Tuesday Pocket Report

[rolanni]

So, Steve needed to be in Gardiner early this morning for Reasons, and I went with him.  For this outing, I for the first time, loaded All The Things into the Scott eJacket, including tablet, phone, camera, ID, money (forgot to try the water bottle pocket), pens.

The jacket worked pretty well, but I was surprised to find that my camera weighs more than my tablet.  Or, as Steve suggests, the tablet, being flat and thin, spreads its weight more cunningly than the little rock that is the camera.  In any case, the right side of the jacket was noticeably heavier than the left side, so I'll need to work on balancing my load, so to speak.

While we were in Gardiner, and after Steve's Mission was completed, we went over to Bridge Street and had a late breakfast at the justly famous A1 Diner, which has been serving at the same location -- not only on Bridge Street, but on the bridge -- for 70 years, this month.

After breakfast, we drove the long way to Rockland, and so to home.

Here's a picture of me at breakfast.  Photo by Steve Miller.

Comments

[bandicoot.livejournal.com]

Pilots never seem to mention the need for load balancing. Must be an instinct with them :)

[attilathepbnun.livejournal.com]

No, that's what cargo-masters are for!

[bandicoot.livejournal.com]

Cargo-Masters load balance a Pilot's jacket? That's taking specialization too far :)

[movingfinger.livejournal.com]

Your hair looks amazing! Great photo!

[attilathepbnun.livejournal.com]

The diner is actually ON the bridge?! How cool!!!!

[thewol.livejournal.com]

I always envisaged a Pilot's Jacket as something along the lines of the offspring of a WWII bomber pilot's jacket and a classic leather motorcycle jacket. You might try putting the camera in a pocket closer to the top of the jacket, if possible. The weight would have less "torque" on the hang of the jacket higher up. That's partly why you feel the weigh. Heavier items work better higher up, like they do on a backpack. I used to carry a portable cassette player (remember those?) in the inside breast pocket of my leather jackets.

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the tip! I'll try the camera in one of the higher pockets.