tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post4653603794516848259..comments2023-10-30T07:54:27.317-04:00Comments on Allegiance and Duty Betrayed:: joaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11914891807184694081noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-55159627879112457532009-11-22T17:45:36.212-05:002009-11-22T17:45:36.212-05:00JC, this is skook from flopping aces. Of course m...JC, this is skook from flopping aces. Of course my story happened in Northern BC and I wasn't looking for adventure, but it found me. Thanks for sharing the story, if anyone cares to read a similar story of near death on a river jump over to flopping aces and check out the story with the cougar photo. <br /><br />Actually JC, these guys with hot rod four wheelers set up for adventure have this sort of thing happen fairly regularly in the North country. <br /><br />Thank goodness it came out with only a monetary loss, some of us are luckier than others. I am sure your son will have more respect for rivers and a better sense of judgement in the future.<br /><br />It was an adventure he will never forget.<br /><br />I love the wild country and will retire there in a few years. I miss the wildlife and wilderness everyday of my working life.<br /><br />May I suggest a road trip. Dawson Creek North up the AlCan highway to Fairbanks return down the Cassiar through western BC, see the Gold fields in the Yukon, I have family up there mining Gold at over a thousand an ounce, how sweet can it get.<br /><br />Thanks for the story. <br /><br />G-d speed JCSkookumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-67975945512782363182008-09-11T15:34:00.000-04:002008-09-11T15:34:00.000-04:00Sure a blessing, from God Himself, in 'providing'...Sure a blessing, from God Himself, in 'providing' for these two guys in tough circumstances. I don't think I'd wanna do any of that offroading stuff at my age,,, but 30-35 years ago it woulda been a gas. <BR/>I know a kid like their son...when he was little he used to get in fights with the roosters on their farm, and let little snakes bite him on the fingers. And his mom was JUST LIKE SWMBO!! Amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-87236664638115403582008-09-11T00:05:00.000-04:002008-09-11T00:05:00.000-04:00Many of us guys remember what it was like to be in...<I>Many of us guys remember what it was like to be invincible - when the laws of nature and causality only applied to others and not to us.</I><BR/><BR/>Don't be too hard on the guys. They're not doing drugs or stealing cars. I actually respect their thoughness. They just got in a little too deep- literally and figuratively.<BR/><BR/>Great reading though. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-34926627457936693252008-09-10T20:11:00.000-04:002008-09-10T20:11:00.000-04:00Our son's former pediatrician retired to Alaska ab...Our son's former pediatrician retired to Alaska about 5 years ago, and became a bush pilot. No one ever hears from him much anymore, and I guess that's a good thing (for him). He's probably very happy up in that beautiful wilderness.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the great story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-52673033672134647812008-09-10T16:04:00.000-04:002008-09-10T16:04:00.000-04:00Yikes!!!!! Scary stuff.Yikes!!!!! Scary stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-66414133142848503552008-09-10T07:40:00.000-04:002008-09-10T07:40:00.000-04:00I wet my pants reading your references to "She Who...I wet my pants reading your references to "She Who Must Be Obeyed." You men are all alike!<BR/><BR/>What a riveting story! Thanks for sharing it, and for the "better you than me" moment. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-44781081401060225042008-09-10T07:15:00.000-04:002008-09-10T07:15:00.000-04:00I always like Joanie's non political "diversion" c...I always like Joanie's non political "diversion" columns, but this one is just as hair-raising as the political stuff! No "diversion" here. ;)<BR/><BR/>All kidding aside, it was actually entertaining reading, as long as I didn't have to go through it! I'm glad everyone came home in one piece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-41671989404530222562008-09-10T06:07:00.000-04:002008-09-10T06:07:00.000-04:00brad z.Alaska is a magical place - at least to us....<B>brad z.</B><BR/>Alaska is a magical place - at least to us. Besides being stunningly beautiful, one can't mistake the scent of freedom in the air.<BR/><BR/>Do NOT take a cruise. Fly up there and either rent a car like we did or take the Alaska Railroad, which goes just about everywhere.<BR/><BR/>If anyone was wondering, gas up there was $4.31 in the Anchorage area - not much higher than down here in the lower 48. I think we spent ~$300 on gas for 9 days up there - peanuts when compared to the cost of getting there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-63214740658000086992008-09-10T01:45:00.000-04:002008-09-10T01:45:00.000-04:00My wife and I have wanted to visit Alaska for almo...My wife and I have wanted to visit Alaska for almost 20 years. For some reason, your tale and pictures make that seem even more important. What an amazing place. It hardly seems like it could be part of America.