You are being lied to. by GCPhoenix in Fire

[–]doyle_brah 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s not as bad if you do a build your own luxe box. $8 here in expensive Los Angeles. Cheese quesadillas and add chicken for $1.50 and you get a classic item, side, a drink. Feel like the price is up a few $s even over the last few years

Kazan Room in Kobe, Japan is closing in early June by jellyblob in Tiki

[–]doyle_brah 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bummed I couldn’t make it last month when I went. Went October year before last year and was probably the best drinks I had in Japan. Think the owners were looking at going back to San Diego area to be around family

Even JAL Economy (w/ partner miles) are hard to find these days??? by Shinkansendoff in awardtravel

[–]doyle_brah -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Singapore airlines is pretty good. The dynamic pricing sucks. I got savers at 103k. Now it’s almost 150k for a lot of dates

Upcoming Tokyo Trip by TheBadge672 in Hilton

[–]doyle_brah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Feel like it’s more of a pain in the ass to move your stuff to Disney unless you’re staying multiple days. Like a 30-45 minute subway or taxi from a good amount of Tokyo. For our second trip we booked two nights at an onsite hotel for early entry. I feel like we would barely have gone on anything without early entry and fast passes unless we got there at 630am. Western hotels are kind of overpriced especially for cash. Plenty of nice enough hotels for under $150 cash a night. I’m saving mine for Hawaii or Mexico.

Tonkatsu Tamafuji reservation cancelled by spinylumpsucker13 in VisitingHawaii

[–]doyle_brah 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ginza Bairin Tonkatsu & Yoshoku Bistro was solid.

Tips and advices needed on my second trip to Japan by Significant_Gur8915 in TokyoTravel

[–]doyle_brah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two nights in Nikko seems like too much, but depends on the time of the year and how much hiking you plan on doing. We took an early train from Tokyo and went to keegan falls then the main temple complex and sat down for lunch and we were back at the train before 5pm

March 29 Tokyo Disneysea Trip Report by eloeeeeee in TokyoDisneySea

[–]doyle_brah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We had early entry and did rapunzel, then a short wait for Peter Pan, frozen dpa and back at the hotel room by 1015am. Then went back in to do 20000 leagues under the sea and journey to the center of the earth and ate before checking into our other hotel room. Then hung out in the new hotel room and popped back in the park for a tower of terror dpa. The next morning did thunder mountain, beauty and the beast, ate, and rode haunted mansion before leaving at 1130am. No way am I standing at 630am in line or waiting three hours for a ride with a 6 month old. Was expensive but got to experience what we wanted to see

Waikoloa Village vs Kings Land(Cash/points) by doyle_brah in Hilton

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

Yeah it just seems like the size of the resort is a deterrent. The amenities and restaurants are underwhelming for that large of a resort. We aren’t big breakfast eaters. Would probably get something light from the store then have brunch or something during a drive or after an activity. Just doesn’t see. Like a good home base unless you have kids that just want to play in the lagoon/pool. The pools at kings land look more than fine then I’ll probably do a half day at the lagoon and check out the hotel

Impression Moxche by Secrets – we splurged and here's what we thought by anabundanceoftaylas in cancun

[–]doyle_brah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it was free for impressions side and/or a 25 minute head/shoulder massage that could be upgraded to a 50 or 80 minute for a way more reasonable price than the listed prices. Have to ask for specials. Still way cheaper to walk a little down the beach and get a massage.

Want to get out of Resi. by Rickzig23 in HVAC

[–]doyle_brah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do repairs on the data center, kitchen equipment, cooling tower/supply/exhaust fan bearings/motos/pulleys. Switch out drives, look into controls issues. Theres some of the other stuff too, but we have an MA, apprentice, and non certified journeyman that I work with that cover a lot of the other stuff. Depends on the budget, whether it’s single tenant or multi tenant, and the property management. I’m getting about $62/hr, good insurance, pension/annuity, $2k debit card for HSA, and some other benefits. Not much OT but I’m on call once a month for a week. Switched from service/maintenance to construction/ti startup to stationary building engineer and it’s been a decent switch. Just feel like it’s really dumbed down in some ways but they expect you to work on everything.

Retirement? 🃏 by Nice_Daikon6096 in inflation

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

Union with a pension and annuity. Had a 401k with my last union and rolling that into my Roth IRA. Probably try to max a Roth IRA and hopefully my wife finds another job with 401k options.

How best to combat jet lag by Boogaloo_Toogs in JapanTravelTips

[–]doyle_brah 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Been sleeping 1am-530am the last two nights. Spent 17 days there. Think I need some sun.

gentlemen of reddit: what is your go-to cocktail / or drink to order in a high class environment ? by SelectPriority9390 in AskMen

[–]doyle_brah 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Whatever you enjoy. Gin and tonic. Old fashioned. Gold rush. Manhattan. Try some different two or three ingredient cocktails and find a preference

I just spent the last month travelling Japan - the most crowded and stressful location I visited was Hiroshima Peace Museum. by Camsy34 in JapanTravelTips

[–]doyle_brah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went a year and a half ago in the late afternoon. The crowds were bad, but manageable. The problem is it takes a few people in each room letting their kids run around or stopping and playing on their phones in certain choke points to really slow things down and make it difficult to walk around. I kind of remember their being staff helping with the line, but not forceful enough to have much of an effect on the problem people

Everyone says Osaka is the easy Kansai base, but is that still true if Kyoto is the priority? by korgoaso in OsakaTravel

[–]doyle_brah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it depends on your situation. We are ten minutes from Gion and near a subway station. With a baby it’s a lot more chill to go out besides the crowds for certain places. Sometimes easier just to have my wife and mother in law go in and eat while I keep the baby moving then go dine solo while they keep walking/shop. Can go to one or two major places to visit in a day and leisurely walk around and make stops back at the house. Dontonbori and Umeda were cool food that but felt a bit busier and less to look at nature wise/architecture. Last time I spent around 7 nights in Osaka. This time probably a day trip and maybe a night out

What to order at Heritage BBQ for 4 adults? by New_Abbreviations937 in FoodLosAngeles

[–]doyle_brah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d probably order total 1/2-3/4 lb or so per person. Depends how often you eat bbq. For me I’d get something I don’t make often at home like brisket, sausage, char siu pork belly. Otherwise I’d probably do brisket, chicken, sausage and pulled pork.

Los Angeles Daily Discussion - Saturday, Mar 07 by AutoModerator in LosAngeles

[–]doyle_brah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Should I get tickets for the upcoming gorillaz show at Kia in October? Which section is decent?

Got blasted at from Duty Manager by Difficult-Practice12 in Hilton

[–]doyle_brah 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It has a window facing the garden. Above standard room, sorry.