On the Road Again

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Otanx

#30
November 26, 2019, 10:17:12 AM
Just put disinfecting wipes on my shopping list for tonight. Will be wiping down the entire hotel room when I get in on Friday.

-Otanx

deanwebb

#31
November 26, 2019, 03:06:03 PM
Yeah, I'm planning to stock up for every flight.
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

deanwebb

#32
November 29, 2019, 11:23:46 AM
In other news, found out I can upgrade to Premium Economy on the International flights. SO I JUST DID!
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

icecream-guy

#33
November 29, 2019, 04:00:56 PM
Quote from: deanwebb on November 29, 2019, 11:23:46 AM
In other news, found out I can upgrade to Premium Economy on the International flights. SO I JUST DID!

sounds serious,  what benefits do you get with that upgrade?
:professorcat:

My Moral Fibers have been cut.

deanwebb

#34
November 30, 2019, 11:57:10 AM
Compared to main cabin, it's even more legroom than main cabin extra seats, as well as wider seats, so there's actual room to shift around in to get comfy. I can actually sleep in the seat, once I prop up on the footrest. Better food and bigger screens on the backs of the seats in front, but I'm not really crazy one way or the other about those things. Being able to tilt all the way back and not kill the person behind me is a plus, I tell you what.

I'm also getting the American Airlines Platinum Executive MasterCard. That has a steep annual fee, but it gets me into Admirals Clubs and accelerates my miles amounts. Can't buy my main plane ticket for company travel, but I can purchase my upgrade with it, as well as any companion tickets, now that we're looking at that as a possibility in the near future.
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

config t

#35
December 01, 2019, 11:33:18 AM
No matter how much money I make I still can't convince myself to pay for business class on long haul flights. The older I'm getting the more inclined I am growing towards it, though. Even if it's out of pocket and especially if it's a 16+ hour trip.
:matrix:

Please don't mistake my experience for intelligence.

Dieselboy

#36
December 01, 2019, 07:45:25 PM
I came back from London at the end of October. I used the non-stop flight from Heathrow to Perth. Have flown it a few times before. But on this trip it was especially cramped and cattle class (economy). I think it was purely the womans fault in front of me for reclining her seat to the maximum, which meant for me to watch anything on the screen I could literally feel the warmth of the panel as it was an inch away from my face (no recline on my side).  :))

On the return, I requested an upgrade with my points (60k qantas) and it was so much better I am considering booking premium economy return flights from here on for when I make the trip to UK and back. The 17 hour flight was made so much better:

- Only 2 seats side by side on the window isle instead of 3 seats for the same space
- can recline without invading the persons facial space behind
- as soon as I got on the plane and sat down, they served me a glass of bubbles (or water). Being tipsy before take off was a thumb up  :mrgreen:
- REGULAR trips from the qantas staff to see if you need any drinks and the personal introduction from a customer relationship person was nice
- toilet breaks = no queuing. premium economy can go to use the economy or business class toilets.. business class has fancy hand wash  :mrgreen: economy has people waiting in the isles for ages
- meals served as though you're in a restaurant - napkins laid out, cutlery laid out
- food also nicer quality, served properly. Instead of salad in a plastic dish that had previously been frozen and you cant tell if it's that way because it had been frozen in storage or if it's going bad

When I got off the plane I didn't feel like I had been crammed into a sardine tin for 17 hours. It was a much nicer atmosphere, with others around you being more comfortable there was less noise and fuss.

Because I just made qantas silver tier member, I had a free lounge invite.. I used it in heathrow. It's really handy to be able to get to the airport whenever and go and sit somewhere out of the way and comfortable. I had a full english breakfast with fruit and some coffee. Went to the bathroom before getting on the plane and there was a shower so had a quick shower just for the sake of it  :mrgreen:

Got on the plane full and fresh. Made a decent amount of difference to how I felt compared to last year which was economy in both directions. I felt OK last year bit this year I felt much more OK and less drained.

