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[threemeninaboat]

randomdreams mom often relays stories of her crying because RandomDad, in the time before cell phones, was often back late returning from a trip and she figured he was dead in a ditch.

skazat left on a 2-3 day bike ride last Monday. Due to weather he's still out there. And back in the day you'd go hunt someone down if they had not returned on time.
I don't have to wonder where he is. I know exactly where he is. He has a Spot. A little GPS that sends out his location every 10 minutes. Every few hours it emails me saying, "I'm okay." (I suppose there's also a "come get me" button).

Tomorrow morning he will summit Mt Evans on a bike. Go skazat!
And I'll know when to get the corned bison going in the crock pot.

Comments

[okterok.livejournal.com]

I would love a corned bison recipe. Like ... really a lot.

[basefinder.livejournal.com]

How cool is Spot! So are you watching his progress up Mt. Evans on your computer? I'm thinking about one of these devices (DeLorme has a similar product) so that Debbie won't stress so much when I'm exploring out of cell range.

And wow, cheers to skazat for tackling Mt. Evans!

[reveritas.livejournal.com]

My mom had those same crying freakouts when I was late or otherwise not in contact ... when I was in college. (In high school I knew better than to change locations without telling her.) This is pretty much the only reason I wish there had been cell phones in wide use in the mid-'90s.