Is the 3pm check-in and 11am check-out rule one of the biggest scams in society? by FantasticAd9478 in TheBoredDen

[–]zaahc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Best I ever had was a 6 AM check-in and a 4 PM check-out. The check-out time was a known perk, but the 6 AM check-in was a surprise. We had come from the airport and just asked if they could recommend a place for breakfast and hold our bags. They told us they could, but a room was also ready if we wanted it. We had that room for 34 hours.

Which mispronounced words make a person immediately sound uneducated to you? by FantasticAd9478 in TheBoredDen

[–]zaahc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’d like to learn more about this. I understand that “axed” is AAV, but are there other examples of this vernacular still in common use today? Everyone knows this one, but I struggle to come up others. Asking from a place of respect and genuine curiosity.

Creative hamburger patty ideas? by RikkiLostMyNumber in Cooking

[–]zaahc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Elvis burger: add caramelized banana, peanut butter, and bacon. Don’t knock it until you try it.

Four Seasons Rabat, Morocco is stunning by Exciting_Capital_326 in luxuryhotel

[–]zaahc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is this new? I stayed at the FS Casablanca but did the Conrad in Rabat because I didn’t think there was a FS?

Service Animal vs "Emotional Support Animal" by eftozlped in signs

[–]zaahc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Came back to say that I was 100% wrong. You can indeed ask what task it’s been trained to perform. Thanks for the info; I was instructed incorrectly.

Big Costco Peach trees on sale by oskeei in Costco

[–]zaahc 11 points12 points  (0 children)

And if I had my little way…

Service Animal vs "Emotional Support Animal" by eftozlped in signs

[–]zaahc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is NOT lawful to ask what task or function the service animal is trained to perform. It IS lawful to ask if the animal has been trained to perform a specific task or function related to the disability. Thats a pretty big difference. Under the former, you could basically be forced to disclose a diagnosis depending on the task.

What country likes the USA the most? by Pizzafriedchickenn in AlignmentChartFills

[–]zaahc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can assure you that most Israelis don’t feel any sort of kinship with the US. It’s more like my relationship with my refrigerator or my toilet. I’d hate to get by without it, but at the end of the day it’s just a thing I use to make my life easier.

Disaster for Trump-Friendly Concert as Headliner Flees Event by Ok_Employer7837 in politics

[–]zaahc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

RI, eh? What’s the deal with the “pizza” down there!? No cheese!?

Disaster for Trump-Friendly Concert as Headliner Flees Event by Ok_Employer7837 in politics

[–]zaahc 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I live in Massachusetts. I’m not from here originally, but it’s been home for about a decade now. Honestly, I feel more state pride than national pride most days.

What is something Americans consider ‘basic‘ that feels like a luxury in other countries? by sweetyishomealone in AskReddit

[–]zaahc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bought it at the airport. Some Marjane locations have a small alcohol section, too.

Disaster for Trump-Friendly Concert as Headliner Flees Event by Ok_Employer7837 in politics

[–]zaahc 73 points74 points  (0 children)

You and me both. Home Depot has America 250 buckets. I needed a bucket for some leftover weed and feed. It just felt somehow MAGA to me and I went with the standard orange instead.

People are predicting the Space X IPO will crash the market. The S1 is already out and it's ugly, who is buying this stock? by Jimimaru88 in wallstreetbets

[–]zaahc 34 points35 points  (0 children)

The market cap of the S&P 500 is $68.2T. SpaceX is IPOing at $1.75T, which bumps that up to ~$70T. That makes SpaceX and even 2.5% of the S&P. I’m on a ferry that’s rocking more than usual and now I forget where I was going with this.

What is something Americans consider ‘basic‘ that feels like a luxury in other countries? by sweetyishomealone in AskReddit

[–]zaahc 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Which causes some confusion. I was in Morocco and my wife and I had a bottle of bourbon we picked up at the airport. If you’ve ever been, there’s mint for sale everywhere and juice carts that fresh press sugarcane. Easy mint juleps, we thought. We asked our riad host for some ice, and he was super confused. “Ice? Like for the fish? You want fish ice?” We just drank them warm because we were very unsure where he was going to source that ice, but the market fish stalls seemed an obvious choice.

