cv91915 Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 I bet I have the loudest ball bearing wheel on my suitcase in all of the US! It's beyond warranty so what am I gonna do? American Express return protection claim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cv91915 Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 Water heater just gave up. With the water heater in San Diego replaced, I boldly boarded a flight to Mudland on Tuesday, where I arrived just in time for the AC to die. Last year we made a last-ditch $700 repair in hopes of extending its life through the end of our indefinite ownership window for this home, but that didn't work... so I think replacement is our only option this time around. I'll know more after the repair guy gets here in an hour. $9,490 and we're good to go. We're replacing the heater at the same time. It's been dinging us for repairs every year, and it's bound to be next. Work gets done on Tuesday when we're back from Savannah. Now the electric shaver I keep in CA died. It spontaneously turns itself on and runs until the battery dies. Usually. Other times when it's fully charged it won't turn on at all. TAD took this thing apart last night and cleaned up some of the electrical parts, and now it's working again. On a related note, I finally acted on the Camelcamelcamel notification that the replacement foil/blade kit dropped from ~$55 to ~$35 on Amazon recently. A replacement set will be arriving soon so I will have a spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyPoolPlayer Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 I bet I have the loudest ball bearing wheel on my suitcase in all of the US! It's beyond warranty so what am I gonna do? Lots of grease? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyPoolPlayer Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 TAD took this thing apart last night and cleaned up some of the electrical parts, and now it's working again. On a related note, I finally acted on the Camelcamelcamel notification that the replacement foil/blade kit dropped from ~$55 to ~$35 on Amazon recently. A replacement set will be arriving soon so I will have a spare. See now? Isn't it nice being married to an electrical engineer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cv91915 Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 TAD took this thing apart last night and cleaned up some of the electrical parts, and now it's working again. On a related note, I finally acted on the Camelcamelcamel notification that the replacement foil/blade kit dropped from ~$55 to ~$35 on Amazon recently. A replacement set will be arriving soon so I will have a spare.See now? Isn't it nice being married to an electrical engineer? It has its ups and downs. Don't forget we have a Prius in the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyPoolPlayer Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 TAD took this thing apart last night and cleaned up some of the electrical parts, and now it's working again. On a related note, I finally acted on the Camelcamelcamel notification that the replacement foil/blade kit dropped from ~$55 to ~$35 on Amazon recently. A replacement set will be arriving soon so I will have a spare.See now? Isn't it nice being married to an electrical engineer? It has its ups and downs. Don't forget we have a Prius in the garage. TAD will want to trade it in for a Tesla Model 3 before too long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cv91915 Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 TAD took this thing apart last night and cleaned up some of the electrical parts, and now it's working again. On a related note, I finally acted on the Camelcamelcamel notification that the replacement foil/blade kit dropped from ~$55 to ~$35 on Amazon recently. A replacement set will be arriving soon so I will have a spare.See now? Isn't it nice being married to an electrical engineer? It has its ups and downs. Don't forget we have a Prius in the garage. TAD will want to trade it in for a Tesla Model 3 before too long He says he'll get a new car when the Prius hits 150,000 miles. At this rate he will be looking at 2025 models. Maybe they'll run on cat pee by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laowai Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Try it “risk free” Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laowai Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 "Conversating" Random overemphasized foreign-language pronunciation of words or proper names when you're otherwise speaking American English with no discernible accent: "I gave the package of puffed rice to Rrrrrrrrramone", or "I had the chicken salad on a ccchhwhasssannn" "Aight?" baby-bump, bump-watch Parmeshhhaaann Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laowai Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 “Fur babies” A pet is not a baby, sorry Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyPoolPlayer Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 “Fur babies” A pet is not a baby, sorry Myself and many others on this forum would firmly, absolutely, and resoundingly disagree with your observation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cv91915 Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share Posted June 3, 2018 "Conversating" Random overemphasized foreign-language pronunciation of words or proper names when you're otherwise speaking American English with no discernible accent: "I gave the package of puffed rice to Rrrrrrrrramone", or "I had the chicken salad on a ccchhwhasssannn" "Aight?" baby-bump, bump-watch Parmeshhhaaann Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk What about Eye-talian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnie aubre Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 “Fur babies” A pet is not a baby, sorry Myself and many others on this forum would firmly, absolutely, and resoundingly disagree with your observation. I agree with you both. I think of my cats as little people, but I have never called them "fur babies". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cv91915 Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share Posted June 3, 2018 “Fur babies” A pet is not a baby, sorry Myself and many others on this forum would firmly, absolutely, and resoundingly disagree with your observation. I agree with you both. I think of my cats as little people, but I have never called them "fur babies". https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/dallas-woman-killed-husband-beat-cat-55619956 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnie aubre Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 “Fur babies” A pet is not a baby, sorry Myself and many others on this forum would firmly, absolutely, and resoundingly disagree with your observation. I agree with you both. I think of my cats as little people, but I have never called them "fur babies". https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/dallas-woman-killed-husband-beat-cat-55619956 You know that is not me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cv91915 Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share Posted June 4, 2018 The diabetic meal I pre-ordered for this flight didn't materialize. Looks like I'm having an omelette. I'm not diabetic, I've just read that the special meals can be better so I thought I'd give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyPoolPlayer Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 The diabetic meal I pre-ordered for this flight didn't materialize. Looks like I'm having an omelette. I'm not diabetic, I've just read that the special meals can be better so I thought I'd give it a try. You really think an inflight meal would be better anything?? Speaking of inflight meals did I hear on the news about AA changing the width of the lavatory stall to 24" - so is that a shrinking or an expansion in an Orwellian sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cv91915 Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 The diabetic meal I pre-ordered for this flight didn't materialize. Looks like I'm having an omelette. I'm not diabetic, I've just read that the special meals can be better so I thought I'd give it a try. You really think an inflight meal would be better anything?? Speaking of inflight meals did I hear on the news about AA changing the width of the lavatory stall to 24" - so is that a shrinking or an expansion in an Orwellian sense? Most of the time the meals do the job. Sometimes I just want something a bit different. The lavatories in question are on the 737-MAX planes, which I have not yet encountered. I have, however, encountered passengers who are more than 24 inches wide. Should be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyPoolPlayer Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 I have, however, encountered passengers who are more than 24 inches wide. Should be interesting. Yerssss... especially when they complain about not being able to walk up and down the aisle, go to the lavatory 4 times in a 1 hour flight, can't reach the overhead bin, and can't bend over to reach under the seats either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cv91915 Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 The diabetic meal I pre-ordered for this flight didn't materialize. Looks like I'm having an omelette. I'm not diabetic, I've just read that the special meals can be better so I thought I'd give it a try. AA Customer Relations gave me 5,000 miles for my inconvenience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moriarty Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 TAD took this thing apart last night and cleaned up some of the electrical parts, and now it's working again. On a related note, I finally acted on the Camelcamelcamel notification that the replacement foil/blade kit dropped from ~$55 to ~$35 on Amazon recently. A replacement set will be arriving soon so I will have a spare.See now? Isn't it nice being married to an electrical engineer?It has its ups and downs. Don't forget we have a Prius in the garage. TAD will want to trade it in for a Tesla Model 3 before too long You like the Model 3? No trading the Lexus lol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cv91915 Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 The pilot on my American Eagle flight from LAX-SAN today thanked us for flying Delta Connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mec Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 The diabetic meal I pre-ordered for this flight didn't materialize. Looks like I'm having an omelette. I'm not diabetic, I've just read that the special meals can be better so I thought I'd give it a try. AA Customer Relations gave me 5,000 miles for my inconvenience. That's a good enough reason to order the diabetic meal right there. I know, I know, you have more AA miles than you can use, but there is always next decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyPoolPlayer Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 The diabetic meal I pre-ordered for this flight didn't materialize. Looks like I'm having an omelette. I'm not diabetic, I've just read that the special meals can be better so I thought I'd give it a try. AA Customer Relations gave me 5,000 miles for my inconvenience. That's a good enough reason to order the diabetic meal right there. I know, I know, you have more AA miles than you can use, but there is always next decade. It might take AA that long to patch their 'puters https://www.businessinsider.com/american-airlines-regional-carrier-cancels-over-600-flights-2018-6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubercat Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Freaking white wine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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