Preppers’ PING!!
Hat tip to Black Agnes for the heads up on this article!
People always assume it’s gonna happen to the other guy.
At Christmas a few years ago, my dad gave me a “car kit”. It has matches, a flashlight, some kind of freeze dried food and other necessaries in the event of stranding.
Still in my car for the day the need arises, along with other things I’ve added: a change of clothes (doubt they fit anymore, though), some toiletries and a couple of paperback murder mysteries.
And I usually grab some snacks for the glove box every day.
I bet there were a lot of the folks who were stranded on Interstate 65 who WISHED they had some blankets, crackers and peanut butter. To say nothing of an empty container to pee in.
Peeps in Wyo. used to carry in winter in the 70s.
Doesn’t take much, just a little common sense.
Why is this news?
Everyone knows how slippery KY can be.
Why’d they put it on the highway?
Thanks for the ping. I used to drive a 75 mile commute (one way). I always had peanut butter, crackers, juice, candy, and various cans of stuff with pull tabs. Also all the extra stuff to keep warm. In addition a sterno stove and several cans of sterno, medical kit etc.
I can’t believe that any one with half a brain goes out in a car without some basic preparation for emergencies.
Thanks for the ping.
If it’s going to snow 2 feet GTFO the roads...
Of course, the best way to handle driving in a snow storm is . . .
JUST DON’T DO IT, if you can help it.
My kids found an unused hiking backpack in storage and used it for their dad’s Christmas present this year. They called it ‘Operation winter zombie apocalypse preparedness kit’. We had so much fun stuffing that bag with everything we could think of in case he got stuck at work or on the road trying to get home. Food, water, toiletries, blanket, change of clothes, medical kit, oil candles, etc. It was so heavy by the time we finished but all the zippers closed. He keeps it in his truck and we’ll swap out food/water as needed.
With 6 kids, number 7 on the way, I’d need some serious under the seat storage or something to contain what I’d like to have in our van. I’d hate to get stuck somewhere with all the kids. I don’t tend to take very many risk when it comes to leaving the house with all of them but stuff happens. Even if the car just broke down on the side of the road and we had to wait for help, my little kids would suddenly be starving to death. Ha! I do keep a sleeve of crackers and some peanut butter in the car but it wouldn’t last long. I think we’ve depleted the water in there so grateful for the article to remind me!
Nobody died.
At worst, it was a major inconvenience. Jars of peanut butter and crackers would have been nice but it still would have been a miserable experience for most.
More important to me is having a good book to read in the car. I have a Kindle app on my phone but only a few hours of battery life were I to get stranded. Having a traditionally bound and printed book to ready, while stranded, is indispensable.
As always, Kart, an excellent post. ALWAYS be prepared...and with preparation comes BEING AWARE OF THE WORLD AROUND YOU. Which leads me to say...why were THOUSANDS “caught off guard” AFTER the impending heavy snows were warned of DAYS in advance?
Almost everyone carries a smart phone of some type. The National Weather Service, WeatherBug, AccuWeather, EVERY local TV station will send ALERTS of impending weather doom. And then you can plan accordingly to NOT drive if you can avoid it and situations (like Kentucky) can be less severe (less vehicles on the road). NOT everyone is “essential” personnel.