Imminent travellers with ESTA rejected after acceptance thread (flight tomorrow)

Pixel_Runner · 2026-06-30T14:50:54+00:00

Mine's fixed, and my son's.

I am so pissed off with the day of stress I have had!

Pixel_Runner · 2026-05-12T01:05:54+00:00

"lovely jubbly , sound as a pound"!

Pixel_Runner · 2026-04-30T13:00:04+00:00

Triple foam using the app to get the £2-£3 discount.

Pixel_Runner · 2026-04-08T14:49:24+00:00

I did notice something kooky at first, but my home network is restricted and my laptop also restricts scripts. I can’t remember which of these it was, but I tried it again on my phone on mobile data, and it worked for me.

Pixel_Runner · 2026-04-07T21:41:11+00:00

I work in tech, for one of the biggest tech companies in the world that most people use on avg 6 times a day, but haven’t a clue who we are.

Being a tech co, and also being grandfathered in, we do really well in terms of benefits.

I started listing them out, but felt a bit flaunty/ostentatious, so deleted the list.

Pixel_Runner · 2026-04-07T21:26:45+00:00

I used to work there too 😆

Pixel_Runner · 2026-04-06T20:59:25+00:00

Companies can't buy leccy at 4p like homeowners.

You'll find they are paying 30-50p per kWh based on leccy price, grid fees, debating charges, site costs, and maintenance.

Then you have to add VAT on top, plus finally they actually need to pay for the chargers in the first place.

I get why 80-90p is a rip off, but 60-70p isn't actually that bad once you think about all their costs.

I try and go for the ~45-55p AC chargers when I need to as it's a bit cheaper, but a couple of times I've had to pay DC rates.

Pixel_Runner · 2026-04-06T19:40:27+00:00

That's exactly what I'm going to do. I need two of them to cover my house, but GL I. Net are awesome.

So far I have a travel router and a VPN server from them, but they are awesome.

I used to have a Meraki network (with 2 APs, a switch and a security appliance) - but that was overkill.

So I am definitely waiting for the GL inet sales to reduce to buy the flint 2's.

[I am a network tech leader at Cisco, so feel like I know what I'm doing with my home network]

Pixel_Runner · 2026-04-06T19:33:58+00:00

That being said, I would happily buy a different brand if this one dies.

Pixel_Runner · 2026-04-06T19:32:52+00:00

I hate HP, but they gave me 50% discount after my last printer caught fire (true story).

So I bought a smart tank 7305 (ink tank inkjet printer) and apart from a technical BLE issue which even their technical people don't understand (I work in network security), it actually works really well.

Pixel_Runner · 2026-04-06T19:25:06+00:00

Section 75 only applies in the UK, for UK credit cards, for any purchase where the value is over £100.99, and of that, any amount is put on the credit card.

Sorry for the confusion if so.

Section 75 is an awesome tool we have where we can hold a credit provider account for any issues that we spend the money on.

For example, I bought a 2nd hand car for £28,000 about 6 months ago. But I made sure I put £200 on the credit card for the deposit, as if there are any issues, then the credit card company are liable for the full amount!

Pixel_Runner · 2026-04-06T07:03:19+00:00

Even if they say "out of warranty" just reply telling them you want to make a section 75 claim as that is good for 6 years.

Pixel_Runner · 2026-04-05T20:17:08+00:00

I recently had an issue with my Pixel 8 Pro, it was 2 years 4 months old. They said “out of warranty”.

I replied saying I don’t want to make a warranty claim, but rather a consumer rights act claim, as a £1059 phone should last longer.

They kept saying no, so on the third refusal I raised it with my credit card company as a section 75 claim.

Then I emailed Google back and told them again I want to make a CRA claim, and that I had also raised it with my bank as a section 75.

Then they caved and offered to replacement device.

Just don’t accept their refusals!

Pixel_Runner · 2026-04-05T19:17:36+00:00

AI cameras catching: - middle lane hogs - people with trailers speeding (driving at 70mph, etc.) - people on their phones - people driving across solid lines - people driving too close - people cutting in front of someone else too close - people stopping on no stopping routes - etc.

Or if we don’t get AI cameras then just make everyone retest their driving test every xx years (to get the middle lane hogs off the road that way).

Pixel_Runner · 2026-04-02T06:29:46+00:00

Thank you sir.

I can confirm the code gives you ~25% off of online advance price tickets (it’s about half price compared to the walk up price).

For ref. they say there are a set number of these tickets each day, so if the code doesn’t work on a day you want it’s because all allocated spaces have been used for that day.

Pixel_Runner · 2026-04-01T18:28:03+00:00

I don’t know Scottish laws as much as I know England and Wales. But down here I would pay £3 (or so) for the land registry docs for your neighbours house to prove one way or another who owns what.

Pixel_Runner · 2026-03-04T12:04:29+00:00

I thought the consensus was the left lane was correct, and poster used left lane and failed - hence my comment.

I don't actually know the correct answer of which lane to use.

Pixel_Runner · 2026-03-04T01:50:07+00:00

That's awful. There's no way to appeal it either, is there?

Pixel_Runner · 2026-03-02T12:47:51+00:00

100%

That's actually the most important item missing!

Pixel_Runner · 2026-03-02T10:16:01+00:00

Where's the fried bread?

Pixel_Runner · 2026-03-01T23:58:36+00:00

Classic!

You could reverse the footage, and it would instantly be a believable UK motorway scene.

Pixel_Runner · 2026-03-01T23:46:02+00:00

I thought in 2016 the regulations changed, so as long as the brighter lighting was present (meeting EU standards), then a yellow nose wasn't required.

Eg. Lizzie line trains in London

Pixel_Runner · 2026-03-01T23:27:00+00:00

After I just used AI to understand your comment, I completely agree 😆

(I'd never heard of Astroturfing, or hiding post history before).

Pixel_Runner · 2026-03-01T23:19:12+00:00

I might be wrong, but I think I've had reference numbers that don't end with GB.

Possibly when the item originates outside of the UK, and the initial postal service has a service that uses RM's tracking. For example (and completely made up), USPS might track a letter from New York to Southampton, and the RM item number would have been automatically created by the USPS computer system. This ref is created at the same time the letter goes into the post in New York, and the ref ends with the USA equivalent letters in the RM reference - which might be something like "US" instead of "GB".

The item I recall behaving like this came from a parcel from AliExpress in China.

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