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...pack suitcases?!
Him: I shall pack the suitcase for me & Small One
Me: Good luck!
Him 5 min later: Does not compute. These things will not all go in *that* cabin bag sized case. We're doomed!
Me: Hold my beer*
5 min later: All items packed in said case, with a few little spaces for random things we've probably forgotten and will remember at 06:00
Every. Single. Time. We. Travel. Together! And this is someone who used to work offshore and could bring one duffel bag, 10kg max, including boots, hard hat and overalls, for 3-4, sometimes 6 week stints!!
*Okay, it was tea
And before anyone says it, #NotAllMen  |
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"...pack suitcases?!
Him: I shall pack the suitcase for me & Small One
Me: Good luck!
Him 5 min later: Does not compute. These things will not all go in *that* cabin bag sized case. We're doomed!
Me: Hold my beer*
5 min later: All items packed in said case, with a few little spaces for random things we've probably forgotten and will remember at 06:00
Every. Single. Time. We. Travel. Together! And this is someone who used to work offshore and could bring one duffel bag, 10kg max, including boots, hard hat and overalls, for 3-4, sometimes 6 week stints!!
*Okay, it was tea
And before anyone says it, #NotAllMen "
Do you fold or roll? |
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"...pack suitcases?!
Him: I shall pack the suitcase for me & Small One
Me: Good luck!
Him 5 min later: Does not compute. These things will not all go in *that* cabin bag sized case. We're doomed!
Me: Hold my beer*
5 min later: All items packed in said case, with a few little spaces for random things we've probably forgotten and will remember at 06:00
Every. Single. Time. We. Travel. Together! And this is someone who used to work offshore and could bring one duffel bag, 10kg max, including boots, hard hat and overalls, for 3-4, sometimes 6 week stints!!
*Okay, it was tea
And before anyone says it, #NotAllMen "
We do this perfectly as well as everything else  |
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"...pack suitcases?!
Him: I shall pack the suitcase for me & Small One
Me: Good luck!
Him 5 min later: Does not compute. These things will not all go in *that* cabin bag sized case. We're doomed!
Me: Hold my beer*
5 min later: All items packed in said case, with a few little spaces for random things we've probably forgotten and will remember at 06:00
Every. Single. Time. We. Travel. Together! And this is someone who used to work offshore and could bring one duffel bag, 10kg max, including boots, hard hat and overalls, for 3-4, sometimes 6 week stints!!
*Okay, it was tea
And before anyone says it, #NotAllMen
Do you fold or roll? "
Roll. Tightly though  |
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Another thing. Why are men's shorts so bulky?? He's a slim guy, yet his shorts take up way more space than my shorts (and I'm comparing my knee length denim with his cargo ones, not taking hot pants!)
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"Another thing. Why are men's shorts so bulky?? He's a slim guy, yet his shorts take up way more space than my shorts (and I'm comparing my knee length denim with his cargo ones, not taking hot pants!)
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It's the pockets |
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"Another thing. Why are men's shorts so bulky?? He's a slim guy, yet his shorts take up way more space than my shorts (and I'm comparing my knee length denim with his cargo ones, not taking hot pants!)
It's the pockets"
They need to ditch the pockets then  |
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There is a story attributed to Steve Jobs about when he wanted his designers to make the iPhone smaller, and they insisted that they couldn’t, he threw it in a fish tank and when bubbles came out he said, there is your space to make it smaller… |
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"...pack suitcases?!
Him: I shall pack the suitcase for me & Small One
Me: Good luck!
Him 5 min later: Does not compute. These things will not all go in *that* cabin bag sized case. We're doomed!
Me: Hold my beer*
5 min later: All items packed in said case, with a few little spaces for random things we've probably forgotten and will remember at 06:00
Every. Single. Time. We. Travel. Together! And this is someone who used to work offshore and could bring one duffel bag, 10kg max, including boots, hard hat and overalls, for 3-4, sometimes 6 week stints!!
