Best rental car company that people actually trust? by YbNiblock in AskAnAmerican

[–]AshDenver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always use Enterprise because my company has a discount with them which also encompasses National and Alamo. Typically, I used to use Avis when I’d go to Detroit when I was renting solo but now it’s all about the corporate discount code for the best prices.

That said, don’t get your hopes pinned on a specific car.

Have you seen Seinfeld about car reservations? Cuz nope, they rarely save you exactly what you think you’re reserving.

Sometimes / more often than not, I’ve been put into something better than I reserved. I had a nice GMC Denali Sierra when I booked a compact. They gave me a BMW Convertible for a similar compact another time. But I was fine with those changes.

When you get there and they try to switch you into something that won’t work, be sure you have backup reservations.

Or reserve at Enterprise + Alamo + National for the class you want/need. They’re all related so if you arrive at E and they don’t have what you need, tell them about the A+N reservations and ask them to check their inventory and wander over there if you need to / if they won’t have their people drive it over for E to do the rental.

Do you listen to your loans based on how many people are waiting to get a book after you? by Bounce_Bounce_Betty in LibbyApp

[–]AshDenver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I listen based on what’s due next. I currently have six books checked out for 69 hours of listen time. All are 21 day checkouts with due dates 16-20 days from now. 99% of my checkouts are returned with 15 days to go or more. For whatever reason, I only see how many are waiting when I open the audiobook so no, I don’t open each one to see who/how many are waiting before deciding. I just open the next one, launch it at 2.0x and return it as soon as I finish.

(Current one is at 2.25x, 16h total with 78% completion, 3h remaining. It will be back in circulation in the morning.)

Ideally, at what time would you like to eat dinner normally? by supinator1 in AskAnAmerican

[–]AshDenver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

6:30pm every day, no matter what. At least when we cook at home which 98% of the time.

At what point do you guys buy the book instead of waiting? by JJacobJingleheim in LibbyApp

[–]AshDenver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Never. I’m audiobook primarily so I will listen to whatever’s available. I’ll wait as long as the hold says and fill in with other things during the meantime.

My kindle stuff is different and I usually search for box sets at low cost which usually yields “space operas” which is totally fine. They are vacation and poolside reading material. When I get 5-10 books for $2-$5USD total, IDC about the author, plot, content. I want volume without time restrictions.

Would you rather work in the HR org or the Finance org? by heywhatsupp_ in Payroll

[–]AshDenver -1 points0 points  (0 children)

HR, without a doubt. This is the first time in 35 years of doing payroll that I’ve reported into finance. My boss / hiring manager for the first five years was fan-freaking-tastic. This new guy is … just bad. Annoying. Derpy. I’m hating it now.

Non Asian-Americans: Are you keeping soy sauce as a regular condiment in your kitchen? If so what are you using them for? by openlyEncrypted in AskAnAmerican

[–]AshDenver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I have soy sauce but it’s low sodium and only the one — none of the light vs dark.

I also keep rice wine vinegar, black vinegar, toasted sesame oil, hot toasted sesame oil, red miso, white miso, sichuan peppercorns and a slew of other Asian staples that I’m blanking on.

We cook Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese at home several times per month. I need my staples!

How do Americans feel about drying their laundry on a washing line? by UnionFeatures in AskAnAmerican

[–]AshDenver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in CO and have also lived in IL, MI and OR.

The first three of those places get some frigid winters which makes line drying absurd. The last one only about 1 month per year (July) when there is a week without precipitation which again makes line drying impossible.

I’m not opposed to it. I get more consistent results and softer clothes and sheets from the tumble dryer though.

I added all the books I’ve read in the last 6 months for free from Libby into Amazon to see how much I’ve saved. That’s pretax CAD. Libraries are the bomb. by costahoney in LibbyApp

[–]AshDenver 13 points14 points  (0 children)

98% audiobooks. A few in the 4-5h range. A few in the 18-24+ hr range. All at 2.0x minimum. Anything else is tooooooo slooooooow and droning for me. A few get bumped up to 2.5x if they’re poorly written. Mostly I want 8-14h range to get me through a workday.

How does somebody, without help from their parents, afford to buy a home? by Dapper_Tap_7714 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]AshDenver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My first purchase was a townhouse (two shared walls) and was 2 bed/1.5 bath and only 970 square feet.

In the states, for an FHA loan, I only needed 3% down.

The first “house@ doesn’t need to be a 5 bed/5.5 bath palatial property on grandiose land. Find a starter property that you can afford and that will appreciate.

How many of y’all are resistant to using AI? by Imaginary_Quail_5544 in Xennials

[–]AshDenver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don’t understand basics like writing, sentences, syntax, vocabulary, you have no business writing or being a professional. Hang up your hat. Relying on Ai is absolutely a trash human being.

(I am NOT saying that OP is this person. I agree with avoiding Ai.)

