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#118179 - 12/30/07 11:30 PM What Happens When You Activate a PLB from a Hotel?
JCWohlschlag Old Hand Registered: 11/26/06 Posts: 724 Loc: Sterling, Virginia, United Sta...	http://dailychronicle.com/articles/2007/12/30/news/30rescue.txt Quote: Search and rescue responds to rescue beacon - at hotel A bit of hotel room fun brought a group of six college-aged students more attention than they bargained for Friday evening, the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office reported Saturday. Around 6 p.m., the group activated a personal locator beacon at their hotel on North Seventh Avenue, possibly attempting to locate each other with the device, Undersheriff Jim Oberhofer said. “They thought it interacted with their avalanche beacons. It did not,” he said. “They didn't realize it communicated with a satellite.” Answer to Question in Subject: The Internet spreads word of your stupidity far and wide. Seriously, Doug, thank you for doing all your hard work… including doing all you can think of to make PLBs idiot-proof. (Too bad the world just produces better idiots to defeat the idiot proofing.) Having resources wasted like this has to be extremely frustrating to those involved. _________________________ “Hiking is just walking where it’s okay to pee. Sometimes old people hike by mistake.” — Demitri Martin
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#118223 - 12/31/07 04:16 AM Re: What Happens When You Activate a PLB from a Hotel? [Re: JCWohlschlag]
lukus Member Registered: 02/03/06 Posts: 170 Loc: TEXAS (where else?)	I saw that this story was farked, so it does spread quickly. Idiots will ALWAYS find a way to show themselves.
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#118276 - 12/31/07 07:29 PM Re: What Happens When You Activate a PLB from a Hotel? [Re: JCWohlschlag]
teacher Old Hand Registered: 12/14/05 Posts: 988	answer: you pay for a rescue.
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#118308 - 01/01/08 02:36 AM Re: What Happens When You Activate a PLB from a Hotel? [Re: JCWohlschlag]
CANOEDOGS Pooh-Bah Registered: 02/03/07 Posts: 1853 Loc: MINNESOTA	the canoe sites are filled with storys of people setting them off in the far north of Canada because they were tired and wanted to go home..these things could turn into another version of the easy to use CB radio that boaters used to call for help from the Coast Guard because they were to lazy or cheap to top of their gas tanks and knew the CG would show up to gas them up...thats was some years ago..the CG maybe charging for those kind of "rescue calls" now..
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#118320 - 01/01/08 04:14 AM Re: What Happens When You Activate a PLB from a Hotel? [Re: CANOEDOGS]
Susan Geezer Registered: 01/21/04 Posts: 5163 Loc: W. WA	The CG should be perfectly willing to give lazy boaters some gas... at ten times the going rate... cash in advance of pouring. Sue
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#118325 - 01/01/08 04:40 AM Re: What Happens When You Activate a PLB from a Ho [Re: Susan]
AROTC Addict Registered: 05/06/04 Posts: 604 Loc: Manhattan	Originally Posted By: Susan The CG should be perfectly willing to give lazy boaters some gas... at ten times the going rate... cash in advance of pouring. Or if cash is unavailable upfront, the CG can hold onto your boat nice and safe until it is. _________________________ A gentleman should always be able to break his fast in the manner of a gentleman where so ever he may find himself.--Good Omens
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#118485 - 01/02/08 03:16 AM Re: What Happens When You Activate a PLB from a Hotel? [Re: teacher]
ki7he Newbie Registered: 12/27/06 Posts: 44 Loc: SW Idaho	Originally Posted By: teacher answer: you pay for a rescue. Worse... You pay a huge fine. In this case I can't imagine the cost of the "rescue" would amount to much (send a deputy down to the hotel where the beacon went off and check it out).
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#118565 - 01/02/08 04:49 PM Re: What Happens When You Activate a PLB from a Ho [Re: teacher]
JCWohlschlag Old Hand Registered: 11/26/06 Posts: 724 Loc: Sterling, Virginia, United Sta...	Originally Posted By: teacher answer: you pay for a rescue. Actually, apparently you don’t (in this case, at least). No citations were issued. Quote: He said the Sheriff's Office did not issue any citations and chalked the incident up to a simple misunderstanding. _________________________ “Hiking is just walking where it’s okay to pee. Sometimes old people hike by mistake.” — Demitri Martin
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#118593 - 01/02/08 06:46 PM Re: What Happens When You Activate a PLB from a Hotel? [Re: Susan]
DesertFox Enthusiast Registered: 01/04/07 Posts: 339 Loc: New York, NY	Originally Posted By: Susan The CG should be perfectly willing to give lazy boaters some gas... at ten times the going rate... cash in advance of pouring. Sue Now Sue, that would interfere with private commerce. So the CG cheerfully gives lazy boaters the radio channel that the tow services monitor. That way, the tow service can gas them up at ten times the going rate (and the boater can sit out in the water another hour or so). And if its not too busy. The CG will also cheerfully inspect the boat and all its safety gear to ensure compliance with all applicable federal regulations.
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