Adding to my bag collection

[RealPlayer]

I like the apparent quality. Also would wear as a sling…waist packs make me look like a fat tourist.

I have a Travelon … what? Shoulder bag I guess. Very good interior pockets with tricky zips for security. But lousy cheap exterior fabric that puckers and it lacks reinforcement at the corners. Time for something nicer.

[Daniel.]

My backpack is nice but I put so much stuff in it that it's very heavy.

[Daniel.]

I ordered it yesterday. I guess I'll like the color. I don't really like dark brown. I learned from the Shop app (follow delivery progress of orders you made) they make it in black. They were just sold out. I think this one should do nicely. It'll be practical and under the radar.

[Daniel.]

It's in Cologne. That's a price you have to pay. Free shipping Fed Ex but takes a long time.

[Daniel.]

It's in Memphis. It should be here tomorrow.

[Daniel.]

It must be having a good time in Memphis because it decided to spend an extra night there.

[Daniel.]

Two extra nights. Is there a natural disaster in Tennessee nobody told me about? Put it on the plane to Florida, geniuses.

[RealPlayer]

I’ve seen that tracking packages through US Postal too. They take a road trip around the country and decide to spend a few days in one city.

[jon-nyc]

@Daniel. said in Adding to my bag collection:

I'd buy it in black but there is no black. So I'll buy it in brown.

There’s black.

[Daniel.]

Yes, but when I did the transaction it was out of stock. My package is still sitting in Memphis. The delivery date did seem optimistic.

[Daniel.]

@RealPlayer said in Adding to my bag collection:

I’ve seen that tracking packages through US Postal too. They take a road trip around the country and decide to spend a few days in one city.

Joe, interesting.

My experience with USPS last night is I had to use WD-40 on my mailbox lock (while I was there) and use it on the parcel box, and then kick the parcel box open. The key was turned to the locked position (meaning it can't be pulled out of the box and the door was locked shut. This was after I drenched it with WD-40. So I kicked it hard and it opened. I'm not impressed with USPS lately for a variety of reasons.

I just checked again. It's still in Memphis.

[Daniel.]

There's two more I want, men's small duffle bag, black, metal feet, and hard brief case, black, with attachable handle (just always wanted one, I have an obsession with boxes).

I suppose I should get some red, too, because I have an obsession with red leather. A single zip toiletry bag.

These will all have to wait until I'm in my new home and buying them will definitely depend on how my personal affairs settle.

They'll be a lot of things I actually need to do: furnish my home, buy a washer and dryer, take care of any needed repair work, etc.

I wouldn't buy them all at once it I buy them.

I might buy the duffel bag before February. I love my backpack but I'd like the functionality of a duffle bag. I like the metal feet.

This seems extreme and it might be.

But for full grain, hand made, vegetable dyer leather from Florence, these are give away prices.

Famous brand names are 10x the price (or more) and the quality equals or surpasses these pieces (rarely).

For now, my new "system" depends on my delivery.

Next on my list is a locking metal cabinet and a key lock with a thin wire that will fit through the bottom openings of my backpack's zippers.

I am writing my cousin and asking for another advance tonight via email. She is a very formible person and I admit I'm scared of being spoken to very sternly and/ or told off.

But I have things I actually need to be able to live here for six months that there's no way I can manage with my roommate not contributing anything.

My bag was supposed to be here Thursday. I'd be excited if they just put it on a plane to somewhere else at this point.

I'm procrastinating writing my email.