Posted on 11/17/2016 10:49:59 AM PST by nickcarraway
LOL...couldn’t agree more...we normally don’t have coverage when we hike. But the hike near Ketchum last week had coverage and the top of Mt. Washburn has a ranger lookout and is bristling with antennas.
Nice pic.
I understand the whys and wherefores of it, but there are at least 5-20% of the population who spend their waking hours, with faces buried in a phone, texting, and can’t functionally form a simple 3-5-7-10 word sentence, give directions, safely drive a car, fill out a paper form, function normally, without that crutch and go thru mental withdrawl without it.
They’re going to be the ‘zombies’ after the EMP hits.
When I think about that, I fondly remember letters, stamps, zipcodes and mailboxes.
I’m surprised you got service. One of the nice things about being out there is no calls. But occasionally you get surprise service somewhere. I usually only take the phone to track how many miles I have gone.
I use the phone to track miles (MapMyRun); get detailed maps (GaiaGPS); listen to music; take pics; and sometimes send texts. It is amazing what’s in the pocket with these things.
No texting for me! No tv, no cell phone, no radio, no nothing....just me and my rock. This post is coming to you via smoke signals to my friend on the far mountain who has a computer.
I saw the kid interviewed this morning and he seemed nice enough ......
Granny is a cradle robber.
That damn, evil electronic communication! oh, wait...
Coming from a buggy whip manufacturer, not surprising.
WTF?? ROFLMAO!
OMW - there in 5.
My late father-in-law was a professor who taught an American history class which was required for all freshmen students.
He always had numerous young foreign students in his class who were away from their families for the first time, with nowhere to go for Thanksgiving.
Mother-in-law always encouraged him to invite at least 5, sometimes more, every year. It was always a joyous learning experience for everyone.
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