tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17548084.post9025380728554930855..comments2024-03-28T00:26:20.590-07:00Comments on out there: When do you call for rescue? And how to cover it upUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17548084.post-6282488628325239292007-05-14T05:31:00.000-07:002007-05-14T05:31:00.000-07:00Apparently the guy was carrying about 20 pounds of...Apparently the guy was carrying about 20 pounds of guns!! He wanted to "hunt coyotes". Crazy as a bedbug.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389458818431848912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17548084.post-35566937982732352007-05-10T09:01:00.000-07:002007-05-10T09:01:00.000-07:00UltraRob has got it right.Pack it and if you need ...UltraRob has got it right.<BR/><BR/>Pack it and if you need it (or think you need it) make the call. The person on the other end can make the decision to dedicate the resources. <BR/><BR/>A lot of idiots call normal 911 for stupid things as well. Somebody took their VCR, they ate a bad chimichanga or the lost a cat. The dispatcher makes the call there as well.<BR/><BR/>There is no law that says just because somebody pulled a nut in the backcountry that helicopters, smellhounds and guys in orange jackets need to go looking for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17548084.post-60741478785192414972007-05-09T20:37:00.000-07:002007-05-09T20:37:00.000-07:00I've only carried a cell phone with me the last co...I've only carried a cell phone with me the last couple years. My wife bugged me about carrying one for a few years before I finally got one. I still generally leave it turned off in the bottom of my pack or in the bottom of my jersey pocket on bike rides.<BR/><BR/>First of all I think people should be prepared when they go out. Some people just don't know what it means to be prepared. Even if you can call to help, if you're in serious trouble you may not survive until help arrives. Still if someone thinks they need help they should make the call. If search and rescue doesn't think they need rescued, they can make that decision.<BR/><BR/>There's lots of places where there isn't cell coverage. I've been places in Colorado and Arizona where I've been hiking 10 to 15 miles a day and not seen anyone for 3 days.UltraRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00668877846125357272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17548084.post-83272989578607845702007-05-09T11:51:00.000-07:002007-05-09T11:51:00.000-07:00Three comments: 1) Search and Rescue wouldn't hav...Three comments: <BR/><BR/>1) Search and Rescue wouldn't have any repetitive, boring stories to tell to normal people if not for guys like this calling (S&R stories rank right up there with stories about 'great golf shots')<BR/><BR/>2) Maybe the guy paid his $1 at the beginning of the season and was entitled to a rescue.<BR/><BR/>3) What? If the guy actually had hypothermia and died you'd be happy? S&R can make the tactical decision of how much effort to dedicate based on the risk to the guy's life, but stupid or not help the guy out if he is truly in trouble.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17548084.post-89643765591939441902007-05-09T10:28:00.000-07:002007-05-09T10:28:00.000-07:00Yes, there is. Vermont. I lived there.Yes, there is. Vermont. I lived there.Dave Philippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06191337335374400457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17548084.post-58307173722699391132007-05-09T07:57:00.000-07:002007-05-09T07:57:00.000-07:00Program the numbers? Is there anywhere in this cou...Program the numbers? Is there anywhere in this country where 911 doesn't work?AndyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968502757216587629noreply@blogger.com