San Francisco to Lisbon Portugal $350 RT Airfares on United Airlines BE (Travel January

TenderBike4724

Jul 15, 2021

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TenderBike4724

Jul 15, 2021

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Are Americans allowed to go there without any restrictions? Quarantine, COVID tests etc

Slacky

Jul 16, 2021

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Slacky

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Quote from bud8jr

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https://nypost.com/2021/06/26/san...-tent/amp/
Pictures don't lie.

Yes, the tech companies bring outrageous huge salaries to the area and bid up housing costs. Landlords start fires and do other types of illegal and legal shenanigans to capture a substantial portion of that tech-related money. The people evicted try to find another place but are often priced out, no Section 8, there are years of waiting for even disabled people to get a roof over their heads, if ever. The trauma is hard to deal with, many fall into despair and end up in their cars and then the streets. The local government has tons of grifters employed to "manage the homeless" which are the obvious end result of this policy which involves plenty of bad actors from the Feds on down. "Mental health services" are "needed" for these severely traumatized people. If you are forced into living in your car there are a whole lot of ways the status quo makes this illegal- especially in the suburbs- and the cops aren't always nice about it.

So yeah, rather than having a national policy to require all citizens safely housed, we create traumatized individuals and families who are in such deep despair and poverty that many live in tents and cars to survive. We demonize our fellow citizens for having for not winning the lottery to be able to afford "market rent" always, for their entire life. And money that could be used to house people- $57,000 is shown here- goes onto the pockets of politicians, county workers, shrinks, police, etc. rather than a fraction of that just being used to provide a home for these people.

And just wait for the other shoe to drop from the pandemic restrictions being lifted…. You may be joining the ranks of the homeless as Wall Street and Blackrock triple down on snapping up even more properties and driving up the price of housing even further. My advice: buy a van, put a mattress in it and keep it gassed up. God bless America.

hustla

Jul 18, 2021

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hustla

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Thanks Donald

It is true....I live in the Bayarea.

Intljoe

Jul 20, 2021

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Intljoe

Jul 20, 2021

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Quote from TenderBike4724

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Are Americans allowed to go there without any restrictions? Quarantine, COVID tests etc

I've just returned from Lisbon last weekend. Americans need a PCR test to enter Portugal, and a PCR or Antigen test on the return. A local antigen test cost me 30 euros, required an appointment, and was widely available at pharmacies (Farmacia). Remember to select the Ingles (English) language option when filling out the appointment form.

Dr. J

Jul 20, 2021

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Dr. J

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Quote from Marisa1972

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I'm currently on this trip (thanks to the previous deal) and it is legit a good deal but... fyi the person item has a limit of 5 lbs such as a purse or small messenger bag. I watch them lecture somebody about his larger messenger bag and clearly would have charged him had they not been running late on closing the gate. And the 1 bag is no longer the small rolling suitcase but a bag like an average sized backpack or a weekend back. 16 lbs limit, I think? You will mostly need to check a bag for $118 each way which significantly changes the price of your ticket. That being said, $580 to Lisbon is an incredible deal!!!
Also, if you don't live in The Bay this thread should have little impact on you so GoFox your friends elsewhere.

IL's got direct flights to ROM from JFK for less than $580 a few weeks ago, Delta BE. Just be aware of what you're getting with BE; with Delta it's 0 checked bags ($60/ea IIRC), no advance seat selection (probably a bigger deal if you're traveling with others) and the fare isn't as versatile (changes) as regular economy ("Main Cabin" even though that's somewhat a misnomer as BE and MC are in the same cabin... they're the same seats). If you account for the bag difference (e.g. let's say you're going to check a bag anyway), then the fare difference between BE and MC was only like $80 - so for $80 is it worthwhile for you knowing that you can preselect seats and the balance is basically insurance (fare preservation)?

San Francisco to Lisbon Portugal $350 RT Airfares on United Airlines BE (Travel January - March 2022)

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