@xssfox our car has a child presence detection function, so you can't abandon them in the car and run away.Thing is, we don't have children and it's a bit sensitive. I left a few of my ChCon/Kiwicon hoodies on the back seat one day, my partner drove the car to work and they must have moved.Turns out it sets off the car alarm and sends a YOU LEFT A CHILD IN THE CAR alert

@xssfox and make sure someone knows where you are going!At least set out your intentions, it's good having contacts on your PLB register that can tell the RCC "Oh yeah, Alex was doing walk x from a-b" because they will absolutely try to contact them upon an activation.Also when you have a PLB make sure you keep an eye on it's battery expiry date and "they are extra weight" isn't an excuse, they aren't that big at all as you can see from mine.Try to keep it on your body not in your bag, because if you have a whoopsie, you don't always end up in the same location as your bag. Same applies if on the water (separated from kayak for example on open water off the coast heh...)An iPhone with SOS mode doesn't replace a PLB either.

@xssfox Oh, Medicare. My bad. I was thinking the disability/SSI thing.Weird that Old People Welfare has expiring cards too.