You know you are a frequent flyer when ...

[Deleted member 29185]

I leave sacrificial hotel pens on my desk for people to steal, rather than let them score my nice pens.

Those sacrificial hotel pens ARE my nice pens! As sacrificial pens on my desk, I leave those 1/3 size keno pencils!

 

[medhead]

Those sacrificial hotel pens ARE my nice pens! As sacrificial pens on my desk, I leave those 1/3 size keno pencils!

I think you may stay at some nicer hotels than me. Happy to let people have holiday inn pens.
Conferences are another good one. I try to collect 30 to 40 of the coughpy pens per conference.

 

[Milboo]

I like the pink Langham ones

Lol! I was going to post the same! Love the Langham ones.

 

[Aeolus]

Thin Hilton pen is great as it fits well in the passport wallet and super light so I'm never without a pen on aircraft when I need one to fill out those pesky arrv/dep forms. I've been barred from bringing anymore home though.

 

[UpInTheAir:)]

Looks like a pen thread is evolving lol

 

[get me outta here]

Perhaps I could diversify and bring up that my favourite hotel in HKG does stylish but simple nicely leaded pencils that I collected at every opportunity for my writing in my paper diary.

Looks like a pen thread is evolving lol

 

[marki]

Oh yes very very to the point

 

[wandering_fred]

All AFFers strive to be as close to the pointy end as possible...

while happily wandering

Fred

 

[Deleted member 29185]

Looks like a pen thread is evolving lol

We have a PENchant for them. Perhaps we should rePENt before PENance is imposed and rules preSCRIBEd!

 

[Deleted member 29185]

I just made a goose (OK ...bigger goose) out of myself.

Picked up some pizzas from a really nice little "hole in the wall" but genuine restaurant near my home and the Italian owner thanked me and offered "Buon Appetito".

I responded with ........... Tenkyu tru, buonanotte!

As I was walking out I thought to myself........you bloody idiot. That's part Tok Pisin, part Italian!

You know when you are a frequent flyer.........when the words come out that belong in another country! :shock:

 

[Hvr]

We have a PENchant for them. Perhaps we should rePENt before PENance is imposed and rules preSCRIBEd!

If you get a very good pen you'll certainly have the write stuff. :mrgreen:

 

[JessicaTam]

... Home is a stopover, not a destination.

 

[Bundy Bear]

Had this happen on Saturday, was buying a paper, not the Australian and the shop assistant thought he had seen me a few times before and thought I was a regular passenger.

I don't fly that often, honest.

 

[penegal]

... Home is a stopover, not a destination.

Sounds about right

 

[Awesom Andy]

... Home is a stopover, not a destination.

Some of my itineraries indeed show that my home port is indeed a stopover/transit point. Once, it was only a few hours, so I went home, did my laundry, and off I went again.

 

[PaulST]

I'm currently in Doha and visited the Islamic Museum of Art this afternoon and it dawned upon me that the only reason I knew what colour a ruby, sapphire and emerald are is because I've looked for those little OW ovals at airports. I feel that the rubies look better than emeralds, but can't but help being drawn more to the latter...

 

[Pushka]

I'm currently in Doha and visited the Islamic Museum of Art this afternoon and it dawned upon me that the only reason I knew what colour a ruby, sapphire and emerald are is because I've looked for those little OW ovals at airports. I feel that the rubies look better than emeralds, but can't but help being drawn more to the latter...

Spoken like a male and who doesn't work with jewellery!

 

[wandering_fred]

Spoken like a male and who doesn't work with jewellery!

But can you tell the difference between a garnet and a ruby or a emerald and a tourmaline?

Happy wandering

Fred

 

[juddles]

I know where I am sleeping tonight, I have a rough idea where I will tomorrow, but three days out - not only do I have no idea but I am entirely comfortable with that.

The only "solid" plans I ever have are "home trips" - and home for me is always where my wife and kids are, even if that is a hotel room.

 

[juddles]

......it dawned upon me that the only reason I knew what colour a ruby, sapphire and emerald are is because I've looked for those little OW ovals at airports. ...

I really liked that post

Mind you, due to some great opportunity for extensive travel in recent years, I am starting forget what colour rubies and sapphires are

But no doubt that will change soon, and I will fall back to the Bronze Age.