You can survive embarrassment, and I'm very glad you did come out of it okay.
What would have been REALLY embarrassing is having Doug Ritter explaining on national TV how one of his forum regulars, who knew better, croaked from hypothermia!
I'm glad you're still on the green side of the grass!
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