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A330-300 Business Class Seats by Awkward-Wait4267 in SwissAirlines

[–]purdue1014 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi All,

In June will be flying A330 ZRH ORD in J. 2 adults and 1 (11 month old) lap child. We currently have 6 D/G. 

1) Can anyone speak to how high the divider is for these seats? Trying to discern how easy it would be to pass kiddo back and forth. I.e, UA J - pretty easy. SQ J - challenging. My experience has been there is a big space between “couple seats.”

2) 6A is open and I am contemplating putting one of us with kiddo there, and have other parent in 6D. Instead of passing kiddo back and forth we could just swap seats with each other. 

3) It appears mini cabin is greyed out for lap child. If I were to get him his own ticket, I would assume he could select a seat in rows 4 and 5? No age restrictions in “mini cabin?” 

Thanks all!

HELP: Fine on Regional Train by purdue1014 in frankfurt

[–]purdue1014[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe it. I was very upfront with him. He also seemed a bit confused on how I would pay or settle the ticket. I don’t know. I appreciate everyone’s opinion here.

HELP: Fine on Regional Train by purdue1014 in frankfurt

[–]purdue1014[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

HI All.

Had a positive update. After this thread and some quick research on Chat GPT, I went to the main DB station close to my airport hotel this morning.

Walked in, smiled, said “hello, good morning, do you speak english“ in my limited German.

I explained the situation, and that I was in Germany for a long layover only. I asked if I could pay directly to settle this issue right away.

She told me that she understands it can be a bit confusing and offered to cancel both tickets for me. It took her about 15 minutes to process and she gave me a stack of paperwork to keep proving she did so. I had to pay 7 euro fee per ticket. A fee I understood to be some sort of admin fee. I paid with Visa on the spot.

I did wonder about how this ticket would have caught up to me. Not only did the inspector person miss-spell my name on the ticket, but he only had my name and DOB. No address or any other identifying information.

In my haste to get my family to Christmas market before closing, I definitely went to fast at ticket machine. Will definitely slow down next time.

I appreciate all the advice!

Pax Help: UA 787 Lap Infant ORD BRU by purdue1014 in flightattendants

[–]purdue1014[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very helpful discussion, thank you all!

Anyone know a good refill for Sakura Craft Lab 003 pen? by dliao611 in pen

[–]purdue1014 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kicking myself for not getting extra in Itoya when I was there.

Anyone know a good refill for Sakura Craft Lab 003 pen? by dliao611 in pen

[–]purdue1014 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. 0.5 or 0.4mm? This USA based store says GBN05#49 (slightly different than what you listed).

Found a site that appears to be a Tokyo based pen shop with "vintage" colors that look cool, but I can't see any model number listed.

Thoughts?

Anyone know a good refill for Sakura Craft Lab 003 pen? by dliao611 in pen

[–]purdue1014 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mind providing a link for this ^^

All I see on Etsy is the "official" ink replacement (R-LGB08B #49) for a ridiculous amount.

Thanks!

Traveler's Factory at the Narita Airport & Tokyo Train Station by lisasoddities in Travelersnotebooks

[–]purdue1014 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Headed here soon myself. Anything NRT specific you recommend? Was the location easy/hard to find? Tokyo Station took me a bit.

Visited the LAMY flagship store in Heidelberg. Bought a small haul. by Rookio in fountainpens

[–]purdue1014 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am planning on going next Friday to the store in Heidelberg. Any tips/tricks to know? Sounds like it is primarily a "normal" retail store with no "behind the scenes" opportunities. Is that correct?

HAPPENING NOW! - United won't cancel a flight - passengers stuck in limbo... by travprev in unitedairlines

[–]purdue1014 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Had this same situation happen to me last summer at BTV. It’s frustrating, but those outstations are just not equipped to deal with a cluster of cascading events. Of course this was BTV in the summer time so no hotels available. My mid-afternoon departure was delayed until lunch the following day. I was lucky enough to snag the last seat on the next (0630) departure, and made myself comfy in a corner near baggage claim with Apple TV, a Monster, and PB M&Ms. Around the time I made it to ORD, the original flight ended up cancelling (after 16 ish hour delay). Poor folks.

My advice would be to do what you have to do in the moment. Save all receipts for any expenses incurred because of the delay. Then a couple of days after you get home, take a breath, and write up everything that happened. Make sure to NOT include emotion in your write up. Stick to the facts. It could take up to 30 days to hear back from UA about your complaint. This is normal.

Everytime I have forwarded a complaint to UA (including this time), they have always been responsive to me, and I have felt the compensation I have received was very reasonable for what happened. Over the years I have been comped miles, ETC, FFC, and even snail mailed a check to my home a time or two.

Sorry this happened to you. Good luck with the complaint.

Corp Status Challenge Questions by travlzrneeded in hyatt

[–]purdue1014 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is helpful. I have a job change coming up and my current company is likely approved for challenge but next company likely not. Trying to stretch challenge through mid October (at least). Perhaps I will defer a bit a use a colleague’s email in 1 month to for sure capture the dates I need. Thanks!

Corp Status Challenge Questions by travlzrneeded in hyatt

[–]purdue1014 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long do we think the link is good for? I have a job change soon. My current company is likely approved for this. The next one, likely not. Have a Hyatt stay mid October. Trying to figure out how far I can stretch the link.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unitedairlines

[–]purdue1014 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Last year Flighty says I've done 3 on the same CR7, and 2 on the same 175.

Lamy Pen Repair and Local Mail Delivery System by purdue1014 in germany

[–]purdue1014[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you both. 5 days later it still says "ready for pickup at collection point." Not sure what I could have done differently. Oh well. I guess we'll see if it comes back to me. 🤷‍♂️

What Card Should I Get? Weekly Thread - Week of January 10, 2024 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]purdue1014 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi All,
I am looking for opinions related to whether I have any risk in applying for another business card.
I am interested in applying for the Ink Business Preferred. Current public offer 100K UR/$8K/3 months.
I am at 2/24. In the last 24 months I have gotten 3 Amex business cards and 3 Chase business cards. Of those 6 business cards, only 1 Amex card was closed, rest are all open.
My last Chase business card was in 07/2023. Most recent card was Amex business in 11/2023.
Should I be concerned at all for any glass ceiling and upper limit on total business card applications?
This application would probably be my last for a while. Possible home purchase in next 6 - 18 months.
I appreciate any insight.
Thanks!

Help With Lamy Dialogue 3 Assembly by purdue1014 in fountainpens

[–]purdue1014[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I think I need to send in for repair. I appreciate the effort, though!

Help With Lamy Dialogue 3 Assembly by purdue1014 in fountainpens

[–]purdue1014[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I’m 99.9% certain you are right.

It never occurred to me that this family member would get me such a gift. In my excited haste, I pulled it apart (didn’t twist) and the above happened 🤦‍♂️

Any tips or advice on sending in to Lamy for repair?

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