A Cautionary Tale

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[north-north-west]

Naah, the sharks and I have a deal - I don't eat them, they don't eat me.

It's worked so far . . .

[corvus]

Naah, the sharks and I have a deal - I don't eat them, they don't eat me.

It's worked so far . . .

What!! no flake and chips how un Australian
c

[north-north-west]

*shrug*
I prefer Couta. Flake's too dry.

[corvus]

*shrug*
I prefer Couta. Flake's too dry.

Too many bones.

[north-north-west]

The bones make the eating more interesting. The spice of danger . . .

[ILUVSWTAS]

Same goes for the worms??

[eggs]

And you know flakes too dry because .....

[corvus]

And you know flakes too dry because .....

What??
c

[eggs]

scavenger said she doesn't eat sharks

[Taurë-rana]

The bones make the eating more interesting. The spice of danger . . .

Definitely very spicy for me now, I had a nice glass of wine with my fish, relaxed a bit too much and got a bone stuck in my throat that I hadn't noticed in my mouth. Not bad enough to choke me, but uncomfortable once I woke up sober the next morning. Rang the doctor - they couldn't do anything for me, wandered out to the hospital at Latrobe where they had a look but couldn't see anything so sent me over to the ENT specialists at Burnie. They couldn't find anything either so I found myself suddenly preparing for a general anaesthetic and going into theatre. They never found it but it was gone when I woke up so they must have knocked it down. Then they wouldn't let me drive home so I had to have two people come to get me - one to drive me home and one to drive my car. No danger apart from a high risk of infection apparently, but very inconvenient.

[seakar]

oh dear,
annie sorry to hear you suffer for such a tasty fish and yes the bones do add a sure risk factor. the worms? well if the fish was fun to catch (big) it might be betta to throw it back to the sharks (will it give the shark worms?) so please tell annie did you ever feel the urge to set off your plb out of frustration or lack of help available in suberbia?
i hear of a fellow in the blue mountains how contacted the police by mobile and did not get any response because he could not give a street adress (he died)
i have many things spinning in my head on this subject
I love walking solo the extra weight would bum me out.
Attention seeking behavior ie: taking risks because you have westpac backing you up. Not against risk taking, the mail psych is a strange beast and needs some adrenalin once a week or it becomes very lame.
The most apparent thing for me though, consider being two days out and finding someone or a group in need of help (desperate help) now do you want an eprb, plb, satphone,
more and more people being adventures= identify the hazard

[Lagaro]

This post is pure gold in regards to the controversy of solo walking!

Daz, I hope you're nicely on the mend

If I had an Epirb in the same situation I think I still would have ended up crawling back to the car! Mainly for the same reasons as Fizzygood and
for the fact (stupid maybe!) that I would be deeply embarrassed to suffer a defeat like having to be rescued! Especially by using an Epirb and the associated costs.

The main point that grabbed me with the story is time! From Lake Skinner I would make it back to the car long before rescue was dispatched, however if you were on the Arthurs you would be better off to wait than try and make it down one of the moraine's, let alone make it back to mobile reception!
Either way you are going to have to exercise some serious resolve/patience!
Are we all made of the same stuff as Daz, I say I can do this now from my comfy lounge chair but could I even manage to crawl into my sleeping bag faced with the same situation?

[ILUVSWTAS]

Thats the key isnt it! I used to think I could go anywhere, in any weather, through any scrub.
A couple of years off mostly off track walking has taught me otherwise.
Terrain on maps seems much easier fom the lounge room,

Until your in the situation we will never know how we would react. Of course I hope I never have to find out....

[daznkez]

Gday to All,
The leg is on the mend, but am fully stir crazy. I have been looking for huts within crawling distance!.
The Doc said I aggravated the injury getting back to the car, and I copped a good few other bruises doing so.
Courage really evaporated with the accident, and i made it back on fear/adrenaline.
Im rethinking the solo stormchasing thing, maybe just solo, or stormchasing, not both together!.

Daz

[north-north-west]

And you know flake's too dry because .....

You can tell just by looking at it.
And I did try it once . . . in my youth . . . a long, long time ago . . . before I started diving.

[ILUVSWTAS]

.So is it fine yet? Or should I say less rainy?
Turtle

It hasnt stopped raining all winter as far as I can tell......

[north-north-west]

It's been Spring for the last four weeks.

[ILUVSWTAS]

Has it?? Hmmm hasnt changed at all weather wise down here......

[north-north-west]

Has here.

It's gotten wetter and windier.