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    Quote Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo View Post
    better than coach on long flights and or ones with "children"
    Just my luck. 16 first class seats from Charlotte to seattle (6hr flight). 14 are checked in. I'm number 3 on the wait list for upgrade.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BuffCyclist View Post
    Just my luck. 16 first class seats from Charlotte to seattle (6hr flight). 14 are checked in. I'm number 3 on the wait list for upgrade.
    Want to avoid PITA travelers & their kids. Slap a N95 on in the waiting area Window seat !
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    Quote Originally Posted by HoneyBadger View Post
    That's because Hoser is a real cool dude.

    Belly, I didn't know that you were so close to the fire. I was over on the far East edge of town then, and I remember the smoke and bits of ash that were falling on our house. Our dog wouldn't go outside to go to the bathroom because the smoke was so bad..
    I was actually deployed at the time. I had to watch Mrs. Belly and Didi evacuate on teh local news that I was able to stream. I almost freaked out when the news is talking about people evacuating and then in teh background I see my wife's (very distinctively bright yellow) Jeep drive past. The part that freaked me out was that she didn't have the trailer, nor did the Jeep look laden down (sagging in the back). That means she was gone in a hurry.
    Just doing what I can to stay on this side of the dirt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BuffCyclist View Post
    Just my luck. 16 first class seats from Charlotte to seattle (6hr flight). 14 are checked in. I'm number 3 on the wait list for upgrade.
    I've been there and still gotten in. Sometimes connecting flyers don't make it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by brutal View Post
    I've been there and still gotten in. Sometimes connecting flyers don't make it.
    Good point, I won't know until the flight gets closer

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    Quote Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo View Post
    Want to avoid PITA travelers & their kids. Slap a N95 on in the waiting area Window seat !
    This is actually a great tactic.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheBelly View Post
    I was actually deployed at the time. I had to watch Mrs. Belly and Didi evacuate on teh local news that I was able to stream. I almost freaked out when the news is talking about people evacuating and then in teh background I see my wife's (very distinctively bright yellow) Jeep drive past. The part that freaked me out was that she didn't have the trailer, nor did the Jeep look laden down (sagging in the back). That means she was gone in a hurry.
    Wow... such drama. Glad it ended up alright for you guys!
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    Quote Originally Posted by BuffCyclist View Post
    Good point, I won't know until the flight gets closer
    Hell, I've been pulled out of the back after already seated.

    Watch the app/board. It never hurts to ask a gate agent as long as they're not looking busy. They may know a connecting flight passenger is unlikely to make it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by brutal View Post
    Hell, I've been pulled out of the back after already seated.

    Watch the app/board. It never hurts to ask a gate agent as long as they're not looking busy. They may know a connecting flight passenger is unlikely to make it.

    We've bribed attendants with lunch and or chocolates from the kiosks. 65/35 achieved ratio to date.
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    Posting while travelling, cool.
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