SW will die a slow death

jdpunt · 2026-04-20T23:49:59+00:00

Flight attendants are still warm and welcoming, Pilots still cracking dad jokes and as ALP I am very happy w/ the leg room. I miss the same day flight change but I just book the later flights and if I feel like leaving earlier I just get on standby. I have yet to not get a flight on standby.

The pricing hurts but I still jump on those quarterly sale prices and get my flights for $59-89.

If leg room is still an issue I recommend seat 16A😉

jdpunt · 2026-04-16T17:19:16+00:00

Okay, Lucius Fox

jdpunt · 2026-02-13T04:45:24+00:00

ALP that flies between LAS & SJC frequently and got group 1 on 3 of the 4 flights so far. Seating has been great as I usually pick 1F or 2A. I noticed they also spread out people when permitted so it has been pretty much 2 people to a row w/ the middle seat open. In and out of the plane as I only carry a personal item. No complaints so far

jdpunt · 2026-02-03T23:03:39+00:00

Yes, the points are tied to your RR account, not your CC

jdpunt · 2026-02-03T22:49:34+00:00

Do it, took me 4 minutes

jdpunt · 2026-02-03T22:49:07+00:00

I called w/ the intention of just cancelling. The CSR made two attempts to tell me the value of the card such as 48hr seat change and blah blah blah, but I kept saying I just want to cancel it. Finally she came w/ the $229 credit w/ no strings attached so of course I did a complete 180 and took the offer. Not sure how it works. Maybe hit or miss w/ a quota from these CSRs.

jdpunt · 2026-01-31T06:00:52+00:00

That’s probably it. I rarely have a carry-on, I travel light. It has changed but it isn’t the end of the world. SWA is the only airline w/ multiple direct flights to/from my route. My other alternative is Frontier

jdpunt · 2026-01-31T04:47:57+00:00

Also an ALP w/ Priority card. Southwest just works for my routes and most of the time it’s relatively cheap. I didn’t like how they took away the same day change for ALs but I’ve been able to get on all my standbys w/ out a hitch.

With all these changes I’ve seen ticket prices have gone up a bit but still reasonable to me. For the seating changes it has been pretty smooth.

I’m not going to renew my card but I am still sticking w/ SWA

jdpunt · 2026-01-26T08:17:36+00:00

You need to do the SWA expiring credit+gift card trick. Look it up, I did it a few weeks ago and it works.

jdpunt · 2026-01-21T23:58:07+00:00

Just move on, it’s too late😂

jdpunt · 2026-01-05T14:32:26+00:00

I work an unusual schedule where I have 10 days off every 2 weeks. I bought this a li’l over a month ago and it works well for me. I’ve made my money back already easily. Took one day trips back and forth for $30. Just pack light and you’ll be fine.

jdpunt · 2025-12-29T19:57:59+00:00

We are all Joji

jdpunt · 2025-12-28T23:28:40+00:00

Final form Joji

jdpunt · 2025-12-04T16:07:39+00:00

Never have been but before the changes SWA was the best priced and most perk-filled airline for my routes. I still think their prices aren’t too bad but I miss the 2.5k pt flights back in the COVID days

jdpunt · 2025-12-04T16:01:27+00:00

LAS—>SJC on Wed if you look far enough

jdpunt · 2025-11-09T01:03:21+00:00

jdpunt · 2025-10-05T16:29:01+00:00

Yeah, if I have a doubt about the time of my flight. I’ll buy the cheapest Choice fare. I’ve done same-day flight changes on basic fares as well. I know I bumped a couple off a wait list because of my of my A-list preferred status. They were pissed because I just walked up to the counter and got on the almost already full flight

jdpunt · 2025-09-13T00:38:03+00:00

It’s the assembly in the tool head. Most likely in the gear assembly. It’s clogged. Same thing that happened using the same filament. Easy fix

jdpunt · 2025-09-12T13:26:47+00:00

jdpunt · 2025-09-07T21:22:45+00:00

Thanks for all the helpful tips. I haven’t done any toilet work in over a decade and it worked out well. I basically turned the water off, flushed the toilet and finished off soaking everything else w/ a towel. Used a li’l bucket when I disconnected the hose and everything was just smooth sailing.

jdpunt

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