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Someone no poo poo recommended scented candles a few pages back to make the place more comfortable. I think leaving to work somewhere else is a good call.
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Yeah, put on music, open the window if you can, maybe get some cheap flowers to put out. That said extended stay/long term places own so much more than normal hotels. I've stayed 3 weeks in hotels that are a bed and a desk crammed together with enough space for the room door to open. Definitely get out sometimes though, you can get cabin fever no matter how big the place is.
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Aug 23, 2014 16:17
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Get your own toilet paper rather than use the sandpaper the hotel probably supplies.
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Aug 23, 2014 17:46
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Haha, we actually bought a package of Charmin mega rolls when we went grocery shopping. One ply is horrific and they only gave us one extra roll for a whole week and that just won't cut it.  We also bought an Air Wick with lavender scented oil (my husband suggested candles but I think it's too much of a fire hazard in a small space) and a Glade air freshener spray thing. And, on top of those things we picked up some Lysol wipes and paper towels to make cleaning up after ourselves when we cook a little bit easier.I made a mental list of nearby places with wifi so that I can go work somewhere else. There are a couple different public libraries, three different coffee shops, a bookstore, etc. We each have a car, so that helps. Today we went to the local flea market to walk around just to get out of here. Oh! And we also have our own bath towels and wash cloths. They provide them but it's nice to have our own, frankly. I'd recommend this for any stays of longer than a week.
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Aug 23, 2014 18:42
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Hip Hoptimus Prime posted:Haha, we actually bought a package of Charmin mega rolls when we went grocery shopping. One ply is horrific and they only gave us one extra roll for a whole week and that just won't cut it. Might I ask how many bags you checked in
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Aug 23, 2014 20:34
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Xguard86 posted:Someone no poo poo recommended scented candles a few pages back to make the place more comfortable. I think leaving to work somewhere else is a good call. I carry a little bottle of eucalyptus oil. I put it on a washcloth and stuff it into the AC. You wanna fight about it? Coming back from MUC today took 50 mins to get my bag at SEA. As if immigration and rechecking the fucker didn't suck enough at IAD.
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Aug 24, 2014 07:24
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air- posted:Speaking about airline food/menus, I stumbled upon this the other day. Not only is this guy entitled, it gets full on creepy yes I'll have white and red wine and can you make me a gin and tonic as well? Set the water in the background *takes picture of dinner from 6 different angles*
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Aug 24, 2014 07:37
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Lonely Wizard posted:Might I ask how many bags you checked in We have a lot of stuff. We had to move out of our house because our landlord gave us 30 days notice. Around the same time my husband got his med board results back from the Army so he will be out next month so it made zero sense to sign a new lease somewhere (even though we could break it at no penalty because my husband has orders out). So we put the majority of our stuff in a storage unit and went to go live with our friends for a month but that fell through--it is hard to live with another couple. When we went to their place we brought enough clothes for like ~2 weeks for each of us plus our own linens so we wouldn't impose on using theirs. We also have two laptops, an iMac, and an XBox One (all of which can't go in our storage unit because it's not climate controlled) and all of my husband's issued Army gear that he is turning in this week. So all that stuff came with us over to the hotel. I'm selling one of the laptops, and the iMac and XBox one will go with the movers once they come but not before then. It's rather claustrophobic in here...but it will get better after the Army gear is turned in which is the majority of the problem.
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Aug 25, 2014 00:57
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Can we leave the e/n to...anywhere else but this thread?
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Aug 25, 2014 09:20
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Wasn't Hip Hoptimus Prime a BFC super star on the verge of financial peril? Or am I mistaken?
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Hip Hoptimus Prime posted:We have a lot of stuff. We had to move out of our house because our landlord gave us 30 days notice. Around the same time my husband got his med board results back from the Army so he will be out next month so it made zero sense to sign a new lease somewhere (even though we could break it at no penalty because my husband has orders out). So we put the majority of our stuff in a storage unit and went to go live with our friends for a month but that fell through--it is hard to live with another couple. When we went to their place we brought enough clothes for like ~2 weeks for each of us plus our own linens so we wouldn't impose on using theirs. We also have two laptops, an iMac, and an XBox One (all of which can't go in our storage unit because it's not climate controlled) and all of my husband's issued Army gear that he is turning in this week. So all that stuff came with us over to the hotel. Do you plan to continue buying charmin or will you switch brands after he's deployed? Or haven't you thought that far out?
