People who a) pick ungodly hours to depart/arrive on flights to save a couple bucks, and b) expect me (or another 9-to-5er) to pick them up.
I swear I'm the only person in my family who regularly takes themselves to the airport, either by doing Park & Jet, or calling an Uber. It's really not that hard, or as expensive as they're thinking. Especially if you're already buying plane tickets and going on a trip.
I really truly will never get it. People will spend thousands for a vacation but the extra $50 for an uber or a parking stall is where they draw the line? Especially since having a vehicle there is just so damn convenient.
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People who a) pick ungodly hours to depart/arrive on flights to save a couple bucks, and b) expect me (or another 9-to-5er) to pick them up.
I swear I'm the only person in my family who regularly takes themselves to the airport, either by doing Park & Jet, or calling an Uber. It's really not that hard, or as expensive as they're thinking. Especially if you're already buying plane tickets and going on a trip.
I have good options for quid pro quo. Sometimes I do it on purpose to maximize time on the trip, but I will always offer to taxi/Uber myself than ask for a ride in a manner that inconveniences others though. If they insist, I won't say no.
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I really truly will never get it. People will spend thousands for a vacation but the extra $50 for an uber or a parking stall is where they draw the line? Especially since having a vehicle there is just so damn convenient.
People are weird this way and a lot don't see big picture. I first noticed it when people would rather pay more on Amazon with free shipping than a lower combined fee if shipping was $2.99. Nope. Against my beliefs to pay shipping. Yo! It's more cash out of your pocket. Wtf is that logic?
But yeah, lots of that with travel.
I just had an argument with my wife. I'm sending her to visit friends in Vancouver as a gift and she's wondering if she should leave earlier/depart later. Given than the whole trip is going to be like 52 hours total, that difference of 5-6 hours total time over there is going to be an additional 8-12% trip duration and time spent with those friends she rarely sees. For $75 more total (additional flights and taxi/uber), it's worth the extra.
"Oh ####, I don't have to go to airport as early and can have dinner together. That's really nice. Oh, I can have a late dinner with them on Friday at 6 or 7 PM vs showing up at like 10 PM?"... worth the money. Horrible place to nickel and dime.
Some people don't think this way at worse levels and I just shake my head. Saving $300-400 on an international flight by increasing your travel time from like 13-15 hours direct to like 20-26 hours indirect is idiotic. You're losing half to a full day which is more than 10% of time on the ground for maybe less than 10% of the cost. That plus the extra pain in the ass for transfers.
This is fine for young people who want to save a few hundred so they have that money to spend while traveling. But for seniors? God dammit, fly direct you fools!
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Tell me you’ve never tried non alcoholic beer without telling me you’ve never tried non alcoholic beer.
The idea of attaching beer’s value to its alcohol content is extra silly. If you just want to get drunk do shots instead of drinking 4 litres of beer ya dummies.
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I love the nearly infinite variety of beers we have. Even if most microbreweries are doing whatever is the flavour of the week you can get so many other tasty brews. And I like some macrobrews, except Coors Light. I wouldn’t drink that trash when I was thirteen.
I don’t like that I’ve decided to stop drinking for health reasons. I miss beer and whisky, especially when I’m out socially.
I mean, some people just want to get drunk and/or high.
I discovered where I am on the spectrum some time ago in a dispensary buying a single-use vape, and the girl was like "This one is great, the flavor is like a creamsicle it's very good" and I replied "oh uh, I just want to get high, i don't care how it tastes"
Like a weird old guy
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I mean, some people just want to get drunk and/or high.
I discovered where I am on the spectrum some time ago in a dispensary buying a single-use vape, and the girl was like "This one is great, the flavor is like a creamsicle it's very good" and I replied "oh uh, I just want to get high, i don't care how it tastes"
Like a weird old guy
Reminds me of another Silicon Valley scene.
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The idea of attaching beer’s value to its alcohol content is extra silly. If you just want to get drunk do shots instead of drinking 4 litres of beer ya dummies.
I had a gear grinder about shots a few years ago.
I went to a party and my buddy asked for their strongest shots, sight unseen, surprise me... I don't know what he said. We got Lagavulin in the shot glasses. I was the first to sip the shot and in disbelief and annoyance said, "This is Lagavulin!" half the group bailed on the shot from that point on because they hate smokey/peaty scotches. One sniff and most agreed that even if I was wrong on what it actually was, it wasn't what they wanted to consume.
