Almost finished packing: tell me what I have forgotten

[Kellanved]

Thanks

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. Do you know where your towel is? (n/t)

[Kellanved]

4. I hope that there will be one in my room

Maybe it would be unwise to go without a towel, even when not hitchhiking.

thanks :thumbsup:

[tjdee]

2. Poland, duh.

:)

[LEW]

3. Toothbrush!!!

n/t

[Kellanved]

6. no, I have it

Even got an adapter for the plugs to recharge the electrical one.

Good call.

[Bossy Monkey]

14. Is an adapter enough? I thought y'all were on a different current

which would call for a transformer, unless I'm being a total idiot again (which I never rule out).

[Kellanved]

yep, no problem at all

I've tried the procedure before. Toothbrush/Camera/DVD Player/Cell Phone - they all are able to take 110v @ 60HZ, and 230V @ 50 Hz. A mechanic adapter is enough.

Good thinking.

[JohnKleeb]

5. Dude the Polish flag

[Kellanved]

9. sorry, but no

I do not own any flags (OK; one GDR flag I found in the cellar while moving in) and I sure won't be waving any.

And sorry: Poland on a personal basis (i.e. the people) is cool, but on basis of their European/Foreign Policy I'm rather in a moot to ignore the country of my ancestors for some time.

[JohnKleeb]

Yeah I was kidding

umm I dunno.

[Wilber_Stool]

7. Don't forget the box marked

"Things not needed." I actually had one.

[Misunderestimator]

8. Your cell phone charger.... if you have a cell phone, that is.

[Kellanved]

11. oh yes

I have to charge my Cell Phone. And pack a charger; but considering the international roaming charges - urks.

[Obamarama]

10. Where ya goin'??

Inquring minds want to know

[Kellanved]

12. Well, a somewhat civilized country

To be a little more precise: USA, East Coast

[Obamarama]

15. Octoberfest ist in MÜNCHEN, mein freund!

Haben Sie genügend Berliner Weiss für mich verpackt?

[Kellanved]

18. aww, that's a problem

I tried to bring bottled beer once - I won't repeat it (the crown caps did not like the low-pressure enviroment).

I might try to bring a bottle using a ziploc bag, but how would I get it to you?


And don't get me started on Bavaria. Think Texas- only with Lederhosen, better beer and without Tex-Mex food.

[Obamarama]

29. Was Sie über Bayern sagen, ist zutreffend.

Ich wohnte in Fulda für ein Jahr. Aber Bayern ist zum Auge als Texas angenehmer!


Willkommen in die USA und haben eine sichere Reise!

[Kellanved]

30. thank you very much

I'm slightly unsettled because of the fingerprint thing, but I'm really looking forward to being stateside again.

:hi:

[Bossy Monkey]

17. In that case, raincoat, sweater/jumper,

shoes that are easy to take off for the security check at the airport before the flight home.

I always forget my comb, my hairbrush or both. Also, put your tickets someplace you can't conceivably forget them or you'll drive yourself crazy.

[Kellanved]

27. the shoes are a problem

I've considered taking better shoes, but it would be shame to use them traveling. Especially as I'll be walking a lot.

So it will be the full security routine. Besides, it is the same in Europe: the security for US-bound flights is actually run by Americans.

[Duncan Grant]

34. self - delete

Oops! My bad...wrong place to post.

[Kali]

13. your sunglasses

now throw out 4 pairs of shoes and add 6 pairs of underwear - ditch the electric toothbrush...WTF? ATM/credit card is about all you really need anymore, barring prescription meds and or eyewear.

[Kellanved]

32. the ATM card indeed

It always takes me like 20 minutes to understand an American ATM. While it is great that my card works at all, at some banks even free of charge, the American banking concepts translate poorly to European ones. For instance we do not have checks any more.

[DebJ]

16. always put the toilet paper where you can get to it fast!

[BigDaddyCaine]

19. toothpaste

[Kellanved]

28. nah; I'll buy those things upon arrival

Liquid soap, toothpaste, shampoo...
It's a lot more expensive stateside (even with the Euro as it is), but I would have to carry it.

Edited for Spelling/ one leftover word

[BigDaddyCaine]

20. mint cookies

[BigDaddyCaine]

21. can of skoal

[BigDaddyCaine]

22. bikini and sweaters

[BigDaddyCaine]

23. porn

[BigDaddyCaine]

24. porn

[BigDaddyCaine]

25. lube

[BigDaddyCaine]

26. more porn

[Kellanved]

31. OK, as you've used so much energy to get the point over the pond

Explain to me why.

[Mizmoon]

33. tylenol or whatever you use for pain

and maybe some imodium

[Kellanved]

36. oh

I have some Zyrtec against my allergies, but planned to stock up on the basics, like Asperine, stateside.

[Duncan Grant]

35. Medications?

America is almost intolerable without anti-depressants these days. :D :hi:

[Kellanved]

37. ouch

No, I see enough gloom here, so I'm used to it.

I do not plan to leave the blue-states, so do not fear for my sanity.
(the European idiot isn't much different from his American counterpart. Neither in frequency, nor in persuasion).

:hi:

[Kellanved]

38. OK, I'm off to the airport

All that stayed forgotten until now, will continue to do so.

So behave while I'm not watching.

:hi: