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On Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:00:51 -0700, John Ames wrote:

> On Wed, 12 Mar 2025 05:36:05 -0400 c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
> 
>> Hmmmmmm ... I tend to think I've led a very boring life, but, in
>> retrospect, I've done some VERY weird, edge, stuff without having any
>> of that double-alpha personality.
> 
> Some breeds of geek are just like that - our lead developer is a gangly,
> soft-spoken motor-mouth of a guy, doesn't need any faux machismo to be
> the kind of person who's almost killed himself in cliff-scaling
> incidents multiple times, had more than one direct run-in with a bear,
> and regularly treks up into the mountains in one busted-ass Jeep or
> another for off-roading expeditions.
> 
> We occasionally have to remind him that he's not allowed to die before
> the next ship date.

My boss tried to convince me to get a cell phone, knowing my penchant for 
solo back country hikes without filing a flight plan. When I finally did 
get one I found most of my favorite places didn't have coverage anyway. 

I'd seen cell phone pullouts on highways that were designed for safety. 
Some of the back roads had handmade pullout signs because that would be 
the only place for miles where you might connect.

I carefully avoid cliff-scaling, but bears and cats are part of the 
scenery here. I've had no problems with either.