Really? (snow related)

[grumpysquash2]

This is the recommendation (BBC news) for surviving a snowstorm:

Make sure you have at least three gallons (13.5 litres) of drinking water per person, per day
Tape the windows with bubble wrap to keep the heat in
Use your dog to measure the snowfall

If we suddenly have a snowstorm, I do not have bubble wrap or a dog. We have a few bottles of water in the garage, but 13.5 liters per person per day?If we planned for a 3 day white out, that would be more than 200 litres of water (family of 5)

How does a dog measure snowfall anyway?

;(

[GoodGirlGoneWrong]

I have 2 snow dogs I'm sure we would be fine - have a snowboard and all accessories for sled pulling

One is white mind...

Fill the bath with water is what I was always told, and have those tablets to purify it

[Noofly]

whois I grew up in New England and we always filled our bathtub before any big storm. Nothing worse that having a power cut for a week and not being able to flush your toilet!

MIL refused to believe me for ages. I think she still thinks I'm making it up. Seemingly you can flush your tolets in this country if the power goes out for days? I'm assuming it's because we had our own wells and no electricity meant no water...

[whois]

Suppose you could fill the bath with water in case the water supply was shut off?

[allnewredfairy]

Gosh! We have a mini dachshund. 6 inches of snow and we're fucked

[PseudoBadger]

My border collies could definitely use a measuring tape and report back

[LagunaBubbles]

I'm 45 and I live in Scotland. I don't rexall anytime ever where I would have needed a dog to tell me how deep the snow is, just as well because I'm not Dr Dolittle!

And if this snow Armageddon did come we are screwed because thanks to DSs asthma and his allergy to dogs we've only got a turtle!

[nooka]

Our snow has started to melt (we've had it for about six weeks). I don't think it ever gets more than a couple of feet and our dog thinks it is fantastic to bound through. Our neighbourhood is pretty much always clear even when we have big falls, the city has lots of big plows for the main roads and bus routes and then sub-contracts for the small roads. Most of the subcontractors live near us (basically they fix plow blades to the front of their pick ups in the winter) so I doubt we'd ever be snowed in.

Last year we had the first snow day for about 40 years when most of our snow for the winter came down on one night. People couldn't believe that the schools were closed!

We don't keep a big pile of supplies (apart from alcohol!), but we have friends that do.

[Manopaws]

"We had to dig him out because he couldn't jump out. Poor baby was trying to but there was just too much snow." --- A missed You tube moment

[ChipsandGuac]

I was replying to a comment way back up. I think it got lost in the snow! 😄

[madwomanbackintheattic]

My friend always takes photos of the perfectly formed snow mould of her front door, as it always blows in towards the house and she can open her front door (from the inside, obv) and have a perfect comedy moment.
It's funny until she wants to leave the house, anyway...

[madwomanbackintheattic]

Demonstration.

[ExasperatedAlmostAlways]

My husband's in Japan and has just and to walk home in a snow blizzard in the middle of the night from a cruise ship that's being constructed in a massive snow blizzard, they usually get a bus tags fifteen minutes, a fifteen minutes ferry, then a ten minutes bus but their all cancelled, so they walked.

I'm sure wel survive. I can manage without a shower for a good few days especially if it's so cold I'm not sweating and have no husband to keep warm and do extra.curricular activities here . Water hmm that would be a problem. We live right at the sea though so snow never ever ever lies. Good luck to everyone else though of needed.

[Want2bSupermum]

chips the issue we had was the top of the snow had a thin layer of ice. Our daft dog climbed up the bank took a couple of steps before deciding to leap. Once he did his first leap he broke the ice layer and fell down into the powder below. We had to dig him out because he couldn't jump out. Poor baby was trying to but there was just too much snow.

[ChipsandGuac]

Dogs don't drown in the snow! My dog is tiny and he is never happier than when the snow is way over him and he can bounce around in it.

[Bunnyjo]

We don't have a dog, but I'm sure we could lasso a cow from the field in front...

We have an open fire and we can store enough wood in the house for ages. We have about a tonne of hardwood logs in our outhouse, so we'll be fine for heat. Layers of newspaper would work well for insulating windows, we have loads of that. Our chest freezer is well stocked and we can cook it on the open fire. As for water? We have an unopened bottle of Baileys, nearly full bottle of Hendricks, Kahlua, Disaronno and Jack Daniels. We also have plenty of mixers and at least 6 bottles of wine in the house. DH and I will endure any blackout by being totally and utterly pissed, and the kids may just have to be as well

[coffeeisnectar]

toffee that's because you are used to having tons of snow.

In the UK, Scottish folk are used to it and just crack on. In the north they are used to it and just crack on.

If it snows in London, even 1cm it makes headline news "city whiteout!" With tales of people being stranded for half an hour days and the obligatory photo of someone skiing into work. It's quite frankly, embarrassing.

[coffeeisnectar]

I have a conservatory so will measure from inside through the glass doors as if it's so deep it needs to be measured, we won't get them open as they open out.....My cats would be most unimpressed at being used for measuring snow depth.

[LovelyFriend]

no dog, no bubblewrap, no bottled water.

oh, and no snow!

[toffeeboffin]

What if the snow is higher than the dog? Drowned dog.

And actually, why do you need to know how many centimetres anyway? If you're snowed in, you're snowed in?!

Water thing is ridiculous.

Live in Canada and we have snowstorms all the time. We never get snowed in, I've never known work to be closed or the trains to stop running, never seen a business closed due to snow, or a colleague not come in because of the snow....Snow tyres are compulsory from Nov 1st till April...... Snow removal trucks are out in force even before it starts snowing, life continues.

[Manopaws]

you can use a dog to measure how deep snow is ans here is how

[Darvany]

at stocking up on water in case there is a lot of snow outside.

Then again, the snow-dog measuring might turn it all yellow.

Mad.

[Want2bSupermum]

travelled I hear you on ice storms. We are in NJ and by the coast so don't get hit so hard. We do have an issue with tides though. Parts of town are expected to flood in about half an hour apparently.

Oh and small children who are climbers are great at measuring snow! Far better than a dog.

[AgentZigzag]

'so even non-yellow snow would be like drinking water that's had car exhaust fumes bubbled through it.'

Which we're acclimatized to as we all breathe it in all day every day and would be going cold turkey if the roads are snowed in?

Loving your idea of using a random small child to save on dog stress Travelled

[ReallyTired]

I wonder how they manage in countries like Russia or Canada where major snowfall is more common.

[Travelledtheworld]

Want2b Supermum we used to live in a very snowy part of the USA and regualrly had 8-10 inches overnight.
Worse is an Ice Storm when the power goes out and you run out of hot water to wash.
Never had to use a dog to measure snow depth though just used random small children.