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   goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Saturday, 18-Mar-2023 07:39:28 JST goatsarah
   r/ukpol is on a “what would you do if you got wealthy” thing, and one of them is “never use RyanAir again”.
   
   They’d likely be shocked if they knew how many millionaires regularly fly RyanAir.
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     Alexandra Lanes (ajlanes@mastodon.online)'s status on Saturday, 18-Mar-2023 08:03:07 JST Alexandra Lanes

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     @goatsarah Or how good Ryanair seems to be! I mean I’m no expert but in the years you’ve been going to and from Portugal it’s just worked? The hard bits have been pandemic!

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     Shinydan (shinydan@masto.ai)'s status on Saturday, 18-Mar-2023 08:03:41 JST Shinydan

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     @goatsarah no sarcasm here: wealthy people are traditionally cheapskates. Scrooge wasn't living in a mansion...

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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Saturday, 18-Mar-2023 21:26:33 JST goatsarah

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     I always get fasttrack for Stansted departures. for arrivals, I find it less of an issue.
     
     I’ll book 1C if it’s available. Their green chicken curry is not terrible and it’s gluten free, which I need.
     
     I’ve got the routine down now. My record for arriving at Faro is 4 minutes from fan stop to carpark.
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     Tony Finch (fanf@mendeddrum.org)'s status on Saturday, 18-Mar-2023 21:26:34 JST Tony Finch

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     • Alexandra Lanes

     @ajlanes @goatsarah i have found that i usually book early enough to get a seat at the front of the plane, nice, and i pay for the fast track, breezy, and i have learned how to get immigration fast track when i return via stansted too, which sadly i have to get separately, but all in all it isnt that bad

     and i gather ryanair treated their employees better than most through the panini, so ? could be worse

     could be better but not everywhere is reachable by train

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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Saturday, 18-Mar-2023 21:27:29 JST goatsarah

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     Also Portugal is basically reachable by air and road and nothing else. There are no ferries and no long distance trains.
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     Alexandra Lanes (ajlanes@mastodon.online)'s status on Saturday, 18-Mar-2023 23:27:53 JST Alexandra Lanes

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     @goatsarah What’s the household speed run record from arrival at Stansted to platform/kiss&drop?

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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Saturday, 18-Mar-2023 23:27:53 JST goatsarah

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     Haven’t measured it. The walk from the gate can be much longer at Stansted and never as short as the shortest at Faro. I’ve done it in under 10 minutes though.
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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Saturday, 18-Mar-2023 23:28:31 JST goatsarah

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     Yeah, although it takes me 5+ hours to even get to Lisbon by train.
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     Matthew Vernon (demoographics@toot.bike)'s status on Saturday, 18-Mar-2023 23:28:32 JST Matthew Vernon

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     @goatsarah It's a real shame they canned the Paris - Lisbon sleeper :(