[SkateDC] Snowpocalypse Now! [Off Topic] (Doug Jones)
EChO
eleanor.ory at gmail.com
Fri Feb 5 18:15:18 PST 2010
YES! A list of supplies I can relate too! I have everything necessary to
meet MBTP criteria!
On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 8:23 PM, Doug Jones <dougjones at modmicro.com> wrote:
> I respectfully refute your assertion, George. It's not MBTP it's BWCD.
> Some would add M (movies) but I'm a purist. Basics is basics.
>
> Beer Wine Chips and Dip. Oh crap, I forgot P for Pizza. OK, so I would
> submit it's BWCDP and sometimes M.
>
> And speaking of the Donner Party, my favorite passage in the Clement
> Moore tale, a complete change-up when he switches from iambic pentameter
> to Moody Blues:
>
> "As dry leaves before the wild hurricane fly,
> When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
> So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
> With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too."
>
> OK, it's Donder. So sue me.
>
> Happy snowfall everybody! Ho ho ho!! Breakin' out the snowshoes in the
> AM.
>
> ###
>
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> > 1. Snowpocalypse Now! [Off Topic] (George Marinkovich)
> > 2. Re: Snowpocalypse Now! [Off Topic] (Jubran Selim)
> > 3. Re: Snowpocalypse Now! [Off Topic] (George Marinkovich)
> > 4. Re: Snowpocalypse Now! [Off Topic] (seasun31 at yahoo.com)
> > 5. Re: Snowpocalypse Now! [Off Topic] (George Marinkovich)
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 12:45:12 -0800 (PST)
> > From: George Marinkovich<skatewash at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: [SkateDC] Snowpocalypse Now! [Off Topic]
> > To: WAR Skate List<skatedc at skatedc.org>
> > Message-ID:<295535.25763.qm at web38206.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
> >
> > coming soon to a major metropolitan area near you... 20 to 30 inches of
> wet heavy snow possible.
> >
> > I hope everyone has had the opportunity before the snow hits to obtain
> the three absolute essentials, without which human life as we know it is
> unsustainable:
> >
> > 1. milk
> > 2. bread
> > 3. toilet paper *
> >
> > Why are these the three essentials?? In addition to providing nourishment
> and comfort, in an emergency they can all be combined to make a fully
> functional cast.? If you add eggs to the mix it will set up even quicker.?
> Indeed, some people believe eggs should be added as the fourth essential for
> this very reason, but I would only go this far if you know from experience
> that your bones break easily.
> >
> > Just think, if the Donner party had simply had any two of these three
> essentials, well, we wouldn't even know who they were today.? Even if the
> Donner party had only one of the essentials it would have been a different
> story than the one we know today.? In fact, if they had only the last
> essential, while the story would have probably turned out more or less the
> same, I'll bet it would be told in a very different way.?
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Party
> >
> >
> > I happened to be at Costco this afternoon and found the following
> conditions:? out of milk (Big deal you say.? Maybe, but under normal demand
> conditions Costco stocks enough milk to sell a gallon to every third person
> who lives in Gaithersburg), dangerously low on toilet paper (but still a few
> 48-roll packs remaining so they hadn't resorted to rationing yet), and while
> bread was in short supply it was still available.
> >
> > Speaking of the Donner party, if you become snowbound this weekend you
> might want to keep a wary eye on your companions.? Sure, they may not be
> hungry now, but remember, it's going to be a long weekend.? Sleep lightly.
> >
> > *
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/05/AR2005120502269.htmldisputes whether toilet paper is actually one of the three essentials, but
> as someone pointed out: "anyone who eats that much bread and milk probably
> needs all that toilet paper."
> >
> > At times like these it can be a comfort to remember:? It's never too late
> to panic!
> >
> > Best wishes,
> > George
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 16:15:05 -0500
> > From: "Jubran Selim"<sm4sm at aol.com>
> > Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Snowpocalypse Now! [Off Topic]
> > To: "George Marinkovich"<skatewash at yahoo.com>, "WAR Skate List"
> > <skatedc at skatedc.org>
> > Message-ID:<F7F7DCD6C1FB4FF9855CB46F0C1FD2C7 at cp2127499a>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> >
> > I think it is important to note, and this is a little documented fact,
> that under no circumstances during a snow emergency are you allowed to
> consume the milk, bread, eggs and toilet paper which you purchased the day
> before the horrific forecast, which was only three days ago. You must go
> back to the store and purchase more of everything you bought just those
> three days ago.
