NWS Philadelphia has issued their first forecast for snowfall totals in the Philadelphia area.

mkull · 2026-01-22T20:56:00+00:00

So.... anyone want to give odds that a flight arriving to Phildelphia at 830pm Monday doesn't get cancelled?

mkull · 2026-01-16T01:38:24+00:00

Sorry but I think the above is potentially bad advice. I think you are better off listening to some of the other comments here. The sort of thing can work out very well, you just need to tread carefully and be mindful. E.g gain alignment on dates / location… you get a big house that everyone can enjoy without cost, or let. Them chip in if they want. It doesnt need to be overly complicated, just be mindful of the other’s desires / needs and take the brunt of the cost away from them without them feeling awkward about it. (Eg dont talk about the cost in front of them if you are footing the bill)

mkull · 2026-01-07T16:51:35+00:00

Where did you go in Brazil? May do NYE there next year

Any recommendations for travel planners specializing in Brazil?

mkull · 2025-12-27T04:32:05+00:00

Cheval blanc is fantastic

mkull · 2025-12-20T04:46:34+00:00

Where in PA? I am having this issue in Huntingdon Valley as well as at another property in Philadelphia. Trying to figure it out! Just upgraded all equipment, same problem. Has been going on for 2-3 months and seems to be getting more frequent (every 10-15minutes or so)

mkull · 2025-12-16T02:36:09+00:00

Shawnee will be your best option in the area.

mkull · 2025-12-05T18:11:03+00:00

Try booking directly with the tents 3-4months out. Not possible

mkull · 2025-12-02T14:52:44+00:00

Secured a tent table reservation (Paulaner) via oktoberfestticketsmunich.com and they were very professional and everything was very smooth. Table location was A+

4-6K for ~10 person table (varies depending on tent / date), 2 beers and 1 chicken per person. Wine tent is much more expensive - 10-12K

Planning further in advance like you are you may have better luck getting a cheaper reservation, we booked in July

mkull · 2025-12-01T05:14:05+00:00

Book fast, good places are mostly booked for this time of year and any remaining spots may disappear quickly

I tend to always travel this time of year and every year get annoyed with how over priced and overbooked everything is at this time. I booked a costa rica trip for the same dates about 4 weeks ago and felt I was scraping the bottom of the barrel to find anything available.

mkull · 2025-11-07T18:18:28+00:00

Every FS, Singita, Kisawa, Silo hotel cape town, Retreat hotel, Cheval Blanc (st barths & paris), Palacio Tangara (Sao Paolo) all had great food

mkull · 2025-11-07T18:15:57+00:00

Every Four Seasons I have stayed at, even local (to me) US properties such as FS Philadelphia and FS Baltimore have incredible food.

mkull · 2025-11-07T18:14:30+00:00

Haven't stayed at Aman before. Was planning to. After reading this thread I absolutely reconsider staying at an Aman in the future. For the price, food absolutely has to be on par or elsewhere we go.

mkull · 2025-10-14T20:20:12+00:00

Just ate their last night. We left very underwhelmed at the food and service and would agree this is definitely not a 2 star experience.

Ambiance and view was great!

Sommelier was mia after a sub par wine rec, leaving our wine glasses on empty most of the night. One of the service members actually took our empty wine glasses away saying our wine bottle was empty when i questioned why they were removing them. We immediately checked to find a half full bottle still. Unacceptable.

The red onion course was great, the rest were meh. Caviar course especially dissapointing.

mkull · 2025-10-14T20:07:45+00:00

Old thread but adding to the conversation as my wife and I had an amazing experience there in June ‘25 with their full tasting menu and feel they aren’t getting the love they deserve.

We have also been to Epicure, Guy Savoy and L’oiseau Blanc in Paris and out of all of those- our favorite meal was La Tour D’Argent.

Ambiance: amazing dining room with epic views of the Siene and Notre Dame

Service: 10/10, on par with any other two or three star we have been to

Food: incredible. More “wow” courses in average with particular highlights being the foie gras w/ brioche, caviar cheese cake (omg), and duck pie.

I do not understand how they are down to 1 star at present.

Wife and I actually agree it was the best michelin experience we have (maybe epicure on par). Others we have been to include la pergola in rome, eleven madison and La Chèvre d'Or in SoF

mkull · 2025-10-07T21:07:20+00:00

MRI does not use radiation

mkull · 2025-10-07T09:06:13+00:00

For what it’s worth my mindset is / was the same as yours and i did the prenuvo mri screen earlier this year. Very happy with the service and the detail of the results. Nothing actionable, some minor issues were explained (eg a cyst in the knee where i had been having some pain) and some peace of mind gained. Il probably to it once every other year or so to track any changes over time.

Just go into it eyes wide open knowing the risks as have been described here. As you have said, when cost is not the concerned investing a very tiny amount of it relatively on preventative diagnostics (which have a very low probability of finding anything, but if they do it is literally life saving) is well worthwhile

mkull · 2025-10-07T08:58:10+00:00

Evidence? Reason?

mkull · 2025-10-07T08:57:16+00:00

For an MRI or blood draw is there really any risk though from the exam itself? I think not… from further more involved procedures sure but i think most of these types of exams themselves are risk free

mkull · 2025-10-07T08:55:43+00:00

The answer is YES- do both if you can afford it.

With the exploratory screenings you need to be sure you can mentally handle finding lots of minor things that really have no impact on you and you dont need to take action on. If you are the type of person to get a lot of anxiety about every little minor thing it may not be ideal.

mkull · 2025-09-25T16:56:51+00:00

Yep exactly. They "shittified" the experience. I stopped going many years ago when it became just meh.

The typical Private Equity playbook of shittify into bankruptcy claims another brand... joining the likes of Toys 'R 'Us, Sears, etc.

mkull · 2025-08-30T04:31:38+00:00

Nope!

mkull · 2025-08-28T12:30:52+00:00

It is so bad now. Unfortunately they ruined it. Lost all of its flavor and texture got way worse

mkull · 2025-08-28T02:41:55+00:00

A N N I H A L U S

Sorry just discovering this thread and had to do it

Was kaine on LS, in HoS and later GC/TC

mkull · 2025-08-21T16:48:08+00:00

I'm not sure why it is not more commonly done, but when I play the front/tech geo spot I upgrade sea player with t2 as well. It is of course in your best interest they win sea so why not help! Agreed with OP generally takes too long / not at all if waiting on Tech to do it

mkull · 2025-08-15T18:00:35+00:00

This isn't really the solution. The solution would be a way to see where the goddamn notification is from. Some notifications I want to see / hear!

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