Wow neuronboy,

That's some pretty deep stuff there. I never looked at the movie Cast Away that way.

I was very upset with the distribution company that made the trailers for the movie. In one trailer Tom Hanks is sitting in a private jet and his friend says, "You were gone for 3 years." WERE. Meaning... He was no longer on the island. Meaning... I already know the ending. Meaning... Why should I go watch this movie if the whole reason to watch a movie like this is to see if he survives until rescued?

As far as Tom Hanks goes:
Did you know is now a spokes person for CC Radios? You know the windup or solar charged radios? Too bad he didn't have one of those on the island heh.

As far as why I have kits: CONTROLING or SURVIVING. I guess I'm somewhere in the middle. But I lean more towards surviving. I want to be able to survive with as many others as possible, but I want to be able to (control) do it in the quickest and most convienent ways possible. When the events of 9/11 were unfolding I felt as if all control had been taken away from me. I was a new father and no longer had contol of my fate or my newly blessed family's fate. It was a very frightening place to be. I promised myself I would never be in that place again. And that is why I continue to learn and share at this forum.