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1 hour ago, Vegas_Millennial said:
I flew British Airways (BA) business class (Club World) for the first time last year on my first flight to Europe. I was impressed with everything BA had to offer. However, it was queer that London Heathrow (LHR) required passengers to go through security again to fly on to destinations within Europe; and, I found the boarding areas strange as well. Passengers were processed by boarding group into a waiting lounge, then were all let onto the jetway at once when the plane arrived. But the quality and diversity of business class lounges for intercontinental passengers impressed me enough to compensate for the oddities of LHR.
LHR T3 has some of the best airline lounges in the world.
Cathay F and Qantas are my favorites: Always a stop at both (one for noodles, the other for gin) when flying out of LHR.
Were you on a BA flight with the 'new' Club Suite?
https://thepointsguy.com/reviews/british-airways-club-suites-777/
I've flown in them twice and as a tall guy, the doors didn't help it feel spacious to me. Not excited about all J-class products now going to these flimsy sliding doors, but clearly I'm in the minority on this.
What I did like was BA's flight crew. They were fantastic.
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1 hour ago, WilliamM said:
Giive me Rodgers and Hammerstein and Forbidden Broadway
There's a place for that as well. This is something new and different.
As for Forbidden Broadway, it's coming back, this time to Broadway. Expect a revolving door of theater stars guesting in the show on a nightly basis.
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Chicagoan here: Chicago is and always has been in the top 5 (in my lifetime, at least).
It's not considered a second-tier city, even though it's been called 'The Second City' (to NYC).
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44 minutes ago, mike carey said:
Inconvenient for many, I'm sure, distressing for some who travel rarely, no doubt, but if you could step back for a moment it was interesting to observe the responses, both corporate and individual, and not for the first time I saw a sort of camaraderie among the people going through the 'ordeal'. Okay, so I didn't get my first A220 flight, but I was booked onto a Sydney-Canberra flight, and was home before I would have been on my original schedule. Oh, and I didn't lose the points upgrade I'd scored on the MEL-CBR flight, they put me in J to Canberra.
And this, in a nutshell, is what separates the wheat from the chaff in the frequent flier world: People either know enough to be proactive, get themselves protected and sit patiently, or they go fully batshit crazy, letting their anger get the best of them and making all sorts of wacky comments.
I'd love to see most of them never do business with QF again. Doubt they could make that happen.
You're a trooper Mike 👍
I tip my hat to you knowing full-well that you almost universally have long haul flights if you want to get anywhere. When the shit hits your fan, it's a gigantic dump and a very powerful fan.
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3 hours ago, RyanDean said:
Probably the happiest surprise of the season for me. Simple, funny, goodtime with a very appealing cast -- and Corey Cott's gorgeous and impressive arms.
Did you enjoy it @BenjaminNicholas?It was the very best of what a jukebox musical does.
And the '80s pastiche of it all was great.
I liked that they didn't 'broadway' up the music too much. They kept Huey's songs pretty straight forward and the vocal arrangements didn't come across as jazzhands and cheese.
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Bagel from Utopia (Queens, NY).
Fresh lox or nova.
Toast bagel. Add schmear. Add salmon. Add capers. Add fresh red onion. Donezo.
This is about as complicated as my cooking skill gets.
However, I make a fantastic reservation.
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13 minutes ago, DaltonJ said:
I see they took away where you called me a bitch.
Watch your mouth, Ben! You don’t know anything about me.
I’ve read countless comments from members here talking about how this provider doesn’t watch the clock, this provider is not a clock watcher, and so on. So that simply made me pose the question to providers: what makes you not watch the clock?
If you didn’t like the question, don’t be a “little bitch” or dick about it. Be a man, and fucking move on!! Pretty straightforward to me!!
They didn't. I did.
But for the record, I still think what you're suggesting is a little bitch move.
You're trying to wiggle out of what you were originally asking. You didn't just ask about clockwatching.
Stop the bullshit.
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39 minutes ago, ShortCutie7 said:
I think a question that aligns more with OP’s intent would be “what can I as a client do [non-financially] to get the best service possible?”
