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I know one should never read the comments after a news article as it is on a very rare occasion that they aren't inane or full of asinine vitriol. Unfortunately, as the comments are usually displayed directly beneath the article, I frequently read a few of them.
Today one of those accidentally read comments (as spite-filled as one would expect about a sad story about death due to poor planning) came in really useful.
The article in question reported the death of a man who had gone off-roading in the snow with his girlfriend in his new jeep somewhere in the Sierras. They got mired, and he went to find help. She later followed, crawling past his body on her attempt to reach the highway. She was hospitalized and survived what was intended to be an afternoon jaunt.
One of the top comments went on at length about how idiots like that are better off dead and really, it isn't that hard to unstick oneself from a snow bank if one just keeps a few towels in trunk.
Today, while coming out of Sequoia National park we passed a SUV floundered in the snow bank at the side of the road. True enough, a towel tucked under each of the dug-in wheels had the vehicle backed out of the bank with only a tiny bit of pushing.
Admittedly, the towels I had packed solely in anticipation of the Travertine hot springs are now filthy and soaked, but I am inordinately pleased with myself for being able to help.
Today one of those accidentally read comments (as spite-filled as one would expect about a sad story about death due to poor planning) came in really useful.
The article in question reported the death of a man who had gone off-roading in the snow with his girlfriend in his new jeep somewhere in the Sierras. They got mired, and he went to find help. She later followed, crawling past his body on her attempt to reach the highway. She was hospitalized and survived what was intended to be an afternoon jaunt.
One of the top comments went on at length about how idiots like that are better off dead and really, it isn't that hard to unstick oneself from a snow bank if one just keeps a few towels in trunk.
Today, while coming out of Sequoia National park we passed a SUV floundered in the snow bank at the side of the road. True enough, a towel tucked under each of the dug-in wheels had the vehicle backed out of the bank with only a tiny bit of pushing.
Admittedly, the towels I had packed solely in anticipation of the Travertine hot springs are now filthy and soaked, but I am inordinately pleased with myself for being able to help.
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