Business class is just that little bit extra premium compared to premium economy. . The premium economy seats go *almost* flat (when comparing to business class completely flat bed seats), but unlike base economy the bottom of the seat in premium economy also tilts back to stop you sliding down the seat if you sleep. The prem economy had a lot of business class feel to it.

My next trip is to Sri Lanka on December 15th. economy class as always.

Netwörkheäd

#37
December 05, 2019, 07:33:22 AM
I can say that Premium Economy is where I'm going to sit for the rest of my flying. Loved it and it's worth the spend.


Meanwhile,  CrowdStrike on my PC decided I am a hacker or something and has cut my Internet access. I hope to get it fixed today (it's been out for 24 hours now). If it doesn't get fixed, then I'm going to have some difficulty with my remote meetings next week...

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Let's not argue. Let's network!

deanwebb

#38
December 05, 2019, 05:30:26 PM
Got the Internet thing fixed. Yay!

:greatoffer:
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

config t

#39
December 16, 2019, 04:58:08 AM
Been in Kuwait for the last week and some change. My one hour flight from Bahrain to Kuwait turned into a 7 hour trip.

Getting out of the Kuwait airport alone was 2 hours between visa process, getting a local SIM and picking up the rental car. This was also the least busy I have EVER seen Kuwait International  :XD:

It took me about 2 days to re-adjust to Kuwaiti driving but I must say I am far more patient now than I was back in 2016.

I appreciate my lifestyle in Bahrain so much more now that I remember what it was like living here. Also got some really good high visibility work done for the customer so I'm feeling pretty excellent.
:matrix:

Please don't mistake my experience for intelligence.

deanwebb

#40
December 16, 2019, 02:47:01 PM
I'm home for this week and then 2 weeks of PTO, then off to North Carolina for a week.

Still waiting on an approval for my American Airlines goodies credit card... pretty sure it'll go through, but I'd like it to be before I have to fly again.

Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

deanwebb

#41
February 03, 2020, 10:50:23 AM
For all you frequent fliers out there: https://www.afacwa.org/aircraft_air_quality

Very interesting stuff about cabin air in an airplane. The outside air comes from the engines, for starters...
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

Dieselboy

#42
February 04, 2020, 07:49:15 PM
Ah that maybe why sometimes (usually towards the rear of the plane on start up) you can smell jet fuel. A few years ago when pushing back in Gatwick, I heard some people behind me saying "what's that smell".  My travel plans are on hold until the coronavirus thing is resolved.

deanwebb

#43
February 05, 2020, 01:59:31 PM
Quote from: Dieselboy on February 04, 2020, 07:49:15 PM
Ah that maybe why sometimes (usually towards the rear of the plane on start up) you can smell jet fuel. A few years ago when pushing back in Gatwick, I heard some people behind me saying "what's that smell".  My travel plans are on hold until the coronavirus thing is resolved.

Yep. When you smell fuel or oil, it's from the aux. power if on the ground and from the main engines if in the air. None of those are good.

Speaking of not good, neither is coronavirus. That virus can be transmitted via any conduit, it seems. You need a full hazmat suit for protection. I'm glad I'm not traveling until the end of March, and then only to Atlanta.
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

Dieselboy

#44
February 05, 2020, 08:32:35 PM Last Edit: February 05, 2020, 08:37:01 PM by Dieselboy
Hazmat suit and Coronavirus... this is the confusing thing. You know this, and I've seen on TV people in hazmat suits dealing with the situation. And then Australia evacuates from Wuhan with a destination of Christmas Island (which is off the coast of Australia but closer to Indonesia) but the plane didnt go straight there. It landed in Western Australia first.
So I'm thinking, yea okay - they probably need to refuel and resupply. I'm also thinking gosh they'd have to keep the people on the plane and avoid contamination as best they can, even the pilots... they are not "sick" but they will be classed as being infected etc etc etc.

Nup - they let them off the plane and into the terminal. No one wearing hazmat. The locals that do the tourist charters to see the whale sharks are on TV going WTF

LAst night I checked this site https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
490 deaths as of last night. This morning, 565. All in China.
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