[geeks] its what you carry with you

[The Renaissance Man]

On Wed, Jul 07, 2004 at 02:59:05PM -0400, J. Alexander Jacocks wrote:
> I'm somewhat similar to Bill, and I carry:
> 
> 1) wallet
> 2) pda (iPaq 2215)
> 3) custom-engraved Zippo
> 4) leatherman pulse
> 5) cell phone (Siemens S56)
> 6) pager
> 7) 2x securid (1 card, 1 tag)
> 8) car keys (for whichever car I am driving)
> 9) house keys
> 
> I never like to be unprepared.  =)


Being somewhat communication-bling challenged these days, I tote no
phone and own no PDA.  My typical load-out is:
 - car or motorcycle keys
 - house keys
 - LED flashlight keyring
 - wallet, checkbook etc
 - Leatherman Wave
 - Mini-MagLite
 - water-resistant notepad and fine-point Sharpie marker
 - sometimes a 3" fixed-blade Schrade upon which the NRA wasted probably
   $20 of my dues

There once upon a time used to also be a magnesium firelighter and a
credit-card-size diamond-faced sharpener, but the whereabouts of both of
those are presently unknown to me.  If on the bike, I will also have in
my possession a disc lock and a 24" white-on-red "REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT"
tag.


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