YELLOWSTONE PARK DANGER

[JasperFrank]

Took my Mother to the Old Faithful site many years ago. I had been there several times before. She started getting freaked out by all the Bear Warning signs and didn't want to leave the car when we got to Old Faithful.
I convinced her that everything was safe, especially, here, with all the people and Park Rangers around. She reluctantly agreed to get out of the car, and walk with me through the Geyser Field. She started to get comfortable. Then I suggested we hike up to the viewing platform. When we got there, the platform was covered in caution tape. I figured something needed to be fixed with the platform. We got back down to the main field, and I asked a Ranger, "Whats up with the viewing platform?" And the Ranger says "There was a Bear Attack up there yesterday and we haven't been able to clean the site yet. A woman was badly mauled, but should survive. We had to shoot the bear." My Mom didn't speak to me for the rest of the day.

 

[FriendwithTractor]

When did these abbreviations become popular such as IIRC, NVM, etc?

Originally, when texting first became popular. (I'd hazard a guess to say mid to late 2000's)
I received my first cell phone around that same time, it's a habit that has stuck with me ever since and I've unlearned a certain portion of it for work emails and the like. But you know what they say about old habits.

 

[Eagle1]

When did these abbreviations become popular such as IIRC, NVM, etc?

As an OLD Usenet addict......

1979

Creation and evolution

Internet slang is used in chat rooms, social networking services, online games, video games and in the online community. Since 1979, users of communications networks like Usenet created their own shorthand.

 

[gstrom99]

On my Yellowstone visit, we happened upon a "special" guided tour where the ranger took us off the regular trail. He had a sidearm, kept a whistle handy and kept banging some garbage can lids, to warn off the danger. Eye opening, to say the least... The wandering bison and elk were bigger than my little sports car. We never saw any bears.

 

[tradosaurus]

As an OLD Usenet addict......

1979

Creation and evolution

Internet slang is used in chat rooms, social networking services, online games, video games and in the online community. Since 1979, users of communications networks like Usenet created their own shorthand.

I guess I've never felt the need to use a lot of the popular abbreviations since I can type 80 WPM.
What I don't get is using certain abbreviations that save a few letters at most, like NVM.

 

[Eagle1]

I guess I've never felt the need to use a lot of the popular abbreviations since I can type 80 WPM.
What I don't get is using certain abbreviations that save a few letters at most, like NVM.

Made a difference at 1200 baud or less.... That's when all file compression came into being, before modems could some compression on the fly.
but then again why use WPM or MPH or MPG?

 

[newbury]

why use WPM or MPH or MPG?

Because some people type 80WPH.
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Especially those of us with big thumbs and tiny keypads, like the old Blackberry.

 

[tradosaurus]

Made a difference at 1200 baud or less.... That's when all file compression came into being, before modems could some compression on the fly.
but then again why use WPM or MPH or MPG?

AFAIK IIRC, TBH DAE FOMO?

 

[Eagle1]

AFAIK IIRC, TBH DAE FOMO?

Let me guess took you longer than to type it out?
All in fun, stuff is overused today, but to each their own....

 

[ericm979]

curious what the danger is? unpredictability?

the real danger we have in national parks out west are the people disturbing the wildlife spaces/territory esp w/young: bison, moose, bear, etc. in the name of self indulgent selfies. thinking animals are meant to be fuzzy wuzzy for us humankind: idiots putting themselves & wildlife at risk

When I was working around Yellowstone the park had so many tourist goring incidents that they started handing out flyers at the entrance station. I can't find it now but it had a graphic drawing of a tourist being flung into the air by an angry bison and warnings like "Bison can run at 30 mph!".

It's not changed in 40 years.