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Maru Kitteh

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111. They died on purpose and took a kid with them.

Thu Jul 27, 2023, 11:17 AM

Jul 2023

Unless it was carbon monoxide, they were all capable of walking nine miles. Probably hundreds of people walked nine miles in Colorado today for fun. They didn’t even have to make it the nine, just to the road and someone would have helped.

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family of three went to live off grid in remote Colorado, found starved to death a year later [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 OP

Fearful of a lot of things so you go live in a tent in a remote area in Colorado. tanyev Jul 2023 #1

What a sad story. That poor kid. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2023 #2

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morons. Javaman Jul 2023 #3

died only 9 miles from a town. at least have a cell phone and way to charge it. BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #4

yup, morons. Javaman Jul 2023 #5

Sadly true. But there are many good Dems here as well, working hard to niyad Jul 2023 #11

The "right wing capital of religious nuts" just elected a Black immigrant as Mayor. former9thward Jul 2023 #30

Doesn't sound like a leftie here: TeamProg Jul 2023 #40

He's a Christian/missionary type loon. Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #46

Well they are now permanently off the grid malaise Jul 2023 #61

They died on purpose and took a kid with them. Maru Kitteh Jul 2023 #111

They hardly lived off the grid when going to the grocery store. jimfields33 Jul 2023 #6

how could they have starved? Javaman Jul 2023 #7

Ran out of groceries after the first snowstorm is my guess CanonRay Jul 2023 #23

Yes, I was going to add the Gunnison area IS often the coldest part of the state. yonder Jul 2023 #35

The article says cause of death not established yet canetoad Jul 2023 #103

must have been quite stubborn not to give up earlier treestar Jul 2023 #8

+1 2naSalit Jul 2023 #10

its suspected they died in winter... maybe reached the point of no return? BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #13

Umhm. Realization came rather suddenly perhaps. nt Hortensis Jul 2023 #80

Hmmm...bitter cold, roads buried in snow, and their only shelter was a tent. ShazzieB Jul 2023 #90

Stupid people do stupid things. NoMoreRepugs Jul 2023 #9

Maybe the plan was to commit suicide? Chakaconcarne Jul 2023 #12

I'd also wondered that. intheflow Jul 2023 #68

I have a respectably amount of outdoor experience, but I'd certainly not call myself a survivalist Victor_c3 Jul 2023 #14

it's hard to grow or catch sufficient calories... kudos to farmers. BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #17

Very, very true. Kaleva Jul 2023 #77

I think it is virtually impossible to live off the land in Colorado in winter CanonRay Jul 2023 #38

"(Rebecca) was fearful of a lot of things with the way she thought the world was going" Scrivener7 Jul 2023 #15

running from trans, CRT and round earthers?? BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #19

The proper term for a "round-earther" is "globe-tard" Victor_c3 Jul 2023 #27

Globetard!! I love this!! Bucky Jul 2023 #41

Yes, Globetard sounds like a great band name. n/t geardaddy Jul 2023 #54

____-tard has many possibilities not fooled Jul 2023 #81

christofashtard for instance, but what really makes Rethugs snap is when you call them conservacucks Celerity Jul 2023 #86

the gits also call us 'ballers' Celerity Jul 2023 #85

WTF? not fooled Jul 2023 #88

They forgot that the famous hermit Christopher Knight survived by stealing food from homeowners dalton99a Jul 2023 #16

"Officials have not named the son because he is a minor." Ummm, LeftinOH Jul 2023 #18

Interesting question Bucky Jul 2023 #28

A rule that is often good at doing the opposite of what it claims to do lostnfound Jul 2023 #32

There's a recent shooting case here where the sheriff won't release names nuxvomica Jul 2023 #34

something recently happened at a politician's house. Sheriff kept it under wraps BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #47

Did it inthewind21 Jul 2023 #57

This is very sad.. mountain grammy Jul 2023 #20

Very sad, especially because of the boy. The adults chose Hortensis Jul 2023 #63

I wonder about the social media, and I also wonder if they were Faux News devotees. ShazzieB Jul 2023 #89

Likely before Fox's LW bias drove them to Newsmax and OAN? Hortensis Jul 2023 #92

