[at-l] Raccoon, AT 2003?

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Go for it!!! Just Do It!

I was a part of Lucent cutbacks in August.
I haven't done my practice backpacking trips yet...
I only have part of my gear....
I had shoulder surgery instead.

Will I be ready for my Thru (leaving 3/1/03)?
I won't know until Jan/Feb..... But I'm going anyway...

Russ - Gimp

In a message dated 11/6/2002 10:36:12 AM Eastern Standard Time,
futabachan@yahoo.com writes:

> One of my bosses walked into my cubicle yesterday to reassure me
> that I'm not included in the big reduction in force scheduled for
> later this month.  Since I hadn't known that such a thing was
> coming, it had rather the opposite effect.  Anyway, the important
> tidbit from the ensuing conversation is that I'm employed until
> next March, but things get very dicey after then.
>
> Which leaves me in the position of suddenly having an unlimited
> amount of time on my hands right at the start of the northbound
> thru-hiker season.  And which makes me regret twice as much that
> I had to miss the Gathering, and can't make this weekend's
> shakedown hike.  I've barely even scratched the surface of the
> training hikes that I wanted to do to get ready for such an
> endeavor, and there are some major financial and other question
> marks that could just as easily turn this into a pleasant
> daydream that never materializes.
>
> Eep.  Someone talk me out of this....
>
> -- Raccoon --
> (AT '03?)