OT - NO POLITICS Memorial Day & Here Comes Summah edition

[GordonHowe]

Havent been to a movie since I saw Dunkirk thinking next day off ill head out and see this



Like a new and improved Jason movie from Jasons POV

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/30/movies/in-a-violent-nature-review-killing-them-softly.html

 

[GordonHowe]

I am so thankful that insects are this "small", they are so scary looking! I can't imagine going out the door and seeing a 5 ft one of these.

Though perhaps necessary to our environment, I hate, hate, hate insects of all kinds.

As noted previously, my motto when confronting these unwanted visitors is "It's either going to be me or you."

"And it's not going to be me."

 

[GordonHowe]

I've heard both good and bad, REALLY bad reviews of this. I'm intrigued though.

I'm a fan of "psychological horror,"



but not mindless, gratuitous gore.

My understanding is that this film is, even by slasher standards, exceptionally gory.

I too am intrigued, but not enough to bother with that.

IF you enjoy black comedy, horror, 80s punk and are of certain age, one of my all-time favorites.

Effing hilarious,

 

[DarrenBanks56]

Havent been to a movie since I saw Dunkirk thinking next day off ill head out and see this



Like a new and improved Jason movie from Jasons POV

looks pretty good. I like indy films.
I saw an indy film a couple years ago about an air B and B with hidden cameras in it. Cant remember the name of it but Lip from Shameless was in it.

 

[BMC]

Fun fact, I've never purchased my own or even browsed for flights. The one time I sorta booked it was through a company portal using a company account that already had everything pre-determined for me.

Have flights always been this expensive? Who is paying $600 to fly to Orlando on Southwest? I have nothing to back this up, but I swear the journey to Florida was usually under 100 bucks, especially on the cheaper airlines.

I paid that much for a Southwest flight to Orlando 2 years ago so I’d say you’re lucky not to be paying more

 

[Johnny Upton]

Fun fact, I've never purchased my own or even browsed for flights. The one time I sorta booked it was through a company portal using a company account that already had everything pre-determined for me.

Have flights always been this expensive? Who is paying $600 to fly to Orlando on Southwest? I have nothing to back this up, but I swear the journey to Florida was usually under 100 bucks, especially on the cheaper airlines.

Air travel went through the roof in recent years and it’s almost to the point where I’d rather just drive places. My wife’s family is in suburban Buffalo and we fly there frequently. JetBlue used to charge $30 for the extra space seat (which us tall guys need) and now it’s $70 so I just cram my knees into the seat for the hour flight as a $70 upcharge is absurd.

 

[TD Charlie]

Air travel went through the roof in recent years and it’s almost to the point where I’d rather just drive places. My wife’s family is in suburban Buffalo and we fly there frequently. JetBlue used to charge $30 for the extra space seat (which us tall guys need) and now it’s $70 so I just cram my knees into the seat for the hour flight as a $70 upcharge is absurd.

I flew to Aruba with JetBlue years ago, caught a whole bunch of grief when I dared to pay $80 for extra leg room and a window. I’d do it again.

A hop skip and a jump to Buffalo? Yeah 30 bucks sounds about my limit too

 

[Johnny Upton]

I flew to Aruba with JetBlue years ago, caught a whole bunch of grief when I dared to pay $80 for extra leg room and a window. I’d do it again.

A hop skip and a jump to Buffalo? Yeah 30 bucks sounds about my limit too

I’m 6’6” so the extra legroom is a must for me. Anything over an hour and I will suck it up and pay the fees, which have gotten insane ($150 each way for extra space between Boston and Las Vegas, ouch!) but for an hour I’m not paying that fee.

 

[jgatie]

I’m 6’6” so the extra legroom is a must for me. Anything over an hour and I will suck it up and pay the fees, which have gotten insane ($150 each way for extra space between Boston and Las Vegas, ouch!) but for an hour I’m not paying that fee.

That extra room is like getting electric windows or heated seats in a car for the first time. After you have it, you will never get a car (or fly in a plane) without them again.

 

[TD Charlie]

That extra room is like getting electric windows or heated seats in a car for the first time. After you have it, you will never get a car (or fly in a plane) without them again.

Usually, in the rare occasion I get on a plane, the leg room is the very least of my concerns. It matters, but the Xanax doing gods work is priority #1

 

[jgatie]

Usually, in the rare occasion I get on a plane, the leg room is the very least of my concerns. It matters, but the Xanax doing gods work is priority #1

I used to be a bad flyer, starting when work forced me to fly to Europe right after 9/11. I'm much better now, I only need one Xanax instead of the two Xanax + double vodka that I used to take.

 

[Johnny Upton]

That extra room is like getting electric windows or heated seats in a car for the first time. After you have it, you will never get a car (or fly in a plane) without them again.

No question! It’s worth the money on longer flights to not be miserable AND the people in front of me can recline without smashing my knees in. It’s a win-win.

 

[TD Charlie]

I used to be a bad flyer, starting when work forced me to fly to Europe right after 9/11. I'm much better now, I only need one Xanax instead of the two Xanax + double vodka that I used to take.

I'm a small build human, and even still I gotta throw back 2. Coming home from San Diego on a red eye, getting rag dolled from take off and through Chicago...I had 6. Other than laying on a bench waiting for a car at Logan, I don't remember anything from Chicago until waking up the next day.

 

[Gee Wally]

I'm a small build human, and even still I gotta throw back 2. Coming home from San Diego on a red eye, getting rag dolled from take off and through Chicago...I had 6. Other than laying on a bench waiting for a car at Logan, I don't remember anything from Chicago until waking up the next day.

