October, 2016

• 10 October

  Two Weeks Until the DC-Area Travel Meet-Up!

  

  Just a reminder that it’s only two weeks until the next DC area travel meet-up.  Ed of Pizza in Motion and I can’t wait to see you all there!   Details: October 25th at 6pm-9pm Dino’s Grotto in DC (Shaw) Register for the event here.     — It’s that …

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• 9 October

  Get a UPS My Choice Premium Membership for $4 (and how it helps with travel)

  

  SlickDeals has a great deal for UPS My Choice Premium.  For only $4, you can get 4 months of the membership. You can find the deal here. The regular (free) UPS membership includes: Delivery Alerts Delivery Planner Approximate Delivery Time Sign for Packages Online Delivery Instructions UPS My Choice Premium …

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• 9 October

  United Allegedly Makes Woman Switch Seats Because Two Men Didn’t Want to Sit with a Woman

  

  According to million-mile flyer, Mary Campos, United switched her from her pre-booked seat to another one to accommodate a request. It wasn’t a request to move a family together or to move an underaged person out of the exit row.  The two men who were going to share the row …

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• 8 October

  Man Jumps Out of Plane; Gets Stuck on Plane

  

  This is crazy.  And possibly convincing me to never go sky diving.  (aside from the plummeting to earth part). A man jumped out of a plane and got caught on his way down. His friends in the plane had to cut him loose.   But the entire time, he had to …

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• 7 October

  Airplane Appears to Bounce During Failed Landing Attempt Due to Crosswinds

  

  Five points to the pilot on this one.  Even though this footage is going to look scary, it looks like the pilot did the right thing in this situation. A pilot was landing a 737 in Prague when some crosswind struck.  The airplane hit down hard and the pilot pulled …

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• 7 October

  Get One Month of Xbox Live Gold Absolutely Free (new & current users eligible) 

  

  Xbox is currently offering a month of Xbox Live Gold for free–even if you already have an account.  All you need to do is log into the link on this Slickdeals page,  and it will be the top option.  This is a great deal to take advantage of if you have …

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• 6 October

  My $4.50 UberPool Ride to the Airport (that turned me into a regular user) 

  

  I’m a big fan of UberX and use it pretty frequently.  It’s a ride sharing program that lets you connect with drivers in minutes.  UberPool is Uber for extroverts.  It’s when you share your ride sharing.  That is,  multiple people take rides at the same time.  The Uber software has …

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• 5 October

  Reeses Peanut Butter Cups Stuffed with Reeses Pieces Is Now a Thing

  

  God bless America. Now, in addition to Reeses Peanut Butter Cups and Reeses Pieces, you can get Reeses Peanut Butter Cups stuffed with Reeses Pieces. I was in a store the other day and came across this beautiful sight. Be still my heart. Being the good investigative reporter I am*, …

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• 5 October

  A “Cheap”  Way to Fly Etihad First,  Inflight Medical Emergencies,  and Earn 20 points/$1 on Donations

  

  Did you know there’s a way to try the Etihad A380 first class product without going broke? Travel Update has a trick for getting a ticket in first for “cheap”.  I put cheap in quotations because spending over a thousand dollars (gbp)  on a ticket is still really expensive, but …

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• 3 October

  Allegiant Air Tells Passengers They’re “On Your Own” After Diverting Syracuse Enroute to Niagara Falls

  

  I’ve had crazy flight issues.  I’ve been diverted many times, I’ve had flights get cancelled while I was on board, I’ve had airports close while we were in the air, and I’ve been in an airplane that was hit by a truck.  (on the ground) In every situation, I’ve never doubted that …

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