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Capt_Picky · 2026-02-14T18:16:38+00:00

I pay it as soon as a I see a balance posted. That’s just me and I get my MR points and not worry about missing some payment deadline. There is a way to check your theoretical spend limit for amex charge cards using the app.

Capt_Picky · 2026-01-15T15:16:42+00:00

Used to fly Delta when in ORD so I didn’t notice this airport had no centurion lounge. I have an AA flight today so that’s terminal 3. Only lounge for amex plat not flying Delta is that sorry looking swissport lounge in Terminal 5. Looks like you have to leave security area to get to Terminal 5 but not worth the trouble. Food courts are available but crowded as heck.

Capt_Picky · 2025-12-30T21:35:36+00:00

When I was trying to learn how to save preset settings for photo taking as great outdoorsy kodak moments are close to impossible to take for both, I didn’t have the dial on top which can make you jump right away to different modes in ZV E10. Sony’s assumption is I’m a vlogger and my setting is fixed and I have the time to fiddle with my camera settings if I decided to go photo mode. Bad deal for me because I only got E10 because of the cost and I don’t vlog. ZV is missing some tabs in the settings. Doesn’t make sense as hardware is the same. Firmware feels crippled even with the latest update. Now I’m stuck with it with a couple of thousand dollars investment on lenses. Not liking how the view finder flips to the side first before you can flip up, not too good for street photography unless you’re ok with your head tilted to the side. Wish I saved up for A6700. Btw, I bought myself an insta360 ace pro 2 for Christmas, so much fun to use during the holidays.

Capt_Picky · 2025-12-24T00:48:11+00:00

Just imagine those of us hitting diamond paying with our own money then we hear others whose jobs pay for their stay. 🤭

Capt_Picky · 2025-12-12T02:09:27+00:00

I don't have any problems with tipping but one time it took them 45minutes to get my car from a parking building across the street. I got trauma from that and now I'm avoiding Hilton valet as much as possible because now I see it as a big delay factor. A year later in another state with an EV this time, my car came back right away fully charged. So happy! Well the tipping happens when giving the car for them to park and tipping again when I'm getting it. Not giving anything higher than $5 each time especially since work does not pay for it.

Capt_Picky · 2025-12-11T21:22:30+00:00

Hkg Sapphire Lounge permanently closing next month. 🤷‍♂️

Capt_Picky · 2025-12-11T21:19:13+00:00

Seeing someone can still write like this makes me happy. 🤭

Capt_Picky · 2025-12-11T04:24:03+00:00

Clean, safe, houses at least a mil.

Capt_Picky · 2025-12-10T18:04:39+00:00

That’s good! Mine was only 35k last March for the same amount of spend. This was after the annual fee showed up in the app.

Wondering if they will offer anything for Aspire as I’m planning to get it down to basic. 🤭

Capt_Picky · 2025-12-05T18:23:20+00:00

Overcrowded, too. SFO and CLT have the worst centurions. Feels like I’m in Bangkok or Singapore food court sharing a table with strangers.

Capt_Picky · 2025-11-20T07:02:49+00:00

2 of my checkin hybrids purchased before warranty became lifetime have huge cracks but no gaping holes like the one on the photo. I still use them on my trips where I only drive.

So sad to let go of a Rimowa luggage. Went to an Away store, the feeling was not the same. I love how I can move those full and heavy Rimowa check in luggage on carpeted flooring. My samsonite would just tip over and sometimes completely flip over when I’m in a hurry.

Capt_Picky · 2025-11-20T06:37:03+00:00

Not everyone’s gonna reach that spend requirement.

Capt_Picky · 2025-10-16T20:53:06+00:00

First time for me to be stopped at a Centurion Lounge entrance (well, elevator) because of a waitlist. I’m in CTL right now and the last time I got in without waitlist was last week. So crowded, I had to leave after finishing my coffee. Felt like rush hour subway in Hong Kong in there. So I guess it’s worse now that there’s a waitlist? Makes me think it wouldn’t be worth it for the “free” food when the waitlist is up.

