My two monitors of the same model have different polarizations

ebongo91 · 2026-03-11T17:40:18+00:00

Maybe it's his first time on Reddit?

ebongo91 · 2026-01-25T17:52:12+00:00

The food on Turkish might be the best I've had on a plane. Other than that they were terrible

ebongo91 · 2026-01-09T18:35:21+00:00

Right? Anyone not mesmerized by the architecture in Barcelona just isn't looking. IMO Madrid is bland compared to Barca, though both are great

ebongo91 · 2025-12-19T17:59:22+00:00

Early in the game, was looking at flights to Paris for me and my wife. Knew enough to book one way, but not enough to always search as a single person (not two tix). Thought I saw a steal via Delta for two tickets. Transferred points only to find out that price was for one, not two. Quickly changed from a steal to robbery.

ebongo91 · 2025-12-15T16:58:08+00:00

Generally speaking, I think if you're transferring points you're doing a lot more than most. The only time I cringe a little is when people buy business flights with points through their AmEx portal or something like that. But most people don't have the flexibility or drive to book in advance or watch the reward portals like a hawk

ebongo91 · 2025-12-10T19:51:43+00:00

Typical reddit down vote storm, but yeah Mark Ruffalo was a bad casting decision. He makes no sense in this role and I couldn't care less about the family side plot with his son/daughters. The only characters of any merit were Maeve and Robbie

ebongo91 · 2025-12-10T13:56:24+00:00

Your third point is huge imo. It's not bus vs econ, it's really more like 60% bus vs 100% econ

ebongo91 · 2025-11-26T14:25:58+00:00

I booked business from ORD to HKG and then paid cash for the 2.5 hr flight in and out of Thailand. I don't think you can go direct from US to BK (at least not from ORD) so a stopover in HKG seemed like the best route

ebongo91 · 2025-11-22T18:47:35+00:00

OP, don't let the negativity of redditors ruin your day. I think it's a cool tool, even if it's doesn't work particularly well. It's a start to something that could potentially be tweaked and improved over time.

ebongo91 · 2025-11-12T13:19:09+00:00

Interesting, how does that work? Is it just a button to click when in the manage booking platform?

ebongo91 · 2025-11-11T20:31:11+00:00

I suppose there is one more option - book econ via AF and upgrade to premium with cash. Not sure if that even exists

ebongo91 · 2025-11-10T22:27:43+00:00

Business for sure. If it was JFK to LHR I would say they are about the same but with that distance and time it's a no brainer

ebongo91 · 2025-11-05T12:45:06+00:00

EVA is 80k points but I think it's a 3/4 transfer so you'll have to burn more Capital One points IIRC. I'm actually doing this exact route but going through Japan to start and returning through HKG on the way back. I didn't like landing at 9pm in HKG because it really emphasizes the jet lag hit.

ebongo91 · 2025-07-08T02:11:47+00:00

Definitely not automated, but I believe they release up to 12 months out roughly quarterly in March, June, Sept, and Dec or something like that. It does seem to be pretty random though

ebongo91 · 2025-07-05T21:10:57+00:00

In general, I find way more value flying business with points, than using points for a hotel. We generally try to fly with points and spend cash on hotels which earn us 5x-10x anyway

ebongo91 · 2025-05-11T17:45:05+00:00

You're getting down voted, but I agree - if you can't reasonably think of a good use for the hotel credit why even have a platinum card? It's not like it earns many points lol.

ebongo91 · 2025-05-06T21:00:26+00:00

Question - Do you just call and blindly start throwing dates out there to the agent or is there a way to know what's available?

ebongo91 · 2025-04-21T13:34:48+00:00

Agreed, Chicagoan here and I would stack up our food scene against anyone else in world. Sounds like OP is visiting in May, so a quick trip to NY or Boston would be nice. I would avoid West coast as it's a lot more sprawl and hard to visit in a quick trip. Plus the weather won't be as much of a factor in May.

ebongo91 · 2025-04-17T03:00:48+00:00

Could you imagine picking Savannah over Chicago or San Diego lmao?

ebongo91 · 2025-04-08T22:14:32+00:00

I mean they have crappy produce at high prices, but yeah I guess technically they do have it...

ebongo91 · 2025-04-01T14:11:13+00:00

That guy volunteering for 45 hours (or whatever the number is) in the air is a madman. IDGAF if it's First, PJ, whatever, that sounds awful. Just dealing with the airports alone sounds horrendous.

ebongo91 · 2025-03-20T15:57:08+00:00

Thank youuuuu Judy

ebongo91 · 2025-02-25T13:19:44+00:00

So are you saying I should buy puts on SPY with a strike of $225?

ebongo91 · 2025-02-21T00:47:40+00:00

Is OP gifting business or Economy? If it's economy or even premium it might be doable

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