Fall From Grand Canyon Cliff Edge - How To Save Lives

Grand Canyon, USA

 Reading about a fatal fall into the Grand Cnyon made me ponder what more could be done. Poeple are nowadays warned 

1 Do not wander off marked trails. 

2 Stay bck six foot from the edge. 

Never take a picture of people standing with their back to the canyon in case they fall over stepping backwards. And conversealy, don't take pictures of others whilst you stand near the edge, in case you step back.

There are safe lookout and photo points. 

Add the idea of professional photographers. I ussed to resent rides and sites which made visitors pay for professional photos by their onsite photogrpaher. But, in the light of so many fatal accidents,I now wonder whether it is safer for everybody to not have members of the public leaping about trying to get better photos, endangering themselves,passers-by, and rescuie services. 

Rescue helicopter.

The area should be cordoned off for miles. It would probabl cost less than all the deaaths and search operations, body recovery and insurance payouts and loss of income. Maybe all parks should charge a premium on entry fees,which is returned if you get backk safely.ed to resent places which made ou pay a premium for photos of yourself on a ride or other experience. Now I can see that it might stop the photographer from leaning out to get a better picture.

The safety in national parks website has lots of useful tips which are obviously sensible, after you have read them. Useful reminders.

Useful Websites

Vhttps://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/safety.htm

https://www.awesomebooks.com/book/9780970097316/over-the-edge-death-in-grand-canyon-gripping-accounts/used?

Please follow my blog share links to your favourite posss.

MORE TRICKS - AND TRAPS! ON ZOOM

Why Zoom? You can use it to call family and friends or work meetings. It is a widely used platform and many people know it and prefer what they know.

MOBILE OR LAPTOP?
Why would you log into a meeting on zoom on a mobile phone?

Because you are out in the street. Because you are at home at the dining table.

LOGGING ON
You need a meeting ID, and usually a password. Sometimes you are put in a waiting room. The host either knows you by name or recognizes your login. Check if you have registered on autofill with another name.

If you have a choice, join your meeting on a laptop. The pictures are bigger. Because the screen is bigger, you have more options visible on the screen. Usually you can only see four of the other participants. You have to keep sliding the screen to see the next set of pictures. Your own picture could be invisible. The danger is that you might not realise that everybody else can see you whilst you are eating, picking your teeth or changing your clothes.

CAN YOU HEAR ME?
Sometimes they can hear you. You can hear them although they can't hear you because you are on mute.

CAN YOU SEE ME? Check you have not left a cover over your screen.

TAKING A PHOTO
If you want to take a photo of the whole screen you can use the screen capture key on a laptop. If you want to photograph the whole screen with the mobile you might find that your mobile is covering your face.

You can turn off video recording to stop yourself appearing and just show your glamorous still photo. This is useful if you have light reflecting off your glasses or are in a dark room, or look untidy. It also stops the others knowing you are taking a photo. And your movements do not distract the speaker.

YOUR WORKSHOP DISPLAY

If you are sharing a workshop and want a frame around your workshop picture or subtitles this must be done in your powerpoint presentation before you share it.

About the Author

Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.

I and my family have lived in the UK, Spain, the USA and Singapore. I am a travel writer and photographer and teacher of English A level and English as a foreign language. I also give workshops on the English language to businesses.

Please come to a Toastmasters International Club where the English clubs have a language evaluator or grammarian.  We also have French, German, Mandarin Chinese, Tamil and other language clubs based in Singapore and many more online around the world which because of Covid-19 are now meeting online.

I am President of Braddell Heights Advanced, meeting every Wednesday, on zoom the first Wednesday of the month but the other Wednesdays are workshops on app 

learncool.sg

Or quicker to type and easier to remember: 

 tinyurl.com/BHACOOL

Useful Websites

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_language_self-study_programs

https://www.facebook.com/angela.lansbury.121

https://www.facebook.com/groups/polygotcommunity/

4https://travelwithangelalansbury.blogs

https://travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com/2019/04/how-to-say-thank-you-in-several.html

https://travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com/2019/05/introducing-yourself-in-english-spanish.html

https://travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com/2020/01/second-set-of-portuguese-words.html Please share links to your favourite posts

https://www.toastmasters.org/find-a-club

translate.google.com

duolingo.com