Chuck , even though may be a drive, check out flights out of TF Green and dont overlook Worcester.
Ive never in my long life had an easier experience to Orlando than out of Worcester. Best kept secret in the state.

 

[Bruinaura]

This video popped up on YouTube, a recommendation I'm assuming based on my love of Blue Angel videos lol. Landing on a carrier sounds complicated lol

Anyway, it's a cool channel if you're a naval aviation nerd like me.

 

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[McGarnagle]

Flight costs really went up after covid, though they seem to be coming back down recently. A lot depends on timing, of course.

Air travel has basically always been a loss leader for the companies that the government subsidizes, depending on the cost of fuel that year. They really do pack you in like sardines and increase upcharges on everything from baggage to seat selection to make profit.

I have a 6 hour flight for vacation in July, I did pay $20 per leg to get into the emergency exit row on the aisle because the leg room makes a significant amount of difference.

I've never flown first class before. It'd be nice to try some day as a treat, but it's usually like three times the cost of the flight itself. And I'm never going to be enough of a priority customer to get offered any upgrades.

 

[TD Charlie]

Chuck , even though may be a drive, check out flights out of TF Green and dont overlook Worcester.
Ive never in my long life had an easier experience to Orlando than out of Worcester. Best kept secret in the state.

We are closer now to Providence than Boston. Providence tends to be much cheaper too.

Had not considered Worcester but I will look!

 

[GordonHowe]

That extra room is like getting electric windows or heated seats in a car for the first time. After you have it, you will never get a car (or fly in a plane) without them again.

You will if you're 5'5", a cheap bastard, and rarely fly these days.

I remember when you dressed up to fly.

Unless absolutely necessary, I wouldn't fly the awful skies if you paid me.

I used to be a bad flyer, starting when work forced me to fly to Europe right after 9/11. I'm much better now, I only need one Xanax instead of the two Xanax + double vodka that I used to take.

Booze, baby, booze,

 

[GordonHowe]

No question! It’s worth the money on longer flights to not be miserable AND the people in front of me can recline without smashing my knees in. It’s a win-win.

For the air carrier.

I'm a small build human, and even still I gotta throw back 2. Coming home from San Diego on a red eye, getting rag dolled from take off and through Chicago...I had 6. Other than laying on a bench waiting for a car at Logan, I don't remember anything from Chicago until waking up the next day.

*Six* Xanax?

I should think a blow to the head with a hammer would suffice.

 

[GordonHowe]

Flight costs really went up after covid, though they seem to be coming back down recently. A lot depends on timing, of course.

Air travel has basically always been a loss leader for the companies that the government subsidizes, depending on the cost of fuel that year. They really do pack you in like sardines and increase upcharges on everything from baggage to seat selection to make profit.

I have a 6 hour flight for vacation in July, I did pay $20 per leg to get into the emergency exit row on the aisle because the leg room makes a significant amount of difference.

I've never flown first class before. It'd be nice to try some day as a treat, but it's usually like three times the cost of the flight itself. And I'm never going to be enough of a priority customer to get offered any upgrades.

I'm sixty and have never flown first class in my life.

My sister Mary Kay has never flown coach. (You know, back there next to the bathrooms with the lovely scent of airplane fuel and jet engine noise.)

 

[TD Charlie]

For the air carrier.



*Six* Xanax?

I should think a blow to the head with a hammer would suffice.

It was an ugly flight. I think it was six. Honestly could’ve been 4. I had two about an hour before boarding in San Diego because i was looking at flight forecasts and this was shaping up to be miserable. It was indeed miserable almost as soon as wheels left the ground. Maybe two hours in, that big tube in the sky was being throttled hard by Mother Nature. i had more (i forget if it was 1 or 2). Visibility was absolute zero. Couldn’t even see the flashing lights on the wings. I was looking out the window and it was nothing but shades of dark gray. As things improved a little after Chicago I had more. I don’t remember passing over New York, or landing at Logan, but I was told I was awake the entire time. Don’t remember exiting the plane, the baggage claim, or walking to the taxi stand. I know I sat in the front seat of the car ride home, and then I woke up the next afternoon.

 

[GordonHowe]

It was an ugly flight. I think it was six. Honestly could’ve been 4. I had two about an hour before boarding in San Diego because i was looking at flight forecasts and this was shaping up to be miserable. It was indeed miserable almost as soon as wheels left the ground. Maybe two hours in, that big tube in the sky was being throttled hard by Mother Nature. i had more (i forget if it was 1 or 2). Visibility was absolute zero. Couldn’t even see the flashing lights on the wings. I was looking out the window and it was nothing but shades of dark gray. As things improved a little after Chicago I had more. I don’t remember passing over New York, or landing at Logan, but I was told I was awake the entire time. Don’t remember exiting the plane, the baggage claim, or walking to the taxi stand. I know I sat in the front seat of the car ride home, and then I woke up the next afternoon.

Wow.

I dislike flying for many reasons but have never used Xanax. If the flight were long and miserable, I'd have a couple of drinks. That's about it.

Just be glad this has never happened to you. It happened to me once,

Nice guy. Lives in Braintree.

 

[BMC]

We are closer now to Providence than Boston. Providence tends to be much cheaper too.

Had not considered Worcester but I will look!

My niece has flown to Orlando twice out of Worcester- direct flights too. She loved it.

 

[Troublesome 85]

I had plenty of horror from the 60s-2000s on a hard drive and then it died. Gonna buy a new one a rebuild.

Hammer Horror from England I love my father got me into them

Peter Cushing and Oliver Reed 2 of my favorites