Allen Spencer

Corporate trainer, manager and public relations expert. Avid traveler. Grateful for a wife who also suffers from wanderlust. Where should we go?

[Allen Spencer @AllenSpencer5]

Hey @SouthwestAir I just checked in for my flight that was bought with my @Chase Southwest card, yet I was still charged for my bag. This feels like a bait-and-switch. How do I get a refund for that charge?

[Joshua Rogers @MrJoshuaRogers]

On Good Friday, DHS told Afghan Christians at my church to return to their torturers.

They came here legally. They were told they were safe. Now they have to leave. I wrote about what's happening and why it matters.

https://t.co/zHH8gvSHXl

[Allen Spencer @AllenSpencer5]

@Parkeology Never got to visit in those earliest years. But that’s still our favorite part of Disney Springs.

[Allen Spencer @AllenSpencer5]

Hi @RoyalCaribbean why do you do this? I’m a big fan, but this is disingenuous and false advertising to see this “sale” price immediately jump on your app. Anyway we can get locked in at the actual advertised rate?

[Church Curmudgeon @ChrchCurmudgeon]

When your windshield wipers go Pentecostal.

[Allen Spencer @AllenSpencer5]

@SouthMetroPIO Your first responders are awesome! But your billing department is horrible. My elderly MIL passed away months ago. But you continue to bill my FIL for bills that have already been paid. He’s grieving and has the records that everything has been paid in full.

[Allen Spencer @AllenSpencer5]

@jason_howerton 2016: I didn’t vote for Trump.
2020: I held my nose and voted for Trump.
2024: I’m enthusiastically voting for Trump.

[Allen Spencer @AllenSpencer5]

We can’t even get close enough to see which flight numbers are currently on the carousel. You are not the world class airport you think you are. Do better @DENAirport and @SouthwestAir 🤦🏼‍♂️

[Allen Spencer @AllenSpencer5]

Okay @DENAirport and @SouthwestAir, do better. 7pm and y’all are using literally ONE baggage claim carousel on the east side for ALL the flights. And… it’s the carousel that is mostly blocked off for construction. So 10% of a carousel.

[John Stossel @JohnStossel]

A new law in Scotland threatens you with seven years in JAIL if you misgender someone.

GLAD @jk_rowling calls this a threat to free speech.

Here is how she protested:

[Allen Spencer @AllenSpencer5]

Budapest was our first ever destination in Europe. We loved that city!

[Rick Steves' Europe @RickStevesEur]

Europe's most underrated big city, Budapest is a unique metropolis at the heart of a unique nation. Soak in thermal baths, enjoy first-rate performances at one of the world’s top opera houses, and enjoy an enticing restaurant scene.

Learn more: https://t.co/HPCAjHc2OB

[Rick Steves' Europe @RickStevesEur]

Europe's most underrated big city, Budapest is a unique metropolis at the heart of a unique nation. Soak in thermal baths, enjoy first-rate performances at one of the world’s top opera houses, and enjoy an enticing restaurant scene.

Learn more: https://t.co/HPCAjHc2OB

[Rick Steves @RickSteves]

I’d like to take a moment to share some important news. I have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. My doctor assures me that, if you’re going to get cancer, this is a good kind to get, and careful scans show no sign of it having spread. There is a clear path forward to getting healthy, and this fall, I’ll be in the hospital for a few days having prostate surgery.

My doctor’s fine with me filming two new TV shows in France for the next three weeks, returning home to Edmonds by mid-September. I’ll likely get my surgery in late September, be laid up for a month, and—God willing—be cancer-free and back at it by the end of October.

I have great trust in my doctor and in Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. And I have lots more to be thankful for…including the support of friends and loved ones and a strong faith that I’m in good hands.

While the statistics tell me I should be just fine, I’ve been fortunate to have never spent a night in a hospital — and I find myself going into this adventure almost like it’s some amazing, really important trip. I feel good about my positive attitude — and I expect to take home some delightful, if intangible, souvenirs like: appreciating and seeing a vibrancy in the little things; appreciating the goodness in people and the treasure of friends and family; being wowed by modern medicine and the army of amazing, smart, and dedicated people that make it possible; appreciating what a blessing life, health, and this world to enjoy is; and — just in general — being more thankful.

I’m looking forward to many more years of happy travels, exciting collaborations, and beautiful friendships. Thank you for your love and support (and any “travel tips” you may have for me as I set off on this journey).

Rick

PS: I’ll keep you posted.

[Allen Spencer @AllenSpencer5]

We need more of this on Twitter.

[Danny Deraney @DannyDeraney]

Wanna smile?

Have you ever wondered who the voice was behind your favorite School House Rock songs?

Meet Jack Sheldon performing a live rendition of Conjunction Junction.

[Allen Spencer @AllenSpencer5]

@Hertz My issue is not with the long line. It’s the fact that your texts, emails, and signs all said “Skip the line and go straight to your car.” Why doesn’t your MEM team allow that process to work as intended?

[Allen Spencer @AllenSpencer5]

Hey @Hertz I booked with you for convenience - so I wouldn’t have to stand in line. Yet here at MEM I’m being told I have to stand in a long line with one person working, despite your texts, emails and signs telling me to just get in the car and leave.

[Allen Spencer @AllenSpencer5]

@KDVR Hey @WeatherMichels this really discredits the great work that the KDVR weather team does. Has Maddie never been anywhere with humidity? Has she never heard of a Heat Index? I would suggest correcting the headline, but her whole premise is just wrong. Take it down!

[Allen Spencer @AllenSpencer5]

@BrettDNoble @WilliamScherer3 Dang! That’s a miracle. I’m glad you guys survived. Looks like the whole north side of the metro area got hammered!

[Allen Spencer @AllenSpencer5]

Hey @WilliamScherer3 and @BrettDNoble did y’all get pounded up there tonight? ⚡️