Alone!

 No, I am seldom alone personally these days, but Brenda, Andrew and I have been watching a History Channel show called "Alone" 4-5 nights per week lately. It is pretty interesting. After an extensive interview live demonstrating your survival skills, 10 folks are picked to go to a remote place and survive as long as possible. The last one to quit wins $500,000--so there is considerable incentive.

Two of the three different seasons have been on Vancouver Island, Canada. It is pretty cold and usually rainy. Andrew and I constantly analyze what is being done, and freely offer our critiques. It is amazing to us how many folks "tap-out" very early in the experience--within the first week, and sometimes the first day; $500k down the drain!

They struggle mostly with finding food. Fortunately the sites are maritime or at least fresh water rich. Fishing seems about the only way to eat, though one guy made it over 50 days mostly on mice he killed with a dead-fall. One guy had success with Dungeness crabs.The good ones know lots of seaweed and green plants they can eat.

One premise is that being alone is a great hardship, but we are mostly through a season wherein 2 family members are "Alone Together" and their dropout rate has been faster than usual. In a pair, the one weak link takes out his partner.

One noteworthy useful warning. In almost every season, one person cuts themselves somehow. Never cut towards yourself, and don't run with sharp objects. We suspect in some cases the cut was a "noble excuse" for quitting.

Well, that is more than you likely wanted to know. You might give the show a look on the History channel, and be careful with sharp objects.  Enjoy.