I recently submitted a transfer request to a large airport (MSP), and got listed as ineligible. While I am uncertain as to why, I believe it is because the airport may only he accepting females at this time, as this has happened at other airports I've applied for. If anyone here works at Minneapolis, can you confirm this for me? I'm just trying to make sure that I didn't do anything wrong
Does anyone here have any experience working in Madison (MSN)? I put in a transfer request to there yesterday (there are currently 3 open spots) and am wondering what the checkpoint is like. I've worked at two airports of a similar size and of the same category in Washington and Montana and am trying to set foot in the upper Midwest at the moment. While I've also submitted requests to La Crosse and Minneapolis, Madison is the most appealing place to me because of the city's size and the social atmosphere is better for people in my age group.
I recently transferred to a new airport in February in a different state thinking it would be worth a try to go somewhere new, but let's just say it hasn't been working out particularly well with the way that management is running things. I can apply to transfer again in a week, and one of the airports that I really want (MSN in Wisconsin) has 3 openings. However, the USAJobs listing says that they're only accepting females at this time. It's the same for a lot of other places that I've applied, including Missoula and Duluth. As I am looking to move to the Great Lakes region, I've been thinking about a few smaller airports in Michigan that have open spots (TVC, GRR, and CMX). MSP has part-time openings that aren't being taken, but I really need to stay full-time. Should I just tough it out and do my best and wait, or should I go ahead and apply for multiple places?
3 months ago, I moved from the greater Seattle area to Billings after deciding to do a work transfer to the airport because I wanted to give something new a try. Although the Billings airport is alright despite some issues with my management, I've been finding the social life for my age group (late 20s) to be somewhat lacking, with few opportunities to meet new people. Next month, I can put in to relocate and work at the Bozeman airport, a place I have been warned is chronically understaffed and exhausting from people who used to work there. My first preference is Minneapolis, but I might have to wait a while for that one. However, they do have 10 hour shifts, which is something I deeply desire, and if the social life is better, it might be worth a try. I know the cost of living is much higher, but the housing market in Billings is absolutely horrendous, and I've always had roommates when I lived in Seattle and did great. I also know how college towns work, as I went to school in Pullman (ranked alongside Bozeman as one of the best college towns in the country). Is it worth a try? Or should I just wait for the chance to move to a different state?
90 degrees in Seattle is miserable
During the late 1930s, the RAF determined that a large number of rifle-calibre machine guns was adequate for arming their fighters, specifically early variants of the Spitfire and Hurricane. However, it's common knowledge that combat experience during the Battle of Britain proved that this wasn't the case, and both planes were hastily armed with cannons as a result. While the Hispano would eventually become a reliable and effective weapon and would be the main British fighter gun for the rest of the war, it initially had trouble, especially when mounted in the Spitfire. I must wonder, would it have been more practical during the desperate days of the fall of 1940 to simply shoehorn American .50 M2s on to fighters as an interim fix? While it may have been tricky on the Spit, the thick wing of the Hurricane could have probably fit the standard six M2s without trouble, and it likely would have been more effective against tougher targets like He111s. In addition, the Royal Navy was starting to receive M2 armed F4F-3s (Martlets) at this time, and they were fairly easy to obtain via lend-lease. While late-war Spitfire variants would use them in tandem with Hispanos, they weren't widely used by the British other than on lend-lease aircraft.
