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Small-Scale Question Sunday for September 25, 2022

Do you have a dumb question that you're kind of embarrassed to ask in the main thread? Is there something you're just not sure about?

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Posted because I didn't see Zorba post one today. Feel free to delete if that's an issue.

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Tomorrow I'm leaving for a business trip of about two weeks' duration. What are the main things I should really avoid forgetting to pack?

Limiting to things that I've known people to forget or not think of:

  • Chargers (this is the #1 forgotten item among people I know)

  • Plug adapters, if traveling somewhere with a different electrical system

  • Mouse (you CAN work on the trackpad for two weeks, but it's much less comfortable)

  • Work shoes, if traveling in comfortable shoes (somehow shoes are much easier to forget than shirts or trousers)

  • Download or print out your tickets and hotel reservations

  • Spare phone, if traveling somewhere where roaming is expensive (it's often much cheaper to buy a local sim card rather than paying roaming fees for data)

Obviously also ID, bank cards, phone, laptop, clothes etc as others have said - but those are obvious enough that you're not realistically going to forget them.