From: Beaver_Fever@live.com   
      
   On Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 8:52:05 AM UTC-8, Michael Trew wrote:   
   > On 11/12/2021 20:13, Beaver Fever wrote:   
   > > On Friday, November 12, 2021 at 12:03:10 PM UTC-8, Michael Trew wrote:   
   > >> On 11/9/2021 15:50, Beaver Fever wrote:   
   > >>> The thought is kinda scary but I am sick of overpaying for hotel rooms   
   > >> An older guy taught me a hotel trick. He said, forget what's online,   
   > >> stop at a rest stop, pick up the free hotels pamphlet, and call one in   
   > >> there with a low price. Sure enough, 5+ times counting now, I've never   
   > >> had a particularly nasty or unpleasant hotel, and it's regularly only   
   > >> $45-75/night depending on the area. I think they only list at least   
   > >> half-way decent hotels in those books.   
   > >   
   > > Gotcha,   
   > >   
   > > I was using Amex Travel (because I have points).   
   > >   
   > > This is Fort Lauderdale area.   
   > >   
   > > Never been to Florida before.   
   > You could probably still get some kind of credit if you use your AMEX   
   > card at whatever hotel you book. Most of Florida will likely cost more   
   > than what I quoted; I usually stop somewhere heading out into the   
   > mid-west... I travel from Ohio to Minnesota annually and a few other   
   > trips. Do you travel often?   
   >   
      
      
   Until 2021, rarely. Even went almost 2 years without leaving LA Country.   
      
   But I have a million plus Amex points I wanna burn before the next disaster. I   
   wanted to go to London last week but just couldn't put it together (also   
   totally into seeing bands that never play here)   
      
   This year I have been to Colorado x 3, San Diego x 2, Alaska, Las Vegas x 2,   
   St Louis and Raleigh.   
      
   Next week going to go to Austin, TX (already booked) and Fort Lauderdale area   
   but also looking at possibly extending into Miami a few days but that looks   
   expensive. Accommodations/flight home not booked yet.   
      
   So I assume it's a lot more painless to fly out of FLL on Thanksgiving as   
   opposed to Wed?   
      
   But finding things like studio apartments on the beach for 75$ a night etc.   
      
   Don't wanna do a bedroom in someone's house, especially since I am going to be   
   carpet bombing the "singles" sites and also might have friends around.   
      
      
      
      
   > I used to to Pensacola, Florida at the end of April annually. The last   
   > two April's, the car meet that I went to was canceled due to COVID. If   
   > it's canceled again this year, since my birthday is at the end of April,   
   > I'm heading down there anyway! Pensacola is beautiful that time of   
   > year. It's on the gulf; the tip of the FL panhandle; near Alabama.   
      
      
   That area looks nice too. Everything aside from Alaska and Colorado was for   
   concerts. Some can be spur of the moment since I am usually holding concert   
   tickets in most locales and that turned into a total disaster.   
      
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