I will spend most of the summer in my country, and my rent contract ends at the end of this month. I am also interested in a flat; thats contract will begin in October. So, it looks like great timing to not pay for approximately 4 months of rent. I planned to put my fridge and clothes (with luggage). in a rentable container or storage room. I can even bring the clothes back with me and sell the fridge.
But the question is, what happens with the "Anmeldung"? I can't do an "Ummeldung" since I won't have a flat. Then I should do an "Abmeldung", but when i do what, does my residence permit get affected? Or what about the letters i supposed to get, For example, I am waiting for a letter from the police, and I don't want to miss that.
Do you have any recommendations for my situation?

My husband and I love to travel by car, we usually choose a destination in Europe where we spend several days and we always have 3-4 days on the road, each day in different locations until we reach our final destination. So many days in the car come with challenges and I wonder what hacks you use that help you guys.
I'll start: - we always have a garbage bag between the front seats, things get messy pretty quickly if we don't - the main luggage always stays in the trunk and we don't go through it until we get to the destinations where we'll spend most of our vacation. For the days spent on the road we only have a backpack in which we have the strictly necessary hygiene products, pyjamas and 1-2 changes of clothes. - we always keep water in containers that keep it at a low temperature, I hate plastic bottle water that gets warm - I have a list of items to take on holiday made and perfected over years of travel, I go through it every time I pack and take what is necessary depending on the area, season, activities, etc. This way I never forget something at home - we always take a mini cooler with us, we like to buy local food to bring home with us, this way we prolong the experience - I usually choose uv-protective t-shirts when travelling in the summer but in the car I find them even more useful as you can't choose to sit in the shade. I'm sure people who get burnt instantly understand me
What are your hacks?

Race Information

• Name: BMO Vancouver Marathon 2024
• Date: May 5th, 2024
• Distance: 26.2 miles
• Location: Vancouver, BC
• Website: https://bmovanmarathon.ca/
• Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/11341057303
• Time: 3:33:31

Goals

Goal	Description	Completed?
A	Sub 3:20	No
B	Sub 3:30	No
C	PB (Sub 3:34)	Barely

Splits

Mile	Time
1	7:39
2	7:30
3	7:51
4	7:51
5	7:51
6	8:11
7	8:58
8	8:25
9	8:14
10	8:07
11	7:54
12	7:49
13	7:40
14	8:14
15	8:29
16	8:15
17	8:10
18	8:18
19	8:21
20	8:10
21	7:40
22	7:46
23	7:36
24	7:58
25	8:10
26	7:38
26.2	7:02

Training

My last marathon was Toronto back in October, where I ran 3:34 (race report here).
I mostly followed whatever Garmin's auto-suggested runs were. My goal since last summer has primarily been to improve my aerobic pace with Z2 running. Comparing my HR during runs now to last year seems to indicate I've seen a lot of improvement there, and I can feel that. Another goal of mine since my last race was to work on strength after having issues with my adductors and glute, but I don't think I quite followed through on that. For the first few months of the year I was okay about going to the gym and doing leg curls, split squats, and core work, but I kind of fell out of the habit eventually. I also went to a few strength training classes that would leave me sore for several days, but I need to do that more often to really build on it; I did feel my hamstrings were stronger from doing deadlifts and step-downs.
In some of my long runs I wore a vest and had the idea that maybe I'll carry a vest during the race this time so that I could always have hydration and even add some pomegranate juice/coconut water to a flask for easy access to carbs and electrolytes. This worked well, but I ultimately decided after the training runs that the bouncing would be too annoying, I would sweat more because of the vest, and I am pretty good about drinking lots of water outside of running.
I didn't do a lot of speed work in my training, but when I did up the intensity, I noticed I would sometimes feel some tightness on the right side of my chest, which is an issue I had in high school. At the time I was worried it was a heart issue, but I got a lot of tests done to indicate there were no issues. The issue is that I don't change up how I breathe between easy runs (long, slow breaths) and hard runs. I think I need to breathe more intensely to avoid diaphragm tightness, and more speed training will help with that.
My shoe rotation was Saucony Triumph 20s as my daily trainers, Kinvara 13s as my speed shoe, and I picked up a pair of Endorphin Speed 3s from Winners for $60 a few months ago which I've been using for speed and long runs, which complement my Endorphin Pro 3 race shoes.
My Garmin race prediction was 3:19. My personal feeling was that I could achieve that goal if it was a flat race, but I was skeptical on how I would perform on the course. I looked up other race reviews, watched a video of the race, and tried to think about how I would handle the hills, but knew that I didn't have enough experience to not have it be a factor.

Pre-race

Flight and Expo

Two Fridays before the race I did Anaerobic intervals and that was probably a mistake because my adductor was sore for over 4 days after that. I probably still felt the effects of that on race day.
I did my 5k shakeout run in my race shoes Friday morning. I had leftover pasta before leaving for the airport in the late afternoon. I flew to Vancouver on in the evening, arriving at night.
On Saturday, I went to the grocery store immediately after waking up since it was closed after we arrived the night before. The main things I got for myself that were race-relevant were gluten free quick oats, coconut water, apple and orange juice, honey, sunflower seed butter, soy milk, and a carton of cold brew coffee.
I went to the expo to get my bib before we got lunch in Gastown. We went to MeeT, and I got the Philly Cheezesteak Poutine and Oyster Mushroom Calamari which I shared with my GF. They had an issue with my friend's order so they offered him a free dessert which he was nice enough to share, so I got to have a bit of his brownie too!
After lunch I recommended everyone check out Stanley Park on their own so I could go home and rest my legs. I stopped by Nesters to pick up a GF Caulipower Pizza for dinner to have with some juice. My blood sugar spiked from the poutine at lunch, so I took some insulin to correct that, pre-emptively took insulin for the pizza I was about to have, and took a nap. After that, I put the pizza in the AirBnB's toaster oven (on top of some foil to avoid cross-contamination), but this ended up being a mistake. We discovered later in the week that the toaster oven stops working after a minute or two. When I ate my pizza I noticed it was a bit soft but figured it may have just been the texture: now I know it was likely undercooked, and I feel stupid for not realizing that.

Race Day

The start time for the marathon was 8:30am and I was in the first corral. I woke up at 5:30am and had my oatmeal (quick oats microwaved in water, a spoon of sunflower seed butter, splash of soy milk, superseed blend (chia, hemp, and toasted buckwheat groats), and honey), and a tall glass of cold brew coffee + soy milk. Shortly after waking up I realized I had an upset stomach, so naturally I started feeling stressed that I would have GI issues during the race (see comments about the pizza above). We worried that I may have accidentally ingested gluten due to my group of 7 having gluten in my vicinity, not realizing it was probably the pizza. I had to use the washroom a few times, and hoped it would pass. I had a 500ml bottle of nuun with water mixed with orange juice that I sipped on for the next hour since I saw a Ben Parker video where he did that. Thankfully I wasn't stuck in the bathroom all morning, but I was worried I would feel sick during the race.
With me I brought:

• 5 Huma gels (I don't recall if any of them were caffeinated, but it was Blueberry, Chocolate, and Mocha flavours). I had 2 left after the race.
• 2 Larabars (1 cashew cookie, 1 peanut butter chocolate chip)
• A pack of salt tabs (I'd never taken one but got a free sample at the SF marathon and wanted to have them in case I cramped up for emergency purposes)
• Insulin pump and phone (wish I didn't need to carry a pump with me but it is what it is)
• GF cookies and cream Honey Stinger waffle
• A ziploc bag with two Gravels in case of stomach issues

I was staying in Mount Pleasant and wasn't close to a SkyTrain station. It would have been a 45 minute walk to the start line, but I intended to walk to Main Street and take the 8am bus going south (I originally meant to take the 7:45 bus but my stomach problems delayed my exit). I got to the stop at 7:55, saw a bus approach a few minutes later thinking it was mine, but it said "Sorry, not in service." Oh well, I thought, it'll probably come in a minute. A few minutes pass and no bus came. A different one did that wasn't the one I needed to take. I checked the Transit app and the bus I needed to get on was showing as having already passed. I guess it was the "not in service" one? Maybe it was full? I asked some people at the bus stop who looked like they were spectators, and they were also confused. We ended up walking from there, but I jogged since I needed to get to the start line with some time to spare. During the jog I could tell that my muscles were really tight, which didn't give me a lot of confidence about how the race would do go. I still made it to the start area around 8:15. I stood in line at one of the porta-potties and did my dynamic warm-up routine while waiting. I just made it out of there at 8:28 and rushed over to the start line while gobbling down on my Honey Stinger Waffle and taking a bit of insulin since my blood sugar was already a bit high. Unfortunately, I hastily got into the start line area wherever I could, and I ended up 3 or 4 corrals after the first. I tried as hard as I could to squeeze between people as politely as possible to try and get to my corral. Unfortunately I just missed it, so I ended up being at the front of the 2nd corral, which was fine given what my final time was; I just wish I hadn't wasted energy trying to rush to the front around everyone.

Race

1-6

I started feeling pretty strong, but I also know that my HR takes some time to go up when I start my runs, so I knew I would get cocky in the beginning. My dynamic warm up helped loosen up my glutes and hips, which I was worried about when I jogged to the start line, but immediately when the run started I could feel tightness in my hamstring. Not a great sign but I tried not to focus on it and accept that it's race time so I'll just have to do my best.
I was worried about the hills going in because I didn't do a lot of hill training, and I suck at running down hills. I understand that I simultaneously shouldn't run downhill too quickly to avoid bonking later on, but I also need to use the steady downhills to make up for the time I was going to lose on the climb at Cambie. I went to my physio a few weeks before the race and told her about how I feel tightness in my knee when I run downhill; she helped make adjustments and gave me exercises to do to help my knee feel more comfortable on downhills; they definitely helped, but I still don't have the right technique for running downhill optimally in a way that doesn't cause me to waste energy slowing myself down. I was a little bit ahead of pace by the time I got to the dreaded hill.

