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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Shows that have you by the balls, or vag...

« on: Today at 09:21:35 AM »

my impression of Lost is nothing is ever obvious and nothing ever gets explained, and that's ok. kind of amazing this show was on network TV 20 years ago tbh

The things that seem obvious to me are people’s motives, not necessarily what’s happening on the island. There’s also been 1 or 2 things where I’m thinking “I know I saw that & the character did too, but they haven’t cared about it for 4 episodes”. I’m pretty sure they did that on purpose because 20 years ago you’d forget about it over a couple months, compared to now when you can binge and keep watching for it to come back up.

If it’s like the last Star Wars trilogy where they completely change everything movie-to-movie / season-to-season then I’ll be pissed. However, I don’t think it would be beloved if that was the case.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Shows that have you by the balls, or vag...

« on: November 21, 2024, 04:25:00 PM »

The thing about lost is that if it was made today it would be like 70 percent shorter

No spoiler alert in this, but I still remember everyone guessing about the show and what was going on from the beginning. Then the directors saying nope that's not what is going to happen and then that's exactly how it ended.

I’m 10 episodes in and there are a couple things that seem painfully obvious to me & I'm curious if I’m correct or if they put in things that are blatantly obvious in on purpose to trick you.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Shows that have you by the balls, or vag...

« on: November 20, 2024, 03:16:16 PM »

Know there’s a bunch of weird crap in it. It’s not like when I was a complete idiot, started reading The Stand, forgot it was Steven King, and got pissed 150 pages into the book when sci-fi stuff started happening.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Shows that have you by the balls, or vag...

« on: November 20, 2024, 02:48:40 PM »

Started Lost. I’m 9 episodes in. It’s not good, but it definitely has me by my balls.

Ya I did a rewatch in July/August I think. What's in the hatch?!

I don’t know anything about a hatch yet. 

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Shows that have you by the balls, or vag...

« on: November 20, 2024, 02:08:46 PM »

Started Lost. I’m 9 episodes in. It’s not good, but it definitely has me by my balls.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread

« on: November 19, 2024, 08:37:46 PM »

Now considering New Orleans. If anyone wants to wager, put your money on us not going anywhere.

I hope you do. Please report back on whether or not your kids enjoyed it at their age. Trying to determine the youngest age a child can enjoy NOLA so I can take my daughter there as soon as possible.

I took my daughters when they were 8 & 6 and they loved it. We rode the streetcar, did a flat bottom boat gator swamp tour, Carousel Gardens, & French Market. One night had a friend hook us up with her babysitter so we could go out alone.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread

« on: November 19, 2024, 03:36:55 PM »

Low international travel IQ question. My final destination in Europe is in the Schengen zone. If you connect through London, you have to go through security in London, then you have to go through customs when you get to the destination in the Schengen zone. If I connect through a Schengen zone country, I only have to do customs at the connecting airport.

Is it better to try to avoid connecting through London to a Schengen zone destination because of the extra hoop or is the in-transit security through London efficient enough that it doesn’t matter?

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread

« on: November 15, 2024, 04:48:20 PM »

Has anyone recommended the Corn Palace? If not, Corn Palace.

It’s only 3 hours to Wall Drug.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread

« on: November 15, 2024, 04:45:03 PM »

Vegas

yes also a great suggestion. I did a Thanksgiving trip there although more than 3 days is a long time.

this was wonderful: https://www.caesars.com/flamingo-las-vegas/shows/piff-the-magic-dragon

Vegas was the reason I asked where he lived to see if he could get a quick direct to Vegas on Allegiant.  If he’s close to Wichita, their Allegiant flights are late at night. That’s a cool thing for a 12 year old. Sucks they closed Love, that was a good kid show. I don’t know if any of the other Cirq shows are good kid shows.

If he lived in Texas I was going to suggest waiting until a week out & trying to get a cheap cruise, but the more I think about it that’s probably not a good plan for spring break.

We have a week long fall break & I always take the week off. Last 3 years we’ve done New Orleans, Tampa/Orlando & Yosemite. If they were little younger, 3 days in New Orleans with a gator boat tour, riding the Streetcar, the market & the little kids amusement park in the park is a nice little get away.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: random thing thread

« on: November 15, 2024, 01:26:01 PM »

When driving on I-44 from Tulsa to OKC you pass a sign that says “Entering Oklahoma City” then it’s 13 miles of nothing before you hit I-35. They did the same annexation along I-40 east of the city.  Tinker AFB is the southeast corner of what most would consider OKC, but city limits go another 12 miles east of Tinker along I-40 that’s sparsely populated.

I have no idea why all of that is OKC. Along I-44 east of town there is probably 20 square miles of land that’s in the city limits & probably has less than 5,000 people living there.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: random thing thread

« on: November 15, 2024, 01:01:12 PM »

My dad has spent his whole life in central KS (outside 1 year in Houston in the early 80s).

He said something that blew my mind that he could think this. We were talking about pro sports teams & he said “I don’t get why KC had MLB & NFL and OKC doesn’t. Is it just because they are close to Dallas? I don’t know why the much larger city doesn’t have them.”

