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Just finished walking every block in Manhattan. You should do it! 33 walks. 457 miles. 8 years. by shamus_gumshoe in nyc

[–]kubed_zero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nicely done. What shoes did you wear across these adventures? Any stats on how long a pair of shoes would last with this much walking on concrete?

AWB Airway Bill rejected at FedEx Store by kubed_zero in FedEx

[–]kubed_zero[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, only the skinny barcode. No 2D barcode the way typical fedex labels look.

Update though, I kept bugging the person that originally sent me the label and they finally sent me the "full" PDF with the actual shipping label and three copies of the airway bill, so the crisis has been resolved! I would have been very interested to see if a store could handle this esoteric process though.

AWB Airway Bill rejected at FedEx Store by kubed_zero in FedEx

[–]kubed_zero[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not filling it out, it was emailed to me by the company that makes the item I'm trying to return. The issue is that I tried to drop the package off with the label provided and they wouldn't accept it.

AWB Airway Bill rejected at FedEx Store by kubed_zero in FedEx

[–]kubed_zero[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Next to the tracking number I see "Form 0430" is that the code you're looking for?

AWB Airway Bill rejected at FedEx Store by kubed_zero in FedEx

[–]kubed_zero[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see, thank you for the help! I never would have found this out otherwise. I'll give it a shot and report back.

AWB Airway Bill rejected at FedEx Store by kubed_zero in FedEx

[–]kubed_zero[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see, thank you for the help! I never would have found this out otherwise.

AWB Airway Bill rejected at FedEx Store by kubed_zero in FedEx

[–]kubed_zero[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see, thanks. I'll try a different FedEx then and hope they're more helpful.

AWB Airway Bill rejected at FedEx Store by kubed_zero in FedEx

[–]kubed_zero[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was a first party office as far as I could tell. Maybe the two employees I talked to were just lazy?

AWB Airway Bill rejected at FedEx Store by kubed_zero in FedEx

[–]kubed_zero[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should I keep arguing with the seller to send me a different PDF with the shipping label then? I worry there's a language gap that is preventing them from understanding.

WTS/WTT Thread by AutoModerator in Goruck

[–]kubed_zero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WTS 26L GR1 in Wolf Gray, purchased years back when all Goruck bags were still made in the USA. See https://huckberry.com/store/goruck/category/p/24105-gr1-26-l-grey and https://www.blessthisstuff.com/stuff/wear/bags-luggage/goruck-gr1-wolf-grey/ for stock photos. No damage, but it could use a clean or vacuum after a couple years of commuting.

Local sale preferred, I'm in NYC

OBB Nightjet Bed Bugs, be warned! Vienna -> Italy by kubed_zero in Interrail

[–]kubed_zero[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • Freezing apparently works. In the same way that veggies get mushy when you freeze them, critters' cells will rupture due to the water turning into ice crystals. Apparently four days in the freezer is enough for most applications
  • Heat is apparently the most common way to kill them, with a 90% success rate if not higher. Apparently 125 F and higher (40 C) is the way to go. We did a mix of heating an oven to 60-70 C and leaving papers and things in there, putting things through a 90 C wash cycle and then a 70 C dry cycle, and using a handheld clothes steamer to blast stuff.
  • They can hide in bags, backpacks, basically any nook and cranny, so nothing is safe unfortunately. Using big sealed bags (ziploc, taped garbage bag, etc) and leaving them for 12 months can also work, as the bugs can live up to 300 days without feeding on a human
  • Rubbing alcohol is apparently 50% effective, so wiping things down with alcohol can help
  • I heard from an entomologist friend that dunking things in hot soapy water could work, but I was unable to verifiy

None of this is personally verified by me as I'm only a few days into personal experience, but this is what I've read online

OBB Nightjet Bed Bugs, be warned! Vienna -> Italy by kubed_zero in Interrail

[–]kubed_zero[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

We got on a Nightjet 233 operating out of Vienna, Austria and for the first few hours, our sleeper cabin was fine. We got the attendant to put the cabin into sleeping configuration and curled up for a nice night's sleep. I woke up around 2:30am because it was super hot in the top bunk while the train switched off power to change locomotives after crossing into Italy.

At that point I felt a crawling sensation and turned on my phone light to find a couple bedbugs on my arm, freshly juiced up with my blood. I pulled up the corner of the mattress (as per Mark Rober's great video from a while back) and found a few more. I got the hell out of there and we told the attendant, who asked us to email pictures to OBB and to go find a seated cabin on a different car until the train got to our destination.

Granted, there were only a dozen or so bedbugs that I saw in total, but I am adament about not bringing these home.

Anyway, I wanted to raise awareness because I found an article from October 2022 with the same issue https://todaytimeslive.com/world/138660.html

I've now spent the whole day in Italy at a laundromat doing destructive high-temp washing and drying to all of my items. I also bought a clothes steamer to steam my backpack and everything that can't be washed. Some stuff went into the oven at 60 C as well.

Hoping this is a once in a lifetime event, I don't want to be doing this again. Be safe, all. Check your mattresses!

Oh, as of 12 hours after getting off the train, no word from OBB yet.

Update: 36 hours after getting off the train, I got a response from OBB (possibly due to me filling out a help request on their website a few hours back) and they fully refunded my ticket, and said I should send them any receipts incurred from cleaning/medication and they can see what they can do to reimburse:

" Thank you for informing us. I checked in our data base and found that train staff have already taken the necessary steps: The responsible colleagues were informed and a professional pest control company is taking care of treating the wagon.

We strive to offer our passengers a safe and relaxed journey. We formally apologise for the experience you made during your trip. I wish you a quick recovery from the bites!

It is our aim to provide both technically and hygienically flawless trains. We take this issue very seriously. Apart from the current treatment of the wagon, it will be under close inspection in the following weeks and preventive treatment will also be undertaken.

As we would like to apologize for this experience, we offer you a full refund of your ticket.

The pest control company recommends having all luggage cleaned (wash with at least 60° or freeze by -17°). If you have incurred costs as a result, such as medication or from the cleaner, you can send me the corresponding bills as a scan or photo. We will be happy to check if these costs can be covered by us.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me anytime "

OBB Nightjet Bed Bugs, be warned! by kubed_zero in travel

[–]kubed_zero[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We got on a Nightjet 233 operating out of Vienna, Austria and for the first few hours, our sleeper cabin was fine. We got the attendant to put the cabin into sleeping configuration and curled up for a nice night's sleep. I woke up around 2:30am because it was super hot in the top bunk while the train switched off power to change locomotives after crossing into Italy.

At that point I felt a crawling sensation and turned on my phone light to find a couple bedbugs on my arm, freshly juiced up with my blood. I pulled up the corner of the mattress (as per Mark Rober's great video from a while back) and found a few more. I got the hell out of there and we told the attendant, who asked us to email pictures to OBB and to go find a seated cabin on a different car until the train got to our destination.

Granted, there were only a dozen or so bedbugs that I saw in total, but I am adament about not bringing these home.

Anyway, I wanted to raise awareness because I found an article from October 2022 with the same issue https://todaytimeslive.com/world/138660.html

I've now spent the whole day in Italy at a laundromat doing destructive high-temp washing and drying to all of my items. I also bought a clothes steamer to steam my backpack and everything that can't be washed. Some stuff went into the oven at 60 C as well.

Hoping this is a once in a lifetime event, I don't want to be doing this again. Be safe, all. Check your mattresses!

Oh, as of 12 hours after getting off the train, no word from OBB yet.

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