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  1. 18 hours ago, Nueces River Rat said:

    Did you fly into Liberia?    And how did you get to the resort?    The site says it's a good 2 1/2 to 3 hours from either Liberia or San Jose to the resort.

    I'd be tempted to rent a car, but not sure about the quality of roads.    The good thing the Southwest flight from Houston arrives at 1:00 PM , so that leaves plenty of day light.   Also are  taxis readily  available  for La Fortuna? 

    Flew in to San Jose.  It’s it is much cheaper and same distance. To the hotel in Arenal in a van arranged by the hotel. It was a no brainer. I don’t recommending driving there. We then took another van to Tamarindo for a few days. Then flew out of Liberia. More expensive but much closer to where we ended our vacation and a better departure time. 

  2. 13 hours ago, Horn21 said:

    Headed to Kentucky 4/15-4/19 for [mention=1802]BTW[/mention] 40th. Hitting up some distilleries, horse races, Louisville Slugger HQ, and Valhalla.

     

    Any can’t-miss recs? I know we’re doing Makers. Others are up in the air at this point, I believe.

     

    BT for sure. Stitzel Weller was cool as well

  3. 12 minutes ago, M12BH said:

    Not to go all male privilege on your collective asses but this is example #3,247,898 of shit most of y'all don't have to worry about that some of us do.  I mean, God forbid we females should be able to go out drinking and having a good time without having to be hypervigilant about being raped and murdered just because we were distracted or drunk and mistook the wrong car for our ride.  I mean, I have seen some of you fuckers BRAG about doing shit a lot more infantile and idiotic than that, and give high fives all around. "Oh, hahaha, we were so fucking smashed, hahahaha!  Oh, too bad I wasn't there, sounds like it would have been a riot!"  Yeah, 99.99% of the time it turns out fine for everyone.  Until it doesn't.  Is it so much of a goddam burden to talk about things that Uber and Lyft might be able to do to mitigate the possibility of something like this happening again? Or to create additional visibility around the issue so that people know that, you know, it's an issue?  Or is it just so much easier to just call the girl a dumbass and the father a whiny bitch and move on?  Jesus H. in a sidecar.   

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  4. Buy them there. There’s a spot for your business card in the back so you can ID your chair over the other thousand in the vicinity  so bring some cards  

    Buy as much Masters stuff as you can afford. Or you will regret it later. The golf shirts are excellent. Also hit it early. It’s a mad house and they may run out of popular items. Or the size that fits you. 

  5. On 3/26/2019 at 9:51 PM, Assman said:

    Thanks for the responses.  Although many of you are suggesting I run from hole to hole, my plan was to bring my own cart and just drive.  It'll keep me off my feet and give me a place to put my cooler, phone, metal chair, and air horn.

    My plan for walking the course was to follow the first group from 1-18 just to see every hole, then head to 16 since that is my favorite hole from a spectator stand point.  My favorite hole on the course is 13 but you're so damn far from the green that I don't think I'll want to spend much time there.

    I actually only got tickets for Sunday, but I'll be arriving in Augusta on Friday.  Where are the best bars and/or places to watch on Saturday?

     

    13 is one of the best spots to watch. Get your chair on the rope early. You can see them approach and then hit to the green. Everyday a golfer will hit into you, so pay attention. You can see the 14th tee as well. Easy walk to Amen Corner and also 16, which is where shit gets real. And the 15th green. And the guys hitting over your head on 5. Walk a little further to watch them play the par 3 4th and approach on 3 is also great. And the concessions are right nearby. And the pisser is right up the hill.

     

  6. The Chase portal is absolutely a scam.

    If you look at hotels, flights, etc. and don't purchase, the price is higher the next time. Every time. I've had the page time-out and had to log in again and the prices were higher. There is no doubt in my mind this occurs, I've checked it just for sport on itineraries I don't intend to make. So check your partners first, the the portal, and be prepared to book if in that rare case it is lower. The thing I use it for mostly is rental cars. Every so often a hotel.

  7. 9 hours ago, BTW said:

    I know this has been covered, but can I get some cliff's notes on how to maximize the CSR benefits?  I signed up for CSP in the last couple of months and have received my 50K point bonus.  In the last couple of pages I saw a couple of references to maximizing value by also having a companion card like the Chase ink business, what's the deal there?

    My goal is to pay for a chunk (or hopefully all) of my airfare for 2 to France/Spain in June of 2020

    TIA

    What thunder said above. I'm a Chase points whore. That's all I really focus on, in addition to the SWA companion pass trick, see my previous posts for running that scam (just earned my CP good to 1/1/21!). But I would add really maximizing your spends. Knowing the categories above of course, but really gaming the system. For instance:

    0. NEVER EVER SPEND CASH.

    1. do you have a spouse? Run the same credit card plays for them. Double points. NEVER EVER make them an authorized user, that counts as a 5/24. I've been doing this for years. I can barely get below 250k Chase points using just my account and we travel as much as our schedule permits. My wife has never used a Chase point in her life. I have no idea how much she even has. Each of you start applying for cards. Stagger apps if needed so you can hit the spends in a timely manner. But if you have a wife, that's not usually a problem.

    2. Freedom for example. $1500 per quarter, 5x max. If you don't get to the $1,500 normally, manufacture it. If gas this quarter, buy gas gift cards from Valero. If groceries or drug stores or Lowes or Sams, buy gift cards for other things you want to keep at 5x, like gas. And so on. Never fail to spend your $1,500/quarter. 

    3. Ink, my favorite. I own my own business. The OG ink card is 5x at office supplies. I have 2! Used to have 3!! Same for current Ink Business Cash credit card. Anything I can buy at Office Depot, I do. Office supplies but other things you could get elsewhere, like stamps. And I do them thru the Chase shopping portal and have them delivered to me for free, and that makes the bonus 7x!! And my favorite, they sell gift cards. You're a man, and you're 40, you need some shit at Lowe's? Of course you do. 5x. Amazon? 5x. Wife need some shit for the kids from JC Penney or Kohls? 5x. And so on. Go thru the CSP whenever possible and the points are even more...

    You have to manufacture points by the multipliers.

    4. transfer all your points to the CSR for a bit more redemption value, but I always check transfer partners first, transferring to Hyatt may be cheaper that booking thru Chase UR.

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