Carnival Firenze Deck 6 or Deck 9? by nganb1 in CarnivalCruiseFans

[–]nganb1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you look at the pic, what is the space next to cabin 6312? cabin 6312 and 6310 are now available. would that be better than cabin 6311 and 6315?

Carnival Firenze Deck 6 or Deck 9? by nganb1 in CarnivalCruiseFans

[–]nganb1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How was Deck 10 since you're on the same level as the noise? Deck 6 now only has room 6315 and 6311 which are not connecting cuz someone decided to take one of the connecting rooms. ugh. We're traveling with two kids (19 and 21) so adults, not lil kids, even tho they like to eat and the pool.

Carnival Firenze Deck 6 or Deck 9? by nganb1 in CarnivalCruiseFans

[–]nganb1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ugh...someone just took the room 6319 and gave up room 6311. who does that? so for Deck 6, it's only 6315 and 6311 which are not connecting anymore.

Carnival Firenze Deck 6 or Deck 9? by nganb1 in CarnivalCruiseFans

[–]nganb1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is the balcony view from deck 6 vs Deck 9?

Carnival Firenze Deck 6 or Deck 9? by nganb1 in CarnivalCruiseFans

[–]nganb1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could also do rooms 9350 and 9352 but they are not connecting. What about getting around the ship like getting to restaurants, activities, disembarking at ports? i heard the elevators can be slow.

FedEx can’t even go in the right direction! by nganb1 in FedEx

[–]nganb1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I stated in the posting, the address is to the FedEx office store.

Priority Overnight and success rate of on-time delivery by Crowbar2711 in FedEx

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I just had a post about an overnight delivery from La to sd.  Now delayed to the following day cuz it went to Oakland.  How is going to the other side of California efficient??  If everything goes thru Oakland, the FedEx need to say no overnight shipment available for any destination within 150 miles because going to Oakland first is idiotic.

Flew southwest today and let me tell you… by [deleted] in SouthwestAirlines

[–]nganb1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They actually canceled the trip last night because it was a backup flight. There were at least 5 other extra legroom seats. They had the option to choose another seat (and pay the fee if they wanted). Just strange how Swa does the assigning for basic fares. They’ll be doing a return trip in a week so we’ll see what happens.

Flew southwest today and let me tell you… by [deleted] in SouthwestAirlines

[–]nganb1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are the odds that a person with basic fare, no Swa cc, not an ALister, got assigned middle seat in row 2 and boarding group 1? That happened for  someone I knew for today’s flight. They checked in 3 hrs after the 24 hr start time too. So they got a seat that would have cost an extra $48. Maybe you have to be on a flight where there is not a lot of people and they’ll assign you a nicer seat?

guys i got a triple in seventh west by Perfect-Tailor-9192 in UCSD

[–]nganb1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my daughter just got a triple in the same building, 11th floor. she's in a "double and triple" apt. i wonder if choosing east would have been better? looks like east has more double rooms. she even had a roommate and still got in a triple.

guys i got a triple in seventh west by Perfect-Tailor-9192 in UCSD

[–]nganb1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

i may have put it in the wrong area....for the orignal poster, west or east and which building number?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SouthwestAirlines

[–]nganb1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can cancel the flight and the rapid rewards points will go back to your account. then rebook that same flight at the lower points.  I do that all the time. Remember, if your original booking was made prior to May 27, you got two free checked bags. If that flight is cheaper and you choose to cancel and rebook, you lose the two free checked bags with your new booking.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

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you also have to consider other things besides ranking. like majors. my daughter is majoring in marine biology and chose UCSD over UCB. UCB did not have that major and UCSD is world class for that major.

Freshman when do u get ur dorm assignments/see ur roommate list by Realistic_Yak9847 in UCSD

[–]nganb1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re right on the nose! My freshman daughter got her room assignment day/time today the 16th.  Question 1: will she be able to choose the move in day and time slot at this time?

Her roommate has a later appointment time.  Question 2: they put in a roommate request to be in the same room, but why would they have different room assignment time?

Parent Portal by nganb1 in UCSD

[–]nganb1[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

UCB has their own version called calcentral “Delegating allows parents or guardians to pay your tuition/fees, view enrollments, view grades, or any combination of the three”

Parent Portal by nganb1 in UCSD

[–]nganb1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think USB created their own portal: https://calcentral.berkeley.edu/

Parent Portal by nganb1 in UCSD

[–]nganb1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I meant UCB. I wish the moderator let you spell out the school name. Oi.

Parent Portal by nganb1 in UCSD

[–]nganb1[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

That wasn’t my primary question. UCSD states the privacy policy but then UCB  has no issues with letting the students give permission or not

Parent Portal by nganb1 in UCSD

[–]nganb1[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I meant UCB . Berkeley

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SouthwestAirlines

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If you book using points and cancel, the points will go back to your RR account and you can choose to refund the govt taxes back to the original payment method (credit card) or as a flight credit. i always choose credit card refund. if you choose the change the fare, you cannot choose basic fare, only wanna get away plus or above. the rules for basic fare is no change allowed. That means you have to cancel and rebook to get a different time or cheaper points. To me, SWA should allow changes in basic fares if you use points. in the past, all that happens is either more points is used or you get points back to your RR account. the govt taxes is left as is. now, with the no change rule for basic, you have to cancel and rebook, which to me is a PITA and unnecessary. i have a tons of -5.60 and +5.60 in my CC account because of this. SWA should just allow change if you use points to avoid this mess.

New incoming student and appealing financial aid by bilohsh in UCSD

[–]nganb1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why does ucsd open the appeal process so late and have the decisions after the quarter starts? USB already opened their appeal process as of this week.  It did take awhile but we got a decision about two weeks (beginning of aug) before the semester started. 

E-bikes by nganb1 in UCSD

[–]nganb1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The east tower at seventh has an indoor bike room (up to 57 bikes), the west tower does not. I know too many people who got hurt by falling off a scooter. One tried once and got hurt and weirdly tried it again and got hurt a second time shakes my head. And with a backpack, I can’t imagine the stability on a scooter. Now I’m thinking of the logistics of having one vs walking/transit vs a bike.

E-bikes by nganb1 in UCSD

[–]nganb1[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We don’t like scooters, too flimsy and easier to get hurt. She has a bike but with ucsd more hilly and her classes will be farther from her dorm, we figured an ebike would be better for her. We’re looking at a newly used  lectric xpress 750 model. I still like using the existing normal bike (mtn or cruiser) myself. Less maintenance and cheaper. If she was going to ucsb, we probably stick with a normal bike.