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Jack Roberts
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posted June 20, 2003 10:27 PM
I spent 4 1/2 hours in the boonies today thinking my truck had died on me. I was scouting out some rockchuck country when it just quit. I figure probably, ignition module. I always carry an ignition module, but the new one does not help. This is 2 1/2 hours driving time from civilization.
No big deal. I told a friend to fly up looking for us if he did not hear anything by 9:00AM tomorrow. Food and water is no problem and we always take heavy coats. However, we did not take sleeping pads and sleeping on the steel bed of a pickup can get real cold, real quick. By 6:00 it was in the 50's, so a night time low of 30 would be normal.
It would be an uncomfortable night but I would probably die of boredom anyway. Being stuck somewhere, with nothing to do, and no reading material is a bad thing. In the future, I will definitely pack a book or two in my survival gear.
Being bored out of my mind I think of everything that ever happened to me, and recall that time, 3 years ago when my wife accidentally cut off the fuel pump switch. It is an anti-theft device up under the dash.
I was tempted to make her and I shiver all night, but did not want my friend to come hunt for us tomorrow.
Jack
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Maineiac
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posted June 21, 2003 03:46 AM
Glad to see that you are back home safe.
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Bob in TX
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posted June 21, 2003 07:18 AM
Hey Jack,
You mean your truck doesn't fly?? I thought everyting you owned flew....... ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
Bummer of a scouting trip!
Good Hunting,
Bob
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Leonard
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posted June 21, 2003 09:21 AM
So, you're saying that you accidently flipped that clever anti-theft device, and it was 4½ hours later that you finally processed that little repressed detail?
I did that once myself, only my switch is in the corner behind the driver's seat. I stuffed something extra large in that same corner; but while the truck was running. Mine interupts the start coil, so it ran until I stopped. It took a while, but I don't remember if it was THAT long! ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Good hunting. LB
BTW, my switch used to be a "batwing" and now, it is a "clipped" batwing.
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Barry
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posted June 21, 2003 05:00 PM
We are never too old to learn.This is a mistake I bet you will never make again.Everyday we all earn more points toward our degree from the school of hard knocks.One of those things you'll look back later and laugh at.
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Rich
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posted June 21, 2003 05:45 PM
Barry,
Never make that mistake again ? LOL I think that Jack Roberts is almost as old as I am. When you get this old, wellll. What was the mistake again now? Sorry Barry, I forgot.
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If you call the coyotes in close, you won't NEED a high dollar range finder.
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Jack Roberts
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posted June 21, 2003 09:39 PM
She had not hit it for 3 years so it was not the first thing I thought about.
I did get to watch a bad-ass bird in action. I think it was some kind of swift. It was patrolling the canyon for bugs and had to be hitting 200mph at times. It's G tolerance was impressive also. I am very familiar with 6 G's, and this bird was pulling much more than that.
Jack
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