> >
> > Researchers are still trying to determine the exact need for this. Some
> have postulated that consumers fear that their household population might
> increase during the time of the snow emergency. Others believe that it is
> merely a primeval reaction, genetically built into us from the days when a
> harsh winter out in the wilderness could mean certain death. If only we
> could get our genes to realize that we now live in an age of a 7 eleven or a
> CVS around every corner and that we have developed the technology to clear
> the streets within one or two days of the aforementioned snow emergency.
> >
> > One other theory being contemplated is that many consumers worry that
> snowplow crews will break down in front of their homes and they want to have
> enough supplies to make French Toast for them.
> >
> > Right now Home Depot is probably out of snow blowers too.........
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: George Marinkovich
> > To: WAR Skate List
> > Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 3:45 PM
> > Subject: [SkateDC] Snowpocalypse Now! [Off Topic]
> >
> >
> > coming soon to a major metropolitan area near you... 20 to 30 inches
> of wet heavy snow possible.
> >
> > I hope everyone has had the opportunity before the snow hits to obtain
> the three absolute essentials, without which human life as we know it is
> unsustainable:
> >
> > 1. milk
> > 2. bread
> > 3. toilet paper *
> >
> > Why are these the three essentials? In addition to providing
> nourishment and comfort, in an emergency they can all be combined to make a
> fully functional cast. If you add eggs to the mix it will set up even
> quicker. Indeed, some people believe eggs should be added as the fourth
> essential for this very reason, but I would only go this far if you know
> from experience that your bones break easily.
> >
> > Just think, if the Donner party had simply had any two of these three
> essentials, well, we wouldn't even know who they were today. Even if the
> Donner party had only one of the essentials it would have been a different
> story than the one we know today. In fact, if they had only the last
> essential, while the story would have probably turned out more or less the
> same, I'll bet it would be told in a very different way.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Party
> >
> >
> > I happened to be at Costco this afternoon and found the following
> conditions: out of milk (Big deal you say. Maybe, but under normal demand
> conditions Costco stocks enough milk to sell a gallon to every third person
> who lives in Gaithersburg), dangerously low on toilet paper (but still a few
> 48-roll packs remaining so they hadn't resorted to rationing yet), and while
> bread was in short supply it was still available.
> >
> > Speaking of the Donner party, if you become snowbound this weekend you
> might want to keep a wary eye on your companions. Sure, they may not be
> hungry now, but remember, it's going to be a long weekend. Sleep lightly.
> >
> > *
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/05/AR2005120502269.htmldisputes whether toilet paper is actually one of the three essentials, but
> as someone pointed out: "anyone who eats that much bread and milk probably
> needs all that toilet paper."
> >
> > At times like these it can be a comfort to remember: It's never too
> late to panic!
> >
> > Best wishes,
> > George
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 13:33:15 -0800 (PST)
> > From: George Marinkovich<skatewash at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Snowpocalypse Now! [Off Topic]
> > To: Jubran Selim<sm4sm at aol.com>, WAR Skate List<skatedc at skatedc.org>
> > Message-ID:<382416.11078.qm at web38208.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
> >
> > Indeed!? You can't consume those emergency supplies, because if you do
> that then you won't have any emergency supplies left.? Hence the need to
> acquire even more supplies...? At least this cycle keeps people busy enough
> that they never really have the time to think, and realize how dire their
> situation really is.
> >
> > Forget about fragile bones, I now see the best reason to include eggs as
> an essential survival ingredient:? to make French Toast.? A much worthier
> goal.
