Minor things that bother you

[LilianaUwU]

People who use a 1 instead of an I for Interstates (e.g. 1-86). They're not oneterstates.

[Scott5114]

These days, plastic bottles are pretty much unrecycleable, with the the only practical use in my mind being as boiler fuel (if burning them in such a way did not produce a very toxic smoke - oh well . . . ).

Plastic bottles are normally made of the sorts of plastic that are actually recyclable. It's the other types of plastic (like the stuff you get from fast food places) that aren't. That being said, I normally get beverages in aluminum cans instead because aluminum is much easier to recycle, and I avoid bottled water by bringing a 5-gallon jug to the store to refill.

[jeffandnicole]

...she thinks paper tickets should be offered...

With my Philadelphia Eagles season tickets, I believe there remains an option to get physical tickets, but it's a huge hassle to do so and it's not publicized. 

When I had issues with my phone battery, I did have to be careful not to drain my phone before getting to the gate.  With my newer phone, no battery issues so I'm not as concerned.

Mandatory reseller fees should be illegal. I've bought both Red Sox and Boston Fleet [PWHL] tickets in person and not had to pay the fee, and not giving that option just feels wrong.

When I went to a Miami Marlins game vs the Phillies, I figured I'd just walk up to the ticket window and buy tickets.  It turned out that even at the window, I still had to use my MLB app, and they still charged fees.

[SEWIGuy]

I'm fine with no paper ticket. Why should they be required to do something simply because some people don't know how to manage e-tickets?

[1995hoo]

I'm fine with no paper ticket. Why should they be required to do something simply because some people don't know how to manage e-tickets?

What I wonder is what they do for people who don't have smartphones. Such people do exist. I knew one such fellow, but he died in March 2022.

[SEWIGuy]

I'm fine with no paper ticket. Why should they be required to do something simply because some people don't know how to manage e-tickets?

What I wonder is what they do for people who don't have smartphones. Such people do exist. I knew one such fellow, but he died in March 2022.

They don't have to do anything. When you see stadiums and other venues filled with people, it doesn't seem like it's a big problem.

[1995hoo]

I'm fine with no paper ticket. Why should they be required to do something simply because some people don't know how to manage e-tickets?

What I wonder is what they do for people who don't have smartphones. Such people do exist. I knew one such fellow, but he died in March 2022.

They don't have to do anything. When you see stadiums and other venues filled with people, it doesn't seem like it's a big problem.

I didn't say they "have to." I said I wonder what they do. There is a difference.

[formulanone]

People who use a 1 instead of an I for Interstates (e.g. 1-86). They're not oneterstates.

Unterstates

[jeffandnicole]

I'm fine with no paper ticket. Why should they be required to do something simply because some people don't know how to manage e-tickets?

What I wonder is what they do for people who don't have smartphones. Such people do exist. I knew one such fellow, but he died in March 2022.

They don't have to do anything. When you see stadiums and other venues filled with people, it doesn't seem like it's a big problem.

I didn't say they "have to." I said I wonder what they do. There is a difference.

Ultimately, there's always some people that will have issues with anything. Think of all the venues that don't have a mass transit option for people that don't drive. Ridesharing & Taxis help, but can be pricey.

[mgk920]

I'm just waiting for the first instance of the ticketing system going down hard in the few hours before a big game.

Mike

[1995hoo]

I'm fine with no paper ticket. Why should they be required to do something simply because some people don't know how to manage e-tickets?

What I wonder is what they do for people who don't have smartphones. Such people do exist. I knew one such fellow, but he died in March 2022.

They don't have to do anything. When you see stadiums and other venues filled with people, it doesn't seem like it's a big problem.

I didn't say they "have to." I said I wonder what they do. There is a difference.

Ultimately, there's always some people that will have issues with anything. Think of all the venues that don't have a mass transit option for people that don't drive. Ridesharing & Taxis help, but can be pricey.

Recognizing that my original comment on this issue was in the context of Broadway-style theaters, not sporting events, I don't find it hard to envision that such venues have a significantly higher percentage of older patrons who are more likely to experience difficulty, or generally be unfamiliar with, phone-only ticketing than sports venues are. (I certainly note that when I take Amtrak or fly, there's a definite age divide between people who use their phones or watches for their tickets versus people who either print their tickets at home or get them at the station or airport.)

[Max Rockatansky]

I found the key to overcoming my own embrace of newer technology, my wife.  She does all the tech stuff that I don't have interest in such as downloading apps for obtaining stuff like non-physical tickets.

[SSOWorld]

I'm fine with no paper ticket. Why should they be required to do something simply because some people don't know how to manage e-tickets?