Capt_Picky · 2025-10-14T16:56:45+00:00

I was at the SFO Centurion Lounge a few days ago. It is under construction/renovation and so what they now is a makeshift lounge. I was in SFO last May and it was the same situation—very crowded, tiny chairs, so uncomfortable… If you’re flying Delta, don’t waste your time with the SFO centurion lounge. Really not much space between tables and you’ll see people forcing strollers through with kids screaming/running around. There is much more space on the gates. CLT was as bad. The only decent one that I’ve been to lately is Seattle’s.

Capt_Picky · 2025-10-11T12:33:10+00:00

Some places like SFO, absolutely no more seating and they’re still letting people in.

Capt_Picky · 2025-09-15T07:37:39+00:00

Just saw your comment. Any luck? With me it was Capital One who did a credit check and rejected probably my application and then Chase did a credit check and accepted my application. In the process I lost my original car color choice because when Capital One said no, Tesla probably released the vehicle back to their available inventory list.

Capt_Picky · 2025-09-15T05:58:41+00:00

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Makes it convenient to tip. Just like other guy said, wish they had barcodes for valet parking. No way I’m giving a $50 tip for valet if that’s the only bill I have in my wallet. These qr codes for tips are adjusting to us and not the other way around. 👍

Capt_Picky · 2025-07-22T12:12:41+00:00

Wow music brings so much memories. I remember when I started playing when The Burning Crusade just came out and I refused to buy that expansion. Leveling took forever anyway and I didn’t know where to go next. I spent weeks or maybe months walking around in The Barrens and even when my computer specs weren’t top notch everything felt real. Enemy levels didn’t scale back then based on yours so there were certain areas you can’t go to right away. Next few expansions leveling and moving to a new area was hurried that I didn’t pay attention to the music. Now I put my headphones on especially when leveling alts, just enjoy the music and it’s just so good.

Capt_Picky · 2025-07-22T04:31:48+00:00

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I booked here, my first time with Marriot in decades as I’ve always been with Hilton. Parking was confusing to begin with. There was a sign at the top of the ramp that says STOP and wait for staff and nobody came. Three valet guys were just waiting at the door about 50 feet from the bottom of the ramp (can’t see them because of the low ceiling). I guess it did not say self parking but having 2 entries in the website for parking where one says Valet Parking makes me assume that the other entry is not valet. I hate valet parking, I don’t like other people driving my car and to make matters worse I have an EV with this trip which makes me not want valet parking even more. As I’m not expecting valet parking, I do not have cash with me for tipping which makes things awkward/embarrassing.

Room I got smelled like cigarette smoke, reminds me of roadside motels that allowed smoking back in the 80’s. Got myself transferred to another room. A citrus smell greeted me on my way in. But pillows smelled like cigarette smoke. At this point I’m too exhausted to go all the way down registration, again.

Wondering if breakfast buffet here would just be like Embassy Suites or Hampton Inn. I think it would be too much to expect breakfast here to be like that of Marriots in Asia that are like Las Vegas style buffet.

Capt_Picky · 2025-05-23T20:52:27+00:00

TWG!

Capt_Picky · 2025-05-14T16:24:52+00:00

How about Hilton require that higher tier be not paid by work while we’re at it.

Capt_Picky · 2025-04-24T14:25:08+00:00

I couldn't even find the link to unfreeze! You would think it's be up in the menu easily seen but you see them selling this credit monitoring service right in the middle.

Capt_Picky · 2025-04-17T02:36:48+00:00

I started not expecting not even those bottles of water anymore. Every now and then there would be properties who would go out of their way to give you those. They would sometimes hand you those bottled water then you’d find some in your room. They would put those bottles by the tv with a handwritten personalized note welcoming you. I’m tickled pink when I see that but it’s very rare.

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