[speaker001:] What are we going to do? I can't get the car out of this ditch. I'm stuck!
[speaker002:] I'm worried, Tom. I haven't seen any other cars for almost an hour.
[speaker001:] I know. This is terrible. What can we do? This snow doesn't stop falling!
[speaker002:] I told you we should have stayed in town today.The weather report said 100 percent chance of snow.Why did you want to come up here?
[speaker001:] I wanted to show you the cabin. We only had another half-hour to go.
[speaker002:] Well, now we're stuck. What can we do?
[speaker001:] I don't know.
[speaker002:] I've heard that when this happens, it's important to save energy.
[speaker001:] What do you mean?
[speaker002:] We're stranded here, Tom. We may be here a long time.We need to conserve the gas in the car. The car's energy is what will keep us warm.
[speaker001:] I have plenty of gas.
[speaker002:] Yes, but the gas and the battery both have to stay working.We can't just let the car run and run.If we do, it will die soon. Then we'll freeze.
[speaker001:] So what can we do?
[speaker002:] Turn the lights off.Then, run the car and the heater only about fifteen minutes every hour.That will conserve the heat as long as possible.
[speaker001:] Alright. That's a good idea.
[speaker002:] I wish we hadn't come up here. Now we'll probably be here for days.
[speaker001:] Days?
[speaker002:] Yes, it happens.That is what happens in big snowstorms. People get stranded for days.
[speaker001:] Oh, my God! It's good we have food.
[speaker002:] Probably we'll survive.But turn the car off for about forty-five minutes. Then we'll turn it on again.
[speaker001:] Okay, I'll follow your advice.