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New use for a Pilot Certificate
I took a trip with my family and went to a website to find a hotel. Of
course I chose the lowest rate. When I finished the confirmation process, I saw that I had requested the Government rate. The difference was over $100 per night ($148 vs $269 per night) OOPS! Spoke with my younger brother, who does a fair amount of Government travel, and he said he's never been asked for an ID. When I checked in, the desk clerk asked for my credit card and government ID. I handed her my pilot certificate. I just got one of those new plastic ones. She glanced at it and put it aside, to complete the check-in process. |
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El Maximo wrote:
When I checked in, the desk clerk asked for my credit card and government ID. I handed her my pilot certificate. I just got one of those new plastic ones. She glanced at it and put it aside, to complete the check-in process. I'll report this activity to Hillary Clinton. We'll put a stop to it. hehe |
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On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 19:07:58 GMT, kontiki
wrote: El Maximo wrote: When I checked in, the desk clerk asked for my credit card and government ID. I handed her my pilot certificate. I just got one of those new plastic ones. She glanced at it and put it aside, to complete the check-in process. I'll report this activity to Hillary Clinton. We'll put a stop to it. hehe So the government is allowed to negotiate hotel rates, but not prescription drug prices? She might care about that. Don |
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Don Tuite wrote:
On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 19:07:58 GMT, kontiki wrote: El Maximo wrote: When I checked in, the desk clerk asked for my credit card and government ID. I handed her my pilot certificate. I just got one of those new plastic ones. She glanced at it and put it aside, to complete the check-in process. I'll report this activity to Hillary Clinton. We'll put a stop to it. hehe So the government is allowed to negotiate hotel rates, but not prescription drug prices? She might care about that. "allowed'? sheesh... yes. The 'government' negotiates a lot of things. So do businesses and even private individuals if it involves large numbers of employees or sums of money and they wish to try and work out a deal. It's called doing business in America. |
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On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 20:27:45 GMT, kontiki
wrote: Don Tuite wrote: On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 19:07:58 GMT, kontiki wrote: El Maximo wrote: When I checked in, the desk clerk asked for my credit card and government ID. I handed her my pilot certificate. I just got one of those new plastic ones. She glanced at it and put it aside, to complete the check-in process. I'll report this activity to Hillary Clinton. We'll put a stop to it. hehe So the government is allowed to negotiate hotel rates, but not prescription drug prices? She might care about that. "allowed'? sheesh... yes. The 'government' negotiates a lot of things. So do businesses and even private individuals if it involves large numbers of employees or sums of money and they wish to try and work out a deal. It's called doing business in America. But it is against the law for medicare to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies. Don |
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Don Tuite wrote:
But it is against the law for medicare to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies. Whatever... its just another reason why government should not be in the "health care" business. |
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