Another silly survival scenario, part 1.
While watching "The Flight of the Phoenix" I see James Stewart as the pilot and leader of the group making hard, unpopular decisions for the good of the group, including confiscating a passenger's transistor radio to monitor broadcasts regarding potential rescue efforts on their behalf. This got me to thinking, so here's the scenario, like the movie you're the leader of a group of stranded passengers lost in a desert. Water is desperately needed and you can't help but notice a nice loaded BOB complete with a full 3 liter water bladder. Unfortunately it's the private property of one of the passengers. Which do you do?
1.) Leave it alone, it's not yours.
2.) Plead with the person to donate it to the group.
3.) No matter what you take it to keep as many of the group alive as possible.
Give your reasoning for your decision, thank you....:cowboy:
This is getting interesting.
I sorta figured that some of the members on here would identify with the owner of the BOB. Why is the pilot in charge? 'Cuz it's HIS plane. Also, in the film he had a co-pilot, a British military captain along with his Sargent, and a doctor in his corner. Yes, he slept, and when he did his co-pilot had his back. The other passengers were not outdoors people, but oil rig workers headed home. They didn't think that a sandstorm would crash the plane. The Sargent was pretty useless and refused to do much. But the Captain did have a .45 revolver. The bad guy, however, was NOT the leader, but a German guy who wound up saving their butts. Really good film and I think most of you would enjoy it. One thing that stood out, when the guy who saved them told them what they would have to do James Stewart goes ballistic. It is the doctor who says that the passengers need something to occupy their minds. Being pro-active I guess. And 3 liters of extra water WOULD have made a difference since they were on a "time frame" and after that, if they failed, they'd die anyway...:scared: Oh, and if you leave with only 3 liters of water in the heat of the blazing Sahara sun you'll be dead before days end. It was several hundred miles to civilization and compasses were out of the question, even though they had one. The captain and another guy sets off to try and make the trip carrying some of their water followed by another character played by the late Earnest Borgnine. The Captain is the only one who makes it back...barely. Anyway, I like what Crash says, IF he's the one in charge then that's how it's going to be!Myself? Don't like my decisions then get off my airplane! It would be no time for rugged individualism...:scared:
