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#233985 - 10/19/11 05:28 PM Re: Couple lost in corn maze calls 911 [Re: TeacherRO]
Am_Fear_Liath_Mor Offline
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Registered: 08/03/07
Posts: 3078
Quote:
Is the general public unfamiliar with the 'left wall' theory of mazes?


You'll be surprised how many can't even tell their left from their right let alone the 'left wall' theory.. laugh

Thats why there is a surprising quantity of shoes sold without shoe laces. wink


Edited by Am_Fear_Liath_Mor (10/19/11 05:29 PM)

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#233993 - 10/19/11 06:47 PM Re: Couple lost in corn maze calls 911 [Re: Am_Fear_Liath_Mor]
Mark_R Offline
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Registered: 05/29/10
Posts: 863
Loc: Southern California
Originally Posted By: Am_Fear_Liath_Mor
You'll be surprised how many can't even tell their left from their right let alone the 'left wall' theory.. laugh


It's simple really. The left shoe is the one with the piece of hay stuck in it and the right has the straw. whistle
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#234060 - 10/20/11 04:03 PM Re: Couple lost in corn maze calls 911 [Re: TeacherRO]
Denis Offline
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Registered: 01/09/09
Posts: 631
Loc: Calgary, AB
Originally Posted By: TeacherRO
Is the general public unfamiliar with the 'left wall' theory of mazes?

I don't know about the general public, but I had never heard of it before. Did a little reading & learned something new - thanks smile.

I went to my first corn maze this year with the family and it was a pretty fun experience. At that one, they gave you a small map of the maze so you could navigate your way through ... which was possible once the kids finally admitted they were lost and relinquished the map!

Actually my son went back recently with a friend's youth group and did the maze in the dark with flash lights; apparently it was a bunch of fun.
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#234061 - 10/20/11 04:05 PM Re: Couple lost in corn maze calls 911 [Re: Denis]
Susan Offline
Geezer

Registered: 01/21/04
Posts: 5163
Loc: W. WA
Quote:
...did the maze in the dark with flash lights...


Eeeeeeeeeek!

"HELLO, K9!"

Sue

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#234062 - 10/20/11 04:09 PM Re: Couple lost in corn maze calls 911 [Re: Susan]
Denis Offline
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Registered: 01/09/09
Posts: 631
Loc: Calgary, AB
Originally Posted By: Susan
Quote:
...did the maze in the dark with flash lights...

Eeeeeeeeeek!

"HELLO, K9!"

Believe it or not a bunch of pre-teens managed it without a single 911 call laugh.
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#234077 - 10/20/11 06:24 PM Re: Couple lost in corn maze calls 911 [Re: Doug_Ritter]
THIRDPIG Offline
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Registered: 11/26/01
Posts: 81
No surprise to me,most 911 calls today come from cell phones which can at times be a life saver. I cover parts of 2 expressways, in years past it took till a driver got home to call in a MVA, today we get the call in seconds not minutes.

The down side is everyone has a cell on them and many feel the need to call in EVERYTHING, most of it BS. A person walking across a bridge can not stop to look at the leaves in the Fall with out some "good samaritan" with a cell calling in a jumper.

Good Samaritans with cell waste millions on BS calls each year.

We have got to the point where you just whip out your cell and you get instent help and the line between emergencies and non emergencies has been lost.

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#234265 - 10/23/11 07:42 PM Re: Couple lost in corn maze calls 911 [Re: NightHiker]
snoman Offline
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Registered: 09/22/02
Posts: 181
Years ago, I was working at a local "big box" store. I actually had an woman walk up to me, breathing hard and in a panic, saying she's "been walking around for hours" and "can't find the exit."

I'm thinking "This is a big box. Just walk to the wall, turn right, and walk until you find a hole."

These people are allowed to vote?

No wonder this country is so screwed up.

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#234277 - 10/23/11 11:08 PM Re: Couple lost in corn maze calls 911 [Re: firefly99]
MDinana Offline
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Registered: 03/08/07
Posts: 2208
Loc: Beer&Cheese country
Originally Posted By: firefly99
Why would a couple bring a 3 week old baby into a outdoor maza? Then complained "mosquitoes are eating us alive".

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
Albert Einstein quotes

This whole story pissed me off. That's why I haven't written much. But unfortunately time hasn't dulled it down.

911 should have said "pick a direction and push your way through the corn. Here's the farmer's phone number." I don't know how the officer kept a straight face. I wonder if they were cited for a false emergency or something?

As for the infant, at least they didn't leave it in the car.

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#234291 - 10/24/11 12:44 AM Re: Couple lost in corn maze calls 911 [Re: MDinana]
Susan Offline
Geezer

Registered: 01/21/04
Posts: 5163
Loc: W. WA
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As for the infant, at least they didn't leave it in the car.


It's just a very young baby -- they've got plenty of time yet!

Who knows, they may have started out with having several children and these two are all they've got left!

Cynical Sue

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#234305 - 10/24/11 09:23 AM Re: Couple lost in corn maze calls 911 [Re: Doug_Ritter]
Byrd_Huntr Offline
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Registered: 01/28/10
Posts: 1174
Loc: MN, Land O' Lakes & Rivers ...
There is a corn maze designed specifically for people like this.....


Attachments
corn maze.jpg


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