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NAP
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IF I HAD THAT MANY MILES I WOULD MAKE THE TIME TO TRAVEL
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Jane
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Having all those miles and not using them is like when I hear people talk about carrying over their vacation time to the next year. I cannot comprehend it.
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Pilsen Dave
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I know the feeling, Steve. I have a total of 1.4million miles available to be redeemed. The sad part is that only 200,000 of them come from a credit card. The rest are all earned by flying.
I keep saying that someday I'm going to take a great vacation, and fly all over the place, but that hasn't happened yet. I feel like Scrooge McDuck.
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Tim
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I'm still baffled by the Tribune's ongiong indulgence of this....well, caqlling it "fluff" woudl be an insult to fluff everywhere. At least fluff has SOME trivial purpose to entertain.
These columns are perpetually boring and self-absorbed. Why should anyone at all relate to Steve Dahl's interest in airline miles, for example? I'm glad he's so proud of his collection of miles, but to give the readers a primer on what miles are and how he uses them is a poor use of valuable editorial space if you ask me.
This guy lost his edge - and entertainment value - about two decades ago. If you give him a column to meander on with these pointless and poorly written monologues, perhaps you should also call my aunt Sadie who likes to talk about oven mitts.
Send us a postcard when this era is over.
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Nelson
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I used to be obsessed with airline miles too. It was crazy. In my old job I flew between Chicago, NY and South America about once per month. I knew every detail of the rules for the mileage and upgrade programs for several airlines. It was as if I was on a quest to get the upgrade and I would do all kinds of fancy maneuvering with the reservation to get the upgrades. I guess it was worth it but now that I don't have to travel as much, traveling is actually less stressful because it's not such a big deal if I don't get the upgrade. I figure as long as the flight is under 2 hours, I can handle coach.
Steve,
Word of advice from an ex-miles-addict:
- Cut back on the amount you travel. Only travel when it's really necessary. Miles addicts tend to over travel.
- Eliminate all those credit cards except for one or maybe two. The time it takes to manage all those cards takes away from the benefits of having them. If you let a payment on just one of those cards, your credit score goes down about 20 points.
- Make your next vacation a driving one. Drive to the ocean, or to the Rockies.
It's not worth the time and effort, as well as the risk to your credit score, to acquire all those points.
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marie s
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Tim wrote: These columns are perpetually boring and self-absorbed. Why should anyone at all relate to Steve Dahl's interest in airline miles, for example? I'm glad he's so proud of his collection of miles, but to give the readers a primer on what miles are and how he uses them is a poor use of valuable editorial space if you ask me.
This guy lost his edge - and entertainment value - about two decades ago. If you give him a column to meander on with these pointless and poorly written monologues, perhaps you should also call my aunt Sadie who likes to talk about oven mitts.
Send us a postcard when this era is over. Amen!
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Otto
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Obviously, Tim, you found enough interest in the article to read it and then write a response about it.
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Rob
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To all you idiots who max out your credit cards just so you can earn these trivial airline miles that have so many restrictions that it is barely worth using...why don't you just put the money that you would ordinarily put into your credit card and put it into a vacation fund. Using your credit card is one of the STUPIDEST things you can EVER do. Don't spend money you don't have. Why do you think the dollar is so damn weak in our country? It is because of our indulgence with our Credit Cards. Tear'em up people and pay for your vacations the old fashion way; SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!
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Tim
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Otto wrote: Obviously, Tim, you found enough interest in the article to read it and then write a response about it. Otto, I can accept the "just shut up, you're wrong, I love Dahl's column" response...plenty of people apparently do. But the tired "well, if you hate it so much, why do you read it?" response to criticism is the refuge of a desperate fan...pretty cliche and subject to a couple major flaws in logic.(1) I actually often read news publications and articles in search for information, opinion, entertainment, etc. regardless of whether I have "liked" the author in the past,(2) as a subscriber to the Tribune, I actually would like to lend an opinion on what I as a consumer get value (or in this case, do not get value) from out of their publication (online and off)- you, too, have that right, and (3) as a life-long Chicago resident who remembers the WDAI days, I'm probably as familiar with Dahl, his history and his work as anyone else; I just wish the Trib would use the space for ANYTHING more useful OR entertaining than this (like a DIY column on home appliance repair...anything). It is just my personal opinion and I accept that it will differ from others.
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Tim
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Pete wrote: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...Why is this old man allowed to write columns for this newspaper? What is this, 1987? This guy hasn't been relevant since Diane was still on "Cheers".
Bring back Gary!
Bring back Gary!
