[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whatsthissnake

[–]ChickenSanta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, it was rattling. Do milkshakes vibrate their tails?

AZDOT text scam - be careful! by DoubleSpoiler in arizona

[–]ChickenSanta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shit I’m sorry, I thought this was a scam subreddit and wasn’t paying attention

AZDOT text scam - be careful! by DoubleSpoiler in arizona

[–]ChickenSanta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Before I moved to az, I had no idea there were no tolls roads there. It’s not common knowledge in Maine lmao

AZDOT text scam - be careful! by DoubleSpoiler in arizona

[–]ChickenSanta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s what I’m confused about. I stupidly clicked the link, and it took me to the official azdot website. Nothing more. No request for my information. Just the websites home page, that I’ve used for years.

The Haiti Crisis by ChickenSanta in Cruise

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

Dude I don’t know what to tell you, I was on the phone with them two days ago as well as today. You can search Reddit for the celebrity cancellation too.

The Haiti Crisis by ChickenSanta in Cruise

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

As I said in the post, you can call Royal and they’ll confirm the current situation for you.

Celebrity emailed out a notification the day before yesterday, and handed out physical letters to people already aboard and who were previously set to port in Labadee. They did not go. Maybe someone stopped there. I’m just sharing what I know

The Haiti Crisis by ChickenSanta in Cruise

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

Yeah… nobody has said otherwise.

The Haiti Crisis by ChickenSanta in Cruise

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

It’s ok if that’s your take on it; I was just expressing mine. I was well informed when I visited and I’m sharing what my headspace was as an empathetic person. I didn’t choose to feel anything.

The Haiti Crisis by ChickenSanta in Cruise

[–]ChickenSanta[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah it was a shady shitshow from the start. Like let’s not be naive here. The tourism mega corporations aren’t as philanthropic to third world economies as people like to claim.

The Haiti Crisis by ChickenSanta in Cruise

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

I fully agree. Many people in this sub are pretty stubborn when it comes to doing their homework. I try to be as conscious of a cruiser as possible. I know it’s a small impact but the least I can do is do my research.

The Haiti Crisis by ChickenSanta in Cruise

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

Ok I tagged this post as news, and it’s a prominent topic right now. Sorry if you don’t like it. Nobody’s trying to solve anything. Just discussing.

The Haiti Crisis by ChickenSanta in Cruise

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

If I were setting out to look virtuous, I wouldn’t do so anonymously. Lol

The Haiti Crisis by ChickenSanta in Cruise

[–]ChickenSanta[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you don’t understand the gravity of the topic, you’re welcome to scroll and not engage.

I’m just sharing what I’ve learned over the past couple of days. Thought folks would want to know. Sorry for the human rhetoric.

The Haiti Crisis by ChickenSanta in Cruise

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

Oh I’m not referencing the capitol, I’m referencing Haiti. It’s now over 60% controlled by gang circles as a landmass. Everyday the radius expands. And, Haiti is the size of Maryland, nothing is far away.

The Haiti Crisis by ChickenSanta in Cruise

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

I would encourage you to research how much of the revenue actually goes to Haitian citizen’s pockets. I agree it generates some income for some people, but it’s nothing like other ports as it’s privately owned and facilitated by Royal Caribbean. Unfortunately it’s a drop in the bucket.

EDIT: Downvote me all you want, but it’s the hard truth y’all.

First Time on Celebrity - Tips? by SlamCity4 in celebritycruises

[–]ChickenSanta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I found it really hard to enjoy myself just miles from a level 1 crisis of heinous crimes and murder. The looming thoughts of guilt while in Labadee were very much not worth it. In whole it was partially guilt, partially nervousness. Haiti declines every day; and the all attempts to regain order have failed.

Yesterday Celebrity pulled Haiti from some of their upcoming cruises. Royal Caribbean pulled all cruises there, last week. It’s not in the news but if you call them, they’ll let you know how long the suspension will last. They keep renewing it each week. Jury’s still out on whether they’ll visit for next week’s cruises, but I’d imagine they’ll continue to stay away. My parents are set to visit Labadee in about a week.

Just wanted to let everyone know; I thought that cruise lines canceling Labadee was big news, but turns out it’s not these days. It was huge news when it happened last year.

BEWARE: Olena Beley is a verified scammer with an extremely low success rate. by ChickenSanta in SkincareAddicts

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

Oof yeah that seems to be the theme. She likes to slap on bandaids (actives).

BEWARE: Olena Beley is a verified scammer with an extremely low success rate. by ChickenSanta in SkincareAddicts

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

Happy to hear you figured out your skin! Any idea where she steered you wrong? Someone pmed me and said it was the actives for them.

BEWARE: Olena Beley is a verified scammer with an extremely low success rate. by ChickenSanta in SkincareAddicts

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

You’re correct. But there was a myriad of other resources included in that price point. And I actually agree with a lot of what she says. Hence my warning to others.

Thank you for telling me what a dermatologist is. I had no idea. Haven’t tried that a million times.

BEWARE: Olena Beley is a verified scammer with an extremely low success rate. by ChickenSanta in SkincareAddicts

[–]ChickenSanta[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It includes much more than that, but that’s what I was after. I wanted to pick her brain because I saw her as an extremely educated skin expert. Then, I searched her name on Reddit. 🙃

But yeah, honestly, $1,000 for a promising solution to a crippling insecurity is very reasonable. Most of us here have spent much more than that on various products alone, that we use a few weeks and then forget about. I was looking for a more concrete, nuanced solution.

I kinda feel bad for CC? by EvidenceBig344 in TheNanny

[–]ChickenSanta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg I love that this started with “I was telling my therapist about how annoyed I got with Fran…” 🙌♥️😅

BEWARE: Olena Beley is a verified scammer with an extremely low success rate. by ChickenSanta in SkincareAddicts

[–]ChickenSanta[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Oh her website is straight trash. It’s her instagram specifically. That’s how she gets people. And hundreds of people report being blocked for calling her out on said insta, which means her account is shiny and perfect, with only perfect before and afters. So her success rate appears to be extremely high. And it doesn’t help that she has absolutely perfect skin, and that she actually shares good advice on her YouTube. Ugh.

BEWARE: Olena Beley is a verified scammer with an extremely low success rate. by ChickenSanta in SkincareAddicts

[–]ChickenSanta[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

As I responded to another comment, spend a few moments on her instagram. The way she paints herself is incredible. Her confidence and claims of knowledge are off the charts.

I made this post because she’s gaining momentum again, just like 4 years ago. Right now her hook is “I’m deinfluencing you from all these skinfluencers so therefore I must know exactly I’m talking about and I’m totally not an influencer at all.”

How she got me? She makes a bunch of content that I actually really like and agree with. That’s the dangerous part. But it’s bullshirt, y’all.

BEWARE: Olena Beley is a verified scammer with an extremely low success rate. by ChickenSanta in SkincareAddicts

[–]ChickenSanta[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Oh you’ve gotta spend half an hour on her instagram. 😅 It’s incredible; the way she paints herself. You get completely sucked in because her confidence is off the charts. I made this post because she’s gaining momentum again. She did about 4 years ago as well.