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Post by mossie on Mar 21, 2017 19:57:40 GMT
Definitely time to retreat to the nuclear proof bunker that I trust you have all built in your gardens. We're all going to die.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 15:33:12 GMT
Once we leave the EUSSR , the human rights laws that are being abused will be lifted ( the ones that protect criminals and terrorists), these Islamic terrorists will find themselves deported and imprisoned faster than you can say bacon sandwich.
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Post by chexbres on Mar 26, 2017 9:28:11 GMT
I can't find it just now, but someone on the TripAdvisor Paris Forum was worried about having to either walk 1.7 km without luggage in broad daylight or take a taxi. The charge for this would be 7 EU...if the taxi even consented to go that lengthy distance.
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Post by whatagain on Mar 26, 2017 10:20:18 GMT
TA is hopeless, Fodors is totally spammed and Anyport is losing true members. I think I may have time soon to read my books after all...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2017 21:11:53 GMT
We are thrilled to be going on vacation and be staying for 8 nights at the Ritz Paris (my Mother is 92 and this may be her last overseas vacation).
The concierge has gone way out of his way and spent a lot of time and effort in getting us lovely room upgrades, making both lunch and dinner reservations for each day, tickets for the museums/churches/gardens we would like to see, handling the non-smoking car & english speaking driver service, etc., etc.
We wanted to let him know even before we arrived that his efforts were appreciated, so we called the PIERRE HERME chocolatier, and had some items delivered to him with a thank you note. Should we also tip him monetarily when we arrive?
And would 100 Euros be appropriate? (If we were to tip him 5 euros for each service he has done for us, it would come to more than that, so we were not sure what to do)
Usually in the USA, I tip the bellman who brings the bags to the room $10, the doorman who hails the taxi $5 (so he always gets us one quickly), the housekeeper who does morning make-up service $10 each day and the housekeeper who does evening turn down service $10 each night, and if I need something special (a rush on laundry or a button sewed, etc.) then hand that person who came to pick it up $10 as well.
I am very conscious that the hotel employees often do not make a lot of money and depend on their tips to supplement their salaries. Is this also the case in Paris? What do you suggest?
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Post by whatagain on Mar 30, 2017 14:57:41 GMT
I've brought beer to the clerk of my favourite hotel - Boronali - in the 18th. Always had nice chats with the guys there. I also bring beer to the guy at the recycling refusal in France - they don't have the best of jobs and they are helpful and polite - and never get a tip... So chocolate is a nice attention. Money... this lady, adds 45$ a day to her expense, why not when you spend 1107 € * for a room at the Ritz. -> 4%. Cheap.
Just checked - they have a promotion on TA : down from 1207 if you reserve via TA, normal unchanged price of 1107 from the other sites...
I was surprised at the level of agressivity in the answers - worse than what I would have written at the time. However I wonder if it is not a provocation. Who in hell would care about advice from people like us when they sleep for more than 1000 € a night ?
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Post by rikita on Mar 30, 2017 21:27:48 GMT
Link plz?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2017 2:14:11 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2017 2:17:33 GMT
Frankly, I am amazed that the person who only turns down one little triangle of sheet and puts a chocolate on the pillow gets the same tip as the person who does all of the cleaning and sheet changing work in the morning.
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Post by rikita on Mar 31, 2017 6:30:38 GMT
ah i thought the aggressivity was about her staying at such an expensive place, but it was just about tipping rules ...
what do you mean with the person who turns down one little triangle of sheet? do you mean who makes the beds? wouldn't that often be the same person - preparing the room before check-in, and cleaning it after check-out? when i cleaned (and changed sheets etc.) i rarely got tips - that was in a hostel though, so it is not as common there ... nor when i worked at the reception. there it always seemed a bit unfair to me that the people at the bar got lots of tips, even though they had the same wage as me (and the reception work was at least as stressful - the cleaning job was more relaxed, but also sometimes gross and was very low paid) ... so i'd agree with those that say the cleaners are the ones you should tip. then again, i never really remember to do that, either (but i stay mainly at airbnb places, so it is different) ...
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Post by whatagain on Mar 31, 2017 15:10:35 GMT
I tipped the guy who towed my car today. Yet I live in Belgium. I gave him 10 €. A guy full of tattoes... how did I even consider him a human being
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2017 19:05:57 GMT
LizzyFaire 51. Re: Tipping Hotel Staff Apr 02, 2017, 2:07 PM
It's the difference between respecting a culture and some sort of entitled noblesse oblige. Your tipping allows some poor soul to buy fresf vegetables for their child? What world is that you live in? Dickensian London?
CinderellaDearest 52. Re: Tipping Hotel Staff Apr 02, 2017, 2:18 PM
Actually, Lizzy, when you take kind intentions and make something nasty out of it, that's about you and not the culture. Your comment was not becoming.
jdbri 53. Re: Tipping Hotel Staff Apr 02, 2017, 2:38 PM
> when you take kind intentions and make something nasty out of it, that's about you and not the culture.
