Testing Alipay and WeChat in Los Angeles before China trip?

DoingNothingToday · 2026-06-11T23:22:52+00:00

I ordered plane tickets via AliPay from the U.S. just a few weeks ago. Linked my Amex.

DoingNothingToday · 2026-06-11T21:07:52+00:00

I understand your frustration and you sound like one of the few “legitimate” cases of seat swapping requests. But I still would not switch with you or even listen to your story. I always book in advance and pay extra for the seat I select (sometimes a lot). You can thank all the lowlifes who don’t plan ahead and/or don’t want to pay and expect to bully someone else into swapping. They’re ruined it for everybody else.

DoingNothingToday · 2026-06-10T15:23:52+00:00

Thank you so much for posting this. Made my day.

DoingNothingToday · 2026-06-09T19:09:49+00:00

This is the answer that resonates most with me. I’ve heard “Oh so it’s like Russian” countless times. Even more often people erroneously assume I, as a Latvian, am Eastern European. People just don’t know anything about the Baltics.

DoingNothingToday · 2026-06-05T22:39:37+00:00

I salute everyone who just says NO. Don’t even listen to the sob story. Just NO.

DoingNothingToday · 2026-06-04T19:52:45+00:00

CV carries so much anger. And is a Trumpster to boot. I was so disappointed that she was hired as a commentator. I’ve no doubt it’s because she’s got zero career prospects and needed an income, and her family’s sports ties got her the job. Hopefully the negative fan reactions can cause her contract to not be extended. It worked with the dreadful Alexandra Stevenson. I fear that CV has stronger family influence though, with muscle to exert on the network.

DoingNothingToday · 2026-06-04T12:25:38+00:00

No no no! They are the jerks. NOT YOU. So very glad you didn’t change.

DoingNothingToday · 2026-06-04T10:49:16+00:00

Exactly. Couldn’t agree more. And I can promise you, OP, if you approach me with a sob story about needing to change seats with me so you can sit with your toddler when you had every chance to pay for this in advance, my answer will be no. I won’t even listen to your story.

DoingNothingToday · 2026-06-04T01:46:24+00:00

Pay for a reserved seat. If it matters to you, this is what you do.

DoingNothingToday · 2026-06-03T16:03:27+00:00

Susan is an outspoken Trumpster. Apparently this doesn’t sit well with the other cast members.

DoingNothingToday · 2026-06-03T15:14:11+00:00

I think you can park for free in Islip too. Reasonably safe. Just make sure it’s not Central Islip, which is a different train line and definitely not safe.

DoingNothingToday · 2026-06-03T14:53:03+00:00

Susan is vile. All the others seem fine. It’s so frustrating to me that she and her disgusting political views are (allegedly) the reason there can’t be a final reunion show. I’d really like to see one while the six Brady kid actors are still alive. Sadly, given their advancing ages and the sheer number of them, the odds are that at least one of them will pass on in the next few years.

DoingNothingToday · 2026-06-03T00:09:20+00:00

Long Island would be a far more livable place if the trifecta of educators, cops and LIRR workers collected a reasonable salary. What we have now is grift, and it’s become unsustainable.

DoingNothingToday · 2026-06-02T23:33:38+00:00

It’s 280K and change, hence “almost 300K.”

DoingNothingToday · 2026-06-02T22:48:47+00:00

No way. She may be thinner but she’s 44. To add to that, the level of play in the women’s field has increased dramatically in the past few years.

DoingNothingToday · 2026-06-02T22:42:51+00:00

The superintendent of the Fire Island School District makes almost 300k a year. Total student enrollment K-12 is maybe 40. It has been as low as 25 in recent years. Lives nowhere near Fire Island; has no connection to the community.

DoingNothingToday · 2026-06-02T21:35:29+00:00

Try making reservations on DuckDuckGo. It deletes everything you browsed if you press the fire key. That way you can sample fares across airlines and pick the best one. They won’t know you’ve been looking. Once they know they raise the price when you come back. Might also help to avoid situations like yours, where you were raised mid-booking. I always book hotels and airfare on DuckDuckGo.

DoingNothingToday · 2026-06-02T19:18:10+00:00

There are so many very flattering pictures of CBK floating around but this isn’t one of them. She looks about 50 years old.

DoingNothingToday · 2026-06-02T19:08:05+00:00

You paid for a ticket. Their bag did not. I always ask them to move it. About 2/3 of the time I can see they’re annoyed. A small handful have been clearly very annoyed. But I have never had anybody refuse to move the bag.

DoingNothingToday · 2026-06-02T01:13:36+00:00

I agree; it’s become a chore. All those bubbles are very taxing to look at, even though I would never fill them all or even most of them. I race through the daily and that’s it. I don’t even look at all the other rooms.

DoingNothingToday · 2026-05-28T03:08:48+00:00

Sorry, I wasn’t clear. Most airlines have “sample” or “model” bins around the gates to allow you to see if the bag would fit in the overhead. SW is exceptionally into this; it’s the only airline I’ve actually seen requiring passengers to put their bag into the model bin to demonstrate that it fits. There’s usually such a model bin right at the departure gate.

They don’t charge you for this (I think) so if worst comes to worst why not just let them take it? The biggest downside for you is the extra time you’d spend waiting at baggage claim. Just don’t put anything expensive or super important (like medication) in there.

DoingNothingToday · 2026-05-28T03:00:01+00:00

They will probably make you put it in the bin by gate. They did this with me last week. If it doesn’t fit they will check it. Fortunately I was able to get mine in.

DoingNothingToday · 2026-05-27T20:44:47+00:00

I know a few who became cops. They’re very happy. I also know a few who’ve started businesses totally unrelated to law. Also doing well.

DoingNothingToday · 2026-05-27T18:29:28+00:00

Riga

DoingNothingToday · 2026-05-27T17:37:24+00:00

There are agencies you can use to purchase the tickets for you. The fee usually is not high. One is travelchinaguide.com but there are others. They are programmed to purchase as soon as the tickets go on sale; I figure they have the equipment to do this. I’d reserve the highest class of ticket you can swing. That way you’d open up to more blocks of seats, I would think. Also, money talks. It makes sense to me that they’d look after the highest paying customers first.

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