{"id":8678,"date":"2012-12-13T11:31:45","date_gmt":"2012-12-13T19:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=8678"},"modified":"2012-12-13T11:32:48","modified_gmt":"2012-12-13T19:32:48","slug":"a-nice-reminder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2012\/12\/13\/guide-features\/a-nice-reminder\/","title":{"rendered":"A Nice Reminder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>December 13, 2012<\/p>\n<p>People always think mountaineering is so dangerous. Do you know what&#8217;s REALLY dangerous? Getting behind the wheel of a motorized vehicle. The longer I live, the more I am convinced that this is the most dangerous thing we do.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, I was leaving a hotel to drive to my Air Force base to work. Luckily I was only going about 2 mph in the parking lot when the front right wheel of my truck became detached from the axle. It made a really awful noise, not to mention shook me up a little bit.<\/p>\n<p>I got out of the truck unharmed and surveyed the situation. Worst case scenario, I thought, a couple thousand dollars of damage and maybe a few days to fix it. I called the base and let them know I wouldn&#8217;t be coming in. Their ONLY concern was that I was unhurt.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out that some parts I had replaced on my truck in the fall were defective. What are the chances of THAT? The lower front ball joint just disintegrated.<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-8678 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Ball-Joint.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[8678]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Ball-Joint-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8681\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8681'>\n\t\t\t\tYikes! \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Ball-Joint-1.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[8678]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Ball-Joint-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8682\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8682'>\n\t\t\t\tStay safe!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>As you travel this holiday season, keep in mind that the MOST important thing to anyone who cares about you, is that you arrive at your destination safely. I was really lucky. I don&#8217;t know what would have happened if I&#8217;d been going 65 mph on the highway or even 55 at night on a winding mountain road as I had been the previous night, or if I&#8217;d been going faster AND fiddling with my phone&#8230;&#8230;well, use your imagination.<\/p>\n<p>Most of us are trying to fit too much into our days already, and the holidays seem to exacerbate that tendency. If you feel rushed, just take a breath &#8211; slow down. I&#8217;m sure no one who truly cares about you will mind if you&#8217;re 15 minutes late or don&#8217;t respond IMMEDIATELY to their text.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Holidays and be safe!<\/p>\n<p>Jenni Fogle<\/p>\n<p><em>***[The good news for Jenni, other than being unhurt, was that this was all covered by the manufacturer]<\/em>***<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 13, 2012 People always think mountaineering is so dangerous. Do you know what&#8217;s REALLY dangerous? Getting behind the wheel of a motorized vehicle. The longer I live, the more I am convinced that this is the most dangerous thing we do. 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