you can take 5 things to a desert Island

My guitar and 4 sets of strings so I can noodle away the time until I simply don't exist anymore. :cool:

Tony
 

Kathleen’s Place said:
It IS resourceful. Unless you forgot to take gas. She didn’t mention gas 😂
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Hah! You done good! :ROFLMAO:

Sometimes in interviews, questions such as this might be asked and answers along the lines of the helicopter would be considered resourceful thinking. However, the interviewee would probably lose points for not specifying fuel to go with the helicopter. o_O

I remember when I first interviewed for the contract job that I had been doing up until this year. I am retired, but worked three days a week, three months a year in a software engineering position. I would get called back every year if I wanted the job. Around here, a number of such contract people who are still full time, do that work instead of having a full time job because they don't have the requisite college degree. Those folks can't work for medical companies that design and build invasive (i.e. in the body) medical technology due to FDA regulations. So I am a "shoe in" even in retirement.

Anyway, after the interview was finished, the interviewer, several engineers I would be working with, and I were sitting around the conference table just talking about general engineering stuff. I casually made the comment that "...of course math isn't my strong suit". The room suddenly became dead quiet with everybody staring at me. I sat for a moment and then said "Just kidding!", and everybody relaxed and the conversation went on. I still savor that moment. :cool:

Tony
 
1. Miss England

2. Miss USA

3. Miss France

4. Miss Australia

5. A shed full of condoms. :)
 
1. US navy ten man survival raft (provides protection from sun or storm on land or water, carries basic survival tools including fishing gear, fire striker kit, desalinization kit, knife and signaling mirror, and rations. This is an old sailors version of a helicopter:p
2. Mylar tarp.
3. case of MRE to keep me going until I can find food sources on the island or surrounding sea.
4. Extra pair of shoes (coral and rocks can play havoc with shoes)
5. bundle of clothing in my size.
 
a desert island
shelter needs will be minimum (i assume)
1. ax-to build raft, shelter, chop down trees for fire and build huge pile to signal passing ships
2. fire making devise
(water-assume spring or other water source can be found?)
3. clothes line wire for animal traps
4. fishing line and hooks
5 Bible
 
I can't believe @Liberty was the first one to mention water and toilet paper!
~Bottled water...gotta stay hydrated
~Baby Wipes...can use to freshen up plus for a cleaner clean after bathroom (or wherever) visits
~Swiss army knife....for lots of uses
~Stick matches
~Box of non perishable foods (as was sent out by our county to senior center members). Contains canned goods, pouch tuna & fish, fruit cocktail, saltines, cookies, dried milk, snacks, peanut butter pouches, etc.
 
Think there's the need to think in "blocks" of needs...covering the major requirements of a solidary life in the specific "desert". Not specific tools, but just perhaps "tools", if desired.
 
A machete
Giant box of matches
A flashlight one that runs when you wind it up so you don’t need batteries.
Fishing net that can double up as a hammock
A satellite phone
 

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