just shows hope quick you can get stuck this has made me think that if it happened to me i havent even got a blanket in the car or anything that i would need

so nows the time for me to do something and more so because ive always got my little girl out with me..

altho we havent had bad snow in years and today is like a summers day outside i will put something in the car just in case

 

even though you told her you were prepared to travel 15.1 miles to fetch her?

scandalous

i take it you drove home then mrs j?

 

Then she decides to hike home via a different route to him, and phones to ask where he is, only to be told there no better off, as he is where she was. The chances of that are slim, but if it happened, that would be a failure of epic proportions. I can also guarantee being a woman she won't be looking for ways to rescue him. More looking for reasons to have a go at him. 'Any excuse to stay out all night'. All that kind of womanly shit which will leave him wanting to bury his head in the snow. Brain freeze isn't nice and will kill him. Whilst low and behold she is sat at home putting the PS3 on eBay.

Benni.

 

On a more serious note, I am glad you are OK.

 

well atleast your home & safe Nik

 

you haven't been forecast snow in your area at all over the last few days?

 

only a bit of snow here, i can see over bodmin moor though and theres tons, apparently army was called out as people stranded @ tavistock and onwards last night.

 

weve been forecast snow for about three weeks but havent had any...

how were we to know yesterday was any different from any other day? as i said it was hammering with rain in the morning, hardly what i would call snow conditions.

i had rain 10 miles away, it was a freak storm, i dont think anyone could expect what happened. if it had just been snow im sure she could have coped fine, but 18inches in under an hour is hardly normal, especially in such a localised area

 

That was a riveting read, I'm glad it all turned out well in the end.

 

glad you enjoyed it lol

better than eastenders hey

 

If this was Eastenders she would still be stuck in the snow in 2014 and every 6 months she might escape. Then, as we are about to be told the outcome, the forum would shut down.

Benni.

 

 

plenty of time to prepare then

 

you cant pepare for everything, when the chamces are you will not need to....


those people in the twin towers who died are a good example....if only they had gone to work with a parachute

 

If only all the others crammed in that hall was as organised as you, Ray Mears.

Benni.

 

Foreign does, and a canoe. Just in case of a flood.

 

oh no, a freak snow storm, just aswell i have a pack of huskys in the boot

whats that your cold, have no fear, i have a central heating system ready for emergencys in my glove box

 

Great news you got home safely chick!

 

i would have been well screwed if it was me that got stuck, all ive got in the boot of my vectra is a piece of sheet metal, some jubilee clips, and a sanding block, so unless i suddenly find 4 friends going by the names of hannibal, BA, face, and murdoch, i think its safe to say id be fooked!

 

ROFL. If your Mrs was really prepared mate she would of picked the car up and walked home with it on her back.


Benni.

 

surprisingly nik has walked every where today

 

Don't give up so soon. If, (This is a big if) it was all downhill, you could use the sheet of metal and slide it home. Chop the sanding block in half with the metal, use the jubilee clips to attach them to your feet and you've even got brakes. Your more prepared than Ray Mears himself. Whilst he is trying to get a fire going, your nearly home. He should take a leaf out of your book.

Benni.

 

you don't have to be ray mears (that's a good one, i'll give you that benni ) to realise that there is a high chance of snow as it has been forecast and reported during the last week do you?

fact is, she should have been better prepared. it would not have prevented her and all the others getting stuck, but they would have been more comfortable.

i don't need to prepare especially for it as being a refrigeration engineer i regularly go into freezers that are -20 deg.c so have plenty of the correct apparel in my vehicle. but my mrs prepares herself as she takes 2 stretches of motorway where it is quite possible to get stuck. we have seen it before in germany and recently in this country.

nobody should be complacent about the weather and just assume that they can get in a car and gallivant about the countryside without taking any responsibility for themselves and taking a few simple steps to ensure their comfort and survival. it's not difficult is it? surely even jade goody could get that into her thick head?

 

WOW! Just read this and it made me realise how bad it could get! Think you were very brave.

Mrs Broadside

 

well you are the minority im afraid,

as over 300 people were caught completly unaware last night...and not one of them had the equipment to whittle up a hotel room for the night from there boot

it was a freak storm, you cant ever prepare for that.

christ you make it sound like she was going on a road trip, she was only popping 15 miles down the road

 

she did well i thought... shivered alot though

 

Nah, she'd get stuck and the first person she'd call would be her agent. Then the tabloids and heat magazine would be full of headlines like "Hero Jade braves sub artic conditions to do it for her kids"

 

...and she would have done it 'to raise awareness', thats the most important thing here. people need to know that snow is cold

 

Glad you got home ok! How did they tow you out? What 4x4 they use?

 

they snow ploughed first then she was towed by a "chimp"

 

i can understand you defending the foolish actions of your lovely wife, but you're being ridiculous. of course she could have prepared for it as we have all been aware of what the weather has been doing in other parts of the country for the whole week.

i remember as a kid when we used to have proper winters in the countryside where i grew up (not that long ago before you cheeky young pups chime in as i am only 35) that everyone used to carry a bag of salt/sand, a spade, warm clothes etc for every journey in the winter. it used to be standard equipment and only sensible for the time of year and conditions that could happen.

now we just want to get in and drive and expect the local councils to grit and clear every single road yet don't want to pay much council tax.

as for being only 15 miles - that is not far for a simple car journey but you try walking it in the snow without the proper kit in the night and then see if you think it's so trivial. we've all got too soft over here

 

who was walking it?

and what else do you expect her to carry?

she had spare clothes, a blanket, food and drink(cold) a mobile phone, a coat

i dont really think she was un prepared at all

im sorry if you dont approve, but we are not snow storm experts, we havent had snow like this since 1984, and at that point we were 4 years old.

 

heard about this on the new's today. glad she got home ok.

 

you do know you could EASILY get your own programme on discovery, i mean iv watched ray mears, bear grylls, and the new survivorman series, but none of them have got the balls to get stuck on the A38 in exeter in snow AND try and get out alive

 

why all the drama then?

 

do you not have a wife?

or do you have one that you would be happy to see stuck for 6 hours in the snow on her own?

 

if she had enough clothes to be warm and enough food and drink to survive, then i can't say as i'd be overly bothered. no different to her spending a night out anywhere else really.

i thought i read earlier in the thread (can't be bothered to trawl through it again) that she was really cold?

and wasn't she in a queue with 200 other poeple, so hardly on her own?

 

she was, it was -6 outside,

and the car wasnt doing great mpg being sat stationery for 6 hours so fuel was dwindling. so she wasnt running the engine for long as she was told on the radio the rescue wouldnt happen untill the next morning

in a queue with god knows who.....i can think of plenty of places id rather my wife be overnight

 

so she was cold, so she hadn't prepared with enough extra clothing and blankets then. which is where we were hours ago

just face it, you're acting like a poncy townie when i thought you devonians were proper country folk who could handle a bit of weather