> >
> > --- On Fri, 2/5/10, Jubran Selim<sm4sm at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> > From: Jubran Selim<sm4sm at aol.com>
> > Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Snowpocalypse Now! [Off Topic]
> > To: "George Marinkovich"<skatewash at yahoo.com>, "WAR Skate List"<
> skatedc at skatedc.org>
> > Date: Friday, February 5, 2010, 4:15 PM
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I think it is important to note, and this is a little documented fact,
> that
> > under no circumstances during a snow emergency are you allowed to consume
> the
> > milk, bread, eggs and toilet paper which you purchased the day before the
> > horrific forecast, which was only three days ago.? You must go back to
> the
> > store and purchase more of everything you bought just those three days
> > ago.
> > ?
> > Researchers are still trying to determine the exact need for this.?
> > Some have postulated that consumers fear that their household population
> might
> > increase during the time of the snow emergency.? Others believe that it
> is
> > merely a primeval reaction, genetically built into us from the days when
> a harsh
> > winter out in the wilderness could mean certain death.? If only we could
> > get our genes to realize that we now live in an age of a 7 eleven or a
> CVS
> > around every corner and that we have developed the technology to clear
> the
> > streets within one or two days of the aforementioned snow emergency.
> > ?
> > One other theory being contemplated is that many consumers worry that
> > snowplow crews will break down in front of their homes and they want to
> have
> > enough supplies to make French Toast for them.
> > ?
> > Right now Home Depot is probably out of snow blowers too.........
> >
> >
> > ?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From:
> > George
> > Marinkovich
> > To: WAR Skate List
> > Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 3:45
> > PM
> > Subject: [SkateDC] Snowpocalypse Now!
> > [Off Topic]
> >
> > coming soon to a major metropolitan area near you... 20 to 30
> > inches of wet heavy snow possible.
> >
> > I hope everyone has had the
> > opportunity before the snow hits to obtain the three absolute
> essentials,
> > without which human life as we know it is unsustainable:
> >
> > 1. milk
> > 2.
> > bread
> > 3. toilet paper *
> >
> > Why are these the three essentials? In
> > addition to providing nourishment and comfort, in an emergency they
> can all be
> > combined to make a fully functional cast. If you add eggs to the mix
> it will
> > set up even quicker. Indeed, some people believe eggs should be added
> as the
> > fourth essential for this very reason, but I would only go this far if
> you
> > know from experience that your bones break easily.
> >
> > Just think, if the
> > Donner party had simply had any two of these three essentials, well,
> we
> > wouldn't even know who they were today. Even if the Donner party had
> only one
> > of the essentials it would have been a different story than the one we
> know
> > today. In fact, if they had only the last essential, while the story
> would
> > have probably turned out more or less the same, I'll bet it would be
> told in a
> > very different way. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Party
> >
> >
> > I
> > happened to be at Costco this afternoon and found the following
> conditions:
> > out of milk (Big deal you say. Maybe, but under normal demand
> conditions
> > Costco stocks enough milk to sell a gallon to every third person who
> lives in
> > Gaithersburg), dangerously low on toilet paper (but still a few
> 48-roll packs
> > remaining so they hadn't resorted to rationing yet), and while bread
> was in
> > short supply it was still available.
> >
> > Speaking of the Donner party, if
> > you become snowbound this weekend you might want to keep a wary eye on
> your
> > companions. Sure, they may not be hungry now, but remember, it's going
> to be a
> > long weekend. Sleep lightly.
> >
> > *
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/05/AR2005120502269.html
> > disputes whether toilet paper is actually one of the three essentials,
> but as
> > someone pointed out: "anyone who eats that much bread and milk
> probably needs
> > all that toilet paper."
> >
> > At times like these it can be a comfort to
> > remember: It's never too late to panic!
> >
> > Best
> > wishes,
> > George
> >
> >
> >
> > ?????
