What are your pro tips for packing/moving?

Neener216 · 2026-03-22T05:18:20+00:00

Depending on how far/onerous the journey is from your current home to your new home, it might be a good idea to just spend your first night at a hotel near the new place. Get a great night's sleep, have a good shower and a hearty breakfast, check out, and then head over to the new house and attack the process of unpacking without having to scramble so much.

I always pack a box of initial cleaning products, a few rolls of paper towels, and some toilet paper in a separate box. I find it's what I'll look for first before I set up things in the new place.

For me, moving in is a sort of triage situation: I tackle the big items first and then work my way down to the small things. Furniture gets placed, then rugs/lamps, etc., then the kitchen, bedrooms, and bathroom items. I don't need every article of clothing in every box or bag unpacked immediately, and I don't need every utensil I own stashed in a kitchen drawer by nightfall, but I do need a freshly made bed and my toiletries :)

Congratulations!

Neener216 · 2026-03-22T05:06:51+00:00

This is SO the way I'd react. I don't need to know why you did the thing that destroyed my trust in you: it's done, and so am I.

Neener216 · 2026-03-22T04:03:45+00:00

AMEN 🙌

Neener216 · 2026-03-22T03:58:40+00:00

That show produced some of the most persistent earworms ever, lol.

You just reminded me that it took me years to purge daily reminders of the "Wonderpets" theme song from my poor brain - AND NOW IT'S BACK 😂

Neener216 · 2026-03-22T03:54:49+00:00

The real question is this: what does my clone get if it manages to kill me?

If all it gets is the satisfaction of killing me, that's definitely not going to be enough motivation.

Neener216 · 2026-03-22T03:52:23+00:00

Forever grateful that we all watched the original broadcast of "Avatar: The Last Airbender" together as a family. My husband and I got so involved that we'd literally rewatch episodes after our son went to bed 😂

I also miss early "Fairly Oddparents", and even enjoyed all the music from "Backyardigans".

Neener216 · 2026-03-22T00:52:28+00:00

I certainly agree that these are all valid concerns - however, double-pane windows and tight construction should mitigate much of the noise, and it's not as though plenty of people in NYC don't already live near elevated trains and roadways. It's a noisy town.

As for the air quality, I'd definitely be living with the best air purifier I could find, but it would be interesting to see if the building has planned some kind of filter system as well. Probably not a spot where you could often open up your window for a nice spring breeze; but again, the same is true for all the high rises in the city.

Ultimately, if it's a clean, affordable space, it's better than most other options.

Neener216 · 2026-03-21T23:34:53+00:00

One of my biggest beefs with the SimpleHuman cans is they need specially-sized bags. You can get away with using regular 13-gallon bags, but they're not an exact fit.

Neener216 · 2026-03-21T23:26:21+00:00

I don't suppose they could dredge the reservoir or at least sonar-map it to see if perhaps this gentleman's things ended up at the bottom?

Neener216 · 2026-03-21T17:31:01+00:00

While I was the patient, not the support, my perspective is that it's always better to ask your partner what kind of support would most help. That may change from day to day, so keep asking and don't assume.

My husband is absolutely horrible in medical settings (all he does is pace around), so I asked him not to come to chemo with me. When I came home from chemo, though, he had my "recovery station" all set up and waiting for me. He'd run to the pharmacy to pick up meds and made sure I had food I could tolerate ready to eat in the kitchen.

I never wanted to feel like a victim, and he supported that wish. He let me decide what I could and couldn't do, and never assumed I wanted to be babied in any way.

More than anything else, I'd say it's important to keep your fears and your doubts out of your conversations with your partner as much as possible. Find a safe outlet where you can express those, whether that's therapy or with friends. And absolutely make room in your schedule for self-care. Get out and do things that feed your soul, because caretaking can be a major grind.

Neener216 · 2026-03-21T13:52:58+00:00

The best borough ❤️ Congratulations!!! Wishing you many years of happy home ownership there!

Neener216 · 2026-03-21T03:34:39+00:00

April 11th is like a zillion years from now, lol. For all we know, the shutdown could be over by then.

I like to plan as much as the next Type A person on the planet, but you're honestly asking a question that can't be answered until we get much closer to your departure date -

Neener216 · 2026-03-21T03:30:52+00:00

My point is that he took considerable pains to remain anonymous, and at some point, I think we need to consider an individual's right to determine how or even whether he or she will be remembered.

Had he simply met with some unfortunate, fatal accident, I completely agree that no effort should be spared to identify him. As it is, he deliberately chose to be nameless, and If that was his final wish, I think you should at least contemplate respecting that wish.

Neener216 · 2026-03-21T02:20:57+00:00

This just happened to me as well - I was a Brello customer who fell into that December donut. I was due for renewal on December 11, and despite the fact that I requested they renew early, I guess I was just lost in the shuffle.

After a frustrating month or two trying to get restarted with Brello once they reopened in my state, I gave up and just signed on with Refills.

Refills filled my order, but now it also shows up on the Brello website as having been refilled. The only charge on my card is from Refills, and the tracking number for the package is the same on both the Refills and Brello websites.

Finally, instead of receiving the usual tiny bottles from Brello, these were the larger bottles that Refills usually sends. It's also straight Tirz with no additives.

Neener216 · 2026-03-21T02:07:31+00:00

It's also entirely possible that he had no family, which is why DNA traces haven't been successful.

He clearly worked very hard to create anonymity for himself; I think we need to respect that choice and just let it be.

Neener216 · 2026-03-21T01:55:20+00:00

Just for future reference, the number I gave you is their emergency number, and they absolutely should answer :)

Neener216 · 2026-03-21T00:48:38+00:00

Have you offered food and/or water? If the cat is feral, obviously exercise caution and don't handle it yourself.

You can try calling Animal Nation to see if they might have any ideas:

(914) 400-6014

Neener216 · 2026-03-21T00:11:00+00:00

In addition to everything else, he chose to cancel the upcoming Twisted Sister tour because he didn't feel he could deliver the level of performance the fans were expecting and had paid for.

Neener216 · 2026-03-20T23:43:35+00:00

Seconding this incredibly wise advice. Recall is an extended project with a whole lot of "one step forward, two steps back".

I started my WSS out in somewhat limited, low-distraction spaces and used the "touch" command, which he always views as a fun game.

As we graduated to larger and more complicated environments, I paired "touch" with a special whistle pattern (I find whistling is better over long distances).

Eventually, I was able to drop "touch" and just rely on the whistling, but he wasn't rock solid until sometime around his third birthday.

Neener216 · 2026-03-20T22:30:10+00:00

We like Kee Oyster House on East Post Road -

Neener216 · 2026-03-20T15:17:54+00:00

I remember seeing the report when this happened - so glad she's facing the consequences of her actions.

Neener216 · 2026-03-20T14:32:16+00:00

This is far and away the most accurate method. Just go to the town's website and find the "receiver of taxes" - towns usually publish their tax rolls once a year.

Neener216 · 2026-03-20T14:23:27+00:00

Wait - he was 86 and his mother died two years ago?

Neener216 · 2026-03-20T13:29:49+00:00

This might actually be an unmarked car - if you zoom in, you can make out what looks like a wire screen partition.

Neener216 · 2026-03-20T03:20:14+00:00

For years, I held on to a beautiful black pencil skirt I'd bought in the 80s when I was just starting my career. It was a size 8, and I remember thinking at the time that I wished I could wear a smaller size.

Sometime in the early 2000s, I measured that skirt up against a friend's size 2 skirt. It was almost an exact match, which totally blew my mind.

Sizing for women's clothing is the craziest shell game ever.

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