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[SharynY 2]

32kgs... thats good news... try squishing all my clothes........ lol.............

thanks Niphredil!

[Kelli 0]

I am flying United, and I can take a 3rd suitcase, which is great, cause I have so much stuff...the 3rd bag is only costing an extra $120, which I am willing to pay.

[SharynY 2]

United and you can take a extra bag? is that on board or on the luggage part?

[Kath 0]

hi ya'll

thanks for the vote of confidence..im over it and looking forward to the 11th ...

jess

give dmv a call to find out what you have to do with having an aussie licence...and ya right i couldnt find anything on what they actually do in the test...thought i found it but its not really pacific...and you guys have roundabouts wow i wish toledo did...lol..

hope everyone is going fine and dandy..ohh on the onboard luggage thing..we travelled qantas then transferred to a domestic flight from lax..we had too much luggage and we had to condense stuff to make it into one each.. they wanted us to put in our other luggage but it was all too delicate stuff to do that...so we wore hats wore jackets stuffed my large handbag with stuff lol anything to get on that plane lol..

well tomorrow im working ..sounds weird after all this time but im looking forward to it ...whoo hooo im earning money again what a great feeling...

kath

[Duke 0]

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Edited August 2, 2007 by Duke

[Duke 0]

I am flying United, and I can take a 3rd suitcase, which is great, cause I have so much stuff...the 3rd bag is only costing an extra $120, which I am willing to pay.

United Economy Plus seating is so much better than regular coach. United sells the Economy Plus Access membership for $300/year, but you can buy United Premier memberships (the same thing) on eBay for half that price.

On my SYD-LAX flight, not only did I have the extra half a foot of legroom, but I had a whole ROW of seats to myself. And there wasn't a single empty seat in regular coach ... they were packed in like sardines back there, while I was sleeping on practically a bed. It was the best $200 I ever spent.

[Kath 0]

hi ya duke

i see congrats is in order for you...glad your interview on the 31st went well.. and have a lovely wedding if we dont see ya in here ...

dont forget to add yourselves to the aussie map we got going..

so happy for you two..

take care

kath

omg i just read my other post i cant believe i spelt specific wrong..my mum would tell me off for that one if she saw it lol..

Edited August 2, 2007 by Kath

[Kelli 0]

United and you can take a extra bag? is that on board or on the luggage part?

Thats for checked in luggage, I am not quite sure if you have to be a mileage plus member for that, but it is easy to become a member when you book with them, just get your travel agent to help if you wanted to go that way.

Duke-I know, I should have gone with Economy Plus, cause I def need the extra leg room!

[jezz85 0]

When I flew Air NZ I looked it up and they will allow a third back for a fee of $150 according to the website. If you have a connecting flight you should be able to get away with international sized bags/weights. My flight from SYD to Auckland was a domestic flight but since I was connecting to the long haul flight to LA the baggage limit was always for international.

When we traveled from LA to B'more we traded my stuff into Tony's bag to even out the weight, we were still over but the baggage guy saw Tony's military ID and let us go through without an extra fee. Military perks eh?

As for driving, unlike everywhere else, Maryland has the MVA instead of the DMV.

[Duke 0]

United and you can take a extra bag? is that on board or on the luggage part?

Thats for checked in luggage, I am not quite sure if you have to be a mileage plus member for that, but it is easy to become a member when you book with them, just get your travel agent to help if you wanted to go that way.

Duke-I know, I should have gone with Economy Plus, cause I def need the extra leg room!

You can do the Economy Plus upgrade up until the moment you fly. And it's good for a year. And only one person has to be a member, for two to fly in economy Plus. We used ours, nto only for Oz, but also to go to Europe in April. I got my value out of that $200 I spent on Ebay, lol.

[Elle 0]

hi all!!!

CONGRATS on selling ur car Pris!!!

CONGRATS KYM!!

Moonie, Rings & Loke & Jess - congrats on ur nuptials! Great wedding pix! I love the beach weddings!!