*Okay, it was tea
And before anyone says it, #NotAllMen
Do you fold or roll?
Roll. Tightly though "
Stand it up, put it against a wall, undo the zip, and fold. Then place it in the bottom, and pile on top. Youtube it if you need clarity!
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"...pack suitcases?!
Him: I shall pack the suitcase for me & Small One
Me: Good luck!
Him 5 min later: Does not compute. These things will not all go in *that* cabin bag sized case. We're doomed!
Me: Hold my beer*
5 min later: All items packed in said case, with a few little spaces for random things we've probably forgotten and will remember at 06:00
Every. Single. Time. We. Travel. Together! And this is someone who used to work offshore and could bring one duffel bag, 10kg max, including boots, hard hat and overalls, for 3-4, sometimes 6 week stints!!
*Okay, it was tea
And before anyone says it, #NotAllMen
Do you fold or roll?
Roll. Tightly though
Stand it up, put it against a wall, undo the zip, and fold. Then place it in the bottom, and pile on top. Youtube it if you need clarity!
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Will try that next time, because now we have 2x cabin bags with tightly rolled clothing all ready to go! We went to Tenerife for 2wks over Christmas and New Year, 3 of us, hand luggage only. I'm damned if I'm paying £60 each way EXTRA to put a suitcase in the hold, for someone to leave behind in Manchester! |
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"...pack suitcases?!
Him: I shall pack the suitcase for me & Small One
Me: Good luck!
Him 5 min later: Does not compute. These things will not all go in *that* cabin bag sized case. We're doomed!
Me: Hold my beer*
5 min later: All items packed in said case, with a few little spaces for random things we've probably forgotten and will remember at 06:00
Every. Single. Time. We. Travel. Together! And this is someone who used to work offshore and could bring one duffel bag, 10kg max, including boots, hard hat and overalls, for 3-4, sometimes 6 week stints!!
*Okay, it was tea
And before anyone says it, #NotAllMen "
It’s because we only ever take one set of clothes and a washkit. We are travelling masters until (not all) women get involved  |
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Ok suitcase story. My wife packs a suitcase. Weighs a tonne I mean like the handle snaps off as you try and lift it.
Inside it's filled with tinned spaghetti because our daughter likes Heinz spaghetti and apparently we may not be able to get that in Spain 
So I explain that this may not be the most rational idea she has ever had and she throws a tin of spaghetti at my head. I dodge it, it breaks the TV.
So I packed the suitcases after that. It's not that hard it's not rocket appliances. |
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over a year ago
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"Ok suitcase story. My wife packs a suitcase. Weighs a tonne I mean like the handle snaps off as you try and lift it.
Inside it's filled with tinned spaghetti because our daughter likes Heinz spaghetti and apparently we may not be able to get that in Spain
So I explain that this may not be the most rational idea she has ever had and she throws a tin of spaghetti at my head. I dodge it, it breaks the TV.
So I packed the suitcases after that. It's not that hard it's not rocket appliances."
It was so sweet of her to make sure your dodge reflexes were still good.
I like her  |
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"Ok suitcase story. My wife packs a suitcase. Weighs a tonne I mean like the handle snaps off as you try and lift it.
Inside it's filled with tinned spaghetti because our daughter likes Heinz spaghetti and apparently we may not be able to get that in Spain
So I explain that this may not be the most rational idea she has ever had and she throws a tin of spaghetti at my head. I dodge it, it breaks the TV.
So I packed the suitcases after that. It's not that hard it's not rocket appliances.
It was so sweet of her to make sure your dodge reflexes were still good.
I like her "
I’m surprised you had to dodge it at all!! |
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"There is a story attributed to Steve Jobs about when he wanted his designers to make the iPhone smaller, and they insisted that they couldn’t, he threw it in a fish tank and when bubbles came out he said, there is your space to make it smaller…"
I have considered trying to extract the air molecules from within the cases, so more will fit  |
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My dad was great at packing the suitcase, it was my mother who was terrible at it. I took after dad and packed this same way and still had space for any extras to bring home from holiday x |
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"Ok suitcase story. My wife packs a suitcase. Weighs a tonne I mean like the handle snaps off as you try and lift it.