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This is specifically a question for gate and ticket counter agents. TSA screener here. I've noticed that it's very common for my coworkers and often encouraged by our management, depending on the airport, to tell passengers that they can try to put items that can't go through the passenger checkpoint into their already checked bag. I have to imagine that this doesn't go over well with airline employees at the ticket counter, and attempting to retrieve checked bags that have already gone through is probably a huge headache and causes problems, as well as passengers becoming irate when they're told no. Where I was before, this was discouraged and Alaska really hated it when it happened, but at my new airport, everyone does it. Is it really a nuisance that happens a lot, or is it not a big deal? I try to avoid it
This is specifically a question for gate and ticket counter agents. TSA screener here. I've noticed that it's very common for my coworkers and often encouraged by our management, depending on the airport, to tell passengers that they can try to put items that can't go through the passenger checkpoint into their already checked bag. I have to imagine that this doesn't go over well with airline employees at the ticket counter, and attempting to retrieve checked bags that have already gone through is probably a huge headache and causes problems, as well as passengers becoming irate when they're told no. At my previous location, this was discouraged and Alaska really hated it when it happened, but at my new airport, everyone does it. Is it really a nuisance that happens a lot, or is it not a big deal? I try to avoid it
This is specifically a question for gate and ticket counter agents. TSA screener here. I've noticed that it's very common for my coworkers and often encouraged by our management, depending on the airport, to tell passengers that they can try to put items that can't go through the passenger checkpoint into their already checked bag. I have to imagine that this doesn't go over well with airline employees at the ticket counter, and attempting to retrieve checked bags that have already gone through is probably a huge headache and causes problems, as well as passengers becoming irate when they're told no. Where I was before, this was discouraged and Alaska really hated it when it happened, but at my new airport, everyone does it. Is it really a nuisance that happens a lot, or is it not a big deal? I try to avoid it
F band TSO here who recently transferred from an airport in Washington to Montana. While Minnesota (especially DLH) was my first choice, there were no transfer openings at the time I got offered one. After a few months, several have opened at MSP, and I'm planning on applying next month when I'm able to again. If anyone here works at Minneapolis, I would love to know what the airport is like. I've never worked at a large airport but have heard some crazy stories (mostly at SEA), but based on what I've heard, it seems to be better than most other large airports. While there certainly are disadvantages, larger airports offer more opportunities to promote and more schedule flexibility
I have both real firearms and air rifles that I take out shooting, mostly to sight them in and practice for when I go hunting. While I'm okay going to 17 mile for my real guns, I would love to find a spot where I can sight my air rifles in that there aren't other people at on weekdays that I can have to myself and not worry about morons being unsafe. I heard there's a spot past the Laurel airport l, but couldn't find it. I'm also looking for spots where I can hunt pigeons and Eurasian doves with my air rifles, and although I've heard about the grain silos and elevators around here, I haven't met anyone that can get me permission yet. Does anyone know of any good open spots near town?
When I moved here from Seattle in March, I noticed that one of the major internet providers is Spectrum, who I have a troubled history with during my time in college on the east side of Washington (an hour south of Spokane). Why is this still relevant after I graduated 3 years ago you may ask? Because they still continue to call me to this very day asking me to sign back up, until I finally blocked their number. I had Spectrum as my internet provider simply because that was what my family, who owned the place, had and I simply kept it. They were always a nuisance, sending me promotions and notices in the mail even though I've always made my payments online, charging me over $100 every month just for Internet and being difficult to deal with. During my last holiday break, they came to investigate a signal leakage at my place, and because I wasn't home, they left and did nothing. Then in January, they came over and left a note saying they shut my service off because they couldn't fix it while I was at class. No emails, no phone calls, they just shut my service off because I wasn't home, and I had to wait until the next day for them to fix it and restore my internet. Later, I also found out that they added services to my plan that I did not authorize and upped my monthly rate as a result. Spectrum is a horrible company and you should not get you internet from them
Alumnus (2023) here. If you live off campus and have your own internet provider, avoid Spectrum at all costs. Why is this still relevant after I graduated 3 years ago you may ask? Because they still continue to call me to this very day asking me to sign back up, until I finally blocked their number. I had Spectrum as my internet provider simply because that was what my cousin had before when he was in vet school and living in my place. They were always a nuisance, sending me promotions and notices in the mail even though I've always made my payments online, charging me over $100 every month just for Internet and being difficult to deal with. During my last holiday break, they came to investigate a signal leakage at my place, and because I wasn't home, they left and did nothing. Then in January, they came over and left a note saying they shut my service off because they couldn't fix it while I was at class. No emails, no phone calls, they just shut my service off because I wasn't home, and I had to wait until the next day for them to fix it and restore my internet. Later, I also found out that they added services to my plan that I did not authorize and upped my monthly rate as a result. Spectrum is a horrible company and you should not get you internet from them
Hello Billings subreddit!!! I moved here from Seattle for work two months ago and am starting to look at options for when my lease ends on July 1st. While I'm happy with where I'm staying, my rent will be going up and I'm trying to look at cheaper options. I've almost always had roommates when I lived in Washington, and am very easy-going, clean up after myself, and do my part with housekeeping. I have good references from my previous landlord, property manager and roommates from the last place I lived in Washington (I actually miss them a lot). I don't have any pets but love them, especially dogs, and am happy to help care for them if asked to. I'm more of an outdoors person and spend much of my free time away from home, especially during the summer. The one thing is that I do have a lot of stuff, mostly hunting and fishing equipment, and need storage space for it. DM me if you want to know more about me and are interested.