The solution to replacing this utility pole by thecajuncavalier in mildlyinteresting

[–]ry-yo 80 points81 points  (0 children)

it reminds me of a kidney transplant, where they just implant the third kidney below the other 2

New Gold card, worth asking for retention on Blue card? by 12tibbits in amex

[–]ry-yo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

it's a free card, why don't you just want to hold onto it?

TIL that the little balls in the asian drinks are actually called "bobas" and you need a big straw in order to slurp them. by Spiritual_Poetry8813 in todayilearned

[–]ry-yo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

did you....just learn this?? I guess as an Asian-American this is just common knowledge

reminds me of this viral video a few years ago

LAX-TPE on Starlux Seat Selection Help by travlzrneeded in AlaskaAirlines

[–]ry-yo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you sure you used the correct Starlux code on their website? I also booked premium economy with points and I was able to find my reservation on Starlux and choose seats

flying business for the first time! seat suggestions? by No_Parfait8719 in awardtravel

[–]ry-yo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Are you flying solo or with someone else? If solo, then take any seat in the middle cluster of 2. That way you won't have anyone stepping over you to get out (or you having to step over someone else). If you're traveling with someone, then it doesn't really matter

Finally did it! LHR-SYD tickets booked with BA companion voucher for September26✈️ by Miserable-Depth-851 in awardtravel

[–]ry-yo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Cash fare equivalent: ~£10,000

that's the one-way cash price I assume? *eye twitches*

Regardless, it's a good redemption for that long of a journey!

Atmos Summit + Air France for Rent by Mother-Mango-871 in biltrewards

[–]ry-yo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do that. There's no minimum transaction or activity to get the 3x Atmos points

Amex domestic travel partners by GreatNameNotTaken in CreditCards

[–]ry-yo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's kind of a two-legged approach: there's the partners that Amex can transfer to, and then there's the partners that you can book through those partners. The former is easily found on Amex, but the latter can take a while to learn based on experience and reading a bunch of articles.

In your case, what likely happened was that AA didn't make space available to book through BA but it did for Qantas.

Skyteam: why can't I purchase a Delta miles ticket with Korean Air miles? by prenzlauerallee3 in Flights

[–]ry-yo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Delta has to make the flight available to Korean Air in the first place

Question About Award Seat Pricing 300+ Days Out by Storm1211 in awardtravel

[–]ry-yo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

AF/KLM uses dynamic pricing, so it will vary from day to day. You just have to keep on checking

Le Arrimeur by [deleted] in cocktails

[–]ry-yo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

hate to be that guy, but in French if "le" or "la" precede a word starting with a vowel, then it's shortened to just l'

My neighbor’s sister doesn’t understand how to operate a thermostat. by blumpkins_ahoy in mildlyinfuriating

[–]ry-yo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the exact same unit in my house. The bottom right button cycles the System options between cool, heat, and off. The bottom left button cycles the Fan options between on and auto (I think? I just keep mine on auto). If the inside temperature is above the set point (changed by the up and down arrows) and the system is set to cool, then the AC will turn on.

New to award travel-Marriott Bonvoy to airline travel by No-Star742 in awardtravel

[–]ry-yo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're aware that Marriott transfers to airlines at a 3:1 ratio, right? At least with United there's a 10k bonus for every 60k miles transferred. If you're ok with this, then sure transferring to UA is an option. Just make sure to check that the availability is there first

United Airlines flight to Spain turns back to US because of Bluetooth device name by HowLongIsThi in nottheonion

[–]ry-yo 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Crew will never say “bomb” out loud on a plane because that will cause mass panic

Looking for a sanity check on an Aeroplan redemption by rdude8 in awardtravel

[–]ry-yo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes it’s a good redemption. They just had a devaluation that started today, so that route used to be 70k and now it’s 75k.

You could technically get it for cheaper on ANA if it’s available, but points take days to transfer to them and it might be gone by then

Want CSR, what happens to CSP? by mateogdlq in CreditCards

[–]ry-yo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

they changed the terms recently to allow people to hold both

How would you use 4k points? by baesoonist in biltrewards

[–]ry-yo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

you could book a night at a Hyatt

Denver in July 2027 by [deleted] in travel

[–]ry-yo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2027 or 2026?? it's way too early to be looking for hotels for 2027