7-13

The hill obviously sucked, but that was expected. It was stressful to go slow and have my heart rate go so high, but I tried to keep a consistent cadence going up. At the top of the hill I had a hard time bringing my HR down while maintaining a decent pace. It looks like it took me a few miles after the sharp ascent before I got back to target pace. My hamstring hurting didn't help with this.
The scenery was beautiful and hearing all the positivity around me helped keep my spirits up. After having a gel and trying to pick up the pace a bit I could feel my stomach starting to rumble, so I took one of my gravols and slowed down. I figured they take time to have effect so I wanted to take them early.
I spent a lot of the race alone, which was nice when I would pass by spectators calling my name. It was nice to hear people cheering me on and comment how I wasn't even breaking a sweat. There was a jazz band playing before we arrived at UBC which was awesome to hear.
Right before the halfway mark was a steep downhill. I tried my best to avoid speeding up too much because there was still a lot of race to go. The views of the mountains at the turn were beautiful.

14-21

I started feeling a bit discouraged because my heart rate was in the 170s even though I wasn't going too fast, but my legs were still hurting from the beginning. I read online about how the Burrard Street bridge is brutal and the part of the race where many people hit the wall, so my mind was entirely on that. I also asked my friends to be at the bridge; they already had to go downtown at 9am to see the half marathoners finish and to get one of the people staying with us to his 8k start line at 9:30am. I didn't check my phone during the race but I would see Whatsapp notifications pop up on my watch, and it gave me motivation to see that they were on the way, and also comment on how fast I was going :)
I don't think I had trouble going through the bridge, which motivated me. I also saw a notification saying "we are at the end of the bridge" so I was prepared for that. I saw my friends, gave them a high five, and picked up my pace probably a bit too much 😅
I felt strong going into Stanley Park, but read about how it could be brutal, and was nervous about my HR being in the high 170s already.

21 - Finish

I was mentally prepared for Stanley Park. I was expecting it to be completely dead, but that was not the case for the first half of the Seawall with the aid and cheer stations. The second-half was definitely quiet, but I had my Shokz on playing some music that was fitting for the scenery (Amenra and Septicflesh). It was a bit hard to pick up the pace as the course was a bit tight but I was able to do so. I saw some bloodshed though; one woman was completely covered in a foil blanket with a vested individual standing over her on his phone, one man on a bench with his arm dangling who may have been unresponsive, with some staff rushing back in his direction after I passed him, and one person who started cramping, moved to the side yelling "Fuck!" I yelled at him "You got his!" but immediately realized that maybe those weren't the right words for someone who was cramping up. Not sure what I should have said, though. I started cramping up a tiny bit, my pump was complaining that my blood sugar was dropping, and so I decided to take a gel because I figured it had some electrolytes, and it had been a half hour since my last one. In retrospect I think perhaps a salt tab would have been more useful, but I didn't want to do anything new on race day, even if I only had just over a mile left.
After we left Stanley Park, I felt fine enough to kick up the pace. I saw my friends during the finish and they got some great pictures of me. I was disappointed at how close I was to not PB'ing but at least I reached that milestone. Finishing strong had me feeling like I was holding back elsewhere during the race.

Post-race

I got my medal and felt fine walking to bag check. I picked up a banana and a bottle of the fancy bottled water on the way. I felt sad passing by the sandwiches I couldn't eat. There were also bags of chips that I feel really stupid for skipping. For some reason I scanned the bag for a GF label, but I found out a week later that the brand they had was gluten-free: the GF logo was on the top left, and for some reason I didn't check there.
I passed by a change tent on the way, so I went back there after getting my bag. I put on my hoodie, while bending down to take off my shoes my right adductor started cramping very intensely. I asked someone who was sitting close to me if I could steal their chair and I sat down. I text my friends letting them know I'm in the tent but had a crazy cramp and so was going to take some time to get up. I munched on the banana I had and took a salt cap that I thankfully still had on me. It felt like it took forever but it was probably only 10 minutes until I was able to stand up and lean against a table again to continue putting on my joggers and sandals. It was raining lightly, which was a bit annoying since I was wearing socks with sandals, but it wasn't too heavy. I met up with my friends, got some pictures, and we headed out.
Unfortunately, one of my friends in the group was made aware on Little Red Book that the Lululemon stores downtown had a deal for that day only to get 20% off our purchase if you show your medal/bib. We ended up going to Lululemon 3 times because I'm bad at saying no, so it took a while to get home. We did go to Nuba in Yaletown for lunch which was really good. That night we went to East is East for dinner, which was nice, though in hindsight I should have realized that the loud music made it not the best choice when what I wanted was to feel relaxed and cozy.
We stayed in Vancouver for an extra week and we flew back on the 12th. It was a wonderful stay and I felt depressed coming back. I wish I could have gone on more hikes and even gone trail running through all the beautiful trails in the area.

Retrospective

• I think I ran too conservatively because I was worried about stomach issues (valid given the morning). I needed more electrolytes, though. Overall the race felt easier than Toronto, so it was frustrating that I didn't get a bit closer to my goal time.
• I also wonder how I would have performed if I ran slower in the first half. I know that's the recommendation, but part of me felt like slowing down on some of the downhills would have required me to adjust my form and engage muscles in a way that could have wasted energy. Something to consider for next time, though.
• I wore half tights this time as I had issues with my shorts falling down too much in Toronto. Surprisingly I had that issue this time too! I guess it's a combination of my race belt weighing my shorts down (maybe I should wear it higher?), the weight of Larabars, phone, and pump in my shorts weighing them down (I'm pretty sure I trained like this though), and me losing over 7 lbs in training that caused this. Not sure what I'll do for the next race beyond do more practice in race gear to see what adjustments I need to make.
• I feel like I didn't do a lot of speed work this time around, and any time I did anaerobic runs my adductor would be very sore, so I need to improve my strength there and really build up my speed again. I also need to focus on how I breathe when working hard instead of worrying about breathing in through my mouth too much. My watch would cancel out speed workouts often times because of my lack of sleep and because of my bike commutes and volleyball sessions, so I need to start planning out my own workouts instead of being too much of a slave to my watch's suggestions.
• I'll stop using Kinvara 13s as speed shoes; I'll wear them for some easy runs maybe, or even transition them to daily walkers/gym shoes. I have the Endorphin Speed 3s for speed work now. I also got a pair of Kinvara 14s from Winners for about $50, and the increased cushioning in them might be less likely to cause excessive soreness after doing fast intervals.
• I liked eating Larabars for energy. I am considering continuing with that and also perhaps making my own gels (mostly maple syrup, ginger, salt, and lemon juice is what I'm thinking, perhaps with some chia seeds or subbing for honey) to bring in reusable containers to reduce waste, perhaps be more appealing to consume even without water, and produce less waste/stickiness. Gels also get pricey, it's annoying that Huma's + gels with electrolytes aren't available locally here, and I figure less refined sources of energy would be better than processed foods.
• I want to do dedicated hill and/or trail workouts; I should set time for myself to bike to an area close by to do those as they are fun and will definitely improve my fitness
• There are a few places in Toronto that do Hot/Cold therapy (Othership and Alter) I've been meaning to check out for almost a year. I need to stop being lazy and shy about it and just go because I think it's something I'll like, although I would probably only go once a month considering how much it costs.
• After my last marathon I felt regret that my legs were sore before the race. I tried to fix that this time but wasn't successful. I guess walking to/from work on Friday, then walking with my luggage to the train station and then walking a lot in the airport to get to the gate contributed to that. I went to the expo the next day intending not to spend too much time there, but I was with a group and the people I was with wanted to spend time at a lot of the tables so I ended up on my feet for longer than I probably should have been. I should probably also review the training I do on the last week and maybe consider not even walking to work or biking around town for errands to try and conserve myself more.
• My sleep habits are shit. I watched the Running Channel's recent video on recovering after the London Marathon and Sarah's watch showed that she would casually get over 8 hours and have a sleep score of 90, which is unimaginable to me 😭. I need to change that and intend to do so immediately.
• On the one hand I should prioritize getting to the start line earlier, but I also want to leave as late as possible to avoid having to depend on a crowded port-a-potty. I think this would not have been an issue if my stomach wasn't upset that morning.
• I want to get a running form analysis done. There are a lot of places around me that offer that service and I can get it partially covered under my physio benefits through work.

Looking Forward

I definitely feel like I can PB by a significant margin if I have more discipline in my training, sleep better, and avoid the race day issues I faced. I am still deciding where to do a Fall marathon though. I am trying to weight between what would be a fun race, what would be a good place to travel to and stay for some time after the race, and what would not be too tough of a course. I'm considering the following so far:

• Loch Ness Marathon
  • + I've seen it recommended here a lot, and the Scottish Highlands look beautiful.
  • + Traveling to Europe is nice because it's easy to travel elsewhere on the continent if I do an extended stay before heading back
  • - International travel could make it harder to have an ideal race day, and reading race reports make me nervous about how I may have to take an early bus and stand around the start line for a long time
  • - I'm not sure how good public transit in the area would be since it's rural compared to big cities. I don't like driving if I don't have to and I don't like to use taxis or rideshare
• St George, UT
  • + Downhill marathon, although I think I would prefer a flat marathon as that seems like it would be technically easier unless the decline was light.
  • + I want to explore the southwest canyons as I've never been and it would be fun to explore the hikes in the area afterwards assuming recovery isn't a problem
  • - Presumably no shade since it's down a canyon
  • - Would need a car to get everywhere. Traveling to this area would be for doing a lot of active things but if I give it my all during a marathon it could feel like an incomplete experience.
• Malaga Marathon
  • + Popular flat marathon
  • + Love Spain, but didn't visit Malaga when I went last year. Lots of gluten free food in the area
  • + It's in December, which gives me a lot of time to train and knock out some half marathons in the meantime
  • - I suck at traveling to places where I don't speak the language due to social anxiety. This could be a good way to help get over that and work on it, though.
  • - It being late means it could be a good candidate for a backup marathon in case a primary marathon doesn't go well for whatever reason
• Victoria, BC
  • + BC is beautiful. I wouldn't have to worry about language barriers, and this is a place I would be down to stay for some time after the race.
  • + The race is well-rated for beauty
  • - While not too difficult, the race has a lot of rolling hills, so it will be mildly technical the whole way through
  • - Maybe too similar to Vancouver? Should I prioritize traveling somewhere else instead of doing another week-long BC trip?

