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  1. Everyone does realize he won’t see a day of jail, right? Pundits have already confirmed that a first time, lowest level felony, will not lead to jail time. There really is no damage for him, other than the title of felon. Which is nice. 
    How about 34 of them?
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  2. 1 hour ago, locodos said:

    I want inflight BJs and to fart febreeze, but that's not how the world works.  It's a fair point about wanting to maximize your enjoyment and you have to do what works for you.  If you think first class is equivalent to being on vacation, that's cool.

    When traveling alone, I show up at the airport no more than an hour before the flight departs.  I like to get to the gate and walk onto the plane or as close to that as possible.  When I used to fly a lot, I had my local airport down and would frequently be one of the last to walk onto the plane.  You sit, door shuts, and the plane pushes back from the gate, you just cut 40mins off your flight time.    I'd rather miss one flight every 5 years or so than to spend hours sitting around waiting for (or on) a flight.   The wife will not tolerate playing airport chicken.

    Also best money you can spend is on global entry, IMHO

    You know how to make a small fortune in the airline business?

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    start with a large fortune

    Sitting up front is far more enjoyable and comfortable than sitting in the back.  And on international business, it can be a fun experience with legitimately good food, depending on the airline.

    As for the lounges, I only use them when I'm on a layover (which is never when flying domestic) or my flight is delayed.  But lately every fucking time I fly to DFW or IAH I get delayed on the way home.  Usually by 3-4 hours.  So in that case the lounge is great.  And fully agree on Global Entry.

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  3. 14 minutes ago, Reagan1k said:

    I'm the opposite at IAH - I hate the layout and being seated anywhere near the bar.  It's where the bar, food service door, hallway to bathroom, and food line all converge.

    Impossible not to have people stepping over you, spilling shit, or bumping your table or computer.  It's way too cramped for my taste.

    That's just me.

    You need one of the tables against the wall.  Otherwise, I agree.  I've gotten lucky the times I've been there.  You're out of the way, but 4 steps to another drink.  Sometimes they have wait staff there, too.  Not last time I was there, though.

  4. 41 minutes ago, Blotto said:

    I enjoy watching the Lakers suck ass, so my first choice would be they just say "fuck it" and hire Lebron as official player/head coach. But if that cant happen, Reddick would be an entertaining gamble. If nothing else, as head coach Reddick can be Lebron's cock socket on a full-time basis. 

    They could do post game pressers with a bottle of wine and complain about how unfair it is they lost.

  5. 4 hours ago, Reagan1k said:

    Best I could tell he assumed he could just walk past the line and into the lounge by casually flashing his fancy platinum card to the desk associate as he walked by.  She politely invited him to join the line to check in along with everyone else and I guess that was beneath him.  He's a platinum cardholder yada yada, do you know who I am sort of shit.

    Manager stepped in and told him - still very respectfully- that he had no more or no less status than anyone else who was patiently waiting in line and he was welcome to join them.  

    That's when it went to shit city - he threatened to cancel his card due to lack of RESPECT.  Manager calmly said that might be the best thing as he wasn't welcome in the lounge with his attitude toward staff and the other patrons.  Manager offered a phone and even said he'll dial the number if joker wanted to call AMEX.  Dude's wife was trying to wiggle under the tiles in the floor and escape notice at this point while the manager explained the behavior wasn't acceptable or tolerated, and none of their party would be entering his lounge today.  Manager was a 100% pro.  Calm, but no bullshit and no second chances.

    Hope he enjoyed his Hudson News trail mix and $6 bottle of water. 

    Wish I could have seen that.  The line at IAH can get pretty long, but they process it pretty quickly.

  6. On 5/23/2024 at 11:30 AM, Reagan1k said:

    Just watched the manager at IAH Centurian lounge verbally destroy some arrogant, entitled ass who was trying to big shot the check in and then got belligerent with the staff when they told him he had to do what everyone else does to get in.

    breath of fresh air! 

     

    Did he try to use the black card line to cut to the front?

  7. On 5/23/2024 at 8:56 PM, CooterBrown said:

    Just left the theater.

    It was awesome. Is it as good or groundbreaking like Fury Road? Absolutely not. Is it better than 99% of action films? Yep.

    Miller wisely doesn’t try to remake Fury Road. This is its own thing and is paced more traditionally and is broken into chapters. It’s probably more violent and definitely more gruesome than Fury Road. How she loses her arm is pretty horrific.

    Anya Taylor Joy doesn’t show up until an hour into the movie and doesn’t say a word for another 45 minutes. She has maybe 200 words of dialog and 150 of them are in the final scene. She’s great and so is the young Furiosa. This is Hemsworth’s best role so far.

    Saw it yesterday afternoon and I agree on all points.  This was a very good movie.  Exactly what I hoped it would be.

  8. 41 minutes ago, kevwun said:

    There's a chance that Vowles turns them around if he's not poached before it happens.

    Therein lies the rub, right?  I doubt he's there that long.

  9. On 5/20/2024 at 9:14 PM, YGIFS said:

    A lot can change but as of today, were Trump to win…Paxton would get a more prominent appointment To AG.  I think Abbott probably gets Court of Appeals and Cruz gets a SCOTUS seat when Thomas, Alito, or Sotomayor dies.  Good news is they all leave Texas.  Bad news is Trump is president again and they control the nation, not just the Lone Star State

    Yeah, but for those of us not in Texas, we prefer you'd keep them there, thanks.  Ted Fucking Cruz on the SC or Paxton as AG is a nightmare scenario for the rest of the country.

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  10. 3 hours ago, wood said:

    I mean ...

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    This just in: Liberty Media's Greg Maffei is a walking, talking piece of shit.

    But we already knew that. 

    https://t.co/QhCiTJpufd

    The 'competitive' standard they're applying is only there to exclude everyone, since it's extremely unlikely that anyone will be competitive right out of the box. At least half the grid is uncompetitive right now, FFS. And it's not up to FOM to decide whether or not an entrant is 'competitive'. That's the FIA's job, and they already approved Andretti.

    Meanwhile ...
    DOJ to announce antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation as soon as Thursday:

    The Ticketmaster parent company also owns concert venues and promotes shows.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/05/22/live-nation-doj-antitrust/

     

    Shit 'bout to get real for Liberty in the US. Fuck those asswipes.

     

    Yep.  I've said it before, and I'll say it again.  I know Greg somewhat and have been in more than a few meetings with him.  He is a colossal piece of shit.  Like think of the biggest piece of shit you can imagine and he's bigger than that.

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  11. On 5/17/2024 at 8:35 PM, Mach 1 said:

    This is my favorite streaming show. As a city boy I get to learn about the difficulties of farming, while also laughing with the occasional dusty room.

    Well done Clarkson.

     

    Yep.  Such a good show.  And so much of that is because of Caleb and Gerald and Lisa.  Brings a lot of laughs and the occasional tear. I know they're filming Season 4 now.  

    The sign on the burger trailer, if you missed it, says "You saw Season 2, now eat the cast!"

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