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My coworkers had a bit of an adventure today.
Three of them went out today; K, T, and BossMan's son. Sonny is not a regular co-worker, but he's down from Fort St. John for a few weeks, and is helping out, since there's so few crew members. Now, Sonny is great in the woods, and knows what to look for, but he is not a trained archaeologist. He also has a tendency to go off on his own. And this is problematic. So...
..today the three of them are off doing a block. K and T want to stay close to each other while doing their transects, and, in the name of expediency, and also because they know he's going to sod off anyway, offer Sonny the farthest transect. They feel comfortable doing this, because, as I said, he can handle himself in the forest, and also, he has his dog. Not wanting to be saddled with women all day, he accepts, and off he goes. K and T start their transect, going at a somewhat slower pace. Part of the way through it, they see something move up ahead. Something black. Something a bit bigger than the dog. Something distinctly bear-shaped. Oh dear. They immediately begin to exit the block, because that's what you do when there's a large predator roaming about, and while they're marching back to the truck, they try to raise Sonny on the radio. No answer. They keep trying all the way back to the truck, and, finally, get a garbled response. They can't make it out, but at least they know he's alive. So they wait. About five minutes later, Sonny emerges from the brush, and he is hauling ass. As soon as he's clear, he starts yelling at them to get in the truck. He tosses his gear into the back. He tosses his dog into the back. He tosses himself into the cab. So, he knew about the bear? Oh yes, he knew about the bear. He had just spent fifteen minutes hurtling through the bush, followed by the bear. Obviously, it was pretty half-assed on the bear's part, not that it really matters. It's still brown trousers time.
Thank god he's a good runner though. Having to explain to the boss that his son had gotten eaten would have been so awkward.
Three of them went out today; K, T, and BossMan's son. Sonny is not a regular co-worker, but he's down from Fort St. John for a few weeks, and is helping out, since there's so few crew members. Now, Sonny is great in the woods, and knows what to look for, but he is not a trained archaeologist. He also has a tendency to go off on his own. And this is problematic. So...
..today the three of them are off doing a block. K and T want to stay close to each other while doing their transects, and, in the name of expediency, and also because they know he's going to sod off anyway, offer Sonny the farthest transect. They feel comfortable doing this, because, as I said, he can handle himself in the forest, and also, he has his dog. Not wanting to be saddled with women all day, he accepts, and off he goes. K and T start their transect, going at a somewhat slower pace. Part of the way through it, they see something move up ahead. Something black. Something a bit bigger than the dog. Something distinctly bear-shaped. Oh dear. They immediately begin to exit the block, because that's what you do when there's a large predator roaming about, and while they're marching back to the truck, they try to raise Sonny on the radio. No answer. They keep trying all the way back to the truck, and, finally, get a garbled response. They can't make it out, but at least they know he's alive. So they wait. About five minutes later, Sonny emerges from the brush, and he is hauling ass. As soon as he's clear, he starts yelling at them to get in the truck. He tosses his gear into the back. He tosses his dog into the back. He tosses himself into the cab. So, he knew about the bear? Oh yes, he knew about the bear. He had just spent fifteen minutes hurtling through the bush, followed by the bear. Obviously, it was pretty half-assed on the bear's part, not that it really matters. It's still brown trousers time.
Thank god he's a good runner though. Having to explain to the boss that his son had gotten eaten would have been so awkward.