Upcoming local races I'm signed up for are a 10k in June by the waterfront, and a 10k in September on the Toronto Island. I would like to see how close I can get to 40 minutes if I wore my Endorphin Speed 3s. I'm hoping to pick training back up this week, but not ramp up too quickly.
I also want to sign up for trail races because trail running is fun. It's unfortunate how it's hard to participate without relying on a car, though.
I may do the Presidio Half Marathon in San Francisco at the end of June; I was offered free registration so long as I record and upload the race as I did for the San Francisco Marathon; it looks like flights to the area area bit pricey at this time though, so even if I stay with a friend it might be a bit too much right now.
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TLDAbstract

Traveling in extreme weather with regular luggage bags/backpacks will ruin your E or T patches within 15 minutes of outdoor exposure. A solution verified in this post is to place patches in a Ziploc inside a wide-mouthed, vacuum-insulated container, and fill with room-temperature water before exiting an airport/hotel. This will keep patches safe for 2 - 3 hours in a hot summer day and allow transit between two climate-controlled environments.

Introduction

Efficacy of transdermal patches are temperature-sensitive and require specific storage. The standard storage condition is between 68 to 77 °F with short excursions permissible up to 86 °F (Estradiol: U.S. Nat. Lib. Med.; Testosterone: U.S. Nat. Lib. Med.). My objective is to identify low-hassle, portable, TSA-compliant solutions that prevent overheating during summer travel scenarios, specifically when transiting between climate-controlled environments such as airports and non-climate-controlled external conditions, which can easily reach 115°F. As you will see in the Results section, patches in even insulated travel bags may reach beyond their temperature limits within 15 minutes of exposure in a typical summer day. I intend to share my findings and provide helpful reference and advice to the people of this subreddit.

Constraints

1. Manufacturer's guidelines: Store between 68 to 77 °F, with short excursions permissible up to 86°F (Estradiol: U.S. Nat. Lib. Med.; Testosterone: U.S. Nat. Lib. Med.).
2. Exclusions:
   1. The use of pre-packed ice and gels is excluded due to: (a) the lower temperature limit for patches is 68°F, risking over-cooling; (b) TSA policies and consequent screening delays; and (c) the extended periods in climate-controlled environments during connecting flights, which decreases the efficacy of pre-packed cooling solutions.
   2. Passive insulin coolers are excluded due to their narrow openings, which require bending of patches that may lead to reduced efficacy.
3. Adding room-temperature water to containers for additional thermal insulation is permitted, as this can readily be accomplished before exiting from an airport (e.g., bathroom taps or purchasing bottled water). Patches are generally water-resistant.

Methods

Three containers— an insulated lunch bag with rubber, foam, and aluminum foil interior, a 500 mL wide-mouthed water bottle/thermos with vacuum insulation, and a 700 mL vacuum-insulated lunch box—were evaluated. Each container was initially cooled to room temperature and then exposed to an ambient temperature emulating a typical summer day in Las Vegas (105°F - 120°F). The containers were placed in shaded, breezeless areas with internal temperatures continuously monitored via a wireless temperature sensor (accuracy: ±0.1°F, calibrated using ice at standard atmosphere), which was placed inside either a ziploc, or a room-temperature water submersed ziploc (Constraints, Item 3). The fail condition for the experiment was set to internal temperature exceeding 84°F, which provides a safety margin to account for delays in sensor response.

Results

Container	Additional Insulation	Ambient Temp (F)	Start Temp (F)	End Temp (F)	Minutes to Fail	+deg F/min	Notes
Lunch bag with rubber, foam and aluminum foil interior	Ziploc	96	74.9	84.2	10	0.930
Vanderbilt Water Bottle/Thermos, vacuum insulated	Ziploc	98	75.6	84.0	37	0.227	Difficult to store patches without bending them
700 mL lunch box, vacuum insulated	Ziploc	99	76.2	84.4	14	0.586	Rectangular shape is well-suited for patches
Vanderbilt Water Bottle/Thermos, vacuum insulated	Filled with room-temp. water + ziploc	102	78.2	84.0	144	0.040
700 mL lunch box, vacuum insulated	Filled with room-temp. water + ziploc	98	77.5	84.0	85	0.076	Rectangular shape is well-suited for patches

Discussion

The results reveal highly variable differences between various containers and insulation methods under high ambient conditions. The thermos filled with room-temperature water and a Ziploc bag proved to be the most effective condition, maintaining an acceptable temperature for 144 minutes with the least rise rate (+0.04°F/min), under an ambient temperature of 102°F. While the lunch box's square shape is most suited for storing patches without bending them, the thermos was shown to insulate better (85 min vs 144 min). All other conditions fail to properly insulate. Notably, even a reasonably insulated lunch bag fails to protect patches for more than 10 minutes of outdoor exposure. It is reasonable to assume that traveling with patches in non-insulated backpacks/luggage bags invariably decreases patch efficacy.
Limitations: A simple temperature threshold (84°F) served as the fail condition, which does not consider any potential cumulative effects of both temperature and duration on patch efficacy. In addition, the containers were tested stationary, which does not represent real-world scenarios where vibrations could increase the rate of convection heat transfer. There was also no normalization of rise rate based on container surface area and water volume.

Disclosure

I am not a medical professional. To the best of my knowledge, there is no existing literature/public data on efficacy of these patches beyond the 86 °F limit - I simply took a conservative, cautious interpretation of government-published statements.
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Any feedback/discussion/criticism is welcome.
Thanks.

Hi fellow redditors!
I am from Singapore and is bringing my family to Perth for a 1-week holiday from 24 to 31 May 2024, and would like to hear of any suggestions for the residents or people who goes to Perth for holidays on a regular basis please!
We are travelling as a group of 5 young adults (age 25 to 36), 2 older adults (age 60+), 1 old granny (age 90+) and 2 young toddlers (age 2 and 3). There are some places that we really wanted to visit but have to forgo due to having a granny along.
We have rented 2 SUVs, hence we will be driving majority of the time (if there are places that is more recommended to take by public transport / trains, do let me know as my toddlers love to take these transportation options!)
Really appreciate guidance and sharing of any places where locals recommend that we as tourist may not know about. Thank you in advance!
Day 1 Arrival to Perth @ 11am Drop off some luggage at Airport Pick up car at the car rental place Head to town for quick lunch Head to Busselton Accomodation Dinner at Busselton Visit night life at Busselton
Day 2 Morning at Busselton Drive from Busselton to Margaret River (1hr 20mins)

• Sugarloaf Rock
• The Lagoon
• Canal Rocks (Prioritise if no time)
• Wyadup Rocks (Injidup Natural Spa)
• The Margaret River Chocolate Company
• Beerfarm
• Cave (google for family friendly)

Dinner at Margaret River or Busselton Return back to Busselton Accommodation
Day 3 Breakfast at Busselton

• Take the train to end of the jetty
• Visit underwater observatory (To book tickets online)
• Take photo at the blue houses
• Bring the kids to play at playground (pirate playground)
• Visit Coles supermarket to shop groceries

Dinner at Busselton Return back to Busselton Accommodation
Day 4 Checkout from Busselton Accoms
Drive from Busselton to Bunbury

• Visit Bunbury Farmers Market

Check into accommodation at Bunbury
Drive around and explore the city

• Exploring Bunbury
• Visit Ferguson Valley

Dinner at Bunbury
Day 5 Checkout from Bunbury Accoms
Head to Perth City

• visit the Market (Check market hours)
• Drive to Perth > Frementle
• Lunch at Little Creatures Brewery

Check in to Perth Accoms

• The Containbow (Famous Rainbow Container)
• Cappuccino Strip

Return to Perth City Center for dinner
Day 6 Breakfast at Perth
Visit Caversham Wildlife Park
Ferry from Fremantle to Rottnest Island Return back to Perth City for dinner
Day 7 Breakfast at Perth
Visit the Market (Check market hours)

• Cappuccino Strip
• Visit the Perth Zoo
• Strawberry Farm
• The National Park near Perth City center

Dinner at Perth
Day 8 Return Car at Pickup Location
Head to Airport

Hi all, I have domestic flights within the Philippines upcoming with these two airlines. I was wondering if anyone has had firsthand experience flying with them and can tell me what they're like with their carry-on rules. I've read the rules on both their websites.
I'm travelling with a carry-on bag and a small backpack. The carryon bag by itself is exactly 7kg, it contains camera gear that I am uncomfortable putting in my checked. It is within the dimensions stated by the airlines and will easily fit in a locker. Am I likely to run into trouble having the small backpack as well? THe backpack fits easily under a seat, but the combined total of the bags will probably be about 8kg. I don't mind paying a fee if there is one.
I don't want to take the piss and try disguise 16kg of luggage or take up the whole overhead bin or anything like that, I just don't want to risk checking any camera gear I don't have to as my travel insurance will not cover any damage if it's in my checked. Thanks all for any input!

