I don't have a phone. Dislike them intensely. I understand they're a necessity for many, but why for God's sake do you need to have it out at Crater Lake? Maybe taking a picture, I don't know. But the short story is, man drops phone, friend tries to retrieve it, falls 200 feet into the Crater Lake Caldera, stops 20 feet from a cliff that would have dropped him into the lake.
Long story with pictures here. Cell phones aren't worth it.
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All that information, and yet reporter Stuart Tomlinson left out what is to me the most intriguing bits of the story. Did the victim recover his friend’s cell phone, so he could call the Jackson County Fire District for a rescue, or did his friend have to trudge back to find somewhere else from which to call? (The friend’s cell phone was not available, as it was lost to him, either in the snow, or in the victim’s possession.)
If, after nearly putting the poor guy into Crater Lake, the cell phone wasn’t even of use in the poor guy’s rescue, your reflections on the uselessness of cell phones would be doubly apt.
Wee Mousie- you know, I meant to mention that the article didn't report on the actual outcome for the phone, but you make a really good point. I'd definitely have to back up a little if it turned out that the cause of the accident also allowed the victim to make the call for rescue!
Prolly taking a picture like you mention. That's what I use my cell for mostly.
Who wouldn't take a picture of that lake. One of the most beautiful in the country and we're lucky to have right in our own backyard.
"jelogen" - the generation that grew up eating jello.
Growing up in the '60's, jello was indeed a common, ummm, food. So I guess I'm a member of the jelogen. But I wouldn't touch the stuff anymore. And you're right about the lake: hit it on a good day, and it'll knock your socks off. I've been there on some soggy, socked in days where you can't even see the lake. But even then the road cuts are pretty cool. : )
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