That's a good way to look at it, imo. ShazzieB Jul 2023 #95

Maybe a good idea when attempting to live "off grid" ToxMarz Jul 2023 #21

No kidding! ShazzieB Jul 2023 #93

Walden gone bad. SYFROYH Jul 2023 #22

! MorbidButterflyTat Jul 2023 #98

Well that takes a special kind of stupid Snooper9 Jul 2023 #24

Record snow IbogaProject Jul 2023 #26

Even with a compass and a map, I bet you many people would struggle Victor_c3 Jul 2023 #37

When I was young I used to hunt on my grandpa's land, gab13by13 Jul 2023 #44

This CanonRay Jul 2023 #39

This mom probably had her son scared absolutely shitless of sticking his thumb out there in the big, 2live is 2fly Jul 2023 #56

They were "rugged individualists"... llmart Jul 2023 #25

Rugged individualist is not the same as rugged survivalist. A winter escape in an early snow ... marble falls Jul 2023 #52

Off-the-grid living AverageOldGuy Jul 2023 #29

Building a sustainable home off grid & camping in a tent are two very different ways of life womanofthehills Jul 2023 #78

If all humans decided to live off-grid, we'd have much less of a population problem. Bucky Jul 2023 #31

That's really sad. NH Ethylene Jul 2023 #33

Chopping wood Johnny2X2X Jul 2023 #36

reality show, Frontier house, about surviving in the 1800s addressed the wood issue. BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #43

Good show. miyazaki Jul 2023 #72

One of my favorites leighbythesea2 Jul 2023 #100

I remember them being hungry and expert pointing out food in garden BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #101

Hahaha leighbythesea2 Jul 2023 #113

Nature is no joke. Grumpy Old Guy Jul 2023 #42

Where are the tenderhearted defenders? dpibel Jul 2023 #45

I called the billionaires stupid as well. AllyCat Jul 2023 #49

Some people like to ridicule sarisataka Jul 2023 #53

There were numerous posts calling those rich people idiots Kaleva Jul 2023 #79

So sorry if I was too subtle dpibel Jul 2023 #84

I commented up thread that I felt sorry for these women, and I do. ShazzieB Jul 2023 #97

That's a really thoughtful essay dpibel Jul 2023 #104

Can you provide links to the threads where billionaires were defended? Kaleva Jul 2023 #99

You read the threads dpibel Jul 2023 #105

You made the claim so it's up to you to provide the evidence Kaleva Jul 2023 #106

What am I supposed to refute? dpibel Jul 2023 #110

Just provide the links Kaleva Jul 2023 #112

I'm so old that I remember when people's first reaction was to feel sorry for the loss of life... Kid Berwyn Jul 2023 #102

Thank you XanaDUer2 Jul 2023 #107

You are most welcome! If I may add... Kid Berwyn Jul 2023 #109

And a kid is dead because of his family's lunacy. AllyCat Jul 2023 #48

.. iluvtennis Jul 2023 #50

You have to be in a good place financially JI7 Jul 2023 #51

Lord of the Flies n/t geardaddy Jul 2023 #55

Cannot believe the idiocy. Wingus Dingus Jul 2023 #59

"..was fearful of a lot of things with the way she thought the world was going..." GoCubsGo Jul 2023 #60

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LOL mercuryblues Jul 2023 #64

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Hello. GP6971 Jul 2023 #66

You do know what word salad is a mercuryblues Jul 2023 #69

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Hungry? lapucelle Jul 2023 #70

Sure you're in the right place? I prefer gas and hate electric, but I know gas is not good for us .. marble falls Jul 2023 #74

Sounds serious Torchlight Jul 2023 #75

Mebe next time. Them overlords is everywhar! marble falls Jul 2023 #96

Wow I know exactly where this is AntivaxHunters Jul 2023 #67

What a shame they took that child with them. yardwork Jul 2023 #76

of all things, there's a magazine onethatcares Jul 2023 #82

Even 1800's mountain men couldn't survive completely off grid Kaleva Jul 2023 #83

Many trappers and traders married Native women Retrograde Jul 2023 #87

They don't have CPS in Colorado? leftstreet Jul 2023 #91

Will people make a shrine out of their dying spot misanthrope Jul 2023 #94

Who would be so stupid as to think they could survive a Colorado winter in a tent? kentuck Jul 2023 #108