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Hmm i still can't seem to find out whether my 2 rep pts are plus or minus, can a mod find out for me please?
I don't like rep systems in any forum because it creates bad feeling.
If somebody's...

Ah the Florida keys, a chain of tropical islands where the natives speak a form of english!
I often stroll along the Plymouth seafront (vid below, my wargaming name is Poor Old Spike) on the lookout...

I posted this excerpt from Schwarzkopfs autobiog 'It Doesn't Take a Hero' in a military forum a while back, as it's a great example of how strong decisive leadership will pull a sloppy group...

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"You don't lead by hitting people over the head-that's assault, not leadership. Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it"...

Yeah if somebody's a Walter Mitty it means they prefer fantasy to reality, so in a real survival situation I doubt if they'd be able to handle the harsh reality and would crack up.
Regarding Grylls,...

Hey yeah i forgot that you US doods have to contend with tornadoes as well as bears, mountain lions and snakes!

Okay, hands up who wants to live on this desert island? I don't know where it is, i...

Ha ha I had to google 'dufus' and I see it's 'a stupid goofy person'..:)
Interestingly I saw a brief youtube clip once where the interviewer asks Grylls what sort of temperament is needed to do the...

They were just odd comments i heard scattered around the net in support of McCandless, i can't remember where. A lot of people admire him for taking off into the wilderness like that and probably...

Good point, which brings up the question:- who would we rather be with in a survival situation, somebody with a sense of humour or somebody without one?..;)

Thanks, surprisingly Vit C seems a bit fragile.
As for brussels, i'd never had trouble with them before in my life so it may well have been a chemical that gave me the heeby-jeebies like people...

I know there are good forums/clubs/websites around (such as this one), and there are also bad ones around; the only reason i brought up the subject is because it provides a fun discussion about...

Originally Posted by Endworld Guy
The moral? - Weakening any group (whether a survival group or a club etc) by losing members is a sure sign that the leadership is shaky..



I've seen good,...

As a single guy cooking is a mystery to me, but I think i heard a while back that boiling vegetables destroys their vitamin content, is that right?
With that in mind, I heated up (not boiled) some...

Personally I only abhor authority if it's oppressive and bossy, but if it's fair-minded and decent, i have no prob with it at all.
For example I was admin/mod/2nd in command at a gaming/military...

Suddenly i'm..(gulp)..afraid...

Wow i'd not heard that before, as Mac seems to be a sort of hero at some other survival websites and they won't hear a word said against him!
My take on him is that he liked taking risks and pushing...

Yeah but that was in the past, so maybe old subjects are worth recycling now and again so they can be discussed in the light of new current thinking, and also for new members who might not have seen...

True story- Chris McCandless took off into the wilderness to live in Bus 142 in the film 'Into the Wild' but things didn't go well, check out the story on WIKI.
The bus has become a tourist...

Drat I always get mixed up between the two races!

PS- Speaking of survival, it came natural to many peoples over the centuries (below), whereas poor slobs like me would have to try learning it 'on...

Yes, in a weird way i'm fascinated by End of World movies, books and films and can't help wondering how i'd do in such a situation..:)
Here's a short clip from Survivors which I mentioned, episode 6...

I know I couldn't do it voluntarily because I was born and bred in a big city and am therefore too soft and would miss the comfort blanket of lots of people and solid buildings and streets; but if I...

Which Plymouth? i think there's more than one.
I'm from Plymouth England, the original..;)

Good point mate, which brings us to the question- would survival groups do better with or without a leader?
Every tribe in every part of the world has had a chief or headman or Big Man on Campus...

I dunno what they are but i wouldn't like to meet one, what would you do Al?

"If dey mess wid me, I'm a-gonna mess wid dem"
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There's another fact we need to consider when deciding who we'd like as our leader ---PERSONALITY--- regardless of whether it's Grylls or Mears or anybody else.
An episode of the classic 1970's TV...