Chad53916's Comments (444)

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“Cryostatic -- Emergencies and disasters require preciseness, IMO. If it's a rare instance, it's a rare instance -- no need to use an analogy, as analogies often make fools of the brightest men (and women). My sis-in-law was hit three times by lightning, for instance, but she's never seen Rime Ice. And, she lives just far enough from the Denver airport for Rime Ice to become an incident for her -- as it was for this family in Brush, CO.

Chad - thanks!”

“You know you're wrong (LOL)”

“How many copies of which, the book or the tape?”

“Turn them backwards and upside-down.”

“You mean Phux News?”

“You do realize that this is an LA Times article yes?”

“yes they are so doggedly patriotic that they misstate the pledge of allegiance and mix up the constitution with the declaration of independen­ce..and these are their leaders!..­.they are the gift that keeps giving..”

“Yeah..its not the wondows..t­hats the WAY OUT..its the doors...do not open the door..just go out the window..an­d..in 12' of water...th­er is no real pressure..­.my ears don't even plug up at that depth..tha­ts the deep end of the pool...was the water freezing?.­..maybe they all tried to get out at the same time and got tangled up...or the windows WOULD'NT roll down..I alway's wonder how that works in ELECTRIC windows...”

“My condolences to the family. This was a horrible accident.

advice:
If in a submerged or submerging car, first attempt to lower the windows with one hand and unbuckle the seat belt with the other. If the windows won't open, one needs to bust out the windshield by kicking it outwards with your feet. Most windshields are made to pop out if you kick hard enough.




A 2- to 10-minute lapse exists before a vehicle sinks.

unlock doors, roll down windows or sunroof. A door opens when the water is above your knees, but as it descends this option is gone.

Release seatbelts before you submerge. Help children or elderly.

Break the side window before you submerge if you were unable to open it or the door. Try kicking at the glass. Use a hammer or pointed tool available in the car. A window punch tool works above and below water. Apply force to the corner of the glass not the center.

Try to exit through the trunk before submerged if windows and doors remain closed. Many cars are equipped with rear fold down seats to access the trunk. Know the location of the hanging trunk release pull. Release this and swim out.



Take a long last breathe before the car's interior completely fills with water.

Push open a door if unlocked. The inside pressure is equal to the outside. If you are in a river, open the door opposite the river flow.”

“Everyone who lives and drives near water should carry a hammer or a special window breaking tool where the driver & passengers can reach it. Breaking a window will let the water in of course but it also lets the people out. Once there is equal water in and out of the vehicle, the pressure differential is lost and the doors can be opened. It takes a lot to remain calm in that situation though.”

“I thought that they showed that many times power windows will continue to operate even if the vehicle is underwater.

I could be mistaken.”

“The pressure does not prevent the windows from opening, since they are not being moved against the water, as a door is. If the power window still works, or they are manual, they will easily roll down.”

“Excellent post, I like the way you think”

“So our choices are to eliminate all of the people over there (civilians, women and children included), or leave. Why does the president insist we can win the war by half fighting it?”

“Exactly. Horses don't "ram" cars. Cars impose themselves where a horse was walking because the person in the car is on a crusade against a) people riding horses b) people drinking c) people not like them.

Seriously, you do not own a horse and live in the middle of the city. You own a horse and live out in the sticks. Someone was probably angry at the person riding the horse, and of course, she got arrested after getting harassed by a cop. Being female in rural areas and having a beer amounts to being "blitzed" if a male gets angry and picks up the phone.”