Why anyone goes walking in terrain like that without a GPS/some form of working coms unit is beyond me.
True. But I just love reading the words "Pommy" + "*******" side by side. They go together like peaches & cream.
Apologies to all the fatherless Brits on the forum.
I think the Brit Tabaloids (do they have any other for of "news"?) have already started questioning how legit his story is.
Cheers SJ
:icon_offtopic: Speaking of hitting the jackpot, I was reading a riveting local district newspaper last night at the pub, and police were offering $5,000.00 for the successful prosecution of persons responsible for grafitti-tagging a local charity clothes bin! Got me thinking that the charge & subsequent fine would be far less than the reward, so I might get a mate to dob me in, cop the rap and walk away witha pocketful of wads. I'm off to buy a baseball cap & some Calvin Klein undies for props.
THEN I would sell the story to the British tabloids. Also stating that Samantha Fox is a crusty old synthetic wench who made me do it. That'll cause a national ripple.
..with the by-line 'He was hiding uner the soap, where his family would never have found him'
It sounds good, but what if it backfires and you get 6 months boob and bunked up with Ivan Milat?
What ? There's limited line of sight to telco cells or radio repeater stations, and HF is pretty much useless in much of the area. And what's wrong with a compass (you know those old fashioned thing that only kooks use these days !). And what casual walker is going to buy a GPS ?
Your comment is a bit unfounded, plenty of trekkers survive just fine in the Blue Mountains getting off the beaten track without these fancy toys you speak of (me for one, on many an occasion). In fact I reckon I could make it out of the bush even without a compass. Perhaps the comment "why anyone" might be more accurate if we said "why didn't he" (ie that stupid lost pommy *******).
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