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  • Hey, I had one of those Thinkpads!

    From -hh@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jan 29 05:44:04 2023
    Actually, more than one…

    < https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1619562794067574784>

    -hh

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to -hh on Sun Jan 29 14:13:05 2023
    On 2023-01-29 05:44, -hh wrote:
    Actually, more than one…

    < https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1619562794067574784>

    -hh

    I never liked the little red nub as a pointing device.

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  • From -hh@21:1/5 to Alan on Sun Jan 29 16:45:34 2023
    On Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 5:13:17 PM UTC-5, Alan wrote:
    On 2023-01-29 05:44, -hh wrote:
    Actually, more than one…
    < https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1619562794067574784>

    I never liked the little red nub as a pointing device.

    I didn’t use it much; the touchpad wasn’t that great either; think I’d nudge
    around with the nub and then use the touchpad clickers, which was okay
    for when one couldn’t break out a mouse, such as on an airline flight.

    Speaking of airlines, been developing some plans for ‘23. Got the Brac slotted in; debating between Ireland vs Japan. Plus maybe also thinking
    about maybe Canadian Rockies, as the prior time we were there was a
    year with heavy forest fires, so not great landscape views…have to try to remember what airport we flew into.

    -hh

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to -hh on Tue Jan 31 11:59:15 2023
    On 2023-01-29 16:45, -hh wrote:
    On Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 5:13:17 PM UTC-5, Alan wrote:
    On 2023-01-29 05:44, -hh wrote:
    Actually, more than one…
    < https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1619562794067574784>

    I never liked the little red nub as a pointing device.

    I didn’t use it much; the touchpad wasn’t that great either; think I’d nudge
    around with the nub and then use the touchpad clickers, which was okay
    for when one couldn’t break out a mouse, such as on an airline flight.

    Speaking of airlines, been developing some plans for ‘23. Got the Brac slotted in; debating between Ireland vs Japan. Plus maybe also thinking about maybe Canadian Rockies, as the prior time we were there was a
    year with heavy forest fires, so not great landscape views…have to try to remember what airport we flew into.

    Well for the Canadian Rockies, you'd probably want to fly into Calgary.
    Calgary to Banff is only about a 90 minute drive.

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  • From -hh@21:1/5 to Alan on Tue Jan 31 13:38:14 2023
    On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 2:59:18 PM UTC-5, Alan wrote:
    On 2023-01-29 16:45, -hh wrote:
    On Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 5:13:17 PM UTC-5, Alan wrote:
    On 2023-01-29 05:44, -hh wrote:
    Actually, more than one…
    < https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1619562794067574784>

    I never liked the little red nub as a pointing device.

    I didn’t use it much; the touchpad wasn’t that great either; think I’d nudge
    around with the nub and then use the touchpad clickers, which was okay
    for when one couldn’t break out a mouse, such as on an airline flight.

    Speaking of airlines, been developing some plans for ‘23. Got the Brac slotted in; debating between Ireland vs Japan. Plus maybe also thinking about maybe Canadian Rockies, as the prior time we were there was a
    year with heavy forest fires, so not great landscape views…have to try to
    remember what airport we flew into.

    Well for the Canadian Rockies, you'd probably want to fly into Calgary. Calgary to Banff is only about a 90 minute drive.

    Yeah, I followed-up with some online searches and found that its not really all
    that practical of drive from Vancouver vs flying into Calgary instead, although
    lower ticket prices could be a factor. Might depend on how many "PQP"s I will need before the end of year on United.


    -hh

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to -hh on Tue Jan 31 14:44:21 2023
    On 2023-01-31 13:38, -hh wrote:
    On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 2:59:18 PM UTC-5, Alan wrote:
    On 2023-01-29 16:45, -hh wrote:
    On Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 5:13:17 PM UTC-5, Alan wrote:
    On 2023-01-29 05:44, -hh wrote:
    Actually, more than one…
    < https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1619562794067574784>

    I never liked the little red nub as a pointing device.

    I didn’t use it much; the touchpad wasn’t that great either; think I’d nudge
    around with the nub and then use the touchpad clickers, which was okay
    for when one couldn’t break out a mouse, such as on an airline flight. >>>
    Speaking of airlines, been developing some plans for ‘23. Got the Brac >>> slotted in; debating between Ireland vs Japan. Plus maybe also thinking
    about maybe Canadian Rockies, as the prior time we were there was a
    year with heavy forest fires, so not great landscape views…have to try to >>> remember what airport we flew into.

    Well for the Canadian Rockies, you'd probably want to fly into Calgary.
    Calgary to Banff is only about a 90 minute drive.

    Yeah, I followed-up with some online searches and found that its not really all
    that practical of drive from Vancouver vs flying into Calgary instead, although
    lower ticket prices could be a factor. Might depend on how many "PQP"s I will
    need before the end of year on United.

    Yeah...

    As great as it would be to raise a glass of something with you, if your
    aim is for the Canadian Rockies, Vancouver means nine and a half hours
    of driving.

    And I think it highly unlikely that Vancouver would be much cheaper to
    fly into than Calgary, but you never know with the vagaries of airline
    fares.

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