Posted on 02/09/2010 10:16:13 PM PST by nickcarraway
An Indiana man lost for four days after his car became lodged in deep snow said he survived on Mountain Dew and mountain snow.
Jason Pede, 31, said he was on his way from Dulce, N.M., to Aspen, Colo., on a rescue dog delivery when his Lincoln Navigator became lodged in deep snow on a small country road off Highway 114 near Saguache, Colo., KMGH-TV, Denver, reported Monday.
Pede said he stayed in the car, surviving on a diet of Mountain Dew and snow, and found his electronic communication devices were not functioning in the weather. He said he burned small items to keep warm but eventually decided to brave the cold to search for existence.
Pede was found Sunday morning walking into Amarillo, Texas. He said he felt healthy but hungry and looked forward to reuniting with his family.
The dog, an Australian Shepherd, was found in Pede's car and taken to an Aspen vet for treatment.
Somehow, I think he was really searching for assistance. Sounds like UPI is hiring illiterates these days.
Also note: "Rescue dog," in this instance, probably means that the dog had been rescued by an animal rescue organization (after it had been abandoned), and the dog was being transported by this man to his new home. These organizations often find people to volunteer to drive rescued animals for segments of a long-distance trip, so that no one has to end up driving the animal all the way across several states.
The UPI editor should stop bringing those little silver flasks to work.
The cat is focused. Poor mouse in a hoop o’ trouble.
It could be a dog rescued from being put to sleep.
The dog was probably wondering how well that was working out when he was trapped under snow, in a car, drinking Mountain Dew with a crazy man.
Dude was on mescaline.
He must’ve been ready for that 32 oz steak at the Big Texan and I’ll bet the dog was too.
I believe you are correct:
Fella survived on Mountain Dew?
I think we’ve found your secret, my FRiend! LOL
Like that time I got disoriented in Madrid and ended up in Shanghai with a chinese wife and 4 kids! Uncanny!
*Snicker*
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Cabin Fever, CATCH IT!
He’s apparently a member or volunteer for a pet rescue organization.
how much snow have ya gotten in Nashville area this week?
This week ? We got a bit over an inch late Monday evening, but because the temps were RISING as it got into overnight, it turned from snow to sleet to rain and washed a lot of it away by Tuesday morning (they still cancelled school as a precaution, since while I get my street cleared swiftly as an emergency vehicle primary route, some sections of NW Davidson County are rural and the roads there can be treacherous and slow to clear and melt). The sun has melted all but about 85-90% by today. Between Tuesday and the stuff from almost 2 weeks ago, they’ve already used up the snow days for the year. We don’t get all that much snow as we used to in the ‘70s and ‘80s, so that was a rare event the other week getting that much.
Hell I thought the Taos Hum was a hooker with a speciality for years....
It happens !.
we just got 2” of snow today giving us a total for the month of .... 2”!. Hype! huge blizzard. Guess those folks in Philly will have to learn to head north for the winter.
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