On the Long Island Expressway, Cold, Hungry and Stranded

The New York Times ^ | February 9, 2013 | NATE SCHWEBER and VIVIAN YEE

[editor-surveyor]

All had substantial warning, and are responsible for their own situation.

Let the crying begin.

[PA Engineer]

The NYT interviewed these people, then DIDN’T help them...?

Yes. Wow.

[editor-surveyor]

>> “Who does this kind of thing, needlessly, with only a bottle of mouthwash for sustenance?” <<

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Mensa candidates; its a part of the initiation.

[PA Engineer]

I live in Rapid City, actually just west of it in the Hills

Stay safe. I'm trying to remember and think the storm was in 78. Just married and the Wife was doing the first year of her Public Health payback at Sioux San. We got dumped on and I went and shoveled for about an hour before I realized something was wrong. It seemed brighter for some reason than the normal post storm sun shine. It finally donned on me that the neighbors garage had blown away down the mountain. LOL. Those formative years.

[editor-surveyor]

>> “In my car, I have three days of food and water for the family (with careful rationing), spare boots and coats, flashlights, Sterno, matches, and more other gear than this woman can imagine. It’s all packed neatly - but no Listerine” <<

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Ditto!

We have tools, chains, lights, blankets, jackets, sterno & stove, food and water in all of our cars.

What kind of idiot wouldn’t?

[PA Engineer]

They were about 4-6 hours off course. EVERY site I went to, even weather underground, were off.

Dude?

[editor-surveyor]

Bet she is a charter member of “Occupy.”

[Rome2000]

Tard should be able to crawl like a toddler back home ONE MILE if all else fails.

The communists and perverts have won.

Bug out or reset.

[who knows what evil?]

...one of those ‘stay off I-90 east of town nights’, eh?

[kcvl]

Lorna Jones is a New York Public Authority Employee - Lorna Jones is employed as a Special Officer in the New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation division of the Municipal Authorities agency.

[Mears]

” Since she was relatively close, why didn’t she just get out and hoof it? “

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Hoofing it in a blinding snowstorm is awful. I had to do it just once and I truly thought that was the end of me.

I was dressed appropriately and I was only 25 years old.

I’ll never forget it and it was 55 years ago.

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[Road Glide]

“This is why Cadillac Deval banned driving on roadways here in MA. People are idiots.”

I’m in Connecticut, but in my travels around I’ve observed that the WORST drivers I’ve ever observed are those from Massachusetts. In view of that, perhaps Deval’s edict wasn’t as unwise at it seems.

Freepers excepted, of course!

[Hoodat]

And never say “that’s not the way we did it up north”.

You got that right. We used to have bumper stickers here in Georgia which read, "I don't give a damn how you did it up North".

[gitmo]

How many storms of the century have we had so far in this century?

[NoGrayZone]

No. I’m a girl.

[gitmo]

Why hasn’t FEMA rescued everybody? Are they going to gather in the Superdome?

[PA Engineer]

Lorna Jones is a New York Public Authority Employee - Lorna Jones is employed as a Special Officer in the New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation division of the Municipal Authorities agency.

Interesting. Thanks. Just another foot soldier in the golden horde.

[PA Engineer]

No. I’m a girl.

I know. I was giving you an out.

[GOPJ]

How is it we all know she’s a democrat?

[Grams A]

Snowstorms are not to be taken lightly but I never have been able to just sit and wait real well. But you did have an opportunity to find out what you were made of that day and that is worth a whole lot. Life is often just forcing yourself to put one foot in front of the other, regardless of what lies ahead. Glad you made it. Lots of people won’t even try to help themselves anymore.