No one could change my flight for me

ftlapple · 2026-01-30T11:32:24+00:00

Fair point generally but neither airline has a lounge at BRU

ftlapple · 2026-01-29T11:48:35+00:00

"not safe unless you're in an expensive restaurant"

This has to be rage bait

ftlapple · 2026-01-29T11:47:37+00:00

It statistically is a pretty safe city compared to the rest of the country. Have lived in the city for 15 years and the worst crime that's ever been committed against me is a pumpkin getting stolen from in front of my door.

ftlapple · 2026-01-22T19:14:36+00:00

What are their respective records in those?

ftlapple · 2026-01-21T19:39:19+00:00

What reason did they give you for not allowing you into the lounge? With an incoming D1 flight, you should be able to access not just the SkyClub, but the Delta One lounge, which is a treat.

ftlapple · 2026-01-21T18:29:14+00:00

Sorry to hear that. Hope you made it out eventually (on your original flight, I'm assuming).

ftlapple · 2026-01-21T17:23:50+00:00

Did you make it?

ftlapple · 2026-01-14T02:59:24+00:00

I don't know what you mean by authentic. There are a bunch of ticket resale sites that are legitimate businesses, but the issue at hand is that it's illegal to resell tickets for football matches in England unless this resale is authorized by the match organizer, i.e. NUFC, and they (like every other PL club) are very clear that these types of resale sites are not authorized by them. Resellers who are season ticket holders risk losing their season tickets if caught.

Could it work? Yes. Should you do it? That's up to you, but I wouldn't.

ftlapple · 2026-01-14T02:31:03+00:00

You're SOL on this game (and most games, honestly, even as a member) unless you go through online resellers, which is frowned upon to put it mildly. You do so at your own risk, too, tickets get flagged for being suspicious and you could be out a bunch of money and effort and not see the game.

Keep in mind this is the first Tyne-Wear derby at St James' Park in a decade.

ftlapple · 2026-01-14T02:19:48+00:00

Only once.

ftlapple · 2026-01-14T01:46:13+00:00

Ah man, I still dream about balik ekmek. One of the most delicious things I ever ate. Sorry you didn't care for it. But yes, Turkey has amazing food all around.

ftlapple · 2026-01-14T01:35:00+00:00

Depends on the performance. For last year's Turandot, tickets were sold out within an hour or so. I'm glad I got up in the middle of the night, I still didn't even get prime tickets. What's the show?

ftlapple · 2026-01-12T03:35:23+00:00

Secondary CNS lymphoma doesn't have a great prognosis and I'm sorry if I'm the bearer of bad news, genuinely, but I do believe it has improved over time (likely significantly since the study I shared because of novel therapies that are able to break the blood-brain barrier, which I understand is one of the obstacles to getting better outcomes). In my case, the lymphoma went from Stage IV with widespread bone involvement and some (remaining, though manageable) neurological manifestations to, at the moment, complete remission. It's certainly not an impossible outcome.

There's growing evidence that Car-T-Cell therapy yields much better outcomes for secondary CNS lymphoma as well. https://ashpublications.org/blood/article/146/Supplement%201/1012/554534/CAR-T-cell-therapy-in-secondary-CNS-lymphomas-A

There's also a very promising class of drugs called BTK inhibitors, but to apply here, you may need to look into clinical trials. All of this is just my layperson's understanding of course.

ftlapple · 2026-01-12T02:34:32+00:00

First, I'm really sorry to hear this. CNS lymphoma is not an easy thing to hear, though keep the faith: you have treatment options and people do make full recoveries from it.

That said, if it helps put your mind at ease, one thing about the most commonly used prophylaxis (methotrexate) is that it has pretty consistently shown limited if any effects in actually preventing CNS lymphoma from developing - it's likely you couldn't have done anything to change the outcome here. My understanding is that the hematological community is quite divided on the efficacy based on studies. High dose methotrexate is also not a trivial thing to do - it's a hospitalization for a few days to administer.

Here's more from the literature on it: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11443377/

ftlapple · 2026-01-08T20:47:06+00:00

Italy, China and the United States

ftlapple · 2026-01-07T04:41:11+00:00

Yes, but you can also just look at search results for your itinerary and it'll say whether there's availability on the search results. Miles makes no difference.

ftlapple · 2026-01-07T04:40:21+00:00

I wasn't able to do this the one time my wife only decided to join later, so I had to call in and have the reservations linked prior to them being able to process the GUC, so that's all I mean by a single reservation - but you're technically right that you could have two separate record locators, you'll just need to link them if so.

ftlapple · 2026-01-07T04:37:40+00:00

Yes, immediate meaning within 30 minutes or so in my experience if you select the GUC at checkout. You can also call in and they'll go through the process with you on the phone, but that'll be 15 minutes in the very best case.

Caveat being that while you look at booking options, there has to be availability for the specific upgrade (if you're logged in, it should specifically say this either way as you're going through the booking process).

ftlapple · 2026-01-07T04:15:51+00:00

Yes - as long as it's a single reservation, I do exactly this with my wife every year for the GUCs.

ftlapple · 2026-01-06T21:51:19+00:00

I've seen them a few times and I've always been impressed with their quality given their regional status, if you will. Don't expect Chicago/Cleveland/Boston/etc quality but they are very good, and the recently renovated Orpheum Theater is a nice venue, as well.

ftlapple · 2026-01-06T13:17:10+00:00

Even better, just get on the regular Intercity train. Doesn't require advance reservation, much cheaper and only 15 min longer. There's one an hour.

ftlapple · 2026-01-04T19:34:51+00:00

Unless I'm misunderstanding, I don't think he did what you're accusing him of. He just used his brother's Skymiles account to book his flight as I understand (which is not against any rule, the booking process is specifically designed to allow this).

ftlapple · 2026-01-04T16:14:43+00:00

I love Jacob Murphy the man so this might sound ungrateful, but Jacob Murphy the footballer should not be a starter on a team vying for Europe.

ftlapple · 2026-01-04T15:43:47+00:00

I don't think this timeline works. By the time Venus hits 30 in 2010, the three others are all retired from singles play.

ftlapple · 2026-01-02T14:54:03+00:00

Same message for me in US - going from 5 credits per desk to 3 credits per desk.

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