u/AmNoSuperSand52

So last time I was going through the airport it was a slow day and the TSA PreCheck folks helped me complete my enrollment.

I could have sworn they said I was all good and finished, but I am still receiving text notifications that "Your TSA PreCheck pre-enrollment is expiring soon".

I thought I was done and already scanned my prints at the kiosk. Was I mistaken?

Edit: I looked it up on Clear and it says my expiration is in 2031. The part I find odd though is that the text notifications seem to be from Clear

So I take my Mk8 GTI to the track and autocross. As many of you are aware you may approach cars or cones faster and more aggressively than you would on the road, which the car recognizes as an impeding collision

That’s all well and good, except for the fact that when the collision warning goes off it resets your car back to the default ESC (versus Sport or Off). Is there a way to stop this? Any track run is almost guaranteed to set off the warning and when it resets ESC it essentially ruins that run

I’m considering the Alpaka Flight Pouch Pro as a electronics pouch and also to pull double duty as a sling bag when traveling

I narrowed it down to either X-PAC or Ultradyne and I’m not sure what to pick, especially considering they’re the same price. I own an XPAC toiletry kit so I’m familiar with the material stiffness/feel but have never seen or felt Ultradyne in person. I’ve heard it’s a lot more flexible, lighter, and crinkly. I was concerned the crinkly fabric that’s thinner may be annoying carrying on my torso, but might also pack smaller in my bag

For people who have a similar intended use case (worn on body while moving around) is there one that stands above the other?

I’m considering the Alpaka Flight Pouch Pro as a electronics pouch and also to pull double duty as a sling bag when traveling

I narrowed it down to either X-PAC or Ultradyne and I’m not sure what to pick, especially considering they’re the same price. I own an XPAC toiletry kit so I’m familiar with the material stiffness/feel but have never seen or felt Ultradyne in person. I’ve heard it’s a lot more flexible, lighter, and crinkly. I was concerned the crinkly fabric that’s thinner may be annoying carrying on my torso, but might also pack smaller in my bag

For people who have a similar intended use case (worn on body while moving around) is there one that stands above the other?

So my girlfriend’s (dating for 1.5 years) best friend getting married several months from now and she’s having to RSVP now for the event with the option to put me down as a plus one.

The scheduling conflict is that I am going on a camping/backpacking trip that weekend with several friends that I have very much been looking forward to. And it was a pain to get all 6 of us to have schedules that lined up and it's a trip we have wanted to do since COVID (ironically before the bride even met her fiance)

My girlfriend was a bit disappointed when I told her I had a scheduling conflict and felt it was improper of me to have her have to go to a wedding without her bf when my reason for missing it is not significant or an emergency.

I don’t fully disagree with her, it’s certainly nice to go with a partner on a special day, and under other circumstances I always would. But my personal thoughts are:

- This trip was planned prior to the wedding date. It’s not like I’m choosing to sit at home instead of the wedding; I have real plans

- I don’t really know the bride and I really never see her (for context they live a few hours apart and see each other a couple times a year). She's not particularly prominent in my life, nor I in hers. So I don't think she at least cares much

- I feel id get a lot more enjoyment out of spending time with my friends instead of being a background person at someone else’s celebration who doesn’t really know if I’m even there

- I’m usually very flexible with my plans and make an effort to be accommodating

- I am one of the two people who owns a tent for backpacking. Barring an emergency it’s a little crappy to now spring a $300 purchase on someone

Edit 1: For those implying, yes she is a bridesmaid in the wedding, so I would be without the one person I know for most of the weekend. haven't brought that up to her as I didn't feel it was fair to say her role in the wedding made the wedding less fun for me. Feels like I'd be making her feel guilty for being a good friend

Edit 2: I should probably have clarified that I did not say these points to her. I only said that I had a prior trip planned and that it was important to me

Edit 3: General opinions seem to be leaning towards me going on the trip, but alot of people thinking my additional thoughts are selfish. I don't disagree, but I think I'm having these thoughts because I am a little hurt about how I felt dismissed by my gf about hobbies/activities/plans in my life...It's also pretty hurtful that a lot of commenters accused me of being controlling/abusive/uncaring and some even hoped my gf would leave or cheat on me