Our first bike trip began with Andrew stuck on the idea of dispensing our food from ziploc bags. His theory was these would be easier to pack than boxes and would get smaller with every meal. In practice, it made his panniers unmanageable, the bags burst at the slightest impact, and he ended up trailing juice crystals most of the way to Orangeville. By then I thought he’d given up on the system, until I caught him repackaging the granola we’d just bought for breakfast, then caught myself considering the efficiencies of ziplocking Andrew and heading home on my own.Photo by Dave Brosha
For the month of July, the members of Exquisite Corpse are writing 100 words a day on each letter of the alphabet in turn.
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ReplyDeleteDelightful and full of humor.
ReplyDeleteThe plan makes sense to me. Sorry it was a "bust".
*laughing out loud* So funny! And a great take for our Z week.
ReplyDeleteLeslie
abcw team
Great post!!! LOL... I sympathize with Andrew because I often say the same thing! They are so space economical...
ReplyDeleteOh hilarious....couldn't stop laughing. I couldn't live without zip lock bags...
ReplyDeleteZiplock bags are so great for so may things. I like packing stuff in them for the suitcase. Maybe not food on a bike though. He did have a good idea.
ReplyDeleteAnn
LOL, get zip-locking.
ReplyDeleteReminded me of meeting a cyclist who had decided the best way to protect his two eggs was to put them nestled in a coffee jar. Ah there lay disaster.
Joy - ABC Team
yes, a theoretically good idea gone wrong.
ReplyDeleteROG, ABC Wednesday team
Thanks for the laugh, lol.
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Rose, ABC Wednesday Team
Oh lol. that was a fun post. Thanks for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteI always ziploc my luggage! Thanks for the funny post.Thanks for the comment. I didn't know about
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Clearly sometimes the best ideas turn out not to be! The only time I've bought ziplocks was for my last trip back to the US, to put those liquids in.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I enjoyed! You have a fun blog!
ReplyDeleteDyanna
www.berkeleytoday.wordpress.com
Funny! Sometimes boxes are a better choice.
ReplyDeleteLive and learn! Some of us do, anyway. Andrew may be a slow learner. :))
ReplyDeleteSorry I'm late to the party! This was so damned funny. Reminds me of those ziploc bags they make us use at airports... what a pain, and something always comes open and the ziploc doesn't really work anyway! Your trip packing sounds like attempting to stuff water balloons into a wicker basket! Loved it, Amy
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