--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "I am the eternal" <l.shad...@...> wrote: > > On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 3:22 PM, John <jr_...@...> wrote: > > > It's a miracle that the plane did not breakup like the other videos of > > crash landings in the news. If the people were in the water, they > > could have died from hypothermia within five minutes or so. > > > > I am endlessly bemused when I fly across the continental divide. There > you've got people who have checked their coats (if they had any) and are > flying over the Rockies wearing shorts and tee shirts. Heck, I won't even > drive to the local convenience at high altitudes without blankets, bedding, > down clothes, MREs and fuel in the trunk. >
...and here in the desert, I never have less than 3 gallons of water in the trunk...
