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The agent at that desk had no clue how to change a full fare F ticket to an earlier flight. The second agent we talked to was very nice and helpful but also had no clue how to change a full fare ticket. Finally, after my friend basically begged another agent to try again, and that agent put us on the ealier flight about 30 minutes before it was schedule to depart. US at PHL is a joke.

I think this all supports my contention about US Customer Service.

For those who don't know, the reason I no longer fly US at all was being charged a $100 "lost ticket" fee to board a flight home. I was on an e-ticket ... US decided to convert my ticket to a paper ticket and mail it to my home ... the paper ticket was issued and mailed to my home two days after I took my outbound flight on US ...

Anglo Large Clawed Otter

Mar 31, 2009 8:16 am

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Originally Posted by Olton Hall (Post 11501965)

Don't tell me you're one of those ManU fans.:rolleyes:

Of course not. Rangers.

windwalker

Mar 31, 2009 8:17 am

I'm flying on USscare next week, only down to PBI so hopefully not too bad(used a bump voucher from a former company paid trip)

Anglo Large Clawed Otter

Mar 31, 2009 8:17 am

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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 11501896)

ALCO, what was the ice cream place in AMS you told me to seek out, and why did you tell me to seek it out?

Australian Ice Cream. The chocolate-dipped Belgian Waffles smothered in Ice Cream and Toppings are phenomenal.

Anglo Large Clawed Otter

Mar 31, 2009 8:19 am

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Originally Posted by rolov (Post 11502028)

Its like the Peterman Reality tour with drink stops :D

And you get to see Jersey City, too! :D

belynch

Mar 31, 2009 8:23 am

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Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 11503713)

... the paper ticket was issued and mailed to my home two days after I took my outbound flight on US ...

Classic. I'm chock-full-of US horror stories too.

While it's hard to pin-point my undoing, I think it's somewhere between losing my luggage 17 times in one year (to be fair, UA and LH contributed to that number too), the US1 line being disconnected during a major snow storm, attempting to fly on Shares cut-over day, and involuntary downgrades on a trans-con twice due to dupe seat assignments with no compensation.

Actually, I think the real winner was US canceling a flight during the great "PI we don't want to work" summer, labeling the cause of cancellation as weather, finding a crew and then reinstating the flight - but not telling anyone they reinstated it. They then canceled my re accommodation flight the next day because they put me back on the "uncanceled" flight without telling me, and, of course, I didn't show up for it. I then bought a first class ticket to get home (the only seat left) and I got downgraded to Y (a US1 on a paid F ticket!). It took small claims court to settle that one.

Anglo Large Clawed Otter

Mar 31, 2009 8:23 am

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Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 11503703)

We made it in to Casco Viejo with a few wrong turns and a few right ones. We were laughing a lot about your "don't walk there" warning because we walked from Calle Central back towards the multicentro for about 30 minutes and it was a shady neighborhood (though no shade anywhere - damn it was hot!) but not that bad. Only when we went that little bit further south into the ridiculously sketchy area between the Calle Central and Casco Viejo did we realize what you meant. That was a bit crazy. :eek:

We managed to find our way to the area around the cathedral and park right there and wander around for an hour or so. I took a few photos but none of the church. It was nice but not amazing, IMO. You can see how they are desperately trying to bring that district back and get it up and inhabitable for tourists, but they have a lot of work left to do.

I've seen some crazy areas in the slums around Caracas, Tegucigalpa, Mexico City, and Cape Town, but that little sliver of land sandwiched between the main road, the coast, and the main peninsula of the Casco Viejo is absolutely nuts. It goes from seedy to "Oh my god, get your video camera... and a gun!" in the space of two blocks.

rolov

Mar 31, 2009 8:32 am

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 11503754)

In Argentina , the GPS devices start alerting you when driving by in a car .
A message in red comes up and says :
ZP - Zona Peligrosa

AMF in NJ

Mar 31, 2009 8:33 am

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 11503754)

Are there any pictures of this area?

sdm1130

Mar 31, 2009 8:34 am

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Originally Posted by AMF in NJ (Post 11503800)

Are there any pictures of this area?

Or at least some more details on what one would be filming and/or shooting? :D

Anglo Large Clawed Otter

Mar 31, 2009 8:35 am

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Originally Posted by AMF in NJ (Post 11503800)

Are there any pictures of this area?

Burned into my prefrontal cortex for life, yes. No way was I taking out my 40D there. :D

CO 1E

Mar 31, 2009 8:36 am

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Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 11503713)

The first agent wanted to charge us a $50 same-day confirmed fee to change a full fare F ticket to an earlier flight to the same destination.

Anglo Large Clawed Otter

Mar 31, 2009 8:38 am

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Originally Posted by sdm1130 (Post 11503807)

Or at least some more details on what one would be filming and/or shooting? :D

Rangy-looking dudes stumbling in zig-zags, huffing glue out of bags, guys with machetes on their belts leaning casually against crumbling buildings, one of those same buildings partially collapsed into the road, construction workers harassing and/or propositioning prostitutes in broad daylight by shouting at them across the road (as one of the hos fell out of a stairway onto the street in some sort of drunken/drug-addled stupor). The usual.

rolov

Mar 31, 2009 8:41 am

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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 11503712)

I hope everyone is enjoying the International Day of The Otter. I'll be celebrating with a nice big Belgian Ale after this evening's classes.

I guess that would mean a Happy Bday is in order ?:rolleyes:
My calendar shows today is
Cesar Chavez Day
and National Tater Day .

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