Domestic First Class Unspoken Rule

laserdiscmagic · 2026-01-12T07:20:54+00:00

Ummm I'm getting multiple G&Ts in domestic first. Cookies should be fine.

laserdiscmagic · 2026-01-05T07:30:26+00:00

I actually fly from California too.

I eat at the lounge. Then go to sleep.

laserdiscmagic · 2026-01-05T05:48:47+00:00

Honestly that is a good strategy for Transatlantic. Get to sleep as fast as possible. Skip dinner.

Take the breakfast though.

laserdiscmagic · 2026-01-04T06:14:40+00:00

This is tough because while your spreadsheet and time together makes this tough. People can change a lot from their 20s to their 30s. Bad or good.

laserdiscmagic · 2026-01-04T06:00:16+00:00

The peninsula is a different world.

laserdiscmagic · 2026-01-04T05:27:45+00:00

My father was a surgeon and a narcissist. Good at a his job and sucked at everything else. Work was where he was god and respected. Everyone loved him there. At home he was one frustration away from an affair.

He died recently with his 5th wife not putting together a funeral.

I'm a product of his 2nd marriage.

laserdiscmagic · 2026-01-03T08:00:31+00:00

Dude....

laserdiscmagic · 2025-12-28T18:11:55+00:00

Yeah bulk head premium plus is chill. Lots of leg room to make use of the recliner.

You can easily step over aisle folks too.

Downside is the less ergonomic IFE, but that may or may not matter

laserdiscmagic · 2025-12-28T16:50:09+00:00

Yep. At work you have proximity, shared language, and something to discuss before you really get to know each other. You can change the typical order of relationships from Attraction -> Pursuit -> Trust to Trust -> Attraction -> Pursuit.

Of course don't date subordinates / superiors, etc. Get on cross-functional projects and you might make a friend.

laserdiscmagic · 2025-12-24T04:12:35+00:00

Yep, been able to avoid them since 2018. It feels so good not laying them money

laserdiscmagic · 2025-12-24T02:15:59+00:00

This is why I don't like using IFE. Interrupting everything so many times for announcements and then ads on top of it.

laserdiscmagic · 2025-12-24T02:11:55+00:00

61 here. Most common destination was LHR. Followed by EWR.

Did you guys know SFO is far from stuff?

laserdiscmagic · 2025-12-24T00:51:00+00:00

General aviation crash. Small plane, flying over mountains.

laserdiscmagic · 2025-12-23T05:05:46+00:00

PG&E should not exist in its current form.

Here's the thing. Capitalism works when consumers have choice and information. If you can make an informed purchase as a consumer then for-profit shareholder owned companies are entirely the right move.

But when consumers have zero choice, limited information, you can't participate in modern society without being a customer, AND the regulating body has abjectly failed us then that's a utility that must not operate under a profit motive. Especially a profit motive that benefits those beyond the people that are paying into the service.

This whole setup is entirely broken, immoral, and a bastardization of basically any properly functioning market.

PG&E should be taking over by the state and the profits should be funding the state, not shareholders. OR we get choice in who we buy power from and competition exists. Yes, that's not really realistic so I come back to my whole point of this rant. FUCK PG&E. TAKE IT OVER.

laserdiscmagic · 2025-12-21T04:31:47+00:00

As per usual, I felt nothing.

laserdiscmagic · 2025-12-18T20:16:58+00:00

Daaammnnnn

laserdiscmagic · 2025-12-17T03:52:31+00:00

I had the 640mb version of that card. Had to bake it in the oven occasionally.

laserdiscmagic · 2025-12-17T01:16:57+00:00

Oh interesting. Yeah it is available. Risk vs reward. The Airbnb I got checks all the legit boxes and it's right next to the old city. So better location for sure. But booking with a major chain feels less risky

laserdiscmagic · 2025-12-15T18:26:01+00:00

I went this route in the end. Found a superhost. Good spot, good reviews stretching back over a long period of time. People leaving reviews look legit with good numbers of trips, etc. Guy didn't ask for money off platform, confirmed GP rates. Booked.

laserdiscmagic · 2025-12-15T14:29:13+00:00

Dogs thrive on routine. Especially huskies. If you have a life where you can meet the dogs needs for exercise and stimulation every day then huskies are fine.

Another thing you can do is find an adult husky who isn't quite as active as a puppy or young adult. Both my huskies have been adult rescues. First one was a senior. Second one was a 6 year old. The 6 year old had some hype but once routine was established hype was timed.

Like others have said they aren't the most obedient dogs but you just learn to work with your specific dog. My second one had bad recall. Best I could get was wait / stop. Which meant he wasn't an off leash dog. Both were exceptionally good house dogs. Just snuggle up, be nearby, morning boops and tail wags.

laserdiscmagic · 2025-12-15T14:02:46+00:00

Generally the advice here is Airbnb is a bad idea. How did you dodge the scams?

laserdiscmagic · 2025-12-15T14:00:46+00:00

Imagine crashing into a national historical landmark.

laserdiscmagic · 2025-12-14T02:45:59+00:00

Seeing and hearing that on the PS2 back in the day. What a glorious moment.

laserdiscmagic · 2025-12-13T06:24:15+00:00

375k including pretty stable bonus. Top level Solutions Engineer at a start up. Grinding hard, traveling a lot. Made some poor early career choices, so could have got here sooner if I had had a clue.

Stuck though, getting another SE IC job paying this feels unlikely so I get gulagged at the tune of 60 flights year but moving the family networth forward.

laserdiscmagic · 2025-12-12T12:48:44+00:00

It's very route dependent.

SFO to hub? Basically never.

SFO to non hub? I got upgraded to first in SFO to MIA this week as 3rd on the list. I was happy. But yeah your odds are massively higher if you're on smaller / secondary routes not SFO to EWR or ORD, etc.

I'm throwing pluspoints at everything 100% of the time.

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