I'm boring. Fact based and slow to react -- most news stories are blips and most odd trends are meaningless. I get my info from multiple sources and wait for it to be verified.
Our planning is for likely events -- what happens every year and some of the 100 year events. As boring at it is, Fargo doesn't get hurricanes. (But it does get to sub-zero, often.)
Storing extra water and a spare jacket isn't as sexy as a custom rig or new EMP proof knife; but its likely far useful
I've had my fill of exciting survival events. I am just fine with boring, long as my belly's full, my bed is warm, and no one is trying to shoot me or blow me up, and that's always a good thing.
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#279176 - 01/30/1605:30 AMRe: Boring realism in my planning
[Re: TeacherRO]
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Originally Posted By: TeacherRO
I'm boring. Fact based and slow to react -- most news stories are blips and most odd trends are meaningless. I get my info from multiple sources and wait for it to be verified.
Our planning is for likely events -- what happens every year and some of the 100 year events. As boring at it is, Fargo doesn't get hurricanes. (But it does get to sub-zero, often.)
Storing extra water and a spare jacket isn't as sexy as a custom rig or new EMP proof knife; but its likely far useful
Dull. Basics. Yep
teacher
Fargo! You have my condolences! My folks lived in Jamestown for quite a few years. A couple times they had car batteries freeze up and break on them- while their cars were in the garage!
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Boring is good. A great deal of planning and preparation and modification of personal behaviour goes into keeping things that way. No big surprises; a few chess moves ahead of unfolding events. The first rule of survival is to stay the [bleep] out of survival situations.
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Originally Posted By: dougwalkabout
The first rule of survival is to stay the [bleep] out of survival situations.
can i hear an Amen !
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^ That. Some people like exciting and then find themselves in positions for which they hadn't planned. Part of survival is avoiding the excitement that gets you unexpectedly and catastrophically dead. There is a saying in aviation that there are Old pilots and there are Bold pilots, but there are no Old Bold pilots.
Many folks do not like having their work checked, they take it as an insult and are easily offended. Most if not all the pilots I've known did not mind if you checked/double-checked their work. We're all human and mistakes are made; in aviation mistakes can get you killed. I always enjoy boring when I'm flying.
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In climbing, it is commonplace to check one another's knots, anchor and rappel rigging, etc.i would have suffered a serious injury if my buddy had not caught an error I made.
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My folks lived in Jamestown for quite a few years. A couple times they had car batteries freeze up and break on them- while their cars were in the garage! 
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