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Wife is having the worst travel experience of her life on American right now. She’s exec platinum so she’s not a newbie. She’s in Sydney on biz. She was supposed to fly from Sydney to LAX to DFW on Sat at 11:15 AM (aussie time). Flight was canceled and AA only has one flight per day out of Sydney. She has spent numerous hours on the phone trying variations of flights back to dallas (through new zealand, asian countries). All are booked solid. She had to pay for another night in Sydney because fuck the customer. Each representative she spoke with gave her a different reason for the inbound flight not coming to Sydney (mechanical, weather). Inbound flight is out of LAX and they experienced a downpour of 0.3 inches of rain yesterday. Weather in Sydney is 100 degrees and clear. No rational reason why weather is the issue. As of now, she is booked on a quantas flight departing in a few hours from Sydney to DFW direct. Middle seat. Last row. She had a biz class ticket on AA. She’ll become good friends with those standing in line for the restroom. She may end up on the flight disrupters thread. Time will tell. Each time she calls with an update or to vent, I channel Phil as I wake from my nap.

If I voted in a republican primary, I’d have to scrub myself Silkwood style to get that filth off me.

I have tix for him in dallas on may 9 at majestic

Saw the Vegabonds Fri night at Granada in dallas

This isn’t even a little bit surprising at this point. And the republican politicians will do the exact same at and following the RNC.

Username checks out

I get lots from actblue. Very rarely from republicans. I’ve donated regularly to actblue, worked phone banks, and hosted a phone bank so I’m on the DNC list. On the rare occasion I do get a GQP text, I have a bit of fun responding.

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It’s gotta be the shoes

They’re easy marks. Put a red hat on anything and label it patriot in red, white and blue. The more garish, the better. I actually have a decent idea for a product that I’m considering. This is the time to act because the republicans are all gonna get on board after the RNC.

From the way back machine

Theory needs more jewish space lasers and AI.

Oh. So you met my ex?

That was really awkward. Does he think this is anything but cringeworthy? He must have a lot of practice getting ignored by women and normal people. Made me think his high school years were Anthony Michael Hall-esque

It does suck. Sociopaths like you have made healthcare for type 1 diabetics precipitous for decades. Fortunately, W fucked up 2008 so badly that obama got ACA passed. Now, health insurance companies can’t exclude type 1 diabetics from buying health insurance. And of course Cruz built his career on overturning ACA. Republicans are irredeemable pieces of shit. Full stop.

Folk wisdom from the short bus

What did you tell your kids when you show your ass?

Used to be called juvenile diabetes. It can hit kids at a very young age. I felt my first low blood sugar episode in the eighth grade and had no idea what was going on. Pancreas shut down some time during spring of my senior year in high school. Telltale symptoms are unquenchable thirst and constant urination.

I turned type 1 diabetic at 17. Healthcare and its costs have always been a top issue for me. Republicans showed they didn’t give a shit about healthcare in the 90’s. Until obamacare I couldn’t buy health insurance on the open market because no health insurance company would sell to the high risk customers.

Pearl Jam tour

Nothing says “conservative thought leader” like a goatee’d thumb in a truck whining about the comments in his social media