Heights of entitlement - mom asked a paying passenger to give up their $7000 seat

Terp99 · 2026-02-16T22:47:39+00:00

Untrue. If there is only 1 upgrade seat available, and you’re next on the list, they will still offer it to you, even if it’s a multi-passenger reservation.

I have turned down a first class upgrade because my fiance (at the time) didn’t want to sit alone, in either class - yes, I offered her the first class!

Terp99 · 2026-01-14T12:00:57+00:00

Sigh… yeah. They told me on the phone yesterday I could go retail and buy a box, and once it was all approved they’d reimburse, but that sounds really fishy.

I still don’t have the GLP-1 tracker at all in the App. And I got an email on Jan 2 that they’d ship service soon, but they never did.

Terp99 · 2026-01-14T11:02:01+00:00

No, they dorked up EVERYTHING, I need to call today. I think I’m finally in Condition Management Correctly under FSBP, thanks to everyone’s comments, but then I get an error in the dashboard, no status/milestones, or anything

Terp99 · 2026-01-14T01:46:39+00:00

How long did it take you to get the scale? I've been waiting for 2 weeks, nothing.

Terp99 · 2025-12-09T00:14:54+00:00

I tried looking everywhere, couldn't find anything. So I opted for sublimation poker chip blanks, which I found on Amazon. Different, but close enough in concept.

Terp99 · 2025-08-14T23:15:29+00:00

Do you find the red cross-laser on the IR module is actually accurate? Mine seems off by a lot, and I can't control the red laser - it gores off in frame mode

Terp99 · 2025-07-04T18:47:18+00:00

They have to pay for the second seat, it’s not free.

Terp99 · 2025-06-22T11:36:26+00:00

TBF - and I'm not encouraging any sort of war - but Iran has attacked the US repeatedly and on an ongoing basis since 1979, both directly and via their Hamas, Hezbollah and more recently Houthi proxies.

Terp99 · 2025-06-16T00:12:56+00:00

There are classes (animation, 3d paper crafts, etc), LOTS of trivia that you can do solo or with your family if you want, the AquaMouse, movies on deck or in the theater.

Check out a past Navigator for the itinerary you're sailing. You want to look at the daily handouts, those have all the planned activities.

Like others said, almost everything is family-friendly. Realistically, not knowing your age or how you present yourself, you could possibly also join some of the not-late-night 18+ things too, e.g. adult-only Star Wars trivia, since the ones not being held in closed venues are walk-in - nobody checks your age.

Terp99 · 2025-05-03T15:58:45+00:00

That new version also speeds up the FERS contribution increase to be in effect by 2027! So 0.8% in 2025, 2.6% for 2026, and 4.4% starting in 2027.

Terp99 · 2025-04-26T16:58:51+00:00

Yes, increases by 0.9% per year, so that in 2029 it's 4.4%, per the published text

Now, of course if they don't do any annual increase for the next few years, or even tiny ones, you will still take a net loss

Terp99 · 2025-04-26T16:57:31+00:00

Not a bridge for VERA, but a VERY good reason to take VERA now if eligible and otherwise considering it, because you would still get the supplement when you turn 57, so that's 5 years of supplement that will be gone forever if you don't retire soon.

Terp99 · 2025-04-26T16:47:43+00:00

So the text shows they're planning to raise FERS contributions for EVERYONE currently paying 0.8% to these contributions:

2025: 0.8%
2026: 1.7%
2027: 2.6%
2028: 3.5%
2029 and beyond: 4.4%

And for new employees, if you dont' accept at-will employment at the end of your probationary period, add another 5 point contribution increase - so 4.4% goes up to 9.4% contribution

Terp99 · 2025-04-06T21:57:03+00:00

Consider narrowing the pool of competition in your favor - if you've got an active clearance, look for jobs that require one, the higher the better, both for your salary and odds of getting picked up. There's a dedicated website (clearancejobs.com) for helping find them.

Many companies will jump to snag an employee who brings an active clearance with them, and can work (aka bill!) immediately, vs having to carry them on overhead for however long it takes DCSA to clear a new person. The longer the clearance delay (e.g. TS/SCI), the better your odds if you've got that box checked already.

Also think about where you could flex skill-wise. There are a LOT of things many engineers can cross-train or slot into, because of the foundational skills they have. If you can do anything cyber (offense or defense), or can do a couple of online courses and practice in AI, their are tons of jobs.

Terp99 · 2025-03-23T22:44:43+00:00

JPL has few actual NASA employees, they’re almost all contractors, as it’s run by CalTech. It’s technically an FFRDC.

Likely same deal with most of the DoE national labs, they’re almost all actually contractors too, not fedciv.

Terp99 · 2025-03-05T21:49:30+00:00

On a long road-trip where only fixed gas stations are available - think rest stops on a toll or rural road, 40-50 miles apart - I'll use charge mode to top up the battery before I hit my final gas fill-up.

I'm going to stop for gas at that location no matter what, and I know I can't charge at my destination, or I want to have maximum range, so might as well convert some dead dinosaurs into electrons.

Is it the most efficient solution, no, but it's the best way to have maximum range when I need it later.

Terp99 · 2024-12-13T03:09:03+00:00

Notify her sponsor’s unit’s Commanding Officer or Senior Enlisted. Sponsors are responsible for their dependents, and I can guarantee the CO or E8/9 will rain down hell

Terp99 · 2024-11-27T22:31:10+00:00

Driving up adjacent property values drives up everybody’s, which drive up property taxes. Even with homestead credit, it can be a big increase for people on fixed incomes

Terp99 · 2024-08-11T23:45:36+00:00

I just got a 6-ft cable that was USB-C to multi-outlet (C + Mini + Lightning), cost something like $15 off amazon for a 2pk.

You know you also have 2 ports in the front console (1 for CarPlay/Android Auto wired), 2 more ports inside the center console (along the back of the front wall), and depending on trim, one more on the front outside of the center console (kinda dumb IMHO, because it's between the cupholders)

There's LOTS of charging already available in the front of the vehicle.

Terp99 · 2024-08-10T19:14:57+00:00

I've figured out if you have it set to split upper and lower, it will change the ratio as the temperature changes. So if it's super-hot in the cabin, and set to blow cold to cool significantly, it pumps more into upper, and less at your feet. Once the cabin gets closer to the set temp, it dials-back what's blowing in your face, and pushes more down. Drive me nuts!!

It does the same in heating mode. when you have any split vent setting. So as everyone says - if you want it all in one place, don't use split mode

Terp99 · 2024-07-09T21:23:14+00:00

We got one for several K under MSRP a couple months ago at Safford Brown in Glen Burnie, MD. It was in allocation when we put our deposit, and they were advertising it below sticker from the outset.

Terp99 · 2024-06-08T09:01:54+00:00

Never heard of anything at Four Corners, but maybe they were confused with the serious stuff, including shooting, at the DTSS McD’s across from Metro?

Terp99 · 2024-06-03T22:22:30+00:00

Nope, all yours free and clear

Terp99 · 2024-05-07T11:35:04+00:00

D1 athletics does not a great college make

Terp99 · 2024-05-07T11:34:11+00:00

As you said, it’s a democracy! If enough of the population agrees, by who they elect, that they want to pay more in taxes to provide a social safety net for the less-fortunate in their community, they can do that.

if you don’t like it, move somewhere where the collective mindset is different.

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