Conference 7.286::digital

    What is a "class A" rental car?

                And then there are those of us that because of their
        size (height) will refuse to drive a car that is too small no
        matter what the policy. If they want me to travel, I get a car
        that I can drive!
                
                /s/     Bob

        Hear, hear. And that goes for airline seats, too!
        
        q
        

    Well, those that know me will have to admit that I'd look more
    comfortable in a class "b" than on a bike. As to airline travel,
    I have no complaints, my manager uses his discretion :-)
    
    More seriously, is this part of a general erosion of business travel
    "goodies" as part of our becoming a "big" company? Or is it the
    result of small company thinking?
    
    Just thinking "aloud"...

    re: .7--Gee, I always thought that when staying with friends
    I was not entitled to charge anything to DEC.  Staying with
    friends is so much nicer than staying in a hotel that I don't
    mind paying for the "house gift" out of my own pocket.
        John Sauter

I just checked the current policy in the ZK VTX infobase, updated this
month.  No mention of "management discretion" in the Business Class air
travel policy -- but all expenses are at management discretion!

Compact (B), not Sub-Compact (A), is still shown as the proper size
for rental cars:

Automobile Rentals - Automobile rentals should be used when public
transportation or Company-provided vehicles are unavailable or
inadequate.  Compact size cars should be used unless there is a
business reason to do otherwise.  Use the service of either Avis
Rent A Car System, Inc., or National Car Rental System, Inc., and
identify yourself as a Digital employee to get the corporate rate.
Digital has international agreements with these agencies and cost
savings under our corporate agreements are substantial.

The "staying with friends" reimbursement was originally only a part of the
relocation policy, but was added to the business travel policy a few years
ago.  Still no mention of receipts in the U.S. (In fact, if the person you
were staying with gave you a receipt, it would have to be in return for
direct payment, and would be taxable as income!!  Are you sure the intent
of the U.K. version of the policy is to get a receipt from the host, or are
you just supposed to get receipts for the gifts and/or meals you buy for
your host?)

Employees who stay with friends or relatives on a business trip are
authorized a reimbursement of $20.00 per day or the local country
equivalent to provide the host with assistance in defraying the
additional expenses of meals and lodging for the employee.
Occasionally, additional meals per day may need to be authorized by
the manager when there is a business reason for the expense.

/john

  The English pound sign is printed as a white rectangle on VT102's
in the U.S. unless the user has selected the "UK character set" in
the setup feature. The UK character set causes the # character 
(two horizontal lines and two vertical intersecting) to be non-
printing. 
  Sorry if I'm being too picky. I figured out what the mystery
character is, but some readers might not.

Sorry. I should have tried reading the reply with the UK character
set selected instead of assuming that was the problem.
This is the first I have heard that the character set used on 100-
series terminals is out of date.