Bring back Gary!
Cause right now, both his radio show and column are truly BORING. My thoughts precisely. We can't be the only ones noticing how truly off-the-charts bad this column is. Can we? Does anyone at the Tribune proofread this stuff?
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Linda
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Tim wrote: I'm still baffled by the Tribune's ongiong indulgence of this....well, caqlling it "fluff" woudl be an insult to fluff everywhere. At least fluff has SOME trivial purpose to entertain.
These columns are perpetually boring and self-absorbed. Why should anyone at all relate to Steve Dahl's interest in airline miles, for example? I'm glad he's so proud of his collection of miles, but to give the readers a primer on what miles are and how he uses them is a poor use of valuable editorial space if you ask me.
This guy lost his edge - and entertainment value - about two decades ago. If you give him a column to meander on with these pointless and poorly written monologues, perhaps you should also call my aunt Sadie who likes to talk about oven mitts.
Send us a postcard when this era is over. Tim, Tim, Tim. Whey are you so angry? Is it perhaps that you are actually paying cash for the things the rest of us are figuring out how to get for points? More people can relate to this then you think.
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Linda
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Don't miss out on hotel points. Holiday Inn points carpeted my house, thanks to Home Depot gift certificates. And Marriott has a fantastic catalog of things one would actually want. Got a great Sharp Aquos flat screen TV for the kitchen and am saving up for one for the bedroom too! Oh, and American Express points can be redeemed for store gift certificates AND airline tickets. This whole points thing is addictive!
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Linda
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Rob wrote: To all you idiots who max out your credit cards just so you can earn these trivial airline miles that have so many restrictions that it is barely worth using...why don't you just put the money that you would ordinarily put into your credit card and put it into a vacation fund. Using your credit card is one of the STUPIDEST things you can EVER do. Don't spend money you don't have. Why do you think the dollar is so damn weak in our country? It is because of our indulgence with our Credit Cards. Tear'em up people and pay for your vacations the old fashion way; SAVE YOUR MONEY!!! Rob, many of us are smart enough to pay off credit card balances every month. That way, your cash continues to collect interest in the bank until you pay the bill AND you receive miles (for creative use at a later date).
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WOW
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Take a chill pill everyone.
If Steve wants to donate his miles to me- that would be greatly appreciated! Just looked at tickets for a vacation to Mexico this summer and they are $150 more each than they have been in the past. So times the three in our family that is $450 more dollars. I guess airlines have jacked the prices because of rising fuel costs.
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LOOZER
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Tim, Tim, Timothy Tim.
Why Why Why are you so obsessed with the Steaver? Did you loose out on the prize wheel? If you hated him so much why would you spend one second reading his column or posting? Did you get fired from your job recently with David Hochberg? Heheeeeeeeeeee. Move on man!
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jeffh
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How about that, another SD gloat column.
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Carlos T Mock MD
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I have four million miles and I'm working on my fifth million.
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Vinny
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Moral to the story: Vacation anyone?
Definition: Vacation - a period of travel and relaxation when you take twice the clothes and half the money you need. Also what you take when you can't take what you've been taking any longer. A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in.
The ant is knowing and wise, but he doesn't know enough to take a vacation
No one needs a vacation more than the person who just had one.
If you come home as happy as you leave, you have had a good vacation
"No person needs a vacation so much as the person who has just had one."
"A good vacation is over when you begin to yearn for your work."
"A vacation is like love - anticipated with pleasure, experienced with discomfort, and remembered with nostalgia."
"The alternative to a vacation is to stay home and tip every third person you see."
"Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month in a year, whether he feels like taking it or not."
"Those that say you can't take it with you never saw a car packed for a vacation trip."
"The rainy days a person saves for usually seem to arrive during his vacation."
"By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class."
"Vacation: Two weeks on the sunny sands - and the rest of the year on the financial rocks."
"College is the longest vacation you will ever take."
"Vacations prove that a life of pleasure is overrated."
"If some people didn't tell you, you'd never know they'd been away on a vacation."
"Vacation used to be a luxury, but in today's world it has become a necessity."
Too much work, and no vacation,
Deserves at least a small libation.
So hail! my friends, and raise your glasses,
Work's the curse of the drinking classes.
~Oscar Wilde
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Pete B
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Steve Dahl is a legend and the best thing on Chicago radio right now. Great columns as well. Thanks...
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A mom
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Hey Steve.. I betcha the majority of those miles were earned form travel and stuff that was paid for by your employer.. why don't you be a sport and donate ALL of the miles to the soldiers and their families currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan???
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Judge it!
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