He’s spent 60+ years within 300 miles of both cities & he thought OKC was much larger than KC. It blew his mind KC was bigger.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread

« on: November 15, 2024, 12:40:54 PM »

Where do you live? Kids boys or girls?

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread

« on: November 15, 2024, 12:15:46 PM »

How old are the kids?

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread

« on: November 15, 2024, 10:44:29 AM »

I think I’m going to use European Allegiant & fly Norwegian Air on a leg next summer.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread

« on: November 11, 2024, 02:02:04 PM »

Have your ever found an itinerary through an airline that is close to an itinerary available on the Chase portal, but not exact, and called Chase and been able to the desired itinerary? Or are the itineraries I see on the portal the same options they’ll have if I call?

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Surgery

« on: November 07, 2024, 08:55:19 AM »

Had torn rotator cuff surgery this morning. Posting left handed. I'm currently at the stage where the drugs are starting to wear off and I feel super weird. My right hand is still completely numb 8 hours later, presumably from the blocker.

Time for the stranger it sounds like

I lol’d

It was my first thought before I saw YLA’s reply. I will eternally be 15.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Deep Thoughts (shower thoughts ok too but no Pit stuff)

« on: November 03, 2024, 11:22:31 PM »

I dunno about you guys, but I think lots of deep thoughts. Figured I would create a thread for others to share their deep thoughts, as well as giving others the opportunity to reflect and hopefully learn something.

I’ll get started with a topical one:
I wonder how many women flashed their boobs at mardis gras before everyone was like “yes this is just part of the celebration”

I guess that could apply to many instances of being the first person to do something. Like I bet the first guy to milk a cow, everybody probably thought that dude was a pervert.

Going back to the original intent of the thread. I have this thought with ties in the workplace. Like I used to see pictures of guys at the office in the 90s all wearing ties. When I started working in 2007 no one wore ties. Now that I’m 40, I realize nothing has changed like that in my career, but that’s the same time period as 90-07. But you can’t gradually phase out a tie. Either you’re wearing one or you’re not. How did that group transition start & how long did it take to complete?

Also, I have no recollection of reading this thread. I read the first page & have decided to save the rest of the thread for when I can eat an edible & read it. You’ll all know because I’ll add 2 pages of quoting posts with my thoughts. I’m looking forward to this.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Deep Thoughts (shower thoughts ok too but no Pit stuff)

« on: November 03, 2024, 10:48:39 PM »

You ever wonder if your perspective on something is completely wrong? Like the odds of being completely wrong on something is probably high. So if that probability is high, what am I wrong about? I’m pretty sure I’m looking at something or feeling something completely wrong & I have no idea what it is.

The other evening I called a coworker to make sure he did something or if I needed to do it right then.It was a short convo. Mrs Hamburg overheard it. She just said “you’re so weird”. I had no idea what she meant. She just said “you have no idea what you sound like on the phone. You convey the smallest amount of info possible, then just say OK & hang up. We all know you don’t mean to be rude, but you’re so weird.” Like what else is completely different than what I’m perceiving?

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Signs of getting old

« on: October 30, 2024, 02:55:50 PM »

I enjoyed this one. Also, appropriately for this thread, I have no idea what a "real" is. 

Instagram video.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Signs of getting old

« on: October 30, 2024, 10:13:15 AM »

Last night I sent Mrs Hamburg a reel. It the time it took her to watch it she forgot that I sent it to her, thought “Hamburg would like this” & sent it back to me.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Weird emails/texts from your parents or grandparents

« on: October 22, 2024, 03:06:32 PM »

just got an accidental (but not butt-dialed) call from my dad

Did he say “Ope, sorry. Didn’t mean to call you. I was trying to call…” like my dad does when he does this?

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Mildly interesting things about you

« on: October 22, 2024, 02:37:21 PM »

I’ve never been able to finish a cigarette. Tried a lot of times. Can’t make it through.  However was incredibly easy from the start.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: travel thread

« on: October 22, 2024, 10:48:21 AM »

While it is definitely touristy and expensive, I think doing the Empire State Building is a great idea. Picking a time it isn't totally overrun is probably a good idea, just after lunch is a good time or first thing in the morning.

Overall, the best things for kids that age is to give them a time block to plan themselves or provide suggestions for and then doing a little subway navigation to get there. Splurge on getting a metro card to swipe in and have them figure out the route and lead the party.

I agree with that, it really gives you a sense of just how massive Manhattan is. The open air busses are good touristy things too.

I'd also be careful with doing too much in a day. Most people aren't used to the amount of walking you'd be doing.

One day I did the hop on/hop off with my parents. My wife tried to roast me for doing the touristy thing, but it really was a great way to get around & see Manhattan.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Weird emails/texts from your parents or grandparents

« on: October 22, 2024, 08:16:30 AM »

Is this the right place to say my dad butt dials me about once a week.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Fresno CA

« on: October 21, 2024, 11:01:57 AM »

Spent 40 hours in Fresno. Went to the zoo & nickle arcade. Kids loved it. Driving around Fresno it looks great. I wanted to stop & eat every 10 minutes. Everyone was almost creepily nice. Seemed like it would be a great place to live.