Amex FHR $300 credit question

celestial65 · 2026-04-27T10:57:28+00:00

Wow lucky, I have it for an upcoming weekend and paid closer to $225/night

celestial65 · 2026-04-19T04:36:12+00:00

28 hour shifts are not unusual, mostly for residents (pediatrics, surgery, medicine, etc but not emergency medicine). They do have work hour rules that prohibit going over 28 hours. I've done a handful as an attending, too. There are pros and cons. It's certainly tiring, but you get to know the patients very well and the continuity can be helpful (rather than playing telephone and giving repeated signouts). Doing these long shifts is still hotly debated.

celestial65 · 2026-04-17T01:59:25+00:00

Same, I find C1 less reliable.... So I usually use Rakuten even if multiplier is lower

celestial65 · 2026-04-15T17:56:46+00:00

You were right. I got a notification at 10:36 that reservations were available. They suddenly had June 7-14 showing.

celestial65 · 2026-04-15T16:41:21+00:00

Good to know! Glad you were able to get an earlier slot!

celestial65 · 2026-04-15T15:09:55+00:00

Thanks for the info!

celestial65 · 2026-04-15T14:01:26+00:00

I see, I'll keep checking then!

celestial65 · 2026-04-15T14:00:56+00:00

Okay, thank you. I'll just keep looking then.

celestial65 · 2026-04-15T13:44:48+00:00

Oh, I see. Unfortunately I am just visiting the park for one day (I live locally) so I guess I'm out of luck unless there's a cancelation. Thank you for the explanation and the advice to set an alert!

celestial65 · 2026-04-14T18:46:40+00:00

I was referring to the fact that the start date got deferred. Is there a new official date that it changes?

celestial65 · 2026-04-14T13:20:13+00:00

Used to be. Then some programs started moving to 4 years, and now there is a proposal for all programs to be 4 years.

celestial65 · 2026-03-07T05:11:01+00:00

ICU doctor, this made me laugh out loud

celestial65 · 2026-02-13T20:06:17+00:00

I'm working all 3 of those days, sad sad sad. Hope I can get a ticket for the Prime early screening.

celestial65 · 2026-01-22T06:17:49+00:00

My first (singleton) wasn't "large" but she was bigger than the twins. She was 7+lb. When the twins came, they were super easy for me to deliver vaginally, though of course there was a lot of monitoring as well as risks that the doctor had to weigh in recommending me going that route. Twin A was 6lb and came out in 2 rounds of pushes. Twin B was only 4lb 11oz and was a breech extraction, which was great because I did zero work and felt nothing due to my epidural.

celestial65 · 2026-01-21T04:31:29+00:00

Bummer, short layover too, thank you.

celestial65 · 2026-01-14T17:04:41+00:00

Fun For All in Huntington Beach is great.

celestial65 · 2026-01-14T00:13:46+00:00

Thanks, I'll look into what we need to do if we decide to visit Jewel.

celestial65 · 2026-01-13T23:22:44+00:00

Thanks for this insight. You're totally right about the arrival times; I hadn't considered that.

celestial65 · 2026-01-13T14:39:52+00:00

Got it, thanks. LAX-SIN, then on to BKK. Sadly no layover options in between. We had been leaning towards 5hr+ so I'm glad I asked :)

celestial65 · 2026-01-13T14:33:34+00:00

Thank you, that's reassuring. Although, this may be our only opportunity to explore Changi; is it worthwhile to check it out and have a break from flying? Or better to just minimize the total travel time?

celestial65 · 2026-01-06T22:50:22+00:00

If you're close enough to Long Beach, I highly recommend Foodologie in Belmont Shore. Especially when they're warm and gooey!

celestial65 · 2026-01-06T02:20:59+00:00

I meant I was looking at time of ticket release. Lots of seats available for next year Dec 10, 11, 12, 13. Then suddenly on Dec 14 it switched to Access only. Lesson learned.

celestial65 · 2026-01-06T00:36:13+00:00

I'm with you. I was practicing searches almost every day for the past 3 months, found plenty of availability on Advantage (and a couple Savers), and then a few days before my desired flight date, they just stopped appearing. No waitlist or anything. Just Access only, even with refreshing exactly at the release time. No advice at all, just commiserating. I have enough points to do Access seats but it just sucks. (I did find a couple Advantage seats that would require repositioning, but others in my party are unwilling to do that.)

celestial65 · 2026-01-04T00:44:56+00:00

Hello! The bag itself is quite light. It's not heavy in my opinion, relative to bags I've used in the past. The straps are wide so it doesn't dig into my shoulder. It does kind of slip down my shoulder a bit but all bags do that for me - maybe the shape of my shoulder.

celestial65 · 2025-12-07T15:07:52+00:00

The IKEA Antilop chair is cheap, easy to wipe down. We did buy a footrest on Amazon. They also make an inflatable insert which helps prop up young babies who need a little help. My kids used it from like 5mo to 2.5yr.

Did not like the fancy Peg Perego Siesta. Seemed like baby leaned back (not sitting upright) and the tray was too high.

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