If he is going to remote places in conn. and nj that are not served by local trains, etc, I would understand, but most places george visits have frequent train/taxi svc.  I would not expect day trips to be hard to work around train schedules.  This also seems trivial on his part, since most of his car svc for last trip to nyc were expensed to Wilbur Ross, who george says he met once.  I'd rather not go on on this point.

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Mcconnell, Mike  
Sent:	Wednesday, October 24, 2001 6:18 PM
To:	Shankman, Jeffrey A.
Subject:	FW: 

How do I respond?  Are there some times that are obvious and ok?  I don't know these specific trips.
m 

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Mcclellan, George  
Sent:	Tuesday, October 23, 2001 9:35 AM
To:	Mcconnell, Mike
Subject:	RE: 

Mike - does this include day trips from NYC to Conn. and NJ?  Limos in this instance I would think are appropriate.

Thanks,

George

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Mcconnell, Mike  
Sent:	Tuesday, October  23, 2001 9:26 AM
To:	Mcclellan, George
Cc:	Shankman, Jeffrey A.
Subject:	

George,

Jeff has just signed your expense account from last month.  It has been on hold because we have stopped approving all submitted reports that include car services (for all of EGM) that are outside of the direct airport to the hotel charges.  We have made statements to everyone via memo and our commitment to our bosses that we are watching our costs especially those like these specifically.  In most cities cabs or other shorter hires are available.  

We are not attempting to be cheap but we have put this is a hard rule and of course includes Jeff and me.  We haven't and will not do it either.  We don't want to discuss this further and it is not something we will think about again but we wanted to be clear.

Thanks,
Mike and Jeff