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- mpfree0
didn't he have a cell phone?
- Jaline0
hmm...good question
- version30
the point and NEED of survival preparation, is to be able to make sane decisions during an insane moment.
i too think this is sad, but what's more sad, is that with responsible actions, this was avoidable
- mpfree0
I mean not to be a dick, but I would think some form of tech communication device. Maybe the battery was depleted? But even that system where your car send an emergency message.
Watch and see how those corporate marketers use this story to sell those tracking device things.
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- monkeyshine0
Not sure I agree. this could have gone another way...what if he hadn't left and they hadn't been found until they were all dead? Then people would be critical of his decision to stay.
Do you know what you would do 9 days of being stranded in the cold? 9 days. That's a long time to hold onto hope that someone will find you before you and your family are gone.
- Jaline0
You're right, people would be almost as critical. But not JUST AS critical, because he wouldn't have left his family.
- monkeyshine0
no, but then people would have said, why didn't he just backtrack on the road they were on until he flagged a car down.
Again, 9 days being lost with no hope of anyone finding me and my kids...I might not sit there either if I thought I would be watching them die.
- flavorful0
As Bart Simpson said, "Damned if you do, damned if you don’t."
- mpfree0
OnStar is gonna make a mint. Mark my words.
Their stock will skyrocket
- Crouwel0
you people always need to justify everything, no?
- material-10
of course they had cell phones but they didn't work in that remote area. seriously I can get service on the road half of the way home.
I think he left to see if anything was near them and got lost possibly. He was supposed to return to the car the same day.
It is easy to say what should or could have been done but after sitting in the car with no food for a week, he let his famly eat what little they had, it is hard not to do something/anything.
Justin, I don't agree that he was being selfish, on the contrary he made the decision to do what he could for his family and paid the ultimate price, regardless of whether it was the 'right ' decision or not.
- version30
as much as you feel you need to comment about it, yes janne, we do
the human condition, go figure
- Jaline0
As Bart Simpson said, "Damned if you do, damned if you don’t."
flavorful
(Dec 6 06, 15:03)pretty much
- flavorful0
I'm a city boy. The whole concept of nature frightens and confuses me.
If there isn't a sidewalk, or street lite a terrrible feeling comes over me.
I don't think I'd last one second in the "wild." I'd be like Buddy Elf saing hi to a raccoon like it's my friend.
- mpfree0
tough situation there. and I don't think anyone understands what was going through that guy's head.
It's TOTAL PANIC.
- Jaline0
It is easy to say what should or could have been done but after sitting in the car with no food for a week, he let his famly eat what little they had, it is hard not to do something/anything.
Justin, I don't agree that he was being selfish, on the contrary he made the decision to do what he could for his family and paid the ultimate price, regardless of whether it was the 'right ' decision or not.
material
(Dec 6 06, 15:05)yeah, this makes sense
- version30
i say selfish to illustrate a point, i doubt his intention was to be seen as a hero, he wanted what we all did, a safe return for he and his family.
unfortunately due to his actions, that commonly rescue workers and survival guides would recommend against, he perished
that is all i'm saying
the man died because he thought he could beat the odds.
- material-10
fair enough
- flavorful0
the man died because he thought he could beat the odds.
version4
(Dec 6 06, 15:08)My bank account gets killed because of that as well ...
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I think I'll just exit this thread.