Inside it's filled with tinned spaghetti because our daughter likes Heinz spaghetti and apparently we may not be able to get that in Spain
So I explain that this may not be the most rational idea she has ever had and she throws a tin of spaghetti at my head. I dodge it, it breaks the TV.
So I packed the suitcases after that. It's not that hard it's not rocket appliances.
It was so sweet of her to make sure your dodge reflexes were still good.
I like her
I’m surprised you had to dodge it at all!! "
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Spare a thought for poor me.
I have to very tactfully pack my beautiful penis into ladies far too small crevice’s all the bloody time.
If anyone is an expert on using all the space available it’s the male in this particular couple  |
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"Definitely #notallmen - I consider this one of my few key skills. That and loading a dishwasher."
Mr KC is ace at dishwasher stacking. He's also immense at wheelchair maintenance/cobbling together and applying nail varnish for our daughter. I'm absolutely useless at the latter |
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"My Dad's version of packing is to take one of everything, chuck it in a holdall and declare the job's a good 'un. Then proceeds to wash his socks and undies in the sink/bidet every day "
Men don't wash their keks!! |
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"Definitely #notallmen - I consider this one of my few key skills. That and loading a dishwasher.
Mr KC is ace at dishwasher stacking. He's also immense at wheelchair maintenance/cobbling together and applying nail varnish for our daughter. I'm absolutely useless at the latter "
Interesting. I thought they were complementary skills!
As for any mechanical maintenance, I'm out! |
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"Definitely #notallmen - I consider this one of my few key skills. That and loading a dishwasher.
Mr KC is ace at dishwasher stacking. He's also immense at wheelchair maintenance/cobbling together and applying nail varnish for our daughter. I'm absolutely useless at the latter
Interesting. I thought they were complementary skills!
As for any mechanical maintenance, I'm out!"
As I type, he's dealing with my uneven inflation situation so I can whizz unimpeded through the airport |
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"Spare a thought for poor me.
I have to very tactfully pack my beautiful penis into ladies far too small crevice’s all the bloody time.
If anyone is an expert on using all the space available it’s the male in this particular couple "
This does sound very difficult, Sam. Have you considered finding a woman with a cavernous cavern for you to play hide the sausage? |
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"Spare a thought for poor me.
I have to very tactfully pack my beautiful penis into ladies far too small crevice’s all the bloody time.
If anyone is an expert on using all the space available it’s the male in this particular couple
This does sound very difficult, Sam. Have you considered finding a woman with a cavernous cavern for you to play hide the sausage? "
I have.
It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack  |
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"Spare a thought for poor me.
I have to very tactfully pack my beautiful penis into ladies far too small crevice’s all the bloody time.
If anyone is an expert on using all the space available it’s the male in this particular couple
This does sound very difficult, Sam. Have you considered finding a woman with a cavernous cavern for you to play hide the sausage?
I have.
It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack "
Try a shaven haven, less to lose it in |
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"Sound like he's doing it right lastminute.com  "
We both packed tonight for a tomorrow trip. It doesn't take long to pack for a 3 day thing, let's be honest. We're just too tight to pay for hold baggage so it's hand luggage or bust! |
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"Sound like he's doing it right lastminute.com
We both packed tonight for a tomorrow trip. It doesn't take long to pack for a 3 day thing, let's be honest. We're just too tight to pay for hold baggage so it's hand luggage or bust! "
Had hold luggage delayed twice so I only take cabin luggage these days. I can fit enough in for a week without needing to wash anything. It's also much quicker getting through airports. |
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Pack a suitcase? Hell no - I’ll need a transit van to get these items in 