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  1. Samples BB King from a song called Downhearted.
  2. Huh? All that was reported years ago.
  3. That's the reason. But the "cause" will be the alleged mismanagement of the ongoing Fed building renovations.
  4. Senile Purpura, with a healthy shellacking of foundation probably. Old people bruise easily. The assholes try to fight it.
  5. I suggest you go somewhere that intrigues you. Drive or fly (you didn't specify travel method) to a beach location that is reasonable, but one you have never been to. Or, go to one that you've been to and enjoyed. There. I've officially spent as much effort on the answer as you did on the question.
  6. God musta been really pissed at that firefighter supporter in attendance. I'm guessing there was a good purpose for him leaving a widow and kids.
  7. Hitler wasn't a narcissist?
  8. Hulu with ads made me stop watching this show.
  9. Seems like a good day for this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC6ykRiQcvA&list=RDfC6ykRiQcvA&start_radio=1
  10. I agree. Points programs are good. To be clear though, you replied to a quote of a quote of a quote of a quote. I was specifically referring to the degradation of the Marriott Bonvoy program since their merger with Starwood, and the apparent shift in focus from the casual retail card user to the high end business consumer; by way of a change to dynamic pricing instead of fixed redemption. Sure, If you travel for work 200 days a year and want to splurge on a suite In Monaco for a week, Marriott is going to upgrade you to an even better one. If you're a regular Joe with a Chase Bonvoy Visa and need to travel to Spokane for cousin Jenny's wedding, you can expect to lay down 55,000 points for two nights in a Fairfield Inn that would otherwise cast you $250. It's not my opinion. It's what's happening. https://thepointsguy.com/news/marriott-valuation-analysis/
  11. LOL. $700 for a night at a hotel would be the most I ever paid by about $200. You and I are just on different tiers I guess. I need my points to be functional- and for my tier they are not. I don't have the liberty to save them for the big score. I also don't accrue points through work and don't travel much generally, so I ain't ever getting over 200k. Sucks to be poor I guess.
  12. Wordle 1,475 6/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
  13. Agreed. I'm sure they will get to it right after they fix their buggy-as-hell website.
  14. I've been Marriott for a long time, but the points program is shit now. I just planned a vacation in the Keys for the end of July. At one Marriott property, I noticed that they wanted 50000 points for a room that could be booked for $139 per night. As for the higher end, there is a property for $313 per night that'll cost you 77500 in points. Between the two that .27 cents and .40 per point respectively. I used to get .9 regularly but haven't seen anything even approaching that in over a year. For shits and giggles I just went back to both properties and checked the rates for 6 months out and it's still nowhere close to what the points used to be worth. And it's not just fancy locations. I'm redeeming 35000 points per night this weekend for a random Fairfield Inn room in Duluth. It's really unfortunate because I love the properties, but the reality is that the points program sucks now.
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