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    Look! Up In The Sky! It’s A Coke Plane! It’s A Pepsi Plane! It’s…

    by SharonKurheg January 7, 2024
    by SharonKurheg January 7, 2024

    I was on the shuttle bus from my hotel to JFK. I was sharing it with a very friendly group of three people including a husband, a wife, and another …

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    FBI Busted Into Wrong Hotel Room, Detained Delta Pilot

    by SharonKurheg August 1, 2023
    by SharonKurheg August 1, 2023

    Well, this certainly doesn’t happen every day. A Delta Airlines pilot was handcuffed and interrogated by members of the FBI and the U.S. Army in the bathroom of his hotel …

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  • Credit Cards

    Bank Mistakenly Offers Bonus Points & Honors The Promotion

    by joeheg June 19, 2023
    by joeheg June 19, 2023

    When a company makes a mistake, you expect them to admit it. However, if that mistake costs them money they might not make good on the offer. For example, an …

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  • Rental Cars

    What To Do If You Put The Wrong Octane Gas In Your Rental Car

    by SharonKurheg December 8, 2021
    by SharonKurheg December 8, 2021

    Every car has a recommended type (octane) of gasoline, commonly known in the U.S. as Regular, Mid-Grade (or Plus) and Premium. Well, there’s diesel too but fortunately, diesel pumps don’t …

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    Sorry, Orlando Airport! I Was Wrong

    by joeheg August 19, 2021
    by joeheg August 19, 2021

    I recently wrote about how I needed to reclear security at Orlando Airport when going between gates on the same side of the airport post-security. While this might not be …

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  • Funny Stuff

    The Driver’s License That Would Never Get Past TSA Security

    by SharonKurheg March 26, 2021
    by SharonKurheg March 26, 2021

    After years (And years. And YEARS) of delay, the United States was finally going to require that driver’s licenses be Real ID compliant in order to be used at TSA …

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  • Travel

    Mistakes To Avoid When Applying For Or Renewing Your Passport

    by SharonKurheg February 24, 2021
    by SharonKurheg February 24, 2021

    Millions of U.S. citizens cheered when the U.S. State Department announced they were going to re-start processing passports last June, after the process had been shut down since March (thanks, …

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    We’ve All Made Mistakes On Reservations. But That Four Seasons Thing Takes It To A Whole New Level

    by joeheg November 9, 2020
    by joeheg November 9, 2020

    Have you ever made a stupid mistake when making travel reservations? Once you hit a certain level of travel, you’ll inevitably have this happen to you. Mistakes happen and there’s …

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    How To NOT Take Video On Vacation

    by SharonKurheg September 26, 2020
    by SharonKurheg September 26, 2020

    Unless you’re of the generation that has been raised with computers, smart phones, etc., there can sometimes be a learning curve when you have a new piece of electronics. For …

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    I Almost Paid Kids’ Prices, & Was Then Mistaken For A Senior At The Same Tourist Attraction

    by SharonKurheg September 24, 2020
    by SharonKurheg September 24, 2020

    I’ve had a lifetime of people not knowing how old I am. I was born with a very rare growth disorder that made me about a head shorter than most …

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