I was just watching Jericho on CBS, which I like, but man this episode had some stupid parts.
For one, a large part of the plot was that people were migrating south because they couldn't handle winter in Dakota.
I thought maybe they were trying to make a stupid political statement like in The Day After Tommorow where American's are prevented from fleeing to Mexico to escape the cold...
What is stupid of course about that whole concept is that Natives and early European settlers had no problems living in the Northern US during the winter and they did not have gortex, fiberglass insulation, weatherstripping, a closet full of clothes, or double/triple paned windows. Humans survived the last ice age without any of that.
Seriously... if you're cold, put on your snowpants and a knit cap and cuddle down by the fire. Don't sit around in a t shirt with no hat on and complain.
Then they got stuck out on a road with a truck rollover and had all their gear stolen and the one guy has his leg pinned under the truck. The guy who can walk goes and picks up a bunch of dead grass and I think "Ha, smart." Then I end up disappointed because he makes a pillow with the grass and does not use it for insulation. He should have insulated his friend underneath to get him off the cold ground, and on top to trap body heat.
The he keeps complaining about the cold but he doesn't do the most important thing, share body heat. He should have laid down on top of his friend. That is the #1 survival thing you can do, share body heat. If you ever watch those Navy Seal training shows on the Discovery Channel you'll see the seals in the ice cold atlanta come out, strip down, and hug each other all night long to stay alive. The human body produces tremendous heat, and with multiple bodies together you end up with excess that can help keep you all warm.
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