Jodee -- hope you are having fun w/ ur hubby!! God bless the troops

sharyna - not sure if u have booked ur flight but I would fly would QANTAS, simply cuz last time Eric flew w/ them which was May this yr, he got free 32kg each for two luggages. I flew United and was only allowed 23kg for two luggages. Also, if you have a one way ticket -- Id call them and ask if there is a limit to the weight and number of bags you can carry. If they say you will still have to pay for extra luggages..just to give you an idea..Eric took an extra luggage w/ him (my stuff lol) and it was $149 for an extra 32 kgs.

Goodluck for your next driving test Kath!! Im sure you'll kill it this time around.

Jess -- bout the driving test. Erics got younger cousins learning how to drive and I believe they take you to a parking lot...not on the road...but they make ya do stop signs and parallel parking...I thought it was ODD they dont do a road test but parking lot test sounds better to me!! heehee.

Just was browsing the luggage thing...I flew w/ United and was on Economy (im a short ### so the leg room didnt bother me)... it was 23kg for two free checked in luggage -- you can pay $50US if you want to pack each of those suitcase up to 32kg. I ended up doing that then paying like another $240AU for 2 extra luggages at 23kg each. I didnt want to ship anything cuz it seemed like a waste of money cuz all my stuff was clothes, shoes and handbags -- and I cant part w/ them!! I also had a prett big carry on -- it fit in the overheard compartment tho, it was just heavy!! Also had a big hangbag. So you are allowed carry on and personal item.

Eric & I just got back from Florida. That vacation went tooo quick! So now to real world...have to fix my SSN cuz it doesnt have my middle name in it. Then do the house move, driving ed and a job! Whew!!! But having Eric here just makes it all worthwhile :)

Edited August 2, 2007 by Elle

[SharynY 2]

thanks everyone for your information on baggage and flights!!!

i'm going to look at my flights tomorrow... better book it all in time so i dont end up with nothing...

oh and i officially resigned from my work today - 3 months notice lol... my boss knew but thought i'd give it to him in writing...............

[Kelli 0]

You can do the Economy Plus upgrade up until the moment you fly. And it's good for a year. And only one person has to be a member, for two to fly in economy Plus. We used ours, nto only for Oz, but also to go to Europe in April. I got my value out of that $200 I spent on Ebay, lol.

So, even though I have booked my ticket, can I still do the upgrade. cause that would be excellent if I could...I am dreading of being squashed up for 14 hours!

[Duke 0]

You can do the Economy Plus upgrade up until the moment you fly. And it's good for a year. And only one person has to be a member, for two to fly in economy Plus. We used ours, nto only for Oz, but also to go to Europe in April. I got my value out of that $200 I spent on Ebay, lol.

So, even though I have booked my ticket, can I still do the upgrade. cause that would be excellent if I could...I am dreading of being squashed up for 14 hours!

Yes, you can still do the upgrade. The eBay United Premier memebrships (which are cheaper, and better) take about 2 weeks to be active. The united Economy Plus Access memberships activate immediately: https://www.unitedpromotions.com/epahome/control/epa Once you purchase the membership, you can change your seat (online) to the better seats.

I wanted the better eBay United Premier membeship, but I needed to fly immediately, so I bought the united Economy Plus Access form United, got my great seat, and then bought the United Premier membeship from Ebay the same day. After I flew, I cancelled the united Economy Plus Access and got a refund (there's a 7-day cancellation window) and then my United Premier membeship from Ebay kicked in in tiem for my return flight.

[Kath 0]

hi all

just a quick note..went into to start my orientation yesterday..went well..after 11 videos and 3 dvd's..i start on the registers today at 2pm...then on saturday another shift to finish the computer testing to see if it all sunk in and im set lol...they dont wear uniforms like we use to teressa..just a white shirt and a smock thing without even the company logo on it..so slack looking to what were use to..didnt finish work till 10pm .. then went shopping with robbie so didnt get home till about 2am lol

so im ooffically a working gal again...gawd help me tody on the registers havent been on them for 2 years lol but its only for a month training then im put somewhere else so fingers crossed im going into a department that suits me lol

will catch up with all that has been going on in here on sunday..i have read all the emails but i gotta get some phone calls done before i leave here and get ready..lol...

take care

kath