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Originally Posted by Guinness
Haha..love it Eric.. "We do have unfavourable driving conditions right across the Greater Toronto Area right now, so it's a wonderful opportunity to remind everybody to turn your headlights on, slow down, be aware of your stopping distances."
Bearing in mind you lot could be hundreds of miles from the nearest emergency serices...
Over here..we get 'we've run out of grit again guys, for gods sake don't go out unless you have to'....and chances are we are no more than 10 miles from emergency help  |
Hundreds of miles, eh.
Certainly not in the GTA, which has a population of over five and a half million.
But there are places in this great land of ours where everyone ... that's everyone with half a brain ... carries a survival kit in the car. I still do. It's a habit I got into when I was a flatlander out in Saskatchewan ... it's about 2x the size of England with a population of around one million, most of them in the south. Emergency services in Canada are great. If they know where you are ... and these are the days of GPS ... they will get to you. And if they don't know where you are they will look long and hard. Having some flares in the trunk of your car is also a big help. A few candles, food, some sterno, and a fully charged booster pack are good too. Oh and don't forget your sleeping bag. Not the female one; the one good for -40.
