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Alright man! Good job. Now you have time to venture out and sightsee Lansing! Take good pics. I never end up with spare time on biz trips.  No chance of changing the flight to this afternoon, change fees are more than your room costs lol.
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Sep 23, 2015 18:19
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Go to east Lansing and plow some retarded drunk 18 year old college girls
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Sep 23, 2015 18:31
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I'm on a business trip in Lansing.
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Sep 23, 2015 19:32
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Whoa it autocompleted. LA, not Lansing.
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Sep 23, 2015 19:33
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Pleads posted:Whoa it autocompleted. LA, not Lansing. can I come w/ you
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Sep 23, 2015 19:39
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If you guys are all coming to LA on a business trip lets meet up first round of micheladas is on me!
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Sep 23, 2015 19:51
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Ehud posted:can I come w/ you No it's expensive and I'm not being paid nearly enough
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Sep 23, 2015 21:19
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receipt collecting is still such a novel thing for me. When it comes to food I deny the receipt 99% of the time, so i'm always having to run back to the food joint and get a reprint because no way in hell am I passing up per-diem. My wallet gets really fat with them by the end of the trip and im always nervously counting them like a mother hen.
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Sep 24, 2015 04:50
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Avocados posted:receipt collecting is still such a novel thing for me. When it comes to food I deny the receipt 99% of the time, so i'm always having to run back to the food joint and get a reprint because no way in hell am I passing up per-diem. My wallet gets really fat with them by the end of the trip and im always nervously counting them like a mother hen. same like five different times on this trip: cashier: do you need a receipt? me: nah that's okay....I mean yes, sorry. anyways I got the rental car returned and am at the airport with about an hour until boarding  the customer sent an email to their account rep praising me for a job well done and asked that the email be passed along to my supervisors that will probably never happen because lol sales people Couple of pro-tips for TSA screening: - don't wear a belt, it's just one more thing to worry about. Put your belt in your carry on and you can wear it after you get through the gate. - wear shoes that you can easily get on and off - put all of your 3oz or less liquids and gels in a 1 quart bag and place the bag directly in a bin - use a smartphone app for your boarding pass. bonus points if you don't check any bags, now you can just go straight to the TSA gate and skip the airline-specific checkin altogether
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Sep 24, 2015 14:33
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Avocados posted:receipt collecting is still such a novel thing for me. When it comes to food I deny the receipt 99% of the time, so i'm always having to run back to the food joint and get a reprint because no way in hell am I passing up per-diem. My wallet gets really fat with them by the end of the trip and im always nervously counting them like a mother hen. that's new to me. We have a rule anything $25 and over requires a receipt. Meals are just paid out based upon how many days your gone (GSA rates). The cool thing about AMEX and Concur though is that the eReceipts autopopulate the expense report. Safe travels OP! *And don't crowd the luggage carousal like all the other newbs do:)
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Sep 24, 2015 16:03
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Nooner posted:I wish I could go on business trips sometimes, it sounds exciting going to a new city ive never been to before All you really see is the airport, hotel, and whatever God awful office complex you take a taxi too. Usually your hotel is 20 miles away from anything remotely interesting and the liquor store is never within walking distance. Sometimes you'll be lucky enough to stay in a hotel with a decent restaurant but other than that everything around you is either a Subway or TGI Friday's because you're in a tourist area. You pray that the WiFi (only $14.95 a day for ONE device) is decent enough to watch PornHub and Netflix otherwise you just flip channels and hope they have HBO and Showtime. You finally fall asleep around midnight only to by jolted awake by the drunk sales guys yelling in the hallway. Around 6am you are woken by a slamming door from some rear end in a top hat who is on his way to the fitness room to run laps before breakfast. You grab the USA today that was shoved under your door (and they charge you $2.50 for that) and head to the bathroom to start your day. Hotel breakfast three chafing dishes full of runny eggs, soggy bacon, and sausage. I don't miss business trips.
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Sep 24, 2015 16:57
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Bonzo posted:All you really see is the airport, hotel, and whatever God awful office complex you take a taxi too. my man here has been on some business trips haha One of my favorite things about business trips is watching the local news. All of the anchors seem weird because you aren't used to them, and the local channels always come in on the TV in these weird, stretched out aspect ratios. by the way, a decent idea for a restaurant in the terminal: Fuddruckers where you use a touchscreen terminal to place and pay for your order and then they just make it for you beats most of the stuff I've seen in other airports, thanks Detroit! Boarding my final flight in about 30 mins.
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Sep 24, 2015 17:57
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Ehud posted:my man here has been on some business trips haha This is also a good way to see how the city rates with crime and traffic. I always liked staying a different time zone too because I could watch Craig Ferguson and still get a halfway decent rest.
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Sep 24, 2015 18:07
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It's been quite a journey, I am feeling optimistic for my upcoming business trip! Because of reasons I have accidentally been booked into a $300 a night hotel room, but that might just be for the first night. I'm not going to listen to Bonzo though, if it's going to suck, I want surprise suckage.
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Sep 24, 2015 18:07
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Bonzo posted:All you really see is the airport, hotel, and whatever God awful office complex you take a taxi too. You make this sound a lot less fun and exciting ):
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Sep 24, 2015 18:09
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Bonzo posted:All you really see is the airport, hotel, and whatever God awful office complex you take a taxi too. all of this. Plus all the aggravation of idiots/tourists/1st time flyers in the airport doing constant dumb poo poo all the time
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Sep 24, 2015 18:19
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Darth123123 posted:all of this. Plus all the aggravation of idiots/tourists/1st time flyers in the airport doing constant dumb poo poo all the time relevant: http://youtu.be/twqjdPwoA_o Brian regan on idiots in airports and airplanes
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Sep 24, 2015 18:25
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Ehud posted:relevant: http://youtu.be/twqjdPwoA_o  this guy is good and on pointe: just noticed your thread is gold and stickied, congrats weary traveler!
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Sep 24, 2015 18:35
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Darth123123 posted:
we did it! The final flight! woohoo! 
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Sep 24, 2015 18:41
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