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cost me $1200 to get biz class round trip 'sky priority' or whatever on a delta 767 from JFK to LAX.
boarding was 6:30, departure was 7:10pm.
got to the terminal curb at 6:31pm because traffic in NYC is absolutely fucking irrepressibly satanic for no reason at all. like they literally shut down midtown tunnel and no one knew why.
look......
by 6:43pm i was in my fucking seat on the plane.
which btw is not exactly a seat, as much as it is a fucking dot com style cubicle, complete with a wrap around privacy curtain and 100% reclinable seat.
i have never. in my fucking life. had so few problems getting through security/checkin/whatever.
dinner was served promptly after takeoff; seared steak tenderloin, thai mashed potatoes, sauted greenbeans, salad, some cute little desert. shit was fire.
negs:
no one was there to really tell me what to do or how to take advantage of my sky priority status, i basically just followed other people who seemed to know what they were doing in order to get to the security queue. this could have cost me dearly if i got into one of the baggage check lines.
had to wear my mask for about 13 hours straight and that shit was not at all fetch, but small price to pay.
the traffic/taxi/uber situation at LAX is .. indescribably bad.
i followed the general advice and went to the median to hail an uber black because sure fuck it ill pay $130 to travel 20 minutes if it means getting this fucking mask off and getting off my feat. 15 minutes later uber had found me 1 driver who cancelled my trip within 15 seconds. at that point i heard someone next to me hiss into their phone "i have been here for a whole hour WHERE IS MY UBER DRIVER" at which point i made the executive decision to get into the shuttle to the 'legitimate' taxi/uber spot.
which.. how can i describe it... felt like being taken to a post apocalyptic prison camp?
10 minutes later we exit the bus and no one is telling anyone where to go or what to do, we just kinda shuffle into the 'line' next to the taxis and a few minutes later some guy barks at me to walk about 10 car lengths to the 'next available driver' which i do, and yeah he proceeds to _bomb_ towards my destination at a very cool 85mph and and there we arrived for half the cost of an uber, including tip.
oh btw uber has been in biz for 12 years and still cant make a profit and charges more than limos for the privilege to share the back seat of a honda civic with a total stranger in the ass end of a plague.
but yeah man delta one biz class on a 767 is the absolute best value by miles and i am absolutely sure that within months it will costing 3x what they are charging now so enjoy it while you can.
cost me $1200 to get biz class round trip 'sky priority' or whatever on a delta 767 from JFK to LAX.
boarding was 6:30, departure was 7:10pm.
got to the terminal curb at 6:31pm because traffic in NYC is absolutely fucking irrepressibly satanic for no reason at all. like they literally shut down midtown tunnel and no one knew why.
look......
by 6:43pm i was in my fucking seat on the plane.
which btw is not exactly a seat, as much as it is a fucking dot com style cubicle, complete with a wrap around privacy curtain and 100% reclinable seat.
i have never. in my fucking life. had so few problems getting through security/checkin/whatever.
dinner was served promptly after takeoff; seared steak tenderloin, thai mashed potatoes, sauted greenbeans, salad, some cute little desert. shit was fire.
negs:
no one was there to really tell me what to do or how to take advantage of my sky priority status, i basically just followed other people who seemed to know what they were doing in order to get to the security queue. this could have cost me dearly if i got into one of the baggage check lines.
had to wear my mask for about 13 hours straight and that shit was not at all fetch, but small price to pay.
the traffic/taxi/uber situation at LAX is .. indescribably bad.
i followed the general advice and went to the median to hail an uber black because sure fuck it ill pay $130 to travel 20 minutes if it means getting this fucking mask off and getting off my feat. 15 minutes later uber had found me 1 driver who cancelled my trip within 15 seconds. at that point i heard someone next to me hiss into their phone "i have been here for a whole hour WHERE IS MY UBER DRIVER" at which point i made the executive decision to get into the shuttle to the 'legitimate' taxi/uber spot.
which.. how can i describe it... felt like being taken to a post apocalyptic prison camp?
10 minutes later we exit the bus and no one is telling anyone where to go or what to do, we just kinda shuffle into the 'line' next to the taxis and a few minutes later some guy barks at me to walk about 10 car lengths to the 'next available driver' which i do, and yeah he proceeds to _bomb_ towards my destination at a very cool 85mph and and there we arrived for half the cost of an uber, including tip.
oh btw uber has been in biz for 12 years and still cant make a profit and charges more than limos for the privilege to share the back seat of a honda civic with a total stranger in the ass end of a plague.
but yeah man delta one biz class on a 767 is the absolute best value by miles and i am absolutely sure that within months it will costing 3x what they are charging now so enjoy it while you can.
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