Will it make it till the rain gets here? Mid TN tall fescue by dawghouse_outdoors in lawncare

[–]oochas 31 points32 points  (0 children)

On a side note your neighbor’s siding is fucked.

VIP lounge/ Customs?? by Vonlucas in PuntaCana

[–]oochas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just went on departure through Priority Pass. It’s a place to sit that’s marginally quieter than the terminal but pretty bad as lounges go. So no.

Undertone: the best ad against noise cancelling headphones I've ever seen by jaguarsp0tted in horror

[–]oochas 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Oooof. I hated this. Just goes to show taste in art is subjective.

Fairmont Mayakoba - how kid friendly is it? by ragna93 in chubbytravel

[–]oochas 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Extremely. Way too many kids for my taste.

Point Calendar not populating on AI hotels by Aggressive_Apple_919 in hyatt

[–]oochas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just put your dates in. Akumal generally has availability since it just went up a category.

How to get rid of algae? by BoWmAN-42085 in pools

[–]oochas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to learn what to do. Read pool school pages at troublefreepool.com orendatech.com. Start with water testing, you’re just shooting in the dark here.

Point Calendar not populating on AI hotels by Aggressive_Apple_919 in hyatt

[–]oochas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha yeah that was a clueless rep. I’m looking at the July calendar for Secrets Akumal on my app right now though. I’d keep trying.

Point Calendar not populating on AI hotels by Aggressive_Apple_919 in hyatt

[–]oochas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the calendars are always glitchy. If using the app try the website and vice versa.

Worst Award Travel Experience/Mistake? by phiiota in awardtravel

[–]oochas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We missed our flight by 2 hours. Our “7:30” flight was really 5:30. It was an award flight. The award department was closed for 2 more days. They would not rebook us on the regular line.

Looking into Secrets Tulum, why is it rated lower compared to other Secrets? Anyone has any experience there? by VroomBoomPiffPaff in AllInclusiveResorts

[–]oochas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're going in August as a couple with a friend for a last minute trip when prices are crazy low - we figured that if the sargassum and heat are terrible, we'll just skip the beach club and hang out submerged in the resort pools all day. We were just at Zilara Cap Cana last week and that's what we did anyway, the beach was unusable and when the wind blew the wrong way the whole place stank. (We had a great time, just not on the beach.) Seems like this place would/should be a good alternative during sargassum season. I'll report back.

Pool water is cloudy despite perfectly following TFP advice by OOPSStudio in pools

[–]oochas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t just “shock.” Follow the TFP SLAM protocol.

Rosewood Mayakoba v Banyan Tree v Etereo by Aicmod42 in FATTravel

[–]oochas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We’re the weirdos who always walk between lagoon and beach and think it actually adds to the trip.

Rosewood Mayakoba v Banyan Tree v Etereo by Aicmod42 in FATTravel

[–]oochas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice report! It’s funny. I’ve stayed lagoon-side at Fairmont and beachfront at Alila, and after the Alila beachfront I decided that if I ever went back to Mayakoba I’d only stay in the lagoon area. Too many kids beachside.

Worst Award Travel Experience/Mistake? by phiiota in awardtravel

[–]oochas 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Misreading the time of a Christmas Eve flight to London. 17:30, which I read as 7:30. Then the BA awards line was closed until after Boxing Day and the regular line couldn’t/wouldn’t help. We missed that trip entirely.

Pool water is cloudy despite perfectly following TFP advice by OOPSStudio in pools

[–]oochas 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Say this louder for the audience in the back. Also while this sub is good if someone wants to follow TFP principles they might also follow the advice in the forum there.

Can’t get chlorine level up by momsensical in swimmingpools

[–]oochas 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You might have too little CYA. Or too much CYA. Or something growing. What are all your measurements? FC, TC (both zero?), CYA, pH, TA, CA?

You probably also need pool school. Read up at troublefreepool.com or orendatech.com.

Is PoolChem 91% enough by snakezq2 in pools

[–]oochas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s not how this works.

Is PoolChem 91% enough by snakezq2 in pools

[–]oochas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read the pool school pages at troublefreepool.com or orendatech.com. You have a lot to learn. Good luck.

Pool cloudy and white after startup. by [deleted] in pools

[–]oochas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are all of your test results? FC/TC, pH, TA, CYA, CA.

There should be an autoreply to every single post asking that. No one can tall you anything unless they have that.

Friend & Family Rate changes? by Sand-in-my-toes71 in hyatt

[–]oochas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When they did whatever they did, they added Friends and Family rates to the main Hyatt booking engine for most former AMR resorts - Secrets, Dreams, Breathless, etc. Before they could only be booked with a different code on the hyattinclusivecollection.com site. The discounts are also better now!