[Evans, Marv]

Back when I was working I documented things when I thought the need arose. It came in handy several times. When I worked as a back country ranger, we had to keep a daily journal to include our activities, number of people we came into contact with, places we went, miles we covered on patrol, and other things. I also documented rescues, first aid incidences, odd situations I dealt with, people I met, activities, and other things. The journals stayed in the ranger stations and accumulated over the years as others left theirs. Years later I talked to a guy working at a station I once had. He said he enjoyed reading mine and got ideas on how to deal with some situations. For some time before I retired, I compiled a notebook over time of my dealings with various situations, scenarios and problems. I talked to the guy who took my place some time afterwards. He said that notebook was a gold mine. Whenever he had a question about something, he'd look through it and find a solution most of the time. A diary, not so much.