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#222257 - 04/25/11 12:26 PM Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues
Am_Fear_Liath_Mor Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/03/07 Posts: 3078	Quote: Mountain rescuers are blaming walkers' over-reliance on technology, like smartphones, for a 50% increase in the number of emergency calls they are receiving. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13185418
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Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	Am_Fear_Liath_Mor	04/25/11 12:26 PM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	hikermor	04/25/11 12:41 PM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	CANOEDOGS	04/25/11 01:58 PM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	MDinana	04/26/11 06:21 AM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	hikermor	04/26/11 07:58 AM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	MDinana	04/26/11 10:49 AM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	bacpacjac	04/26/11 10:59 AM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	Hikin_Jim	05/10/11 07:32 PM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	moab	04/26/11 05:09 PM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	Roarmeister	04/26/11 07:15 PM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	Mark_F	04/27/11 02:43 PM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	Am_Fear_Liath_Mor	04/27/11 06:15 PM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	Mark_F	04/27/11 07:15 PM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	atoz	05/02/11 02:45 PM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	Brangdon	05/07/11 02:53 PM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	Phaedrus	04/27/11 05:51 PM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	GoatRider	04/28/11 12:39 AM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	bacpacjac	05/02/11 07:58 PM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	buckeye	05/02/11 09:49 PM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	hikermor	05/02/11 09:59 PM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	Eugene	05/02/11 09:46 PM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	Eugene	05/02/11 10:55 PM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	bacpacjac	05/02/11 11:23 PM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	MostlyHarmless	05/10/11 02:13 PM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	bacpacjac	05/16/11 10:41 PM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	widget	05/17/11 05:41 PM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	Eugene	05/17/11 06:01 PM
Re: Smartphones lead to 50% increase in rescues	PureSurvival	05/22/11 06:01 PM

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