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Speaking of bathrooms I always travel with coleman travel toilet paper
MEC has better paper but the coleman is small enough to put in your pocket with a plastic case dispenser You never know when or where you have to go. Roadside emergencies in the bush this comes in handy.
I'm sure it was mentioned but an extra pair of underwear. Wear ones you are ready to throw away because maybe a hot burrito with extra sauce that should've been tossed out days ago could turn a silent and deadly fart into a killer shart
And for God's sake never wear white pants. Never.
Black or dark brown just encase you can't keep your shit together.
On a return flight from Aruba this old guy looked like he sat on a box of melted chocolates wearing white pants. I approached him offer my extra batman boxers and t-shirt to wear around his waist until he could get to the restrooms. Poor old soul was so embarrassed
On Kenny's brown note, I always have pepto tablets and immodium tabs in a little pocket of the backpack. It hasn't ever happened to me, but I wouldn't want to be on an 8 hour flight without some pharmaceutical backup.
So "secrets of the business traveler" has turned into "how to not shit yourself and what to do if you do shit yourself". You laugh, but I'm sure someone has a story about a high powered business man that showed up to a meeting....how do you say...less than clean.
It's like avalanche safety. While it is invaluable to train rescue protocols, it is best to not be in the avalanche in the first place.
Since we got here, someone bump that frozen thread about bathroom destruction.
Ot at least slayed?Quote:
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Watch "Up In the Air", with George Clooney.
pRana Zion pants are nice to travel in--the stretchy fabric and venitlated crotch are more comfortable than most pants. Last trip I spilled a cup of coffee on my lap and the pants were dry in minutes.
Zipping through US customs with GE (you dont need to carry the card, just scan your passport) is nice--you get ahead of all the chumps waiting in the regular line--only to have to wait because your bag is the last off the carousel. One more reason to have only carryon, especially if you have a tight connection after landing at the first us airport (by tight I mean 2 hours).
Ok road warriors. Let’s play guess the location/terminal. There should be sufficient clues in this one.
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Looks like Boise, but I don’t think it is.
Big Buck Hunter gave it away. Solid job.
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I now wear my MH chockstone pants whenever I travel. Besides the PJ like comfort it also great if I spill something on them. Not waterproof but still resistant enough not to get soaked.Quote:
Originally Posted by old goat
I also have the super chockstone jacket with scuba hood which is great for protecting my scalp form any potential nastiness left by the thousands of previous passengers.
Yes I am a germophobe and that why I carry a small spray bottle of 99% alcohol. Sucks having this condition.
In 40 years my bare feet have never touched a carpeted hotel floor. Have to wear shoes or flip flops. I can't even get settled in until I wipe down every door handle, light switch, remote control, toilet seat/handle, facets and whatever else requires my hands touching.
Weird if I stay a friend's place and he's a dirty slob I have no such fear.
30 FPS
60 FPS
^^cool. what would happen at higher fps rates, do you know?
Cold fusion? Crack in space/time? I dunno. That's as high as my phone goes, thank the gods.Quote:
Originally Posted by iceman
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That is a whole nother perspective there. Funny stuff.
Except when the charger plug is needed for said phone and using the flashlight for even a few seconds is enough to send the device immediately to dead status...Quote:
Originally Posted by booner
Also speaking of wifi- hotels can have some pretty poor excuses for wifi- free or paid, it really can suck even if there are not that many guests. But if you pay for sucky slow wifi then you are really going to probably cross that off your list of hotels to use in the future (unless as mentioned you have the unlimited data and good 4G cell signal that you can hotspot off of for your other devices.) Also if you find a hotel with good wifi in one room, make a note of that and try and get that room or one close to it each time, so you are not far from that good strong signal.
Some of the hotel chains are now requiring a certain minimum speed for wifi or they get marked down and or fail the franchise inspection. Still does not stop some hotels to offer less than 1 mbps download speeds and consider it acceptable. (Good well designed mesh wifi access points are not rocket science, but can be expensive to be done right...)
And if you are using public wifi, best to be cautious or have capabilities of a VPN service or connection if you are trying to do finances or at least ssl or https type of sites...
Finally had some good luck with flights. I had been 0 for my last 2 trips on making it home on day I was supposed to.
Plan was to fly home from Orlando Fri afternoon and make it to local AHL game just in time to see my 6 yr old daughter skate between periods.
Upon arriving at MCO I get notification of my flight into Newark being delayed 35 min. My layover was 45 min so not looking good. It goes to 50 min delay minutes later...I look up weather in Newark and see 30 mph winds with 60 mph gusts.
I go straight to nearest gate attendant and see if they can route me through another airport. The guy yells across the terminal to another gate attendant, holds up 1 finger and points at me. Couple head nods and he tells me I'm all set...head over there and get on that fight. It was the earlier flight into Newark that had been delayed 1.5 hrs and was now leaving about 15 minutes before my original flight was supposed to.
I walk over, they open the lane barrier for me to let me board immediately (still a big lineup but I have good status)...right onto the flight with exit row seat.
Made it to the arena just in time to help her get dressed and watch her skate in front of crowd of 5k.
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Never been to an AHL game, but the peewees between periods of NHL games are always fun to watch. You'll pay for that good fortune with the airlines down the road for sure.
Almost forgot: when traveling internationally with a shit ton of baggage, #flynorwegian.
+1 to fidelity card and chip. Know that Fido is not a bank so transfers in midtrip will take a few days.Quote:
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Good tip on Apple Pay. Haven’t used that yet but will. Good exchange rates?
