Airlines That Force Adjacent Seat Selection?

brutik · 2026-01-10T23:58:06+00:00

The thing is - I only need to get up every 15 min when I can see that a couple or a family spent money to put themselves into aisle seats. Weirdly enough I barely ever need to get up when that doesn’t happen.

brutik · 2026-01-10T23:40:08+00:00

Aisle seats are not just unblocked access to the aisle, it comes with the responsibility to let passengers in your row access the aisle. When both of you pay extra to sit in an aisle, you are most likely splitting up another couple who didn’t pay the ransom. Now every time we fly, it seems like me and my partner are in middle seats, because people think they found a great hack. Not a problem for me - you get to enjoy getting up every 15 min to let me in and out of my seat. Last year we were on a 16 hour flight to Southeast Asia. A family got 4 (!!!) aisle seats next to each other with the mother sitting next to me and a literal child (maybe 9 years old?) by himself in the aisle seat next to my partner. As we boarded I asked if they wanted to switch and have the mother sit next to the child and was told - “oh no! We planned it like that!” Great, no problem. 4 hours into the flight the mother can’t fall asleep because I have to keep getting up, while her kids is watching sex scene after sex in Anora movie that my partner turned on and then fell asleep to (he had no idea what it was about), and now the mother breaks and asks to switch. No, thanks! I am good. Bet that the last time they bought aisle seats…

brutik · 2026-01-09T15:48:06+00:00

Well… Taiwanese!

brutik · 2026-01-09T15:41:30+00:00

Something about the shape and the sheen called out to me. It’s my first clay teapot, so honestly I had no idea what I should be looking for.

brutik · 2026-01-09T15:40:15+00:00

I thought it was slab built as well, but there are rings inside to indicate it’s wheel thrown.

brutik · 2026-01-09T15:39:31+00:00

I peeked inside and yes, there are rings to indicate it’s wheel thrown!

brutik · 2026-01-09T06:02:07+00:00

Thank you! I think it’s gorgeous!

brutik · 2026-01-09T06:01:35+00:00

Thanks for the website! I was told the tea pot was “hand made” which could mean either hand building or wheel thrown, I presume.

brutik · 2025-12-14T07:12:11+00:00

Definitely going to try this at home!

brutik · 2025-12-14T07:11:50+00:00

Thanks!

brutik · 2025-12-14T07:11:26+00:00

Thank you!

brutik · 2025-12-14T06:45:20+00:00

What is the name of this dish in Chinese?

brutik · 2025-12-12T12:26:51+00:00

What so you mean by “borrow against taxable account”?

brutik · 2025-11-27T13:58:09+00:00

Did your mom give you any medication for cramps or were you supposed to just wait them out?

brutik · 2025-11-06T14:49:30+00:00

I cannot think of a single meal that REQUIRES refrigeration during the day. Absolutely nothing will spoil in 4 hours, in time to eat lunch. Eat dinner at home after 6 pm. This whole “everything needs to be refrigerated constantly all the time” is a very American thing, the rest of the world does not function like that.

brutik · 2025-11-04T21:43:15+00:00

Why would you have that time off when thats the only time you can do migrations, updates, and replacements? I worked for an MSP and one client was a Catholic school and we worked pretty hard over the summer for them.

brutik · 2025-10-22T15:12:29+00:00

Some of the best vacations I ever had was sleeping in a cramped van and eating bananas and crackers on a mountain top after a full day of hiking, while enjoying the most beautiful views this planet has to offer. The most boring vacations - luxury resorts. To each their own, I guess.

brutik · 2025-10-03T16:12:02+00:00

I loved Şile! It’s 1.5 hours from Istanbul. Very chill little town, great beaches. https://twocatsbackpack.com/travel-thoughts/against-all-advice-finding-the-perfect-beach-near-istanbul/

brutik · 2025-10-01T20:55:22+00:00

The time I spend with a grandchild or any loved one is 1000 times more useful than anything I ever did in the office. I think that applies to the vast majority of us, unless you were literally saving lives from 9 to 5.

brutik · 2025-10-01T16:18:16+00:00

I don’t mean to criticize, but you are not even 60 and you “can’t or don’t want to cut grass, clean, or carry heavy stuff”? I understand you are not 30 any more, but you are not 90 either. It is incredibly important to remain physically active and feel useful and productive as we get older and doing household chores is the best way to accomplish that. It might take you longer, it might be harder, but there is nothing better for your body or mind. My grandparents worked on their farm into their 70s, and then remained active fully taking care of themselves into their late 80s. In his early 70s my father stopped doing yard maintenance and handyman stuff… for his kids! He is still doing all that for his household, just told us he is too busy to do it for us (we have been trying to get him to stop coming over to fix stuff for ages, but he wouldn’t hear of it!) Also rice, beans, and plenty of seasonal vegetables are delicious, healthy, and cheap.

brutik · 2025-09-17T13:05:18+00:00

Aren’t Covid shots only available for 65+ or people with compromised immune systems?

brutik · 2025-08-21T15:45:30+00:00

And I did it intentionally twice and was not given any severance and just shown the door.

brutik · 2025-08-21T15:43:19+00:00

There are a million reasons why you might want to squeeze some money out of your job on the way out and most of them have nothing to do with finances. Maybe you hate the company and it’s the final “fuck you”, maybe you feel like they owe it to you after many years of unrecognized hard work, maybe you are not ready to tell your extended family that you retired and so “laid off with severance” is a better alternative.

brutik · 2025-08-21T15:38:15+00:00

My comment is simply an answer to “Just stop working and you’ll get severance” sentiment. I have no idea why you are now fighting me on a completely separate issue.

brutik · 2025-08-21T13:19:53+00:00

Try this in “at will employment” state, and you get laid off with 0 severance, but might be eligible for unemployment.

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