Day: October 22, 2007

Abandoning my attachment to firewood.

After checking all the bulletin boards and not finding anyone selling firewood, I resigned myself to cutting firewood but then I couldn’t get the saw started.

I found someone selling some wood on the local classifieds. I called him and asked about buying some firewood. He said that he had sold all he had, but as soon as he could buy or borrow a chainsaw he would start cutting more. He took my order and said he would get back to me when he got some wood cut but that the price would go up once winter was here.

I don’t know, I could go buy a new chainsaw and get busy and cut some wood or it may be simpler to just buy a ticket to Peru and go away for the winter.

How to keep your hat from blowing away.

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I met several hikers on the trail who despite using the chin straps on their hats, had their hats blow away.

Using the same technique I used to keep my umbrella from blowing away, I secured my hat to my shirt: I unbuttoned a button on my shirt, wrapped the chin strap around it, and re-buttoned it.

If your hat doesn’t have a chin strap, a “cap leash”cap-leash.JPG will keep your hat from blowing away.

How to keep your umbrella from blowing away while you are taking a siesta.

When taking refuge from the hot mid day sun, on the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail), I would lay under a tree or a bush. If I was bothered by sun light filtering through the leaves, I would unfurl my silver coated trekking umbrella and block out the rogue sun beams.

To keep the umbrella from blowing away as I napped, I unbuttoned a button on my shirt, wrapped the strap of the umbrella around my button and re-buttoned it.

It's you against the sun, in the desert. Be prepared

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