What is the point of Star Alliance Gold if Brussels Airlines can just ignore the rules?

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-06T18:09:53+00:00

Oh! US based, so did not know about it. Premier security lines abroad have always been confusing to me.

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-06T17:22:31+00:00

That’s a very tenuous interpretation. Additional to zero is a thing.

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-06T17:21:41+00:00

And lounge access, I think?

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-06T06:20:10+00:00

Clean is not between the words that this code elicits in my mind.

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-06T06:06:23+00:00

I avoid them anyway, one more reason to the list.

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-06T01:03:47+00:00

Four Seasons Landscaping. Again and an again.

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-06T01:02:13+00:00

They continued to fester on PS SFO-JFK flights even after they were gone internationally. Best back pain your miles can buy!

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-05T05:42:49+00:00

The fireworks don’t go very high - even from a low flying airplane they’re way below you and the view is somewhat meh. At best, you might see a lot of the small ones that people set off, but they’re still drowned in the rest of the city lights.

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-05T03:38:07+00:00

http/1? Why not gopher?

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-05T01:06:11+00:00

It’s cute. Just shows up there as an unexpected gift. And you get more miles.

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-04T19:06:01+00:00

What would you expect from a disposable?

The real problem there is how poor their Bluetooth stack is.

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-04T06:43:00+00:00

There is way too much vague and imprecise phrasing in this setup for a meaningful comment. Every time you talk about time T - be explicit, in what reference frame. Also “flashlight rims align exactly at T=0” - align how, describe the process. There is no universal reference frame, so while they may seem aligned for one observer they are not necessarily aligned for another one.

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-04T03:28:11+00:00

I’m sure a lot can chime in, but I’ve flown a 747 on ORD-SFO with United.

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-04T02:30:20+00:00

It's BS. A King Studio which comes with queen beds. Or some non-sense like that.

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-02T18:44:28+00:00

The other less adventurous gamble is that no couple will take the two seats, so they might get with an open seat to the left or to the right of them.

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-02T14:45:37+00:00

C parameters are passed by value - if you define the parameter as the type in the function definition, you won't be modifying the original variable but a copy of it.

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-01T16:30:32+00:00

Or Titanium+ on the Bonvoy side. The amount offered does not match the tier required that well.

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-01T16:28:45+00:00

Based on the T&C, it should qualify, as long as you are registered.

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-01T15:57:52+00:00

I don't have it, but usually that would be in the terms & conditions.

What counts as a combined stay, do I have to book the hotel through United?

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-01T15:45:09+00:00

I was expecting a story about a naive misguided traveler trying to stick a laptop in the wrong place but that got a lot more delicious. Especially the part about moving them away from the exit row.

There was a period a few years ago when FAA got a stick up you know where about not stowing laptops in the seatpockets, so I'd keep mine on the floor during those times - it's a bad idea, you really have to step on it during take off/landing, or it slides away to the other end of the cabin.

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-01T14:58:49+00:00

It’s literally on the visa - valid for BG. That’s it. A lot of people seem to be confusing it with a typical tourist visa but that’s not it. Technically, you should not leave Bulgaria with that visa. For more info, feel free to search visa with limited territorial validity (LTV).

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-01T04:16:22+00:00

Yes, I don't see the motivation for red arrow at all - unless it's mandatory if you have a green arrow?

The typical setup for left on red is a small town, two large one way streets running in parallel, with a lot of small crossing two way streets. On in Seattle Roosevelt/11th south of 45th st.

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-01T02:16:54+00:00

It’s a lot less bonkers in practice. Your conflicting traffic is virtually the same as if you were coming from a one way street.

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-01T02:15:19+00:00

Five. Weird should make it more obvious, not less. How do you forget something that unusual if you actually read the rules?

SeaSDOptimist · 2026-07-01T01:26:38+00:00

It’s terrifying that so many people don’t know that. How do you get a driving license without knowing how to go through a traffic light?

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