'People are going to die': Furious drivers snowed-in on Virginia's I-95 for more than 20 HOURS demand Gov. Northam speed up rescue efforts as they run out of gas and water - and call DoorDash for food! [Tim Kaine stuck}

U.K. Daily Mail ^ | 1/4/2021 | Shannon Thaler

[simpson96]

Furious drivers stranded on I-95 in Virginia for more than 20 hours without gas, food and water are demanding that Governor Ralph Northam speed up rescue efforts as they resort to calling DoorDash in a dire effort to get food.

'We have to find a way to get national guard here. Diabetics and babies down here. People are going die here,' a friend told NBC's Jim Scarborough, who tweeted the quote in a plea to get people rescued faster as the 50-mile stretch of highway south of the nation’s capital was still closed Tuesday morning after six tractor-trailers jackknifed the day before.

Jim DeFede, who has been stuck on the interstate just south of Quantico for the past 24 hours, called I-95 'a complete parking lot' and was growing angry as his woes weren't answered and emergency personnel were not coming to his rescue.

'I don't know who's in charge but somebody better do something because there are cars and families just trapped here this entire time and nobody seems to be coming.

'I haven't seen a state trooper in at least 12 hours. I haven't seen a tow truck in at least 14 hours,' DeFede said in a video posted to Twitter.

Meanwhile, it appeared as though Northam was hoping the sun would help melt the snow and clear traffic. 'Sunlight is expected to help @VaDOT clear the road,' he said on Twitter.

But DeFede said that as of this morning, the road was still covered in ice.(snip)

Virginia State Senator Tim Kaine (snip) revealed that he is one of the people stuck in the snowy pile-up in a tweet early Tuesday that read: 'I started my normal 2 hour drive to DC at 1pm yesterday. 19 hours later, I’m still not near the Capitol.'

[Elsie]

Jim DeFede, who has been stuck on the interstate just south of Quantico for the past 24 hours, called I-95 'a complete parking lot' and was growing angry as his woes weren't answered and emergency personnel were not coming to his rescue.

[Elsie]

'I don't know who's in charge but somebody better do something because there are cars and families just trapped here this entire time and nobody seems to be coming.'

Something other than bitch?

[Elsie]

Now we’ll have an undeniable test of how well them electric cars do in situations like this.

[Elsie]

HEY!

[Elsie]

If your battery dies in your Tesla?

I think you mean "when".

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Cowboy Poetry

by Bill Jones

 

 

 

Jake, the rancher, went one day
to fix a distant fence.
The wind was cold and gusty
and the clouds rolled gray and dense.

As he pounded the last staples in
and gathered tools to go,
The temperature had fallen,
the wind and snow began to blow.

When he finally reached his pickup,
he felt a heavy heart.
From the sound of that ignition,
he knew it wouldn't start.

So Jake did what most of us
would do if we had been there.
He humbly bowed his balding head
and sent aloft a prayer.

As he turned the key for the last time,
he softly cursed his luck.
They found him three days later,
frozen stiff in that old truck.

Now Jake had been around in life
and done his share of roaming.
But when he saw Heaven, he was shocked --
it looked just like Wyoming!

Of all the saints in Heaven,
his favorite was St. Peter.
(Now, this line ain't needed
but it helps with rhyme and meter)

So they set and talked a minute or two,
or maybe it was three.
Nobody was keeping' score --
in Heaven time is free.

"I've always heard," Jake said to Pete,
"that God will answer prayer,
But one time I asked for help,
well, he just plain wasn't there."

"Does God answer prayers of some,
and ignore the prayers of others?
That don't seem exactly square --
I know all men are brothers."

"Or does he randomly reply,
without good rhyme or reason?
Maybe, it's the time of day,
the weather or the season."

"Now I ain't trying to act smart,
it's just the way I feel.
And I was wondering', could you tell me --
what the heck's the deal?!"

Peter listened very patiently
and when Jake was done,
There were smiles of recognition,
and he said, "So, you're the one!!"

"That day your truck, it wouldn't start,
and you sent your prayer a flying,
You gave us all a real bad time,
with hundreds of us trying."

"A thousand angels rushed,
to check the status of your file,
But you know, Jake, we hadn't heard
from you in quite a long while."

"And though all prayers are answered,
and God ain't got no quota,
He didn't recognize your voice,
and started a truck in Minnesota."

[Elsie]

Sounds like something that would DOES happen here in Houston if WHEN it snows!

[Elsie]

#3 no cell phone charger cord in your car?

[Elsie]

..but I’m sure some people have them

Didn't the Liberals screw up the Boy Scouts®?

Their motto was:

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[Elsie]

Better to have a 12V(?) electric blanket in the car.

Heat the human, not the car.

[Elsie]

Gitcha onea them thar Ford trucks that can power yer house when the lights go out!

[Elsie]

We have already come to the conclusion if either of us have a heart or stroke we are dead meat.

Yep; but this is still usually true when the weather is 70° and sunny.

[Elsie]

Go home folks.

No more replies needed.

[eccentric]

Ya start making people nearest the exits get off the freeway, it ain’t rocket science.

That's what I was wondering. Over a period of hours, don't people eventually back up or turn around to the previous exit?

[Elsie]

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[eccentric]

I have enough crumbs in my car to feed the 5,000.

[Elsie]

This is why I also carry a tow strap with me.

[Texas resident]

I used to do service work in the Amarillo area back in the 80’s. I had a 2 wheel drive F-350. I would put a 500 lb gearbox in the bed and go anywhere.

[nesnah]

Anyone who puts their faith and trust in the government solving their problem is a fool.

[caww]

......”helicopter or drones could drop supplies and salt”.........

Common sense solution.....however the freezing weather is a major health issue.

[Osage Orange]

Sheet....we had "Go Kits" in our two cars way back in SoCaL...for Earthquakes.

Live in OK now....and have emergency stuff in all my rides...