I see many stories about airlines not paying for a hotel if you are stranded overnight due to a flight cancelled due to weather. The standard answer is to get reimbursed through your travel insurance.
Would they also pay if you were a nonrev passenger on that flight?
Looks like I can take either the blue or yellow lines to transfer to the red. Maybe just take whichever train arrives at DCA first?
2288 games into my Lichess journey, and my record is 1144-1144. Seems like the matching algorithm is accurate!
I certainly didn't plan this move (as white) ahead of time, but after c5, I couldn't believe my good fortune!
I just discovered the block feature (duh). I will block anyone who doesn't start a game, leaves the game (even if just for a few seconds), stalls, or doesn't resign when down 15+ points in material.
What other reasons do you use to block someone?
I saw on a video awhile ago, the instructor said, well, you can just do this and away you go! At first it looked kind of odd, but I like how both bishops are set to attack whichever side their King ends up on. And on the 3rd rank they are further away from pesky pawns! Any thoughts?
I played a quick pairing 5+3 game, made the first move, and my opponent did nothing. I went to block them, and my only choice was to unblock, meaning I had already blocked them.
Shouldn't they have not been allowed to be matched with me for this game?
I know I am spoiled with living in the NE and having been able to see Aimee many times. But I didn't get a chance to get to the midwest to see her this time. Does anyone have any thoughts on the possibility of east coast dates for Bachelor #2?
I am shocked this got through the THS top-notch screening process, lol
From a recently posted sit in Hawaii:
"Our house is a quirky older house, connected to the electrical grid but rely on water catchment, so sitters must be water conscious. The bedrooms are screened in, but the main living area is not, and there are mosquitos. Our driveway is short and very bumpy, so having a car with high clearance is recommended..."
Oh, and also two puppies (who they admit still bite), three cats, and take care of the chicken coop.
There are three applicants!
Playing 5+3. Normal first 10 moves. Then in a crowded middlegame, he kept leaving the game before each move. His moves took about 5 seconds each. So I asked him "Why do you keep leaving the game?". It stopped. As the position got simpler, his moves then took about 20 seconds each. He eventually resigned when I was winning.
Not enough evidence to report him...but it was satisfying nonetheless!
Next month we will be driving from SJU to Mayaguez through Ponce. Looking for restaurant recommendations - off the beaten path even better! TIA!!
I have had several opponents play Qd8 - I don't understand why? I develop my other knight, now I have two developed pieces to their none. And we each lost a pawn. Any thoughts?
Typically the investment community has a good handle on a company's prospects. Downside surprises are more common than upside surprises. United's stock Price was 40 two years ago, and is now 126. And the PE ratio is not high. What happened that took everybody by surprise?
Whenever I search for good chess tips, it's usually castle early, try to control the center, don't move the same piece twice in the opening, etc.
Looking for a more advanced list. Such as attack a pawn chain at the base, move your King to the center when your opponent's piece value is 13 or below, connect your rooks, etc.
TIA!
Scheduled to fly home from Italy to Chicago later today. A family member trying to fly home from Germany today told me he had a hard time at the airport because our passports were not stamped in Italy when we arrived last week.
I tried to retrieve my boarding pass on the app with no luck. Nothing listed under past trips, and trying to add a trip using confirmation number did not work.
Maybe I'll be ok since we are departing from Italy...but any other tips to retrieve my boarding pass? (And of course I do recall reading about why people add their passes to their wallet, lol)
I realize my opponent could have just had an excellent game, but at my level, it just seemed odd. I have been on Lichess for six months, with 1,000 games played. Mistakes and blunders are always present in my games.
I am 1342, opp was 1244. In a 54 move game, he had no mistakes or blunders. Every time in the end game, with time running down, he always made the perfect move. Then, in a clearly winning position (engine at +7), with 30 seconds left, he leaves the game.
Just very unusual behavior to me...any thoughts? Here is the game:
This article mentions JetBlue moving towards more of a hub operation at FLL, and reducing some capacity at EWR...possibly positioning for a United takeover?
https://crankyflier.com/2026/05/18/jetblue-is-making-fort-lauderdale-into-its-first-hub/#comments