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > SkateDC mailing
> > list
> > SkateDC at ligemail.lig.net
> > http://ligemail.lig.net/mailman/listinfo/skatedc
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 4
> > Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 21:42:19 +0000
> > From: seasun31 at yahoo.com
> > Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Snowpocalypse Now! [Off Topic]
> > To: "George Marinkovich"<skatewash at yahoo.com>,
> > skatedc-bounces at ligemail.lig.net, "Jubran Selim"<sm4sm at aol.com>,
> "WAR
> > Skate List"<skatedc at skatedc.org>
> > Message-ID:
> >
> <1953485186-1265406078-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-817451591- at bda705.bisx.prod.on.blackberry
> >
> >
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
> >
> > The only thing I wanted that the store I went to was out of... Sleds :(
> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: George Marinkovich<skatewash at yahoo.com>
> > Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 13:33:15
> > To: Jubran Selim<sm4sm at aol.com>; WAR Skate List<skatedc at skatedc.org>
> > Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Snowpocalypse Now! [Off Topic]
> >
> > Indeed!? You can't consume those emergency supplies, because if you do
> that then you won't have any emergency supplies left.? Hence the need to
> acquire even more supplies...? At least this cycle keeps people busy enough
> that they never really have the time to think, and realize how dire their
> situation really is.
> >
> > Forget about fragile bones, I now see the best reason to include eggs as
> an essential survival ingredient:? to make French Toast.? A much worthier
> goal.
> >
> > --- On Fri, 2/5/10, Jubran Selim<sm4sm at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> > From: Jubran Selim<sm4sm at aol.com>
> > Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Snowpocalypse Now! [Off Topic]
> > To: "George Marinkovich"<skatewash at yahoo.com>, "WAR Skate List"<
> skatedc at skatedc.org>
> > Date: Friday, February 5, 2010, 4:15 PM
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I think it is important to note, and this is a little documented fact,
> that
> > under no circumstances during a snow emergency are you allowed to consume
> the
> > milk, bread, eggs and toilet paper which you purchased the day before the
> > horrific forecast, which was only three days ago.? You must go back to
> the
> > store and purchase more of everything you bought just those three days
> > ago.
> > ?
> > Researchers are still trying to determine the exact need for this.?
> > Some have postulated that consumers fear that their household population
> might
> > increase during the time of the snow emergency.? Others believe that it
> is
> > merely a primeval reaction, genetically built into us from the days when
> a harsh
> > winter out in the wilderness could mean certain death.? If only we could
> > get our genes to realize that we now live in an age of a 7 eleven or a
> CVS
> > around every corner and that we have developed the technology to clear
> the
> > streets within one or two days of the aforementioned snow emergency.
> > ?
> > One other theory being contemplated is that many consumers worry that
> > snowplow crews will break down in front of their homes and they want to
> have
> > enough supplies to make French Toast for them.
> > ?
> > Right now Home Depot is probably out of snow blowers too.........
> >
> >
> > ?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From:
> > George
> > Marinkovich
> > To: WAR Skate List
> > Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 3:45
> > PM
> > Subject: [SkateDC] Snowpocalypse Now!
> > [Off Topic]
> >
> > coming soon to a major metropolitan area near you... 20 to 30
> > inches of wet heavy snow possible.
> >
> > I hope everyone has had the
> > opportunity before the snow hits to obtain the three absolute
> essentials,
> > without which human life as we know it is unsustainable:
> >
> > 1. milk
> > 2.
> > bread
> > 3. toilet paper *
> >
> > Why are these the three essentials? In
> > addition to providing nourishment and comfort, in an emergency they
> can all be
> > combined to make a fully functional cast. If you add eggs to the mix
> it will
> > set up even quicker. Indeed, some people believe eggs should be added
> as the
> > fourth essential for this very reason, but I would only go this far if
> you
> > know from experience that your bones break easily.
> >
> > Just think, if the
> > Donner party had simply had any two of these three essentials, well,
> we
> > wouldn't even know who they were today. Even if the Donner party had
> only one
> > of the essentials it would have been a different story than the one we
> know
> > today. In fact, if they had only the last essential, while the story
> would
> > have probably turned out more or less the same, I'll bet it would be
> told in a
> > very different way. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Party
> >
> >
> > I
> > happened to be at Costco this afternoon and found the following
> conditions:
> > out of milk (Big deal you say. Maybe, but under normal demand
> conditions
> > Costco stocks enough milk to sell a gallon to every third person who
> lives in
> > Gaithersburg), dangerously low on toilet paper (but still a few
> 48-roll packs
> > remaining so they hadn't resorted to rationing yet), and while bread
> was in
> > short supply it was still available.
