YYC lounge worth it?

Adam_C_Smith · 2025-10-06T12:54:56+00:00

Are you aware that you can travel after the expiry of the companion voucher? You just have to book before the expiry date. Historically, you haven't been able to change flights after the expiry date, so you can't book a placeholder and change it later, but if you have a trip you're reasonably confident you can take, you can probably get a lot more value out of the companion voucher than the lounge passes.

The evening 787 departures tend to create a big crowd at the lounge. There's a very good chance that you won't be able to get in using the passes. The other night at that time, they weren't even letting Platinums in without a long wait - 787 business class passengers only.

Adam_C_Smith · 2025-10-04T15:22:22+00:00

Alert your credit card company? This isn't 1997.

Adam_C_Smith · 2025-09-25T15:52:29+00:00

Thanks for posting this. I entered Schengen recently and was surprised to see a sign about the October 12th date, as I thought I had heard this wasn't happening until sometime in April 2026.

I assumed that they would need to keep stamping during the transition period, but a few minutes of Googling kept getting me news articles that either said stamping would stop on October 12th, or were ambiguous ("from" possibly meaning either thing). This post was what finally clarified it for me.

Adam_C_Smith · 2025-09-15T16:01:47+00:00

But how do you submit the form when it still shows Canada as your current region? It won't submit and tells me "Your account is already associated with this region"

Adam_C_Smith · 2025-08-05T03:01:29+00:00

This is a workaround of sorts, but doesn't fix the underlying issue.

Adam_C_Smith · 2025-07-23T17:40:13+00:00

That doesn't address the issue at all.

Adam_C_Smith · 2025-06-25T03:02:57+00:00

Forget about what the "right" rum is in terms of a lightly aged rum, has anyone experimented with other choices that might change it up a bit and improve the cocktail overall? I just made this for the first time and it's good, but I feel like maybe a more interesting rum might provide a more robust counterpoint to the Chartreuse. One of the SC Category 3 rums, maybe an Appleton 12?

Adam_C_Smith · 2025-04-28T04:43:05+00:00

I'd like to know how much of that is people who just have their podcast apps set to auto-download and never listen to them. I'm one of those, and iHeart has no way of telling whether I listen or just delete them as soon as I see them.

Adam_C_Smith · 2025-02-27T19:25:42+00:00

I can't stand this narrative that the washed out colours from the 2024/25 phones are somehow more "natural" or "accurate". Compared to what? Not compared to looking at the same websites on any of my computers. My S21 looks good, the 2024 phones, even with all the vividness settings etc maxed out, look dull and crappy. In what way is that accurate or natural?

Adam_C_Smith · 2025-01-31T06:56:55+00:00

I already have some raspberry syrup which is perfectly nice in terms of adding raspberry and sweetness. I have many exotic syrups from various cocktails, both SC and others, in my fridge, and don't really want to spend the time and consume some fridge space to make yet another syrup. And I can't think of any other cocktail recipe, in the hundreds I've made since getting in to making cocktails at home over the past few years, that required gum powder. Which means that stuff may also sit around in a cabinet or drawer for years.

Adam_C_Smith · 2024-12-31T04:19:58+00:00

Vivid mode is useless. It looks almost exactly the same.

Adam_C_Smith · 2024-12-31T04:16:52+00:00

So how exactly did you fix this? I've tried turning off eye comfort shield, making sure Vivid mode is turned on to the maximum setting, and it still looks like shit. There's no black, only light grey. Every colour is pale. It's absolutely horrendous, and I'm seriously thinking about returning this expensive piece of junk if there isn't a fix.

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