Quote from: GoFastAndWin on June 28, 2026, 09:30:15 PMDid the dude have a Gimel Martinez mustache? There was a college age kid at the old Lake County YMCA in Waukegan who used to have one and he'd wear the cat-scratch UK uniform from that era. Annoying! MU's shorts were similar, but obviously way cooler 😉!

No, this kid was a huge Indiana fan for some reason and loved Calbert Cheney. Dude was a legit athlete - played D3 football and won the award for top athlete for our HS class (named in honor of a former MU football player. Sadly, I was not considered for that award).

Great reference to the Gimel Martinez mustache! Funny story: during my first semester of law school, a group of us decided not to shave during finals, then after our last final, leave "Gimel Martinez mustaches," and all hit the bars together that night. We had no idea how mentally exhausted we'd be after those two weeks of hell.

Another restriction in many areas is access to a public beach, since often you are trespassing if you walk between two oceanfront properties to get to the beach In Virginia Beach, there are miles of oceanfront properties and some designated beach access points. The North end beach of VB is technically restricted to use by military personnel, but it was not enforced when I was there. Much nicer than the crowded, noisy main part of VB.

The small oceanfront town of Edisto in SC has a year-round population of about 5-6,000 but of course quite a bit higher "in season" and I remember that they had about 32 public access points along with some parking available. We stayed there a couple of years ago in mid-April and it was a great experience-uncrowded, very easy beach access, good restaurants, and very relaxing. 

Quote from: pbiflyer on Today at 08:30:51 AMI was going to pull the trigger on a similar routing to Prague, doing a layover in Istanbul. Opted for shorter routing on American for similar pricing.
I did fly them IST-PRG, well tried to anyway. Weather and a new captain with not enough hours made us divert to BER. Bus ride sucked. Oh and no wifi so first I found out we landed in Berlin was when I turned my phone back on. Only flight diverted that day.

You're the man, PBI.  I think I will explore other options even though they're cheaper and I can maybe use Star Alliance miles.  Who knows what could happen to me if I'm diverted to the wrong place in my comfy MU gear.

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Quote from: MuggsyB on Today at 08:10:51 AMThank you very much.  There's a direct flight fron SFO to Istanbul and I was considering it on my way to Malta in Sept.  But maybe I should fly United via Rome or London.  I hate Heathrow.

I was going to pull the trigger on a similar routing to Prague, doing a layover in Istanbul. Opted for shorter routing on American for similar pricing.
I did fly them IST-PRG, well tried to anyway. Weather and a new captain with not enough hours made us divert to BER. Bus ride sucked. Oh and no wifi so first I found out we landed in Berlin was when I turned my phone back on. Only flight diverted that day.

Quote from: Uncle Rico on Today at 08:19:22 AMI think Shaka is purposely excluding white kids from Wisconsin, tbh

Wouldn't you?

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Quote from: The Sultan on Today at 08:10:12 AMThe recruiting that lead to last year's disappointment was clearly not good enough. But that has nothing to do with where the recruits came from.

I think Shaka is purposely excluding white kids from Wisconsin, tbh

Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on Today at 04:39:38 AMI cashed Delta miles.  Delta has a direct flight from Malta to JFK.  I'm arriving there from Poland after visiting the inlaws so I'm flying direct to Malta from Warsaw.

Booked a hotel in my price range with great ratings on Booking.com.

Was not planning a car rental. 

I think I'm probably gonna rent a car for part of my stay from everything I've read.  I thoroughly enjoyed Krakow, but didn't explore Warsaw. 

Quote from: WarriorFan on Today at 01:15:17 AMIf you are flying economy it's pretty packed and can be very basic.  Better than most American Airlines but that's like saying dog sh1t smells better than horse sh1t.  They are both still sh1t. 
In biz class their cabin product varies tremendously.  They have some 2-2-2, some 1-2-1, and some 2-3-2 configurations, so you really need to research and decide if what you are getting is worth the spend. 
One of the lowest ratios of toilets to seats of all airlines, and one of the highest ratios of cabin crew to seats.  For the 2 hours prior to landing, the cabin crew use all the toilets to "freshen up".  Very annoying.. but it happens every time I fly them. 
Also if you are in biz class, other than nice lounges, there are no boarding benefits (no separate queue) and when they use a bus, there is no separate bus... which means there are no arrival/immigration advantages in terms of getting there first and possibly having shorter wait times.

If you are going somewhere Turkish goes, consider Qatar and Etihad.  Even Emirates is better, although they have the same problems with inconsistent cabin product. Lots of folks still avoiding the Middle East but I was in DXB last week and it was packed like usual.   

Thank you very much.  There's a direct flight fron SFO to Istanbul and I was considering it on my way to Malta in Sept.  But maybe I should fly United via Rome or London.  I hate Heathrow.