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Opera San Jose at California Theater - which seats don't suck?

metaseeker — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:48:54 -0800

Opera San Jose at California Theater - which seats don't suck? For a performance of Carmen by Opera San Jose at the newly renovated California Theater -- which seats should one avoid and which seats don't suck?

I have a line on a pair of row M center orchestra seats - will these be fine? Should I really try and seek out balcony seats?

I don't need the perfect or the best seats. Just want to be sure it's not in a dead zone or behind a pillar. An opera is a long time to be parking one's butt!

thanks!

Denied boarding on overbooked flight - now wish to be pampered by airline. Advice?

zippy — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:48:41 -0800

I got bumped from a US Air flight (involuntarily) after the gate agent made an error and let *all* the bump volunteers board. How can I get US Air to go above and beyond their default offer? I paid big money (> $1200) for the flight (round trip cross-country US flight)

The e-ticket did not have me in an assigned seat on the second leg of my return (PHL->SFO), even though I chose seats when booking (through Orbitz).

Long story short. US Air overbooked the flight from PHL to SFO and bumped me involuntarily.

The twist? The gate agent had called for volunteers to be bumped, and then at final boarding let all of the board. She told them she didn't need them and that they would be flying!

she had some newbie assistant who I think miscounted the passengers who boarded

This was the last flight of the day, so US Air booked me on their first flight the next morning.

I want more than a $200 flight voucher and a meal coupon.

More specifically, I'd like advice on the following (the more detailed and specific, the better. I'm exhausted, my flight's early tomorrow).

- what's the best strategy to get an upgrade to first class on my flight tomorrow morning?

- they failed to use their bump volunteers. How can I get them to make good on this error? what, if anything, should I ask for?

- is there a best way to contact US Air about this? A specific number would be great. If it helps, I'm in their frequent flier program. US Air's website has contradictory info about where to call / email for a flight that *was* yesterday but is now tomorrow.

Thank you, all. I am so tired and cranky, but promise to be nice to all the US Air employees I talk to.

where to sit in house of blues

busboy789 — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:56:02 -0800

Attention Dallasites: venue House of Blues. What is the best seat, and why, box or balcony? Ticketmaster's map of the seating doesn't really mean much to me. I'm looking for firsthand experience here. I'm buying tickets in a few hours and have never been in the place before. thanks!

Help me find a very simple maple or oak bar stool.

valannc — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:04:48 -0800

Shopping filter: Seeking a very simple maple or oak bar stool, about 30" high, with a square or rectangular top. Preferably solid wood, but good quality composite material is ok. Must have flat top... we plan to use it as a bedside table. This stool at target.com is the perfect shape and size, but the wrong color. I need a warm-toned maple, oak, ash. I've already looked at many retail sites... ikea, overstock, pottery bran, west elm. Any suggestions? We would prefer to order within the U.S. to save on shipping.

Where does the lady sit if the wall has a nice view?

NucleophilicAttack — Sun, 11 May 2008 12:15:43 -0800

Seating at a restaurant. I understand that in one-on-one situations, etiquette suggests that lady is offered the seat with the view into the room, and the gentleman takes the seat facing the wall. This and other sites seem to agree. But what if the "wall" is floor-to-ceiling glass with nice views of the outside? Now, I understand that there are no hard-and-fast rules, but in theory does the lady still sit facing into the dining room? Or should she be offered a seat facing the glass so she can enjoy the view?

One consideration that has been brought up, is that if the glass admits a great deal of light, the person sitting with their backs to the glass is silhouetted.

GM Place/Canucks

Neiltupper — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:12:52 -0800

Vancouver GM Place seating question. I have seats in section 320 for Tuesday's game. This is about even or a little behind the goal line opposite the Restaurant. My question is whose goal line for the first and third periods?

