Non violent solution to Bluetooth speakers at crag

Colonel Mustardwrote:

The passive-aggressive Bluetooth blocker is kinda cool too. I wouldn’t worry about fucking up somebody on an insulin pump, I’m guessing they’d figure out they’re not getting signal.

No glucose signal would not be good. Best case, user would run high and have the complications that come from that. Worst case, they would run low and could have ramifications with their climbing party, or the crag. Hopefully your not the type of person who avoids helping when a person gets hypoglycemic.

Dow Williamswrote:

There are no "non-violent" methods that would ever deter the entitled class.  Anyone who has to be "told" to turn off their speakers in the wilderness, is already beyond the reach of learning or responding to what is appropriate or not in trampling on others experience.  I do find that the violent methods appear to reap favorable results.  Not a scientific study, just anecdotal as most everything is on these forums.

It's refreshing to see that there are still some real climbers out there, getting it done. 

Colonel Mustardwrote:

 I wouldn’t worry about fucking up somebody on an insulin pump, I’m guessing they’d figure out they’re not getting signal.

Type I diabetes management is difficult and exhausting for many afflicted. Even the best new devices have failures. Instead of guessing about something that can have fatal consequences for another person, it might be better to be silent.

Tread knott, on my bluetooth speaker, lest ye also tread on type 1 diabetes survivors, you cretins.   Pump up the volume muthafukas!

Josh Gateswrote:

https://www.fcc.gov/general/jammer-enforcement#:~:text=The%20use%20of%20a%20phone,classroom%2C%20residence%2C%20or%20vehicle.

The use of a phone jammer, GPS blocker, or other signal jamming device designed to intentionally block, jam, or interfere with authorized radio communications is a violation of federal law. There are no exemptions for use within a business, classroom, residence, or vehicle. 

Thanks dork. 

Just leave the damn noise at home!

Colonel Mustardwrote:

 I wouldn’t worry about fucking up somebody on an insulin pump, I’m guessing they’d figure out they’re not getting signal.

Wrong! I don't know what the potential range of any jamming might be, but this could, potentially, cause some real grief. Frankly, I can't imagine why you think it's okay to even "guess" about this stuff.

Pete Nelsonwrote:

Wrong! I don't know what the potential range of any jamming might be, but this could, potentially, cause some real grief. Frankly, I can't imagine why you think it's okay to even "guess" about this stuff.

The psychological harm of Bluetooth speakers is also real harm.  Music has been used as a weapon of war, don't forget.

phylp phylpwrote:

Type I diabetes management is difficult and exhausting for many afflicted. Even the best new devices have failures. Instead of guessing about something that can have fatal consequences for another person, it might be better to be silent.

Now that I am home and have a something easier to type on, I'd like to add that if you have something like an Omnipod for your pump and a Dexcom for your CGM, both those rely on bluetooth to communicate with your smartphone, and with each other.  If you were at home and had a bluetooth failure, you would have your fingerprick options for glucose monitoring, and could manually adjust insulin delivery, but out at the crag it could be really problematic. For all I know there may be other critical medical devices people rely on that use bluetooth these days.

I hate noise at the crag as much as the next person but please don't use these jamming devices...

Eric Mosswrote:

The psychological harm of Bluetooth speakers is also real harm.  Music has been used as a weapon of war, don't forget.

You forgot to add a "/s" to your post. Because I'm almost sure you're not equating the "psychological harm of Bluetooth speakers" to the actual physiological harm that a diabetic person will suffer if their insulin pump doesn't deliver the correct dose of insulin.

I hate Bluetooth speakers as much as the next guy but let's be real here.

T Taylorwrote:

Guys just connect to the speaker and play bad touch by the bloodhound gang.

Or just take the oppertunity to rickroll every one

Simple simple..., right before you jam the fuck out of that speaker, simply give a holla:

Anybody got diabetes around here?

If no one answers, zap it!

Shaniacwrote:

No glucose signal would not be good. Best case, user would run high and have the complications that come from that. Worst case, they would run low and could have ramifications with their climbing party, or the crag. Hopefully you’re not the type of person who avoids helping when a person gets hypoglycemic.

We’re going to send a climber into diabetic ketoacidosis? Highly unlikely. By the way, I’m completely not the type to avoid helping somebody in a hypoglycemic episode, I merely don’t believe this purported risk of intermittently blocking blue tooth speakers is going to send all the diabetics sprawling. But if that’s the slippery slope you’d like to walk, have at it. I guess it beats reflexively wailing on speaker bros like Dow supposedly does, lol!

But, yes, everybody, I’m trying to send all the climbing diabetics into comas and hypoglycemic death spirals. I’m as serious as a ballsack bullhorn Dow Williams throat punch and I signal boost my blue tooth blocker to rain down critical sugar levels across the land. Once they’re down, out comes the super magnet to disable all the climbers with pacemakers. Suck on an arrhythmia grandpa, this is MY crag!

By the way, if you can’t detect the sarcasm, somebody is probably blocking your humor processing unit. Seek medical attention so they can monitor you in the bright room with no curtains.

Cherokee Nuneswrote:

Simple simple..., right before you jam the fuck out of that speaker, simply give a holla:

If no one answers, zap it!

They’re not answering because they’re in a coma, you asshole!!!

Cherokee Nuneswrote:

Tread knott, on my bluetooth speaker, lest ye also tread on type 1 diabetes survivors, you cretins.   Pump up the volume muthafukas!

“Excuse me, would you mind turning down your speaker?”

“Hey, everybody, this boomer hates diabetics! Get ‘em!”

Okay, I’m changed. I will no longer see narcissistic tune pumping douchebags at the crag, I’ll only see enthusiastic diabetic allies. Let’s bring our speakers to the crag and broadcast our support!

What’s a good diabetic positive play list?

Cherokee Nuneswrote:

All the more reason to SMASH THE BLUETOOTH SPEAKER.

That is all. Good day.

every so often violence is the answer... 

Summer Pwrote:

every so often violence is the answer... 

Some folks definitely will think twice after an "elevated" conversation. Treat training might work on dogs most of the time but humans sometimes need something a little more than well mannered requests IME. 

FYI I didn't see any prices on the Bluetooth blockers

Wait okay I haven’t been on the internet a lot lately… why do you guys hate music? 

Nic Gravleywrote:

Wait okay I haven’t been on the internet a lot lately… why do you guys hate music? 

Nobody hates music, where did you get that idea?

We just hate diabetics. And love violence.