[pct-l] What do you guys do for money?
Blanchard, Sym (GE&O)
SWB3 at pge.com
Wed May 18 12:40:42 CDT 2011
I bought the 1495 Case from Pelican on-line for my 17 inch laptop. I pack it all in a cardboard box so the USPS will mail it Priority Mail.
When I got injured, I just called the post office and they shipped it home for free.
Also if I don't need to use the laptop (I check my emails on my Blackberry first), then I can just bounce it unopened to the next post office for free.
I try to hit the towns mid-week so I can talk with co-workers and join meetings using Genesys and Timbuktu if necessary. The air card is really handy for 3G especially in some of the smaller towns without WiFi.
Symbiosis
-----Original Message-----
From: Glenn Bradford [mailto:glenn.bradford at gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 10:30 AM
To: Blanchard, Sym (GE&O)
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] What do you guys do for money?
Oh. My. God. Symbiosis, that is a great way to work a programming job.
That's what I do, and I do have the ability to flex my time alot...I'd have to see if I could flex it that much!
I wondered how a laptop would fare bumping around in the mail all the time.
What a story about Car Hop as well.
Creative solutions abound...
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 12:24 PM, Blanchard, Sym (GE&O) <SWB3 at pge.com> wrote:
>
> I have a computer-type job that I can do from anywhere. I mail my
> laptop to the next post office, hike 3-4 days to get there, do a few
> days work, then mail it to the next post office and so on .
>
> I am able to stretch my 8 weeks of vacation to 10 to 14 weeks of
> hiking and recovery time because I am able to capture more weekends.
> I am only doing sections, so am only doing about 1/3 of the trail each year.
>
> I was inspired by Car Hop who was working full time as he hiked the
> PCT. I believe he completed it in one season this last year. I know
> he did the AT a previous year.
>
> He had two cars with laptops, beds, and food. The cars could tow each
> other. He would park one car at one trail head and drive the other
> car to the next trailhead and then hike back to his first car. He
> would then log in to do his actuarian pension work with an Air Card
> with his business project team in New York (he was a mathematician
> actuarian). He was about
> 65 years old.
>
> I met him about 10 times last year always hiking the opposite
> direction. He was able to slack pack the whole way.
>
> So if you can manage the logistics, I would suggest a computer-type
> job you can do from a trailside town.
>
> Symbiosis
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> Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 07:51:43 -0500
> From: Glenn Bradford <glenn.bradford at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] What do you guys do for money?
> To: Krikor Y <kyeremian at gmail.com>
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
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> No responses yet...I would really like to hear from frequent hikers on
> this subject!
>
> Glenn
>
> On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 7:03 PM, Krikor Y <kyeremian at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> This question is for thru-hikers and those that go on overnight
>>> hikes multiple times throughout the month. What do you do for a
>>> living? I am considering making a career change that would allow me
>>> plenty of time to do what you do either for pleasure or
>>> professionally. So far I have considered mountain guide and
>>> forester. Forester sounds good to me because I'll constantly be
>>> outdoors, it is stable work with health benefits though education
>>> costs are significant, mountain guide is my dream job but am
>>> concerned that I won't be able to support a family with the income.
>>> I've also head nurse because by setting your own hours, you can work
>>> your butt off for an extended time and end up with a couple weeks
>>> off in a row to roam free :) What do you guys think, what are some of your professions?
>
>
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