Hi again,
Has anyone got any experience with requesting/accessing free medical luggage please?
We're flying with jet 2 in a week's time, to an self catering* (apologies, I mistyped) resort, but rather than soaking and scrubbing pans etc when we get there I'd rather take my own cutlery/utensils, for peace of mind. It would make things less stressful in the long run because I won't be worrying as much or about as many things if I just have my own which I know have never been used for anything gluten-containing.
How did you go about asking for this also? Do I need a GP letter explaining why? Do I need to know the specific weight of the luggage first before asking? Any other things I need to consider or keep in mind?

Please bear in mind that this topic will contain some very disturbing topics such as child abuse:
We learned last week that Steve Albini, the record producer and musician who is most known for producing Nirvana's "In Utero" and Pixies "Surfer Rosa" died last weekend of a suspected heart attack at the age of 61.
Tributes poured in and were forthcoming. Dave Grohl even dedicated a performance of My Hero to him.
Now, what Steve Albini actually was is being well and truly emphasized. He was:
A friend of Peter Soros, who wrote graphic stories about the sexual abuse and torture of children from the perspective of the abuser and referred to child abuse as a "sublime pleasure". Sotos was the first person convicted of producing child sexual abuse from a zine he created in the 80's.
Albini supported and advertised this zine, stood by Sotos and called him his friend up until his death. Sotos, sadly, is still alive.
Interested in child abuse himself. Albini admitted he had consumed Sotos' abhorrent material and gleefully described enjoying a toddler's pain after she'd been raped by an adult. He stated this excited him and also that children sodomizing each other with bottles was absolutely normal and something he got off on.
Albini produced an album Sotos made which had quote from the parents of child victims of sexual abuse or murder which Sotos admitted he hoped would taunt the parents, also.
His first band's name was Rapeman and he happily took part in the pile on on Courtney Love after Kurt died and was widely known as racist, homophobic and extremely misognyistic.
He tried to backtrack in later life stating that he was trying to be an "edgelord" and didn't mean any of it and was ashamed yet he never denounced Sotos and stated he would do anything for him.
Grohl dedicated My Hero to him at a gig the other night.
What is happening online?
Albini is being praised to the heavens as a genius and Courtney is taking flack for "insulting" him a few years ago. He called her "Kurt's psycho hose beast of a wife" and she responded with:
‘The only way Steve Albini would think I was a perfect girlfriend, would be if I was from the East Coast, played the cello, had small hoop earrings, wore black turtlenecks, had all matching luggage, and never said a word.'”
As Jawny talking about raping and killing Amber Heard was "guy humour", her calling him an old man was the route of all evil and Albini, the man who gleefully talked about abusing small children, was a "legend", Courtney is the root of all evil because she inferred he's a misogynist.
Yeah...

There is a thread here about leaving NJ via EWR with a firearm, which I read, but I wish to do the opposite.
I wish to fly to EWR with a pistol, go by car to a private residence with it, and then take it out of state by car. All TSA rules will be followed, all transit laws in NJ will be followed, and there will be no mags over 10 rounds.
My concern is arriving at EWR. I assume that my luggage containing the pistol (in it's locked case) will be appropriately flagged as it is in many other airports (I fly with pistols frequently and that's often how it's done). Are the Port Authority police notified when a firearm arrives on an arriving flight? Are they going to meet me at baggage claim?
I called the PAPD at EWR and the officer I spoke to refused to answer questions. He said he couldn't give legal advice.

