I’ve worked in the hospitality industry since I was 18, and I constantly hear “I don’t tip because I don’t think it’s fair the way restaurant workers get paid.” People claim they feel like they are supporting the system by tipping restaurant workers, so prefer not to tip (and show …
Read More »All Ticketmaster Events You Can Redeem Vouchers for Are Sold Out
Well, shit. All current events you can use Ticketmaster vouches towards are sold out. Â While you have a few years to use these tickets, the events are sold out across the rest of 2016. I also received an email letting me know that Ticketmaster will not let me know when …
Read More »The Leeroy Jenkins of Game of Thrones
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Read More »Fighter Jets Escort Diverted Delta Plane
After a confrontation between a passenger and the crew, a Delta flight was not only diverted, but escorted back by F-16 fighter jets. This Los Angeles bound flight left San Antonio, but had to divert to Tuscon. The passenger was causing trouble earlier in the flight and kept arguing with …
Read More »This Will Turn Your Smart Phone into a Gameboy (cartridges and all!)
I’m really nostalgic for old games and play them pretty frequently. Â I mostly loved my NES emulators but hated them when they would suddenly crash, oh, let’s say, towards the ending of a Boy and His Blob (and whenever I did things that tended to be in-game Easter eggs). There’s …
Read More »Golden Girls Themed Cafe Opening in NYC
I watch Golden Girls pretty much every day (and I’m proud of that!) Â So I’m pretty excited to hear that a Golden Girls-themed restaurant is opening in New York City. A friend of Rue McClanahan inherited a lot of her memorabilia, and got the idea to put it to use …
Read More »How to Get Hamilton Tickets (without going broke)
Saying “Hamilton is a popular show right now” is beyond an understatement. Â Shows are sold out and ticket prices have gone up. Â So what’s a frugal traveler to do? Did you know there are still options to see Hamilton for much, MUCH less than the typical ticket price? Â (starting at …
Read More »Ticketmaster Changes What Events You Can Use Vouchers For (and it isn’t good)
Yesterday, I was really excited by the event list that went up for the ticket vouchers that Ticketmaster gave out in response to the class action law suit against them. It included acts such as Gwen Stefani and Mumford and Son. However, when my friend and I tried booking General …
Read More »Black Boxes Are Neither Black nor Boxes (discuss.)
Well, sometimes they are box-like. Â Also, the “black box” that news reports refer to are really two separate items. Â Neither one is black. The black box is made up of two items: The flight data recorder (FDR) is a device that preserves the recent history of the flight through the …
Read More »How Long Would It Take a 767 Engine to Blow Up a Goodyear Blimp?
Because why not figure these things out? Apparently, with the air intake of a 767, you could get the Goodyear Blimp ready for the Superbowl in… oh… About seven seconds. Wow. But this is all irrelevant because the Goodyear Blimp is retiring. Â It is being replaced by an airship. When …
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