Since many of us live in an urban (or semi urban) setting wouldn’t it make sense to include available technology in our “tool bag” for survival or emergency type situations? It appears that all of us here on this board have at least embraced the internet (with varying degrees of success). Would it not make sense when traveling to have a “trusted person” (friend, family etc) made aware of your whereabouts and what means you have available for communications (cell, email, Instant Messengers, carrier pigeon)? When there is an incident in your area the Trusted Person can communicate updates that are available through the news media. Of course this is assuming that these types of communications are still functioning. A recent example of this working was during the incident in India. CNN carried a story where someone kept one of the tourists updated via email from “home” that gathered information on TV, which allowed him to make some intelligent decisions relative to his situation. Granted the information is not always“ real time”, however it is generally gathered and reported quickly. “Information is Power” and every little bit helps.
In my line of work, we routinely have this set up for our employees traveling within the States. Just food for thought.
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