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   Message 144,074 of 144,831   
   Beaver Fever to Michael Trew   
   Re: AirBnB   
   15 Nov 21 17:23:48   
   
   From: Beaver_Fever@live.com   
      
   On Monday, November 15, 2021 at 11:13:43 AM UTC-8, Michael Trew wrote:   
   > On 11/14/2021 14:38, Beaver Fever wrote:   
   > > On Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 9:36:10 PM UTC-8, Michael Trew wrote:   
   > >> On 11/13/2021 13:15, Beaver Fever wrote:   
   > >>> On Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 8:52:05 AM UTC-8, Michael Trew wrote:   
   > >>>> 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.   
   > >> That's pretty cool!   
   > >>> So I assume it's a lot more painless to fly out of FLL on Thanksgiving   
   as opposed to Wed?   
   > >> I would imagine that Thanksgiving day would be less crazy than the   
   > >> travel days before and after... however I can't say for sure, which is   
   > >> ironic, since I work at an airport. More ironic is that I hate flying,   
   > >> and won't fly. I drive my little Geo Metro across country!   
   > >   
   > > Yeah I thought I hated flying but I am getting used to it   
   > >   
   > > Guess you should know more than anyone not to fly!   
   > >   
   > > But I hate driving and won't do it so I am stuck with other available   
   options.   
   > The air traffic controllers insist that flying is the safest way to   
   > travel long distance. I'm sure they are right, but I don't like it.   
   >   
   > Personally, I prefer to drive. I also like not having to get a rental   
   > car where I'm going, so if I take my car, it works out! It's a lot   
   > cheaper too.   
      
   I've never had a driver's license.   
      
   Parking is a bitch around here.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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