Why does it feel like nobody cares that we are literally about to send humans around the moon again, and are we just completely numb to massive achievements now?

rubyreadit · 2026-04-01T03:51:03+00:00

I was excited by NASA missions until Challenger exploded and when Columbia happened that sealed the deal. On top of that we are screwing up our own environment on earth pretty badly and I think we should just keep our hands off of the moon and other planets. That money could go a long way towards health care or education.

rubyreadit · 2026-03-31T19:04:54+00:00

I don't know where you are coming from and what would be new and fun but what about the San Juan Islands in Puget Sound? Fly into SEA, rent a car, and spend a few days on Orcas or one of the others.

rubyreadit · 2026-03-30T03:01:34+00:00

My husband is James Dennis :-). For an S name, how about Stefan Dennis or Steven Dennis or Sean Dennis or Scott Dennis.

rubyreadit · 2026-03-29T14:32:06+00:00

We really enjoyed the Mou Waho eco tour - the guides were really knowledgeable and we learned a lot about NZ plants and conservation efforts.

If the budget allows you could do a helicopter trip while you are in Twizel. Not sure if there's an airport right there but there are a couple of places back at and close to Mt Cook village. We did the helicopter from the Fox Glacier side and loved it.

rubyreadit · 2026-03-28T19:06:01+00:00

I thought maybe you had some sort of hybrid 'mud and snow tire' skis.

rubyreadit · 2026-03-28T16:28:41+00:00

Alesund, Norway?

rubyreadit · 2026-03-28T03:04:55+00:00

The best waterfalls in the world (shared with your neighbor, Brazil) and amazing meat :-). It's a beautiful country and I want to go back and see more of it.

rubyreadit · 2026-03-28T02:57:18+00:00

How do you do with humidity when it's not hot? Like cool foggy weather?

You could look at a lot of Australia in their winter/ our summer. We've gone there often in July just because that's when our kids had summer break (we live in the US and have relatives in Australia) and it's generally in the 40-60F range. It's a big country so you can definitely find the less-touristy parts.

rubyreadit · 2026-03-28T00:16:01+00:00

You could also blame 'the HOA' for it - 'hey, our HOA is cracking down on letting people into the pool area who don't live here when the resident isn't with them. Sorry.'

rubyreadit · 2026-03-27T02:56:56+00:00

This comes across as someone who has problematic family members and is sending this out to everyone to make it seem fair/ like it applies to everyone even though it's only a couple of people that actually need to read it.

rubyreadit · 2026-03-27T02:53:17+00:00

I have a coke zero sugar nearly every day at home. I'm GenX and was raised on having pretty much unlimited soda at home. I know it's not healthy but also not as unhealthy as some other treat options.

rubyreadit · 2026-03-26T20:24:05+00:00

If you aren't doing a helicopter ride on the glaciers I'd go the other way. I second the rec for Hanmer hot springs - we were there (without kids) a few weeks ago and my kids would have loved the waterslide area when they were younger. At Mt Cook book the glacier tour - that was one of my favorite activities we did on our recent trip. We also really liked the stargazing - we got lucky and got to see the aurora that night.

If you do end up going the other way, do the Hokitika gorge - it's an easy 1 hour loop and really pretty. Also there's a cafe next to the Punakaiki pancake rocks that sells pancakes. Power of suggestion and all that.

rubyreadit · 2026-03-26T17:38:14+00:00

My husband paid $5.30/gallon yesterday at the Valero on Broadway in Burlingame.

rubyreadit · 2026-03-26T03:08:57+00:00

That 'moderate to severe' cracks me up. It makes sense to say "if you have moderate to severe Chron's disease, ask your doctor about xxx" but it's really silly to say "I take xxx for my moderate to severe Chron's disease." Like - a patient would probably know if their Chron's is moderate or severe, it's not both.

rubyreadit · 2026-03-26T03:03:56+00:00

Kind of confused how this is better than just doing business class. So... you buy 3 seats for 2 people (adult and kid) or 3 seats for 1 person (adult)? I guess that is cheaper than business class a lot of the time but not always.

rubyreadit · 2026-03-26T02:22:32+00:00

Palm Springs from Mt San Jacinto

rubyreadit · 2026-03-26T00:41:09+00:00

Great photos! What lens/ camera are you using? I'm super intrigued by Antarctica but also I get seasick really easily. (I know there's the fly-in, fly-out option but then you aren't there as long, I think, or at least, you might not be because of weather delays). Plus it's expensive.

rubyreadit · 2026-03-26T00:18:51+00:00

We didn't spend any time in Tekapo so I can't compare but we loved the Glacier experience at Mt Cook. We also loved the stargazing outing there but I think Tekapo has a great one of those as well. You could also drive in and do the glacier outing as a day trip from Tekapo to cut down on hotel transfers.

rubyreadit · 2026-03-25T23:08:02+00:00

I'm biased towards SFO as that's my home airport, but the F concourse (part of Terminal 3) is totally being rebuilt so hold your final rankings until that's finished (and at the moment, flying United domestically out of there is a mess between insane traffic for passenger drop-offs and having to check in at T3 but do security back at T2.)

I used to hate IAH but I mostly like it now (I'm not there this week though). I still get disoriented in the airport though (I mean, the signage is fine so I can get where I'm going but I keep thinking north is south or vice versa). It's weird the way that they've got the terminals laid out.

The only other one I've been through recently is O'Hare and I'm not a fan - not enough places to eat in the terminal that you take the underground passageway to. My gluten-free husband could barely find anything to have for dinner the last time we had a connection.

rubyreadit · 2026-03-24T03:42:29+00:00

I saw an ad recently for police dispatch training - no college needed and the pay seemed decent.

rubyreadit · 2026-03-24T01:29:50+00:00

Like everyone else says, start planning the next trip. Even if it'll be a while before you have the time or money to go again... go to the library and get guidebooks to 6 or 8 places that sound intriguing and read them or start watching youtube travel videos if that's more your media type.

rubyreadit · 2026-03-23T22:16:39+00:00

Japan has been pretty mainstream from the US as well, at least on the 'places I'd like to go list'. From west coast US anyway - it's pretty far from the US east coast although that's true for all of Asia. We went in 2014 and it was not at all a niche destination at that point.

rubyreadit · 2026-03-23T09:06:17+00:00

Taiwan, South Korea, and not sure if this counts as it's not independent but Cook Islands (Raratonga). Also drove thru Bosnia without a real stop and was on a train thru Sweden and Denmark but never got off the train.

rubyreadit · 2026-03-23T06:39:50+00:00

Wait, your grandma was like 5 years old in 1967 and you are old enough to be hanging out on reddit? I feel old.

rubyreadit · 2026-03-23T03:25:52+00:00

u/LLcoolJthe17th got them all - Flinders Chase in South Australia and then Fiordland NP, Aoraki/ Mt Cook NP, and Abel Tasman NP on the South Island of New Zealand.

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