> >
> > Speaking of the Donner party, if
> > you become snowbound this weekend you might want to keep a wary eye on
> your
> > companions. Sure, they may not be hungry now, but remember, it's going
> to be a
> > long weekend. Sleep lightly.
> >
> > *
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/05/AR2005120502269.html
> > disputes whether toilet paper is actually one of the three essentials,
> but as
> > someone pointed out: "anyone who eats that much bread and milk
> probably needs
> > all that toilet paper."
> >
> > At times like these it can be a comfort to
> > remember: It's never too late to panic!
> >
> > Best
> > wishes,
> > George
> >
> >
> >
> > ?????
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > SkateDC mailing
> > list
> > SkateDC at ligemail.lig.net
> > http://ligemail.lig.net/mailman/listinfo/skatedc
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 5
> > Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 14:45:48 -0800 (PST)
> > From: George Marinkovich<skatewash at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Snowpocalypse Now! [Off Topic]
> > To: skatedc-bounces at ligemail.lig.net, Jubran Selim<sm4sm at aol.com>,
> > WAR Skate List<skatedc at skatedc.org>, seasun31 at yahoo.com
> > Message-ID:<982316.43999.qm at web38208.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
> >
> > Well, if you don't have a sled, don't think you can use your boogie board
> instead.
> >
> > They seem to be covered in some sort of fabric that tends to grip the
> snow rather than slide on the snow (probably because they were designed to
> used in the water and to be jumped on with wet feet).
> >
> > So trudged up a hill near my house with my boogie board and placed it on
> the top of the slope.? Sat on the board and away we go.? Weeeeeeeeeee...?
> >
> > Only the board wouldn't budge.? No matter what I did to encourage it to
> do so.? This included everything from bouncing up and down on it, to
> scooting it forward by emulating a dog with an impacted anal gland.? Not
> only was this a great deal of work it was entirely fruitless work.
> >
> > Finally decided to use the boogie board like you might on the beach.? You
> know, run up to it, jump on the board, and skim over the shallow water.
> >
> > Ran up to the board (not easy to do in two feet of snow), jumped on it,
> and strangely enough the board did not skim over the snow like it I had
> supposed it would.? In fact, the board did nothing more than sink deeper in
> the snow.? I, however, flew down the hill carried by my momentum.?
> Eventually made contact with the snow leaving an impact crater that looked
> strangely like a snow angel.?? Except in a traditional snow angel I don't
> think it is acceptable for there to be nose and chin impressions.
> >
> > This would have placed pretty high on my list of most embarrassing
> moments except for the fact that I've been working on that list for a very
> long time, and something like this, embarrassing as it may have been,
> doesn't even crack the top 25.
> >
> > Lucky for me, no one actually saw this happen.? So, in the "tree falling
> in the forest making no noise"-sense, it never really happened.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > George
> >
> >
> > --- On Fri, 2/5/10, seasun31 at yahoo.com<seasun31 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > From: seasun31 at yahoo.com<seasun31 at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Snowpocalypse Now! [Off Topic]
> > To: "George Marinkovich"<skatewash at yahoo.com>,
> skatedc-bounces at ligemail.lig.net, "Jubran Selim"<sm4sm at aol.com>, "WAR
> Skate List"<skatedc at skatedc.org>
> > Date: Friday, February 5, 2010, 4:42 PM
> >
> > The only thing I wanted that the store I went to was out of... Sleds :(
> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: George Marinkovich<skatewash at yahoo.com>
> > Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 13:33:15
> > To: Jubran Selim<sm4sm at aol.com>; WAR Skate List<skatedc at skatedc.org>
> > Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Snowpocalypse Now! [Off Topic]
> >
> > Indeed!? You can't consume those emergency supplies, because if you do
> that then you won't have any emergency supplies left.? Hence the need to
> acquire even more supplies...? At least this cycle keeps people busy enough
> that they never really have the time to think, and realize how dire their
> situation really is.
> >
> > Forget about fragile bones, I now see the best reason to include eggs as
> an essential survival ingredient:? to make French Toast.? A much worthier
> goal.