But your intentions aren't kind; they're entitled.
As always these discussions don't go anywhere and run and run. Around tipping there just seems to be a "not getting it" and I'm not sure why. I guess coming from a culture where tipping, if done, is a little extra for very good service, and not some mandatory wage top up I can see partly where the resistance comes from... but even so. I mean, if I went somewhere and the locals told me not to say please or thank you as they weren't cultural norms I'd find it really hard - saying please and thank you has been ingrained in me since childhood it's second nature. LizzyFaire Allonsee
54. Re: Tipping Hotel Staff Apr 02, 2017, 2:45 PM
Sorry, when you imply that it's only your kindness that stands between hotel staff and a bread line, that says way more about you than it does me. Bread, meet cake (or brioche, to be more historically accurate).
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2017 12:12:08 GMT
Too much crew control of window shades on 787? I'm on UA 2 SIN-SFO right now. This is my first time taking this non-stop flight out of Singapore.
About 20 minutes after departure, the crew darkened all window shades, as is possible with the crew override function of the 787. The windows have remained on the darkest setting for the duration of the flight.
The departure time in Singapore for this flight is 9 a.m., so this is ostensibly a daytime flight... at least until it isn't (somewhere over the Pacific a few hours into the flight, when we met up with the westbound sunset). While the flightpath is largely over only ocean, the initial part of the flight should be fairly picturesque, flying right over the Spratly and Philippine islands. Like many other FTers, I enjoy flying and usually I intentionally choose the window seat. The 787's window on its darkest setting lets through very little light, making sightseeing unrealistic and aerial photography impossible.
I know this is a first-world problem and verges on the never-ending debate over who controls the window shade, etc. But it seems reasonable for passengers to expect some availability of looking out the window on 15+ hour flight. This isn't a cargo airline.
For the record, I tend to think I'm pretty respectful with the window shade and cognizant of others trying to watch movies, sleep, etc. If the crew wants the shades dim during their meal service or whatever, perhaps some type of halfway-dim setting compromise would be reasonable. Isn't this the point, after all, of the dimming window shades on the 787; the ability to maintain passenger comfort while still allowing passengers to see out the window?
I'm planning to ask the service manager at the conclusion of the flight, but was wondering about others' experiences on this flight. Is this a company policy for this flight? Or a crew-based decision? Am I being unreasonable to want to see out the window during this flight?
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Post by rikita on Apr 20, 2017 23:27:35 GMT
i can understand him/her.
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Post by questa on Apr 21, 2017 4:35:31 GMT
Did you ask the cabin staff to allow you to have your shade up? Did they have the shades up for take off and landing? They are required to do this so in the event of a fire inside the cabin while on the ground, the fire appliance teams can see into the cabin to assess the situation. The writer could have said they suffered from claustrophobia...worth a try.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2017 4:38:12 GMT
Yes, the 787's have automatically darkening windows now instead of shades that you pull down. One theory is this:
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2017 4:43:21 GMT
Follow-up by the OP:
OP here.
I spoke with the service manager at the end of the flight. He seemed genuinely understanding and said that he would have unlocked my shade had I asked. I also acknowledged, to him, that I understood that it would always be impossible to please everyone. He claimed it was company policy, but then a couple minutes later seemed to indicate he knew that different crews might do things different ways. I suggested the "set it but don't lock people out" method, for what that's worth.
I like the 787, and the tinting window shades are a neat feature (gimmick?), but the potential loss of control with regard to the window makes me reconsider whether it's the best choice on particularly scenic routes.
I should note that on this particular flight, the shades remained darkened even during: - Night time flying, when all it prevented was stargazing, and - During most of the final meal service, during which time the crew turned on cabin lighting and nearly everyone was awake and eating.
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Post by bjd on Apr 21, 2017 5:57:09 GMT
I can understand that flyer's frustration. Once on a flight to Canada, so during daytime, I wanted to read while the movie was being shown. I put my blind up and the steward told me I had to put it down because it interfered with the movie. I did raise it a bit, preferring to read by daylight than the little light over my seat. Given the size of the plane, one small window shouldn't have made a difference to the general light level.
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Post by rikita on Apr 21, 2017 7:34:19 GMT
yeah i had that with the normal blinds, too, sometimes, that i wanted to look outside (to see the clouds or just to get away from the feeling of that there still is a world outside the airplane) during a flight and the flight attendants came and told me to close the window, even when i just opened it a little bit.
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Post by questa on Apr 21, 2017 8:24:21 GMT
Of course, once the FAs have everyone dozing they can turn down the Air-con and save shekels in fuel. I know...they say they don't, but you only have to walk down to the back to feel and smell the difference.
