A few years ago I realized that my pack was far too heavy to
hitchhike with. Because I was going to be gone for two months, I needed to carry
with me all of my clothes and all of my camping equipment. Most of the clothes
and equipment were not needed on my travels but when I got to where ever I was
going. The pack towered above my head and was heavy enough to make getting it
into a large truck almost impossible. Every time I picked it up, my already
prone-to damaged back groaned in anticipation of another strained muscle.
Trying to run with the pack to chase down a stopped vehicle was difficult and I
am sure - not a pretty sight. My shoulders, in spite of the well padded straps,
were constantly sore. There are some
spots along my trip where I have to walk a couple of kilometres to get out of town,
up a hill to a better spot or even to find a bus stop. The heavy pack meant
that I had to stop too often to rest my shoulders, my back and my heart.
The solution to this problem was simple...... I re-packed my
pack - only taking what I needed for the travelling and put the rest in a box
which I mailed to where I was going. Within an hour I had cut the weight of
what I was carrying in half. Problem solved. I can walk further, run more
(slightly) gracefully and lift my pack into a high truck.
It cost about $25.00 to mail the box and it is worth every
penny. I have now mailed a box back and forth across the country eight perhaps
ten times. Every time, a nice person at the post office tells me that it will
take eight to ten business days for me to get the parcel. Every time I get it
within a week (including weekends). I mailed my box last Tuesday in Sudbury. Yesterday
(Monday) it was delivered to my door in Duncan.
In this day when it is ever so easy to complain about the
poor service from various places - all I can say is well done Canada Post!
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