On 07/01/2014 16:10, sacha wrote:
On 2014-01-07 15:20:47 +0000, Roger Tonkin said:

In article ,
says...
I cannot begin to imagine
what it would be like to be on a train near Dawlish now anyway, if the
trains from this side are running!



Heard on the lunchtime news about 500 odd people stuck
in three trains in a snow bound USA for over 14 hours!

How truly horrible. I wonder if they had any heat or food!



I'd be more worried about needing a toilet!

--
Spider.
On high ground in SE London
gardening on heavy clay

On 2014-01-07 16:12:56 +0000, Spider said:

On 07/01/2014 16:10, sacha wrote:
On 2014-01-07 15:20:47 +0000, Roger Tonkin said:

In article ,
says...
I cannot begin to imagine
what it would be like to be on a train near Dawlish now anyway, if the
trains from this side are running!



Heard on the lunchtime news about 500 odd people stuck
in three trains in a snow bound USA for over 14 hours!

How truly horrible. I wonder if they had any heat or food!



I'd be more worried about needing a toilet!

Well trains do have those but if they've been stationary for a long
time…eugh! I suppose a tramp off into the snow drifts is the answer.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

On Tue, 7 Jan 2014 16:30:50 +0000, sacha wrote:

I suppose a tramp off into the snow drifts is the answer.

If it's cold enough that a cup of hot water freezes before it hits
the ground I don't think I want to be bearing the tip of my bit to
it, let alone squating in a snow drift!

There is also the "I am just going outside and may be some time".

--
Cheers
Dave.

On 07/01/2014 21:56, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Tue, 7 Jan 2014 16:30:50 +0000, sacha wrote:

I suppose a tramp off into the snow drifts is the answer.

If it's cold enough that a cup of hot water freezes before it hits
the ground I don't think I want to be bearing the tip of my bit to
it, let alone squating in a snow drift!

There is also the "I am just going outside and may be some time".


Talking to my wife's Daughter in Hamilton Ontario was saying it's been
down to around -30c and they have around 18 inches of snow.
Not a lot of fun.
But if you think that's cold, try this
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...an-hamlet.html

David @ an almost calm side of Swansea Bay

On 07/01/2014 22:23, David Hill wrote:
On 07/01/2014 21:56, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Tue, 7 Jan 2014 16:30:50 +0000, sacha wrote:

I suppose a tramp off into the snow drifts is the answer.

If it's cold enough that a cup of hot water freezes before it hits
the ground I don't think I want to be bearing the tip of my bit to
it, let alone squating in a snow drift!

There is also the "I am just going outside and may be some time".


Talking to my wife's Daughter in Hamilton Ontario was saying it's been
down to around -30c and they have around 18 inches of snow.
Not a lot of fun.
But if you think that's cold, try this
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...an-hamlet.html


David @ an almost calm side of Swansea Bay
Thank you for that link David. Almost unbeleiveable. As someone who
can't handle cold, I wonder if -10C actually 'feels' different to -50C?
--
Pete C
adventure before dementure
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Secon...57749060989952

On Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:12:56 +0000, Spider wrote:

Heard on the lunchtime news about 500 odd people stuck
in three trains in a snow bound USA for over 14 hours!

How truly horrible. I wonder if they had any heat or food!

I would like to think so considering how blooming cold bits of the US
of A are. Cold that you really don't want to get involved with. I
wonder if everyone would stay spread out down the train in their
seats or would some one suggest all getting together in one or two
coaches to keep each other mutually warm? The ones on the outside
rotating with those on the inside every few hours. Pick coaches next
to the engine if that is still running and disconnect the tail of the
train so only those coaches that need to be heated/lit are.

I'd be more worried about needing a toilet!

Trains have loos but they might get a bit yuky after a while but when
you gotta go, you gotta go ...

--
Cheers
Dave.

On 07/01/2014 21:45, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:12:56 +0000, Spider wrote:

Heard on the lunchtime news about 500 odd people stuck
in three trains in a snow bound USA for over 14 hours!

How truly horrible. I wonder if they had any heat or food!

I would like to think so considering how blooming cold bits of the US
of A are. Cold that you really don't want to get involved with. I
wonder if everyone would stay spread out down the train in their
seats or would some one suggest all getting together in one or two
coaches to keep each other mutually warm? The ones on the outside
rotating with those on the inside every few hours. Pick coaches next
to the engine if that is still running and disconnect the tail of the
train so only those coaches that need to be heated/lit are.

I'd be more worried about needing a toilet!

Trains have loos but they might get a bit yuky after a while but when
you gotta go, you gotta go ...





The local trains I've travelled on rarely have a loo, yukky or
otherwise. Drinks are avoided ;~)

--
Spider.
On high ground in SE London
gardening on heavy clay

On Wed, 08 Jan 2014 18:55:31 +0000, Spider wrote:

Trains have loos but they might get a bit yuky after a while but
when
you gotta go, you gotta go ...

The local trains I've travelled on rarely have a loo, yukky or
otherwise. Drinks are avoided ;~)

The local multiple unit trains I've been on have had loos but they
were civilised UK ones, not ones in the US. B-)

--
Cheers
Dave.

On 1/8/2014 3:00 PM, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Wed, 08 Jan 2014 18:55:31 +0000, Spider wrote:

Trains have loos but they might get a bit yuky after a while but
when
you gotta go, you gotta go ...

The local trains I've travelled on rarely have a loo, yukky or
otherwise. Drinks are avoided ;~)

The local multiple unit trains I've been on have had loos but they
were civilised UK ones, not ones in the US. B-)

I believe the US train(s) mentioned, were long-distance ones with
sleeping cabins and loos. My daughter traveled from Reno to Chicago on
one of them, a few years ago.