<BR/><BR/>Thank God nobody was hurt in your son's trouble.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-72243306357126202742008-09-10T00:28:00.000-04:002008-09-10T00:28:00.000-04:00We tend to take vacations in the hopes that they w...We tend to take vacations in the hopes that they will include something 'memorable'. But you need to advise your son that 'memorable' need not mean 'death-defying'.<BR/><BR/>I'm on the One Who Must Be Obeyed's side. We mothers cringe at every new grey hair, and those who cause ones that could have been prevented deserve all the wrath we feel capable of dishing out. :)<BR/><BR/>The photos are amazing. And the fact that those pilots just happened to be in the right place at the right time to offer assistance is nothing short of miraculous.<BR/><BR/>I, too, hope your son writes them a letter of thanks. The 'inscription' in the picnic bench is a long-lasting testimony to their kindness. :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for the fascinating (if frightening) contribution here.<BR/><BR/>~ joaniejoaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11914891807184694081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-13690163234703371852008-09-10T00:18:00.000-04:002008-09-10T00:18:00.000-04:00John,This is a great story, and I appreciate the t...John,<BR/><BR/>This is a great story, and I appreciate the time that you spent, assembling it; not to mention your observations (to put it sub-tile-ee).<BR/><BR/>I'm glad that you and SWMBO, had the chance to sit down, enjoy the cheese dip and drinks, and watch the seaplanes come and go.<BR/><BR/>-<BR/><BR/>First_SaluteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-60150466978934401172008-09-09T23:54:00.000-04:002008-09-09T23:54:00.000-04:00What an exciting story! Although I can't say that...What an exciting story! Although I can't say that I blame "She Who Must Be Obeyed" for being furious with the two of them. ;)<BR/><BR/>And you and your wife must have been quite worried during all that uncertainty.<BR/><BR/>So glad everything worked out well in the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-85825439937482656142008-09-09T19:11:00.000-04:002008-09-09T19:11:00.000-04:00I'm glad no one was hurt, too.The "kids" didn't as...I'm glad no one was hurt, too.<BR/><BR/>The "kids" didn't ask us to bring them any clothes, so we didn't - they drove all the way home shirtless.<BR/><BR/>Needless to say, the first thing my son did when he got back to our hotel was take a long, hot shower.<BR/><BR/>The next day, I went over to the Anchorage airport to speak to the TSA and ask them how my son was going to get back home with absolutely no ID of any kind. Actually, the supervisor I spoke with was pretty nice. He told me we should show up two hours early, the boy would have to fill out a form of some kind, then be subjected to "extra screening".<BR/><BR/>On departure day, that's exactly what happened. The ordeal wasn't much worse than the usual hassle of flying these days.<BR/><BR/>Not having anything to write with, the kids didn't write down the name of the good Samaritan pilot. But "Swimmer" still had a pocket knife and they carved the N-number of the aircraft in a picnic bench outside the FSS. When my son got home to Florida, he called the FSS and the lady - at her next break - went out and got the number and looked up the address/phone number of the aircraft owner.<BR/><BR/>I hope my son has written them a nice thank you letter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-13674449018832423462008-09-09T18:14:00.000-04:002008-09-09T18:14:00.000-04:00Those photos are amazing. What a story!Like Kathy...Those photos are amazing. What a story!<BR/><BR/>Like Kathy and John said, thank God no one was hurt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-61101113877180114992008-09-09T12:24:00.000-04:002008-09-09T12:24:00.000-04:00Wow!Your friend has a bit of Sarah Palin in him. ...Wow!<BR/><BR/>Your friend has a bit of Sarah Palin in him. I hope she's not as reckless, but I suspect she's probably as resourceful. ;)<BR/><BR/>Glad no one was hurt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28785049.post-50332754467866657922008-09-09T11:49:00.000-04:002008-09-09T11:49:00.000-04:00Now I wanted to hear the story about what happened...<I>Now I wanted to hear the story about what happened, but She Who Must Be Obeyed had had it by this time. She screamed at the two kids to keep their d**n mouths shut and not say a single word all the way home. They didn’t. When SWMBO’s in one of “those moods”, I just keep quiet too.</I><BR/><BR/>LOL!!!!! So how come I don't have that title around my house?<BR/><BR/>Seriously, what a scary experience! I'm so glad your son survived and I hope he's the wiser for what he went through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com