Armed Polite Society

Being reported Hamas has accepted a crease fire deal. No word yet on what the other side in this has to say about that.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/hamas-approve-framework-cease-fire-agreement-israel

Watching some live stuff on Newsmax right now and with the number of aircraft flying over to Gaza and the sounds of explosions I would venture to say they have not accepted the ceasefire as of now.

bob

Interesting.

Maybe they decided that after the murder they'd better just burn the truck to get rid of any possible evidence? Taking the tires would definitely leave a possible trail that could be associated with the murderers.

It's interesting that this popped up this weekend.  I actually taught a land navy class to my unit at Drill this weekend.  One of the "this is why it matters to you stories" was a SSG (E6) that got lost last year doing land nav at Ft. Jackson and died 50 m outside the land nav course.

And yes, I am super atypical for most people I know going into the woods but between my time in Alaska, and basic Murphy protection, I'd rather carry more than I have to. The line between civilization and dying alone in the woods is often very thin, and less than a 20 min walk from where you meant to be.

FYI, you can go to www.caltopo.com and print topo maps free, of anywhere in the US and take one with you, just in case.  I use 1:50,000 and MGRS because I like it, but you can play with your grid overlay and scale to your hearts content. Free. No reason not to have a map.


Funny story: Mrs. Mush, my mother, and I flew to Vegas a couple years back to climb Mt. Charleston. Like 16 mile round trip and 6500ish feet up. Mrs mush got food poisoning the night before, but we tried the hike anyway.  She also got a touch of altitude sickness when we got over 10,000'. When we turned around, we were already late, and by the time we got to like 7 miles from the car, things were going bad. Mrs. Mush was that part of hypothermic where she was trying to take clothes off, storm had come in with 35 or so kt winds on the ridge we were on, dark was like 2.5 hours away, and we were moving 1.5 mph or so.  It was decided that I'd go ahead to a high point get some cell service and call 911 to let Rescue know that we were at least out there, and what was going on.

Made the call, talked to a very professional lady at mountain rescue dispatch, told here we were still moving but we might end up stuck out here. Going down her checklist she asked what we had for supplies. I said "It was only supposed to be a day hike so not all that much. We're down to 6 liters of water, two gallon bags of trail mix, cheese and meat, fire starter, 4 space blankets, some 550 cord, 3 flashlights, one headlamp, our phones,  two battery banks for the phones, good knife, standalone GPS, map, compass., and first aid kit"  There was a solid 5 count pause, and she was like " Okaaaaay, seems like you have enough to make it to tomorrow if you need to."

We made it off the mountain about 2230, called them back and let them know, and they thanked us for both fixing it ourselves and thinking to give them a heads up.

Mrs. Mush put this sticker on her water bottle after that.

I love this story, dogmush, thanks for posting it.

I got lost hunting several years ago.  I even had a GPS with me.  I had wandered several miles on foot from my base camp, opting to scout some territory in the White Mountains that were reasonably removed from forest roads.  The forest was thick enough that I couldn't see familiar peaks, and I was also several miles away from a familiar canyon that makes for a good nav reference.  The big thing that got me though, was dehydration.  Left camp with a partially full camelbak, lower than I estimated.  Also hadn't been good about hydrating when coming back to camp after several days out in the woods.  Started reading the GPS incorrectly due to that.  I ended up coming out of the backcountry onto a totally separate set of roads than I anticipated, about 3 miles from camp but at least recognizing the road numbers.

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A Florida woman who made headlines for breastfeeding her husband has revealed the pair are considering having another baby so she starts lactating again.

Rachel Bailey, 31, and her spouse Alexander, 30, said they have 'grieved' their 'bonding experience' breastfeeding since her body stopped producing milk in the past year.

The couple's three children have all weaned off the milk, which meant Alexander had to as well.

Now, they are considering having a fourth child so they keep up the habit, which started in 2016 Ms Bailey forgot her breast pump on a couples cruise, leading her breasts to become painfully engorged. 

Mom of three who used to breastfeed her HUSBAND, 30, reveals she's considering having a fourth baby so they can do it again
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13387351/mom-breastfeeds-baby-30-year-old-husband.html

And, oddly enough, this dropped in Fox News today...

https://www.foxnews.com/world/mexican-authorities-reveal-bizarre-reason-they-believe-australians-american-were-murdered-surfing-vacation

Bodies of 3 surfers recovered from well in Baja California.

And yet in the picture of the burned out truck the tires and wheels are still on it. I wouldn't expect the truth out of the Mexican authorities any more than I would expect the sun to rise in the west.

I am surprised at where it happened, we used to teach people to hang glide on the dunes at Rosarita Beach and go to Ensenada for fish tacos and beer all the time. That stretch of Baja from Tijuana to Ensenada used to be very heavily visited by Americans. Now days I wouldn't set foot in Mexico, secure compound all exclusive resort or not.

bob