if stranded for 48 hours, what one thing could you NOT do without?

[Bertha Venation]

You are stranded somewhere far from contact with other humans, but you know they're on their way to rescue you. You have adequate clothing, shelter, food, and water. You're unharmed and are safe from wild animals. Your family and pets are perfectly safe and not worried about you.

What is the one thing without which you could not survive this brief isolation?

[shoelace414]

1. oxygen

:)

[Bertha Venation]

2. okay, smarty pants . . .

Must I edit to include "air" among the list of what you DO have? ;)

[CO Liberal]

3. DU

How else do you think I've made 22,000 posts since September 2001??

:-)

[trotsky]

4. If I couldn't make it 48 hours with only what you mention,

I'd say I have problems.

[XNASA]

5. I can't think of anything that I couldn't go 48 hours without.

Especially if there was already adequate food and water.

I could do 48 hours on my head if I had to.

[JVS]

6. Sweet lady H

Actually, the situation you describe sounds fine. I suppose a TV with cable would be nice though

[MissMillie]

7. Indoor plumbing

I'd never make it on Survivor.

[seventhson]

8. assuming there is air I can think of nothing required

depending on the weather (if it were really bad) a book would be nice.

Primo Levy would make me feel like I was better off and should be grateful.


Also a place to lie down and a decent pillow would rock!

[LeighAnn]

9. Cigarettes

Sorry, but it's true.

[seventhson]

12. yeah - a couple decent cheap cigars (I like backwoods)

would be primo

a spleef might even be primo-er if I was in that mode (but not so much lately)

[GOPisEvil]

10. Something to entertain myself with.

Books, magazines, newspapers, radio, music.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

28. hehheh

I was just thinking of something horrifically crass... :evilgrin:

[toddzilla]

11. a guitar that isn't a pile o' shit.

[seventhson]

13. My saxophone!!!

nt

[Drifter]

14. My balls ....

Clubs and Rings.

I'm a Juggler. If I have 48 hours with nothing to do, might as well practise.

Cheers
Drifter

[sybylla]

15. Someplace to go to the bathroom

My tiny bladder can't make it past a couple of hours - let alone 48. But I don't ask much. I've made good use of trees, tall grass and other natural places before. But I pity the unfortunates stuck with me in an elevator for 48 hours.

[TreasonousBastard]

16. Anyone who has a problem living like that...

for two days has real problems.

A notebook, tape recorder, camera, etc. would be nice to record what I found exploring the area in those two days. But not absolutely necessary.

Toilet paper would be nice, too.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

17. Indoor Plumbing number one...

And a really thick book and a radio.
I have to shower, or I get really gross, sticky, and unhappy. But other than that I think I'd be ok. I'd probably be ok without the indoor plumbing if I could safely swim in the ocean.
Duckie

[curse10]

18. lip balm

must have it with me at all time.

[supernova]

19. I could go 48 hours

without stuff. I can entertain myself most pleasantly for that period of time.

[mrboba1]

20. You've nailed it all.

I've spent that much time alone with exactly that.
(Except for the possibility of being safe from wild animals!)

[LynneSin]

21. SUNTAN LOTION!!!!

Unless I had a nice shaded area then I would say lip balm

[Bertha Venation]

22. I CAN SEE BY THE RESPONSES THAT I WASN'T CLEAR ENOUGH

What one COMFORT ITEM could you not do with out? GOPisEvil and a few others took my meaning, but I wasn't clear enough for everyone.

So what would it be?

a book or magazines?

tunes -- ipod, cd player, mp3 player?

a musical instrument?

a journal or camera or other recording device?

I fear the thread is dead, though. Alas.

[GOPisEvil]

24. Yay! I understood! Yay!

:bounce:

[mrboba1]

30. I think it would be fun

to not have any comfort items for 48 hours.

But then again, I'm just weird.
:silly:

[Bertha Venation]

32. did your analyst tell you that you were right out of your head

;)

[ikojo]

23. My laptop and Internet access

I would go crazy!

[LWolf]

25. A bag of good books.

An uninterrupted, guilt-free 48 hours with no chores or obligations? I'm there!

[DemoTex]

26. "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"

.

[Blue-Jay]

27. A couple of good books.

and some booze.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

29. I could cope with no additives...

but it'd be nice if I had my violin with me. :nopity:

[Amaya]

31. Toilet paper

Just sayin'