Posted on 07/27/2024 6:55:09 PM PDT by Drago
"An overturned big rig and resulting hazmat situation left motorists stranded in the desert just off the crucial interstate between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, and as the situation progresses, concerns about food, water and fuel are increasing."
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My father was ticketed for speeding on that highway, for driving over 100MPH.
Good idea to put a sign on them so I could keep my distance.
I like to keep my gear in a backpack which also makes it easier to carry a gas can if that is the situation, or for carrying gear if I have to leave the car, and gear means winter boots and extra socks for a winter hike for gas or to seek help.
For summer I include 2 survival blankets that have one side reflective and paracord for reducing the sun on the car if in the desert, also a sun reflective umbrella for working on the car or hiking out.
better living thru chemistry...
Always carry a food and water kit esp on that Vegas drive.
Aren’t there any back roads, alternate routes to take? Aren’t there any paces that people can cross the median and go back where they came from? Baaa!!!!
In Canada, 2 recent EV stories. Ford decided to not build an EV auto factory, opting to produce heavier duty, hydrocarbon-powered trucks. A Canadian EV battery factory has been canceled. Both cited the declining EV market.
The smoke is toxic
Where are you going to find sand in a desert???
No, not really any back roads or alternate routes that anything but a high clearance 4WD could drive on, and even then, wouldn't take anyone where they want to go. I've been all over that part of the Mojave Desert in the back country and it's pretty remote and rugged, but yes, they could cross the median head back, that's what I would do.
Badwater Basin?
No, You are in the middle of nowhere.
Why can’t they just turn around and go back to where they came from?
If it’s still burning tomorrow morning, I should be able to see it when I fly home from the river
I have read that sand smothers the fire.one can use baking soda. Thermal blankets. Etc. Carbon dioxide can help smother...but the fire has to be cooled also.
Is it possible that this is a terrorist attack? There are lots of ways to make out of control systems cause lots of damage and loss of life.
What? And miss your chance to eat at the few remaining buffets in Vegas? And the chance to lose lots of hard earned money?
In 2012 I retired from my job in Maryland and drove cross country to Oregon in early October with my BIL as co-driver. I worked inside NSA contractor security for 24 years, so I considered myself a professional paranoid.
I packed emergency cold weather gear for two, a weeks worth of MRIs, flares, chem lights, hand warmers, even crampons that attach to boots. That’s a lot of stuff to cram into a sports car.
It stayed hot the whole way, except for the two days and one night in central Wyoming. We did stay one day ahead of wind warnings and road closures on I-80 from Eastern Nebraska to Utah.
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