Cortese's Corner - The Off-Topic Chat Thread

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PompeyLapras said:
Tbf, NY is already on mine and Joe's itinary.

I went to NY for the day once and it was quite cool but didn't see that much tbh. Saw the Rockefeller Center, Central Park and had lunch in the Hardrock Cafe, but can't really remember seeing that much else. Although we did come down from upstate NY so it took a while to get there. That was back when I tried to do a trans-Atlantic relationship. Needless to say, it didn't work. Although it did introduce me to several really good songs.
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Did you go to the top of the Rock? Hell of a view up there. A cool restaurant is Bubba Gump's. It's meant to be the shrimp restaurant Bubba from Forrest Gump opens up. I had a bucket of seafood. Yes, a bucket. With lobster in it, among other things.
 
NY is OK but Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Madrid, Bruges, Vienna and Rome are each at least ten times better than NY for a city break. The food is better in all of them too. The best thing about NY was having breakfast in a Diner otherwise it was nothing special.
 
I did NY, Niagara, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington on a whistle stop tour, finishing with 2 more days in NY. Niagara Falls were impressive by helicopter, but the place was a bit like Blackpool. Other than that, loved all of it. Philadelphia has wonderful old buildings (not necessarily interesting for you, I know). Baltimore harbour is attractive with good restaurants. Washington was great...visited Arlington...sounds strange to visit a graveyard, but very moving. Really enjoyed NY...Central Park, art deco buildings...9/11 area is a must see...this was a few years ago, so it has probably been restored more now, but no one could fail to be affected by the fenced off area of rubble that I saw. There is a small historic church that escaped damage filled with gifts from abroad, including messages from school children world wide. The British gave them a copy of the Liberty Bell which is in the garden there. America is a wonderful place to visit but don't underestimate the distances involved.
 
Did you go to the top of the Rock? Hell of a view up there. A cool restaurant is Bubba Gump's. It's meant to be the shrimp restaurant Bubba from Forrest Gump opens up. I had a bucket of seafood. Yes, a bucket. With lobster in it, among other things.
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We didn't no, we only did a bit of Central Park. We entered the park near the zoo. I'd like to go to NY again, even though I've been there before, I'd like to do some of the things that we didn't do last time, so explore a bit more of central park, see the statue of liberty, visit statten island, etc. I've heard about Bubba Gump's, my parents went to one when they were on holiday, think it was in Carolina though rather than NY.

In other news, references received, payment er, paid.... application sent, now to play the waiting game.
 
We took the trip to Niagara from NY...about an inch on the map...actually a 7 hour drive. I liked the Canadians and the falls were great, especially when lit at night. Didn't realise that the US and Canada were at war into the 20th century!?! You will enjoy your trip...huge country with great sights. Remember to tip well in America or their wide welcoming smiles will disappear very rapidly. Also the food looks better than it tastes.
 
St Godders the Peacemaker said:
NY is OK but Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Madrid, Bruges, Vienna and Rome are each at least ten times better than NY for a city break. The food is better in all of them too. The best thing about NY was having breakfast in a Diner otherwise it was nothing special.
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I love New York - it's a bit of a marmite city, but I think it's wonderful. It feels like you're in a movie the whole time you're there. I'd tend to agree with your list though Godders, though I'm not a fan of Amsterdam.....the rest are lovely. Rome especially.
 
I cancelled by subsription to Netflix back in December, because I realised after about a few months you have seen everything they have to offer. So I had a month free, then two months paid, at 5.99 a month.

Today I realised that my account has infact still be active this whole time, so I contact them online to try and reimburse the last three months (it's pre pay so for the months of Jan, Feb and March, about 18 quid).

They give me 5.99 back but say they can't reimburse the rest because it was my fault (lies).

HOWEVER, while i'm investigating, I notice that for the months of November and December, they had infact charged me double each month, so that's another 12 quid I'm down. I'm told I have to call customer service as they can't look into it online.

So I call customer service, which is in AMERICA, at the coast of 14p a min, obviously I'm on hold for at least 5 min, before getting through to someone who just repeats everything I say to her back to me in a ridiculous accent, finally takes my email address (which I have to spell out letter by letter because she isn't understanding English), tells me to hold on while she looks into it, then hangs up on me.

I've decided to cut my losses.
 
If you don't mind supporting Amazon, Lovefilm is pretty good. And it's got Vikings on it (Season 2 out tomorrow).
 
PompeyLapras said:
We didn't no, we only did a bit of Central Park. We entered the park near the zoo. I'd like to go to NY again, even though I've been there before, I'd like to do some of the things that we didn't do last time, so explore a bit more of central park, see the statue of liberty, visit statten island, etc. I've heard about Bubba Gump's, my parents went to one when they were on holiday, think it was in Carolina though rather than NY.

In other news, references received, payment er, paid.... application sent, now to play the waiting game.
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The Statue of Liberty was a great day out actually. Good boat ride, nice island and a lot of history involved. One of the parts of NYC that didn't underwhelm, unlike Times Square and the Empire State Building.

Le Tissier's Laces said:
I love New York - it's a bit of a marmite city, but I think it's wonderful. It feels like you're in a movie the whole time you're there. I'd tend to agree with your list though Godders, though I'm not a fan of Amsterdam.....the rest are lovely. Rome especially.
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I'd say it feels more like an advert!

Amsterdam I loved. One of my favourites.
 
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