First Part - I play a game they call "Sleep Points". Every night I hide under my blanket (Part 1) : nosleep (reddit.com)
Previous Part - I play a game I call "Sleep Points". Every night I hide under my blanket (Part 19) : nosleep (reddit.com)
I had no idea how to react to any of this. There was a long awkward pause of about 30 or 40 seconds where I just kept my mouth shut and let Anastasia let it all out. My first instinct, though, was to ask probably the dumbest question I could’ve asked at that moment.
“Who’s Wendy Peterson?” I asked. I immediately regretted the question. This was obviously a person ENORMOUSLY important to Anastasia, and here I was, just asking who the hell she was, like she was some nobody. But Anastasia didn’t seem too upset. I guess my question took her mind off the tragedy with her friend, since she seemed to regain her composure a bit after I asked that.
“I –“ she started, then took a few breaths. “I believe I mentioned her in passing during our meeting in the Stairwell a few days ago. When I was a new player, I needed guidance of my own. Wendy was the one who gave it to me,” she explained. “Excuse me for a moment,” she said, leaving the bedroom. I wasn’t entirely sure what she headed out for, but when she came back with a carton of orange juice and a bottle of vodka, it got pretty clear.
“Honestly, I should’ve been expecting this…” she trailed off, somberly, pouring herself a shot from the bottle and promptly downing it. “Her time was nearly up,” she explained. “One cannot play Sleep Points forever, Morgan. You can extend your time with this game all you like, but The Sandman always collects his due,” she said.
“Would you care for any?” she asked, gesturing towards the vodka bottle. On the one hand, she was probably one of the smartest, most athletic, and most all-around most accomplished students in school. She had all the best grades, all the best awards, all the best everything. And yet still, THIS was apparently the person that all those after-school specials had warned me about when they would try and scare me about “peer pressure”.
I had never been offered anything like alcohol or weed or cigarettes or ANYTHING by anyone before. Well scratch that, now and then Ezra would offer me some skunk-weed for like 90 bucks a gram. He used to make a killing heading down to the seedier parts of town buying the cheapest pot he could he get his hands on, and then re-selling it over at College High for a fucking LAUGHABLE mark-up.
Now, I had never smoked before, but even I of all people could tell that whatever Ezra was selling was absolutely NOT worth what he was charging. But a lotta freshmen at College High were so desperate for ANYTHING to get ‘em high and they’re obviously not always the sharpest tools in the shed, so even with his INSANE scalping techniques, he STILL found plenty of willing buyers.
But either way, it was ONE thing when the school edgelord offered you something. That just kinda comes with the territory, and you pretty much know to expect it. But to be offered alcohol – and very STRONG alcohol at that – by my school’s model student was nothing I could’ve ever expected. Although, this was also the same girl who was telling me to steal my parents’ car keys, sneak out in the middle of the night without either one of our parents knowing, and head on over to her place. So maybe encouraging me to break the law wasn’t THAT far out of Anastasia’s wheelhouse, come to think of it.
“Well, I DID have to drive up here. I’m gonna have to drive back, too, y’know. You DO realize that, right?” I said.
“Oh c’mon, one shot won’t kill you,” she said, trying to egg me on a little. “You’ll be sober by the time you leave at 3. And besides. What other cars will be out at THIS time of night? Don’t let Ezra’s hallucination tricks fool you. He can make you see all KINDS of things, Morgan. If you wanna know if he’s REALLY there, just poke him,” she said, downing a second shot. Which was a bit concerning to me, because I had always heard about how you’re supposed to pace yourself with drinking and this second shot came pretty shortly after the first.
“If he’s not, your finger will go right through him. Why, it’s practically a rite of passage for new players to be thoroughly bamboozled by one of Ezra’s visual gags,” she explained. “Some would call it hazing. And I would not find that to be an unfair assessment. Ezra has a rather twisted sense of humor to say the least. Tricking you into thinking that you were about to crash headlong into his vehicle is perfectly consistent to his character,” she said. Had I told her about that? I figured it didn’t really matter, since she would’ve found out either way.
“I tend to prefer my vodka neat, though I suppose you have yet to become acclimated to the taste. It is most off-putting to the inexperienced. That is why I have brought this carton of orange juice, such that the alcoholic flavor of your beverage shall be masked to a comfortable extent,” she said. “Now don’t worry, I will only pour in ONE shot. You would hardly taste it,” she concluded, as she finished pouring out my drink.
I took a sip. I’ll admit, it tasted a little funky, but not enough to gross me out or anything. So, I had a little more. Anastasia seemed quite pleased with this. She then poured herself a THIRD shot. So, just because I feel like keeping score, we were now only about 20 minutes into our meeting and this girl was on shot number THREE. She had only brought the bottle out about 10 minutes before this. Though in her defense, she didn’t have any more after that. Y’know. For about another 20 minutes. Yeah.
“That should be quite enough,” she said, finishing her third shot. She got up, put the bottle and the orange juice away, and we were back to Wendy.
“Now, Wendy is not someone you would be familiar with, because she is from upstate,” she explained. “VERY upstate. She lives in Barrow,” she said. Technically, that little town in the way far north of Alaska changed its name to something else a few years before all this, but I can’t pronounce or spell it, so I’ll just be calling it by it’s old name “Barrow” since that’s easier.
“Well, ‘lived’, perhaps I should say,” she said correcting herself. “I too lived in Barrow until fairly recently. Though my family had moved to Alaska from St. Petersburg when I was 3, we did not move to Fairbanks. Instead, we had moved to Barrow, where we had lived for approximately 10 years from sometime in the spring of 2007 until December 1^st, 2017, just over a year ago now, by now. I recall the date as it was an extremely difficult move. Not least because I had already been playing Sleep Points for over a year by then,” she said.
“Well, what about playing Sleep Points made the move so difficult?” I asked.
“I must remind you that to hide from The Sandman, you must be asleep in your OWN bed,” she explained. “I would not have been capable of escaping the clock by moving. It would follow me throughout my travels, as it ultimately did. And I knew all of this l in advance. For a few dreadful hours, I had truly thought this impromptu move from Barrow to Fairbanks would be the death of me. Surely this would require several nights out of my bed, I had thought,” she explained.
“And I must stress the point that this move was EXTREMELY spontaneous. I had not been told of it even a day in advance. One day my father told me to pack up everything into our RV, and the next, we were on the road. Well, the metaphorical road in any case. Now you see, a particularly complicated facet of my father’s bizarre plan to move us from Barrow to Fairbanks all at once was the fact that there are no roads connecting to Barrow. Typically, when a person leaves town with a great deal of luggage and cargo as we did, given that we had to take all our possessions with us as we would not be returning, it is during the summer, when the oceans have thawed, allowing for various cargo ships to ferry one’s things to one’s desired destination. Given that it was December at the time, this was simply not an option,” she explained.
“And we of course could not use an airplane to fly to Fairbanks given that everything in our old house would never fit on a commercial airliner. The only feasible option was my father’s Recreational Vehicle. It was extraordinarily cramped, but after a few hours when all was said and done, most of our things managed to, in principle, ‘fit’ to some uncomfortable degree or other”, she said. “Though some things did still need to be left behind. Such as my bedframe, for example. Though I had strongly insisted on bringing my mattress.
I did not know for certain if my bedframe was required to stave off The Sandman, but, given the frankly preposterous circumstances in which I had found myself, I had gambled on the notion that all I would need to stay safe would be to sleep in the same mattress. During my first night in the RV, I was entirely unaware of whether or not I would live to see the following day. As midnight approached, I felt my life slipping away from me, as though it were flashing before my eyes, as the old cliché goes. I am forever grateful that my clever loophole successfully warded off my seemingly inevitable demise,” she said.
And again, as a reminder, she’s 3 shots of hard liquor in at this point and still prattling on like a goddamn encyclopedia, just like how she usually would. I gotta admit, I was damn near genuinely impressed with how lucid and intellectual she could still sound, even after all she had had to drink. She didn’t even seem tipsy. Though one thing I will say, is that while she would usually speak in an American accent, the deeper and deeper into her drinking she would get, there would always seem to be more and more bits and pieces of her original Russian accent creeping through. Though at that point, I could hardly notice it. But anyway, back to the story Anastasia was telling me.
“Though I must say, my father was very opposed to me taking my mattress. And I could not, for the life of me, ascertain why. When I asked him, he claimed it was because we needed to conserve as much space as possible, and that, because there was a pullout couch in the RV for me to sleep on, that I should use that instead. But I knew for a fact, for an absolute FACT, that spending even a single night out of my proper bed would end my life most abruptly. And so, I persisted. The rest of the family was already quite opposed to the move initially, and thus I had high hopes of turning them against him, thereby overruling his decision to force me to leave behind my mattress. And, through enough prodding from my mother, my father relented, and I took it with me,” she finished.
“Well, if the rest of your family was so against the move, then how did you guys end up going through with it?” I asked.
Anastasia seemed like she was hesitating a bit to answer the question. For a moment, it looked like she might not have been comfortable answering, but then explained the difficult situation to me as carefully as she could.
“Now that, Morgan, is a rather… complicated question,” she said, slowly. “My father has what one might consider a somewhat… ‘colorful’ past, shall we say,” she explained. “Now, I am not entirely certain of the specifics as he has never been particularly forthcoming about them, but from what I gather, this colorful past of his likely has something or other to do with organized crime or perhaps something else of a similar nature.
In any case, that phase of his life is behind him, and he would most definitely appreciate it remaining that way. That was why we had initially emigrated from Russia in the first place. And why we had moved to Barrow, Alaska in particular. My father wished to make it as challenging as possible for him to be tracked down and, with Barrow being perhaps one of the most remote communities on the face of the earth, he had considered it a strong candidate. But, in late 2017, he unfortunately was tracked down after all. And he had very little time to do anything about it.
As frustrating as it was to have to pick up everything all at once and to travel hundreds of miles through the dense Alaskan forest by RV, we all understood that whatever agents or mafiosos were after him would not spare a single one of us either, thus it was absolutely crucial that we all go into hiding as fast as possible. And so, we acquiesced to my father’s spontaneous decision that we move to Fairbanks as there was a common understanding in the family that he would not be asking any such things of us unless ghosts of his past were coming back to haunt us all. We knew we had no choice but to vacate the premises post-haste.
As it so happened, there was, and continues to be, a certain man in Fairbanks that, through methods unbeknownst to me, allows for my father to hide in plain sight, and to never be tracked down again. That made Fairbanks our new safest option, and it is why my father moved us all to this town specifically. This means that we will thankfully never have to make any such sudden change in residency ever again, “she concluded.
“Would you like another drink?” she asked, noticing I had already finished my orange juice with the shot of vodka she had given it. “In any case, I will be pouring myself another shot,” she added. “And I do hate to drink alone. I find alcohol consumption far more rewarding when drinking in the company of a friend. I am aware that I set a rather poor example by having so much all at once right in front of you, but in my own defense, you should know that I do not drink in such excess when I am alone. I would DEFINITELY never endorse such behavior from anyone else, and it is why I am quite glad to have you around to care for me, should anything go awry,” she said.
“Well, how the hell am I supposed to do THAT if I’m already two drinks in myself?” I asked, trying to be the voice of reason in order to clamp down on all of this, since to me, it looked like things were starting to get out of hand. I wanted to believe she wouldn’t drink like this while alone, and that she was only doing this because she was having a really tough time getting over the death of her best friend Wendy, and just felt safe with me around. Looking back, I think at the time, that was more or less true. Maybe not entirely true, but with the benefit of hindsight, I can confidently say that at this point, having 4 shots in an hour was a bit much, even for Anastasia. But unfortunately for her, it wasn’t about to stay that way in the coming years.
“Morgan, if you are sober enough to ensure that I do not vomit anywhere other than the toilet, you will have done a fine job of caring for me. And I likely will not throw up at all, as I happen to have a rather strong alcohol tolerance as it is,” she said. For a moment, it seemed like there was a hint of pride in her voice, but that quickly went away when she realized what she had just told me, and what it implied about how much she would normally have, even when alone.
“Well, not because of how much I would TYPICALLY have to drink, I should say. This alcohol tolerance of mine is by no means ACQUIRED,” she backtracked. “Rather, it is a simple result of my genetics. My forebearers had a great deal of alcohol tolerance themselves, which it would appear I have inherited,” she explained, defensively. “Well, I’ll pour you out another, in case you would like one, but don’t feel pressure to drink it if you wouldn’t like to. I’ll have it myself, if you are uninterested,” she offered.
On the one hand, I knew I would be scared to death to drive back home if I was two drinks in, but on the other, I really wanted this fourth shot to be her last one of the night and take away any excuse she could have to drink any further. And then there was the fact that I didn’t wanna look ungrateful for her offer. She had already said she considered me a friend, and it seemed really important to her that I just go along with her and have another. This really seemed like her way of reaching out and trying to connect with me, so I just felt bad turning her down.
Though I’ll admit, it may have also been because I had a bit of a buzz going myself and wasn’t gonna say no to a bit more of one. Though I couldn’t let Anastasia know about any of that. If I did, then she’d have an excuse to get me just as wasted as she was, and I seriously could NOT let something like that happen.
“There you are, my good man. Na zdroviye,” she said, clinking her shot glass against my glass of orange juice mixed with a shot of my own.
“I’m sorry?” I asked, not quite getting the last part of what she had said.
“I said ‘na zdroviye’,” she said, a bit more slowly, enunciating the phrase she had said before. “I can’t blame you for being confused. It’s a common Russian saying when sharing a drink with one’s close confidants. It means ‘for good health’,” she explained. “Well, go on. Say it back. Have manners, now,” she said.
“I… don’t think I can pronounce that. I don’t speak any Russian,” I said.
“Understandable. I suppose it’s a somewhat difficult phrase for English speakers. But I would still appreciate your best attempt at it,” she said.
“Well alright, but I won’t promise not to butcher it,” I said, before saying something more along the lines of like “nsdroveh”.
“Meh, close enough,” said Anastasia, before downing her fourth shot of the night.
“This is gonna have to be my last one, though. It’s 1:40, and I’m gonna need to be on the road by about 3, if this meeting is gonna go according to your schedule,” I said.
“What time do your parents wake up on weekends?” she asked. “If they sleep in, you might not have to leave until 4, maybe even 5. I am entering a new stage tonight, and I would not like to go through my first night alone. That, in tandem with the fact that we still have so much more of Sleep Points to go over, is why I am far more concerned with you leaving too early rather than too late,” she said. “We may well need to fit two nights of discussions into one, tonight. Have you met your sleep quota yet?” she asked.
“Well… not quite. But should be able to get 90 minutes in during the day tomorrow. I mean, I’ve been up for 2 days, and it really feels like the new moon has been helping. I’ve already strung together 26 minutes so far, and since tomorrow is Saturday, I’ve got all day tomorrow to get some sleep in,” I explained.
“You cannot afford to risk that. If you still need 90 minutes of sleep within the next 24 hours or so, then it will be far too dangerous for you to risk missing out on it by coming to visit. You must stay at home tomorrow night. I will not let you in if you decide to come anyway,” she said. “26 minutes after two under a waning moon is, I must again say, a rather poor sign. Most by now would have strung together at least a full hour. At least among those only in Stage Two, in any case.
Now, I have no doubt that, with the melatonin I have given you, you will have nothing to worry about this weekend. The new moon will shortly be upon us, and, so long as you have melatonin at your disposal, you will most likely survive the next week or two with relative ease. It is the full moon that concerns me. The full moon on later stages, to be more specific. Not only do I have my reservations about your capacity to survive the upcoming full moon in roughly three weeks’ time, but even if you do, it will still be very worrying when you are confronted with the next full moon, when you are on Stage Three. And there are many more stages beyond that as well, each more sleep depriving than the last.
Even though you sustained 90 minutes of sleep within 72 hours once, it was a rather close call. And not even during a full moon, at that. How much closer of a call will it be when it finally arrives? I don’t see anything happening to you in the immediate future, but when I look to the long-term, I must say that your chances appear quite bleak. Now, since you have only gotten 26 minutes of continuous sleep since your last 90-minute stretch, I suppose that would mean that you have yet utilize any of the melatonin gummies since then, correct?” she asked.
“Oh no, I haven’t had any since then,” I responded. She seemed pretty relieved by that. “Good. Very good. While this does not improve my outlook on your long-term safety, your response thankfully does not worsen my predictions, as I had feared it would. How many melatonin gummies had you taken Wednesday night?” she asked.
“Well, I had taken 10, but that’s not too much, right? I mean, you had said I might need to take up to 10, didn’t you?” I asked.
“While it is true that I had suggested the possibility of requiring up to 10, I had hoped that that amount would not be the amount required of you. I had hoped that you would only need perhaps 5 or 6. While 10 is not entirely beyond the pale, it is still quite unideal. At this rate, you may have even run out of gummies entirely by the time of the full moon. I will provide you with a new container of gummies if I must, but I fear that that will only be putting a band-aid over your issues. How long will that container last? I do not have an endless supply of sleep points to spend on you.
I, myself, shall run out eventually, as my supply of sleep points will not be able to replenish itself if I am so constantly supplying you with increasingly potent sleeping aids. I have plenty of sleeping supplements which I must supply myself if I wish to continue in this new and most challenging stage that I have reached tonight. They are quite expensive, so I will have very little left over in order to cover YOUR insomnia, as well as my own.
You are quite lucky that you did not snoop through my window during this stage. You would have surely died, being that close to The Sandman if I had already graduated to this one by then. That is why, along with being so inappropriate, what you had done was so dangerous. If I had been even one Stage farther along, you would not have come out of that episode alive.
I must now be asleep every hour on the hour from 12AM to 5AM, just I had to be during the previous stage. I must also have been asleep for 5 minutes by the time a new hour is reached, and I must also remain asleep for another 5 minutes beyond that, where before I had only needed to be asleep on the hour, and nothing more.
It is presently 1:50. This means that I now have only 5 minutes to fall asleep, and so I will have to leave things here for now, though I expect to see you back at 2:05, when I may wake up once more. Sit in your truck until then. Do not stand out in the cold. Furthermore, and I cannot stress this enough, do not look through my window. Even after The Sandman is gone. I hope I have made it clear that you should never do any such thing ever again. Now leave. When 2:00 comes, you will not be safe anywhere in the vicinity of my house. I have already wasted another minute explaining the situation to you, so please leave right this instant. Go,” she finished.
She didn’t have to tell me twice. I was already panicking for her, knowing that she had to go from being wide awake to completely past out in just 4 minutes. Maybe the alcohol would help put her to sleep. Maybe that was another reason she had had so much. She needed it in order to help her be asleep on time. Though, granted, it was probably more complicated than that.
Either way, I knew to keep away as she had asked. She quickly turned out the light of her bedroom, and once I had gotten my heavy winter coat back on, I sped out back to my truck as fast as I could. I even pulled out of the driveway and drive up the street a little ways just for good measure. And when 2:00 came, I was glad that I had. Even from up the street, I could see that her entire house was now completely enveloped in a sinister red glow. And I could hear The Sandman all the way from out there. It sounded just as loud as it did when it was right next to me in own room. With how loud it was from where I was sitting, I could only imagine how absolutely deafening it must’ve been from where Anastasia had been laying.
How the hell was she managing to sleep so soundly through all of this? I wasn’t really sure if I wanted to know. In any case, I was way too busy with making sure I was far enough away to keep myself safe, as it was. Because the glowing red light was starting to grow, and it was starting to look like it might just have been heading toward me. I wasn’t entirely certain of what would happen if I DID get caught up in the red glow, but I had enough sense to know that it couldn’t possibly have been anything good.

