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Move my rental-car pickup to Charlotte after my flight falls apart

Jared Lee was flying to New Bern, North Carolina, where his father may be dying, when delays at lunch told him he would miss his connection. His rental car was booked for New Bern airport. From the taco restaurant, he asked the AI to change the rental to a Charlotte pickup for the 4.5-hour drive. A couple of text messages later it was done: new rental, new confirmation. He estimates it saved him at least an hour of hold time, spent instead present with his wife.

How it works

  1. Learn the connection will be missed
  2. Text the AI to move the rental pickup from New Bern to Charlotte
  3. The AI changes the booking
  4. New rental and new confirmation issued

Why it’s worth knowing

The whole rebooking took a couple of texts from a restaurant table, in the middle of the worst trip of his year.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on jaredmlee.substack.com. See the original ↗

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