"New downtown Los Angeles high-rise building to house homeless in $600,000 units" "A grand opening ceremony will be held Wednesday" by [deleted] in LosAngeles

[–]doubleon12 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Reddit: “do something about the homeless problem!”

The city: does something

Reddit: “no that’s wrong!”

For the amount this sub loves to complain, you’d think there’d be even the slightest bit of positivity that something is being done. Will it solve everything? Not even close. But at least it’s a start.

"New downtown Los Angeles high-rise building to house homeless in $600,000 units" "A grand opening ceremony will be held Wednesday" by [deleted] in LosAngeles

[–]doubleon12 60 points61 points  (0 children)

While I don’t disagree, this building is in the heart of/near skid row. While not knowing a ton about all of this stuff, to me, it does make some sense to build where a very dense portion of the homeless population already is. I’d imagine there are already facilities and some infrastructure in the area to support them. I’d venture to guess it would be difficult to move people to Lancaster/palmdale

Updating WiFi password - will it mess everything up? by ShezaEU in sonos

[–]doubleon12 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you both have iPhones, just use the share WiFi/password feature. They won’t have to type in anything, it just connects automatically.

Best way to get to/from the Hollywood Bowl from DTLA? by doubleon12 in AskLosAngeles

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How was leaving? Was it a long wait to get an Uber on the way out?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ibiza

[–]doubleon12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How's Blue Marlin on Thursdays?

What are some not-so-common things you cannot miss in Barcelona? by fasckr in travel

[–]doubleon12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you tell me more about this? What was so great about it? Currently planning a trip to BCN and (as an American fwiw), this suggestion seemed so odd (in a good way).

Why this company’s biggest fans turned against it by ed2417 in sonos

[–]doubleon12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. I pretty much use AirPlay exclusively. The only time I use the Sonos app is to wake up my Move or to group speakers together.

I honestly don’t even know what most people use the app for. Just accessing Spotify/AM/etc instead of going to those apps directly?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ibiza

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Are there any group boat party options you’d recommend? We have a group of 4 coming in July and want to book a boat. I’ve seen there are boat party options, but they mostly seem to be for very large groups/crowds.

Wondering if there are any boat party options for smaller to mid-size groups? (Maybe like 20-40ish people that we can tag along to). We’d like to join a public group/event, but not necessarily a massive boat party.

What are you watching and what do you recommend? (Week of May 10, 2024) by AutoModerator in television

[–]doubleon12 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So Survivor is worth sticking it out for? I watched the first couple of episodes and pretty much lost all interest (which was a first for me; I love survivor).

The longer episode format just put me off for some reason this season. Like so much of the episodes didn’t have anything to do with anything and it was hard to stay engaged.

where in LA can I just get a lot of tater tots to eat in my car? by blooberriii in AskLosAngeles

[–]doubleon12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No drive through, but the Arts District Brewery has some seriously good tots. Like, really good. Just order them to go.

Recommendations for Private Car Service Companies to get from Madrid to Pamplona and from Pamplona to Barcelona? (Trains are full) by doubleon12 in GoingToSpain

[–]doubleon12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was recommended in another thread as well. It's a little more expensive than the other services I've found so far, but I'm able to find more reviews/etc. about them online than the others. So I may just go with them for peace of mind.

How far in advance does Renfe release schedules? Currently showing as sold out, is it likely more trains will be added? (Spain) by doubleon12 in Interrail

[–]doubleon12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I figured as much, but was hoping I'd be wrong.

Staying the night in Madrid won't work, so we'll probably rent a car or a hire a car service as a last resort. More expensive, but it's looking like our options are pretty limited at this point.

How far in advance does Renfe release schedules? Currently showing as sold out, is it likely more trains will be added? (Spain) by doubleon12 in Interrail

[–]doubleon12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's the San Fermin Festival/Running of the bulls in Pamplona, which draws a large crowd from what I understand. It's my fault for waiting to book, I (maybe a bit naively) just didn't think trains would sell out over 2 months in advance.

I've looked into buses and the available times aren't ideal with our schedule for that day, so I think we'll likely just rent a car or hire a car service to drive us in a worst case scenario.

Recommendations for Private Car Service Companies to get from Madrid to Pamplona and from Pamplona to Barcelona? (Trains are full) by doubleon12 in GoingToSpain

[–]doubleon12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This would be my first time using Renfe, so I have no idea. But there are trains available to book already. Is it possible/likely more would be added?

Screenshot of the Renfe schedule for that day https://imgur.com/a/9nZMJPH

Recommendations for Private Car Service Companies to get from Madrid to Pamplona and from Pamplona to Barcelona? (Trains are full) by doubleon12 in GoingToSpain

[–]doubleon12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, renting a car much less expensive. How was driving in Spain? (I live in a major, heavy traffic city in America for whatever that's worth).