What I wonder is what they do for people who don't have smartphones. Such people do exist. I knew one such fellow, but he died in March 2022.

What I laugh at is that I ended up having to pull out a paper boarding pass for British Airways this year even though I had the phone app and checked in online. (The reason I had a paper pass is that I was not given Pre-Check privs and the ticket agent tried to attach it). The gate agent strongly preferred paper passes - and the flight crew also request to see the pass.

[1995hoo]

I found the key to overcoming my own embrace of newer technology, my wife.  She does all the tech stuff that I don't have interest in such as downloading apps for obtaining stuff like non-physical tickets.

Heh, which is the reverse of us. I had to help my wife set up a Ticketmaster account so that I could send her her ticket to see the Rockettes this coming month. She really hates having to set up usernames and passwords for essentially everything these days. As I pointed out to her, you are the product. (With that said, some of the marketing crap you get sent can be really stupid. Buy a toilet at Home Depot, they start e-mailing you to buy more. News flash: Most people do not collect toilets. We buy one when and if an existing one needs to be replaced, which in our case was when the tank developed a crack.)

Last night my wife was complaining that she misses the days where you just turned on the TV and a broadcast came on, although she conceded that saving $70 a month over what we used to pay for DirecTV is worth the minor hassle.

[Max Rockatansky]

I found the key to overcoming my own embrace of newer technology, my wife.  She does all the tech stuff that I don't have interest in such as downloading apps for obtaining stuff like non-physical tickets.

Heh, which is the reverse of us. I had to help my wife set up a Ticketmaster account so that I could send her her ticket to see the Rockettes this coming month. She really hates having to set up usernames and passwords for essentially everything these days. As I pointed out to her, you are the product. (With that said, some of the marketing crap you get sent can be really stupid. Buy a toilet at Home Depot, they start e-mailing you to buy more. News flash: Most people do not collect toilets. We buy one when and if an existing one needs to be replaced, which in our case was when the tank developed a crack.)

Last night my wife was complaining that she misses the days where you just turned on the TV and a broadcast came on, although she conceded that saving $70 a month over what we used to pay for DirecTV is worth the minor hassle.

I remain better with analog technologies.  That shouldn't be much of a surprise given that I still install older analog camera systems on the regular.  I might be the only person in my work district that still has a full working knowledge of those systems.

[Scott5114]

I found the key to overcoming my own embrace of newer technology, my wife.  She does all the tech stuff that I don't have interest in such as downloading apps for obtaining stuff like non-physical tickets.

I do the same thing. I generally prefer to keep things like tickets on paper, because I don't want to risk having to hold up the line because of something happening like my phone randomly deciding to update the ticket app, which then logs me out for some reason, and when I go to log back in it decides it wants to make me do 2FA this time, and then the ticket is buried three deep in some menu system, and then...

It's much easier to just pull a piece of paper out of my pocket.

[Max Rockatansky]

I found the key to overcoming my own embrace of newer technology, my wife.  She does all the tech stuff that I don't have interest in such as downloading apps for obtaining stuff like non-physical tickets.

I do the same thing. I generally prefer to keep things like tickets on paper, because I don't want to risk having to hold up the line because of something happening like my phone randomly deciding to update the ticket app, which then logs me out for some reason, and when I go to log back in it decides it wants to make me do 2FA this time, and then the ticket is buried three deep in some menu system, and then...

It's much easier to just pull a piece of paper out of my pocket.

The app barcode to get in and out the parking lot at Excalibur was cumbersome.  I kept worrying about dropping my phone at the turnstiles.  A piece of paper would have been much more reassuring.

[Scott5114]

I found the key to overcoming my own embrace of newer technology, my wife.  She does all the tech stuff that I don't have interest in such as downloading apps for obtaining stuff like non-physical tickets.

I do the same thing. I generally prefer to keep things like tickets on paper, because I don't want to risk having to hold up the line because of something happening like my phone randomly deciding to update the ticket app, which then logs me out for some reason, and when I go to log back in it decides it wants to make me do 2FA this time, and then the ticket is buried three deep in some menu system, and then...

It's much easier to just pull a piece of paper out of my pocket.

The app barcode to get in and out the parking lot at Excalibur was cumbersome.  I kept worrying about dropping my phone at the turnstiles.  A piece of paper would have been much more reassuring.

That's interesting. Most of the other casino parking garages do use paper tickets, including Bellagio, which like Excalibur is an MGM property.

When I stayed at Excalibur in 2023 I don't remember having to scan my phone, so I wonder if this is something new they're trying out. I think I scanned my room key, if I remember correctly.

