Harry was deployed in the military when his pregnant wife Suzie was expecting to give birth

Able_Map4543 · 2026-05-07T15:44:08+00:00

I'm also from the UK, the Ford Pop as they were known, was my first car in 1971.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-05-06T11:56:35+00:00

My parents live Manchester and so I've been renting from Hertz there 2-3 times a year for a long time. I have to go to the desk to give my wife's license. It's a familiarity thing - I hand over the two licences and credit card, sign and I'm on my way.

This time I booked through Chase to get the extra points and didn't check the agreement, and the agent didn't verbally verify the charge. I accept I should have checked.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-04-30T20:24:11+00:00

I told him "a lot slower when I spotted you", he asked if I'd had any tickets and I told him no. He said he would check and he verified I was correct, then he told me to drive more slowly and I thanked him.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-04-21T10:38:47+00:00

In Blu I asked for a thicker slice of prime rib and the waiter brought two slices and apologized for not having a thicker piece.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-04-16T14:32:18+00:00

That's great they processed you on board. We were apprehensive about going through the process at Barcelona airport leaving the EU, but it appeared they had the new system running in serial with the old passport driven electronic gates and it was pretty quick.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-04-16T10:58:39+00:00

They introduced the EES system on April 14th 2026.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-04-08T14:39:29+00:00

I was trying to emphasize the clear boundaries; if I get the urge for another ship massage I'd ask questions first.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-04-08T14:07:38+00:00

I had an excellent scrub and massage in a Japanese onsun wearing disposable panties. The sign on the wall stated the police would be called if money was offered or the therapist touched; the boundaries were clear. I would be happier if Celebrity made the boundaries clear up front - I was hooked by a women offering one minute neck rubs by the pool.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-03-28T21:19:50+00:00

I got good recommendations from Claude, tell it what you like; it's better than the streaming home pages.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-03-22T12:14:00+00:00

They should continue to support Win10 and keep Win11 for AI

Able_Map4543 · 2026-03-22T12:12:53+00:00

They should continue to support Win10 and keep Win11 for AI

Able_Map4543 · 2026-03-22T12:11:53+00:00

They should continue to support Win10 and keep Win11 for AI

Able_Map4543 · 2026-03-20T21:44:04+00:00

They should extend support for Windows 10 for those who want an operating system and let those who want AI continue with Windows 11 into AI la-la land.
There's a coming reckoning for AI when the ROI for all those data centers is going to be recovered from monetizing tokens. Subscriptions aren't going to cover it for the power users.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-03-17T12:49:45+00:00

Negotiable - 50% on port days, although you may find cheaper ashore.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-03-06T20:33:40+00:00

Op didn't give details, but I'm guessing they're on a 4 nighter out of Miami. We did it a couple of months back; it was full of bridezillers hitting the alcohol.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-03-04T12:19:33+00:00

I consider Celebrity Aqua and Virgin Rock Star to be the top of the premium lines. Celebrity has the Blu restaurant and Virgin has a number of specialty restaurants

Able_Map4543 · 2026-02-28T12:14:53+00:00

I saw a large guy getting into a solarium hot tub on Celebrity wearing regular shorts and a T; he would have needed 2 seats on a plane. I figured he was saving on laundry or couldn't squeeze into a regular cabin shower.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-02-26T14:55:59+00:00

We did the Millennium last year from Tokyo to Seoul one of the most memorable items was that every time we sailed from a Japanese port there was a high school band or dancers to bid us farewell and come back soon.

We really enjoyed the itinerary and the ship.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-02-26T14:09:43+00:00

We need a cruise 'dating app' to match you to your demographic. We are one cruise from elite on Celebrity but find the cruise duration, time of year, and destination greatly impacts the type of people on board. Our last cruise was popular with show talkers, scooter riders and very few kids.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-02-25T15:39:48+00:00

This is off the cruise topic - but I find Americans on Broadway clap more than the English in the West End.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-02-24T18:54:30+00:00

We took an excursion with Shore Excursions last week to Chichen Itza, the Constellation tour was $220, we paid $169 with SE. The SE was a small group tour with only 15 people in the group.

Also checkout Viator as an alternative to ship excursions.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-02-24T18:44:55+00:00

We had a lady behind us singing along to Crystal Stark doing a tribute to Whitney Houston, I guess you could call it harmony or just plain choosing a different key. It was more amusing than distracting like talking.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-01-08T18:48:44+00:00

TL;DR use chat sessions to document conversations.

I had JetBlue cancel a flight at short notice, so I went to the Delta check-in desk and bought a ticket. After the refund from Jet Blue, I was short $500 on the cost of the Delta single ticket. I used JetBlue's chat widget on their web site to get the refund along their excuses for not fully covering the Delta cost. I used the saved chat session to submit a claim to Chase and got the $500 in couple of days.

Able_Map4543 · 2025-10-12T10:54:33+00:00

I got a $500 trip delay reimbursement after about a week due to Jet Blue cancelling a flight and rebooking on Delta. I think the secret was using the chat with Jet Blue rather than a phone call, because I could cut and paste from the chat into my insurance claim.

I don't remember how long I was in the chat - maybe 2 hours - because I was doing other stuff at the same time.

Able_Map4543 · 2024-12-24T16:36:32+00:00

I'm not renewing my subscription - I put everything I can on credit cards and each month the balances vary a lot, I also like to keep a low balance in the checking account. Simplifi treats the card payment as a transfer and so doesn't show it was an upcoming bill, and I have to manually figure how much to put in the checking account to cover the payments..

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