tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post8699331279544173937..comments2024-03-29T07:36:56.875-07:00Comments on The Forty-Five: Traveling LighterToirdhealbheach Beucailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-88300409224201003162021-09-16T18:47:33.052-07:002021-09-16T18:47:33.052-07:00Margi - It is certainly an easy enough habit to ge...Margi - It is certainly an easy enough habit to get into, I am sure. Even I was more sloppy about it earlier on - until in our case, our IT department continued to tighten everything up and I suddenly realized doing anything somewhat personal on the computer was probably not a good idea. Now it is 100% strictly confined to work tasks - which, to be fair, is how it probably should be.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-80478232297552938742021-09-16T09:39:50.541-07:002021-09-16T09:39:50.541-07:00Son runs a dept. with 50+ employees. All of them h...Son runs a dept. with 50+ employees. All of them have been working from home since March, 2020 and everyone was told to take home their computers. So late winter he had a call from IT saying someone used the company computer to watch a Net-flick movie. He had to call the man, reprimand him and write up the incident. He's like you when he travels and takes both. <br />Margi Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-81236908084483458292021-09-15T15:55:24.837-07:002021-09-15T15:55:24.837-07:00Ed, that is what I do as well. I will just need t...Ed, that is what I do as well. I will just need to preposition more clothes here.<br /><br />On the bright side, I will literally need only one semi-dress shirt here in the event I attend church on Sundays. Other than that, jeans, T-shirts, and flannel in the Winter. Master level unlocked!Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-79470579869009161012021-09-15T08:57:11.275-07:002021-09-15T08:57:11.275-07:00I am always striving to lighten my load whenever I...I am always striving to lighten my load whenever I'm going anywhere away from home for more than a day. Besides the techniques you mention, I also practice wearing outer clothes for more than one day, especially if I'm not doing anything strenuous or dirty. <br /><br />My father, who drives frequently between farm and cabin seven hours apart, also maintains two wardrobes as well. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-25158763413588840472021-09-15T05:59:27.959-07:002021-09-15T05:59:27.959-07:00Anonymous - I can pack pretty light for trips when...Anonymous - I can pack pretty light for trips when I need too - in Japan when we go to train, we are effectively limited to a single suitcase and backpack (because our other luggage is our training weapons!) - but to be fair, we have access to a washer/drier so we can clean as needed. But we do, as you point out, have a safe place to store things out of our sight.<br /><br />Once upon a time I always packed very light. I wonder when that changed for me?<br /><br />Thank you for stopping by!Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-47196277429404138002021-09-15T05:56:25.563-07:002021-09-15T05:56:25.563-07:00Leigh, to be completely honest with you, I am emba...Leigh, to be completely honest with you, I am embarrassed that I did not think of this earlier. I think I was still in an old version of "This is only for a period of time". The stark reality is that this is not longer just set period of time: this is a new intervening stage to the stage in life, of unknown duration but of increasingly clear destination. I should have adapted earlier.<br /><br />I will continue to experiment, of course, but I can see a world where I could even just make do with the computer case - except, of course, my Iai gi and hakama, which will never fit in anything but a backpack and will need to be brought (Do I have an extra set I could bring, along with an obi (belt)? Yes. How comfortable am I leaving that here? Much less than I should think I would be).<br /><br />We do have everything "on the cloud" now, so in theory I could work off of one computer. Unfortunately they have put gadgets and gizmos on my work computer to manage it (security and all), so I am not sure how well it would work - and I am not giving them my personal computer, of course. It is an inconvenience, but a minor one all things considered.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-45078566252102527552021-09-15T03:21:40.177-07:002021-09-15T03:21:40.177-07:00My wife and I many years ago went on a guided bus ...My wife and I many years ago went on a guided bus tour vacation in central Mexico. Our luggage were large day packs so they were never stowed out of our sight (except in hotels where we stayed). It took a bit more effort, as we carried only two changes of clothing (anticipating purchasing souvenir shop items) and had to wash twice in the nine day trip. Still - it wasn't too bad and like you said, packing / unpacking was much easier than dealing with lines to retrieve them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-77269770666218821872021-09-15T02:21:18.258-07:002021-09-15T02:21:18.258-07:00I like the way you think, TB. In regards to carryi...I like the way you think, TB. In regards to carrying two computers, possibly you could have one with a duel boot and two operating systems. Such as Windows for one and Linux for the other. Each would reside in its own partition and remain as isolated from the other as if you had two computers.<br /><br />Of course, setting that up might be more bother than it's worth. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com