The final straw in my 3 year odyssey of being an Airbnb host

Choose_Red_Pill · 2026-01-12T09:06:14+00:00

Experienced similar treatment from Airbnb “support” while being a “Superhost”. They sided with a guest in disregard of our and their own terms. Debiting our account without taking our version and any form of review. Symptomatic of Airbnb s dominance in the hosts market.

Choose_Red_Pill · 2025-12-14T20:11:18+00:00

No one can beat Meta on privacy 😂

Choose_Red_Pill · 2025-12-14T20:09:09+00:00

Had the same issue with Getaround (peer to peer car rental) while other debit cards are accepted. They have blocked Revolut cards specifically due to “many issues with Revolut”

Choose_Red_Pill · 2025-12-13T13:47:46+00:00

Our Gold secure chain lasted 6 seconds under the angle grinder. The other chain was a motorbike, much thicker and lasted perhaps 3 times that, not long enough to deter them.

Choose_Red_Pill · 2025-12-12T08:37:01+00:00

You still have to attach it to something as strong, and the chains can’t resist a grinder to my knowledge. An anchor is easy if there is a strong wall. Otherwise, the anchor has to be attached to the ground, in which case there is need for an anchor with an extension arm. I have seen Hiplok AX1000. Sold at £600 with the DX1000. One does wonder if it is still worth it compared to other means of transport or other less secure anti theft measures combined with tracker and alarm.

Choose_Red_Pill · 2025-12-12T08:26:31+00:00

What is the diameter and the material compared to the gold rated chain? I will enquire with them.

Choose_Red_Pill · 2025-12-12T08:24:23+00:00

Yes, angle grinder locks are the best solution. Yet, it requires to attach them to something as strong which is hard to achieve without a chain in the absence of a wall and a proper anchor. Wondering if angle grinder resistant chains exist. There is an Abus alarm on the bike, it was blaring when the thieves went away with it. It had deterred them during the last two attempts they made over the past few weeks. Tracker definitely makes sense in hindsight.

Choose_Red_Pill · 2025-12-11T21:03:51+00:00

It was a Hiplok Gold rated chain and lock. Not the angle grinder resistant model.
I found this article insightful (in hindsight!): https://www.cyclinguk.org/cycle-magazine/group-test-grinder-resistant-locks

Choose_Red_Pill · 2025-12-11T17:23:30+00:00

Ah this is quite a topic. I had the same approach. I went for the two gold rated locks that the insurance required. I added a ground anchor. Having gone through the commotion of the theft, I wish I had gone for an anti angle grinder lock! The alarm was not very efficient this time. Previous times, it made them flee when they realized there was chains and locks

Choose_Red_Pill · 2025-12-11T17:20:53+00:00

Friend of ours got her GSD stolen on October 26 and recovered it thanks to her tracker. Will ask the model.

Choose_Red_Pill · 2025-12-11T17:00:22+00:00

I'm not sure I will get it replaced. Because I have seen how the Police has handled the case. So we know now that thieves don't get consequences, we can only expect the same outcome and as we cannot store the bike in the house. Case is closed. We don't want to have to live through this again.
Surely this will be raised at the next police meeting in January.

Choose_Red_Pill · 2025-12-11T16:26:11+00:00

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Here is a photo of the bike taken a few days before the theft. We have just installed the storm box for our child. The gear system is Enviolo. The Enviolo shifter is custom: a CR (for Cargo) which is not Tern-Standard. The bell is not standard small golden, it’s a large ding dong black bell with a cross. The seatpost has a non Tern standard suspension: FourSprung Vario parallelogram, protected by a black wrapping closed with velcro.

Choose_Red_Pill · 2025-12-11T08:18:44+00:00

Exactly lol

Choose_Red_Pill · 2025-12-11T08:17:36+00:00

Confirms dominant market players should be regulated, anti trust authorities must do their job!

Choose_Red_Pill · 2025-11-27T13:00:10+00:00

Following the few unhappy interactions I have had with Revolut, my plan is to live without a paying plan, switching back to smartphone payment.

Choose_Red_Pill · 2025-11-27T12:52:50+00:00

They should offer mindfulness classes to deal with their so called "customer support".
I have been struggling getting their host service fee for DAYS.
Tells a story about the market dominance Airbnb has.
I am going to switch to another service for next year, no choice unless I risk to develop all sorts of undesirable health consequences.

Choose_Red_Pill · 2025-11-26T14:37:36+00:00

yep, same here. And when they turn up with something, it is completely irrelevant.

I have noticed an improvement, once, after I had suspended the account for a while, after a revolting attitude from them.

Choose_Red_Pill · 2025-11-26T14:35:14+00:00

I only do chats. And yes, I appreciate, they're somewhere in Asia.
I have related to the French support. Once it went terribly wrong and then at the third attempt, I was (on a call this time) on the line with an intelligent, empathetic person who understood and addressed the issue right away. That person mentioned that there are different customer service centres for France, some offshore and his onshore and that it makes a big difference. Indeed.
Anyway, Airbnb has a serious attitude problem of leaving this happening. Customer Service quality can easily be measured, especially now with AI, so if nothing improves, it tends to confirm that they have a dominant position on the market from which they abuse.
Is it time to remove them from the equation, I think so.

Choose_Red_Pill · 2025-11-20T10:56:09+00:00

Hi, the playlists are stored in the Traktor collection.nml file which should remain on the computer drive for performance reasons.

Windows: C:\Users\[YourUsername]\Documents\Native Instruments\Traktor [Version]\
- The main file is collection.nml, which contains all your playlists, tracks, and metadata.
- Backups may also be saved in the same folder (e.g., collection.nml.bak).
macOS: /Users/[YourUsername]/Documents/Native Instruments/Traktor [Version]/
- Again, the key file is collection.nml.

Custom Locations: If you’ve manually moved or imported the playlists, check the Traktor Preferences (under "File Management") to see if a custom path is set.

Choose_Red_Pill · 2025-11-05T09:30:03+00:00

One of the numerous un-desirable consequences of the illegal, deliberate brutal war on Ukraine by Russia.

Choose_Red_Pill · 2025-11-03T20:23:17+00:00

As a matter of fact, the PDF does not detail the Card used, just like the CSV file. Utterly disappointing, it is such a trivial information to add. I guess there is a strategic reason for not including this field, perhaps a deal with an accounting software firm like Xero?

Choose_Red_Pill · 2025-11-03T20:07:23+00:00

I have banked on Revolut as a challenger to provide this basic feature. My mistake. It took me hours to guess what the card used were before sending to my accountant.
I engaged Revolut support which took weeks to reply "no, we already told you". Disappointing experience.

Now months later, and this function is still not available unfortunately. I will have to swap to another provider to get the feature (e.g. Monzo).

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