When you're traveling with equipment, you inevitably need to fix, assemble, disassemble or otherwise monkey with something. Sometimes that means a trip to Home Depot (or even Walgreens) to get some heavier firepower than what you packed.
Final score for the "Roadshow":
Bought and Kept:
- Pair of screwdrivers
- Mini-toolkit
- Cable ties
- Good extension cord
Bought and Discarded:
- Crappy extension cord
Assimilated at SFO office:
- Scissors and tape
- Flashy USB memory key
Assimilated at HNL office:
- 2 non-flashy USB keys
Lost:
- Sunglasses
- Reading glasses
- The other good extension cord
- One of two non-flashy USB keys
Replaced at personal expense:
- Sunglasses
- Reading glasses
Later found:
- Sunglasses
- One of two non-flashy USB keys
