Reality strikes home when the infrastructure and roadways get overwhelmed by mass numbers, in extreme heat
(here it is transportation and facilities unable to handle mass civilian movement on major highways)
The advantages of being prepared, having food and water supplies, anticipating and planning ahead fuel needs,
and the need for a 'go bag'(suitable for the season).
There is currently a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico that may soon become a Hurricane and then linger and wander, thus swamping the area.
Some TV weathermen state that some locations could receive as much as 23 inches of rain
If you don't have a 'go bag'- make one for yourself and family (suggestions: personal ID, cash, credit cards, changes of underwear & clothes, water supplies, hand-held food/nutrition bars,
cellphone and charger, glasses, medications, etc.)
Also, don't forget to change it out according to the change in seasons
Hat Tip to DuncanWaring for an excellent de-briefing and assessment on an over-loaded infrastructure in the absence of crisis.
Thanks!
I was thinking about this on the way home, on Interstate 5.
It practically shows that planning to escape is basically a crap shoot - with the crap ending it for about 98% of the people trying.
I5 was bumper to bumper for pretty much the entire way home. It started to “thin out” after about 100 miles.
I was well equipped and had no problem taking off ramps and catching 1/2 an hour of sleep at a time. I had plenty of food and liquids, so was OK. But if it were a real situation, I would not even try it. Imagine that you yourself are all ready and have a full tank of gas and get on the road... you immediately are running stop and go and soon, very soon, you are stuck behind an electric car that just ran out of juice!
For my eclipse report, see
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3578867/posts?page=152#152
Packets of ‘wet wipes’ for whore bathing should be included in a ‘go-bag’.