"I cannot fathom their frustration at having been there now for OVER 24 hours!!"
We went home for Christmas one year from NC to MO. It usually took us 11 hours. Everyone left at the same time trying to get ahead of an ice storm headed our way. We didn't make it! Took us 22 hours to get home with a 2 month old baby in the car. There's something I'm not likely to repeat!
I hope all these people are keeping their spirits up! It's hard to remain positive and kind to each other under such stressful conditions. May God be with them!!!
I wouldn't want to repeat that either!
My husband was in Jacksonville during Floyd (before it came up the coast to NC) and he had to evacuate along I-10. It was stop and go all the way to Tallahassee where he went to his sister's house.
He said the people around him actually made it fun. They stopped along the road, got out, talked, made friends, etc..Tried to find ways to pass the time.
Normally he's not a patient guy. I'm glad he a good group of people to hang out with. And gas for his car. I feel so bad for the people in Texas.
I once sat in traffic for 7.5 hours driving just 19 miles in Texas, from west Dallas to Fort Worth. People actually got out of their cars, sat around in lawn chairs, walked ahead to convenience stores, etc. I blamed Bush for all of it, cuz he was the governor in Texas.
Of course, that was for a NASCAR race.