This Guy that I`m pretty close too!

woke up very early one morning in the winter with snow on the ground (having had a discussion the night before with his wife about how she was looking forward to having a "sleep in" as she wasn`t under pressure to get up early) Went down to the Kitchen to make cofee and to let the daughters dog out into the garden (they were dog sitting for the daughter).

Dressed only in a dressing gown (Robe) he went to the bottom of the adjoing garage and opened the rear personel door and the dog was off like a rocket down to the bottom of the garden to do its usual abloutions. Upon his return through the garage to the house personel door, he realised that the door had closed and upon trying to open it found that it was latched shut! :o((.

He pondered calling his wife from the garden and tried to awaken her by gently throwing stones up at the bedroom window, and when that didnt work he contemplated using a ladder to climb and actively bang on the window, but thought that would cause panic in the bedroom and declined that course of action .

So what to do? his immersion suit was at his boat as were all his ocean weatherproof. the only thing remaining to get warm in, was his wifes car which he opened and finding a small travel blanket he climbed in and managed to get a little protection from the cold. Tempted to start the car he opened the front door of the garage for ventilation and ran the car with the heater on until it got warm inside and the dog had come in from the garden exploration.

So there they sat with the car ( and them) slowly going cold, as he had shut the garage door and switched off the engine. The dog woke him up by licking his face and he found that he was shivering uncontrollably and two hours had passed since he first sat in the car.

The dog was cold and needed a leak as did he! the sun was not quite over the horizon and his wife still wasn`t awake( it was only 06-00 in the morning by now).

He got out of the car and ran hot water from the garage sink, on to his wrists to help him to warm his hands and took the dog out into the snow, playing ketch with it to get warm (you ever tried this in the dark? you throw the ball and then troop off down the garden ( in crocks) to try and find the Bloody thing, only to be pipped at the post as the dog gets the scent first). Upon returning to the car, he opened the front garage door and started the car again to create a warm environment where he could warm up and possibly catch up on his sleep once again. which he did, Only this time he was awakened by his wife with the words "what are you both doing in here here?" exclaiming that he had given her a shock as she couldn`t find either him or the dog anywhere. Thats Gratitude for you? she got her sleep in though. What a self less thought? Christ it was cold! :o(( Blo*dy cold :o(( am I a Pillock or what!!!!! :o))