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sellouts posted:You should call Uber black if you’re landing at a normal, congested time. I land around 9PM. I could theoretically expense it but I am going to be living in LA so I might as well figure out how terrible this until we get the monorail. I’ll report back on later Saturday on how things went.
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keevo posted:Lmao at this LAX Uber situation. All they’ve done is move the congestion from LAX to one mile outside of the airport, and then they’ve lowered prices to make up for the wait. The existing situation was untenable and getting worse. The people mover can’t come soon enough.
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Tab8715 posted:I land around 9PM. I could theoretically expense it but I am going to be living in LA so I might as well figure out how terrible this until we get the monorail. I’ll report back on later Saturday on how things went. Is “until we get the monorail” a joke about getting a system that never actually happens kinda like teleportation?
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sellouts posted:Is “until we get the monorail” a joke about getting a system that never actually happens kinda like teleportation? They are building a weird people mover thing that’ll connect LAX to the rest of LA transit system in the next few years. Or will this not work? I don’t get why it isn’t just called a monorail.
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Probably because it’ll ride on more than one rail. https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/lax-automated-people-mover-california/
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Tab8715 posted:They are building a weird people mover thing that’ll connect LAX to the rest of LA transit system in the next few years. Or will this not work? LA is enormous. LAX serves a gigantic area especially internationally. I have no idea how this works in any meaningful capacity, especially for inbound tourists. How do they get to the majority of the hotels they are not close to this line.
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sellouts posted:LA is enormous. LAX serves a gigantic area especially internationally. You mean... the world?  IME the new system at LAX is a thousand times better. It doesn’t take half an hour to get from the entrance of the airport to terminal 4, and if your being picked up by a not-ridehailing ride it’s also a fucklot quicker.
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drgitlin posted:You mean... the world? No I mean all the dipshits who talk about Burbank and Long Beach airports as the answer when they only work for people going domestically or to Mexico.
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sellouts posted:LA is enormous. LAX serves a gigantic area especially internationally. Connecting it to the exiting LA metro would help so drat much. It’s only a few miles away and how they didn’t do this originally is crazy.
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Tab8715 posted:Connecting it to the exiting LA metro would help so drat much. It’s only a few miles away and how they didn’t do this originally is crazy. There are so many cities with really good trains that don't have all their airline airports hooked up to it, just completely confounding. Berlin and New York come to mind. We only got trains to MIA in 2012, but it's great if you're in a transit catchment area and have a mid-morning flight. The connection from Manhattan to JFK isn't great but it's better than the Berlin Tegel bus. Is the plan for LAX to eventually have a people mover between the terminal landsides, the ride sharing lot, and the nearby transit station?
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Cocoa Crispies posted:Is the plan for LAX to eventually have a people mover between the terminal landsides, the ride sharing lot, and the nearby transit station? Which is a blessing and a curse.
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Tab8715 posted:Connecting it to the exiting LA metro would help so drat much. It’s only a few miles away and how they didn’t do this originally is crazy. No one takes metro here and the flyaway busses are not fast and have like 5 locations. Santa Monica to LAX: 35 min by car. 1hr 12 min by public transport Downtown to LAX: 30 min by car. 50 min by public transport. Manhattan Beach: 15 min by car, 30 by public transport Malibu: 1hr by car, 2hr 20 by public transport. Universal Studios: 50 min in car, 1hr 20min by public transport It’s so spread out here, it’s really tough but I don’t see the mindset changing on public transport. Especially with no real north / south lines in current construction. So subway from Santa Monica to Universal Studios requires changing trains all the way downtown. Silly. So if you’re traveling for business spring for car service or Uber black if your company values your time.
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sellouts posted:No I mean all the dipshits who talk about Burbank and Long Beach airports as the answer when they only work for people going domestically or to Mexico. Yes, but if you ARE flying domestically then you absolutely should fly into Burbank or Ontario 
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nikosoft posted:Yes, but if you ARE flying domestically then you absolutely should fly into Burbank or Ontario Even Santa Ana if you can.
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Cocoa Crispies posted:There are so many cities with really good trains that don't have all their airline airports hooked up to it, just completely confounding. Berlin and New York come to mind. We only got trains to MIA in 2012, but it's great if you're in a transit catchment area and have a mid-morning flight. The connection from Manhattan to JFK isn't great but it's better than the Berlin Tegel bus. This post inspired me to do my periodical reading up on Brandenburg Airport and goddamn, it might be delayed to 2021.
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sellouts posted:No one takes metro here and the flyaway busses are not fast and have like 5 locations. I mean part of the problem is that driving is too convenient. The metropolitan area is a product of car culture. Fine at a certain population but doesn't scale all that well.
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Cocoa Crispies posted:There are so many cities with really good trains that don't have all their airline airports hooked up to it, just completely confounding. Berlin and New York come to mind. We only got trains to MIA in 2012, but it's great if you're in a transit catchment area and have a mid-morning flight. The connection from Manhattan to JFK isn't great but it's better than the Berlin Tegel bus. What NYC airport doesn't have train service to Manhattan? LGA? I know both JFK and EWR do.
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Midjack posted:Even Santa Ana if you can. Yep, I bet it's quicker to rent a car at John Wayne and drive to downtown LA than to do the same thing from LAX.
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nikosoft posted:Yes, but if you ARE flying domestically then you absolutely should fly into Burbank or Ontario nikosoft posted:Yep, I bet it's quicker to rent a car at John Wayne and drive to downtown LA than to do the same thing from LAX. Is this a real take? Also Burbank serves 16 cities. Ontario 19. LAX 167. Y’all wild if you’ll take a connection and all of the risk of that vs just doing lax.
