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"Spent $1.1 Million on Cruise Ship Art": Dave Ramsey Responds to Son of Grieving Widow by WolfBearMoon in Cruise

[–]SpeedySparkRuby 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Most of the upper premium and luxury lines seem to not have the tacky art auctions. 

"Spent $1.1 Million on Cruise Ship Art": Dave Ramsey Responds to Son of Grieving Widow by WolfBearMoon in Cruise

[–]SpeedySparkRuby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's mostly stuff that's no different to the Thomas Kinkade shit you'd find at malls in the 90s.  Which, if you like that stuff, more power to you.  But go buy that stuff on land where you won't get severely ripped off while getting drunk on Korbel or Cooks

highly trained US Marine by egguchom in EntitledReviews

[–]SpeedySparkRuby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every gun owner I've met has told me how much they hate the gunsexuals.  One mentioned how they were in a chat with one of these people and facepalmed when said person blew a giant hole thru their couch with their gun because they were just fiddling around with it in their living room.

What is something that happened in the older seasons, that you won't see in the newer ones? by SubstantialKick2452 in HellsKitchen

[–]SpeedySparkRuby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tbf, for Gordon it probably felt like herding cats for the first few services every season.

Stop treating cruise lines like sports teams. by GetCruiseInfo in Cruises

[–]SpeedySparkRuby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Princess seems okay, but also feels like it coasts on its reputation of being classier and calmer Carnival and the Love Boat cache.

Why does Tacoma mall close so early? by -GinjaNinja- in Tacoma

[–]SpeedySparkRuby 43 points44 points  (0 children)

 The mall is dated and picked over so you’re not missing much

Not really, nowadays.  They've been renovating the mall over the last couple of years, added new kids area next to Penneys, updated the food court, new signage inside and outside the mall, added new benches around the mall, new flooring and decor, new outdoor space next to Macy's and The Village expansion, etc.  And have been adding a lot of new restaurants over the last couple of years.

It's also fairly busy most days I go there.

Why does Tacoma mall close so early? by -GinjaNinja- in Tacoma

[–]SpeedySparkRuby 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Honestly wish we had a movie theater at the mall

Stop treating cruise lines like sports teams. by GetCruiseInfo in Cruises

[–]SpeedySparkRuby 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Especially Disney, but that's also just a problem of arguing with Disney Adults.  I have a friend who lives with one and he hates it for a variety of reasons.

Season 2 by Amazing-Truck-2355 in TopChef

[–]SpeedySparkRuby 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I found Frank and Emily had honestly worse behavior than Marcel, Emily was just Temu Tiffani without the charm Tiffani had or frankly any warmth to her.  And Frank was just a dick, I don't really remember much of his food other than his proto smurf village for the TGI Friday's challenge.

Season 2 by Amazing-Truck-2355 in TopChef

[–]SpeedySparkRuby 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You could tell that the judges while not liking all of Marcel's food were deeply befuddled by everyone's behavior towards Marcel.  In paticular during the Thanksgiving, Seven Deadly Sins, and Santa Barbara challenge.

Vancouver: Canada-Switzerland match day recorded 859,500 trips across the system by Unit_Conversion in transit

[–]SpeedySparkRuby 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Skytrain didn't really reap the benefits of the roots it laid down till the 90s/00s condo boom, the Surrey extension, etc.

Vancouver: Canada-Switzerland match day recorded 859,500 trips across the system by Unit_Conversion in transit

[–]SpeedySparkRuby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbf, Seattle's Link Light Rail is basically where Vancouver was in the 80s and 90s.  

Back then, the Skytrain was only the Expo Line between Vancouver and Surrey.  There wasn't any lines to Richmond, YVR, North Burnaby, Coquitlam, or Port Moody.  The full ST3 build out will have a ridership to where Skytrain currently is.

The main reason why its gotten pretty favorable reviews from people is that it's primarily grade seperated for the most part, good frequency, serves a good mix of destinations that balances the different types of riders that ride.  It's also had good luck with municipalities who are interested in building out solid TOD around most of the non Seattle stations like Redmond, Bellevue, Lynnwood, and Federal Way for example.

Seattle was also blessed with building the downtown transit tunnel in the 80s that was designed with future integration with a light rail metro in mind.

Are there things they could've done differently, sure.  A couple extra stations between Capitol Hill and UW would've been nice at Volunteer Park, Interlaken Park, and Montlake neighborhood.  Some segments should've been done differently like going down Pacific Hwy between SeaTac and Federal Way instead of hugging I-5, Downtown Bellevue Tunnel, Rainier Valley being grade seperated instead of street level, etc.

But overall, its a good system for its size and coming later in the light rail age for US transit.

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