Re: Flare replacement

On Wed, 14 May 2008 06:59:03 -0400, jeff <jeff@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>Bob wrote:
>> On May 13, 6:08 pm, "mosquitof...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <mosquitof...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> Funny..I was just looking at one of the three kits that I have on
>>> board this evening...it said right in the package..save the expired
>>> flares as back up...that is what I do
>>> Tom
>> 
>> 
>> HI Tom,
>> How true..... and Ill still hold to my belife if Im going to have 9
>> flares on board I want them ALL to be in-date and the "best' a
>> civilian can have. WHy have 6 in-date flres and 3 out of date. Why not
>> simply have 9 in-date flares????
>...
>> Why would anyone have out of date/old stuff for "emergency back-up?"
>> But some people hate to wear helmets on motorcycles..... their choice
>> not mine
>
>Silly argument.  Why would you only have 9 in-date flares? Why not 18? 
>Why not 36?  Does a flare that is perfectly good after 36 months 
>suddenly become dangerous a week later?  Do you want your epitaph to be 
>"If only he had one more flare"?

Say you want 36 flares - for safety's sake.
You pick what's reasonable
Start with 18 new and 18 just expired.
A year before the "new" expire the old are 2 years past expired.
How many good flares do you have?
Now understand I don't know squat about flares or why they expire, or
how reliable they are past expiration.
Or what they cost.
But if I'm relying on something, there should be some expectations.
An alternative epitaph could be:
Half the damn flares were duds.
Here I lie under the suds.

--Vic