One Mile at a Time [OMaaT] discussions [merged]
Aug 10, 2020, 8:42 pm
#3991
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Mentality like you demonstrated in your post... that has resulted in the last election and the upcoming election: I.E "I can ignore the faults of one candidate/party on the basis of faults of the other candidate/party."
All I ever see when someone says crap about Biden is responses talking crap about Trump. And vice versa.
For the record though, I don't read VFTW. My travel blog go-to's are exclusively from liberals. Please add another quarter.
Aug 16, 2020, 4:30 pm
#3992
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: DC
Posts: 360
I mean, props to him for getting out of his comfort zone, but a story like that is just something you keep to yourself. He could adjust the headline: "While participating in unnecessary leisure travel, I explained to other people how they needed to do their part".
Unless the whole point was to have something to write about and not because he was actually concerned.
Unless the whole point was to have something to write about and not because he was actually concerned.
Also, technically, he was travelling for work.
Aug 17, 2020, 12:32 pm
#3993
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And yes "technically" he took an unnecessary leisure trip for work. Of course, in Lucky's case leisure travel and business travel are *mostly* one and the same.
Again, I'm not invested in jumping on him for travelling during a pandemic. Nor am I going to jump on any CBP officers for not wearing masks.
I drove across the country a few months ago, and when I saw anyone who wasn't wearing a mask, I followed a simple rule: "MYOB".
And if you feel like other people not wearing masks IS your business, then how can you not feel like people travelling for non-critical purposes ISN'T?
Aug 17, 2020, 10:48 pm
#3994
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Yes, it would be silly. But that misses the point.
And yes "technically" he took an unnecessary leisure trip for work. Of course, in Lucky's case leisure travel and business travel are *mostly* one and the same.
Again, I'm not invested in jumping on him for travelling during a pandemic. Nor am I going to jump on any CBP officers for not wearing masks.
I drove across the country a few months ago, and when I saw anyone who wasn't wearing a mask, I followed a simple rule: "MYOB".
And if you feel like other people not wearing masks IS your business, then how can you not feel like people travelling for non-critical purposes ISN'T?
And yes "technically" he took an unnecessary leisure trip for work. Of course, in Lucky's case leisure travel and business travel are *mostly* one and the same.
Again, I'm not invested in jumping on him for travelling during a pandemic. Nor am I going to jump on any CBP officers for not wearing masks.
I drove across the country a few months ago, and when I saw anyone who wasn't wearing a mask, I followed a simple rule: "MYOB".
And if you feel like other people not wearing masks IS your business, then how can you not feel like people travelling for non-critical purposes ISN'T?
You are treating masks as if they are seatbelts where the only real benefit is to the individual and it’s fair to say MYOB because that person can take the risk they want to take.
In this case your not wearing a mask can directly impact me and I certainly have a right to express my displeasure with you in that situation.
Asking someone to wear a mask is more akin to trying to prevent a drunk driver to getting behind the wheel of a car. Sure you could MYOB but that driver can cause harm or deaths to other innocent people and it’s not unreasonable to call them out for their actions.
Aug 17, 2020, 11:11 pm
#3995
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MYOB would be great if your actions can’t impact me.
You are treating masks as if they are seatbelts where the only real benefit is to the individual and it’s fair to say MYOB because that person can take the risk they want to take.
In this case your not wearing a mask can directly impact me and I certainly have a right to express my displeasure with you in that situation.
Asking someone to wear a mask is more akin to trying to prevent a drunk driver to getting behind the wheel of a car. Sure you could MYOB but that driver can cause harm or deaths to other innocent people and it’s not unreasonable to call them out for their actions.
You are treating masks as if they are seatbelts where the only real benefit is to the individual and it’s fair to say MYOB because that person can take the risk they want to take.
In this case your not wearing a mask can directly impact me and I certainly have a right to express my displeasure with you in that situation.
Asking someone to wear a mask is more akin to trying to prevent a drunk driver to getting behind the wheel of a car. Sure you could MYOB but that driver can cause harm or deaths to other innocent people and it’s not unreasonable to call them out for their actions.
Taking an unnecessary trip can also impact me. You could have or catch the disease at any place and not know you have it and spread it to others... even with a mask. We're in the midst of a pandemic, right?
My point is: pick one. If you're going to advertise that you're traveling in the midst of a pandemic, don't self-gratify with a story about how you valiantly corrected someone else on mask wearing. And vice versa.
I'm not saying it was wrong to do either, but to let the world know about both is lame AF.
Last edited by joecool1885; Aug 17, 2020 at 11:28 pm
Aug 18, 2020, 1:35 am
#3997
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Aug 18, 2020, 1:49 am
#3998
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The ad revenue may be about right (pre corona, knock off 66% now) but the card revenue is 10x higher at an educated guess.
i earn £10 ($13) on some cards in the UK where Ben earns $300, his audience is probably 5x mine but my card revenue is still enough to pay 3 staff and an expensive central London office.
i earn £10 ($13) on some cards in the UK where Ben earns $300, his audience is probably 5x mine but my card revenue is still enough to pay 3 staff and an expensive central London office.
Aug 18, 2020, 9:27 am
#4000
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There's no "generally" when it comes to his blog. When it comes to miles and points blogs, it's TPG in the top tier, then Gary/Ben and a few others, then the rest of us.
Aug 21, 2020, 6:21 am
#4001
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Posts: 48,187
Omaat and vftw made millions in the past 10 years and hopefully squirreled them away. With the blogosphere constantly evolving the worth of the website is up in the air.
Aug 22, 2020, 12:36 am
#4002
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Seattle
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He’s made his blog out into a political gaslight leftist program. It’s not even about aviation anymore and he’s a multimillionaire. Why not just sell the blog and go off to an island with Ford?
Aug 22, 2020, 3:27 am
#4003
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Aug 22, 2020, 7:19 am
#4004
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Aug 22, 2020, 11:40 am
#4005
Join Date: Dec 2002
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We get that you don't like what you perceive to be Ben's politics. And you don't like his blog. So why do you keep reading, and posting the same complaint here?