
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| Moderator  Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Socal
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| Re: TRIP REPORTS Your guys' user names are confusing - you just missed out though mate. I do not regret spending the money I did, I could have easily spent that on a night of normal partying, at a casino, or just do other things in Vegas. Spanking strippers is way cooler then that! |
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September 28th, 2004, 03:19
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| Old Skool  Join Date: May 2003 Location: Portland, Orygun
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| Re: TRIP REPORTS [ QUOTE ] I'd just like to point out that I was no where NEAR Iain and the strip club. Kelly=montanapilot. If I had been there, I might have made an attempt at stopping you from spending what amounted to rent money on strippers. I was too busy getting blasted at a karaoke bar, though. [/ QUOTE ] yeah it got a few people confused over it this weekend. Kelly=Montanapilot, Steve=kellwolf. But i must say all you gents that missed the strip club missed out on a hell of a good time. |
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September 29th, 2004, 21:58
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: IAH
Posts: 230
| Re: TRIP REPORTS I've finally got time to post my weekend report. The girlfriend (Giselle) and I arrived in Vegas at Midnight on Friday, went to the hotel, and got "dressed to impress" as we were heading out to meet everyone at Studio 54. Well, after several phone calls we found out that the plans had changed, and the group was at NFI in N.Y. We decided to head there to meet everyone, but before we found them, Giselle was getting uncomfortable with some of the stares at her. (She was dressed on the "wild" side for the Studio 54 scene, not for walking through a casino. Nothing too crazy, but a VERY short mini-skirt, black leather boots to just below the knee, and a skimpy shirt...) Well, we were soon back in a taxi on the way to Studio 54, where we had a great time, and she was much more comfortable there. Saturday, woke up at 10:01, and got to the free breakfast just as it ended. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/banghead.gif[/img] Then I called Delta to check on our flight for midnight that night and found out it was cancelled due to Hurricane Jeanne. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/buck.gif[/img] I got our room for another night, rebooked for midnight Sunday on Delta, and decided to head over to the Hard Rock Casino. We spent the afternoon at the pool there, absolutely beautiful. Back to the hotel for the Network JC meeting, then we took TonyW's advice and went to Nobu for dinner. The sushi was as described, amazing! (Thanks, Tony!) We had some time before the karaoke started, so we hit the blackjack tables, and I walked away $190 richer. We went to the original karaoke bar to meet up with the group, but were there too early, and after hanging out for an hour the long weekend started to catch up to us, and we headed back to the hotel (after one more stop at the Hard Rock Casino. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]) Sunday consisted of breakfast at the San Remo buffet, lunch at Noodles in Bellagio, and dinner at Luxor. We caught the Cirque du Soleil show "Zumanity" at New York, which we both thought was an awesome show. Tickets were a little pricey ($85), but hey, my blackjack winnings paid for them! Spent the rest of the night at Caesar's Palace, and then back to the airport for our red-eye to Ft. Lauderdale. Due to our late arrival and some bad timing, we didn't spend much time with the group, but we did have some laughs with Iain, JDFlight, Lloyd, Omar and others, and I had some great career discussions with Bumblebee, PSCraig, and Ex208driver. Thank you Doug and Kristie, and we can't wait for the next event! |
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September 29th, 2004, 22:01
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| Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Boulder, CO (anywhere but Fresno)
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| Re: TRIP REPORTS I didn't get to spend much time with them, but Rick and Giselle were good people. Wish you could have made it out with us, man. |
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September 29th, 2004, 22:06
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| Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: IAH
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| Re: TRIP REPORTS JD - Next time, I promise. We'll look you up if we ever make it to Hades! |
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September 29th, 2004, 22:34
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| Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Boulder, CO (anywhere but Fresno)
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| Re: TRIP REPORTS Unless you're coming for Yosemite, trust me. Don't bother. I'll make it to you! |
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September 30th, 2004, 01:25
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Flyin' the Bro out of SFO
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| Re: TRIP REPORTS I finally have time to do more than just read some posts. First I just have to say how fortunate I feel to have found this crew. Winnie and I had a great time meeting every one we could possibly meet. The great thing is there are more to meet yet! Our trip went a little haywire the week before NJC. I had originally planned to fly down to Vegas in a rented Seminole but the other pilot bagged on me and I couldn't find a replacement so Winnie and I flew SWA. We arrived and checked into our hotel at 5:30 on Friday. First was a nap, then dressed for the club. I was very happy when Doug and Kristie called an audible to find a quieter place to hang the first evening. When the women posed for the photo overlooking NYNY I was standing next to the women who said CHEESE! OO (while lifting her top) if you know what I mean [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/buck.gif[/img] That night was great, talking to everyone there was like hanging with old friends.Winnie and I were very comfortable with everyone. The event was very well done. The holloween gift bags were very cool, and the carrier landing deck was was awesome! Everyone got into that. My wife even caught the third cable. (Oh . . . by the way Russ(FL270), how do I get my resume to you [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] . . .) We went to Ellis Island for the Kareoke but the people there were rude and the vibe was not very friendly. So Winnie and I decided to grab some dinner at Bourbon Street. As we walked in there was a nearly empty Kareoke bar going on! I called Lloyd and he said he would pass the word. We made the hosts night by filling up a third of his room! ( He called me the Pied Piper of Las Vegas! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]) We had to leave early (1:30a.m.) because we had a 0615 call to go fly out to the Grand Canyon on Scenic Airlines. OUCH [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] OUCH [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]OUCH [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/Smilecrunch.gif[/img] My friend is a pilot for Scenic and hooked us up big time. He was even the PF for the trip out. I had never seen the Grand Canyon before and it was truly amazing. That evening we caught the Rat Pack Tribute with a live 11 piece orchestra and guys who really were channeling the greatest show ever in Vegas . .Old School Style. Winnie asked me to pass along her appreciation for the kind people she met this weekend, and said NJC Vegas is on our calender for years to come. I want to thank you for the coolest raffle prize I won since I won a green Shwinn Stingray in 1969 at the local gas station. I am busy planning a x-c with my student to see the Alteon Facility while hooking up with a couple of my fellow instructors for the sim ride. Long Live Jetcareers! |
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September 30th, 2004, 02:00
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| Big Chief's Woman  | Re: TRIP REPORTS Sorry about the Studio54 change guys!! we had a much larger group than I had signed up and just thought it would be next to impossible to talk to eachother - which is why we decided on another venue. 9FI seemed to work out pretty good and we'll probably be doing that next year... next year, we'll have our rear's in gear! hahaha I have to admit though that it was nice to get dressed up and nice to see everyone dressed up!! Not often doug and I do that! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] |
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