well she had blankets and clothes.

obviously we should have conducted some testing prior to this event to make sure they would keep her warm enough in these circumstances

oh i must book some fridge time to test my coat before i go out later

 

why has it gone to shit?

because people have a different opinion? it would be a very boring board if they didn't wouldn't it?

 

and nobody would ever get caught out either, because everyone would be ray mears unfortunatly we are not

 

hopefully next time she'll be better prepared then and you won't have any worries maybe others reading the thread may think more about it as well.

i bet readers in canada and scandinavia are laughing at us nearly dieing in a few inches of snow

 

3 feet of snow at the top of the hill she was on

she was more than prepared for a few inches....

but this was a complete freak, nobody (exept you) can prepare for these circumstances, and on the off chance something like this happens, it catches people out. end of story really

 

to be fair in this situation, it was pretty freak and extreme the way the news portrayed it, and the way it sounds like it came on judging by this thread

everybody takes these sort of issues for granted, if u spend your life preparing for the worst, you would never end up leaving the house. i live in birmingham, should i wear a stab vest upon leaving the premises?

 

ask ray mears

if you leave on foot, you should always carry enough food and water for a week,

enough clothes to keep you warm in -10 (must be fridge tested first so you know it keeps you warm)

some blankets,

i would recommend a tent,

some flairs

a blow up boat incase of floading,

a long wave radio.

some cash,

a hard hat incase you get hit in the head

some mining tools, incase you get stuck in a cave

and some rope incase you get stuck up a tree

some toilet paper




Then, and only then, can you walk to the shop

 

what a c##t! glad she's ok mate.

 

you're just being ridiculous because you're too proud to admit that i've got a point

it makes no difference if it was 3 inches of snow or 3 feet. i'm not contesting that it was a freak storm that you could not prepare for so as not to get stuck in it. you are advised to be prepared to spend the night in your car if necessary. it's hardly a difficult concept to understand is it?

 

yeah you have a point

never be unprepared for anything.

im just going to let the dog out in the garden...but.. the door might blow shut behind me, and we may have a snow storm,



not taking any chances

 

iv just ordered my taxi to the pub...






sherman tank on its way

 

 

make sure you are prepared to stay in it overnight..

i hear they are quite chilly

 

im fully prepared for this

i have bought and trained a sheepdog

and bought a flock of sheep for said sheepdog to keep in tow en route to said pub

i also have a small chilean sheep shearer on standby, and enough wool in the flock to make coats for myself, and the tank crew

of course this is assuming theres no nuclear blast, as my dog, the sheep, and the chilean sheep shearer will all bite the dust

unless of course they bring tanks.....

 

damm, youve got your work cut out

 

can never be too prepared for a cold pint of strongbow

 

 

just go to have my tea and come back to find some big man has called me a cunt

what provoked that kind of reaction? you must have some issues in your life to have such aggression. have you got a tiny penis hence the ironic username of massive?

sorry james, don't mean to sound harsh and it's nice to see your concern for your wife

 

may i recommend




ive just got a couple of copies, one for me and one for the mrs, to keep in our gloveboxes

you never know

 

wow there, u mean u wernt prepared for that reaction?!

 

#

dont tell me you wernt mentally prepared for that im shocked



no, he is actually very well built

 

foreigneRS


Slighty owned ?

 

To be honest fella you overeacted with your replies.If 200 people had exactly the same problem on the same stretch of road doesn't that tell you something?!

Obviously this was not your normal bit of UK snow. I could be wrong but I don't believe 18 inches of snow has dropped in 6hours frequently in the last 20 years.

And its not as if she was screaming and being histerical while in this situation. Sounds like she kept calm and dealt with the situation as best she could.

So I don't understand what warrents all the negative comments.

Glad she is ok pal

 

i don't know what that means in proper english, i'm not 12

it tells you that 200 people got stuck yes. as i said, i'm not surprised at that. that is what happens when you get so much snow and that is why you are advised to be prepared for it. i really don't see what's so difficult to understand about that?

and if you are prepared for it, what is the big deal about getting stuck?

 

It was meant to read slightly owned, but my 12 year old ability to spell with out spell check fooked me up good an proper aye

you've still been owned, which translates in you making yourself look a cunt hence you being called one

(I'll get spell check again one day, then i can look down on others once again for there inability to spell correctly )

 

Nick, listen.

The fact that it was "blanket" (gedit) coverage of the London/SE weather was not sufficient warnings for the simple country folk of the SW. I reckon they all sat there laughing at the people from "that London" getting stuck, and no buses running.

for them.

And if you know it's treacherous, why go on a steep hill

 

dear lord... it was hardly snowing when she started the long climb up the hill....

it came on that fast

she isnt fooking stupid, if it was snowing that heavily, a) she wouldnt have gone out in the first place,
or B) she would have stayed at a mates house...

but the fact is, it wasnt snowing when she left... and within 1 min of starting to climb the hill, cars were stuck


and london had snow all week, we had ZERO, so why would we assume yesterday would be any different?

 

rich, thank fuck for that. someone else that gets it

it's nothing to do with your spelling mate. it's to do with using pathetic and american phrases that a 12 year old would use

 

i give up

 

But they've been saying for DAYS that it was going to move towards the West / North West. How could you miss that!

 

OK

 

no they were saying it all week, but it never happened. "they" are wrong all the time, so we very rarely listen tbh.

and today, again we have rain...no snow

"they" say we are haviing snow...i cant see any

if you looked at the weather map i did on thursday am, it showed no snow on the lower side of exeter, but heavy snow above exeter..

well, my mrs had absolutly no snow above exeter, but got stuck on the lower side of it

 

it's on bbc1 news now

 

Glad to hear she got home safe, I worry like fuck about my other half travelling in these conditions.

He lives out in the sticks and has to take un gritted country roads to get to and from work.

 

Nick, you are coming across as a right cunt BUT I bet you've made a few people think twice about maybe leaving an extra coat or blanket or other supplies in a car, so its all good I reckon

 

glad she ok...

 

that's the point mate, don't really care how i come across

 

Personally I always leave a sleeping bag in my car anyway, just in case.

You are only talking a fiver for a cheep sleeping bag, so well worth doing for all IMHO

 

cause, as usual, you're acting like a heartless cunt.

Go and sit outside for 6 hours in ya blanket.