[Yet Another Death On The Slopes...]

isn't brain dead almost the same thing as being dead?

I think that brain dead is when the brain can no longer control your breathing and heart, but external devices still can. Your other body processes continue so you can still exist, if you can call it that.

[Yet Another Death On The Slopes...]

Sorry to hear about those accidents.

I used to spend quite a bit of time around Elk some years ago.

It just came to mind, that I had never seen a life flight out of Elk. I wonder, are all ski resorts in this general area covered by chopper evacs, or is that a very local thing? Maybe when I was spending time around Elk, choppers just weren't that common anywhere.

[Banned?]

I've only been on this board for a couple of days, but I get the impression a couple of you have gotten the Daves p.o.'d. Anybody get banned from the CB board? Any particular reason, or just they didn't like even the mention of this board? ( These icons are pretty neat.)

[Route 33 Closure: Please Read...]

there is a AM station that plays traffic reports like all the time. but i can't recall the numbers.

 

I don't know if this is exactly what you're talking about, but often the Dept. of Transportation will set up a small local transmitter to send a signal at the low end of the am band (around 530) giving traffic conditions. Usually they only do that when there are unusual conditions, like the bridge closing with detours. I don't know if they're doing that in this instance. Problem is, the looped message might only be within range of your radio when you're already so close to the problem you're already screwed.

(see above....darn, typed in wrong box....ain't doing it over!)

[Medivac]

Quite a few medivacs so far this season. At least 4 or 5 I can remember when I've been there. They've gotten it down to a science to sneak in and out pretty quickly. I haven't heard about any deaths. I think maybe they've lowered the criteria for calling for the chopper, that's why it's there so often. I think whenever there is a head or neck injury they now get the person out as fast as possible. Maybe to cover their liability butts, as usual.