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  1. 06-04-2009, 11:22 AM #1
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    Default Long time listener, first time caller

    Hi everybody, I've been trolling this forum for a couple weeks now and have really been enjoying all the expertise on this site. A little about me:

    -- I've lived in the northeast my whole life (grew up in VT, lived in MA, currently live in Southern Tier of NY)
    -- I know a lot about wilderness survival, but am not an expert
    -- I am an expert in wild edibles of the northeast
    -- I am interested in geology and archaeology of the northeast
    -- My day job is as an Engineering Psychologist for IBM
    -- I'm also an adjunct professor (I teach a variety of psychology classes)

    Looking forward to learning from you all...
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  2. 06-04-2009, 11:48 AM #2
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    “Learning is not compulsory. Neither is survival.”
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  3. 06-04-2009, 12:18 PM #3
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    Cool Welcome shrink!

    It's always good to be able to get a 2nd opinion on things...welcome!
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    Why Sarge, how kind of you! And so diplomatic! Something wrong?
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    Welcome, MattS. Please pay no attention to the splattered cows
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    Quote Originally Posted by mountain mama View Post
    Welcome, MattS. Please pay no attention to the splattered cows
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    Welcome home. It all started with my childhood. My mother was an IBM 700. I'm sure dad was attracted to her vacuum tubes. And her peripherals weren't bad either. Anyway, it was years before I realized my father was....was....a......a UNIVAC. There, I've said it. Oh, the shame of it all............Do you think you can help me?
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    Some are beyond any form of help. Sad but true. Sorry, Rick. You're S.O.O.L.
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    lmao if he sticks around here very long, he will be the one needing a psychiatrist
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    Hello and Welcome to the forum!!!!!!!!!
    Prepared enough.
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    Welcome, glad to have you here! Dangit Rick, you beat me to the "Engineering Psychologist for IBM" joke! Gotta be quick around here!
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    Howdy, welcome aboard.
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    Welcome, and looking forward to your posts on The Psychology of Survival, If that is one of your areas of expertice!

    Have you read and what is your educated take on the book " The Psychology of Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies and Why"?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gray Wolf View Post
    Welcome, and looking forward to your posts on The Psychology of Survival, If that is one of your areas of expertice!

    Have you read and what is your educated take on the book " The Psychology of Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies and Why"?
    @Gray Wolf-- Yes I read it, though I'm no expert in wilderness survival. My initial reaction was that it took an awful lot of pages for Gonzales to simply point out that mind-set is critical in a survival situation... And all along I thought the best way to extract myself from a tricky situation would be to run around in circles screaming "I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die!" If anything, the book hammered home what some folks have already written on this forum-- survival is part knowledge, part luck, and part hope.

    What were your thoughts?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rick View Post
    Welcome home. It all started with my childhood. My mother was an IBM 700. I'm sure dad was attracted to her vacuum tubes. And her peripherals weren't bad either. Anyway, it was years before I realized my father was....was....a......a UNIVAC. There, I've said it. Oh, the shame of it all............Do you think you can help me?
    @Rick-- LOL. Just remember-- you are perfectly sane. It's the world outside that's crazy :-)
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