Two months trapped in his car!
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17088173
Trapped in his car in the snow for 2 months. Survived by eating/drinking snow.
Trapped in his car in the snow for 2 months. Survived by eating/drinking snow.
Anyone remember a case perhaps 30 years ago when there were huge snowdrifts in Scotland and some cars were similarly trapped, although not for anything like as long. One chap I always remember - he worked as a rep for a hosiery supplier and survived by using the samples he had in the car, pulling multiple layers over his arms and legs for warmth, and using a walking stick to poke ventilation holes in the snow (the snow was feet deep over the top of his car) He was quite a character....
Aizle said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17088173
Trapped in his car in the snow for 2 months. Survived by eating/drinking snow.
Thank god for all this pesky global warming then because our children will not know snow is. Mind it's not much different to being stuck on the A1 outside the Metro Centre while all the mothers wot lunch pile out.Trapped in his car in the snow for 2 months. Survived by eating/drinking snow.
Ozzie Osmond said:
Stu R said:
Incredible story. Let's hope they don't make a film about it, that'll be boring as hell!
I think Tom Hanks has already been signed. There's also a product placement contract for what brand of sporting goods he's going to talk to.... Ozzie Osmond said:
Stu R said:
Incredible story. Let's hope they don't make a film about it, that'll be boring as hell!
I think Tom Hanks has already been signed. There's also a product placement contract for what brand of sporting goods he's going to talk to.... 
t has ruined.LukeSi said:
Surely the sensible thing would be dig yourself out of the car V12 Vantage/911 GT2/TVR Speed 12/Veyron/MX-5/335D Mapped and then dig the car out, then pull/push it out the snow using your powerfully built body, then smash the back doors of some hot blonde Swede girls to warm up, then drive home sideways & with the roof down while picking up a couple more directorships on the way back to the £10m 6-bedroom apartment in London (no mortgage) , say within a few hours.
EFA 
There is something not quite right about the story.
The guy is not very talkative yet, and he wasn't without food. Had sleeping bag, clothes, beer, energy drinks and some food as well. Also no real evidence that he was there 2 months. The emaciation though is real.
Only about 1km down the track from a main road. Ok so you can get stuck down the tracks, I've had the odd experience where you take a short cut and end up in deep soft snow on a narrow track, but never failed to get out under own steam.
So this guy gets stuck, fair enough, it's snowing like buggery, fair enough, it's a bit cold too so better to stay with car, yep also fair enough. But there have been days even up in Umeå where it's been clear, dry and not that cold.
All a bit whiffy so far.
The guy is not very talkative yet, and he wasn't without food. Had sleeping bag, clothes, beer, energy drinks and some food as well. Also no real evidence that he was there 2 months. The emaciation though is real.
Only about 1km down the track from a main road. Ok so you can get stuck down the tracks, I've had the odd experience where you take a short cut and end up in deep soft snow on a narrow track, but never failed to get out under own steam.
So this guy gets stuck, fair enough, it's snowing like buggery, fair enough, it's a bit cold too so better to stay with car, yep also fair enough. But there have been days even up in Umeå where it's been clear, dry and not that cold.
All a bit whiffy so far.
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