Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Good News
It seems the eight people missing in Saturday's snow storm in CO. Have been found safe. From Allie at The Sierra Trading Post blog.
Six snowmobilers who were lost in whiteout conditions found a cabin to hole up in until the weather cleared enough for them to call for help. Two snowboarders who were lost in southern Colorado were also found today, thanks again, to their cell phone. They’d all been missing since Saturday. Luckily, neither of these parties fell victim to the widespread avalanches reported this weekend.

I saw that the snowmobilers had been found but not the boarders. It gives me hope that Dean Christy who has been missing since Saturday will be found alive. He is in the San Bernardino Mountains in CA. I hope he is well.

Cell phones can be use full and save your life. They also have a time and place to be used. Some people are very offended by them. If you are not alone please ask the other people if they mind. many people go into the woods to get away from cell phones and other distractions of civilization. If it is not an emergency please keep it turned off. Please, do not call people and say I am on the top of whatever mountain you are on. Remember at night just because you can not see me does not mean I can not hear you.
If I hear you tell some one you can call them tomorrow because you will be in town. I will yell at you and tell you to call them tomorrow in town. Yes, that has happened. No, I did not yell after the first phone call or the second. I will now.

I am glad my fellow outdoor enthusiasts had phones and it saved their lives. I am not quite sure that I am ready for the responsibility of carrying a phone in the woods.

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