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Post by lugg on Apr 22, 2017 8:59:34 GMT
I too have sympathy for the flyer, I like to be able to window gaze especially on long flights .
The general kindness of the replies to this pearl was a (welcome) surprise.
"Honeymoon booked for May, Scared of weather! PLEASE HELP!"
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Post by whatagain on Apr 22, 2017 11:45:48 GMT
Why didn't she ask ?
Makes me think of the two gays who are on a plane and one says to the other 'let's do it' 'Are you crazy says the other one ?' ' come on, nobody will notice' and he stands up and says 'hi guys, would anybody lend me a pen please, I need one'. Of course nobody moves. So they do it. Plane lands, the FA sees an old lady freezing, with blue lips and ask 'Hello lady, why didn't you ask for a blanket ?' the old lady answers 'Are you nuts ? a poor guy asked for a pen and got fucked ! so I just shut up'
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Post by questa on Apr 22, 2017 15:05:33 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2017 8:06:37 GMT
We are currently in Paris and we plan to visit Pont des Artes. But, as I've recalled, there was a news back in 2015 that the locks are already removed. It made us doubt whether whe should go or not. One thing for sure, we do not want to waste our metro ticket fees for nothing since we are on a strict budget. Can you please help us by telling us if the locks were returned this year or not?
Thank you so much.
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Post by whatagain on May 14, 2017 17:24:35 GMT
She can still go to Rome and book a Da Vinci tour, but skip Pierrefonds because the series (forgot whihc, Merlin ?) has been stopped...
Wondered if the OP is not a guy like Seanbee posting the most stupid threds. OP posted about going on a viatour trip in Amst during a 6 hours layover for instance and a way to get a cheaper way of reaching Paris from Brauvais than via the shuttle...
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Post by whatagain on May 17, 2017 12:14:22 GMT
From the same site :
'My husband's hair dresser told him Marseille is a big dirty fish market city and is not worth seeing. '
Someone wisely recommended to see anohter hairdresser to have a second opinion.
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Post by onlyMark on May 17, 2017 12:22:48 GMT
Hairdressers always ask where you're going on holiday, but travel agents never ask where you get your hair done.
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Post by patricklondon on May 17, 2017 15:53:10 GMT
Hairdressers always ask where you're going on holiday, but travel agents never ask where you get your hair done. That ought to be a "thought for the day" somewhere.... My blog | My photos | My video clips"too literate to be spam"
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Post by onlyMark on May 17, 2017 19:08:42 GMT
That's probably where I got it from.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 19:21:52 GMT
I've heard the Koreans are responsible for the mind reading and other issues such as the sudden slowing down of my typing to be show up on the screen. It happened sometimes and the problem solved when I used another writing software - such as the different word processing software.
The stalking could be related with the Fusion Center and the mind controlled Muslim practice making people. They might have enough knowledge in Islamic issues but they would start judging others with their Islamic views. So, they are basically the Islamic threats in the neighborhood and the non-Islamic person would be targeted by them. And they could say, it's a test for just practicing how the victim would be tortured by what they say as the prediction.
So, no Muslim means no more problem to me.
And the worst is the translating people. Someone could be translating and making the decision of what to do with my English posting or something. If I write a novel, these people would take the plot and claim me for anything dangerous from the contents. I'm a writer and enough harassment on me. Also, these Muslim pretending people from Fusion Center learning experience would be just the sex maniac and power maniac to be safe among their own. Just like the Dubrovnik people. They would be mean and start doing the thievery but the guests would enjoy the sightseeing in the area. A bad person with the wealth would share the room for others who could be a threat and they could take advantage to be rich and claim something from the stranger's belongings as the penalty of being their and not paying enough as they want. So, that is the normal way of being a reptilean these day for the mean people.
And another issue is the silly sex offenders who are working for the porno making jobs for their police text making and even to be paid by the Saudi military who love Christians to be raped for fun. So, these people would just accuse the Christians by the male Muslim informants for the police to let them have fun with the weak people from abroad who they have no obligation of protecting as only the citizens pay them the tax type reasoning and the lost items of the foreigners would be given back to the locals. So, why not let them robbed by our man? That is the attitude, these days for the foreigners. The Muslims would be just kicking around the Bibles in the Christian's room and even try to throw some Christian items into the dust bins or hiding something in the hotel rooms to lose some stuff. Then they would laugh at the believers. There is no God and no one help the Bibles to be ruined by these Muslim terrorists. So, what is the point of being religious? I quit sometimes. I would be silly feeling how far I tried to be visiting Vatican and getting harassed in the churches by these pro-Muslim people. Even in Vatican, I saw the umbrella people and the Muslims around. So, I would better start sharing the facial photos of these Asian and other suspicious perpetrators as the dangerous people.
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