Wolves on the Wing

I've said it before that the most dangerous animal outside of honeybees in Canada are moose and this video shows why. Take a look at where the animal's centre of mass is compared to the hood of the car. That could have been up to 1500 lbs EACH coming through his wind shield at speed and its not unknown for all that meat to end up in the BACK seat of the car.

Yeah. That's scary.

And as for his driving my hat is off to him. If he'd slammed the brakes instead of letting off when he started to slide he'd never have been able to thread the needle and in all probability would have hit at least one of them.

Apparently not everyone survived that huge snowstorm that shut down Sarnia. One unfortunate person was found frozen to death in a field.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/windsor/story/2010/12/16/wdr-sarnia-thursday.html

As the article says they aren't sure if he was stuck and trying to escape or just trying to help others. That being said if you are in an area with winter conditions make sure you have

- two bags of kitty litter in your trunk
-  a small shovel
-  a sleeping bag or really warm blanket
 - a candle w/matchs and/or lighter
-  some granola or chocolate bars
-  some bottled water
- gloves, tuque, and a scarf

And if you do get stranded and you can't see a house or building you can go to for God's sake don't leave your car. Just because you can see lights doesn't mean its shelter. At night or in a heavy snowstorm you won't be able to identify what's making the light if its far away. 

Lastly, be careful running your engine if you end up trapped in drifts. Clogged exhaust pipes cause CO poisoning.


Condolences to the family. RIP.

Apparently not everyone survived that huge snowstorm that shut down Sarnia. One unfortunate person was found frozen to death in a field.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/windsor/story/2010/12/16/wdr-sarnia-thursday.html

As the article says they aren't sure if he was stuck and trying to escape or just trying to help others. That being said if you are in an area with winter conditions make sure you have

- two bags of kitty litter in your trunk
-  a small shovel
-  a sleeping bag or really warm blanket
 - a candle w/matchs and/or lighter
-  some granola or chocolate bars
-  some bottled water
- gloves, tuque, and a scarf

And if you do get stranded and you can't see a house or building you can go to for God's sake don't leave your car. Just because you can see lights doesn't mean its shelter. At night or in a heavy snowstorm you won't be able to identify what's making the light if its far away. 

Lastly, be careful running your engine if you end up trapped in drifts. Clogged exhaust pipes cause CO poisoning.


Condolences to the family. RIP.