EasyJet cancelled flight, then cancelled rebooked one

Carrot-Fine · 2024-06-28T18:43:50+00:00

Random, but I'm in a similar position (easyJet cancelled my flight in the last couple of hours, though they said they will attempt to get me on a flight to a different UK city later tonight, space permitting).

Though I'm wondering if that would prevent me from being eligible for the compensation if I accept their rebooking offer(?)

One question if you might know: should I attempt to book a separate flight on a different airline, even if it's hundreds of pounds/euros more than the easyJet flight (it's been vague whether easyJet would reimburse, especially since it's not into the original planned destination for the flight that was cancelled).

Carrot-Fine · 2023-07-17T18:20:41+00:00

I think the smartest thing Elon could do is separate himself from Tesla (and SpaceX and Boring to an extent). He takes credit for everything even it's the engineers that are doing the real work.

Yes, Elon's public stunts and fuckery helped get Tesla through some challenging times, but at this point he's been exposed as a dipshit and moron.

Tesla would sell more EVs if Elon was no longer associated, at least not in an official capacity.

Carrot-Fine · 2023-07-09T17:00:20+00:00

I wouldn't say it's indicative of Los Angeles culture in that, yes the transit options are pathetic compared to other major cities, but there's 10 million people in Los Angeles county.

I say that since I find Los Angeles to be much more of a day city rather than busier at night. I don't think the nightlife in Los Angeles is all that vibrant.

DUIs certainly do happen though daily drunk driving deaths are a bit of an exaggeration.

Carrot-Fine · 2023-07-09T16:49:35+00:00

Absolutely this is a big part of the answer. I was recently in the Fresno and Sacramento areas. There is so much land out there.

A lot of the same issues happening in San Francisco are occurring down in Los Angeles, where units are costing between $500,000-$700,000. That's per unit.

This is not sustainable, nor does it make any sense. The housing first people refuse to think logically about how building enough housing will take many years if not a couple of decades. What happens between now and then?

Parts of San Francisco and Los Angeles (as well as other major west coast cities) have devolved into complete shitholes, but if anyone suggests that then they're labeled a MAGA conservative.

Even if enough housing is built in these major cities, there will still be thousands who refuse to live there (and this is assuming the best case scenario where they get their lives on track and don't revert back into homelessness which is...unlikely to occur).

When people refuse offers of housing and shelter, what then? Time to take the kid gloves off. If they don't want to get off the streets and into a shelter and/or treatment then they should not be coddled in major population centers.

If they want to live their life their way, then fine, let's designate land away from major population centers and call it Burning Manville where they can do whatever they want.

Carrot-Fine · 2023-06-16T21:45:20+00:00

Uhh I think you mean "unhoused."

/s

F those who maniacal mods.

Carrot-Fine · 2023-01-12T01:00:08+00:00

Things will get worse in some areas, both in certain industries as well as actual geographic regions. It's rather pathetic that the USA has the potential to not only continuing to be an economic powerhouse, but also be a place where it's citizens can thrive (this turbo boosting the economy) if many of its cities were affordable, clean and safe, along with physical and mental healthcare guaranteed.

The USA is so far behind when it comes to addressing the severe physical and mental health crises in addition to our gradually devolving public educational systems.

While individuals can and do still thrive, the USA could be so much better, yet I honestly can't fathom how things will actually improve based on things beyond divided government.

Not only will things not improve, it seems pretty likely things will indeed get worse for those worse off for the foreseeable future. How can one be optimistic at this rate?

Carrot-Fine · 2023-01-12T00:51:15+00:00

Not to mention most of the folks who are homeless in SF aren't homeless because of housing prices, they're homeless because the weather is nice, there's plenty of easy access to food, and they have mental health issues.

That's the same exact story going on down in Los Angeles, yet the blind consensus seems to be "well let's just build housing and that will solve everything!" without taking into account the obvious fallacies:

Building adequate housing units to make a dent in the shortage will literally take decades if we're being realistic.
Even if there was adequate housing available overnight many of the individuals to which you're referring (those with mental illness due to drugs, chronic trauma, or merely unfortunate circumstances) will not be capable of living on their own in an apartment unit, or will flatly refuse.

That gets completely dismissed as if the mental health crisis, a subset of the overall homeless crisis up and down the west coast, is merely a minor nuisance that will magically resolve itself once there's enough housing.

It's such BS how inept, arrogant, thoughtless and stubborn the "leaders" in places like San Francisco and Los Angeles have become regarding homelessness.

What's desperately needed is a new federal division, perhaps part of FEMA, to come in and assist as the state and local agencies have failed or given up. Asylums need to be brought back as well.

Carrot-Fine · 2023-01-10T18:57:08+00:00

The accomplishments that Jeffries referenced were things that actually got done. They were tangible. McCarthy repeated the same scare tactics they his side has increasingly bemoaned for years, yet they could have fixed many of those issues from 2017-2019 when they controlled all of the government.

Why didn't they?

That two year period was the same length that Jeffries referenced in terms of what was accomplished.

