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Jan 9, 2019 at 9:15 pm #3572367
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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>
</div>Jan 10, 2019 at 12:44 am #3572432And he had dog buscuits to eat while pacing back and forth in the snow. He’s one of the “No Cook” enthusiasts.
Jan 10, 2019 at 3:12 am #3572476Sacrificial first post. Try it.
Jan 10, 2019 at 5:08 am #3572494Yeah–I need to learn that. Or they could fix the software…
Jan 10, 2019 at 9:01 am #3572502I’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.
Jan 10, 2019 at 2:31 pm #3572539You 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
Jan 10, 2019 at 9:45 pm #3572593My 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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