OK, I read the headline. Then I read the article. Then I read the headline again, just to see if I might have missed some hidden joke or other such subtlety. And I think I've come to the conclusion that this just doesn't make any sense.

Oh, I see now. Correct link is in the sidebar:

http://dailychronicle.com/articles/2007/12/30/news/30rescue.txt

Bad subby. Pay attention to your work.

I read that as "rescue bacon".

Mmm.

whiskeyinthejar: I read that as "rescue bacon".

Mmm.

Me too.

Mmmmmmm.

whiskeyinthejar: I read that as "rescue bacon".

Mmm.

I must be hungry. I did the same thing.

Easily resolved. I say dump them somewhere at random on the mountainside and let them wait for the responders to find them. The rescue workers get valuable training, and they learn not to be dumbass corpsicles.

Good thing they where not buried in the snow. Most people don't survive 5hrs buried in the stuff.

hellig777: whiskeyinthejar: I read that as "rescue bacon".

Mmm.

I must be hungry. I did the same thing.

Suddenly I hear a bacon beacon going off at the local Publix....

Boars Head.... FTW

And that's a good thing because....?

Lesson: when buying high-tech rescue or communications gear, have a passing understanding of how it works before using it, or leave it at home. Also, stop being a dumbass.

Crown_of_Shoes:hellig777:whiskeyinthejar: I read that as "rescue bacon".

I also read "bacon".

THIS THREAD IS NOW ABOUT BACON.

whiskeyinthejar: I read that as "rescue bacon".

Mmm.

I read it as "Reproduce and obey."

It must be the glasses, I guess.

If you're back at your hotel at 6 PM instead of still skiing Big Sky, you Fail at Life.

oh and once I saw a blimp:

THIS THREAD IS NOW ABOUT BACON.

Here you go, then.

Bacon! (pops)

/mmm... bacon pops

I came in to say I read that as "rescue bacon". Apparently I'm not alone.

mmmm.... bacon...

alcohol has to be involved here.

and these rescue beacons are for people that are lost on the mountain or in an avalanche, right?

SharpieFiend: mmmm.... bacon...

Now THAT is exactly how I like it. Medium Well.

Oh good, everyone seems to have read Rescue Bacon.


I could use some Rescue Bacon now.

<b>Crown_of_Shoes:</b> <i>SharpieFiend: mmmm.... bacon...

Now THAT is exactly how I like it. Medium Well.</i>

That bacon is a little over cooked for me, but that was the first/best pic I could find.

I named my bacon Mohammed.

I read it as rescue bacon.

I am so glad to see I'm not the only one who believes this is a fantastic idea.

Used to love skiing Big Sky, from what I can remember ...

/nothin'

I could really use Rescue Bacon if I ever get in an accident.

Nothing eases people from fear and injuries like Rescue Bacon!

I was glad to see Ham Radio mentioned in the article. people don't realize how useful having a group of people that play with radio signals as a hobby really is. In fact there is an actual sport that some of us do called "Fox Hunting", basically looking for a transmitter that is beaconing using our own receiving equipment to track it down with.

I also practice a completely different version of "Fox Hunting" at bars, supermarkets, Beaches and various other public locations.

oh and once I saw a blimp: Crown_of_Shoes:hellig777:whiskeyinthejar: I read that as "rescue bacon".

I also read "bacon".

THIS THREAD IS NOW ABOUT BACON.

I think there should be a rule that if a journalist ever has a typo that, for example, makes "beacon" into "bacon," they just have to roll with it and abandon the original article and start talking about bacon.

1. Ham radio people are teh awesome... not my thing, but they are very useful in some situations.

2. I'm glad the system works.

3. I'm concerned that the satellite locator was so far off with the first estimate... had it been an actual emergency, sending people to the wrong mountain could have cost critical time.

4. Accidents and misunderstandings happen, it seems better training is needed.

5. as is Bacon for all of the volunteers.

The wife has just been informed she will be fixing BLT's for supper.

/Thanks subby

Ahaha. The ambulance driver laffs.

Bacon is worldwide. I know, I've done the research.

firefly212: I'm concerned that the satellite locator was so far off with the first estimate... had it been an actual emergency, sending people to the wrong mountain could have cost critical time.

Many beacons these days have an integral GPS receiver, so they can transmit their precise location to the satellites, rather than waiting a few satellite passes to zero in their location (as the older model beacons required).

If one is indoors, it's not unreasonable to think that the GPS receiver would not be able to accurately determine its location. If it was one of the older, non-GPS beacons, the signal may have gotten garbled traveling through the building or reflecting off of other buildings in the area. They're not exactly meant to be used in built-up areas.

If they had bacon, they wouldn't need any rescuing.

There were six of 'em, though, so it makes sense to think of Kevin.

Maybe they needed help tying their shoes.

rescue bacon/ham radio. Win win.

Bacon is one of the greatest creations of all time. If Jews and Muslims could eat bacon there would be peace in the middle east.

/Well, probably not.
//Bacon akbar!

I already started making dinner but there's still time to add bacon.

On the subject of the article, there was a story recently about rescue crews being called to a junkyard where an emergency locator beacon was activated when the boat containing it was crushed.

Well, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing. At the least it exposed some problems that would have made for a bad situation had the emergency been real.

Considering the rescue beacon didn't give the correct location, maybe they should give these guys some credit for getting the thing looked into before someone in an emergency dies while rescue crews go to the wrong mountain, even if it was accidental aid.

But Oberhofer said the first set of coordinates received from the beacon were incorrect. As a result, a search and rescue team was dispatched to Castle Mountain to search for the beacon.

Bets on the happenstance the people monitoring the signal checked the GPS coordinates, saw it was in a built-up area, said something along the lines of 'Nah, this can't be right... what's the nearest place there could be trouble? Let us check our trusty map,' and went there instead?

I must be the odd man out here. I read that as 'Dumbasses cost the county thousands of dollars in failed shenanigans.'

/Mmmm.....bacon

Mrs. Dei doesn't eat pork (no, she just don't dig on swine), but she's out of town, so, guess what's on the menu for 3 meals tomorrow: Bacon!

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Bacon.
I'm still here.
/not banned yet
//double Bacon ...Please

In my work in the Civil Air patrol, we've hunted down rescue beacons all over the place.

Once a company was reconditioning emergency liferaft kits for the airlines, and the beacon they pulled out of one kit was cracked and damaged, so they tossed it in the trash. Somebody later dumped something on top of it and unknowingly set it off.

We get a call that the satellite was picking up a distress signal in the Trenton NJ area. We launch an aircraft, it circles around a particularly rough neighborhood, locating the signal. We're like, WTF? If an aircraft crashed in Trenton, somebody would have called. The signal was coming from Injun country, if ya know what I mean. Mebbe they were covering it up, afterall, scrap aluminum can get some bucks, then there's all those expensive radios and electrical gizmos on the plane....

We send in our ground team at two in the morning, with police escort, the locals eyeing us suspiciously as we walk down the street holding homing antennas.

We follow the signal to the company, call the manager, who comes down at three in the morning, we get in, wander around until we find the signal coming from a trash dumpster. One of the cadets volunteers to dumpster dive, and finds the beacon. We then got the fark out of Dodge.

I stopped working on my ham radio license the instant I realized there was no actual ham involved. I bought a hamster instead. I was mislead on that one, too.

I've been in that hotel.

UNfortunately pre-rescue beacon days.

/not really

The Asshole Guy: Good thing they where not buried in the snow. Most people don't survive 5hrs buried in the stuff.

Depends on the hotel.