Coats, books and humility

[hollyking]

I have had the same Columbia Sportswear coat for a long time. I don't remember what model it is but I picked it up at a fair in Kansas City years before I moved to the Northwest. The only problem with the coat is I need more pocket space and I lost the hood years ago so my head gets wet when it rains. So I've been checking out new coats from Columbia and other places. A fellow ham recommended the Tactical 4.0 System from SCOTTEVEST. It had all the features I wanted and a total of 52 pockets. 52! I hope it fits and is what I wanted. This is the first time I've ordered from SeV so I have a bit of concern. I'll know on Wednesday because it should be delivered then.

When I joined the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) again they offered a discount on their books. So I took advantage of the offer and ordered quite a few of them. According to the tracking information they should be delivered soon. Mmmm... Books... I don't know where they will all fit though.

Finally I sent off an email to the Redmond ARES Emergency Coordinator (EC) apologizing for dropping the ball on some tasks I had taken. I don't know how he'll react but at least I feel somewhat better for having done something.

Comments

[torainfor.livejournal.com]

Apropos of nothing...

I love Columbia Sportswear pants. They're the only pants in the world I know will fit me and will probably be long enough.

[hollyking.livejournal.com]

I've been very happy with Columbia products. I have several shirts and the coat. I've been looking at some cargo pants for my disaster response bag.

The only problem I have with Columbia is their lack of searching on their website. They only make some of their products in sizes that fit me and there isn't any way to search their site to find them. I have to wait until their FAQ is updated and that never includes links to the items in question.

Any manufacturer that has a web site should have all the information about all of their products on their website.