Shit that annoys you

[The AD]

American airports start with K or P. The last three letters are usually from the city name or the name of the actual airfield (often a person's name). Some examples of the latter are JFK (obvious), OGG (Kahului/Maui - a guy named Hogg was one of the original Hawaiian Airlines pilots), and GEG (Spokane - Geiger Field).

And, of course, O'Hare as ORD makes sense because it was originally called Orchard Field.

But back to Vt-Freeheel's dilemma: I've never heard of not being able to check in ahead of time if you aren't checking a bag. WTF?

[riser4]

I didn't realize Burlington was even big enough to have a bus stop.

Heh. Well played. The funny thing is that since the long ago demise of VT Transit, the Greyhound stop is now at, you guessed it, BYV. In South Burlington.

[snoqpass]

Whats the point?

[riser4]

Flying United BTV>EWR 1 way tomorrow morning to pick up a car I bought and drive home. Can't check in online because I am not checking a bag. They want to make sure I am not trying to sneak a piece of luggage on board. Fuck You!

So like they are worried you might gate check a carry on? Lots of folks do that. So I can maybe see that they are cracking down? Maybe. However that's retarded. My daughter just flew Air Canada from YMQ to YFC on some glorified puddle jumper with only carry on and online check-in was perfectly fine. Of course leaving the house at 4 in the am means one easily forgets one's boarding pass. Even when it is taped to the door. At eye level. Kiosk time.

[Ted Striker]

Did you mean Montreal? That's CYUL.

[snoqpass]

Blind man is concerned over lack of a policy for people with concealed pistol licenses, gun safety in public places is certainly an important issue but this isn’t making to much sense
Washington lieutenant governor skips speech over gun fears https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/was...ears/904957983

[riser4]

Did you mean Montreal? That's CYUL.

YUL. Ya, That one. YMQ is what one types in Kayak to mean greater Montreal. My bad.

[old goat]

Is there a reason for the airport codes besides the obvious--easier to write than "Francisco de Orellana Airport in Coca Ecuador", easier for baggage handlers to read (or is that all done by bar code these days).

[The AD]

Is there a reason for the airport codes besides the obvious--easier to write than "Francisco de Orellana Airport in Coca Ecuador", easier for baggage handlers to read (or is that all done by bar code these days).

I'd imagine it's because it's easier to write on a chart and easier to say when communicating with ATC.

[jackstraw]

First I cannot find Arc binders locally, so I order online. Online retail really sucks for a lot of stuff.

Then UPS transfers the binders to my local USPS office and they disappear on 1/11. They still cannot find them. Wtf.

[Vt-Freeheel]

So like they are worried you might gate check a carry on? Lots of folks do that. So I can maybe see that they are cracking down? Maybe. However that's retarded. My daughter just flew Air Canada from YMQ to YFC on some glorified puddle jumper with only carry on and online check-in was perfectly fine. Of course leaving the house at 4 in the am means one easily forgets one's boarding pass. Even when it is taped to the door. At eye level. Kiosk time.

I think it was that they wanted me to buy one of the empty seats [60] on the plane. Fuck that, it's an hour twenty flight, I'll stand if I have to. Tried a kiosk and it screen locked and said to find an agent to assist. Waited in line watching morons opening bags at the counter and digging around for shit the wanted on the flight [annoying]. Took less than 30 seconds to get my pass once I got to the counter.

[old goat]

First I cannot find Arc binders locally, so I order online. Online retail really sucks for a lot of stuff.

Then UPS transfers the binders to my local USPS office and they disappear on 1/11. They still cannot find them. Wtf.

I hate UPS Sure Post. USPS doesn't deliver to my house and the package is either too big for the package locker at the cluster box, or all the package boxes are full, or there's too much snow at the boxes, or they just don't feel like it. So I have to go to the PO downtown, wait in line, wait a half hour while they search, and then often they say it's under too many other packages come back later. I would never knowingly have a package sent that way, but you often don't know how it's being sent until after it's been shipped.

