Dear Editor
A number of years ago, local raconteur and experienced agricultural parts purveyor Bob Frolek warned me that the wild boar epidemic was coming to our area. It was with this in mind whilst flipping through the contents pages of Clint Emerson’s (Navy Seal ret.) book 100 Deadly SkillsI was intrigued by the second, “Escape a Wild Boar Attack” and decided to buy the book.
The other 99 skills vary from building a fire and a shelter to finding food and water in a survival situation. There is even a section about surviving a pandemic that recommends using a silk tie or scarf for a mask if a medical mask is not available. This book was published in 2016.
Can anyone out there tell me why in 2020 our medical pooh-bahs did not suggest wearing a mask right at the start of COVID-19? It appears Mr. Emerson missed the most important survival skill of all, “How to Survive Our Politicians.”
As an afternote, I had two wild boar in my yard recently, on a very foggy morning, along with two very excited dogs and a firearm (it certainly wasn’t a 5.56 NATO or 9mm!) that may or may not be on our current politicians’ naughty list. I live, my dogs live, and the boars live, but, “Ottawa, are you listening?”
Tom Lamont
Maidstone
