I don't think I could do it

[Rain]

I was watching the movie 127 hours again and the more I think about it the more I am convinced that I don't have what it takes to do whatever it takes.

[oldsarge]

I think once you realized that the ends is inevitable, you may changes you mind and do most anything to obtain that second chance.

[MountainMan22]

I agree with oldsarge because I wouldn't have any idea on how I'd react in that situation. I can fantasize and pretend what I would do, but I'd probably be scared out of my mind. Adrenaline can make you do things so who knows. Don't try this at home though.

[hiking_and_biking]

I don't think anyone can say what they are truly capable of until the time comes when they are REQUIRED to "do-or-die". I think man's natural desire to live is still pretty strong, even though we are rarely ever put in life-or-death situations.

Don't doubt yourself!!

[Roy]

It's hard to know until you are actually faced with the situation. I think that at some point the natural instinct to survive would overtake the natural instinct not to inflict pain upon yourself.

[Little Kitty]

I do not think I have seen that movie, I guess I will have to look it up. I can not even imagine what I would do in any survival situation, involving life or death. I hope I have enough senses to do what I should do, to stay alive.

[Grandpa]

I told this story about a local man on a previous thread and thought you newer folks to the forum might gain something from it.

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We had a guy here, many years ago, got his hand caught in a hay baler way back where no one would find him. He was bleeding bad, knew he wouldn't last long, cut his arm off at the elbow with a rusty broken bladed pocket knife that was in the baler toolbox. He couldn't reach his good knife in his pocket. After the amputation he drove 22 miles back to town.

He told me, once he came to the realization it had to be done, it just wasn't that bad. He said the worst part was the manuvering around at the beginning, trying to get his good knife and getting his handkerchief tied as a tournaquet, then using a wrench to tighten it. All that fussing was more pain than the actual amputation.

[Lamebeaver]

I have not watched this movie, nor will I ever watch it.

I don't feel that stupidity should be rewarded, and I don't find it particulary entertaining.

[ppine]

Mankind has hopefully started to learn what people are capable of in wartime.

Ralston is a man of some skill and fortitude. He made a near fatal mistake in not letting anyone know what his plan was. The rock that pinned him moved out of some carelessness, but not stupidity.

[catspa]

Kitty, it's the story of Aron Ralston, who was solo canyoning in Utah in 2003 when a boulder pinned his arm. After a few days of drinking his own piss, he amputated it and walked to where some people found him and got help.

LB, ya gotta admit he's tough (but it's the story of his damage control from his own mistakes). If you can't be a shining inspiration, sometimes you just have to serve as a horrible example. For me, if it warns people away from repeating his mistakes, it's a good thing.

Parker