12-03-2009, 10:33 PM
Let's keep in mind that somebody reported this couple missing. The law enforcement agencies don't just spontaneously begin searches for people.
Perhaps the biggest problem is not the choice of tree hunting site nor their use of a Subaru nor the lack of cell phone signal but rather their inability to make contingency plans that family members and friends know about. Like - "Well, last year we got stuck, but we managed to get out on our own eventually, so call the police if we're not back by Saturday. There are TV dinners in the freezer."
I do understand that the cell phone has revolutionized our lives, but I'm not sure that's a good thing. People now seem to have an expectation that if someone is not able to be reached immediately by phone that something disastrous must have happened and they need rescuing. What happened to emergency planning by reasonable adults?
Perhaps the biggest problem is not the choice of tree hunting site nor their use of a Subaru nor the lack of cell phone signal but rather their inability to make contingency plans that family members and friends know about. Like - "Well, last year we got stuck, but we managed to get out on our own eventually, so call the police if we're not back by Saturday. There are TV dinners in the freezer."
I do understand that the cell phone has revolutionized our lives, but I'm not sure that's a good thing. People now seem to have an expectation that if someone is not able to be reached immediately by phone that something disastrous must have happened and they need rescuing. What happened to emergency planning by reasonable adults?