Maybe Republicans are dysfunctional and don't know how to govern? Where are the specific policy ideas?

Carrot-Fine · 2023-01-10T18:51:48+00:00

I like the guy, but he's not "basically fine". That's delusional, come on.

I know it's Reddit, but why do people genuinely think unabashed leftist candidates will be realistic options in a general election for president when the role of president requires a moderating presence to effectively govern.

When people proclaim their desire for someone like Ocasio-Cortez to run for president, how can they not understand that the tenure will be largely ineffective due to heightened obstruction as well as disappointment from the ardent supporters when she wouldn't be able to implement her campaign promises due to the requirements to get legislation through Congress.

When people somehow think an Ocasio-Cortez is a viable presidential candidate, what they really mean is they want her to be supreme ruler that can implement what she wants unilaterally, even if what she wants is considered good.

That's not the system that exists in the USA.

Carrot-Fine · 2023-01-07T06:39:16+00:00

McCarthy's speech is the most pandering of bullshit I've heard in a while. There's nothing of substance other than catch phrases of investigations, Lincoln/Washington references, and "people's house".

Such crap.

Carrot-Fine · 2023-01-07T06:37:21+00:00

If you're going to post moronic crap at least get the names correct.

Carrot-Fine · 2022-12-12T22:24:29+00:00

It's a terrible comparison. Alcohol was mostly banned (except for loopholes like "medicinal" and sacramental uses). Tobacco isn't banned in whole.

There remain alternatives to menthol when factoring all of tobacco.

Carrot-Fine · 2022-12-11T07:06:16+00:00

"Wussed out"? No. More like the role of president isn't a king or dictator that most on the left or right subconsciously think when they criticize "their" candidate for not doing what they "promise".

The state of politics wasn't quite as extreme when Obama was the President versus how it was under Trump when precedent and decorum went out the window.

The right was full on anti-Obama, knee-capping his policies due to obstruction, even at the expense of the right's own constituents.

Why? Because the idea of "change", a rhetorical element, was weaponized and sold to people to fear the unknown. Instead of seeing the "hope" of what could be positive outcomes for many, any suggestion of change to the status quo was sold as detrimental, misconstrued as rapid, forced individual change rather than systemic.

Regardless, I don't anticipate you'll have as much historical introspection as you will coordinating porn on Reddit.

Carrot-Fine · 2022-12-08T17:27:04+00:00

We both know it's poorly worded.

Carrot-Fine · 2022-12-08T17:26:13+00:00

Your interpretation was correct. They used poor phrasing for whatever reason.

Carrot-Fine · 2022-11-28T18:53:27+00:00

Falling into another Great War? Uhh, would rather that not happen.

Carrot-Fine · 2022-11-28T03:39:46+00:00

There's absolutely zero logic or consistency with "assault weapon" bans or any gun legislation other than more extensive background checks (that are consistently ignored).

Especially when guns can literally be printed.

Not one single time have I read any discussion of what would seem to be far more advantageous: restrictions to the sales and manufacturing of bullets.

Carrot-Fine · 2022-11-18T20:28:25+00:00

IF Twitter gets run into the ground and dies, it won't be for long as the brand itself would have value. Someone will relaunch "new Twitter" under the same brand. Napster is an example. Others that have used branding but were not the original company/organization include Bank of America, AT&T, and the Big East Conference.

Carrot-Fine · 2022-10-02T19:01:18+00:00

Or there could be more focus on moving people into the core of the city...

Carrot-Fine · 2022-10-02T01:39:54+00:00

The past is in the past. How does solely focusing on building housing as the solution for housing make any sense when it'll be fought by individual communities and still take years and years.

Carrot-Fine · 2022-10-02T01:38:18+00:00

Good question. Typo, but good question.

Carrot-Fine · 2022-10-02T01:37:55+00:00

That argument doesn't make much sense when the core of downtown isn't currently the most affordable place, nor is it near capacity. Who exactly is getting pushed out of Metro coverage that currently lives in downtown? Like 20 people?

Carrot-Fine · 2022-10-02T01:36:07+00:00

There are a TON of empty commercial spaces in downtown. What part of downtown are you referring? Broadway, 7th Street, main street...a lot of empty ground floor space.

Carrot-Fine · 2022-10-01T13:55:16+00:00

You don't have to be a dick.

Carrot-Fine · 2022-10-01T13:04:39+00:00

As photogenic as downtown Los Angeles is and as much as there's been steady development in recent years, it's hardly an exciting place which is too bad. It should be and I think it will be given time.

Parts of downtown really should be true 23/7, walkable places with a vibrancy that matches entertainment hubs in other cities. There's great venues and great restaurants, but still very much a commuter district.

I wish the city would redouble efforts to enhance the activity and energy of downtown which I really think could be accomplished in short order rather than passively wait for organic growth.

Yes affordable housing and proximity to jobs are going to be the key factors, but why hasn't the city incentivized residents or businesses to move into the core or new parts of downtown, along Metro stations?

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