gotta love this story about winter survival

[Paul Wagner]

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<div><span style=”font-size: medium;”>We saw this story in the Sierra Sun new outlet.  Pretty interesting story about how Wendell Murdock stayed alive in the wilderness overnight during a blizzard.  It also got our attention that Mr. Murdock is 80 years old and has a nine year-old son.  And his preparation for his hike included a few clothing items we would have done differently.  And his use of a brand new GPS app on his phone for navigation apparently didn’t help him much…</span></div>
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<div><span style=”color: #0066cc; font-size: medium;”>https://www.sierrasun.com/news/local/this-could-be-it-local-man-recalls-surviving-harrowing-night-lost-near-lake-tahoe/</span></div>
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[DAN-Y]

And he had dog buscuits to eat while pacing back and forth in the snow. He’s one of the “No Cook” enthusiasts. 

[Ken Thompson]

Sacrificial first post. Try it.

[Paul Wagner]

Yeah–I need to learn that.  Or they could fix the software…

[David Thomas]

I’ve long repeated the instructions to bush pilots to bring dog biscuits as emergency food.  They’re made of mostly food-grade stuff, last forever, and, unlike a Snickers Bar, you’ll NOT eat them until you really need them.

>”It also got our attention that Mr. Murdock is 80 years old and has a nine year-old son. ”

James Doohan’s (“Scotty” on Star Trek) seventh child was born when he was 80.  We engineers know how to keep the equipment running.

[DAN-Y]

You vintage engineers are full of surprises

Last time I tasted dog biscuits they needed to be sndwiched with a filling like what is used in Oreos 

[Diane “Piper” Soini]

My dad used to actually eat dog biscuits as a snack when I was a kid and we had a dog. Milk bones. He actually liked them, but my dad is a really weird person.

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