Re: [at-l] Now I'm SCARED

["W F Thorneloe, MD" <thornel@attglobal.net>]

Welcome. No, a list is not important. Having an unlimited credit card, a 
sickly wealthy uncle, or a winning lottery ticket is far more important. 
Since the lottery card only weighs 0.45 ounces, it is the popular choice 
around here. Often you can (and should) investigate used gear and sales, 
learn about the places that only Da Redhead can discover, and go out on a 
few short walks with the few gear heads around us.

A bounce box is a box of stuff that you put in a mail drop, can't figure 
out why you put it there, but figure that it must be important. You 
consequently reseal the bounce box, mail it to your next mail drop, open 
it, and again shake your head in amazement why you put a Plastic TEI 
Smokeshifter in it while everyone else uses the Titanium Costsmo 
Smokeshifter. And again you reseal it and mail it to the next mail drop, 
only to repeat this sad cycle redundantly again once more.

By the way, you can say Bill Bryson's name around here. Just watch your back.

OrangeBug
Atlanta, GA

At 08:26 PM 8/7/2000, Glenda D Hubbard wrote:
>.... I believe having a list is
>essential before going in to one of those places.  Now I know how Bill
>Bryson felt!  (Can we say is name here?)
>
>First question:  What exactly is meant by a "bounce box"!  I understand
>the concept of mail drops but now this one.  Someone please explain.

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