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Show Community Four wheelin' in color country By Dave DeVoofht spares of everything that you use your gallon real quick. By the way, about 10 years ago, a Welcome back. We are going might need. to to talk about what one needs if the dont By guy got caught out there and forget way, he is going to have a comfortable check the air in your spare tire. thought or didnt think, and and safe trip to the Yes, it happened to me once. A drank some of the water out of In the paper just recently flat spare tire is not fun. Carry his radiator to survive. He Antifreeze, even at a you saw an example of a couple a spare quart of oil or two, brake didnt. in the Monument who were not fluid, water, extra set of belts very diluted stage, is very deadly. and tools. These items can be Conserve your water, because you prepared and tragedy struck. First of all we should examine taken and wont take up too never know what might happen. Then there is the first aid kit. our vehicle. Over all mainte- much room if packed properly. tools. Talk is a Dont basis nance on a regular Buy a good one and hope you forget your necessity. No one likes to break about helpless. You have every- never need it. Dont forget that down in the middle of nowhere. thing you need and no tools. Bad shovel. We all need them at one Take a good look at your vehicles day. Have plenty of water. Every- time or other. A small tarp comes overall condition. You should thing on earth needs water, your in awful handy if you have to lie have good rubber, a full gas tank vehicle and more important, you on the ground, need a little and adequate water and oil lev- and your family. If its hot, you shade, or keep off the rain. need one gallon a day per person. els. Always check weather condileakout Dont this there and if possible carry a porwith a tions at time mention lets Also, go to because table radio and cell phone. the importance of carrying ing radiator, its going Jumper cables or a portable Real rt Estate? about would be nice after jump-staThinking come back from hiking and you Call realize you left your lights on. Come to think about it, its a good practice to park on top of a hill just in case of a low battery 644-223- 2 or 689-105- 7 or starter problems, you can roll it down the hill. Do you have your tow strap? You cant get pulled out without one. Hey do we have that vehicle filled up yet? No room for passengers and maybe you. Oh well, maybe you didnt need to go anyd way. Just kidding. A be can a and great trip rewarding experience. Its just that sometimes we take Mother Nature for granted, and fail to see the dangers that are present. Who was supposed to bring the food anyway? How back-countr- y. Asta Battista REALTY Sound Room Radio Shack Your Local Dealer For SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY MARCH 12,2003 News from Best Friends A tale of two kitties By Francis Battista te At most animal shelters, these two would have been put down immediately. After all, their chances of surviving their first birthday were always slim, so logic at a city shelter more lovable and cute young cats. And then it happened. First, Milo began to tire of play, and would sleep just a bit more than normal. Then he grew weaker dictates making room for and weaker, despite every trahealthy cats that might other- ditional and alternative wise die for lack of a home. ne-boosting and bloodinfecPlus, the condition is building therapy. Eventually, tious. it was time to spare him the who the rescued But, people suffering of a life that no longer them from a litter of feral kit- had any quality. 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