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November 21, 2006

ipod

Better than American Express

Posted Nov. 21, ’06, 6:08 AM PT by Derik DeLong
Category | iPod

mushroom.jpg I never leave my house without my wallet, keys, and cell phone. I may have to alter that list to include my iPod, just in case I get lost in the Oregon woods.

The search leader said Pini Nou, 25, of Vancouver, Wash., was on his first outing and got separated from his mother, an experienced mushroom hunter. At nightfall, she called Benton County authorities for help.

Before I continue, I have to say, that it is one cool name. Pini Nou. Let it roll off your tongue.

Nou used his cell phone to describe the landscape to rescuers as best he could in the darkness, said Peggy Peirson, acting county emergency management coordinator. They finally located him after 1 a.m. Friday when a member of a search and rescue team saw the light from the iPod, she said.

Pini was using his iPod as a flashlight. You now know why it’s so important that the nano can operate up to 24 hours.

[Thanks Raul!]


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