Another buddy sipped and argued with me it was tequila until the waitress confirmed it was Lagavulin. I poured the remaining shots into a glass everyone else bailed on and sipped it for the rest of the evening. No one else wanted to touch it. They ripped my buddy off and tried to get people to have Lagavulin as shots. Like $240 on 8 Lagavulin shots or whatever. He could afford it and he didn't care... but it really bothered me. I'm not against spending a little extra to try something nice. But Lagavulin as shots? That's not only disrespectful to the spirit IMO, that's greasy bull#### to pull on someone who is obviously drunk.
It felt a little like a reverse of the Nick Offerman "It's not Lagavulin skit":
Our standard is the golden rule. I'll pick-up / drop-off if the other person reciprocates. I will say the drop-off is very valuable in terms of lowering my stress levels on getting to the plane, so it's worth the trade off of doing airport runs for others.
Yeah that's fair. Also if wanting a ride from somebody, I just ask it's at least a reasonable time for the driver. What triggered this GG is my cousin just asked if I can pick him up at the airport next Tuesday night at 10:45 PM. 2 weeks after I had to pick him up just before midnight on Friday night. C'mon man.
I'm in my busiest time of the year at work, it's crazy right now. I can't go in all tired and function at the level I need to right now. Plus I live in the Beltline, it's like a 20 minute Uber, that can't cost that much. He's the extended family overachiever with no kids, where's all that money at, bud?
The idea of attaching beer’s value to its alcohol content is extra silly. If you just want to get drunk do shots instead of drinking 4 litres of beer ya dummies.
That ride is too short. You miss out on the couple hours of being the funniest person on the planet.
Yeah that's fair. Also if wanting a ride from somebody, I just ask it's at least a reasonable time for the driver. What triggered this GG is my cousin just asked if I can pick him up at the airport next Tuesday night at 10:45 PM. 2 weeks after I had to pick him up just before midnight on Friday night. C'mon man.
I'm in my busiest time of the year at work, it's crazy right now. I can't go in all tired and function at the level I need to right now. Plus I live in the Beltline, it's like a 20 minute Uber, that can't cost that much. He's the extended family overachiever with no kids, where's all that money at, bud?
I just don't get that stuff...
Dropping off is way less effort than picking up as well. You show up at someone's place at the agreed time, load their stuff leave. Picking up inevitably involves waiting at the cell phone lot and trying to coordinate finding them at one of the doors where 14 people are parked idling in the loading/unloading zone.
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People who need to get over themselves: those who think acceptance and immediate consumption of food or drink during a visit is some sort of tradition or a way to give respect. If I say “no thank you”, I mean “no thank you”. The “thank you” part is me respectfully acknowledging your generosity. When we do the same dance 2 more times, and then you make fun of me, I’ll just go ahead and tell you in great detail how my bowels will be affected.
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Dropping off is way less effort than picking up as well. You show up at someone's place at the agreed time, load their stuff leave. Picking up inevitably involves waiting at the cell phone lot and trying to coordinate finding them at one of the doors where 14 people are parked idling in the loading/unloading zone.
Its weird and dumb how the expectation is that the driver should be early and wait.
Yeah, lots of reasons for folks to drink non-alcoholic beer, whether it's health, lifestyle, etc. Weird thing to have strong opinions about.
I scoffed at non-alcoholic beer until a friend starting bringing them over to have later in the night if he was driving. Have two normal tallboys, then switch to the 0 per cent stuff for a couple more.
Now I’ve started doing it too, on occasion. You get to keep having ‘beer’ while hanging out with guys who are having more than a couple, instead of switching to water or just going home. Purely psychological, but so what. And the Erdinger stuff tastes pretty good.
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Non alcoholic beers are legit. And now there are breweries switching to lower alcohol brews or European style pours like foamy Hladinka or Mliko's. All to encourage the enjoyment of beer without over doing it. It's freaking great.
I just boarded a 12 hr flight. Somebody near me (old woman in row behind) is drenched in perfume from duty free. It’s an all out assault on my senses. Lady it’s an over night long haul and you smell obnoxious. #### this noise
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