I want to thank everyone for making me feel very welcome at my first F lounge run and AFF event. I had a wonderful time, especially seeing all the antics that goes on. I'm certainly going to try to attend more AFF events, and have Xmas in June penciled in. It was unfortunate that I couldn't make it for dinner as I had existing plans. But I did have an interesting conversation with my friend that night, which went something like this...
Friend: So where were you again when I called you?
Me: Oh, I was in the Virgin Lounge.
F: The Virgin Lounge.
M: Yep, at Melbourne Airport.
F: But I though you arrived Wednesday night.
M: Yeah, I did. I was just doing a day trip to to Sydney.
F: You flew Virgin to Sydney for the day?
M: Umm... not really. I caught a 9:30 Qantas flight to Sydney then checked into a Jetstar flight from the international terminal back to Melbourne.
F: Why?
M: Had lunch with a group of people in the First Lounge in Sydney.
F: The what lounge?
M: The First Lounge. You know that Qantas has a Business Lounge for international flights right?
F: No, but go on.
M: They also have a First Class Lounge, so we had lunch there.
F: So you can use this First Lounge because your work pays for it?
M:
F: You know, the Qantas Club thing.
M: No, you can only use the Business Lounge with the Qantas Club. You have to be Platinum for the First Lounge.
F: Oh, so it's through status.
M: Yes.
F: So you spent over $200 to fly up to Sydney for lunch?
M: Well... I only paid around $100 for my Qantas flight up, then $50 for my Jetstar flight down.
F: So you spent $150 to fly up to Sydney just to have lunch in the First Lounge.
M: Yeah, but the food's really good.
F: What? Wagyu beef or something?
M: No... I had eggs benedict, 3 lattes, champagne, salt and pepper squid, and some pavlova.
[A moment passes]
F: That's insane. YOU ARE INSANE! (Then walks off shaking his head)
M: :shock:
Friend: So where were you again when I called you?
Me: Oh, I was in the Virgin Lounge.
F: The Virgin Lounge.
M: Yep, at Melbourne Airport.
F: But I though you arrived Wednesday night.
M: Yeah, I did. I was just doing a day trip to to Sydney.
F: You flew Virgin to Sydney for the day?
M: Umm... not really. I caught a 9:30 Qantas flight to Sydney then checked into a Jetstar flight from the international terminal back to Melbourne.
F: Why?
M: Had lunch with a group of people in the First Lounge in Sydney.
F: The what lounge?
M: The First Lounge. You know that Qantas has a Business Lounge for international flights right?
F: No, but go on.
M: They also have a First Class Lounge, so we had lunch there.
F: So you can use this First Lounge because your work pays for it?
M:
F: You know, the Qantas Club thing.
M: No, you can only use the Business Lounge with the Qantas Club. You have to be Platinum for the First Lounge.
F: Oh, so it's through status.
M: Yes.
F: So you spent over $200 to fly up to Sydney for lunch?
M: Well... I only paid around $100 for my Qantas flight up, then $50 for my Jetstar flight down.
F: So you spent $150 to fly up to Sydney just to have lunch in the First Lounge.
M: Yeah, but the food's really good.
F: What? Wagyu beef or something?
M: No... I had eggs benedict, 3 lattes, champagne, salt and pepper squid, and some pavlova.
[A moment passes]
F: That's insane. YOU ARE INSANE! (Then walks off shaking his head)
M: :shock:
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