[pct-l] Excess Gear

[Jackie McDonnell]

Switchback is a myth, a legend.
Some say he's Scott Williamson's alter ego.
Some say he's Rocketgirl's father.
Some say he REALLY is a pirate.

I met someone CLAIMING to be Switchback once.
He had cinnamon rolls.
I grabbed one and ran.

Yogi
www.pcthandbook.com

On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 11:13 AM, Ron Graybill <rgraybill44 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Is somebody saving and compiling all these funny stories?  Or are they all
> drawn from an already existing collection?
>
> On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 8:03 AM, <hiker97 at aol.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Our intrepid hardcore PCT hiker, Grizzly, had a lot of oldhiking gear
> > lying around.  He did notwant to wait until the April Kickoff and a
> > donation over at the Hiker Box atSwitchback’s campsite.  So, he decided
> > tojust put it out by the mail box with a sign that said.
> >
> > "Free. You Want It, You Take It."
> >
> > For three days the gear sat there without even one person taking
> anything.
> >
> > Finally, Grizzly‘s wife, TraiDust, said to him, "You old fool.  I bet you
> > I can get rid of everything in onenight."
> >
> > The next morning Grizzly went out to the mail box and everything was
> gone.
> >  He was amazed.
> >
> > Grizzly says to TrailDust, "How did you do that?  You deserve a pizza
> > dinner with brew down atthe saloon tonight."
> > TrailDust says, "I just changed the sign to 'ForSale' and people stole
> all
> > the gear."
> > ----------------------------------------------
> > I am your most obedient rapscallion and trail servant,
> > Switchback the Trail Pirate
> > "May the Forest Be With You"
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