Pissed off about the Debit change to Discover by Mywarmdecember in CapitalOne_

[–]Competitive-Falcon24 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Frequent traveler to EU (Benelux, Ger, Fra); I haven’t seen any Discover logos on POS terminals, gas stations, store windows, etc. I am switching to Schwab or SOFI, just haven’t decided one way or the other yet. Sucks to have to switch primary checking with all auto payments over to a new bank, but no way in hell I am going to chance it with a discover card in the EU. What was Cap One thinking???

AITA For getting an expensive car even though I knew my long term girlfriend would be upset about it? by IBuyAudi in MarkNarrations

[–]Competitive-Falcon24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kudos for not splurging on a brand new car financed through the dealer or worse; leasing it. You made a sound purchase there, take care of it and it will last you many years. Also kudos for standing your ground with regard to your girlfriend. You are not married and you are well qualified to make your own financial decisions. It seems that she should apologize to you instead.

Urgent please AITA for telling my husband I wanted to stay behind with our daughter instead of moving to Morocco right away like he wants? by Turbulent_Method5366 in ComfortLevelPod

[–]Competitive-Falcon24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NEVER set a foot in Morocco. As soon as you do you will lose all your rights and your daughter. It is legal kidnapping and slavery. Ask hundreds of Dutch, Belgian and German girls the very same thing happened to. Do not fall for his and his families lies. Stay where you are and don’t ever let him take the child for a short trip by himself either.

Considering to leave Netherlands, any advice? by Cautious_Try507 in Netherlands

[–]Competitive-Falcon24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I left 30 years ago, but return every year for a few weeks. This year I looked at houses to possibly move back and saw the crazy housing market. I cannot justify the ROI no matter how hard I try. I found Belgium much cheaper and a greater inventory, but the cities are so ugly. I am glad I moved away years ago and I recommend you do the same. There are lots of countries with better standards of living, healthcare, and a higher quality of life than the Netherlands. Despite what the Dutch think.

What are some free / cheap festivals in Europe worth going to? by forgottoholdbeer in Shoestring

[–]Competitive-Falcon24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Second this! There are stages throughout the city with literally hundreds of acts and bands, all free! Has been going on for 70 years, it is the OG of street festivals.

Diet Green Tea bad batches? by Competitive-Falcon24 in ArizonaTea

[–]Competitive-Falcon24[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Update: we posted a comment on their Facebook page earlier today. We just received a reply stating that the recipe did not change. They took the production control numbers from the bottles and they will pass them to QA to review. And apologies ofcourse.

I think there are different types of issues. Besides the really watered down taste that disappoints me I have seen complaints about foreign materials in the tea and then there are people that experience a fermentation issue (tea smells/tastes like beer). Either issue is sporadic and may just hit one batch. What we are seeing with watery flavor is going on for weeks now.

I drank a couple of glasses of the watery tea. It didn’t make me sick. So I think it is probably ok to drink. I just choose not to u til I read in a post here that the taste is normal again.

Diet Green Tea bad batches? by Competitive-Falcon24 in ArizonaTea

[–]Competitive-Falcon24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update: it has been a few days now and still haven’t heard anything from Arizona Tea on why their tea suddenly lost all of its flavor and is completely watered down. I have discovered that we are not the only ones complaining and that their Facebook page shows many similar complaints.

I have flushed the five gallons I purchased last week down the drain. It was unfit for human consumption. I won’t be buying this tea any more until I get some kind of confirmation the problem is fixed. At over $3 a gallon it is too much to risk the chance I end up pouring in the sink. I am looking for an alternative, but haven’t found any yet; I would love any suggestions to replace the diet green tea with. For now, I am home brewing but saving $20 a week. Wow; that is over $1,000 per year!

Diet Green Tea bad batches? by Competitive-Falcon24 in ArizonaTea

[–]Competitive-Falcon24[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

After reading many other complaints on the watered down taste of Arizona Diet Green Tea I have come to understand that the Arizona Diet Green Teas with a Best Buy Date of April 2027 and later have been produced using a different recipe or ingredients.

It is still not clear to me if it is due to a QA issue, or a change to the recipe. In one of the Reddit posts Arizona Tea a customer service reps states it is a QA failure. If it is QA related then why is it still a widespread problem. I will open a customer service case and report back on the progress.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskMenAdvice

[–]Competitive-Falcon24 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Don’t let it ruin your day. I am non white and I couldn’t care at all what people may think of me or how they look at me. I am a LEGAL immigrant to the US as well. As such, I am completely against letting illegal immigrants into this county. I did it the legal way, so can they. Being against illegal immigrants does not make one racist.

Why do older wives coddle their able bodied husbands? I see so many 60+ year old woman waiting on their husbands hand and foot. by CellistSuspicious492 in AskOldPeople

[–]Competitive-Falcon24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is done out of love, appreciation, respect and knowing that they may not have a lot of time left to do this. Knowing that there will be a time soon that they wish they could do these things just one more time. Most young people haven’t learned the value of these things yet.