irish tourits up to no good

Fuinseog

the media has portrayed them as being resourceful by using their camerra flash. if they had any sense they would have brought a bottle of water with them . common sense when you go hiking.
the amount of trouble they caused by their antics.

Irish tourist did something similar in spain last year when they went up a mountain in the afternoon heat, without water, got lost and dehydrated and called for help. their friends believed the rescue party was too slow so went looking for them instead and got lost aswell.


http://www.independent.ie/national-news/irishmen-lost-on-mountain-saved-by-camera-flash-2284741.html

SNAKEDOC

the media has not portrayed themas anything the article says that they used their mobile phone to contact the hotel who contacted the authorities who then told them to use the flash of their camera so they could locate the two men as it was dark and the rescue workers were using torches. obviously for a stretch of four km you don't need shed loads of kit or much water but due to lack of experience the men fell prey to the heat in turkey this time of year and by the sounds of it had a lucky escape. where in this story does it suggest that they were "up to no good" they got lost.:rolleyes:

Cookie_Monster

not up to no good, just ****ing morons

tedshredsonfire

at the bottom of the article he says our water was all gone impying that they had some with them initially. My reading of it is that the father got heat stroke etc or fell ill from something else and the son contacted the authorities and probably saved his fathers life so i am sure your comments are really top of his worries.as a nation we seem awful qucik to judge regardless whether we know all the facts or not.

Cian92

People are stupid. Even in our own country I have seen people hiking up a mountain in a skirts, jeans, runners or even bringing an umbrealla with them in Gale force winds... :rolleyes:

luciusesox

Some are more than stupid, some are ignorant and cruel like the ones taking their dogs up hills with no pack, therefore no water for them or first aid. Putting themselves at risk is one thing but not preparing for their animals is ignorant and cruel.

luciusesox

luciusesox wrote: »

Some are more than stupid, some are ignorant and cruel like the ones taking their dogs up hills with no pack, therefore no water for them or first aid. Putting themselves at risk is one thing but not preparing for their animals is ignorant and cruel.

:eek:

It's a dog, an animal that has survived for a long time on this planet without bandages or Savlon. I think they have a higher toleration to water from streams too. I would rather see people walking dogs, albeit without the Animal Hospital in tow, than leaving them cooped up somewhere, though I do have concerns about walking dogs on hills with sheep.

Either way, in fairness to those referred to in the article, I don't think they are accused of any animal cruelty, merely stupidity.

Madjackjr

Cian92 wrote: »

People are stupid. Even in our own country I have seen people hiking up a mountain in a skirts, jeans, runners or even bringing an umbrealla with them in Gale force winds... :rolleyes:

i used to go hiking with a guy fur years who brought a umbrealla with him, it was handy for crossing barbed wire