TFK International Business Travel Thread

[TreatyStones]

@Dirty Hands Walter

Cuffs should not be worn. It’s not the 1980s.

How did it go? Were you able to leverage anything you overheard in the cafe?

[KinvarasPassion]

@Dirty Hands Walter

Cuffs should not be worn. It’s not the 1980s.

I didn’t not mention cuff links, I specifically said cuffs… I’ll excuse based on the red eye morning you have had.

When you order a shirt of competent tailor as I am sure you have done many times… he will offer you 2 options in cuff style.
[LIST]
[]A french cuff (traditional 80’s wall street type but still popular in the ‘City’ I believe)
[]A button cuff (the low risk version)
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[Bandage]

@TreatyStones

How did it go? Were you able to leverage anything you overheard in the cafe?

I put them in their place, pal. They were Seán O’Neill and I was George O’Connor.

[Kid_Chocolate]

I had a pint with George in the Whitfield hotel sat evening last …he was asking me who Clare’s best upcoming prospects were and I swiftly retorted he’d find out before year end…he was with Paidi Butler who gave a guilty sounding chuckle when I asked him if there’d been any loose talk before my arrival

[Bandage]

@Kid Chocolate

I had a pint with George in the Whitfield hotel sat evening last …he was asking me who Clare’s best upcoming prospects were and I swiftly retorted he’d find out before year end…he was with Paidi Butler who gave a guilty sounding chuckle when I asked him if there’d been any loose talk before my arrival

Whitford? On the outskirts of Wexford town rather than Whitfield? Never heard of Whitfield.

[Kid_Chocolate]

Sorry meant whitford

[farmerinthecity]

@Kid Chocolate

The other give away is a bad watch. I love being across the table from the above described and the take off the jacket , sit down and reach across and out pops the the big clunk of a fake gold secunda watch … Dead meat there and then

Mate, do you really expect us to believe that you would be trusted enough to have experience of high powered international executive meetings?

You can barely spell.

[Kid_Chocolate]

[QUOTE=“farmerinthecity, post: 984747, member: 24”]Mate, do you really expect us to believe that you would be trusted enough to have experience of high powered international executive meetings?

You can barely spell.[/QUOTE]
All over the globe farmer , all over the globe. Apologies re the dunnes suit jibe, they have their place, just not at executive business meetings

[Spidey]

@Kid Chocolate

The other give away is a bad watch. I love being across the table from the above described and the take off the jacket , sit down and reach across and out pops the the big clunk of a fake gold secunda watch … Dead meat there and then

A practical simple watch in a meeting is ok with me. The dick measuring contest comes out later when you go for client drinks in the civvies and a good watch and your dick size is directly proportional to how deep in the ocean your watch can survive.

[Tassotti]

@Dirty Hands Walter

Cuffs should not be worn. It’s not the 1980s.

oh man you are such a roaster

[KinvarasPassion]

@Spidey

A practical simple watch in a meeting is ok with me. The dick measuring contest comes out later when you go for client drinks in the civvies and a good watch and your dick size is directly proportional to how deep in the ocean your watch can survive.

Would you use the imperial or metric system when running the tape adjacent to your rigid member?

Is there a representative from Stokes Kennedy Crowley present to validate all cock lengths?

[Kid_Chocolate]

Never ever take a watch as a present, and if you do receive one as a gift never wear it, only bad comes of it

[Spidey]

[QUOTE=“Kinvara’s Passion, post: 984762, member: 686”]Would you use the imperial or metric system when running the tape adjacent to your rigid member?

Is there a representative from Stokes Kennedy Crowley present to validate all cock lengths?[/QUOTE]

Rigid? I don’t work for a fahsion house mate.

[Bisto]

[QUOTE=“farmerinthecity, post: 984747, member: 24”]Mate, do you really expect us to believe that you would be trusted enough to have experience of high powered international executive meetings?

You can barely spell.[/QUOTE]

high powered ??the foremost international businessman on this thread can’t even work a gear stick FFS…

[Fran]

@Kid Chocolate

I had a pint with George in the Whitfield hotel sat evening last …he was asking me who Clare’s best upcoming prospects were and I swiftly retorted he’d find out before year end…he was with Paidi Butler who gave a guilty sounding chuckle when I asked him if there’d been any loose talk before my arrival

:rolleyes:

[Appendage]

@briantinnion

@Dirty Hands Walter[/USER] [USER=11]@Appendage either of you go through T2 at Heathrow yet? I’m led to believe it’s a hell of a walk to the Heathrow Express.

I actually can’t remember even though it’s less than 48 hours ago. The Queen’s Terminal is quite swanky.

[myboyblue]

Can all International businessmen check in ASAP please.

[giloppy]

@Kid Chocolate

I had a pint with George in the Whitfield hotel sat evening last …he was asking me who Clare’s best upcoming prospects were and I swiftly retorted he’d find out before year end…he was with Paidi Butler who gave a guilty sounding chuckle when I asked him if there’d been any loose talk before my arrival

Are you Liam Griffin?

[TheUlteriorMotive]

[QUOTE=“briantinnion, post: 984521, member: 6”]I’d go with the Aer Lingus option. Some people slag them off but I’m rather fond of our national carrier and have always found them pleasant to deal with.

Your choice is essentially between doing the short haul part of your flight this side of the Atlantic or the good side of the Atlantic. An internal flight in the US is less hassle than a Dublin - Heathrow flight. As you rightly point out clearing immigration in Dublin is a real bonus too.

Am I right in guessing you’re going over on aviation related business?[/QUOTE]
Not aviation related business

Locked in the Dub-SF-LA route with Aer Lingus

Interestingly (this must have something to do with AL relationship with UA which provides connecting flight and perhaps a requirement to take min number of seats per flight) I was strongly encouraged to take a slightly later UA flight by the fact that by doing so business class on the DUB-SF route was only 250 more than economy and substantially less than booking straight business class to SF

one to watch for anybody taking a similar flight in future

Any tips for Newport Beach and Santa Monica as my evenings are likely to be free time

[mickee321]

i am abandoning pre season training, my son and my wife to go on a highly stressed business trip to the Seocho District in Seoul at some point over the next 10 days, it will be a torturous 2 or 3 day F2F to discuss a serious design issue.
I will update the forum accordingly.
Last time i went out there i worked 15 hour days and went to strip joints each evening with the boss, god be with the days