Don't Drink The Water
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Angelnikki | Monday, October 15, 2001 - 01:46 pm   god give these people some credit, when they are out there im sure they are not thinking with a straight head. everything they know goes out the window and they forget the important things. look at the other survivors, they didnt have to go far to get water and they didnt have to boil it, im sure these guys when they dumped there water werent thinking water would be such a huge issue. now that they know it is im sure they feel stupid enough without you having to comment on every thread how stupid they are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Realtvfan | Monday, October 15, 2001 - 02:33 pm   Angelnikki, I disagree. These are not unfortunate castaways from a 3 hour cruise. (Guess what I watched last night.) These are people who: a) Had the opportunity to see what went wrong in SI and SII. b) Spend the time putting together video applications and a trip to LA for final interviews. c) Had at least a month to read basic survival books. Boy scout books at least for crying out loud. A half hour trip to the library is what we are talking about here. They can jump at the chance to plan on and volunteer to starve for 39 days in the Africa heat of the SUMMER and they can not spend 1/2 hour reading the basics of a wilderness book. They get no sympathy from me Water. These folks are sadly unprepared and there is just no excuse for this, except one. The other survivors did have to boil water after the initial 5 gallon jugs of water that they knew enough to drag, not carry, ran out. Kimmi retrieved all the wood to keep the fire going to keep boiling water. These people volunteered for the opportunity. If this was not a group of 16 volunteers, I obviously would not be so harsh. But these folks are the 1 in a million who do not have a clue. "they are not thinking with a straight head". This is day one. What pray tell will happen to their ability to think when they start to really get hungry. I also realize that a bulletin board does not allow for emotion to be communicated with the text very well. I am humored at their situation as I type these posts. People do not plan to fail, people just fail to plan. |
Ophiliasgrandma | Monday, October 15, 2001 - 02:52 pm   Just one correction, Realtvfan. In the Southern Hemisphere it was the dead of winter...or as dead as it ever gets that near the equater. |
Ophiliasgrandma | Monday, October 15, 2001 - 02:55 pm   equatOr |
Awareinva | Monday, October 15, 2001 - 07:49 pm   Realtvfan, I run a Scout troop and agree wholeheartedly with your post about them finding the errors. My daughter asked me why they dumped out the water and said how dumb that was that they didn't at least all get a drink first! My Girl Scouts (9-10 year olds) could do a lot better at a lot of these skills. Of course, they are working as a team and not fighting for a million bucks. If that became an issue- I'd run and duck for cover. Ten year olds can be very, very competitive!! And I believe I'd bet on them over some of the yahoos from the Boran tribe! |
Carolinakisses | Tuesday, October 16, 2001 - 01:31 pm   Maybe if they had watched PBS or another educational channel they would have thought of other ways to carry their water. Hanging from a branch across their shoulders, on their head, etc. There is NO WAY I would have poured the water out. Even if I had to walk 100 feet and go back and get a jug, then repeat the cycle. |
Chippy | Tuesday, October 16, 2001 - 06:29 pm   Gawd. I hope someone told them not to drink the water IMMEDIATELY after boiling it for ten minutes. I'm not sure they'll think of it on their own. |
Smileeys | Wednesday, October 17, 2001 - 10:20 pm   I am curious about something. When something happens to the water supply and it is feared there may be some contamination, the news will tell whichever area may be affected to boil the water for three minutes. It probably won't make much difference in my life but am curious as to where the information about 10 minute figure of boiling water originated. |
Realtvfan | Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 03:03 am   In the Boy Scout handbook for over 50 years it has said to boil water for 10 minutes. In fact, during the questions challenge of SII, I believe it was Mitch and Alicia who had to answer the question about how long to boil water before it is drinkable. Jeff P. awarded the most commonly stated answer that I have always been familiar with. "10 minutes". |
Smileeys | Thursday, October 18, 2001 - 11:11 pm   Thanks, I wonder why they say on the news to boil it for three - that is wierd. Haven't ever had to boil my water but if I do, I will boil the 10 minutes like a good boy, uh, I mean, girl scout. |
Kayewer | Friday, October 19, 2001 - 07:01 am   I'd boil it twice for ten minutes if it'll keep me from getting the African version of Montezuma's Revenge. |
Ryn | Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 09:22 pm   Ya know what bugs me about the whole water thing in general? It seems there is water everywhere but near their camps (the scenes for the challenges seem to have water around them). Do you think they were told they could ONLY get water from the sources they use? I assume this must be the case. From what I saw of the sattlilite images of the whole area the total area used for the show was not "that" big. thoughts? |
Joan | Thursday, October 25, 2001 - 11:47 am   Yes Ryn. I saw an interview with Jeff Probst and he said that they have been forbidden to go to the river because of the danger from animals. You can see part of that interview on the CBS.com site under the Press section. |
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