On Sun, 10 Dec 2006 22:49:25 +0000, Ron Lee wrote:

If something seems odd don't dance around the
bush...state what you are thinking.

The kid did that. It wasn't an immediate threat, so he accepted the
response. As the threat became more immediate, he inquired again.

He sounds very level-headed, in fact. I like the "I really don't want to
die today" comment. No yelling, but designed to get through to an
elk-gazing pilot.

- Andrew