About Us

We are a North American couple in our late twenties - we love nature, food, and sightseeing. We are not a fan of partying or relaxing (haha), and we have limited vacation time so this trip was perfect for us. However we know that most people will find this trip too hectic/busy with too much travel time - different strokes for different folks! Hopefully this is still helpful.
We travelled for 14 days from late April to early May 2024.

Krabi

Day 0: Flight from Bangkok to Krabi at night, so just hit Ao Nang Landmark beach and the night market. Night market is nice but quite small. The Ao Nang Landmark beach was the most gorgeous 360 view of the sunset I’ve ever seen. Don’t be confused with the proper Ao Nang beach (10 min walk), which imo isn’t anywhere as nice for sunset views. But the proper Ao Nang Beach has free nighttime fire shows, which was fun to see.
Beware the multiple jellyfish at Ao Nang beach and in general while snorkelling in the Andaman coast. I wish I had brought a travel container filled with vinegar as a precaution.
Day 1: Day trip to Phi Phi Islands (highly recommend) with the One Asia corporation - they were excellent, well-organized with lots of free water bottles, juice and fruits. They also offered snorkels that had disposable personal mouthpieces (which I didn’t even consider). They said they were the only company that offered the disposable mouth pieces, which I can’t verify but I believe it.
In the evening, we did a hike up to Tiger Cave temple for the most gorgeous sunset. New rule is last entry is 5:30 pm so plan accordingly. It is 1260 steps and very hot/difficult but ACTUALLY WORTH IT, especially for sunset. You’ll also see monkeys! Take breaks and drink water. We took 40 minutes to go up, around 20 to go down. Modest clothes recommended but knee length is okay.
Day 2: Day trip to Hong Island, including kayaking through mangroves. Kayaking was definitely worth it but there are limited tours that offer this. Be careful swimming at Hong Island - we had small jellyfish stings that were very very mild, and we didn’t even see the small jellyfish although lots of big ones were visible while kayaking. Kayaking felt more safe. Snorkeling at Chewang Beach was pretty meh, quite cloudy.
In terms of longtail versus speedboat, I personally preferred speedboat because the journeys can be quite long otherwise. It’s just as scenic and also less noisy than the old motor of the longtail. Only benefit of longtail is nicer photos at the bow.
If we had more time, we would have gone to Railay Beach (but not interested in rock climbing so less cool). Other options are James Bond Island or Four Islands but to be honest, reviews weren’t as great.
We then took an InDrive to Khao Sok national park. Grab was not reliable as drivers could not see location first and then kept cancelling because far away. This was fine but kind of felt sketchy bc 2 hour drive. Maybe book with official company instead.
Food recommendations (best ones listed first) 1. Family Thaifood & Seafood (tied with Kodam Kitchen): try the fried crab with curry powder (best crab we have ever had at a restaurant), morning glory (excellent vegetable dish, necessary because limited vegetables in diet) and the coconut milkshake in a coconut. 2. Kodam Kitchen. Try the Massaman curry (with roti, which our waitress insisted we try and actually was an amazing combo) and the dried curry dish (Southern specialty) 3. Red Chilli Thai Cuisine - try the green curry (normally don’t like green curry bc less flavorful but this was delicious), blended mango drink, and steamed fish with lime/chilli.

Khao Sok

Day 0: Stayed legit just for sleep at the Khao Sok Green Valley Resort. Clean with no issues, very basic but just needed for sleeping
Day 1: Early morning pickup with Smiley Lakehouse Tour for a 2 day 1 night overnight tour at Chewong Lake on a lakehouse bungalow in the Khao Sok national park. The boat ride there is incredibly scenic and enjoyable.
We spent the afternoon kayaking and swimming in front of our lake house. It was really really ridiculously hot, just felt terrible because no AC anywhere. Thankfully cooled down at nighttime for sleeping - only fan-cooled room but still was okay once sun came down. The afternoon was absolutely brutal though. In evening, went on a boat safari that was fun.
Day 2: Early morning boat safari followed by a jungle trek + Nam Taloo cave tour, only available in dry season. The jungle trek was meh for views tbh, but the cave was spectacular with lots of bats and flowing water. Completely unique experience. You do have to swim around 5 m in flowing water that is over your head, so beware if you cannot swim.
Overall, Smiley was an excellent operation - just super super hot. Better food than other tours, clean rooms (we paid for upgrade). I’d still overall recommend it because overall the cave trek was great, but otherwise I think a day trip suffices if you’re in the middle of hot season. I also didn’t like how they don’t count off where you are/keep track of you, even in the cave portion, so you needed to be more aware and alert yourself.
We then took a van to Donsak Pier and headed to Koh Samui.

