Man Texting on Phone Almost Runs Into Bear - D'oh!

11 Apr 2012 10:38 #1 by ScienceChic
It pays to be aware of your surroundings!

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"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill

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11 Apr 2012 11:33 #2 by cydl
Couldn't see the video - it's been removed due to copyright infringements - but I can imagine. Moron.

A great many folks seem to have zero situational awareness these days. One morning a couple of weeks ago I was walking thru the ground floor of my office building - had just left the coffee shop and was on the way to the elevators. Along that route is an alcove with an ATM machine. As I approached the alcove a guy stepped out from using the ATM. He had headphones on his head and was counting his cash as he walked, completely oblivious to the fact that I was walking, oh, 10 feet behind him. After we walked that way for some time (the whole time he's fiddling with his cash), he must have had that "feeling that someone was watching" and turned around to see me behind him and nearly jumped out of his skin. I smiled and said "Good Morning" but I felt like lecturing him about keeping an eye out! Sigh...

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11 Apr 2012 13:17 #3 by ScienceChic
Bummer. The footage of the bear wandering the sidewalks was fascinating. When the guy looked up and figured out there was a bear right there, he turned and ran - duh. They interviewed him afterwards, not the smartest cookie in the cookie jar. He was trying to text his boss because he heard that there was "something going on"/"a disturbance" in his area and he thought he'd be late to work - if there's something "going on" in your area (a news helicopter hovering should be a tip off), then paying attention to what's going on around is probably what one should be doing.

Just sayin'.

"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill

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11 Apr 2012 13:50 #4 by Wily Fox aka Angela
I saw it on Rachel last night. It was the best new thing


A 400-pound black bear strolls through the front yard of a home Tuesday morning, April 10, 2012 in La Crescenta, Calif. Officials caught up with the bear at an apartment complex, where fish and game authorities shot it with four tranquilizer darts and relocated it to the Angeles National Forest.

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11 Apr 2012 14:55 #6 by ScienceChic

"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill

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11 Apr 2012 14:58 #7 by LOL
I always scan the front yard 180 deg. every single time I walk outside, its a habit living in the mountains.

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11 Apr 2012 15:08 #8 by pineinthegrass
It's strange you never see the bear again after the man turns and runs.

Maybe the bear saw the man and had a heart attack? :wink:

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11 Apr 2012 15:33 #9 by Wily Fox aka Angela

Joe wrote: I always scan the front yard 180 deg. every single time I walk outside, its a habit living in the mountains.


agreed, Joe... same here...

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12 Apr 2012 09:17 #10 by akilina
lol Why i don't walk and text.

Yep we look all ways before stepping out and then take a look at the roof. It also helps that we have a closer on the storm door that makes it bang when it shuts, just in case our scoping missed something. A friend has bells on theirs.

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