[Max Rockatansky]

I found the key to overcoming my own embrace of newer technology, my wife.  She does all the tech stuff that I don't have interest in such as downloading apps for obtaining stuff like non-physical tickets.

I do the same thing. I generally prefer to keep things like tickets on paper, because I don't want to risk having to hold up the line because of something happening like my phone randomly deciding to update the ticket app, which then logs me out for some reason, and when I go to log back in it decides it wants to make me do 2FA this time, and then the ticket is buried three deep in some menu system, and then...

It's much easier to just pull a piece of paper out of my pocket.

The app barcode to get in and out the parking lot at Excalibur was cumbersome.  I kept worrying about dropping my phone at the turnstiles.  A piece of paper would have been much more reassuring.

That's interesting. Most of the other casino parking garages do use paper tickets, including Bellagio, which like Excalibur is an MGM property.

When I stayed at Excalibur in 2023 I don't remember having to scan my phone, so I wonder if this is something new they're trying out. I think I scanned my room key, if I remember correctly.

During my last visit two years ago I had a piece of paper for the parking lot.

[D-Dey65]

I'm trying to find places that recycle glass and Styrofoam, and nobody is telling me anything. All my searches on the internet are lies.

Styrofoam isn't recyclable.

Glass is very easy to recycle, but it requires special handling because it's so easy to break, which makes it hard to turn a profit on. When I lived in Oklahoma, we couldn't recycle glass through the regular recycling stream because the glass would break and intermingle with everything else. But they had recycling drop-off places throughout the city that had a dumpster for glass. I don't know the rules here in Las Vegas, but I would assume they're similar since the same company (Republic Services) handles the recycling in both LV and Norman.

You might reach out to your city sanitation department and see if they have any recommendations for recycling glass.

They don't, and neither do any other nearby municipalities. As far as they care we should just dump it all in the trash. Polk County recycled glass until last year. The local Publix supermarkets have bins for recycling styrofoam, but only things like egg crates, cups, containers from fast food restaurants or your local convenience stores and things like that. There's a place in Port Richey that used to take other types of styrofoam, but they stopped doing that.

[formulanone]

I'm just waiting for the first instance of the ticketing system going down hard in the few hours before a big game.

Mike

Like the airlines, I always figure they'll ask "well, why didn't you print the ticket?" Or, "did anyone print their ticket, we're having problems." (Not that they'd admit the latter.)

Note: I still print my airline tickets. At least once a year, something goes awry (weather delay, mechanical, system glitch, rebooking error) and it's nice to have a quick backup method proving you belong on a certain flight, because airline apps do not account for all situations.

[SEWIGuy]

I found the key to overcoming my own embrace of newer technology, my wife.  She does all the tech stuff that I don't have interest in such as downloading apps for obtaining stuff like non-physical tickets.

I do the same thing. I generally prefer to keep things like tickets on paper, because I don't want to risk having to hold up the line because of something happening like my phone randomly deciding to update the ticket app, which then logs me out for some reason, and when I go to log back in it decides it wants to make me do 2FA this time, and then the ticket is buried three deep in some menu system, and then...

It's much easier to just pull a piece of paper out of my pocket.

The Apple wallet is just as easy as paper.

[1995hoo]

I'm just waiting for the first instance of the ticketing system going down hard in the few hours before a big game.

Mike

Like the airlines, I always figure they'll ask "well, why didn't you print the ticket?" Or, "did anyone print their ticket, we're having problems." (Not that they'd admit the latter.)

...

At some venues, you can't print the ticket. Won't work if you do.

[vdeane]

She really hates having to set up usernames and passwords for essentially everything these days. As I pointed out to her, you are the product.

Same.  And I despise having to download apps for things, so I guess I'm shut out of modern ticketing.  Anything beyond pulling up confirmation emails or navigating to a webpage, I don't want to do.

Fun fact: I was watching a YouTube video a few weeks ago that explained how the digital data economy that is pervasive across the internet these days would have been made illegal back in 2001 had 9/11 not happened before the bill (which had strong bipartisan support) could be passed.

[formulanone]

I'm just waiting for the first instance of the ticketing system going down hard in the few hours before a big game.

Mike

Like the airlines, I always figure they'll ask "well, why didn't you print the ticket?" Or, "did anyone print their ticket, we're having problems." (Not that they'd admit the latter.)

...

At some venues, you can't print the ticket. Won't work if you do.

Screenshot > email/text image > find device which sends to peripheral (equally annoying)

The encumbrances of ticketing to eliminate a fractional percentage of the problem so a greater percentage of profits under the disguise of "security", is the damning evidence that we'll just put up with anything to make sure Our Team wins.