Oct-01-2013 04:34 AM
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Oct-03-2013 12:20 PM
Hindsight is certainly 20/20
Maybe it was leading them out of the gene pool ?
Sorry, I just don't have any sympathy for any one that gets stranded following a GPS whether it was a serious situation or not.
If anyone is that ignorant perhaps they shouldn't even be 'driving' an RV.
There is no queston there is nothing you can do to help dumb.
Oct-03-2013 12:02 PM
Oct-03-2013 11:11 AM
Oct-03-2013 10:25 AM
mockturtle wrote:I didn't see anyone call Mr. Kim stupid. Someone did say what he had done was dumb. Can't argue with that. The other stuff about his motives was pure speculation.
James Kim, who died of hypothermia going for help after he and his family were caught in a snowstorm, has been misrepresented here. To give him some credit and a little more respect, here is an article by CNET, for whom he worked:
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1028_3-6141498.html
There is no doubt that hypothermia set in early and clouded his judgment. While taking the road he did was clearly a poor choice at that time of year, it does not make Mr. Kim 'stupid'.
Oct-03-2013 06:09 AM
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Oct-02-2013 12:32 PM
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Oct-02-2013 12:15 PM
maillemaker wrote:There was speculation that this guy was actually trying to kill his family, but died himself.....or committing suicide. What he did was dumb. They also found that 'someone' had opened a Forestry gate........do NOT do that! There's always a reason those roads are closed. As for fire.....it was snowing pretty hard....I don't know what the undergrowth was, but it IS hard for city folks to understand how to do it in snow. He may not have had matches or a lighter. Regardless, it was a dumb move to take that road. Too bad.In 2006, the Kim family followed an online map route through Galice and onto the Bear Camp Road. They soon became lost in a snowstorm after turning onto a side road and going down it for 16 miles. After six days and running low on food and running their vehicle out of fuel, the father struck out on foot alone to get help, leaving his wife and two daughters with the vehicle. He died in a creek after walking 16 miles, the others were rescued. Message? Don't trust the GPS or online maps and stay with your vehicle!
I don't understand this. Definitely stay with the vehicle, and man, if you are in your camper, one thing you should have no problem doing is starting a fire.
I'd be making the biggest smoke pile you ever saw with all my free time. They'd spot me for a hundred miles.
Steve
Oct-02-2013 10:50 AM
Oct-02-2013 09:06 AM
In 2006, the Kim family followed an online map route through Galice and onto the Bear Camp Road. They soon became lost in a snowstorm after turning onto a side road and going down it for 16 miles. After six days and running low on food and running their vehicle out of fuel, the father struck out on foot alone to get help, leaving his wife and two daughters with the vehicle. He died in a creek after walking 16 miles, the others were rescued. Message? Don't trust the GPS or online maps and stay with your vehicle!
Oct-02-2013 06:25 AM