[pct-l] Excess Gear

[Ron Graybill]

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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