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rmorelan Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 ha - one month after my class graduated one of our classmates had a photo of a homeless gentleman with one of our bags. In time often the emotional context of the bags wears off for most, ha, although I am still using my mine until it fall apart (8.5 years and still going!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intrepid86 Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 I didn't do med school in Canada, so I never received a bag or had the chance for part of my self worth to be attached to one. They sound pretty great though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
distressedpremed Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 21 hours ago, rmorelan said: ha - one month after my class graduated one of our classmates had a photo of a homeless gentleman with one of our bags. In time often the emotional context of the bags wears off for most, ha, although I am still using my mine until it fall apart (8.5 years and still going!). Yeah I actually saw a homeless guy in Ottawa with one of the backpacks. Hey well, if you don't like the color, someone else should use it who needs it. It's just a backpack. I have never used my pumpkin VLC pylon backpack and it just sits in my closet. Not many people in med school I personally knew even used it much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ace of Spades Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 They're actually pretty nice backpacks. I don't use mine so gave it to my wife when her backpack died (she's a non MD) and she got made fun of at work... so that's the last time it left our closet lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithril Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 The backpacks are nice and spacious. I used mine all throughout med school and trips between/after med school because why not? I used in residency occasionally and I've used it for work when I need something more spacious than a side bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 2 hours ago, The Ace of Spades said: They're actually pretty nice backpacks. I don't use mine so gave it to my wife when her backpack died (she's a non MD) and she got made fun of at work... so that's the last time it left our closet lol Awww, can't you cover up the logos or something? Mine died partway through residency, but I think it's perfectly reasonable to give the backpack to someone else if one isn't going to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanmari Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 I gave mine to my dad because he hikes and I figured the abhorrent fluorescence would help with detection if he ever gets stranded and needs rescue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 2 hours ago, Lactic Folly said: Awww, can't you cover up the logos or something? Mine died partway through residency, but I think it's perfectly reasonable to give the backpack to someone else if one isn't going to use it. They do seem to have a lifespan of about 8 years ha I had to put my sewing skills to work on mine last year, and one of the zippers is completely dead (fortunately the back section has two zipper for it). For purely symbolic reasons I what it to last until the end of PGY5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 My med school class year received a different, taller style than the backpacks in subsequent years - it was a defective year and many of our shoulder straps ripped within a few months. Since I had only started to use the backpack towards the end of 1st year, when I approached MD Mgmt, instead of a repair, I was luckily offered the next incoming year's backpack as a replacement. This would generate curious looks and comments whenever I was out and about in the school building. I used to joke that I had beaten up one of the 1st year students for their backpack (of course, no one who knew me in real life would find this at all plausible!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 On 11/12/2017 at 7:46 PM, Lactic Folly said: My med school class year received a different, taller style than the backpacks in subsequent years - it was a defective year and many of our shoulder straps ripped within a few months. Since I had only started to use the backpack towards the end of 1st year, when I approached MD Mgmt, instead of a repair, I was luckily offered the next incoming year's backpack as a replacement. This would generate curious looks and comments whenever I was out and about in the school building. I used to joke that I had beaten up one of the 1st year students for their backpack (of course, no one who knew me in real life would find this at all plausible!) On 11/12/2017 at 5:16 PM, Hanmari said: I gave mine to my dad because he hikes and I figured the abhorrent fluorescence would help with detection if he ever gets stranded and needs rescue. I like the general practicality in both approaches ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted November 21, 2017 Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 It's a backpack. No harm will come of that person wearing it, besides the possibility of a quirked eyebrow when someone approaches them thinking they're a classmate. I've actually gotten away from wearing my backpack in the last months since I found that it's large size lead to me filling it with junk and it would get very heavy. I now wear my sturdy-but-smaller back from my undergrad school. I'll probably pull it out for the CaRMS tour in January just so I can find equally stressed people to talk with in the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughboy Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 On 11/20/2017 at 8:17 PM, Birdy said: I'll probably pull it out for the CaRMS tour in January just so I can find equally stressed people to talk with in the airport. One of the key benefits of the backpacks, imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady23 Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 If the straps of these bags rip, or there's wear and tear, do we get replacements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippa756 Posted November 29, 2017 Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 On 11/9/2017 at 1:39 PM, getrich said: Saw an online post about a Ryerson student using the med school backpack... What's premed101 opinion on non MD students using these backpacks? They need to be publicly shamed!!! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowmen Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 On 11/10/2017 at 2:53 PM, distressedpremed said: Yeah I actually saw a homeless guy in Ottawa with one of the backpacks. Wow, going unmatched really is tough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indefatigable Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 1 hour ago, Snowmen said: Wow, going unmatched really is tough... It's easy to joke about being unmatched in QC, where it rarely happens and tuition rates are low. It's all too real in ROC and could be absolutely devastating for an individual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady23 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 How do you know this is not just a regular UofT med student going to Ryerson to study? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippa756 Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 On 12/2/2017 at 11:12 PM, brady23 said: How do you know this is not just a regular UofT med student going to Ryerson to study? The plot thickens - we need some more thorough investigation here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blasé Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 11/9/2017 at 5:17 PM, rmorelan said: ha - one month after my class graduated one of our classmates had a photo of a homeless gentleman with one of our bags. In time often the emotional context of the bags wears off for most, ha, although I am still using my mine until it fall apart (8.5 years and still going!). I saw a homeless person in downtown London walking around with an orange OMA bag just a few weeks ago. Were the bags orange in your year? haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 22 minutes ago, Blasé said: I saw a homeless person in downtown London walking around with an orange OMA bag just a few weeks ago. Were the bags orange in your year? haha Nope - bright red (haven't seen that colour either in a long time, coming up on 10 years this fall). Probably same response by someone in our year by someone in a later year (from the "pylon" class!). Done medical school, done with the bag. Once you work your ass off in clerkship some people are a little less excited about the bags As a note - the bags last a very long time - mine is again going on up to 10 years. Yet relatively few residents still use it. overall they must be going somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanmari Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 On 1/3/2018 at 8:27 PM, Blasé said: I saw a homeless person in downtown London walking around with an orange OMA bag just a few weeks ago. Were the bags orange in your year? haha That's my year - I hope that was the result of a goodwill gesture of a worthy colleague. It might've just been the worthy colleague him/herself though. On second thought are you sure it wasn't just one of us going home postcall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippa756 Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 On 1/6/2018 at 11:15 AM, Hanmari said: That's my year - I hope that was the result of a goodwill gesture of a worthy colleague. It might've just been the worthy colleague him/herself though. On second thought are you sure it wasn't just one of us going home postcall? Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExercMed Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Walking in downtown Calgary the other day and saw a homeless man with a red med backpack and thought of this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CXR Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 I had my teal backpack stolen in London, and someone saw a homeless dude walking around with it... I think were gonna soon become med students wearing a "homeless" bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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