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Re: Sharing location with Mrs!

Postby WalkWithWallace » Thu Sep 09, 2021 8:14 am

DopeyLoser wrote:I'm sure this has already been discussed to death but a problem with the "I'm still alive dear" type notifications is what happens when you are fine but your device does not work? E.g. the batteries died, or you dropped the device in a river or off a cliff.


Tech does fail from time to time and that actually happened to me on the CWT (Day 7), the battery died and wouldn't take a charge with a cheap non-Garmin USB cable. She was worrying about me, but her rational told her it would be a tech fault. I met a pair of walkers going up Lurg Mhor and they kindly sent a text her a text for me at the summit and I phoned her later when back in signal near Craig.

Lesson learned to use the original charger cable, but I suppose she might have phoned MRT for advice if she hadn't got that text from the walkers I met. :?
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