OT Avalanches (was: Columbia)

From: Lawrence Walker <lgwalker_at_mts.net>
Date: Fri Feb 7 23:36:00 2003

 ROTFL . For a moment there I figured you had been
forced to spend a frosty Ottawa night on your steps
because you brought home, over your wifes objections,
one computer too many.

Lawrence

On 7 Feb 2003, , Mike wrote:

> On Friday 07 February 2003 14:36, Stan Barr wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk_at_yahoo.co.uk> said:
> > > I have a feeling that in survival situations you don't
> > > make an igloo, but a tunnel that you lay down in. Dig a
> > > trench into the snow first, then you just use a few
> > > blocks above surface level to make the roof. Pack snow
> > > on top of that to seal the gaps. One end is sealed, then
> > > after reversing in you use your pack to seal the
> > > entrance up beind you.
> > >
> > > The other alternative is to dig a tunnel. You make it
> > > T-shaped for some reason that currently eludes me; the
> > > entrance is at the lowest point of the T and you lay
> > > across the 'arms'.
> >
> > The cold air sinks to the bottom, and the warm air, from
> > your own body heat, rises to the top, so you lie as high
> > up as possible. You should make a small air hole from the
> > top of your tunnel and make sure you keep it open so as
> > not to suffocate. The small entrance low down reduces the
> > amount of cold air blown in. I hope I never have to do it
> > for real :-)
>
> I made the mistake one winter evening of not making the step
> large enough and found my face frozen to my sleeping bag in
> the morning. My EX became claustrophobic while in the snow
> shelter and tried to dig her way through the roof. My
> current wife has managed to avoid my usual christmas camping
> trip, but she tolerates my machines in the basement and lets
> the overflow go into the dinning room.
>
> I've got a pair of commodore Pets to pick up as well as few
> apples and I can't hide any more in the house. She found
> the terminal I had in the car trunk today.


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