That’s awesome Booner. Good story.Quote:
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Flight delayed the other day and was going to miss the one meeting I had before coming back same night. Caught a 120 knot tailwind and made it by 10 minutes.
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I don’t understand all the talk of missing meetings or whatever else due to flight delays. If it’s important don’t you fly in the night before? Or are all of you so important you don’t have the luxury to do that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Art Shirk
Side note: next time I fly international I’m gonna review Kevos posts and try to decipher them.
This thread makes me glad I am not a road warrior. For about six years I traveled 2-6 times a year for work, which was plenty. Fortunately some of those involved renting a car and driving a straight shot down I-87 for 2/3 of it instead of flying. Those trips took maybe an hour longer door to door instead of flying. However driving meant I avoided flying through Newark. Fuck that place. I also saved the company money because I still would have had to rent a car once I got there, at a higher price. And then I traveled twice in the last six years since including the one international. I actually wouldn't mind the occasional trip because then I get to see some of the folks I work with. My tip is to drive if it even slightly makes sense. Flying without status sucks.
Right. For several of my trips being there was everything. No point for everyone else to be there if I was a no show. I have been flown in up to two days early in deep winter and told to do my normal stuff from the hotel for the extra time.Quote:
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I have kids and try to get back for dinner as much as possible. Longer flights or “totally can’t miss” meetings get better forethought.Quote:
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For me it depends on a lot of variables, whether or not I'm depending on flights to run smoothly.
Kids, other shit, part of the country/world you're flying to, available flights,etc...
I almost always fly in day early...getting home is where I gamble often. Missing connections and getting stuck on a Friday and missing most of Sat at home is the most painful.
Couple trips ago I had back to back trips...getting home Fri and flying out again on Sunday, with the team I coach playing on Sat.
Got stuck Fri night and didn't get home till afternoon, just in time to go to game.
Came home from hockey, cleaned the house a little (I'm the cleaning lady at home), ate, packed, went to sleep, and got up early to fly out.
Then got stuck again on way home from that trip too.
I almost cracked up after those two weeks
Flying in as early as possible day before is mandatory when going to a solid city. That's when I have some fun on company time
The exchange rate is tied to the credit card that you use with Apple Pay/ Google Pay. I have like 5 different cards with 0% exchange fees. I use State Department Federal Credit Union 2% back and PenFed PowerCash 2%. Both have no foriegn transaction fees.Quote:
Originally Posted by hafjell
I run work expenses through one and personal through the other so that it is easy to look at the credit card statements and see if I missed anything on my expense report. It's also nice to have a backup in case one card has issues. It's not uncommon to get a card locked for potential fraud even with a travel notification. I've had that happen with several different banks and credit unions.
Edit- ironically I'm posting this while over the North Atlantic en route to London on a short notice trip. I get back stateside Thursday and am feeling out whether I need to go to South Africa next Monday.
I must be a shitty father, dinners are never priority. I aim for coming home before bedtime and maybe dinner if it works out. Last nights dinner was two kids screaming, one crying over spilt milk (literally) and then the dog puking. I could have missed that nice bonding moment with the wife and kids and been fine.Quote:
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But I was talking about making sure to arrive early on meeting days, leaving ASAP after makes sense.
I assume my sarcasm meter malfunctioned, but I have never flown NorwegianAir. Do they suck as bad as they seem to fit in with Sprite or RyanAir types, so I have avoided them.Quote:
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I did fly EasyJet from Vienna to Geneva, and it wasn't half bad.
Ouch.Quote:
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So it's been over a month with the new gig and a lot of these posts have contributed to a stellar life on the road. However, I'm owed nearly $5k in expense reports that are languishing at corp. Not that they are denied, but the process is unbearable. It's all through Concur, which I like, but some beancounter at corp. questions stuff like a $10 airport breakfast with "why didn't you eat at home before you left?"
I'm polite in my emails to accounting for status updates, but it's to the point where I'm not going to put another dime on my CC until I get a check. I also am likely going to quit, since this new gig isn't turning out the way it was sold to me.
I hear JHMR is in desperate need of lifites. Prolly could do that for a winter.
I had 6 months with Concur and a remote accountant douche and that was plenty.
Fuck. $10 in an airport is hardly 'breakfast'. That's coffee and maybe a muffin if you are lucky. It's a lot closer to water and tic-tacs than it is to breakfast.
And $5K on your own CC??? Dang. Homey don't play that. Definitely +++vibes+++ to anyone that has to travel on a personal card.
the miles are nice if you have a system that gets you repaid before the bill is due.Quote:
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Well, if you don't have the remote douche, having your own card is the way to go, so you can score score points/miles.Quote:
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Mooner beat me to it.
True.Quote:
Originally Posted by Supermoon
You worry too much. Front the minimum payment, pay whatever was yours, and tell the bossman you're going to expense your CC interest on the items they haven't paid for at your cost. Don't even pretend like you're going to float that shit for them and stick them with the 19.8% interest. 30 days is plenty of time for them to review, approve and cut a check.Quote:
Originally Posted by Parvo
That has always got my AP to act fast and approve that reimbursement.
The second some bean counter questioned a $10 charge at the airport I’d ask his name so I could reference it when quitting immediately. What a joke.
And then if they apologize when quitting, and you stay, you now have leverage.
Of course I routinely rack up big bills at sushi restaurants so what do I know? ;-)
Have you considered a career as aQuote:
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Life Coach?
There it is!Quote:
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