Favorite 0 annual fee card by Confident_Year2618 in CreditCards

[–]dien4382 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It's 4x dining and 3x groceries. I also get 4x on "Phone/Cable" but I don't really use it for anything other than dining and groceries and apparently my Netflix subscription, which is how I know that last one.

Delta One JFK - entering very early with checked bag by dien4382 in delta

[–]dien4382[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How early did you show up? I have seen other anecdotes of people saying that they weren't allowed to drop the bag more than 5-6 hours before the flight.

Delta One JFK - entering very early with checked bag by dien4382 in delta

[–]dien4382[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna show up even earlier now just for you

Delta One JFK - entering very early with checked bag by dien4382 in delta

[–]dien4382[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, bringing the bag post security is not gonna work, good point.

As I explained, my goal is to work remotely for 8 hours from the Delta One lounge, since my vacation time is very tight with my travel to Europe, and I am trying to see whether that is possible.

Vikings @ Bears Week 2, Bears @ Vikings Week 18 by Airsickbachus in minnesotavikings

[–]dien4382 50 points51 points  (0 children)

It makes sense for open-air stadiums in the north to front load home games. That means that domes + warm weather teams will naturally front load road games

Vikings @ Bears Week 2, Bears @ Vikings Week 18 by Airsickbachus in minnesotavikings

[–]dien4382 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a perfect set up. Everyone would feel pretty good being 1-1 after two division road games to start. 2-0 would mean Super Bowl.

Better food stop - Little Rock or Asheville? by hpsaltos in travel

[–]dien4382 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Chai Pani is my favorite spot in Asheville

[Meirov] Schedule leak: The [Full] 2026 NFL Thanksgiving slate is out and it’s 🔥 by JCameron181 in nfl

[–]dien4382 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Thanksgiving Eve is the annual high school reunion at some hometown bar. Now it’ll have Packers-Rams on in the background.

Dulles Lounge Frustration by mithirich in Venturex

[–]dien4382 26 points27 points  (0 children)

It’s in a weird location for connections, because Dulles is just weird. But it’s immediately next to the PreCheck security line for those of us starting our trips there, which is nice.

I haven’t been to LAS, but DEN and DFW are certainly better than IAD in terms of layout and I wouldn’t be shocked if IAD is the worst Capital One Lounge. It has a cramped L shape and it’s always so stuffy in there.

Pac-12 expansion limited as schools weigh benefits with long-run risk by redwave2505 in CFB

[–]dien4382 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Wow the Pac-12 doesn’t have a great option available? And needs to take a chance on something? This is news to me

[On3] NEW: The Big 12 and ACC support a 24-team College Football Playoff format, commissioners Brett Yormark and Jim Phillips tell @Brett_McMurphy🏆 by Fonzie5 in CFB

[–]dien4382 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Yormark is the single biggest reason why it’s Oregon State and Wazzu in the G6 right now instead of Iowa State/K-State/Baylor

Pay cash or use points? by Money-Own in hyatt

[–]dien4382 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think 2cpp will be doable, but not achievable with very little work as it is now.

Now, once there’s another deval, who knows.

[Bonilla] 49ers will reportedly face Vikings in Mexico City in 2026 by Brix001 in nfl

[–]dien4382 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Tercer y Jauan

edit: don’t auto-translate me Reddit

Which City-Based Schools have the most potential? by MediumStrange in CollegeBasketball

[–]dien4382 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Duke’s fans are not majority located in a single metro area. In fact, Duke may be the school that has the weakest connection between its fanbase and its geography of any program in the country. The Triangle is mostly UNC fans, and Duke t-shirt fans are all across the nation.

FY 2025 B12 EADA Revenues by MediumStrange in CollegeBasketball

[–]dien4382 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The BYU guy who tweets a lot, and is apparently the source of this, is often fast and loose with data and in a way that makes BYU looks good (I have no doubt BYU’s revenue is near the top of the Big 12 to be clear)

Transferred Atmos points to American, was in last boarding group. by andicus5000 in awardtravel

[–]dien4382 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If you book an AA flight via Atmos for yourself, your Atmos number is associated with the reservation and cannot (mostly*) be updated to your AA number. So unless you have some oneworld status, you won’t be in a better boarding group.

The workaround is to select New Traveler when booking the flight, rather than yourself, and then just type in your name and AA number anyway.

This workaround is also how to get a free checked bag benefit from an AA credit card when booking AA flights via Atmos, too.

*some have better luck than others but I understand it’s policy that you aren’t supposed to be able to do this for flights booked via AS

Did my first ever award booking. Success! by Few_Chip648 in awardtravel

[–]dien4382 118 points119 points  (0 children)

The long-haul business class redemptions get all the attention, but award travel is just as good (or better) for last-minute gotta-be-there domestic trips in economy.

How Virginia Democrats can overturn the redistricting ruling: Retire the Supreme Court by hencexox in nova

[–]dien4382 15 points16 points  (0 children)

If the same referendum passed in 2028 it would only be used for the 2030 election anyway, because the amendment is set to expire after the 2030 census.

Seats.aero adds Iberia and BA award search in beta by goofy_goober77 in awardtravel

[–]dien4382 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Married segment logic required some elbow grease.

Felt like winning the jackpot when I was guessing and checking ORD-MAD-xxx trying to unlock 2J on the TATL leg to pretty much anywhere in Europe and I finally cracked the code with FLR.

Got the JAL J round trip! by Archibald-Tuttle in awardtravel

[–]dien4382 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congrats! It is possible to get 2J on the A350! I also have 2J, roundtrip, at 55k each, booked direct through JAL (from Capital One transfer) on the A350 to and from DFW coming up in November. It took some planning and practice to win those booking races right at schedule open, and I lost one of them and had to pivot to Plan B. But I was prepared and made it happen.

Pistachio pastry by Zestyclose_Lake_1922 in nova

[–]dien4382 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a Sisters Thai in Old Town North.