this is a nightmare!

“they've stopped making Blueberry Harvest Bars!!

the signs were all too clear...i hadn't been able to find them in stores the past few times i looked. so i e-mailed Powerbar, and they gave me the news.

i may as well end it all now!”

“Gee Lyra... I just happen to have a ton of 'em around (bought a box on sale not long ago). I could sell 'em on eBay, but I'll trade ya for some good gear!”

“i have a nice plug-in cup warmer i'd be willing to get rid of...LOL!

seriously, my "gear" consists of about 5 things, hehehe!”

“Oh man! Hoarding Blueberry Harvest bars!! I need to check in my basemant. I think i have some from a road race we put on! I can see them on the black market now!”

“I've been insulted and offended on TT before, but no one has every gone so low as to offer me a plug in cup warmer!

So Tarp Rattess, the price has just doubled! I checked and I've got a whole box (15). The supermarket had them on special for 10 bucks a box and I bought a box of Cherry crunch and one of Blueberry.

If you don't make a respectable offer, I will eat them one at a time and post ecstatic tasting notes for each one!

You'll live to regret this vicious slap in the face!”

“i repent! forgive me, for i have sinned! oohhh, i know--i could make you a nice aluminum hat, Marv-style. see, i'm looking out for your well-being!

no, no, no, it's better for me to just forget them. to drag it out by eating just one more delicious bar would be torture! ah, me...

"Tarp Rattess," hehehe!! :-)”

“ped - bite a small chunk off of one and send to her in the mail.”

“Lyra picked three Blueberry Harvest Bars and dropped them in her bucket

kerplank, kerplink, kerplunk

They’ll give way to the scent of cents, jangling in pedxing's pocket

she’ll prolly go home and get drunk”

“GET drunk--ha! that's a good one.”

“GET drunk--ha! that's a good one.

but that's the way it's got to be

The idiots patrol the borders of bone

AS I Dance Naked in the forest shouting HE He he”

“naked? that's risky.
aluminum foil hat
at the very least!”

“ROTFL! (@ bit, lyra and marvin)


She'll prolly go home and get sober???”

“I had a Power Bar nightmare once, back about ten years ago.

I tried to eat one!”

“Lyra, I just spotted a box of Blueberry Harvest bars at an undisclosed sporting goods store in Billings, MT. It looked like the entire carton (24?) was intact. What's it worth to you?”

“REALLY? cool!! a whole carton would last me at least a couple days. i'll give you whatever you pay for it, plus shipping, Aero! is that cool? nice lookin' out :-)

okay, i have to go eat now, just the thought of them makes my mouth water. but i'll be back, mooooaahaahaahaa!”

“ya got time- they weren't exactly flying off the shelf. I think the expiration date was sometime around 2025.”

“the cartons have 15 in each(at least mine does)”

“Great. Just great. Once the black market starts manufacturing blueberry bars, we'll all be screwed. I'm writing a letter to my Congressman.”

“They're imported....from Cuba!”

“I love to get cigars from Cuba.

8)”

“Cuban Harvest Bars, the best kind! pssst, buddy... so i'll send you my addy, Aero. you know my e-mail address, you can tell me how much the goods are. hey, i hear if you wrap them in foil and put vaseline all over the outside, then put it all in a big baggie with coffee grounds in it, the dogs won't be able to smell it. you should be safe to send them to me, then.

and ped-o-rama, if you tell me how much they're worth to you, i'll buy your box too! at this rate, i might be able to stave off the nightmare for another week or two ;-)”

“lyra, why don't you get busy in the kitchen, design your own blueberry harvest bars and peddle them to the masses? No one except TrailTalkers would know that they were baked in the same kitchen that Tarp Rat makes his world famous Cliff Bars in.”

“LMAO, that would be the day! he should tell you about the blueberry muffins i baked the other night. they're pretty good with a cup or two of butter on them, and a gallon of water to choke them down with.”

