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'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

Posted on 01/04/2022 9:46:13 AM PST by 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.'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: agw; chat; chatforum; climatechange; globalwarming; northam; sidebarabuse; virginia
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To: Elsie

We just installed a 26 kW Briggs & Stratton generator to run our whole house in the winter if the power goes out. Our area is subject to week-long or longer outages every few years.

It runs on natural gas, so we are keeping our fingers crossed we never have a dual outage of both gas and electricity!


221 posted on 01/04/2022 3:18:02 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (81 million votes...and NOT ONE "Build Back Better" hat)
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To: nesnah

Sounds like a reply from the lips of Ulysses Everett McGill.


222 posted on 01/04/2022 3:18:40 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: setter

Mine is 17 miles away

The guy who built our house died out by the barn - heart attack.

The neighbors said he hated snow and was getting it off of the concrete ramp leading to the barn door.

It was 1/2” deep.


223 posted on 01/04/2022 3:22:01 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Tell It Right

I hear Pensacola, FL is also nice this time of year. How do I know? Because that’s where I am. :-)


224 posted on 01/04/2022 3:24:21 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: metmom

I just LOVE driving in snow!

I once was up at 3AM just to drive when no one else was daring to go out!

So quiet!
So peaceful...


225 posted on 01/04/2022 3:24:38 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: simpson96

Sad that people don’t travel with at least a few supplies in the back of their car: wool blanket, tarp, maybe some granola bars, etc. Hell, I’d have a nice little campsite set up just off the road.


226 posted on 01/04/2022 3:24:39 PM PST by voicereason (The RNC is like the "one-night stand" you wish you could forget.)
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To: TexasGator

Pensacola is chilly right now, but still all green, with no snow.


227 posted on 01/04/2022 3:26:56 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
I think I paid $12. for this little table side grill for stereo cups. Nice to have if power goes off. Can heat my tiny bathroom if I need to hold up in there...and can heat a car as well..


228 posted on 01/04/2022 3:27:50 PM PST by caww ( )
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To: simpson96; Tilted Irish Kilt; Travis McGee

I’m packin’ some food next time I go on a long distance road trip.


229 posted on 01/04/2022 3:29:33 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

That’s a big one!

Mine’s about 8K


230 posted on 01/04/2022 3:29:54 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: PghBaldy

Agreed...

To the idiot, infantile drivers; There is this item named a ‘weather report’ readily available in this modern age of electronic access.

Stranded? Plan ahead you dummies.


231 posted on 01/04/2022 3:30:47 PM PST by LFOD (Formerly - Iraq, Afghanistan - here to stay...,)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I pack some wherever I go!

I keep it just above my belt.


232 posted on 01/04/2022 3:31:35 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Is it on a gas line or a tank? I’m only asking because at least some of the pumps that keep pressure in the lines use electricity themselves.


233 posted on 01/04/2022 3:31:36 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: sitetest

My Mom got 8” in Easton on the water. I got the same in Tijeras, and shrugged. But I’m at 7500’ and used to lots more.


234 posted on 01/04/2022 3:32:59 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: simpson96

All this over 7 to 11 inches of snow?

I wouldn’t think that amount of snow would be that unusual there. I know when I lived in the NC Appalachians we had that much several times. Why isn’t the DOT able to handle this?


235 posted on 01/04/2022 3:34:15 PM PST by gitmo (If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: simpson96

Governor Blackface undoubtedly wanted to prevent “another” January “insurrection.”


236 posted on 01/04/2022 3:34:53 PM PST by CDB
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To: ApplegateRanch

That made me laugh.


237 posted on 01/04/2022 3:38:16 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Elsie

I’m happy to tuck that in my pocket.


238 posted on 01/04/2022 3:41:35 PM PST by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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To: PghBaldy

Went to school in Meadeville in the 70’s. That place gave the Amazon a run for its money as far as precipitation was concerned.


239 posted on 01/04/2022 3:43:22 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: caww
Nice to have if power goes off. Can heat my tiny bathroom if I need to hold up in there

Just like Brad Delp!

240 posted on 01/04/2022 3:57:37 PM PST by Malsua
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