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monster · 07-12-2017, 07:35 PM

OMG........ what a horrific experience, but good news to report.... it's booked! and for not a whole shit ton more than the best price we saw originally!

The long story.......
decided to bite the bullet and pay the higher price today rather than waiting in hope because yolo and all that. As I was booking suddenly the hotel we picked was no longer available (then why the fuck did it show up in the search results?)... need to start over. try other dates we haven't tried before.... looked at other hotels.... timed out...... refresh.... wash rinse repeat............ hotel comes back. way more than we wanted to pay but doable. BOOK BOOK BOOK! get to the very last bit -return flight -suddenly there's an option that isn't at all unattractive to us (just one layover, no obvious difference from the others) that seems to take $500 each off the price...... clicked it to see... that happened... went through all the checkout... price still good..... all traveler, cc details entered, hit pay....it wants to log me in because it recognized the email address.... and the whole shebang disappears.

Called customer service, expected them to claim such a price was impossible..... took a while, she asked the price, said she would take care of us...... and found it pretty much, same hotel, slightly different flights, but no worse.... booked it... etc. Overall maybe we're paying maybe $500 total more than the very best price we saw when we weren't quite ready to book.....

a little good karma is long overdue I feel, so I'm not gonna worry about the shitstorm that must be coming as I normally would.... but I think I aged 20 years.

glatt · 07-12-2017, 07:58 PM

Yay!

monster · 07-12-2017, 08:03 PM

...and yes I did hold for another 5-10 minutes to talk to a manager and tell him how awesome the agent was.

DanaC · 07-12-2017, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

...and yes I did hold for another 5-10 minutes to talk to a manager and tell him how awesome the agent was.

Awesome.

Clodfobble · 07-12-2017, 11:05 PM

So glad it worked out!

xoxoxoBruce · 07-13-2017, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

...and yes I did hold for another 5-10 minutes to talk to a manager and tell him how awesome the agent was.

That's very cool, proof of the good person I knew was beneath the facade of don't-give-a-fuck.

Griff · 07-13-2017, 07:25 AM

Bravo!

classicman · 07-15-2017, 06:36 PM

Congrats. Happy you guys have that to look forward to.

BigV · 10-19-2017, 12:41 AM

My cat, Caesar, died this morning.

He was 15. I'm just overwhelmed.

Going to bed now.

Gravdigr · 10-19-2017, 02:02 AM

Aw shit, V. Hate hearing that, man.

I know ya done good by Caesar.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-19-2017, 02:40 AM

Yeah, that sucks. It's tough losing a friend.

Griff · 10-19-2017, 07:21 AM

Sorry man.

fargon · 10-19-2017, 01:04 PM

Sorry V.

limey · 10-19-2017, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV

My cat, Caesar, died this morning.

He was 15. I'm just overwhelmed.

Going to bed now.

So sorry, Big V. It truly hurts to lose a family member. ((((Hugs)))))

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Undertoad · 11-07-2017, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

A friend of mine has decided, after numerous cancer episodes, that she will no longer use western medicine to treat her cancer, and will now employ holistic treatment including veganism.

Judi Thompson RIP.

It took 3 1/2 years. To recap, after the first seven months she returned to western medicine -- which then took heroic measures. It hasn't been a great life since then, full of chemo and nausea and pain, and treatment after treatment, as it spread to her spine, liver, eventually her brain. But she has been kept alive for her children and family.

Do not go gentle into that good night
Dylan Thomas, 1914 - 1953

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

07-12-2017, 07:35 PM	#10876
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	OMG........ what a horrific experience, but good news to report.... it's booked! and for not a whole shit ton more than the best price we saw originally! The long story....... decided to bite the bullet and pay the higher price today rather than waiting in hope because yolo and all that. As I was booking suddenly the hotel we picked was no longer available (then why the fuck did it show up in the search results?)... need to start over. try other dates we haven't tried before.... looked at other hotels.... timed out...... refresh.... wash rinse repeat............ hotel comes back. way more than we wanted to pay but doable. BOOK BOOK BOOK! get to the very last bit -return flight -suddenly there's an option that isn't at all unattractive to us (just one layover, no obvious difference from the others) that seems to take $500 each off the price...... clicked it to see... that happened... went through all the checkout... price still good..... all traveler, cc details entered, hit pay....it wants to log me in because it recognized the email address.... and the whole shebang disappears. Called customer service, expected them to claim such a price was impossible..... took a while, she asked the price, said she would take care of us...... and found it pretty much, same hotel, slightly different flights, but no worse.... booked it... etc. Overall maybe we're paying maybe $500 total more than the very best price we saw when we weren't quite ready to book..... a little good karma is long overdue I feel, so I'm not gonna worry about the shitstorm that must be coming as I normally would.... but I think I aged 20 years. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart Last edited by monster; 07-12-2017 at 07:42 PM.

07-12-2017, 08:03 PM	#10878
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	...and yes I did hold for another 5-10 minutes to talk to a manager and tell him how awesome the agent was. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-12-2017, 11:05 PM	#10880
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	So glad it worked out! __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

07-13-2017, 07:25 AM	#10882
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Bravo! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-15-2017, 06:36 PM	#10883
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Congrats. Happy you guys have that to look forward to. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

07-12-2017, 07:58 PM	#10877
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Yay!

10-19-2017, 12:41 AM	#10884
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	My cat, Caesar, died this morning. He was 15. I'm just overwhelmed. Going to bed now. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-19-2017, 02:02 AM	#10885
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Aw shit, V. Hate hearing that, man. I know ya done good by Caesar. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-19-2017, 02:40 AM	#10886
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yeah, that sucks. It's tough losing a friend. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-19-2017, 07:21 AM	#10887
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Sorry man. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-19-2017, 01:04 PM	#10888
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	Sorry V. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

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