The thing is, the layover flight was cheaper because the airline knew that they could rearrange the flights if a bunch of people suddenly bought direct flight tickets to Charlotte.

“Bullshit, they already sold the ticket.”

Yeah…the math doesn’t add up on that one. 8000 ft wouldn’t be a levitating attendant for a few seconds. 8000 ft is about the maximum a plane can descend within a minute…so if the distance was right, that would be a cabin full of screaming passengers for a minute.

Exactly. Travel almost certainly will involve delay, inconvenience, or something not going my way. My job is to bring some measure of adulting to these situations.

totally agree.

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And upgrades. Don’t forget upgrades. I used to get upgraded a lot when I was a regular business traveler, even though my company only ever bought Economy tickets.

1. All depends on when and how you shop for tickets. I’ve had more than a few flights where economy plus (my requirement; long long legs) to international business is 1k more - and that’s not horrendous when you’re talking a ticket that already costs 2k or so. It’s not a 10k/15k ticket like the old international first…

Not everyone who flies business is wealthy :p

If she was given a free pass to the grid, she’s there as an entertainer. If she’s not interested in that, she shouldn’t be there. As the saying goes, if your aren’t paying for the product YOU are the product.

I don’t condone online abuse of any kind but the criticism is completely justified.

There’s a very high chance she was on the clock and charging an appearance fee to alpha to rep their brand.

Should they have to stop on the street any time a journalist wants to talk to them or face your disapproval? How about in a restaurant when their family?

Exactly. I agree and disagree (life is full of contradictions). I agree that she didn’t owe Martin Brundle an interview, but I disagree with the idea that she should expect total privacy on the grid. It’s full of reporters and broadcasters from all over the world. It’s not “on the street” or “in a restaurant”. It’s a…

If it was any city besides SF, this would be a good way to get shot. Walk up to someone’s car and put a traffic cone on it in Philly or Boston, see what happens.

I wonder how many of those folks have had their student loans on pause for the past couple of years. If they are in the “bad with money” camp then things are about to get real come August.

I think comparing to parents is a dangerous thing. My dad had a nice house, a new car, 3 kids, and an older paid off used car when he was in his 30s and my mom was a stay at home mom.

I make more than average...blah blah blah... can’t imagine a loan that large... blah blah blah... buy used cars... live within your means... blah blah blah.

Did not need a passport for Afghanistan

Mothers are always SO objective about their little darlings...

I’ll say it as its so super obvious but to me its the whole Bro-Dozering of all trucks now. Doesn’t matter if its a Tacoma, Ranger, Silverado or whatever. Its so god-damned tiring too. Because most of it looks like things that high school kids would think looks bad ass. Except its most grown adult men driving these…