u/putonthespotlight

Disaster disaster by United tonight at Laguardia.

The Uber to Newark is over $250.00. they rebooked me to a Newark flight. My laguardia flight was canceled when I was already on board.

If I Uber from laguardia to Newark, will they reimburse me? I technically have time to take public transit, but it's 1 o'clock in the morning.

No budget but I like chill spots and takeout options. There is a spot by me in Chicago that does amazing street thai so maybe a preference for that. And not somewhere that's gone viral please I can't do lines anymore

Hey! I've always wanted to do the rowboats but never wanted to go alone. I'm in town and wanted to see if anyone wants to go with me? I think prob a limit of 4 people including me (28F). I'll prob go before 10am when they open to wait in line. Would be nice if you weren't late + if you're willing to pay your share but I don't think it's that much, $25/hr.

Hey there! I'm in NY for a long weekend. I like: Allman Brothers, Springsteen, Dylan, Nick Cave, Pulp, Woody Guthrie. I like punk shows, rock, and jazz, folk.

Does anyone have recommendations of a show to go and see? Cover bands maybe or small bands?

Anyone up for going to McSorley's after the Springsteen show? So around 11pm/11:30 give or take? I don't drink but will just be getting seltzers. Would be cool to have someone to hang with. 28F, don't be a creep.

Is there anyone else going solo to the longest table meetup today? I would love to have some friends to sit with! Will prob just grab takeout somewhere.

I'm interested in attending Queens Night Market for the first time tomorrow evening at 4pm or so. I would have to leave by 5pm to head back to Manhattan.

Posting here to see if there's any interest in this? I'm late 20s + don't drink but don't care if you do. Love trying new food.

I know there are people who have lost loved ones earlier, and I'm sorry for that. This might not be a post for you / might sound super out of touch.

But I'm coming across so many tributes and obituaries on my socials, for people who were in their 80s.

That's the time I expected us to have. Frankly, I was expecting into his 90s, bc his parents lived until 89 and 92.

But no. 65. Gone in his sleep. And we still don't know exactly why because the autopsy results haven't come back.

I am becoming so, so bitter over the age aspect of this. It is so unfair. There are HORRIBLE people who get decades longer.

On the bright side, he was never sick. He was worried about developing cancer or another lung thing he was at risk of, and it never happened. So there's that. He got to have fun for 65 years, and then just be done. But still. I'm bitter there was no goodbye. I'm bitter he was by himself in a hotel when it happened. I keep blaming myself. "If I had just said yes to the trip in March, he wouldn't have gone on that other one. Or he would have done a direct flight without a transfer, and his body would have been less stressed."

I'm also still wondering if he kind of knew. Our last conversation was so long, and so sweet. Did he know it was coming? And that's why he kept extending the call, moving onto more topics?

I want answers. And I seriously need to stop seeing things where people are living into their 80s, it's killing me.

Just a little off my chest moment while I take a break from cleaning.

My soulmate passed the middle of March. Completely out of the blue. He died in his sleep while on a weekend trip and we haven't even gotten the autopsy results back so we're still in the dark about what exactly happened (some kind of health thing we know).

I am EXHAUSTED. I have forced myself to focus, to be on top of things, to keep EVERYTHING together for two months now. My boss was absolutely heartless/didn't understand. I found out about his passing before going to bed on a Tuesday, went in on Wednesday, and after explaining what happened through tears, she gave me attitude and a hard time about asking to leave early on Wednesday. I went in the rest of the week, too!

I'm looking for a new job (ending by the end of this year anyway), looking for new places to live which would involve a cross country move, working 45 hours/week, taking care of the home.

Like, even writing this, I'm weeping.

I can't afford unpaid bereavement.

What do you do in this situation?

I want to give up. But I have worked SO HARD to be financially stable in this life, coming from nothing, and I don't want to let that go. I'm considering using up all my paid sick leave? But I feel like I'm not going to get a good reference then if I do that.

And then I was due for an annual raise in April and never got one.

Advice, please? I know, I know. "Just quit!" But I don't want to be poor.

Hey,

A friend of mine used to wear a green hoodie (possibly sweatshirt, but I think hoodie) of a Connecticut based firehouse. Might be New London CT? But not positive on that.

If this rings a bell to anyone out there, please hit me up. I'd really like to buy one for sentimental reasons.

My closest friend for 10 years. Gone in his sleep, just like that.

I am struggling to believe there is anything beyond this. Surely our brains have created this theory to copy with the fact that... There's nothing. When you're dead it's just.... Done. I have seen no signs from my loved one, the "signs I've seen" are just coincidences I assume. / My brain looking for signs. I am devastated but nothing is getting better. I don't feel supported by a God, I don't feel comforted. I feel empty, alone, and that there is no meaning to this.

A little off my chest moment.

I had two tickets to go see him at Sea Here Now. At the time, I honestly just wasn't that big of a fan. I feel like they jacked up hotel prices a lot that weekend too, flights were expensive, I had already used a bunch of PTO from work that summer.... So I ended up selling them.

Oh how my heart hurts now that I'm really getting into his music 😭 Total flub. Have a few shows this tour but whenever I see Sea Here Now come up on the internet it stings so bad.

I'll be in the city later this month. I was supposed to meet with a friend who lives locally but they ended up passing

I'm going to go to our favorite spot.

But I'm curious: where would you personally go in this situation? A long walk by the hudson? A church? Comfort binge at a bakery?

Hey guys, to get into the costume Institute exhibit once it opens, do I need to buy tickets in advance? Can I buy tickets to the met day of and just go into the exhibit?

Hey guys, Aware there have been some posts about this BUT I've seen some conflicting statements.

I know little to nothing about sports apart from American Football.

Can someone please provide me the answer of whether either MSG date has the possibility of still being moved?

Thank you.

Any reason Clampdown was cut from Austin that we know of? Didn't affect me, I saw him in Chicago, but curious.

Hey hey! What are the chances I'll need my id to get into united? I don't drink.

Edit for context: metro chicago requires Id to enter "to prevent scalping"?