u/Albert-La-Maquina

Driving by the closed Chick Fil A on Cooper & I-20 yesterday (around 3:30), there was a bunch of smoking coming onto Cooper, and workers in vests (CFA? construction?) standing around a fire in the parking lot.

I've tried to see if there was any information on what it was, or if something happened to that CFA, but anything I search for is now about the downtown fire (obviously a much bigger one). I would normally think it's just a small contained burn, but pretty much any fires are illegal right now.

Anyone else see this yesterday? Any ideas of what it was?

I've searched everywhere and cannot find the answer I'm looking for, so I'm adding here to see if I'm missing something.

I booked some flights on Avianca (Classic) today. I really need to know how many PQP will be earned for United so I can book my next flights accordingly. But while this site (https://www.united.com/en/us/fly/mileageplus/partners/earn-miles-on-avianca.html) is helpful, it requires you to know the letter that corresponds to your fare class (K, W, S, etc.). But all I have is "Classic," and I've scoured ​my confirmation email as well as the booking on the app, and it's nowhere to be seen. Just "Classic."

Even this site (https://pqp.economiles.com) is great, but still requires you to know the letter. Any advice?

P.S. I tried asking Avianca's chatbot, but I think my toddler could give me more info than Vianca did.

I'm trying to send a check to my mortgage so they can sign it and return it (insurance check). They said it goes fastest if I include a self-addressed/paid envelope.

I'm going the flat-rate route. But how do I print a return label when I don't know the date they'll send it back? Do I just guess? Am I missing something in how I'm supposed to generate this label and/or include return postage?

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Obviously, not a perfect parallel, and maybe more of a pure prisoner's dilemma. The "don't know what others do" is lessened, but you also don't know exactly how others respond. If you want to protect your majority, you gerrymander it your way. If you want to do right by the country as a whole, you draw "fair" districts (that can be subjective, but let's say there are relatively fair alternatives). But that only helps if other states keep their districts fair.

Is there any correlation in strategy?

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I have a 2011 Mitsubishi Endeavor (automatic) that suffered hail damage in the last storm. Windshield only had a couple tiny dings (maybe were there before?), but the hood had quite a bit.

I bought it for $5K in 2018. I really don't care about the hail damage as long as it runs fine, and I doubt I'm getting that much out of it when I sell.

Recently bought new tires (a few months ago), put a timing belt in a few years ago, and have generally kept up maintenance. Has about 150k-175k miles.

it even worth having insurance help fix it ($1K deductible)? Is there value in having them total it and pay me out (I would probably keep driving it)? Or is it better to forget about it (maybe even wait to claim until next storm)? I'm in Texas.

I know the advice here is more along the lines of what might need fixed or general mechanical advice, and that you're not insurance adjusters. Just wanted to get some takes from those more in this field than I am. Really don't want to pay $1K just to fix something I don't really care about.