Originally Posted by
HB.Watermelon
Oh, can everyone list the things they commute to work with? Please list everything as thoroughly as possible, right down to the empty gum wrappers!

generally speaking, the following things come with me on a commute to work:
M-Wave Double Day-tripper panniers
Pants
button down shirt
pump that the frame mount broke for
half dozen mini-bungees
bungee net
U-Lock
Pair of cable locks, keyed alike
34 cents
smarties wrapper
some stuff for lunch
Seat bag
small first aid kit
multi-tool
62 cents
one of those little discs that expands into a towel
Attached to bike
Bell computer from Target
Ascent "commuter light set" from Performance
pair of bottle cages, sometimes with bottles in them
rack to hold daytrippers
Pockets
wallet
cell phone
lighter
cash (when I'm lucky enough to have some)
keys clipped to belt loop
Sometimes:
15" laptop in sleeve
12can cooler full of food
week's worth of clothes
son's baseball glove
son's current book
son's cell phone
"other"