Happy Monday from Sydney! It feels like Spring out here!
No time for jet lag, gotta run to meetings all day!
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Sydney, NSW, Australia • Mon, September 16, 2019 8:37am
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Sydney, NSW, Australia • Mon, September 16, 2019 8:21am
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Mascot, NSW, Australia • Mon, September 16, 2019 7:54am
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at yes OptusMascot, NSW, Australia • Mon, September 16, 2019 7:46amHaving some billing issues with my eSIM so getting a real one instead
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at Veloce CafeSydney, NSW, Australia • Mon, September 16, 2019 7:37am
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Mascot, NSW, Australia • Mon, September 16, 2019 7:37amFirst checkin south of the equator!
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at Gate 74Los Angeles, California • Sat, September 14, 2019 10:22pm
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Los Angeles, California • Sat, September 14, 2019 8:16pm
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at Gate 84Los Angeles, California • Sat, September 14, 2019 7:48pm
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Los Angeles, California • Sat, September 14, 2019 6:54pm
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Los Angeles, California • Sat, September 14, 2019 6:32pmTransferring from Alaska to United
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Jamey Sharp
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Sep 15
@aaronpk Hah, yeah, I remember being embarrassed/annoyed too!
I seem to recall there being a warning on the application form that there was a possibility the application might get held for review, even though fortunately it went through immediately for me and you...
I'm just glad I am privileged enough to not have to have changed my name in the past, because that definitely throws a wrench into things like this! -
Jamey Sharp
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Sep 15
@aaronpk Had that problem on my first visit to Australia but it was long enough ago that getting to the web form from inside the airport was a bit of a challenge. I think that was when I was still using a Neo Freerunner; whatever it was, I remember thinking that most people in that situation would have been out of luck at the time. Now browsing the web on your mobile device from anywhere is routine...
Heh nice. Yeah I was surprised that the application form was actually quite usable on a phone. All I ended up having to do was step away from the counter for a few minutes to fill it out, pay $20, then go back to check in.
I'm still a little embarrassed/annoyed I didn't know about this before I showed up at the airport! -
Minor moment of panic at the ticket counter trying to get a boarding pass when they said I need a visa before I can check in to the flight to Australia.
Turns out the visa "application" process was just filling out a web form on my phone, and it was "approved" immediately. I was worried I was gonna have to wait a full business day or something but guess not!
Also kind of weird is the ticket agent just had to check a box that said I have the visa, and that person would be fined $5000 if they were wrong. Seems like not the most ideal way to enforce that but okay.