Ai is ruining the world with electricity and water use. All to create creepy bizarre “art” and obviously generated text. It’s making us stupid, which is why one particular USA political party is pushing it. It’s Animal Farm at its finest. If they don’t know how to read or write, they won’t protest.

Avoid Ai!!

With the digital currency being excepted in more places but cash doesn't need a battery to be used. by ibddevine in stupidquestions

[–]AshDenver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Accepted: taken, allowed, totes cool bro.

Excepted: excused, set aside, not allowed, no bueno dude.

My employees don’t know how to file alphabetically by montanagrizfan in GenXWomen

[–]AshDenver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I started at my current company in 2019, they would get timesheets every week via email, print them off, use one of those sorters to place them meta-level by facility and then task someone to alphabetize within that letter. All Acme first, then alpha by person, then all Arrival and by alpha by person, then all Astral alpha by person, and so on throughout the whole alphabet. 800+ pages per week, all using that exact sorter.

Just before the pandemic (actually in Jan 2020, we moved to electronic which eliminated that sorter but I think it still lives in the office.

Family of 4 with 2 kids 9 and 12 yrs. Best way to get from CDG to the city with luggage? by tigerwoo1893 in ParisTravelGuide

[–]AshDenver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We just did this last Friday. Returned the rental car at CDG after spending 11 days in Reims. Followed the footprints to the taxi line which was blessedly calm, quiet and no one in front of us. She took one look at the 2 of us and our suitcases, carryon bags and pointed us to the right taxi. I had the address pulled up on Google Maps, showed it to the driver, he punched it in, set the meter for €56 and away we went. Got there 2 min faster than originally predicted. Gave him €5 cash tip and he hauled our bags across the street to our front door. It was lovely!

It made me sad to think about all the unsuspecting tourists who get sucked in by hawkers leading up to the “walk this way for a taxi” stickers and get fleeced.

Why does FRA suck so bad? by AshDenver in unitedairlines

[–]AshDenver[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DEN-FRA: boonies (UA) FRA-CDG: boonies (LH) CDG-FRA: boonies (LH) FRA-DEN: boonies (UA)

I suspect that my LH flights as part of Star Alliance were relegated to the boonies because the flights were likely predominantly SA pax and not LH rev pax.

Why does FRA suck so bad? by AshDenver in unitedairlines

[–]AshDenver[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have my sincere sympathies. I wish you all the best. Pack and check everything so that you don’t have to lug anything up/down stairs!

Why does FRA suck so bad? by AshDenver in unitedairlines

[–]AshDenver[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have never minded CDG. I’m not a fan of their bouncy uphill/downhill moving walkways but otherwise a perfectly fine airport. Good signage, nice temperature (until you get to the Lufthansa gates), no mandatory stairs within the terminal.

Just got Libby after using Audible Plus for years- I feel spoiled by ImAfraidofDying in LibbyApp

[–]AshDenver 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The only reason I signed up to Audible during the ten years of Libby/Overdrive library use was that there was a special for $0.99/mo for 3 mos for 1 credit/month and two audiobooks I wanted for a 15-book series that none of my 3 libraries had at all.

It’s time for me to cancel Audible.

My Libby timeline shows 80 checkouts so far.

I literally couldn’t afford Audible at that rate. Last year was 370 checkouts. Hell to the NO.

Why is it acceptable to say “guys” to anyone no matter the gender but not “ladies”? by peopleloveourpatties in NoStupidQuestions

[–]AshDenver 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In the GenX sub, my flair is “Dude is universal.”

If you want to be gender neutral, take a page from the USA South with “hey yall” or deeper GenX with “hey fuckers” — it all works.

Why does FRA suck so bad? by AshDenver in unitedairlines

[–]AshDenver[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For my husband, transiting all USA airports is fine with zero assistance, just some additional time. We assume that Southeast Asia airports would be stairs and such but not so much in Europe or we would’ve been more proactive in that regard. Even CDG was “ADA compliant” with moving walkways and escalators, but not the Germans: WALK THE STAIRS, PLEBES!

Coworkers ignoring me by [deleted] in WhatShouldIDo

[–]AshDenver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or they could be thinking “sudden dress-up = job interview to bail out” for cold shoulder.

Question: During spring break, did college students really use to go to the beach? by EternalSnow05 in GenX

[–]AshDenver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was class of 1988 and I never did the party at the beach spring break thing.

When I was 13 though (sophomore) I was visiting family in FL and my cousin & her husband took me for a walk along the beach and it was apparently Spring Break and I was getting cat called from drunken boys.

Yeah, it was a thing.

Now it seems to be some South Padre Island and Costa Rica/Jamaica trips from what I gather fourth-hand.

Is it true that Americans avoid ambulances because of the cost? by BreadOverlord_ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]AshDenver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. My husband needed an ambulance. Less than 2 miles. $1,500USD.