But that wasn't the intent of the original question.
He was clearly asking how he'd be able to get a service for free when he knows he's supposed to be paying for it.
And I quote: 'Not watch the clock' and 'stay past (agreed) time without charging.'
Pretty straightforward to me.
It's like people who want to sit in first class but aren't willing to pay for it.
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Agree.
If you're entertained by shit jokes and animals fucking, this is the movie for you.
The makeup was incredible, however.
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On 4/21/2024 at 7:01 PM, sam.fitzpatrick said:
Perhaps Rachel Bay Jones in the lead. Jennifer Simard would be a great Vera Charles.
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Saw it in London. Just saw it in NYC.
It's still loud, brash and gimmicky. I agree completely with the NYT's take on it. It just didn't work for me. Felt like a shoehorned mess.
For the price, I expected better direction and voices.
Bebe Neuwirth was the single actor in the show giving a realized performance.
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For anyone reading this who's not the op, get the HPV vax. Avoid these issues.
OP: A ton of info about HPV is available online. Read up on this yourself. It's not difficult.
Take responsibility for your health and protect others when you're dealing with an outbreak.
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Yep. Into edging here.
Huge turn-on for me.
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13 hours ago, Simon Suraci said:
RentMen Messenger is the least reliable because I can’t get push notifications to work
Can confirm.
I have to send automated emails to remind myself to check RM a couple of times a week.
It's why I have an auto-reply with clear instructions to email me privately for a response.
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HPV
in Men's Health
6 hours ago, Anthony said:Can you please be specific on "felt sick"? I have a case of emetophobia that I discovered and that's exactly what's bothering me. IIRC when young adolescents get the shot, its only 2 shots.
It's not stomach related. You won't vomit. It's the feeling of being tired.
And frankly, wouldn't you rather just deal with the mentality of it for a few days, let it pass and then know you're safely vaxxed against HPV?
Discomfort is a part of life. It's worth it when the reward makes sense.
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Someone at Darden is quietly laughing right now.
They sold RL off at the top of it's worth. In hindsight, a very, very smart move.
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1 hour ago, Alex93108 said:
When the war in Lebanon happened ( 2006), I was in Cyprus at the time, and the state department did send a ship, but i kid you not, billed the people they evacuated for the expense. Presumably some of this was paid by travel insurance, the Treasury sought payment back from US Citizens, they evacuated.
Details here - It was under the George W Bush administration. At least the state department was able to get people out.
The European nations did evacuate their citizens at no cost, up to a point. Not everyone was evacuated.
I used to think if you were British, you would be saved, but they let their own citizens rot in Gaza recently, so don't count on anyone for help.
None of this surprises me. There's no such thing as a free lunch.
As a traveler, it's your responsibility to always be prepared, including travel insurance with evac protection.
I travel a ton and to leave my safety in the hands of my embassy would be fucking foolish.
I always have a backup plan and failsafe, especially when I'm in a country that's in turmoil or heading that way.
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6 hours ago, Yorkynyc said:
thanks, i was checking the locations and it looks great.
Yes, sexcation. any of those locations have providers? you know, like Barcelona Termas or Rio's 117/Point 202
ive been looking around and i dont think is any places like that in norh america. i wish i can go to Brazil but the flight is long and i dont have that many days avaliable, . I am looking on travel on late May early June.
tempted for Barcelona since they have great deals for the flights, way better than to Brazil's expensive flights.
What you want isn't readily a 'thing' in most of N America. Not the States, not really Canada. MX is more about saunas/baths, not brothels.
What you really want is something you might not have the time to travel to. Asia, Brazil, Spain.
And for the record, Zipolite is not really what you're looking for.
The closest thing in MX might be Puerto Vallarta or Mexico CIty. Even then, you're really not going to find a Pointe/Bluboy experience
Definition of a regular client
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If I see you for extended visits- weekends or longer- for years, then you're a regular.
It's not just about the time or money spent, for me it's do we know each other?