Why not face to face?

jontyjago — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:41:06 -0800

Why do US chat shows have the guest seating facing in the same direction as the host? This means the guest has to turn his or her head 90 degrees to look at the host, which looks totally unnatural to me. All UK chat shows that I can think of have the guest facing the host, which might be a little harder for the studio audience but doesn't make much difference to the TV viewer, and is certainly easier for the interviewee.

What's the logic behind the cricked neck seating arrangement used in the States?

Ergonomic Counter Chair?

JJ Jenkins — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:50:20 -0800

Can anyone recommend an ergonomic work/office chair that can accomodate a counter-height (36") desk? The usual chair height is 24". It would be nice if it could roll and swivel but mostly I'm just looking for comfort and a sleek design. Thanks!

This post will not turn into a flotation device. Sorry.

miss lynnster — Mon, 28 May 2007 10:54:53 -0800

Some international commercial planes have really odd seat numbering. Does anyone know why? Believe it or not, I'm dying to know. Please humor me. Thank you. On some overseas flights (I noticed this on EgyptAir for example) the seat numbering is strange to me. I asked people on those planes, and I've even asked my flight attendant friend, but nobody knows the answer. Since people in Egypt generally don't use the Roman alphabet they probably didn't even notice it.

Here's an example: on an EgyptAir flight I took, there were 6 seats across and an aisle in between. The seats were numbered A,B,C on the left, and H,J,K on the right. It would make sense to think they left out the numbers of a center row of seats that might've been D,E,F,G... except then the I is missing. So that confuses me further.

Anybody know the logic behind this stuff?

Sit down and shut up!

LadyBonita — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:17:56 -0800

What is the proper seating arrangement for at home family dinners? I assume the father sits at the head of the table and the mother sits at the other end, across from father. Eldest son to father's right?

What about the eldest daughter? Younger siblings? What if father isn't in the picture? What if Grandpa lives with you? What if Great-Aunt Gertrude is a guest or the whole gang is over for Thanksgiving dinner?

We purchased a new dining table and our kids broke into an argument/debate about who would get to sit where at the new table. I'd like to end the bickering with a nice firm etiquette rule.

Currently in our family (at least previous to the new table) father sits at the head, mother at the other end closest to the kitchen, eldest child to father's right, youngest child to father's left so Dad can glare and growl when he won't eat his peas, and middle child to mother's left and next to oldest chlid, so he can't easily escape every 3 minutes. No one sits to moms right.

Generating student seating charts?

chr1sb0y — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:59:51 -0800

Dear Mostly-Random-Student-Seating-Filter: Can you think of a tool (or a clever method) for regularly generating new seating assignments for students sitting at tables? Other criteria inside... The seating assignments need to change every 2 weeks, there needs to be a mostly even mix of male/female at each table, and each table needs to have a mix of different grade levels at it. (I found a freeware program called "Seatem" but the only download I was able to get at seems to be corrupted or something - it throws an error when you start it up.) Does anyone know of another similar program, or a clever way to generate seating, given these limitations? (I'm asking for a friend, and I may not be able to get much more info than stated here.)

Whoops, Chair it is!

BrodieShadeTree — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 17:17:53 -0800

I moved desks and have apparently lost the ability to type with any satisfaction. All the sudden I am hitting keys out of order, typing slower because of that and generally making myself crazy. Now the problem persists to my computer at home. Help!

What does "in the round" mean?

busboy789 — Tue, 10 Aug 2004 18:24:25 -0800

I am planning on going to a concert at the American Airlines center in Dallas, TX and the concert is listed as in the round. What does "in the round" mean?

First Class or No Class?

andrew cooke — Sun, 13 Jun 2004 17:02:53 -0800

What happens if you sit in the first class cabin with a coach class ticket? I got on a plane a couple of days ago, near the end of the line. First class passengers had already boarded. A nervous, but respectably dressed man in front of me sat down in a spare, first class seat. I don't know if he had a first-class ticket or not - if he was lying, what risk was he running? Does anyone, for example, check first class tickets after boarding?