If there is enough snow on the ground to make it safe by cushioning your fall it will also have the unforeseen side effect of covering obstacles like that bird bath under the window.
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OUCH! I know whereof I speak…don’t do it!
It depends in the snow is packed or fluffy; too fluffy, you’ll go right through, too hard, you will stop too quickly. Four feet of thick but not packed snow seems reasonable.
Umm. First story windows.. the bathroom ones are fake.
There are two bedroom windows, but one opens right above the hot tub, and one is also covered by snow.
Anyone else thinking of the Mythbusters jailbreak episode?
I would shove a mattress out the window then aim to land on that in a spread-out fashion. Then I would try to find my phone to call an ambulance chopper.
If tomorrow you report that you’re still alive, maybe I’ll give it a go. (That is, if there’s enough snow. It’s snowing now, about 2 inches so far, but it’s supposed to continue all night long.)
@petethepothead – Pete, if you ain’t got two feet, you ain’t got a chance. Happy landings. Try to land on your side, broken collar bones heal quicker than broken legs, but broken ribs are a REAL bitch. Have fun.
@rangerr – I’m sorry if you took the prostitute thing seriously. It was meant as a joke, that’s why I put the (wink, wink) in there. I would never presume to call someone that as a serious thing. I apologize, sincerely.
@rangerr – Again, meant to be kinda tongue in cheek. I’ve done some silly things, broken some bones because of it. Me personally, I wouldn’t jump out of a window unless the house was on fire or I was being chased by Freddie Kreuger, but hey…to each their own. @petethepothead – If I offended you, sorry. The advice is still sound.
At any rate, I said “about 2 inches so far, but it’s supposed to continue all night long. Now we have about 8 inches, and it’s still falling steadily .