I wrote this elsewhere, but even as a not entirely traditional person, I really only cared about the ceremony. I wouldn’t have cared if my sister wore this for photos or during the reception or interrupted our first dance or whatever. But to me the ceremony is the only part of the wedding that is actually important,…

The bride/sister may be an actual saint. The MOH/sister has a CLEAR need to be the center of attention at all times. 

It’s not a joke, it’s a giant middle finger at spending thousands of dollars and putting ungodly amounts of pressure on ourselves just to please a bunch of people who, in the end, only want free food and drinks

Wow, the guy really is in an Ivory tower.

Look, y’all, I get it that Elon and his companies have had some pretty cool ideas and done pretty some cool things. His ideas about transportation - either terrestrial, or extra-terrestrial - are shaking up the status quo and will inevitably lead to some remarkable innovations in the next few decades.

Big picture? They don’t even think outside of their car interior.

Like several analysts have said, Musk basically “discovered” the concept of a subway, only much shittier.

Like so many CEOs, Musk is convinced that his past successes mean he is a supergenius whose every idea is pure gold. He decided he could reinvent tunneling, and no amount of evidence will convince him otherwise at this point.

Sooooo they want to make a Subway in Vegas. A Subway that takes up more space and seats less people, than a normal Subway. Wouldn't it be cheaper (and you know, better) to just have a big building, that you could maybe park your car in. Then be driven around in a tram that could also go into this tunnel (I'm talking…

The problem is they never had any ideas about reducing the cost or speed of tunnel boring except to just use narrower tunnels, to ignore the cost of any externalities like soil variation, and to exclude from the final cost any amenities or features that were not strictly tunneling (stations, signage, egress,…

Even if you buy the idea that this is a cost-effective plan to alleviate traffic congestion & is a thing people actually want (I do not count myself among that tiny cohort), does Elon's company have any special technology or approach that would make them a better candidate for this job than some construction/civil…

“this is simple and just works.”

Boring company just looks like a quick cash grab at this point, complete vaporware in pursuit of startup-funding contract vehicles. Musk has learned well from his experiences with space travel how to manipulate the government in bids, and Boring company is basically a beltway bandit company in pursuit of that big…

That’s . . . not . . . what’s happening . . .

Not so good at sarcasm or reading comprehension, eh

and he’s demanding that they change it

Yep. Southwest with early bird check in is the way to go.

Plus, the old “cattle call” complaint is no longer valid. For average passengers, the Big Three have more of a cattle call, because everyone is doing the gate-cluster in desperation to have overhead space for their bag. Southwest, every person is assigned a number, and that’s where you stand, calmly to await boarding,…

Exactly, don’t be a tightass! Pay the extra few bucks so you can change the ticket. They outline it right when you book the ticket!

Yes. He booked basic economy on a third party website. Basic economy is the lowest of low frills and is completely non-refundable, non-changeable and you are the last to board (sitting in the back). Booking on a third party website means your financial agreement is with the third party and not the airline direct.…