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Woman who survived 5 days alone lost in the Grand Canyon describes her ordeal
ABC News ^ | 3/23/2017 | Lisa Sivertsen, Jim Scholz, Kelly McCarthy

Posted on 03/23/2017 12:27:38 PM PDT by simpson96

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To: oldplayer

She began having flashbacks to being lost in Kmart at a young age. However, that was only a 2-day ordeal.


41 posted on 03/23/2017 1:04:39 PM PDT by ConservativeWarrior (Fall down 7 times, stand up 8. - Japanese proverb)
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To: VietVet876

[B. The Movie]

It will be produced by Lifetime and shown on both Lifetime and the Oprah Winfrey Network.

It will be some man that convinced her to do it. He will have put $100,000+ plus life insurance policy on her and drained part of the gas from her tank. He will be advised by Russian hackers, And there will be a gas station that refuses to create a transgender 3rd bathroom. She will be saved by a Prius owner that charged up the car with solar panels.


42 posted on 03/23/2017 1:05:09 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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To: VietVet876

[B. The Movie]

It will be produced by Lifetime and shown on both Lifetime and the Oprah Winfrey Network.

It will be some man that convinced her to do it. He will have put $100,000+ plus life insurance policy on her and drained part of the gas from her tank. He will be advised by Russian hackers, And there will be a gas station that refuses to create a transgender 3rd bathroom. She will be saved by a Prius owner that charged up the car with solar panels.


43 posted on 03/23/2017 1:05:10 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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To: PapaBear3625

“2) If you’re in an area where gas stations are sparse, fill up whenever you pass a gas station and your gauge reads half full or less. “
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Both of your comments are excellent advice, but this one piqued my attention because it’s one of pet peeves about my husband....even in the winter, he lets the tank go nearly empty.

I keep telling him, what if you get stuck somewhere and need to keep the engine running for warmth?

I believe a couple of years ago, there was some huge snowstorm in the eastern US and people were stuck on the interstate for a long time.


44 posted on 03/23/2017 1:05:13 PM PDT by proud American in Canada (May God Bless the U.S.A. (Trump: I will bear the slings and arrows for you, the American people).)
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To: PA Engineer

That’s right, depending on GPS is depending on someone else. Someone who is not there with you. Someone who may have never even set foot in the state you’re in.


45 posted on 03/23/2017 1:05:26 PM PDT by TigersEye (We all have a stake in MAGA! We all need to contribute our efforts.)
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To: trisham

LMAO, wait....SRSLY?

XD


46 posted on 03/23/2017 1:18:23 PM PDT by 1_Inch_Group (Country Before Party)
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To: 1_Inch_Group

It’s almost beyond belief.


47 posted on 03/23/2017 1:19:41 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: simpson96
My brother (a pseudo-liberal/Libertarian-who-knows-what-he-is-but-he-knows-he's-smarter-than-you), while riding in the passenger seat of my SUV in the middle of the big city I live in but he is visiting: "Why do you have all these map books in the car?"

Me: "In case I ever have to escape."

Bro: (Silence.)

48 posted on 03/23/2017 1:25:58 PM PDT by ponygirl (An Appeal to Heaven)
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To: proud American in Canada
I keep telling him, what if you get stuck somewhere and need to keep the engine running for warmth?

Whenever there's a major snow coming, I make sure that both cars are full of gas. If the storm knocks out power, the house's heating system will also go out.

49 posted on 03/23/2017 1:28:33 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: Puppage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuLVzKSxj_Q


50 posted on 03/23/2017 1:29:25 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: simpson96

She should have stayed in “Denton, the home of happiness.”


51 posted on 03/23/2017 1:36:01 PM PDT by MolonLabeLady (I can load more than a dishwasher. . .)
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To: proud American in Canada

Try telling him that letting the gas tank go more than half empty causes the fuel pump to run hotter, which causes premature failure.

To cool and lubricate the internal components, fuel must flow continuously through the fuel pump. Insufficient flow limits cooling and lubrication of the pump. A leading cause of fuel pump failure is running the fuel tank low. This is particularly critical on late model vehicles without a fuel pressure return system. Running such a vehicle out of fuel once can permanently damage the fuel pump.

http://www.agcoauto.com/content/news/p2_articleid/195

Typically a $500 repair.


52 posted on 03/23/2017 1:39:51 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Rick Grimes Rules.)
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To: simpson96

So was she actually using a handheld GPS or a cellphone with GPS or cell tower GPS? Makes a big difference.


53 posted on 03/23/2017 1:41:30 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Rick Grimes Rules.)
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To: Vermont Lt

I’m envious!


54 posted on 03/23/2017 2:02:57 PM PDT by a real Sheila (Ding dong, Obama's gone!)
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To: Puppage

This isn’t scary. Scary is having to hack your arm off with a pocket knife.


55 posted on 03/23/2017 2:07:15 PM PDT by Nachoman (My guns and my ammo, they comfort me.)
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To: trisham

Sheesh. I was thinking of posting a spoof on how we should set up a go fund me sight for this special widdle snowflake... She beat me to it. Pathetic!


56 posted on 03/23/2017 2:22:34 PM PDT by Carthego delenda est
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To: Carthego delenda est

I hear you.


57 posted on 03/23/2017 2:25:21 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: a real Sheila

It was the ride of a lifetime. I missed my family, but it took three weeks to get out there. Only a week to get home. They way to see this country is small highways on a weird looking motorcycle.


58 posted on 03/23/2017 2:57:31 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (Brace. Brace. Brace. Heads down. Do not look up.)
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To: simpson96

White people problem.


59 posted on 03/23/2017 3:12:27 PM PDT by Paradox ("Donald Trump", the biggest Strawman ever created.)
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To: Puppage

She wasn’t *in* the Grand Canyon. She was on the south rim.

Maps of the area are freely available. One *never* relies upon electronics for navigation without backup.

If one is going to go into the forest or desert on unimproved roads, one needs to take a land navigation/map reading course.

Modern girl scouts are not *Scouts*. They are SJWs.


60 posted on 03/23/2017 4:20:54 PM PDT by nonsporting
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