[at-l] here's the thing...

[askowronek at mindspring.com (amy)]

On Tuesday, September 9, 2003, at 08:41  PM, Felix wrote:

> Why can I never remember what stuff I take backoacking? Everythyme I 
> go hiking, I have to sit and think..."What do I eat for dinner? What 
> do I eat for lunch? What do I need for light?"  And, I mean 
> everythyme. I'm starting an 80 mile hike monday with a pack I've never 
> put anything in...never even had it on my back yet...and, it sits in 
> the rocking chair..mocking me with it's beauty...it's clean smell. 
> Here's my dilemma...I'm flying Friday...hiking Monday...do I dare try 
> to 'check' my hiking gear and hope it shows up? Or, should I box as 
> much of it as I can and UPS it to the place I'm goin'. (Elaine's 
> Escalators..."I'm Not Flat, My Escalators Are") (Pay no attention to 
> the words in the parenthesis) Quite the quandry. Indeed.
>

I wouldn't trust that beautiful new pack and all its contents once you 
figure them
out to the airline.

I never know what goes in my pack either.  Or what I eat.  Which is why 
on my
last trip I ended up eating bagels, cream cheese, and hummus for every 
meal.

-amy