[jackstraw]

I hate UPS Sure Post. USPS doesn't deliver to my house and the package is either too big for the package locker at the cluster box, or all the package boxes are full, or there's too much snow at the boxes, or they just don't feel like it. So I have to go to the PO downtown, wait in line, wait a half hour while they search, and then often they say it's under too many other packages come back later. I would never knowingly have a package sent that way, but you often don't know how it's being sent until after it's been shipped.

Exactly. I assumed it was coming UPS. I had no idea it was getting transferred to USPS.

My local mailman (and neighbor) had the day off on the 11th when it hit their dock. He wouldn't have lost this I'm sure.

[Meadow Skipper]

...So I have to go to the PO downtown, wait in line, wait a half hour while they search, and then often they say it's under too many other packages come back later.

Whoa, I would lose my shit on them if someone told me “it’s under too many other packages come back later.” Total rage.

[Ted Striker]

No kidding. That's literally their job.

[Danno]

Trying to schedule a meeting with 4 other people. Coworker gives me available times via email at 4:30pm yesterday. I send out email at 9:00am today in an attempt to schedule the meeting. Coworker replies that he has already scheduled other meetings in that available time slot.

[Foggy_Goggles]

Try when you don't even receive mail at the local post office i.e my PO Box is in a different town. Bottom line, it is the vendors responsibility to get you your package as they contracted with the shipper. I don't even get them a postal address so why is it being taken to the PO? Bottom line: urban privilege. Us hicks out in the sticks are totally discriminated against.

[Ted Striker]

Is there a reason for the airport codes besides the obvious--easier to write than "Francisco de Orellana Airport in Coca Ecuador", easier for baggage handlers to read (or is that all done by bar code these days).

The 4 letter code is the designation by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and is the official airport code. The 3 letter code is used by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Both are pronounced by acronym: "eye-cayo" and "eye-at-ah".

ICAO is the organization that attempts to standardize regulations, procedures, and equipment. I say attempts because a lot of countries (including this one) like to do their own things. It's the technical side of aviation.

There is a logic to the 4 letter codes. The first letter is a specific area: K = US lower 48, P = Pacific Ocean, C = Canada, M = Mexico and the Caribbean, etc

IATA is essentially a business/trade association, which is why it's on your ticket and baggage tag. Basically, commerce and logistics.

And just to make things more annoying, each airline has a different ICAO and IATA code - and often the call-sign is something other than the company name as well. For instance Virgin America was VRD, VX, and Redwood.

[jm2e]

Adds on the phone app are killing TGR for me. Just makes me sad. Reminds me I have better things I could be doing.


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[Ted Striker]

Speaking of the phone app, it's still broken.

[2FUNKY]

People who put their phone number on the service order with instructions to make sure to call ahead before coming out, then they don’t answer their fucking phone. Wtf!

[KQ]

Is there a reason for the airport codes besides the obvious--easier to write than "Francisco de Orellana Airport in Coca Ecuador", easier for baggage handlers to read (or is that all done by bar code these days).

Re: Airport codes - some don't seem to make any sense. Here's an interesting tidbit for you if you've ever wondered about Chicago's odd code (ORD)

In the 1940's, it became the site of a military (and later, commercial) airport called Orchard Field, which was renamed for WW II ace Edward Henry "Butch" O'Hare, in 1949. However, nobody bothered to change the original "Orchard" code designation of ORD.

[KQ]

Speaking of the phone app, it's still broken.

I googled "Teton Gravity Research" and it opened the site then I saved it down to my phone. The graphics are nasty white and the tile is plain but it works now.

[riser4]

I googled "Teton Gravity Research" and it opened the site then I saved it down to my phone. The graphics are nasty white and the tile is plain but it works now.

I actually like it. Much better than anything else on my phone. On the computer I prefer the blue. That doesn't work so well on the smaller screen.

[splat]

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