another reason to avoid kiwi air I booked my adult son a trip from Halifax-Toronto-Calgary. After he was already past security, Kiwi sent me text and email telling me that there was a delay with the first flight of 55 minutes and thus “There’s not enough time to transfer” along with a link to “check my options”. At this point there was no one at the gate to talk to for another…

Hello fellow travelers! I’m planning on travelling to the US for about 3 weeks and need advice on places to go and avoid, and what are some things I should look after So the plan is to spend about 9 days in Miami, 3 days in NYC, 7 days in Indiana, and 3 days in Kansas. The time in Miami is non-negotiable, but the rest is. Budget is low; I’m trying to stay below $100 USD a day after hotel and plane tickets. I’m super excited and want to make the most of this. submitted by /u/bearded_toast-head …

The Difference Between Razor Burn and Razor Bumps (and How to Avoid Both) Anyone who has ever shaved has probably experienced pain or discomfort at some point as a result. Whether it’s a nick, cut, or gash from a razor that likely has many blades, or redness and irritation that appears when you’ve finished, shaving can leave you with more than a sooth face or legs. This includes razor burns… Read more…

best payment processor to avoid scammers I earn around 300$ a day and over another 400$-500$ are blocked each day. And im still getting so many disputes. How is stripe not catching on? Does anyone know any payment processors or how to avoid this? I even had stripe radar and it didn’t do shit. edit: the disputes are because of stolen cards. It doesn’t necessarily have to be better, the …

Avoid These Car Insurance Sites When You’re Shopping for Quotes No one likes to constantly get calls, texts, and emails with car insurance quotes from countless companies—even long after you’ve already purchased a policy. If this has happened to you, you probably used a quote comparison website to save yourself time, instead of calling individual insurance companies. Read more…

how to avoid fungus on lenses Hello, I’ve purchased this lens months ago (brand new) barely and yesterday I take out from the bag to take some pics and realized that fungus has appeared. I had this issue with my previous telephoto lens 75-300 and all of this takes me to ask, is there any advice to avoid or at least avoid appears to soon? I’m from Panama and here usually it’s…

LPT: How to avoid a deadly wreck if rear-ended My dad (a retired firefighter whose seen some stuff) taught me this when I first started driving, so I thought I’d share: If you’re in the median or a turn lane waiting to turn left, keep your wheels straight until you are clear to make the turn. This way if you are rear-ended, you won’t get pushed into oncoming traffic leading to a bad accident…

LPT: if you want to avoid the awkward side shuffle when trying to avoid walking into somebody when rounding a corner / walking straight at you, look straight ahead and don’t make eye contact. You will drastically reduce/eliminate these occurrences. I don’t know why this works but this was a trick that a manager taught me when I was working as a server in a restaurant. I didn’t believe him at first but it truly works, It’s actually quite astounding. In the last 15 years of me employing this trick, I can count on one hands the amount of awkward side shuffles I’ve had to do when trying to avo…

Schumer and McCarthy Agree Stopgap Spending Bill Necessary to Avoid Shutdown The Senate majority leader said his meeting with Speaker Kevin McCarthy to agree to support a resolution that would extend funding for a few months was “a good sign.”

The VPN 14 EYES EXPLAINED! Should You Avoid Them? submitted by /u/Foxian16

LPT: When scheduling an email to send avoid the suggested times If you want to schedule an email but don’t want it to look scheduled set odd times, like 14:13 or 9:38 instead of 14:15 or 9:40. That way it looks like you sent it as you finished it. I use this to send work emails for things that took me a couple of minutes but want to make it look like it took me more time. That way people don’t expect me to f…

LPT Before you go number two, put a sheet of TP on top of the water to avoid back splash submitted by /u/Spice_Cadet_

LPT Request: How to avoid arguing with someone who has a grudge against me and will likely try to start something during a social event I’m about to go to. So i rented a house with an old high-school buddy a while back. He turned out to be controlling and manipulative and if he couldn’t control me he became toxic and abusive. So when the lease ended I just packed my shit a left. I did let him know I was moving out about 4 or 5 months in advance and I didn’t deliberately damage or mess up the place….

‘Dahmer’ Editor Explains Cutting Scenes to Avoid Creating Sympathy for Serial Killer submitted by /u/Neo2199

LPT: avoid the disgusting “reheated chicken” smell by slow-cooking initially For years I would fry chicken in a pan, and it was great if I ate it right away. But if I tried to heat up leftovers, especially in the microwave, the chicken had this disgusting smell that was intolerable to me. Then a couple months ago my wife suggested making shredded chicken by baking it in a Dutch oven (also works in a Pyrex dish covered wi…

Disney+ and Hulu Are About to Raise Prices, but You Can Avoid It Disney, who also owns the majority of Hulu, is raising prices for the standalone premium tiers of Disney+ and Hulu. Unfortunately, higher prices aren’t the only change: Disney+ will be cracking down on password sharing too, according to Mashable. But they also rolled out a discounted Disney+ and Hulu ad-free combo… Read more…

Wife laid off, options for health insurance coverage to avoid tax penalty? This is for California. My wife was laid off in June and her health coverage expired June 30th. We tried to get her onto my health insurance plan but there was a lot of back and forth about the required paper work that led to us submitting final paperwork in early August. My job said that because it was more than 31 days after the “life qualify…

LPT Request: How to avoid a promotion? I might get offered a promotion soon. Higher pay but less security. The pay isn’t worth the lessened job security in my current situation. How would one go about politely declining the promotion? submitted by /u/FoolishSage31

LPT Avoid ever having your wallet pickpocketed Was watching a documentary show about pickpocket techniques hosted by an expert pick-pocketer. He said if the typical wallet is placed in the pocket lengthwise (long way side to side) vs what most men do; placing it in the narrow way side to side, it makes it virtually impossible to remove without you noticing. submitted by /u/HumbleStumb…

LPT: Make a conscious effort to avoid composing emails or text messages that could potentially lead to humiliation or incrimination. I guess sometimes you have no choice but to write something. I’ve adopted a valuable rule of thumb: I only send messages that I wouldn’t feel embarrassed about if others were to see them. In today’s digital landscape, one can never predict who might glimpse your screen while your WhatsApp is open, the inadvertent forwarding of an email or if one…