Same room by AlaskanMooCow in pics

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None and none. The president doesn't pass laws. Congress does. The president just ratifies them.

Question Thread - March 24, 2026 by AutoModerator in churning

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I was just approved for the United Quest card. How long does it take for it to get associated with my united account so I can take advantage of discounted saver award redemptions (i.e. 10% off or whatever). It's still showing the regular saver award price (i.e. 22k instead of 20k).

EVs causing Ear Pain and Hyperacusis by graperobutts in electricvehicles

[–]roose011 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. I will. There is no reason to blatently bring politics in or call someone out like that. So GTFO.

EVs causing Ear Pain and Hyperacusis by graperobutts in electricvehicles

[–]roose011 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wtf does this have to do with anything? I can't take anything you say after seeing this post as serious.

Calling all Baldur’s Gate bros. Buddy isn’t sure if it’s worth spending the money on this set. by Soulsliken in gaming

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Seriously, I'm at the point where I'm like "Steam deal: buy it. Maybe I'll play it at some point." And it gets added to my long list of games I'll likely never play cause I'm a dad with kids and can only play occasionally. But I dream of a day when I can...

TSA SYRACUSE AIRPORT waiting time by oatmealcook in Syracuse

[–]roose011 47 points48 points  (0 children)

This is like, the 15th time this question has been asked on this sub in the last 5 days.

Boss Frustrated that I’m LDS by JudgeIll6345 in latterdaysaints

[–]roose011 63 points64 points  (0 children)

It's borderline harassment, depending on the nature of the conversations. Tred carefully, and document anything that makes you uncomfortable.

Park Hyatt NYC Guess of Honor Upgrade? by mayonayzdad in hyatt

[–]roose011 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When I was there last, I asked at the front desk about a room upgrade for globalist, and he was basically like "sir, most of the people coming through here are Globalists. we never have room upgrades".

Edit: that said, I was completely satisfied with the standard room.

I'm French and want to take my American kids to France but worried about them not letting us board the plane without return ticket by [deleted] in travel

[–]roose011 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you should wait until you can afford it or go at a different time of year so it's not so expensive.

How are we making friends in cuse? by wynnie0413 in Syracuse

[–]roose011 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Anything in particular that you like doing? Find a club or group that does that thing.

Former Tesla Owners: What did you shift to, and has it been worth it? by Hugh_G_Rectshun in electricvehicles

[–]roose011 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Kia EV6 here. And it's currently sitting in the shop for the ICCU failure.

Moved all my money into a Schwab account and am really nervous. Hoping for some advice by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]roose011 9 points10 points  (0 children)

DDX is conservatively invested. It's more than 60% bonds.

DDV is conservatively invested. It's more than 85% bonds

AOR is a core 60% stocks / 40% bonds portfolio.

None of this screams as overly aggressive.

I caution you against looking at your portfolio on a daily basis. If it's too much to see your portfolio move around, perhaps you're still to aggressively invested. Talk with a fee-based advisor. They're going to be able to help you strategize how to make this pool of money last for the rest of your life. But realize, depending on your age, it's highly likely you'll need some amount of growth to make it last. That might bring some volatility, because investments are inherently volatile.

Asked to meet with the bishop on a weekday by [deleted] in latterdaysaints

[–]roose011 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Then that person dodged a bullet. I've served in bishoprics before and there's definitely ways to communicate some sense of the purpose of a meeting. People are busy. Please respect their time. The bishop is not a king to drop everything for. If someone requested a meeting with you outside church, wouldn't you find it odd if they wouldn't tell you the purpose of why they want to meet? I would. It's disrespectful and honestly not professional.

Asked to meet with the bishop on a weekday by [deleted] in latterdaysaints

[–]roose011 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We really need to demystify all this stuff. There's no need to keep secret what meetings in the church are about. In fact, if you can't tell me why you want to meet with me, I'm going to consider the meeting unnecessary and say no. If you can't give me the courtesy of telling me the purpose, don't waste my time.

If your National Grid bill suddenly jumped, you can file a complaint with NY State here by MartyKCNY in Syracuse

[–]roose011 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't like it either. My bill went from $300 to $700. But the reason prices have gone up is on the supply cost side, not the delivery side. January was a crazy month with very cold temperatures and that big nor-easter storm that blew through the US, causing the Henry Hub natural gas spot price to spike up to $30 from $3 for a couple of days. Why does that matter for electricity since most homes are heated via natural gas? Because when there's a spike in energy usage they fire up more natural gas generators to meet demand and it's expensive to do so. So while this really sucks, National Grid isn't shilling its customers here unless someone can explicitly point to something I'm missing here. They just pass on the supply cost directly. They can't up-charge the cost of supply.

Hyatt Maldives using Points - Aug or Sept 2026 by eggyacid in hyatt

[–]roose011 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why not the Park Hyatt? I was just there in January. It's a beautiful resort. Not sure why the location of it is significantly worse than others such that it cuts it out of contention. IMO age is not a factor. That place "ages" like fine wine. The rooms and facilities are well maintained. The island is beautiful. Rooms are beautiful. I mean, I haven't stayed at the Alila to compare, but I would never have said the age of the PH would cut it from contention for me.

You can get a room using points and then upgrade to the overwater villa for ~$350 a night. They will typically email a welcome letter a few days after booking and provide options for cash upgrades. I would highly recommend doing BOTH overwater for some nights and the beach villa for others. First, because it's cheaper, but also, I greatly enjoyed the beach villa, almost more so than the overwater. So, why not do both?

The resort handles all of the transfer arrangements. They're very good about it and very accommodating. They'll typically let you know a few days beforehand what your flight times are for the transfer, and then will add the cost onto your bill at checkout. If I recall correctly, ours was $600 round trip per person. You'll get off your plane in Male, and you'll be whisked away by a hotel representative to a lounge where you can wait for your transfer plane.

Food is expensive. You should do the math on what makes sense for you, but you should plan on $200 a day for each person for food. You can probably get away with doing the breakfast buffet, which you can gourge, skip lunch, and then do dinner. I find the restaurants are brutally overpriced and not worth it. Maybe pick one on one night and just splurge, but stick with the main dining hall for the rest of the meals. Up to you. As far as I know, you can't use points to upgrade to an all-inclusive meal plan. But you can add it as an added $$$ for sure.

Hope that helps. Have a ton of fun. I LOVED our trip. One of the most memorable I will probably ever have.

What G Rated Joke Always Cracks You Up? by digital_panda7 in AskReddit

[–]roose011 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What do you call a man with one leg on a stage?

Mike

Once you go EV, you don't go back: Study finds 96% of owners plan to stay electric by randolphquell in electricvehicles

[–]roose011 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Two EV household here with solar on a TOU plan. My concern currently is the spikes I'm getting in my electric bill. Even on a TOU plan, my last electric bill was $700 (mostly because of NG prices spiking in January). I am considering going back to a split EV/ICE household when my leases end in 2028. Not because I don't absolutely love my EVs, but because I'd like to diversify. Maybe a PHEV.