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Tab8715 posted:What combination of luggage is everyone going with? I never check bags even on two week trips. Space Gopher laid it out spot on; my usual go-to is look up reviews of local laundry places ahead of time and build a little time in my schedule for wash day. I've also gone high class (expense hotel cleaning, which is pricey as poo poo the world over) and low class (sink laundry, incl. portable clothesline and scrubber) but generally speaking if I'm on a 10-15 day trip I take an hour or two and hit a laundromat assuming I'm not in some rear end-up part of the world where that's difficult. I'll do this any day over checking bags. Even if checking bags goes well most of the time it is an extra hassle I can do without, and you only need for it to go wrong once or twice before you swear off it.
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and a book. Am I being unreasonable that I should be able to fit two weeks worth of clothes including a suit in my carry-on?
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sellouts posted:No one takes metro here and the flyaway busses are not fast and have like 5 locations. Is it even like that during prime time rush hour? I landed around 5PM PST Today. Walking to the bus pickup area from Terminal 7 or 6 was easy even if the sidewalks are a little narrow. The signage is pretty damned good. I cheated and went with a cab since I’m exhausted but I kind of prefer the new layout. It is a little daunting be so close to all the airport terminal traffic but it gets the job done. Gucci Loafers fucked around with this message at 06:44 on Nov 17, 2019 |
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Ixian posted:I never check bags even on two week trips. Space Gopher laid it out spot on; my usual go-to is look up reviews of local laundry places ahead of time and build a little time in my schedule for wash day. I've also gone high class (expense hotel cleaning, which is pricey as poo poo the world over) and low class (sink laundry, incl. portable clothesline and scrubber) but generally speaking if I'm on a 10-15 day trip I take an hour or two and hit a laundromat assuming I'm not in some rear end-up part of the world where that's difficult. I’ve got a few airline pilot family friends. I’m continuously reminded that I better be willing to lose anything in my checked baggage. How airlines do this is beyond me.
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Ixian posted:II've also gone high class (expense hotel cleaning, which is pricey as poo poo the world over) I don’t know what some places do that but that high end dry cleaning is awesome? It makes my clothes feel like brand new? It’s incredibly weird granted expensive. Sometimes I want to smuggle myself to the dry cleaner so they can proper teach my dumb rear end how to iron a shirt like an adult.
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sellouts posted:Is this a real take? I switched a lot of my nonstop LAX flying to one stops out of SNA this year. I also live closer to SNA. The QOL is better this way I think.
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Tab8715 posted:I’ve got a few airline pilot family friends. I’m continuously reminded that I better be willing to lose anything in my checked baggage. How airlines do this is beyond me. I check bags often and while I’m familiar with the TSA love letter, I’ve had bags delayed a day (that Delta fire in August 2016), and occasionally my luggage has been damaged, I’ve never had anything go missing.
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Mandalay posted:I switched a lot of my nonstop LAX flying to one stops out of SNA this year. I also live closer to SNA. Fair enough I guess, sna and lax really aren’t that close with traffic depending on when you fly. Adding 2+ hours to land, Deplane, wait, board another aircraft and getting to takeoff doesn’t match the ease of lax for a direct to me, but different strokes for different folks. If you haven’t been bitten by the delay via connection that costs you business I guess I understand.
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Please tell me where to watch monday night football in vegas and also any generic happy hour/cocktail/beer spots or after work dinner for 1
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I thought Bar Code was pretty solid for a chill place off the strip.
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Waroduce posted:Please tell me where to watch monday night football in vegas and also any generic happy hour/cocktail/beer spots or after work dinner for 1 Strip, downtown or elsewhere? Where you staying? There’s always sports books, Lagasse Stadium, etc.
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A220 for my SJC-SEA hop, it’s very nice. Delta makes good plane decisions.
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Ive literally never been. Im down for whatever except clubbing onv I land 10am monday and am working remotely, im onnsite 9-5 tues, wed and thurs and the only flight i could find that wasnt an 8am departure time was 11.50pm thursday night down at 6.30AM just in time for Miami rush hour. Im tempted to check the two spots you just mentioned. Im staying at the holiday inn resort thing just off the strip since the venitian was 300$ and furrher from my client. No justification:( I like breweries as well. LaGasse looks super cool. Which sports book is good seems like alot Waroduce fucked around with this message at 18:27 on Nov 17, 2019 |
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sellouts posted:Is this a real take? I did it for years! And I'm talking about time when you land - if you have a choice between a direct flight into LAX and having to take several hops, then yeah, of course you take the direct flight. If you CAN get a direct elsewhere, then I will absolutely contend that unless you are traveling somewhere immediately adjacent to LAX, then the airports to the north, east, and south are usually quicker depending on time of day and whether you need to get a rental. Drop-off time has to be factored in this too, unless this new set up has relieved the congestion in that last half mile of getting to the goddamned airport in the first place.
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Waroduce posted:The new Turkish airlines lounge in MIA Terminal E is pretty nice guys I saw some pics, depending on where in MIA my flight is today I might check it out instead of the centurion club.
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Waroduce posted:The new Turkish airlines lounge in MIA Terminal E is pretty nice guys They closed the old premium lounge/admirals club in terminal E - did they make it into a Turkish lounge?
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Ixian posted:I've also gone high class (expense hotel cleaning, which is pricey as poo poo the world over)
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Cacafuego posted:They closed the old premium lounge/admirals club in terminal E - did they make it into a Turkish lounge? Im not sure but i believe so. Be warned theres a short stair case you have to drag your carryon up >< E: im checking out the Lagasse thing and sports book at the ventian tonight, going to so the bit bar deal or lotus of siam tomorrow or wed as well. I think both were reccomended by goons here
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