nikki6

The SWA subreddit is great reading right now.

They have pilots and crew stuck at airports too and aren't paying for their hotels/meals.


Pilots and crew with empty planes just sitting there. The crew is calling into SWA to try and get into service but having 10+ hr hold times.

It's fricking insane :lol:

There's a stranded passenger at MDW saying he's passing the time by digging through all of the luggage piled up everywhere and calling the #'s on the tags to let the owners know where their luggage is.

Really wish we had high speed rail in this country

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Laplace is the cheapest and had most selection in the area. The others are only for convenience.

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Thanks, I'll head out there tomorrow.

Jesus dude, do you really need that $25 right now? Are you that poor? Just wait.

I returned an unopened Galaxy S22+to Best Buy to rebuy for the $800 trade in credit. The clerk kept telling me I don't want to do that b/c the $800+ wouldn't be refunded to my credit card for 5-6 business days. I told him IDGAF b/c I'm not poor

Same here. I think as they get older(mine are both in late 70's), it's harder to do those things like vacuum, dust, wipe down surfaces etc. They don't leave out dirty dishes, but they do have crap everywhere. Do you become a mini hoarder as you get older?

They can afford a maid or we, the kids, would even get one for them, but they're not having it.

A Hobie Mirage Outback fishing kayak- a complete surprise from my husband. Best Christmas gift ever!

Also a new Kindle Paperwhite, Amazon eGift cards, and a JBL party box speaker

I did all of my shopping back in October. I even wrapped everything back in October.

The fun part about Christmas this year will be that I don't remember most of what I bought, so it'll be a surprise to me too :lol:

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This is such a load of horse shite. No two people can live off of $80 a week in groceries right now.

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Went to HEB yesterday. Bill was $76 and change

1. Big Container of fresh spinach

2. 2 cucumbers
3. Red onion
4. 2 bags of bacon bits
5. 18 eggs
6. 1lb garlic sasuage
7. 2 bags tortillas
8. 2lb smoked turkey
9. Package of Swiss cheese
10. 2 bags of chips
11. Box of raisan bran
12. Container of almond milk
13. 2 cans of blue runner
14. 24 bottles of spring water
15. Container of half & half
16. A bag of riced cauliflower

That's all I can remember
Not counting stuff I already have like mayo, mustard, salad dressing, frozen chicken strips from Costco, ground beef from Costco etc

This is all such BS. I was in my early 20's in Nola in the late augts. I made $12 an hr. No benefits. 1 week unpaid vacay. I had a roommate. My car was 10 yrs old. I didn't lease a 3 series so I could give the illusion of being "rich". I didn't buy $500 handbags or $500 designer shoes. My cellphone was a budget model. My TV wasn't a 55" flat screen. I brownbagged it to work everyday. I saved everything I could and gained experience and moved up.

I still live frugally. My husband and I live in a 1600 sq ft 50's ranch. We're DINKS. We do take nice vacations, but we find deals. We'll both retire by 60 with plenty in retirement.

The younger generations expect to have everything nice like they had growing up. They're 30thousanaires.

My parents always told me about buying their first house when they got married. Other than their bedroom set(a wedding present) they had no furniture. They'd save up and when they finally had enough, they'd buy a piece of furniture, eventually furnishing the whole house.

Do you honestly think Gen Z or millennials are doing this? OP said the guy they had was spending money or his car, daily lunches, and a folding cell phone? They expect everything nice like they had growing up .. What their parents worked for

$15 an hour isn't great, but it's still double min wage for an entry level warehouse job. The benefits dont sound bad either.

I'm in medical supply purchasing and logistics and it's insane. I could have predicted this last year, but the CEO's etc were caught off guard. Major shortages in everything from needles, to gloves, Covid test kits, various tubes for blood testing etc. It's insane. Our clients are trying to over order to compensate for the backorders and delays, which is another issue in of itself.

Also, instead of acknowledging this supply shite show, upper management just keeps bitching and asking for us to make supplies appear out of thin air

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Depends on the age of the home and neighborhood. 3200 sf home here built in mid 70s—$2k annual taxes. Plus I don’t worry about crime like back in BR

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Not always true. 1800 sq ft home built in the 50's. My taxes are $5800 this year.

I was. Great ball. They went all out. St Aug band marching thru was awesome!