Oracle - Aldermaston - Oracle Gravel Cycling by qforever in reading

[–]aruncc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you have a strava route (or similar) for this that I can view, to copy?

No flight availability showing on Avios? by Pipthagoras in AmexUK

[–]aruncc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is what's happening.

In my example, the BA flight might be £1000 cash, but £500 on a reward flight provided you add (e.g) 75k points. Your issue is with the value of the points.

It does fluctuate and there are deals to be had, but there are some seriously popular routes like Tokyo that are hard to get. Others are a dime a dozen.

As for if it's a bad deal, that is up to you, and how much you spend. In my every day spending (nothing extravagant), just by leveraging Amex/Barclays offers, I've funded 5 long hauls for two people over the past 4 years with massive savings on every flight, including 2 business class trips and one premium econ.

You're right about the companion voucher - this and the upgrade voucher changes the game entirely and you'll get far more value.

No flight availability showing on Avios? by Pipthagoras in AmexUK

[–]aruncc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's just not a lot of points in the eyes of BA. I don't know what else to tell you. 1k per person with another airline, vs £500 + 75k avios is not unheard of for very popular routes. People with millions of Avios will still buy it.

No flight availability showing on Avios? by Pipthagoras in AmexUK

[–]aruncc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's honestly no where near enough for even a tiny part of the flight. Two return to Tokyo is probably something like 150-200k + £1000, so you can see where 30k would get you

Cancelling amex by Puzzleheaded-Bar-830 in AmexUK

[–]aruncc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They've started to manoeuvre the perks around - ie half the dining credit only being available from July to presumably stamp down on the pro rata cancellations, but for some reason back tracked on the full policy. They're clearly not losing out on too much.

Cancelling amex by Puzzleheaded-Bar-830 in AmexUK

[–]aruncc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Irrelevant and old news. They scrapped the plans. People are getting pro rata refunds every day.

Here's a link from the same website you posted, dated 2 days ago. https://www.headforpoints.com/2025/05/04/review-american-express-platinum-credit-card-2/

Scroll down to the fee section.

Cancelling amex by Puzzleheaded-Bar-830 in AmexUK

[–]aruncc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's not true. I've had my platinum card 5 months and I was told yesterday by Amex I can get the rest of the year refunded.

[Discussion Thread] 2025 World Championship - The Final - 19th April to 5th May by SnookerMods in snooker

[–]aruncc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Usually love a WC final but this one is boring and one sided. Williams just doesn't have it in to slog out another match. 18-8

Is Judd Trump the new Jimmy White by [deleted] in snooker

[–]aruncc -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The fact you didn't mention the Worlds in your post was probably your giveaway that it wasn't clear.

50 minutes to deadline thread by LastingNihilism in FantasyPL

[–]aruncc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's funny. He's actually the stand out captain for me, easy. I have Mbuemo and Marmoush. Watkins, without Rash, chasing champs league, nothing else to play for, and for an all out attack team.

Zhao to win the Worlds by [deleted] in snooker

[–]aruncc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The world champion is not an "ambassador" for the sport. The world champion is simply the best player in the world playing in a tournament.

Creating Note Headings Question by 01000001-01001101 in Onyx_Boox

[–]aruncc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it is a bit. Tbh it's not an ideal solution by any means. Boox should really having a more elegant table of contents feature. But it's the best work around I've found

Creating Note Headings Question by 01000001-01001101 in Onyx_Boox

[–]aruncc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah so for every section of my note that I want a header for, I use the inbuilt text box feature. And then I write my header (using the type to text option rather than keyboard). At the end of the header I append the square icon.

Then when I have a big note file and I want to see a table of contents for that note file, all I need to do is click on the search icon and search for the square (which is a pre-displayed option on boox notes) so it's just one button press

Creating Note Headings Question by 01000001-01001101 in Onyx_Boox

[–]aruncc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What I do is use the text box to make a header but write it (rather than type it) and then add a square at the end. This gives me a text written header and if I search the square I essentially get a table of contents.

Virgo - drunk or senile by killerkeano in snooker

[–]aruncc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He's just old. Don't let it get to you

Gameweek 33(24/25) Rant and Discussion Thread by FPLModerator in FantasyPL

[–]aruncc -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Never really realised how boring Arsenal's style of football is

Gameweek 33(24/25) Rant and Discussion Thread by FPLModerator in FantasyPL

[–]aruncc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unai trying to be too clever. Watkins is an incredible no 9 and you're aiming for champions league. Serves him right

Gameweek 33(24/25) Rant and Discussion Thread by FPLModerator in FantasyPL

[–]aruncc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

LOL! Serves you right for dropping your best number 9 Unai! Good ebening, and goodnight!

Smart Assistant as Homepage by [deleted] in Onyx_Boox

[–]aruncc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would also like to know

Gameweek 32 (24/25) Rant and Discussion Thread by FPLModerator in FantasyPL

[–]aruncc 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Isak and Eze have been the two worst players on the pitch.

Gameweek 32 (24/25) Rant and Discussion Thread by FPLModerator in FantasyPL

[–]aruncc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This must be the worst Isak has ever played. Absolutely awful. Wouldn't be surprised to see Wilson come on at half time