[AT] Satellite Tracking was Warning and apology.

[Mattias Kessén]

> 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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