Posted on 12/27/2022 10:41:52 AM PST by Red Badger
Wait - wouldn't or couldn't?
You also need to clear the front of the car, so the fresh air can reach the radiator, and keep the engine temp down, or it’ll overheat and stall-out.
In her video it looks like a van was less than 20 feet away with it’s lights and Hazards on.
Why she didn’t try to walk over to them is beyond me.
“The death toll was released in a statement by officials Monday, who announced that Taylor was one of three motorists found dead in a car, defiantly taking to the road despite a ban on personal road travel that remains in effect.”
Darwin Award.
and I could never imagine living in Florida or similar....don't like the heat, the insects, the snakes, the alligators in every body of water.
That poor child. Even though I live in southern NJ in the winter I always travel with a blanket in the car, a shovel , a bag of rock salt and a battery charger.
“She was going home from work”
When the firetrucks are getting stuck it’s time to stay at work.
To lazy to go back and look but I thought it said she was on her way home from work.
Absolutely. Better to be over-prepaired than under prepared. It never fails that if it looks like rain and I remember my umbrella, the clouds clear by noon.
God bless and rest her young soul.
Definitely sad.
20 bucks back then would fill your tank and buy burgers and fries for all four of you.
I have never heard of plumbers candles but I am ordering some.
Thank you for the tip.
So sad, and so preventable. Plan ahead and put that winter survival kit in your car and this won’t happen to you. A small camp stove, a space blanket, a sleeping bag, a bit of food and water, plus a GPS beacon locator could have saved her life.
There was a winter survival article in Popular Science when I was a kid (a LONG time ago) saying you can rip out the headliner and door insulation in your car to wrap yourself up in warmer materials. It instructed how to use crankcase oil in a hub cap (remember those) to make a smoky signal fire (not much use in a blizzard).
I’ll never forget
We went under an overpass
Came out the other side
There was three feet of snow
I remember the Sterno and candles recommendations from survival articles I read in the 60s. When I travelled all over the western states working in power plants I always had a survival kit with those items in it. A cheap signal mirror and whistle are good, too.
Sad but I agree with you. These kids today literally freeze to death in their cars waiting for someone, most likely the government, to come save them. I suspect she could have pushed herself to find safety. Regardless, she should have tried. The entire family was just posting messages about their girl trapped. Asking others to go help her. I guess they were too far away. I dont think any of them jumped into action.
It did.
We were curious as to whether her work made her go in. Or refused to let her leave early as the weather was getting bad, though I’ve also read that the blizzard came on very fast.
P.S. It’s not necessarily laziness on your part. That is a *long* article and it jumps all over the place.
You can get a large mylar bad for a couple of bucks at any sporting goods store. These will keep you from freezing.
A few years ago a woman got stuck in a sudden blizzard in Wyoming. She had two kids with her. When the truck ran out of gas she dug a snow cave and her and the kids survived in it. A smart resourceful woman.
You’re right. I spent about 18 hours in my car last year in Virginia. I had boots, insulated clothes and a couple other things. Did just fine. Sad for this girl.
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