#moveorbust — Public Fediverse posts
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Starting to re-pack a day early, just in case my spoons suddenly drain or something else goes wrong. Too often I underestimate the amount of time something is going to take me to do. While I'm decent about planning fallbacks in some ways, there are other places where I assume average case scenarios when I should be allotting time for worst case scenarios. #MoveOrBust
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Icelandair *still* hasn't paid the paltry $100 (less than the cost of the new suitcase) they offered.
Allianz has already paid on the claim, meanwhile.
Don't fly Icelandair if you can avoid it.
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Phew. My Allianz travel insurance is covering the suitcase costs that Icelandair is not.
They made it pretty painless to submit a claim, too. Possibly because it's not a big claim, but nonetheless it's appreciated.
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The bakery I went to today was one I happened upon while looking for a realtor I was recommended, and had a round of bread rolls you could tear off for 110ALL. I ordered a cold "pizza" slice and a croissant-looking fruit pastry and got it all for 280ALL. Which is $3.29. That was a very good deal. I'll probably be returning there even though it's 2 km walk from here.
She asked if I came from France. I'm not sure if it was the mask or what. She was surprised when I said California. #MoveOrBust
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Got the first really affordable food since landing in Tirana.
Repeated bad luck in trying to get out of the US made it so I arrived here at exactly the wrong time of year to do so - prices for short-term stays double in summer. And some other prices also rise.
The food prices have been slightly more reasonable than what I experienced in the US or the same. The rent I'm paying for the short-term stay is about the same as Davis.
So I'm not doing well money-wise. #MoveOrBust
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The first time I've managed to take a second foray out. Got some more errands done. But I really should have taken less of a break between morning errands and these. I felt like I was going to faint from dehydration if I didn't make it back soon enough and when I arrived, two ppl beat me to the small elevator so I had to wait, swaying... #MoveOrBust
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Icelandair baggage crew.
I wish I'd gotten a photo of it, but I was worried he'd feel it was nosy. However, before I noticed they'd torn two wheels and part of the shell out of my suitcase, I saw they'd beaten the shit out of the suitcase of a pilot. And it was just as dented as the blue suitcase in this commercial.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b1aRop-UbU #MoveOrBust #Travel
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I wanted to write my impressions before the culture shock inevitably sets in.
The view from the balcony is great. This is the capital, but there are still some one and two-story homes in between the taller buildings. It is very picturesque for that and other reasons. But also gritty. #MoveOrBust
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Greetings from Tirana, #Albania
It was an epic trip. Sort of a disabled Odyssey, but I'm here!
I'm glad Past Me didn't get the converted basement to save money, but knew that Future Me would be tired as hell from modern air travel and would need something calming.
It's a beautiful apt with a balcony. I heard my first call to prayer (and at first thought it was that the ambulances sounded "weird" here...)
Had a great convo with the taxi driver on the way here. Great guy.
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I should have measured the moment I finally booked airfare, but I just found out my carry-on is about 2" too deep to make the airline's limitations. :tooth grinding:
Now to measure the main bag. This is a real disadvantage of brick & mortar shops being less common. I'm not sure if even if I go all the way into Vancouver to shop that I'll find luggage that suits me. (And I *just* bought this set!) #MoveOrBust
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Opening the big suitcase again to see if I can get rid of more, move stuff around, get under the limitations. 😕
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I just want to reiterate HOW GRATEFUL I am to people who've boosted and/or donated to my crowdfunding pleas.
I am still super-worried about money because I just keep having shitty breaks here and there. BUT I know things would be so much worse without the help of kind Mastodonians here.
I'm sure I'll have to renew my pleas in weeks or months, but I wanted to say once more how much of a difference you've already made. #MoveOrBust
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Did I make a fatal mistake by not paying the money to ship the quadricycle to Albania?
I didn't know where I'd be living or if there'd be a shed big enough for it.
Even within the US, where it was made, there are few that will service it.
OTOH, it held my weight and was really great when it was working and it sold for less than 1/10 what I'd put into it and now anything better that takes my weight will cost at least $10K I don't have... #CripTax #BikeTooter #MoveOrBust
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The amount of stuff I try to do for this trip where one tech thing requires another tech thing to work which itself requires another tech thing is really staggering and time-consuming. #MoveOrBust
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The things that aren't books, but paper maps seem to be cataloged elsewhere. I don't know if that catalog is online, but it should be available inside the Map Room of the LAPL Central Branch library.
#BIkeTooter #Cycling #California #Libraries #MoveOrBust
https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/research-guides/map-collection
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One of the cycling books/maps I donated to LA Public Library Central Branch's Map Room is catalogued now.
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The "act of dog" expenses for this move keep racking up. (Honestly, it's TV-worthy and if I weren't trying to move, I'd be trying to get the consumer affairs reporters and lawyers on it...)
Suffice it to say that I could still use help. I am SO GRATEFUL to everyone who's already boosted and/or donated!
Or buy my music with a "tip" if you don't Paypal..there are more choices there.
https://meganlynch.bandcamp.com/album/songs-the-brothers-warner-taught-me #MoveOrBust
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I spotted "FIXD" on Bluetooth and had to look it up. It's apparently an auto diagnostic app. So then I peeked out to see if Carvana was finally here, but nope. #MoveOrBust