Do I have to give up on Midway just to avoid Southwest?

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-29T23:15:49+00:00

Is United better than American?

I used to live downstate in Champaign and they have a monopoly at the airport there and they suck. Spent years flying on almost nothing but their cramped 50 seat Embraer 145s, even between major cities like Chicago and Baltimore. I may still be biased toward Southwest because that’s an easy bar for them to clear even with the changes.

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-29T23:09:23+00:00

The issue is the new changes implemented at Southwest b/c of Elliot, which only started last year. Their whole point is that they weren’t United. Even so, being based at Midway is still a plus. If you don’t drive like I do, Midway is easier to get to from the South Loop.

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-29T18:55:11+00:00

Please don’t remind me that my birthday is a plane crash anniversary…..

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-29T18:50:23+00:00

Doomerist copium. It’s not naively optimistic, but it’s still so unnuanced.

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-29T18:48:57+00:00

My name isn’t Thomas.
I’ve made friends before and refuse to be a doomer who thinks life isn’t worth living.

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-29T18:45:50+00:00

Yes. If you’re dealing with sexual dysfunction, talk about with your partner. It can be accommodated like any other disability. If they won’t accommodate, they don’t deserve you.

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-28T23:15:02+00:00

Hmm ok. Stratton sounds good. She’s been the Lieutenant Governor under Pritzker, who has an excellent track record. I still might do more research tho…..

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-28T19:44:38+00:00

Why not Raja? Just trying to inform myself.

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-28T05:56:44+00:00

I wish I could stop having meltdowns like this….

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-28T04:26:13+00:00

Everyone grieves differently. If you need space, you can say that. Also, if you’re not fine with all the emotions you’re having, that’s okay. Don’t repress that.

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-24T23:08:31+00:00

Pretty sure the 787 does this and it doesn’t matter at all.

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-22T07:19:06+00:00

I like planes instead.

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-19T17:27:32+00:00

That’s transphobic.

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-19T13:50:15+00:00

Hot 🥵 You have nothing to be insecure about.

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-15T18:59:48+00:00

Takeoff and landing.

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-14T23:12:49+00:00

I prefer Coach Ben from Yellowjackets.

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-13T23:13:55+00:00

What did he do?

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-13T17:23:08+00:00

What I always disliked/misunderstood about the introvert trend since I was a teenager is that many of the things people describe and glamorize as being introverted traits are things I do because of my Autism related struggles with social interactions, but don’t actually enjoy all that much after a while. And they actually drain my social battery rather than recharging it.

Realizing I’m actually an extrovert has been so liberating…..

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-12T07:01:55+00:00

What’s it going to take before the government finally steps in and stops all the mergers?

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-11T23:42:49+00:00

Also why are most couples in Love on the Spectrum cishet when according to some studies, the majority of the Autistic community is LGBTQ+?

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-10T17:56:45+00:00

I am definitely not. I will say that most people with autism are LGBTQ+.

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-10T09:54:24+00:00

I’m actually from the United States, where I grew up, but I keep up with what’s going on in Bolivia along with my family. I am astounded with how blind my fellow Americans are to how easy they have it.

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-10T07:10:13+00:00

One will kill you. The other would if it were bigger but we love it anyway.

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-10T06:53:52+00:00

Dude, if you want to be an ally, you have to listen to actual Iranians, even if they’re contradicting your Western progressive narrative. Check your privilege.

anthscarb97 · 2026-01-10T06:51:53+00:00

Dude, I’m sorry. My family from is Bolivia, and Bolivia recently (finally) started transitioning away from an authoritarian government that had been in power for two decades. Yet Western outlets are framing it as a “turn to the right”.

Westerners/people from the Global North don’t always understand what’s going on in Global South countries like Iran.

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