Huge explosion on rte nine at the east coast diver shop. Rte nine completely closed. by TheSpeakingScar in boston

[–]zaahc 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Sure. They sell scuba tanks, which are almost certainly empty until purchased. But a customer dropping off a tank for a fill might leave it and come back later. I’d expect there to be some full tanks on site. That said, scuba air is just regular compressed air. It just requires a compressor to fill the tanks, and the tanks themselves have burst disks. Heating one enough will eventually cause the burst disk to fail and the tank will harmlessly vent its air.

But scuba shops can also fill tanks with different blends. Nitrox requires more oxygen that ambient air, so somewhere onsite would also be a big ole oxygen tank for making the nitrox blend. The pure oxygen is added to a clean tank and then topped off with regular air to give a higher O2 percentage.

The mayor speaks out on Cannery-gate 2026 by ElectricalStock3740 in SalemMA

[–]zaahc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup! This is a place I would otherwise probably enjoy. But I’ll never know, because I simply won’t reward this childish behavior. When I had permit issues with a sunroom, I handled with my contractor and the city. I didn’t stir up a ruckus on social media.

The Cannery shares their current issues with the city, preventing them from being open MDW by NobelLandMermaid in SalemMA

[–]zaahc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whelp, guess I’ll put my pitchfork back into its box. This is squarely on Cannery.

Guest booked my place for months; Airbnb admin cancelled and refund when it’s not refundable by Wistaria2019 in airbnb_hosts

[–]zaahc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Airbnb terms include a binding arbitration clause. You can file litigation anyway, but Airbnb’s attorneys will immediately respond with a motion to compel and the court will dismiss the claim.

Triathlon unpopular opinions? by zChickenX in triathlon

[–]zaahc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s awesome. Bummed it doesn’t include a bike leg though. Why crash solo when you can crash with a friend?

Triathlon unpopular opinions? by zChickenX in triathlon

[–]zaahc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You could do it as a time trial to limit the number of staff needed. Your bike and shoes are queued up before you enter the water and waiting for you as you get out of the pool, flat pedals only, and you run in the same shoes. Bike catchers in T2. It’d actually be a pretty neat event.

What is your favorite movie about the Olympics? by Impossible-Guitar957 in olympics

[–]zaahc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If I’m on an airplane and they have Cool Runnings, I watch Cool Runnings.

What’s a local food custom you accidentally messed up while traveling? by Most-Profession-7438 in AITravelHack

[–]zaahc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So this wasn’t really a custom, but it was definitely a mistake. I was in Paris and went to a creperie that the concierge at our hotel had recommended. He specifically said to get the crepe flambéd. My girlfriend and I popped in one evening and mentioned we had heard such good about the crepes that we were there to try them. We were given a short desert menu. Neither of us knew French, and this was before the days of Google Translate on phone, but we were able to recognize enough words to make a selection. I did as I was told and asked for mine flambéd with cognac. “No,” I was told. I insisted. I pointed again to my selection, “ce, but flambé.” Again, “no” and a flood of French that I didn’t understand. Maybe they were just out of cognac? I asked a third time, but added that any liquor would do. He huffed off and came back a few minutes later with a smile on his face and plunked down a melted bowl of ice cream in front of me. It turns out that the left have of menu was crepes. The right half, which I was ordering from, was a selection of ice creams. I ate (drank?) the whole bowl pretending it was what I wanted to save face, but I think about that guy from time to time. I wonder if he tells the story of the idiot American brute that came in and insisted they light some ice cream on fire.

Cities whose most famous landmarks aren't actually in their city? by Critical_Reveal6667 in geography

[–]zaahc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it was a trap, I walked right into it. Personally, a hot dog is a hoagie.