Koh Samui

Day 1: Relaxing day, just explored the area and beaches. Choengmon Beach is quiet, clean and nice for swimming. Then we explored the mall/outdoor market area of Central Samui - nice respite for AC and walkable to the Chewang Beach, which is more party vibes but also fun (worse for swimming but still ok). In the evening, went to the Four Seasons restaurant Koh Thai for a sunset view and dinner (see below) and then Fisherman Village night market for exploring.
Day 2: Day trip to Angthong National Marine Park. We did the big boat which was cheaper but less time at the park, which we were fine with. Then CocoTam for one of their nightly fire shows on the beach, and explored Fisherman Village for dinner.
If we had more time, we might have considered Koh Phanghan or Koh Tao for snorkelling. We also debated Koh Matsum (pig island) but didn’t seem worth it for a full tour + hard to self-arrange affordable transport.
Food recommendations: 1. Ban Thai - cute place where a grandma makes all the food. Recommend the Tom Yum soup and chicken pad gra prow. Pad Thai was mid but shrimp quality was excellent 2. Coconut Beach Bowls - if you’re a smoothie bowl aficionado, otherwise pass 3. Vegan Khunnay: really cute AYCE vegan buffet for only 120 bhat ($3 USD), right next to Chaweng Beach. Very authentic Thai food cooked by one grandma, cute experience for a snack even. 4. CocoNam: moreso for the vibe for their nightly fire shows on the beach. Go early to avoid lines and make sure you get a seat. The pad Thai here was surprisingly the best pad Thai I had in the south, delicious and most flavorful. 5. Koh Thai - fancy fancy fancy, located in the Four Seasons resort. It’s featured by Michelin Bib and is a location for White Lotus S3. Book for sunset for gorgeous views, it’s a bit of an experience to get there because you take a buggy up the hillside. Very luxurious feeling. Food was ACTUALLY excellent and tasted like a chef made it, if that makes sense. Delicious ingredients. We recommend the laab tuna, paad kapi goong moo sub, and coconut duo. The boneless lime fish was also good but didn’t taste too different than a normal restaurant. Go to BOTH bathrooms, including the one that is “al fresco” haha for the full experience. Rooms at the Four Seasons go over $1200 USD a night - our meal with two bottles of fancy water (unavoidable), one starter, two mains and a dessert was $100 USD including tax and service charge.

Overnight Trip to Pai

Day 0.5: Flight to Chiang Mai then private taxi ($45 CAD) to Pai for 2.5 h because bus ran out of tickets. Pai Canyon for sunset (gorgeous) and explored Pai Walking Street and night market.
Day 1: Relaxing brunch then Nam Lod Cave - so freaking cool, huge cave that you float in a bamboo raft through. Then took back to Chiang Mai! We took the bus - it’s around 5 bucks PP, 4 hours.
If we had more time (and the weather was less hot), we would have done Sai Ngam Hotsprings. We weren’t too interested in the White Buddha, Bamboo bridge, or strawberry cafe etc - although we did see them from afar during our tour. Mostly just here for vibes, it’s cute.
There are NO GRABS or taxis here, it’s quite remote. But you don’t need to ride a motorbike - you just show up and do tours (don’t need to book in advance, does not show up online but easy to find).
Food recommendations: 1. Nam’s Kitchen 2. Charlie & Iek 3. Lemon Thyme Cafe for drinks 4. Nice Mangos - try the ice cream/mango sticky rice combo, legit best dessert

Chiang Mai

Day 0: Got rained out so ate dinner and slept!
Day 1: Group tour to Don Inthanon Park with a hike and visit to an indigenous Thai village - really recommend. Great way to beat the heat because the summit is 15 degrees cooler than the city, plus informative to learn about local culture.
At night, we did the 6ixcret drag show - THE BEST NIGHT ACTIVITY WE DID IN THAILAND. SOOOO fun creative, and professionally done, not sketchy at all. Insane SFX and choreography. It’s free but need to buy two drinks PP (normal prices), definitely worth. Don’t need to book in advance, just show up right before 9:30 pm. The drag show is also next to Chiang Mai Night Bazaar, so very convenient for exploring. Unfortunately the main night markets are only open Sat/Sunday but Chiang Mai Night Bazaar is open every night.
Day 2: Day trip to Elephant Nature Park! Sells out, so need to book weeks in advance. It’s the most legit and largest OG elephant sanctuary, highly ethical and professional. The Walking with Elephants tour was incredible. Then we visited Wat Chedi Luang (lovely temple in city centre but tbh can skip, only visited bc we had free time) before taking a Grab to Monk trail/Doi Suthep temple for nighttime temple and city views. It is absolutely gorgeous and unique to do at night. We ended the night by exploring more street food and night market.
Day 3: Half Day cooking class at Grandma’s Kitchen, included market and farm tour. Very interesting and enjoyable activity, we learned a lot. We tried durian at the market because it was in season, I was personally a huge fan. For the cooking class, you should request the air conditioned room in advance because there is only one. We then did a trip to Sticky Waterfalls - we negotiated a trip again on InDrive. This was one of the most unique nature experiences we have ever done and super fun. We ended our evening by exploring One Nimman shopping area/neighborhood, which was lovely and romantic. Then flew to BKK!
Food recommendations: 1. Roti Pa Day: delicious Michelin guide street food 2. Maadae Slow Fish Kitchen: SO GOOD. Also Michelin guide. Try Hor Mok, sardine jerky (trust me, it was the number one dish we tried + it’s deliciously warm), and pomelo fish salad plus their homemade sodas. 3. Chum North Kitchen: different Northern-style dishes 4. Khao Soi Masee: Michelin guide again, best Khao Soi ever in a very simple cute place. Very flavourful. 5. Jia Tong Heng: Dim sum located conveniently in One Nimman area, previously Michelin guide then demoted. Went for just snacks. Can skip but tbh the salted egg custard bun was celestial. Go just for that if you want.

Bangkok

Day 1: Temple hopping of Wat Arun, Wat Pho then Grand Palace. Your enjoyability of this depends on how much you like temples. Pro tip is to bring socks for when the sun scorches the titles and you can’t wear shoes. Initially we wanted to skip Wat Pho but I’m glad we went because the Reclining Buddha is excellent in person, surpassed our expectations and better than photographs. In the evening, we visited Jodds Fair (very cute vibe for a market) and closed our night with dinner at a Michelin star restaurant.
Day 2: Chatuchat Weekend Market then lunch at Kua Kling for delicious Sourhern food. ICONSiam afterwards - such a fancy yet chaotic “Disneyworld” of a mall, complete with huge market and street food scene. Then ended with exploring Yaowarat Road then Khao San Road for lots of street food and vibes. Ended our night at the Big C for souvenirs.
Day 3: Breakfast then flew out! Sad to leave :)
Food recommendations: 1. Kor Panich - best mango sticky rice hands down, deserving of its Michelin recommendation, and near temples 2. Natthapon Ice Cream (right next to Kor Panich) - cute cozy spot, recommend black sesame and coconut. The peanuts were very polarizing. 3. Nawa: newly awarded 1 Michelin star, very fun experience even for people who aren’t very highbrow like us. Interesting to learn about Thai ingredients and unique delicious dishes. <5k bhat per person. 4. Kua Kling Pad Sod - try the Kua kling and stink bean 5. Guay Jub Ouan Pochana in Yaowarat
Overrated/meh but glad we tried it: 1. Thipsamai pad thai 2. Yaowarat toasted buns 3. Pa Tong Go Savoey

General Tips:

Be careful of the carry-on luggage weights with domestic flights - they only allow 7 kg which is abnormally minuscule.
The weather played a massive role in picking our itinerary. Beware of burning season in Chiang Mai (we went for the tail end) and rainy seasons. Not every hotel has AC so make sure you prioritize that.
One downside of the tours is that the food is meh on them, just FYI. Even if a tour advertises “water bottles provided”, it can be just ONE for a whole day so bring your own emergency water.
Grab was surprisingly annoying to find in Bangkok, FYI.

Random things to pack:

• We brought mini personal fans that you wear around your neck and it was actually so clutch for the hikes.
• Coral-safe sunscreen
• Loperamide/gravol/ginger lozenges/tylenol
• Small container of vinegar for jellyfish stings
• Mini alcohol swabs to disinfect snorkel gear
• I brought an inflatable life “belt” and it was very nice as peace of mind, especially in the cave.
• For my high maintenance girlies, mini hair masks and oil samples because I was washing my hair legit every day
• Long pants and t shirt for temples
• Mini beach towels were NOT necessary because it was so hot, so we dried off instantly with the sun. Every tour said to bring them but did not use a single time.

Keys to a ridiculously packed trip:

• Prioritize, prioritize, prioritize. Many places can have overlapping themes like a night market, kayaking, temples, gorgeous hikes that lead to a temple, etc so pick and choose based on location. You can’t see every “highlight” of each city so instead think that you’re trying to see “overall highlights”. To avoid temple fatigue, pick your favourites + try to do them at different times like daytime, sunset, and nighttime for varied experiences.
• Whenever our accommodation was walkable from the night market, it made evenings more enjoyable and smooth. We did this in the south but not in CM/Bangkok and wish we did!
• Schedule a relaxing day - the tours can be exhausting so we scheduled a relaxing day after a string of island tours
• Try to book long transportation hours either: at night when you won’t be doing anything OR after a busy sweaty tour where you’re exhausted and want to relax during peak hotness (11 am to 2 pm) in somewhere air conditioned. Consider transportation as a relaxing break for phone time/reading with a great view.
• Something WILL go wrong - embrace it! Key is to stick and move :)

Feel free to ask any questions!

I read that you should have prescriptions in original bottles, I take a lot of vitamins and a few medications. Anyone have experience with traveling just with a weekly pill container? I don’t want to have to lug around a bunch of bottles. Also is getting checked luggage arriving a pain? And how about departing having to drop off your luggage? Anyone use the Punta Cana VIP? Is it worth it? One last question, anyone have issues with using the ice at the resorts? Last year I did Mexico and got travelers diarrhea. I used ice but I also used the tap water to brush my teeth. Thanks im staying at majestic mirage if anyone has stayed there let me know how the food and resort is!

Script Bloat
I believe I have script bloat. People are not talking, some prompts are not showing up, some books are blank and it resolves itself after a restart.
I am not very experience in resolving script bloat. Are there any mods that I should be staying away from? Are there any that I should swap out? Does the micro script optimizer in Reconciliation have an effect? Is there a good trouble shoot technique instead? Thanks! XB Series X
Except for the bloat, the below LO is pretty good and stable. I do have a few issues such as an occasional floating sign, some people don’t wear shoes and tree moss hanging in air.

