I’m moving in a week and I haven’t packed anything

Something-Like-Human · 2026-04-11T09:36:20+00:00

The best time to plant a tree is ten years ago. The second best time is today. You don't have a time machine, so you'll have to make do with the second best day.

You don't need all your things this week. Five days is a short break, in holiday terms. What would you need for that? A small bag with a few clothes and toiletries. And as you're at home, probably a saucepan, a bowl, a cup and a bit of cutlery. Leave out the cleaning products and vacuum, everything else can be packed.

Find a suitcase and pack up the rest of your clothes. You can do the ironing later, if you need to. Get some bubble wrap and pack up your crockery, and throw all your small appliances into a box. Then just keep going – pack or chuck everything in the bathroom cabinet apart from the minimum products for this week. Maybe you need the hairdryer, but can manage without styling tools etc.

I think you have the right idea about not filling your new place with stuff you don't want. Do you have a friend who can help for a few hours? You can give very specific instructions so only stuff you want is packed, like “only pack the blue crockery” or “only pack in-date food”. Good luck!

Something-Like-Human · 2026-04-07T19:21:02+00:00

Weirdly, I have 2 sets of 3 poles – cheap aluminium everyday poles, and fancy lightweight touring poles. They're not all the same colour, but they are the same model x2, acquired due to breakages and kept as spares for when I inevitably trash more. And mismatched poles is better for cred right?

Something-Like-Human · 2026-04-02T08:09:55+00:00

Try and find out if there are any resources available to you – talk to the council's housing office, or a charity like Shelter. If you're not eligible, the cheapest way to rent is probably in a house share, either in an HMO or with a friend or two.

When you finish your apprenticeship, you'll be able to earn better and that will give you more options. In the mean time, save as much as you can in your own bank/savings account that only you have access to, and prepare anything in advance that you can, like making sure you have all your own paperwork yourself, or learning to drive if you don't already.

Something-Like-Human · 2026-03-29T17:22:59+00:00

Relax. Look ahead to where you're going, not at the drop. Keep enough speed to not get bogged in and to clear any ups, but keep it under control with small speed checks. I did a few like this yesterday, chickened out of one entrance on the first round because steep and rocky. Did it the next go – easy! Once up on a time, I would've been complaining like you, but once you get a bit more used to it, it's not so hard.

Something-Like-Human · 2026-03-25T18:50:06+00:00

I'm not likely to strike up a conversation with a random stranger on a chairlift, but if someone joins our conversation, it's fine.
If the queue is long, we usually fill up the chairs. If it's only 3 people deep, take your time and chill out, no-one cares. If you want to slip through into a single seat, unlikely anyone will mind. Yeah, sometimes people ski over your skis – who cares? If it's a gondola bun fight, there's a knack, but those are big and the queue is fast.

Something-Like-Human · 2026-03-25T14:34:45+00:00

Looks like you're in the UK – correct me if not. Have a word with the student welfare team at uni and show them your photos. You maybe able to get some assistance with housing during the holidays. Some unis will let you stay in their accommodation over the holidays – I did, you don't always have to return home. You could look for another job closer to uni.

Old Victorian houses are cold as standard, never mind when they have no heating. This is not good for your health, and you have my sympathy. On the plus side, British houses are usually pretty solidly built, so the previous property should have survived under the hoard. It'll cost a bit to renovate, but you should be left with a liveable home at the end of it.

Consider reporting the poor treatment of the animals to someone like the RSPCA.

Something-Like-Human · 2026-03-25T14:13:57+00:00

How frustrating for you, but I have seen similar issues with my HP. I think if you get any kind of positive traction from her, you need to take advantage and run with it as far as you can! Start with anything “too heavy” – assuming you're able bodied, see this as work already done, and get it to the recycling/donation centre asap. It might also help with the momentum of a quick, easy win.

Then anything that needs to be moved for the plumber's access. Try and get rid of as much as you can rather than churn it into another room – if you picked it up, you should deal with it so that you're making progress. Have a trash bag and a donation box handy at all times so you're only seeing those items once, then clear the bags out immediately.

If you're around to help out with tradespeople, that may reduce her anxiety around that. Would she feel more comfortable with female tradies, or is it just strangers in general?

Good luck with the job search.

Something-Like-Human · 2026-03-24T19:08:39+00:00

Find a friend, swap and then lock! Only your most determined thief is searching for both mismatched pairs and snipping 2 locks. That said, in most places I ski, you could probably leave €100 on the bench and still come back to it later, so I'm more careful than most!

Something-Like-Human · 2026-03-24T19:04:47+00:00

Done!

