Freebird Posted March 2, 2012 Share #1 Posted March 2, 2012 Here it is, March 2, 2012. We just completed 2 months of the year and this morning I got an email from Choice Hotels congratulating me on achieving Diamond Elite Status for this year. I've been a Diamond Elite member for a lot of years but you have to re-qualify every year. That is the top level of their membership program and I think you achieve it at 40 nights. I am not bragging about it....I'm really just TIRED of being gone so much. It doesn't even include my last 8 or 10 nights on the road and yes, I'm writing this from another hotel room. I know that I am fortunate to have a job at a time when so many are out of work and I am indeed thankful for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvester Posted March 2, 2012 Share #2 Posted March 2, 2012 Are you complaining or bragging? It is hard to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimhigh Posted March 2, 2012 Share #3 Posted March 2, 2012 If so, you guys will last forever! That is a lot of time to be on the road...not sure how you do that...ALONG with all the other things you do! Have you figured out the cloning process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share #4 Posted March 2, 2012 Being on the road so much probably actually makes it easier to do what I have to do here. If I was home every night, Eileen would start getting upset at me for being on the computer all the time. Being on the road, I really don't have anything else to do at night. I'm too old and ugly to go out and pick up women and besides, Eileen doesn't let me date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragtop69gs Posted March 2, 2012 Share #5 Posted March 2, 2012 Being on the road, I really don't have anything else to do at night. I'm too old and ugly to go out and pick up women and besides, Eileen doesn't let me date. That's a common problem we have with wive's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djh3 Posted March 2, 2012 Share #6 Posted March 2, 2012 Freebird I kind of know what you mean. I travel quite a bit for work too. 20+ weeks a year for from 2 to 4 night at a time. Unfortunatly my company bumps us around from hotel to hotel so making status get tough. For the most part its either the comfort inns, hampton or I collect "room point" for, the others I belong to like holiday inn I transfer to my airline points. As we stay less frequently with them and they would expire before I could probably use them. I usualy get to take one work weekend and make a bike trip out of it. If I do and need a room inbetween I use points for it. What confuses me is after a couple weeks of traveling back to back they all look the same and I forget which room I have that week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIC Posted March 2, 2012 Share #7 Posted March 2, 2012 I stay at Comfort Inns too whenever I can. Their breakfasts can't be beat for the price (free) I already have 20 nights. I was just told I will be on travel for 4 weeks from mid March to Mid April... that out to give me the higher "status" . I could probably get the highest status now if I told them I had a 1st Gen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yammer Dan Posted March 2, 2012 Share #8 Posted March 2, 2012 One of the things about being in Prison was I didn't have to worry where I was going to be the next day. All those years of construction work I never knew where I was going to end up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condor Posted March 2, 2012 Share #9 Posted March 2, 2012 Here it is, March 2, 2012. We just completed 2 months of the year and this morning I got an email from Choice Hotels congratulating me on achieving Diamond Elite Status for this year. I've been a Diamond Elite member for a lot of years but you have to re-qualify every year. That is the top level of their membership program and I think you achieve it at 40 nights. I am not bragging about it....I'm really just TIRED of being gone so much. It doesn't even include my last 8 or 10 nights on the road and yes, I'm writing this from another hotel room. I know that I am fortunate to have a job at a time when so many are out of work and I am indeed thankful for that. I feel for ya... Back in the late 60's I left for an annual sales meeting in Florida on Jan 2, and spent one night at home in my own bed until March 1st. Said that was enough and called the office and told them I was going to go underground for 2 weeks. Don't call me...I'll call you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyRich Posted March 2, 2012 Share #10 Posted March 2, 2012 Your got about twice what I have. I think its better than a 5 day a week daily commute 48 weeks a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aharbi Posted March 2, 2012 Share #11 Posted March 2, 2012 The whole rewards program(s) is kinda funny when you think about it. They give you extra points/rewards to make it less expensive/easier/nicer so you can stay away from home more often. Before I retired I was in the air 4-5 days a week. I caught planes like most folks caught buses. I was a million miler on several airlines and retired holding 860,000 frequent flyer points. And was a gold, silver or platinum member of just about every hotel chain. I just gave away remaining points to Make a Wish, Fisher House Foundation and Starlight Foundation before they expired. Naw, don't miss it. I like traveling on two wheels now staying in Mom Pop Motels on the back roads that I use to look down on from 30,000 feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playboy Posted March 2, 2012 Share #12 Posted March 2, 2012 (edited) quote=Yammer Dan;661597]One of the things about being in Prison was I didn't have to worry where I was going to be the next day. All those years of construction work I never knew where I was going to end up. Thought that was normal for being in prison, and you married the warden now that's Kinky guess I missed that issue of the tabloids.:rotf: That remedial course in reading comprehension is really paying off.:stickpoke: Edited March 2, 2012 by playboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradT Posted March 3, 2012 Share #13 Posted March 3, 2012 Are you complaining or bragging? Pretty sure it is a complaint. Dam some of you sure do travel. Drive you nuts Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yammer Dan Posted March 3, 2012 Share #14 Posted March 3, 2012 When's retirement Boss?? :think:Thats when you get busy. No job to use as a excuse for taking breaks....:duck:Eileen will really make use of you then!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share #15 Posted March 3, 2012 Retirement? Well let's see. Based upon how my 401k has done over the past 3 or 4 years and looking at my outstanding debt, I'm thinking that I will be able to retire at around age 145 I was shooting for 120 but don't see that happening now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yammer Dan Posted March 3, 2012 Share #16 Posted March 3, 2012 We could trade.Warden and Eileen might complain but I can't see why?? :whistling:This retirement thing SUCKS!!! I wouldn't have to ride the 2nd Gen would I?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradT Posted March 4, 2012 Share #17 Posted March 4, 2012 Retirement? able to retire at around age 145 Me too I was thinking about retiring at 80 but if that happens I can only survive on the retirement funds for a few more weeks. Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted March 4, 2012 Share #18 Posted March 4, 2012 Hats off to you Don . I would go nuts . All that guitar playing..... you and Erlon should come out with a duet. Ive been in Florida for four days and already mss home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted March 4, 2012 Author Share #19 Posted March 4, 2012 You would THINK that I would be getting pretty good on the guitar but it's just not happening. I take it with me every week but there are some weeks that I never open the case. There is obviously something wrong with the guitars that I have...they just don't sound like the ones I've heard on TV, Radio, etc. I may have to try another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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