Master Files

USSEP
Simple Workaround Framework
Reconciliation: QOL and Bugfix
Reconciliation: AE (updated)
Lanterns of Skyrim II 1k
Campfire: Complete Camping System
Weapons Armor Clothing and Clutter Fixes
Myrwatch CC – Editable Home Cell
Bittercup – Tweaks and Enhancements
JK',s Solitude Outskirts
Survival Mode Carry Weight set spell
Survival Rebalance
Gore – A Companion Mod (V 1.61

Master File Patches

Reconciliation: QOL - USSEP
Reconciliation: AE – USSEP patch
LoS II – USSEP Patch
LoS II – Campfire Addon

Cheat Functions

Cheat Room (XB1)
Quest Debugger (XB1)
DMH Busty Skeevers (I set alchemy to 50%)
Cheat Room – Anniversary Patch

Foundations/Low Conflict

Geometric Stat Growth
Simple Weapon Rebalance
Creation Club - Adjustments
Armor Affects Casting (SWF)
Shields Affects Casting (SWF)
VPEZ Weapon Rebalance 2024
VPEZ Armor Rebalance 2024
Tidy Up
NARC – No Animals Report
Every Dog is a good boy
Creatures Lift
Field Medic
Misc Dialogue Edits & More

Race Record Changes

Race Abilities Enhanced (Skyrim – RAE)

Perks, Magic & Leveling Changes

Ordinator – Perks of Skyrim
50% Perk Points
Quests Award Perk Points
Skill Learning Cooldown
Apocalypse – Magic of Skyrim
Odin – Skyrim Magic Overhaul (SWF)

Patches

Apocalypse – Ordinator
Odin - Ordinator

Items Obtained By Crafting

Wearable Lanterns
Cloaks of Skyrim
Bandoliers Bags + Pouches NPC AE

Patches

Bandoliers B+P – NPC Editions + Cloaks
Cloaks of Skyrim – Survival Mode Patch

Enemy NPC Level

Skyrim Revamped – Complete Enemy Overhaul
Know Your Enemy – All in One

Patches

Skyrim Revamped Rebalanced and…
WACCF - SRCEO

Loot Leveled List

Skyrem Loot Overaul (LORA)
Tomes of Arcane Knowledge

Item Attribute & Effect Changes

Conjurer’s Forge 4
Skyrem Evolving Value Economy
C.O.I.N. – Coins of Interesting

Patches

Conjurer’s Forge 4 AE Patch
CF4 – USSEP
Reconciliation QOL – CF4 Patch
Reconciliation AE – CF4 Patch
CF4 – Ordinator Patch
CF4 – Apocalypse Patch
CF4 – Odin with Apocalypse Patch
C.O.I.N. – LORA Loot Overhaul Patch
CF4 No Ores on ground Patch
Summermyst – Leveled List Fixes

UI

SWF: Tailor SWF
NORDIC UI SWF HUD
Bad Compass

Vanilla Quest Alterations

Gildergreen Regrow
Creation Club Farming – Tweaks Enhancements
In the Shadow of the Crown – No Stone Unturned Alteranative
Insightful Shalidor',s Insi…
Jayserpa'S Quest Expansion

Audio

Audio SFX Overhaul – No Voices
Sounds of Dawn

Weather

Autumn Skies
SSE – Skyrim Sun Enhanced
Wonders of Weather

Patches

SOD +Autumn Skies

Grass *see LOD

Mesh & Textures

Architecture & Landscape

FANTASIA LANDSCAPES
Tamriel Reloaded - Architecture
Divergence – Dwemer Metal
Glowing Mushroom Collision fix

Creatures & Wildlife

Divergence – Compendium of Beast

Weapons, Armor Clothing

Divergence – Vanilla + Creation Club AIO - 1K-512
Improved Closedfaced Helmets
Female Vanilla Underwear (Grey)

Patches

WACCF – Improved Closefaced
Improved closefaced helmets USSEP Patch
Divergence – Improved Closedfaced

Clutter & Misc

Divergence – Myriad of Miscellaneous
Elsopa HD Hand Painted Road Signs

Effects

Natural Forces Bundle – Dry
Fire HD
TB’s Lil Details
Really Seriously Improved Sparks

NPC AI Alterations

AI Overhaul 1.8.2 Lite
Jayserpa'S Misc MOD Bundle
Survival Mode Lowers Follower Carry Weight
Innkeepers Don’t Escort
Run For Your Lives
Followers Can Relax XB1

NPC & Player Interactions

(Updated) Yappers of Temriel
Voiced Narrative AE AIO
Follower Dialogue Expansion - Erik
Serana Expanded – Dialogue

Patches

Yappers Of Tamriel – Wild Horses

Follower Framework

Underwhelming Multiple Followers
Remove Follower Cap

New Animal Companions & Mounts

Fairies (Lite Edition)
Dwarven Luggage

New Followers & Named NPCs

Remiel-Custom Voiced Dwemer Specialist
Song of the Green (Auri Follower)

Combat

Bushcraft: A Camping and Survival
Agonistic Combat

Patches

Bushcraft – USSEP Patch
Reconciliation QOL – Bushcraft
Reconciliation AE – Bushcraft
CF4 – Bushcraft Patch
[XB] Dirt and blood script fix

Cooking (to overwrite all previous recipes)

Gourmet – A cooking overhaul
Brewer – An Alcohol Brewing Mod
Daken',s Yummy Dragon Heart
Survival Mode Coffees

Patches

Gourmet – USSEP Patch
Gourmet - Brewer Patch

NPC’s

Face Replacers

Bella Beaty and the Beasts (107mb)
Tragedian’s Fabulous Followers

Body Meshes and Skin Textures

Pyrokess
Vanilla Apparel for Pyrokees

Beards, Brows & Hairs

Superior Lore-Friendly Hair

Overwrites

Male Underwear Replacer
Auri Re-Imagined UNP
Seranaholic 1.8
Deadlier Serana 1.8

Patches

Fabulous Followers – USSEP Patch
Fabulous Followers – Deadly Serana

Idles and Animations

360 Walk and Run Standalone
The Ultimate Dodge Mod Reborn
Comprehensive First Person Animations
Gritty Animations Requiem 2.0
Vanargand Animations: Female

Skeleton

XP32 Maximum Skeleton Special
Belt-fastened Quivers – XPMSSE Edition
Wear Multiple Rings

Area Edits

Exterior

Spaghetti’s AIO / Capitals and Towns of Skyrim
Hold Border Guards Anniversary
Ryn’s Farm AiO
Ryn’s Standing Stones AiO
Ryn’s Dragon Mounds AiO
Hero- A Fort Takeover And Bounty
Wintersun – Faiths of Skyrim AE
Spaghetti’s Orc Strongholds

Patches

Ryn’s Standing Stones – Ryn’s Farms
Reconciliation QOL – STIGR VIRDING
Bushcraft – Winterson Patch

Single Area Edits

Fortified Whiterun Compatibility
JK’s Whiterun Outskirts
JK’s Markarth Outskirts
Myrwatch – Tweaks and Enchancem….
Tundra Homestead Improved Exterior
[XB1] Better Courier
Books of Skyrim SE – Redux

Patches

JK’s Solitude Outskirts & CC Fishing
JK’s Solitude Outskirts & Lanterns of Skyrim II

JK’s Whiterun Outskirts & CC Tundra House
JK’s Whiterun Outskirts & CC Fishing
JK’s Whiterun Outskirts & USSEP
Jk’s Whiterun Outskirts & Lanterns of Skyrim II
JK’s Whiterun Outskirts & Hold Borders
JK’s Whiterun Outskirts & Better Courier
JK’s Markarth Outskirts & CC Fishing
JK’s Markarth Outskirts & Lanterns

Unique Items Added to Locations

Summermyst Enchantments – Guarantee locations

New Quest Mods with Area Edits

EasierRider’s Dungeon Pack XB1
Luftahraan Dungeon Pack XB1
East Empire Expansion
Legendary Dungeons
Echoes of the Vale

Trees & Flora with Area Edits

Trees of Iduna main
Cathedral 3d Plants AIO
Flora Additions – Water Plants
DAWN Waters W/natural waterfalls

LOD (Level of Detail) & Map Mods

Cathedral Grass Standalone (contains LOD)

Grass Patches

Landscape fixes for grass mods
No Grassias Extended
Mefariah’s Grass Fixes for Creation
Reconciliation: AE – Landscape fixes
JK’s Whiterun Outskirts & Landscape Fixes

Interior Lighting

Updated – Enhanced Lights & FX
Jk’s Interiors AIO

Patches

LoS II – Enhanced Lights and FX
JK’s Interiors AIO CC Patch Bundle
JK’s Interiors AIO USSEP Patch
JK’s Interiors AiO LoS2 Patch
JK’s Interiors AiO Cloaks of Skyrim
JK’s Interiors AIO ELFX Patch

Ini (Settings) Changes

ELFX Shadows
Glow No More (0% Version)
No Horizontal Glow FX

Patches

ELFX Shadows – USSEP Patch
Reconciliation – ELFX Patch
ELFX Shadows – JK’s Interiors AIO

Bottom of LO Required

Alternate Start – Live Another Life
New beginnings
Humble Beginnings for Alternate start

Patches

Misc & More – Alternate
JK’s Markarth Outskirts & Alternate Start
ELFX Shadows – Alternate start
JK’s Interiors AIO Alt Start Patch
JK’s Solitude Outskirts & Alternate Start
At Your Own Pace (USSEP version)
Relationship Dialogue Overhaul

Patches

RDO - USSEP Patch
Underwhelming Multiple Followers: USSEP + RDO
Jk’s Interiors AIO - RDO

Disabled Records

Skyrim Creature Adjustments

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