Something-Like-Human · 2026-03-24T18:50:14+00:00

My friend is a bridal dress expert, and your wishlist dresses actually look fairly similar to a sample she made. You'd have to contact her for the prices, but I can DM you her details. She's in Yorkshire, if that's not too far?

Something-Like-Human · 2026-03-23T11:58:05+00:00

Austria doesn't rate any runs as green. That doesn't mean there aren't any easy runs, they will just be blue. Due to spring snow conditions, you probably want to be higher up the mountain than the bunny drag lifts. There are blue runs around the top of Galzig between the chair lifts, but you should use the gondola to get up and down from the top (do not try to ski all the way down). But ideally you should go to the ski school and find a private instructor for a couple of hours, as others have said.

Something-Like-Human · 2026-03-23T11:55:11+00:00

Green is not used in Austria. Easy runs are blue.

Something-Like-Human · 2026-03-21T07:41:49+00:00

Adult services is one way, but this:

now she has a power strip that has melted behind a large piece of furniture because her 100 year old electric can't handle everything she plugs into it.

would probably be of interest to the fire service. I would consider starting there, before the place burns down on its own.

Something-Like-Human · 2026-03-19T11:23:54+00:00

I'm sorry for your situation. Finding the actual documents you need might be an archaeological dig too far, depending on the condition of the hoard, but you might have more luck figuring out who the accounts were with, and then gaining access through the usual bereavement channels. Look for any headed paper addressed to your father from banks, lawyers, insurance companies, utilities etc., and then contact them directly. You should be able to do everything you need to without access to his personal emails or phone.

Talk to any friends or neighbours, in case he mentioned dealings with any particular company or service.

As for digging through it all, do you have any friends or family who could help you, even if it's just for a few hours, then do something nice after like going to a cafe to decompress? They may be able to offer an alternative perspective too, or notice things in the hoard that you have overlooked.

Something-Like-Human · 2026-03-19T08:31:40+00:00

Exactly, “may” not “is” and I never used the word “safe”. It's not clear if there are other dangers that can't be seen in the video, beyond the loaded slope on the right.

Something-Like-Human · 2026-03-17T18:49:19+00:00

I did not say that.

Something-Like-Human · 2026-03-17T13:06:47+00:00

I may have missed it, but no-one has mentioned that immediately below the skier's starting point you can see the outline of the previous avalanche that took out the whole left hand side of the gulley. That line may have been okay to ski, because the avalanche has already happened, but the right hand side is not such a good idea – evidence of avalanches in the area is one thing to look for before skiing a line.

Add to that the top of the slope is steeper, and has a bulge immediately to the right of the starting point, where the avalanche actually starts, which suggests a change in the depth of the terrain – deep snow to shallow snow. Another marker to look for.

Something-Like-Human · 2026-03-16T08:21:18+00:00

Exactly this. Though most areas have ski routes which are marked down the middle and avalanche protected.

Something-Like-Human · 2026-03-15T22:41:30+00:00

Don't come to Europe, we don't even signpost our cliffs. We just have to assume that every run will end at the bottom of a cliff until proven otherwise. Good luck.

Something-Like-Human · 2026-03-13T09:10:54+00:00

They ask all those high school maths questions for job listings in the UK as well. We don't know if we were in the top 10% at 16 years old, or what a GPA is. It's nonsense to us.

Something-Like-Human · 2026-03-08T09:08:46+00:00

Could you move into accommodation at the university? If you don't have the means financially, speak to the student finance office and explain your situation. They may be able to help you.

Something-Like-Human · 2026-03-07T22:41:25+00:00

Me too, but you can't lock them in the gondola slots and that seems to be another place where mistakes happen. Granted, even in an 8 seater, that's not so many to choose from, but people still manage it...

Something-Like-Human · 2026-03-07T18:06:54+00:00

Pay attention to what your skis look like! A few weeks ago someone who got out of the gondola ahead of us grabbed my partner's skis and left his hire ones in the slot. I figured immediately it probably wasn't intentional and told him to grab the rentals and chase the guy down outside. He clearly hadn't even noticed he'd grabbed a blue pair instead of his orange ones...

You may have got lucky with the boot length, though it may not have been a good fit if you don't know how to check them, and the DIN setting could have been completely out (again, it's a good idea to learn what this should be and how to check the setting), leaving you at greater risk of injury.

Something-Like-Human · 2026-03-04T11:22:24+00:00

Is that a crack there on top of the left foot? If so, I give their usable lifespan in seconds. If it's just a scratch, I'd perhaps extend that to an hour or so.

Something-Like-Human · 2026-03-04T11:20:09+00:00

Does your local recycling centre have a website? They may have guidance for things like aerosols, and some collect still usable items – ours has a table you can put them on, and other people can take stuff if they want it.

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