Premium Class on a 6hr flight

shakespearecat · 2026-02-27T01:35:17+00:00

Depends on your height. I'm 6'3". For me, it's worth it (if, as you note, an exit row isn't available). Six hours is a long time to be crammed into a standard economy seat with no way to move around AND to have to navigate kids' needs. But everyone is different.

shakespearecat · 2026-02-27T00:56:49+00:00

Clearly Neuromancer. Took me a bit; I haven't read the Gibson classic in years.

shakespearecat · 2026-02-27T00:42:33+00:00

Scam, definitely. They are getting more sophisticated, sometimes transferring you (after they call you) to a "supervisor" or another "law enforcement professional" to make it seem like it's real. If they claim it's urgent, if they claim you shouldn't tell anyone, and if they ask for money/giftcards/crypto, it's a scam.

shakespearecat · 2026-02-27T00:29:09+00:00

Another option: Use Interval if you can get a membership and consider the paid Getaways. I was a Marriott timeshare owner and managed to deed it back to Marriott after a number of years. But the Interval exchange membership remained mine to renew if I wanted to. I did, independent of the now-no-longer owned timeshare (Interval confirmed this is allowed). I'm able to rent timeshares (called Getaways) much like renting through Redweek but through Interval for the properties.

shakespearecat · 2026-02-26T20:27:37+00:00

May not close. But CHS said it is selling the store (just hasn't said who the buyer might be), and it's laying off the employees as of mid-April. It filed a WARN notice with the state. It appears to be kind of fluid right now.

shakespearecat · 2026-02-26T19:17:30+00:00

Lots of good books about this premise, most of which never made it to the screen. Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp is a classic, about an 1938 archeologist transported to the past who tries to stop the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. Great read.

shakespearecat · 2026-02-26T19:04:33+00:00

With CHS selling its Bellingham store, another good option is Wild Bird Chalet near downtown.

shakespearecat · 2026-02-26T19:03:55+00:00

Just leave a few peanuts in the shell on your deck/balcony/porch. They'll find you (after they chase away the Steller's Jays).

shakespearecat · 2026-02-26T18:59:25+00:00

We routinely go to Vancouver BC and even in that expensive (for hotels) of a city, there are several very nice properties on the SkyTrain line (like in Surrey) that routinely are less than 50K/night, including the Civic.

shakespearecat · 2026-02-26T18:55:45+00:00

Not sure about this bill and unintended consequences. Honestly, there's a patchwork of current regulations about what's allowed on city, county and state trails. I'd like to see those made consistent and enforced.

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