thedonkeycentrehalf
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- Jul 7, 2003
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On the BBC website story about the snow in the USA they have the some tips for surviving a snowstorm. The first two seem reasonable, not sure about the third though:
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BBC Snow Advice
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Norman Potting
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Love it - will another medium size domestic mammal suffice if I do not possess a dog. I would need to sellotape Youngest Pottings hamster to a piece of 2 x 1.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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3 gallons drinking water per person? im assuming thats for washing as i dont think many people could consume 1 gallon a day.
GT49er
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Why all that water? You can melt and drink the snow (just not the yellow stuff).
Gullflyinghigh
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- Apr 23, 2012
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I'm not entirely sure that drinking 3 gallons of water a day is a good idea.
Also, if you have any source of heat in your house I'm not sure you'll struggle for water in a snowstorm...
20 pints of water? How can anyone drink that amount in a day?
It's easy if you drank 20 pints of beer the night before.
RexCathedra
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It is, I believe, a reference to a frequently used graphic. Here's the US Weather Service version....
And ones from last year...
And ones from last year...
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yxee
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I don't understand these diagrams... they're just a height chart for different dogs.
Surely you already know your dog's height?!
Surely you already know your dog's height?!
thedonkeycentrehalf
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I just like the idea that, instead of using a measuring tape, you throw your dog into the snow and see how far it sinks.
studio150
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Can you not see how deep the snow is by just looking outside and seeing how high it is against cars trees bushes lampposts etc.
Without using any dogs I can confirm that the depth of snow outside my house is zero inches.
Without using any dogs I can confirm that the depth of snow outside my house is zero inches.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Not much use if you live in a skyscraper tho. Might give a misleading reading.
JC Footy Genius
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- Jun 9, 2015
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If you continue to hear the dog barking long after throwing it out of the window of a skyscraper then it could be safe to assume that the depth of snowfall is 'significant'.
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