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Aristotle Animes posted:Do you plan to continue buying charmin or will you switch brands after he's deployed? Or haven't you thought that far out? Replying to your question by quoting myself: Hip Hoptimus Prime posted:We have a lot of stuff. We had to move out of our house because our landlord gave us 30 days notice. Around the same time my husband got his med board results back from the Army so he will be out next month so it made zero sense to sign a new lease somewhere (even though we could break it at no penalty because my husband has orders out). (in other words, he is pretty much done with the Army, we are skipping town once he is cleared, no chance of deploying! yay!) caberham posted:Wasn't Hip Hoptimus Prime a BFC super star on the verge of financial peril? Or am I mistaken? In like 2009 I had a thread in here. However, I wasn't like Zaurg or even Cornholio (pre-Cornholio success). I was also single back then.  I am happy to say me and my husband are leaving his Army chapter behind with nearly 5 figures in savings, are like 99% debt free, and I now have a portable job so that we can afford to travel for a bit. Reading BFC has kept me pretty motivated as far as all that is concerned. I will now stop with all the EN stuff, sorry for derailing. Hip Hoptimus Prime fucked around with this message at 22:35 on Aug 25, 2014 |
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Aug 25, 2014 22:31
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Hip Hoptimus Prime posted:I am happy to say me and my husband are leaving his Army chapter behind with nearly 5 figures in savings, are like 99% debt free, and I now have a portable job so that we can afford to travel for a bit. Reading BFC has kept me pretty motivated as far as all that is concerned. But all that financial progress still didn't fix your terrible needy personality and posting  I kid, I kid, glad to hear you are doing better. We have people who are constantly on the move and barely have time for family, kids, or even staying home because work caused them to spend the weekend in some random town. It sounds glamorous but it can be incredibly lonely and even hard to maintain a relationship with a significant other. Bitching about being "stuck" in an extended hotel rent free for 3 weeks with your husband and being proud of your less than 10,000 dollars in saving is not the greatest idea in this thread.
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Aug 26, 2014 02:17
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Back on topic... The SW companion pass is probably the best FF travel perk if you do domestic travel. Snagged a weekend in Vegas from Denver for two. $158. Pretty badass
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Aug 26, 2014 15:27
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A United Flight got diverted because some rear end in a top hat was using "Knee Defender" and refused to stop after being asked by a flight attendant Regrettably he wasn't arrested.
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Aug 26, 2014 16:59
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No doubt the guy's an rear end in a top hat but reclining your seat at 4pm also makes you an rear end in a top hat.
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Aug 26, 2014 17:39
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Pvt Dancer posted:No doubt the guy's an rear end in a top hat but reclining your seat at 4pm also makes you an rear end in a top hat. There are a million valid reasons to be reclining a seat at 4PM, including a simple "because it is an option". There are zero valid reasons to use something like Knee Defender, ever. If he cared that much he could have gotten an exit row or bulkhead seat.
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Aug 26, 2014 18:21
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No, gently caress you if you recline your seat if the cabin lights aren't off. edit: big gently caress you to KneeDefender guy too
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Aug 26, 2014 18:26
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Thoguh posted:There are a million valid reasons to be reclining a seat at 4PM, including a simple "because it is an option". There are zero valid reasons to use something like Knee Defender, ever. If he cared that much he could have gotten an exit row or bulkhead seat. That's complete bullshit because there's not an unlimited number of bulkhead/exit row seats. That said he should do what the flight attendant says. They're both assholes.
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Aug 26, 2014 19:02
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Nail Rat posted:That's complete bullshit because there's not an unlimited number of bulkhead/exit row seats. That said he should do what the flight attendant says. They're both assholes. On a given flight, yeah. But if having a non-reclining seat in front of him was that important he certainly could have found a routing where that was available.
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Aug 26, 2014 19:19
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Its the airline's fault for making the space so small to be honest. I can't use a laptop anyway because my hands go past the screen when my elbows are pressed against the seat, whether the seat in front is reclined or not.
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Aug 26, 2014 20:41
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Reclining five years ago? Fine, whatever. Now? You're an rear end in a top hat. I can barely open a 12" laptop in coach when it's not reclined. If you do recline, I stare at a seat rest 4" from my nose. On a United flight the other day I figured out that, even not reclined, you could not make a vertical line from the floor to the ceiling without crossing a seat bottom or back: they actually overlap.
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Aug 26, 2014 21:17
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Ynglaur posted:If you do recline, I stare at a seat rest 4" from my nose. Checking Seatguru, A domestic United 757 in coach has 31 inch pitch, and 5 inches of recline. Even if you assume 6 inches for seatback depth, a fully reclined seat still means 20 inches of clearance. Is your head 16 inches thick? That's a pretty big head, you should probably get that checked out. Ynglaur posted:On a United flight the other day I figured out that, even not reclined, you could not make a vertical line from the floor to the ceiling without crossing a seat bottom or back: they actually overlap. So you are saying the distance from the front of the seat to the back of the seat in front of it is less than five inches? How do people even begin to squeeze into five inches of space? And given the 31 inch pitch, why would they have 26+ inch long seats? Thoguh fucked around with this message at 21:27 on Aug 26, 2014 |
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Aug 26, 2014 21:24
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I'll stick to passive aggressively shoving my knees into your back, thanks. The guy is definitely the one most in the wrong here seeing as 1. United has a policy against it 2. He was already in an extended legroom portion of the cabin 3. Flight attendant asked him to remove it. Reclining your seat is an rear end in a top hat move in general though
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Aug 26, 2014 21:26
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oxsnard posted:Reclining your seat is an rear end in a top hat move in general though I'd like to amend that to say that reclining your seat with no regard or checking with the person behind you is an rear end in a top hat move. If they have no issue with it, then enjoy.
