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National Guard, Salvation Army Helping People Stranded On Turnpike
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Posted on 01/23/2016 4:02:34 PM PST by tcrlaf
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Literally thousands of people are trapped on the Penn Turnpike around the Alleghany Tunnel, including hundreds of kids from several states in charter buses that attended the March-For-Life rally in DC (ZERO press coverage, of course), and a couple of college sports teams, as well as hundreds of trucks, and cars.
Been listening to the Scanner feed of turnpike police for a couple of hours now, since my nephew is one of the cops in this mess. It's a real mess. They are trying to get food up there, and get people out.
Many have already spent one night on the mountain, and are looking at staying tonight, as well.
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posted on
01/23/2016 4:02:34 PM PST
by
tcrlaf
To: tcrlaf
That is dreadful——and scary if you’re in one of those cars.
It happened to a friend of ours pre-cell phone days and he said it was a dreadful experience since he didn’t have a clue about what was going on.
He was there all night-——sitting and wondering.
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posted on
01/23/2016 4:06:54 PM PST
by
Mears
To: tcrlaf
Duquesne men's basketball team spent last night stuck on the highway, and is still there.
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posted on
01/23/2016 4:08:18 PM PST
by
tcrlaf
(They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
To: Mears
Spent one of those kind of nights out on the Indiana turnpike once...
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posted on
01/23/2016 4:09:20 PM PST
by
tcrlaf
(They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
To: tcrlaf
Oh man!
I travel the turnpike fairly often. Can’t imagine how they are dealing with Laurel Mountain.
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posted on
01/23/2016 4:11:55 PM PST
by
sauropod
(I am His and He is mine.)
To: tcrlaf
I can still remember my Dad driving the family back to Ohio from New Jersey in a snowstorm on the Pensy Turnpike, at night. Even the truckers weren’t running. The car was a ‘63/’64 Chevy I think.
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posted on
01/23/2016 4:12:12 PM PST
by
USMCPOP
(Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
To: tcrlaf
LOTS of pics on Twitter, this is from WTAE-TV of a REAL Snowstorm Trooper
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posted on
01/23/2016 4:12:32 PM PST
by
tcrlaf
(They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
To: tcrlaf
Its as if it has never snowed there before and folks were unaware that the snow was forcasted.
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posted on
01/23/2016 4:12:43 PM PST
by
mylife
To: tcrlaf
The Right-to-life kids from several states built a snow altar, so they could hold mass this afternoon. This is cool...
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posted on
01/23/2016 4:15:32 PM PST
by
tcrlaf
(They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
To: tcrlaf
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posted on
01/23/2016 4:16:10 PM PST
by
tcrlaf
(They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
To: tcrlaf
LOL!
That stuff looks like the wet stuff.
The worst kind.
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posted on
01/23/2016 4:16:26 PM PST
by
mylife
To: tcrlaf
CNN has covered a bus that was stuck, with live interview.
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posted on
01/23/2016 4:17:46 PM PST
by
PghBaldy
(12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
To: tcrlaf
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posted on
01/23/2016 4:17:58 PM PST
by
mylife
To: tcrlaf
Just hung up with my sis in Philly. Said it was really coming down.
To: mylife
I know....
Back when i lived at Lake Tahoe i would see 3 to 5 feet of snow fall in one day, and yet Caltrans had it cleared in 24 hours so people could get to the casinos at Stateline.
Maybe they should commandeer a fleet of International corn harvesters, chain up the tires, add a giant propane tank and a fire cannon.
Hey its been done in Britain.....
To: mylife
Depends upon your perspective. It’s the worst for driving and clearing the roads, but the best for snowballs, snowmen and snow forts.
To: tcrlaf
Wow. So this is different than the one in Kentucky? I read about something similar there..
What a nightmare for these people. May God protect them.
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posted on
01/23/2016 4:20:05 PM PST
by
SE Mom
(Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
To: tcrlaf
These are kids from my parish!
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posted on
01/23/2016 4:20:33 PM PST
by
longfellowsmuse
(last of the living nomads)
To: tcrlaf
Question, why weren’t these highways shut down. All knew a big snow event was coming
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posted on
01/23/2016 4:22:02 PM PST
by
RginTN
(Donald J Trump- why would the people of Ky want a rookie senator when they have Sen Mitch Mcconnell)
To: RginTN
The storm track changed rather quickly and unexpectedly. Southern PA was not in the crosshairs of the big accumulations as far as any forecast until fairly late in the game, with the snow already coming down.
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