[QCWA Hotlist] Annual QCWA Members Meeting

[William M. Pasternak]

At 10:43 PM 5/3/2009 -0500, Bob Roske wrote:

>The time for the Board Meeting on Thursday was influenced by our board 
>members that already had flights reserved.


Ed,

To which Ill add that I buy my Dayton flights very early to save $$$$ since 
I know Im going to be there year to year.  I bought my tickets for 2009 
last June of 2008 durin a sale and paid only $219 plus tax -- with my 
mormal 10 PM arrival on Thursday night.  Been doin that for years as it 
woks well with West coast flights.  (Remember -- Im almost 2000 miles from 
Dayton and there are not a lot of flights.)

Even so, when the decision was made to hold the gathering in Dayton on 
Thursday, I had to spend $150 so as to move my flight in a day early to 
Wednesday so that I could be there.  Its just the way it is -- a part of 
life -- and we go with it.

As to why I just did not opt for an earlier flight on Thursday?  There are 
not very many going to / from Dayton anymore.  AA only has two that connect 
to Los Angeles and the early connection (a 44 seat RJ) was full.  So I had 
to back up a full day and still was luckly to get onto the MD-80 from DFW 
to DAY.

When you live on the West coast and all the activities are primerally back 
East -- and you are still full time employed -- you have two 
choices.  Either you can leave after work -- fly all night -- and then try 
not to fall to sleep during a meeting.  Or you can loose a days pay -- fly 
in a day early -- and be a bit more bright eyed.  When I was in my 30's and 
40's I did the former.  Now that Im in my 60's, I do the latter.

de
Bill P.