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If it WAS the end of the world...could you survive?
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But I discovered nothing else but depraved, excessive superstition. Pliny the younger -
Originally posted by Old Hack View PostIt's a yes for me, although with a lower percentage than I expected; what's wrong with hiding in a cave in a lightening storm? ...
Also, if the cave is more like a pothole, with a narrow entrance and a stream running in, you could easily be trapped and drowned if the trickle became a flood during the rain.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostIf this test is geographically geared for Septics, and you (or they) are in the wilderness, I imagine bears and mountain lions also like to hide in caves during a storm.
Also, if the cave is more like a pothole, with a narrow entrance and a stream running in, you could easily be trapped and drowned if the trickle became a flood during the rain.Comment
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Originally posted by Old Hack View PostAll good points. I was thinking a nice Devonian one without all of those nasties.
7. Don’t hide in small caves or under overhangs.
Sitting under an overhang or in a small cave is asking for trouble since lightning will jump the gap from top to bottom by passing through you. I had a friend killed by lightning on Pikes Peak when he sat under a boulder overhang above timberline to wait out a storm.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostAh, you've done it on a bridge too; another thing we have in common!"Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Originally posted by cailin maith View PostAnd me - although it wasn't the mushrooms that got me, it was trying to get warm by rubbing my arms as opposed to lighting the fire who knew eh?Comment
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