<DIV>The one thing that seems to be missing from this list is MORE HUMOR, and not just inside jokes and puns.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Speaking of REI, I'm sure everyone has heard the story about two veteran hikers, both with heavy packs, meet each other on a narrow trail, and they can't decide who should step aside to let the other pass. Finally, they decide to both pull out their REI card, and the one with the higher number has to step aside to let the other one pass.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hikin_Steve<BR><BR><BR><B><I>cvano@tmail.com</I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Went to REI today! This is always an adventure and a difficult <BR>excersise in keeping any money at all in my pocket. Anyway, I went <BR>specifically to buy a new sleeping bag, my old one being 10 years old <BR>and lost on that mountain, cashed 6' up in a tree and now under at least <BR>5' of
snow.<BR><BR>So after about an hour of laying on the floor looking like a vagrant <BR>with people stepping over me, while I fully tried out at least 6 bags, I <BR>finally decided that the 15 degree Zepher Regular was the best option <BR>for me.<BR><BR>They had ONE left with a left hand zipper. Actually, they had one left <BR>of several different kinds, but some were gone, this being the end of <BR>the end of the year clearance. I was lucky to get the bag I wanted to <BR>start with and not have to settle for less, or more money. The pad I <BR>wanted (Exped 7) is lost and gone forever.<BR><BR>The left hand zipper... I'm right handed but have never been able to <BR>figure out how to bend my elbow to zip up a right hand zipper bag. I <BR>had to do all kinds of contortions for 10 minutes or so, while freezing, <BR>just to get'er done, and then I'd remember something, spend another 5 <BR>minutes getting out, and then have do it all over again. With this one, <BR>I just reach
over and zip it up. Is this a common problem? Has anyone <BR>really ever thought about this? Does anyone really care?<BR><BR>As I was walking around looking at all the other 'I Wants,' I stopped in <BR>the shoe dept to see if anything could be done about the annoying squeak <BR>that had developed in my left shoe. (I was in the Bellingham, WA. store <BR>and talked to Mickey.) She said that it would NEVER go away and to <BR>please let her replace them! I did, and she did. New shoes AND a new <BR>sleeping bag from REI for a BUC and change. You can't beat that with <BR>any stick!<BR><BR>I'm going outside now... no wait... no I'm not... its raining seals and <BR>otters... and I didn't get my pad... I'm turning off the heater now and <BR>climbing into my new bag inside the boat... Ahhh, comfy, cozy... Nite<BR><BR>It's not the Mountain that we conquer,<BR>but Ourselves. Anon.<BR><BR>Ol' Three Toes aka Chris<BR>S/V Drifter ~~~_/)~~~<BR>Anacortes,
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