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Aug 26, 2014 22:04
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Its so weird that seat reclining is like the go to internet argument of flying. There are so many more dick moves than that. Lets see: 1. Opening the window shade every 15 minutes over 8 hours during simulated night so you can check that the ocean is there 2. Getting pissy about the guy in front of you reclining his seat during a 13 hour trans oceanic flight 3. Being loud and obnoxious during a red eye 4. Reclining into the other guy for a 2 hour short haul
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Aug 26, 2014 23:32
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Thoguh posted:Checking Seatguru, A domestic United 757 in coach has 31 inch pitch, and 5 inches of recline. Even if you assume 6 inches for seatback depth, a fully reclined seat still means 20 inches of clearance. Is your head 16 inches thick? That's a pretty big head, you should probably get that checked out. Remember to add the back depth to the seat length, front to back. The answer is "You can't stand up, even I'd you had the headroom." You shimmy into and out of the seat with your feet and shoulders not aligned: i.e. you're tilted. I'll admit I don't have a 16" head, but 10" front to back is typical. If you really want, I'll cede that, assuming the back of my head is flush with the headrest, I have a whole 10" in front of my face.
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Thoguh posted:There are a million valid reasons to be reclining a seat at 4PM, including a simple "because it is an option". There are zero valid reasons to use something like Knee Defender, ever. If he cared that much he could have gotten an exit row or bulkhead seat. Agree. Also, if the person in front of me reclines their seat, I'm going to recline mine.
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ufsteph posted:Agree. Also, if the person in front of me reclines their seat, I'm going to recline mine. Had a last minute flight change and flew in 30F of a US Air 767 last week. Only an hour and a half long flight, but the douche in front of me reclined his seat immediately and never put it up for take off/landing. Only 1.5 hour flight but that sucked. On the plus side I got to listen to the FAs cackle in the galley the entire flight.
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Thoguh posted:A United Flight got diverted because some rear end in a top hat was using "Knee Defender" and refused to stop after being asked by a flight attendant I suspect all the airlines will be like spirit and just take reclining away from everyone with poo poo like this happening.
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Aug 27, 2014 01:29
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Or we can all cram into fixed seats like most Low Cost Carrier flights
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Aug 27, 2014 01:43
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elbows up side to side el-elbows up-up side to side recline like a cholo Also, before 4pm? poo poo, I take the zzz's where and when I can. 4pm don't mean poo poo to me.
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Ynglaur posted:Remember to add the back depth to the seat length, front to back. The answer is "You can't stand up, even I'd you had the headroom." You shimmy into and out of the seat with your feet and shoulders not aligned: i.e. you're tilted.
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I wonder why there are 19 new replies... oh I like this one. gently caress the air in front of your face I'm 6'4" and uncomfortable as gently caress sitting upright. Doesn't bother me when others do it either, its not like you can actually use a laptop in coach these days reclined or not. I don't even think this is that big of a deal. Hundreds of flights in I have never witnessed someone asking permission to recline their seat. The concept seems odd and I'm a pretty nice dude in general. I guess because I'm going to do it anyways I don't see the point. Flying turns me into an animal I guess. At least I can look at FlyerTalk and realize I'm at least somewhat sane. Nice to know that the Knee Defender isn't allowed on US airlines I'll surely use that when asking for a seat change if someone ever tries to use that on me.
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I think people should ask because in the event that I am working on my laptop (most of the time) I would rather not replace yet another screen bezel because you decided to slam your seat back as quickly as possible. Edit: I also don't know why y'all are carrying 17" laptops or whatever. I can use my 12" laptop in any coach seat on earth.
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I use my 14.whatever laptop just fine in coach with the seat reclined. Tho, i having had a E- ride in about a year so I don't remember if that makes a diff. I also hate people that slam the seat back down. Also people that constantly push back on it on UA's mushy half busted 752 seats. Get up and stretch for gently caress sake. Oh right, youre fat, that would require you to expend calories. e: I guess that's not entirely true. I get stuffed into E- seats on barbie regional jets all the time and I use my laptop just fine. AgrippaNothing fucked around with this message at 12:55 on Aug 27, 2014 |
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:I think people should ask because in the event that I am working on my laptop (most of the time) I would rather not replace yet another screen bezel because you decided to slam your seat back as quickly as possible. I actually got a 13" laptop from work just to travel with and it was still cramped as poo poo, I had to tent my wrists just to type and gently caress using a trackpad. Then your neck gets sore from try to see the screen because its right up on you. Its like an ergo nightmare.
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Set it in your lap, not on the table? I often do this. Not good on the wrists but the duration has never bothered me.
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The trackpad is a pain in the rear end, so I just use the stupid little eraser nubbin thing. Works way better and your hand is at a more natural angle.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:The trackpad is a pain in the rear end, so I just use the stupid little eraser nubbin thing. Works way better and your hand is at a more natural angle. No eraser nubbin thing Wouldn't make a difference probably. From the base of my hand to the tip I can cover the track pad, the whole keyboard from space to f-keys, and quite a bit more on a 16" laptop. I think they might be a little larger than average :/
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