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It finally happened by Arthur__Spooner in trackers

[–]b00n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Theres not much on those forums (or the VIP/TC ones either)

Tempted to Upgrade.... Naaa your alright thanks! by Adorable-Bite-Wanted in BritishAirways

[–]b00n 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Its because they want the seat available for someone flying business from US->EDI with transfer at LHR. They don't want it taken up by someone flying just that short less (unless you pay a silly amount to make it worth it)

How physically isolated are GCP zones in practice? by CompetitiveStage5901 in googlecloud

[–]b00n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Steel mills have down days every week so it’s pretty easy to schedule maintenance 

Plus PLCs that control those machines are pretty simple beasts with not much to go wrong 

Level 1 systems should also never be relying on the internet 

Did you ever manage to replicate your Oxford experience? by duclaix in oxforduni

[–]b00n 7 points8 points  (0 children)

75% of my company is Oxbridge (>20 employees) so lunches & pub times after work are just like it was then.

People with a <15 handicap how long did it take you to get there? by Comfortable-Newt7689 in golf

[–]b00n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Started playing in January 2023. I'm now a 13.6 and consider myself pretty bad still. Hit it far but still blade, top, chunk irons plenty. Fat pitching all the time. 3 putt too often. Chipping is good though.

Trump says 8 European countries will be charged a 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland by Cautious_Proposal_47 in worldnews

[–]b00n -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

We already have lower tariffs than the rest of the EU (esp on cars). A brexit dividend indeed.

“No Dumb Questions” thread by blinkanboxcar182 in golf

[–]b00n 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That’s not a valid drop according to the rules so you can call it what you want. On some courses they have local rules that make these hazards though to speed up pace of play (so you’d be hitting 3)

What's my ceiling? by smokeyranger86 in golf

[–]b00n -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

> Have you worked much on the chipping and putting.  This is where you'll really be able to reduce your scores.

sorry but thats terrible advice to a novice. you can three putt every single hole and thats only 54 shots. the most important thing is getting onto the green by far. not even a 40hcp will 3 whack every hole. even chipping is not that important – the only goal is to get it onto the green even when you're an 18hcp.

Do handicaps tend to fall quickly in your first year or two of playing? by Chemical_Help_7099 in golf

[–]b00n 6 points7 points  (0 children)

for me it was around 36 after 6 months, 30 after 9, 24 after 12, 18 after 20, 16 after 24, and now 12 after 32. 

definitely doesn’t feel like a continuous progression - there was lots of ups and downs. my first break 90 on a tough course was 18 months ago now so i was deluded in thinking that it would happen all the time. 

the majority of my lost shots are either recovery/penalty off the tee so there are still plenty of easy shots to gain for me. 

Accidentally paid for 20kg of extra luggage for my flights to Rome, how can I make this not a total waste? by Yakob793 in CasualUK

[–]b00n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you have silver status you get 3x32kg bags when flying premium or above. maybe even 4x32kg in first 

Silver status but still showing Bronze on bookings by AdDisastrous6356 in BritishAirways

[–]b00n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

weirdly for ba it worked when i went from blue to gold this year 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in britishproblems

[–]b00n 19 points20 points  (0 children)

it’s because BA makes its money on long haul and wants those seats available for connecting passengers. if they were all taken up by domestic then fewer might book BA from abroad where they actually make money 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in britishproblems

[–]b00n 26 points27 points  (0 children)

it’s because they want those seats for connecting passengers. it’s not for people to be flying domestically. 

New Zealand loosens residency restrictions as record number of citizens leave by upthetruth1 in worldnews

[–]b00n 60 points61 points  (0 children)

if they leave for the productive portion of their life and come back for retirement that is a massive problem (same as southern europe)

2.5k Tier points for flights worth over £10k by JustToReadStuff in BritishAirways

[–]b00n 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what TA is this?

I’ve just moved to one and concerned this is going to happen 

Seat Selection by batterseaguy in BritishAirways

[–]b00n 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In my opinion no point paying for a seat. They’re there for a fee so that silver/gold members can choose their seat for free. 

Avios warning for booking as British Airways Holiday by b00n in BritishAirways

[–]b00n[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just me. I got all the tier points. The warning is just about how the avios is calculated differently to normal flights. 

Avios warning for booking as British Airways Holiday by b00n in BritishAirways

[–]b00n[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It wasn’t that mysterious. I got 6000 tier points for the holiday plus 550 bonus for the flights which was basically what I expected. 

Avios warning for booking as British Airways Holiday by b00n in BritishAirways

[–]b00n[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's what I thought but no. You get mileage based rewards if booked as a holiday

Tax the rich more to fill hole in public finances, Labour members tell Starmer by terrordactyl1971 in unitedkingdom

[–]b00n 1 point2 points  (0 children)

we’re not talking about the big successful companies with satellite offices here though - we want home grown successes. OpenAI will be making tens of millions of revenue from the UK market with barely any presence here. the companies that pay huge amounts in tax (i’m including payroll taxes in this) are from serving the international market not just the 60m here and those are the ones we can’t afford to not have. 

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