> >
> > --- On Fri, 2/5/10, Jubran Selim<sm4sm at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> > From: Jubran Selim<sm4sm at aol.com>
> > Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Snowpocalypse Now! [Off Topic]
> > To: "George Marinkovich"<skatewash at yahoo.com>, "WAR Skate List"<
> skatedc at skatedc.org>
> > Date: Friday, February 5, 2010, 4:15 PM
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I think it is important to note, and this is a little documented fact,
> that
> > under no circumstances during a snow emergency are you allowed to consume
> the
> > milk, bread, eggs and toilet paper which you purchased the day before the
> > horrific forecast, which was only three days ago.? You must go back to
> the
> > store and purchase more of everything you bought just those three days
> > ago.
> > ?
> > Researchers are still trying to determine the exact need for this.?
> > Some have postulated that consumers fear that their household population
> might
> > increase during the time of the snow emergency.? Others believe that it
> is
> > merely a primeval reaction, genetically built into us from the days when
> a harsh
> > winter out in the wilderness could mean certain death.? If only we could
> > get our genes to realize that we now live in an age of a 7 eleven or a
> CVS
> > around every corner and that we have developed the technology to clear
> the
> > streets within one or two days of the aforementioned snow emergency.
> > ?
> > One other theory being contemplated is that many consumers worry that
> > snowplow crews will break down in front of their homes and they want to
> have
> > enough supplies to make French Toast for them.
> > ?
> > Right now Home Depot is probably out of snow blowers too.........
> >
> >
> > ?
> >
> > ? ----- Original Message -----
> > ? From:
> > ? George
> > ? Marinkovich
> > ? To: WAR Skate List
> > ? Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 3:45
> > ? PM
> > ? Subject: [SkateDC] Snowpocalypse Now!
> > ? [Off Topic]
> > ?
> > coming soon to a major metropolitan area near you... 20 to 30
> > ? inches of wet heavy snow possible.
> >
> > I hope everyone has had the
> > ? opportunity before the snow hits to obtain the three absolute
> essentials,
> > ? without which human life as we know it is unsustainable:
> >
> > 1. milk
> > 2.
> > ? bread
> > 3. toilet paper *
> >
> > Why are these the three essentials? In
> > ? addition to providing nourishment and comfort, in an emergency they can
> all be
> > ? combined to make a fully functional cast. If you add eggs to the mix it
> will
> > ? set up even quicker. Indeed, some people believe eggs should be added
> as the
> > ? fourth essential for this very reason, but I would only go this far if
> you
> > ? know from experience that your bones break easily.
> >
> > Just think, if the
> > ? Donner party had simply had any two of these three essentials, well, we
> > ? wouldn't even know who they were today. Even if the Donner party had
> only one
> > ? of the essentials it would have been a different story than the one we
> know
> > ? today. In fact, if they had only the last essential, while the story
> would
> > ? have probably turned out more or less the same, I'll bet it would be
> told in a
> > ? very different way. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Party
> >
> >
> > I
> > ? happened to be at Costco this afternoon and found the following
> conditions:
> > ? out of milk (Big deal you say. Maybe, but under normal demand
> conditions
> > ? Costco stocks enough milk to sell a gallon to every third person who
> lives in
> > ? Gaithersburg), dangerously low on toilet paper (but still a few 48-roll
> packs
> > ? remaining so they hadn't resorted to rationing yet), and while bread
> was in
> > ? short supply it was still available.
> >
> > Speaking of the Donner party, if
> > ? you become snowbound this weekend you might want to keep a wary eye on
> your
> > ? companions. Sure, they may not be hungry now, but remember, it's going
> to be a
> > ? long weekend. Sleep lightly.
> >
> > *
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/05/AR2005120502269.html
> > ? disputes whether toilet paper is actually one of the three essentials,
> but as
> > ? someone pointed out: "anyone who eats that much bread and milk probably
> needs
> > ? all that toilet paper."
> >
> > At times like these it can be a comfort to
> > ? remember: It's never too late to panic!
> >
> > Best
> > ? wishes,
> > George
> >
> >
> >
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