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From: "Bill Bradshaw" <bradshaw@gci.net>
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Subject: Re: How will the police find me.
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:06:34 -0800
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micky wrote:
> Going hiking tomorrow.  Finally realized I was sending my location to
> my ex-GF, but I hadn't told her how to see it.   Assuming the worst,
> that I break my leg and can't get off the trail, but the phone is
> broken or stolen, and assuming she actually notices it's 6PM and I
> still haven't texted her to say I'm done, she can see my phone's
> location using the simple instructions I found on the web.

When I am out alone I always run a track on my GPS (not phone) which I can 
follow back so I do not get lost because I am 78 years old.  If you are 
really worried you should look at something like a Garmin inReach.
-- 
<Bill>

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