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Re: [St] Happy Birthday to me



I was counting the seconds before you chimed in, Gadget Man!  :0)

Jeremy Witt
Newbury Partners
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-----Original Message-----
From: st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joel Ashman
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 11:45 PM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [St] Happy Birthday to me

That looks like an awesome tool!  You naturally start to think back
about
some news makers who could have been rescued had they carried that, like
the
guy who cut his arm off because it was trapped under a bolder, and the
group
who got lost on the mountain in Washington in the snow storm.  Sheesh.
Sounds to me like this is essential for those high risk sports.  $160/yr
instead of $80 for a sharp knife.  No contest.

--Joel

On Dec 11, 2007 4:17 PM, Matt Knowles <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> You can add mobile devices and it will send a text message. You can
> add 5 contacts for redundancy. You also have a separate list for both
> the OK messages and the HELP messages. So for example I could send a
> message saying I'm OK to just my wife, but the HELP message would go
> to my wife, the Sprint list, my friend with the trailer, etc.
>
> Since the message is sent from their facility, even if you're out of
> range of cell coverage your message would go through, as long as you
> have a clear view of the sky. That's the one downside.
>
> As for the staying conscious bit, that's one reason I also purchased
> the tracking service. It will send my location every ten minutes. So
> if I tell Lori, I'll be back around 7pm, and by 8 I haven't rolled
> into the driveway, she can go online and track my progress. If it
> shows that I'm in the same place for the last two hours, at least she
> knows where to start looking for the body.
>
> No system is foolproof, but I looked at Personal Beacons and I
> thought this was a better system for my purposes.
>
> I like that I can initiate:
>   OK - Just to let them know I'm ok.
>   HELP - I'm in trouble due to a breakdown or something like that
> but it's not serious enough to call 911.
>   911 - I can call 911 directly (assuming the device is still in
> reach and I'm conscious of course)
>
> On Dec 11, 2007, at 1:04 PM, Bil Swartz wrote:
>
> >
> > Hmmm, pretty interesting device, might have to show that to The
> > Boss as I'm
> > doing more solo trips myself.  One drawback, you better stay
> > conscious to use
> > it!  The email is a neat feature, but it only identifies you as
> > "Matt", may need
> > to expound on that.  Wonder if it can include more contact info
> > like your cell,
> > etc.  Thanks for pointing it out.
> >
> > Happy Belated Birfday!
> >
> >
> > --
> >
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