""T°m Sherm@n"" " wrote in message
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On 9/6/2011 2:58 PM, Edward Dolan wrote:
"Bill wrote in
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. theremailer.net...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0...her-a-carlson-
grand-canyon-hikes_n_945631.html

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. ? An Indiana man forced his three young
grandsons to hike 18 miles in triple-digit heat at the Grand
Canyon and denied them food and water, authorities said.
[...]
August is the busiest month for search and rescue operations,
with heat being the leading contributing factor, according to
the Park Service. Of the 286 rescue operations last year, 75
percent of them occurred on the Bright Angel Trail.

A hike into the Grand Canyon in the summer months is not something to be
undertaken lightly. It is a two day trip if done sensibly. And lots of
water
is a must.

Drinking water without replenishing electrolytes can be almost as bad as
going without water: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyponatremia.

The adult responsible for this insanity needs to be put in prison for
about
20 years. There he can learn all about "toughness".

Note the ages: grandfather 45, daughter 28, and oldest grandson 12. That
means the grandfather was only 17 when the daughter was born, and the
daughter only 16 when the oldest grandson was born. No wonder the family
is dysfunctional.

Both my parents were almost 40 before they had me. No wonder I am so Great!

In traditional societies with closely knit families, I think it is quite
normal to have children at very young ages, but in advanced Western
societies it is a catastrophe for everyone concerned.

--
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota