oh, shut up — Page 38

I can't imagine there being more than five people in the state of New Jersey who would want to see Ricky Skaggs. I think you're safe.

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It looks like tickets don't go on sale until June 29th.

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Ah, well. It's not like it's Lady Gaga. Most people I know wouldn't go to a Ricky Skaggs concert at gunpoint. It's not going to sell out and it's all general admission. You have time.

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Updated On: 5/17/10 at 02:26 PM

I have no idea if I'm the only person who finds this rude, but I saw it happen at both Promises, Promises, and La Cage Aux Folles this week. The mezzanine and balcony were not completely full, leaving plenty of empty rows and spaces. Obviously, I can assume the shows were not sold out. However, when the lights went down, people started moving forward. The ushers did not tell us that we could. I mean, what if these people all just took up seats from people who were late? Plus, it was distracting to watch these people fill in or leave.

And eww to the guys who took their shoes off in the front row at God of Carnage. I mean, really? We aren't at home watching television. There is a reason why most places require shirts and shoes.

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Shut up to stupid airline frequent flier programs that never actually let you redeem miles.

And to getting the wrong information from a customer service person, which completely derails plans being made.

ME: When will the bonus miles deposit into my account?
CUSTOMER SERVICE: Within 24-48 hours.
ME: So, I'll be able to use them toward the tickets I'm trying to book with the reservation I have on a 48-hour hold?
CUSTOMER SERVICE: Yes. You'll be fine.

Notice when confirming tickets on website:
You don't have enough miles to complete this transaction.

Another call to Customer Service.
After a long explanation of the conversation I had earlier (including the person's name who gave me the info):

NEW CUSTOMER SERVICE: We're very sorry, but the bonus miles don't become available until after the promotion period ends. Which is June 30th. And then it will take 6-8 weeks for them to be deposited into your account.
ME: The promotion was for SUMMER TRAVEL. It entices us to transfer miles, receive 25% bonus miles, to use for SUMMER TRAVEL. How do I make summer travel plans if the miles aren't available until possibly after August 30th?
NEW CUSTOMER SERVICE: You can plan something last minute.

Thanks for nothing.

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Updated On: 5/28/10 at 10:12 AM

And eww to the guys who took their shoes off in the front row at God of Carnage. I mean, really? We aren't at home watching television. There is a reason why most places require shirts and shoes.

At a matinee performance the WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? revival that I attended, a woman in the front row put her feet up on the stage during the performance. And I mean right on the lip of the stage, her heels arched up. I still can't believe it.

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I feel bad for my sister and brother-in-law. They live in California right now, and they were coming home for Christmas this past Saturday. Somehow, the airline screwed up and their boarding passes or whatever didn't work. They didn't get on their original flight, and ended up waiting 10 hours in the airport for the next flight.

Then, the same thing happened when they were boarding in Denver, and there was another person in the same situation too. It made no sense because they got this stuff from the airport they were just at. Fortunately, they made this flight to get home at 8am yesterday, when they were supposed to be home Saturday around 4pm.

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Two minor vents -

E-bay-feedback style reviews on amazon. Please review the actual product, not the packaging/delivery of said product.

Those voiceover literary quotes on Criminal Minds. Enough already.

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The shelf life on the phrase "I just threw up in my mouth a little" has long since expired. Just sayin'

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Just wanted to know it's here.

Agreed addy. Inviting people to hijack the debate for a publicity stunt makes me sad. Though I have to admit, it would have made the first debate way more interesting than it was. It's not as if Lehrer would have done anything about it.

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I guess my post that bumped this didn't get posted. Grr!

Anyway, I had originally posted that I'm getting fed up with people posting on facebook the day someone dies, who is not famous. It more bothers me about relatives. Like Tuesday, my mom forgot to tell me that my aunt died that morning. It was expected. But, I found out via my sister that night who posted it on Facebook. I also heard of someone finding out about a sibling's passing that way first. People can post that stuff if they want, but it would be nice if people waited sometimes so that maybe important people can find out first and not from Facebook.

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