 Poster: A snowHead
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The curse of the 2 Alpes Discos continues, only this time with a happy ending.
At 4am on Wednesday morning a young irish girl clad only in a crop top and mini skirt left one of the Deux Alpes Discos and found herself in the notorious Combe de Venosc far from the hiking path. Despite a huge amount of alcohol in her body (according to journalists but no one seems to have given actual figures) she was able to call 112 but was unable to give the rescue services her position or remember her phone number. Their system didn't show her number so they asked her to hang up and call her dad in Ireland and ask him to call the CRS des Alpes in Grenoble. In a state of some distress he was able to supply the mobile number which enabled the CRS to send an SMS to the girl which she clicked on to identify her location. It was now 7am.
When she was finally rescued she had a mild hypothermia and some superficial bruising due to falls in the woods as she tried to find her way. "We can say it is a Christmas miracle because alone, with little clothing, she would not have survived long" according to the police. "The area is notorious for drunks falling to their deaths so we were really relieved to find her." The authorities warned "it is not because that you are boogying in a night club that you can do out dressed like a slut [are you sure they said that? Ed.], revellers should be clothed for the high mountains, Canada Goose or North Face are a minimum, even Moncler".
The young Irish lady is recovering at Grenoble hospital.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@davidof, God, that could have been horrible, but great account! 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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If I'd been out in Hampshire in a vest top and mini skirt I'd definitely not survive the night! I'd be praying for death before 2 am.
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The authorities warned "it is not because that you are boogying in a night club that you can do out dressed like a slut, revellers should be clothed for the high mountains, Canada Goose or North Face are a minimum".
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Sounds like it was written by the authorities Nana.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I am told that on the Varsity trip you're not allowed into their designated clubs unless you're appropriately dressed for the walk home. That would be a sensible campaign for the resorts' night clubs to join in on.
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Top work by the rescue services. One does wonder just how much tax payers money should be prioritised on rescuing people who get drunk and fall down icy cliffs in their knickers.
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| pam w wrote: |
| Top work by the rescue services. One does wonder just how much tax payers money should be prioritised on rescuing people who get drunk and fall down icy cliffs in their knickers. |
They've got to be rescued, of course, but fines should be imposed.
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“At 4am on Wednesday morning”
= breaking? I think this should be clearly marked.
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Daily Fail version of the story.......|https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12925453/Miracle-escape-drunk-Irish-woman-19-leaving-French-Alps-nightclub-T-shirt-shorts-getting-lost-forest-sub-zero-temperatures.html
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| James the Last wrote: |
| I am told that on the Varsity trip you're not allowed into their designated clubs unless you're appropriately dressed for the walk home. That would be a sensible campaign for the resorts' night clubs to join in on. |
Surely they should be checking on the way out.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| James the Last wrote: |
| I am told that on the Varsity trip you're not allowed into their designated clubs unless you're appropriately dressed for the walk home. That would be a sensible campaign for the resorts' night clubs to join in on. |
But would they be rejected for wearing a cheapo jacket from Lidl?
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You know it makes sense.
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String vest and a kilt?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Quite a few years ago we were driving to Glencoe on New year's eve, in dense freezing fog we lost the route and ended up driving through the middle of Glasgow at midnight, at minus 10c. I was impressed that the girls walking around in mini-skirts and boob tubes were very sensible, they were carrying coats over their arms - minus 10 and freezing fog obviously wasn't cold enough to actually put the coats on!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Top work by the rescue services. One does wonder just how much tax payers money should be prioritised on rescuing people who get drunk and fall down icy cliffs in their knickers.
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@pam w, You are assuming that they are wearing knickers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Yes, I know. I'm so naive, @johnE.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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In NZ you get one drunk ambulance ride and a+e attendance. You get get an itemized bill (couple of grand as I recall) and told next time it’s on you.
This seems fair. Everyone makes mistakes, but twice is careless.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| mountainaddict wrote: |
Makes you proud...  |
French TV news getting its knickers in a bunch about temperatures maybe reaching 0 degrees on Tuesday in some towns... like it's winter ! They've gone soft with globalwarming. 30 years ago you'd get -20C in winter in Grenoble.
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| davidof wrote: |
| mountainaddict wrote: |
| Makes you proud... |
French TV news getting its knickers in a bunch about temperatures maybe reaching 0 degrees on Tuesday in some towns... like it's winter ! They've gone soft with globalwarming. 30 years ago you'd get -20C in winter in Grenoble. |
And tomorrow in Sunderland it'll be 3 deg C - Newcastle fans will be visiting and many will be almost naked - should we be worried? Blankies at the ready?
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@Scamper, as someone from Sundlerland...niver worry man.
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| holidayloverxx wrote: |
| @Scamper, as someone from Sundlerland...niver worry man. |
I'm trying not to....
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