[AT] OT Re: Satellite Tracking was Warning and apology.

[Dave Merchant]

A very perceptive observation, Mattias!

Everybody needs to start somewhere, unfortunately not everyone
has the opportunity to grow up in the country.

Many of our ancestors that came here were woefully unprepared.
Some survived, some didn't, but they acquired toughness and character in 
the process.

One must wonder about the majority of the younger generation,
most of them are in for a rude awakening.

Dave


At 01:40 AM 4/5/2008, you wrote:
> > While I'm on the subject I'd like to remind you that if it wasn't for 
> idiots
> > going into the back country with no supplies nor survival skills....
>....America would still be mainly populated by natives :-)
>
>Mattias
>
>2008/4/5, Henry Miller <hank at millerfarm.com>:
> > On Friday 04 April 2008 12:41:04 Cecil Bearden wrote:
> > > the url for the equipment site is www.findmespot.com
> > >
> > > I think I will order one since I am surveying by myself in remote
> > > areas.  The $7.95 per year for $100K of rescue expenses is a real
> > > bargain.  If I spent the extra $49 for the tracking someone could figure
> > > out where I was if I was hurt and could not send the message....
> > >
> > > Thanks for posting this whoever started it
> > >
> > > This could be a real lifesaver to one of us...
> >
> > Could be, and worth thinking about for that reason.  Don't forget that only
> > one person in a group needs it.  If you have friends 
> (children/grandchildren)
> > going to a remote area borrow it to them just in case.  Anyone in the group
> > gets seriously hurt, they push the button and help comes.   Make sure they
> > know that if they push the button and nobody is seriously hurt you will be
> > mad.   Just because you have a device that can get you out isn't an 
> excuse to
> > either be stupid or not pay attention to your location.
> >
> > I'm not sure about the rescue expenses insurance though.   I think you are
> > better off with a more general policy that covers more.   Your insurance
> > agent may already have you covered (or perhaps your medical).   Or 
> maybe not,
> > it is worth asking.   If you don't have it, the community is likely to 
> hold a
> > fund raiser for you should you need it.   Not that I'm against it, just 
> that
> > I'm not sure it is the bargin you think it is.   Read the fine print, but I
> > suspect it only covers search and rescue expenses, so if you brake your 
> legs
> > (or have a heart attack) in your pasture it may not cover because you 
> are not
> > lost - and this is much more likely situation where you would need help.
> > That $7.95/year is no bargin if it only covers situations that you will 
> never
> > be in, but it is a bargin if it covers situations that could happen.
> >
> > While I'm on the subject I'd like to remind you that if it wasn't for 
> idiots
> > going into the back country with no supplies nor survival skills, the 
> search
> > and rescue teams would have to pay someone to "get lost" out there so they
> > can practice.    Several don't charge more than expenses (waived if you 
> can't
> > pay) just because they need the practice.
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