“Oh, and the same kitchen that Marvin makes his foil caps, and Dr. Laura broadcasts her coffee klatch! And Wild Child makes his (what!what!).”

“Now I know what Kuwait feels like!

OPEC- Oligopolous Powerbar Exporting Cartel”

“I hate to break up a perfectly good cartel, but why don't you just buy them over the internet?”

“They always stop making things that people like so the shelves don't get cleaned off, making it necessary to stop and restock all the time. At least that's my theory. Sometimes I think they just stop making things I like. Paranoia isn't paranoia if it's real.
3 Things I love but can't get anymore:
Virgil's Birch Beer
V8 Picante
San Miguel Beer (It's only available on the left coast)
So I know how it feels!”

“Lyra: I'll check the supermarket that sells them and see what they have and what they charge. If they have some, I'll ask ya to pay whatever it costs me to buy 'em and ship 'em. Anyway, I'll quote you a price.”

“dammit violin! I had a good thing going! I was going to be the PowerBar Nazi!!”

“Alright Lyra: Use Viols link and stock up!”

“Absolute power corrupts absolutely, aero!”

“Yikes! I can't find cinnamon red hots! The world is ending! My life is over!

SHeesh, now I have to make some chamomile tea! MOM (the long distance hiking Mom) was right, the chamomile plants seed themselves all over the place.”

“picture is link

picture is link”

“Okay, where the heck is the Celestial Seasonings Wild Forest Blackberry??


"Discontinued".”

“So make your own, Gosh Darn You!

Blackberries will make you live to be 110. Scary, isn't it?”

“Here at Celestial Seasonings, we change to keep up with the times. This transformation of Wild Forest Blackberry® is our latest evolution. Our new Wild Cherry Blackberry Herb Tea contains a lot more berry flavor for a fuller taste of fresh berries. We also added a dab of all-natural cherry flavor for an exciting wild cherry highlight...fun! Brew yourself a mug of Wild Cherry Blackberry and set its fresh cherry aroma free. This unique combination of berry and wild cherry flavors is dramatically better, still caffeine-free and tastes great hot or iced.”

“And someone got paid to write that!”

“http://www.powerbar.com/whoWeAre/powerNews/displayItem.asp?item_id=63

http://www.nutripeak.com/Static/Products/harvest_bar_blueberry_4705051068.html

http://www.trails-edge.com/retail/powerbar/harvest.htm

http://www.prolithic.com/hpages/efoods/harvest.html

”

“http://www.herbalhut.com/mfrs/powerbar.asp

http://www.healthybars.com/bars4.htm

http://www.epinions.com/well-Nutrition-Sport_Foods-All-Power_Bar_Harvest

”

“
You'll find delicious recipes for cakes, muffins, tortes, pancakes, mousses, scones, and breads that use Maine blueberries, apples, raspberries, cranberries, rhubarb, corn, carrots, and pumpkins.”

“HEY! you ruined all the fun, Violin! ;-) i guess i gave up too soon...i looked on the Powerbar website and the REI website, and then i thought no one else would have them, since they've stopped making them. but i guess they won't have them for too much longer...maybe if i start now, i could perfect my own recipe. woe to anyone who has to taste-test the attempts, LOL!”

“thank you, Violin and Towndawg! i just ordered a bunch. :-)”

“You're welcome.

On a related note, it looks like I'll have a bumper crop of blueberries in my backyard this year. Can you say 'gorge'?”

“oh, yummy!! i'm jealous.

aero said that to break my addiction, i should wear the patch--a Powerbar duct-taped to my arm, LMAO!!”

“i just got my package of delicious blueberry goodness!! yay-o-rama :-)”

“Are they gone yet?”

“all but one, it's taped to my arm until the next shipment arrives.”

“I need to patent that "Power Bar Patch". So what's a Blueberry Harvest Bar Hangover like?”

“Purple.”