tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post3957308044418673977..comments2024-01-26T01:49:56.783-06:00Comments on Lagniappe's Lair: Reflections on a traffic jamMurphy's Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-9842783734504578632014-11-08T05:14:24.773-06:002014-11-08T05:14:24.773-06:00My emergencies tend to be associated less with oth...My emergencies tend to be associated less with other people, and more with things like sliding down the side of a mountain road into a creek when the road shoulder crumbles. I do carry adequate supplies and communication equipment to address such issues.<br /><br />However, I have two grown kids living in a city 400 miles from here. I spent a lot more time , money and effort on keeping them up to speed in terms of the capability to get out of there and get here in bad times.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-7444307644331551192014-11-07T09:41:51.412-06:002014-11-07T09:41:51.412-06:00i had a fun more-than-an-hour 8 mile drive yesterd...i had a fun more-than-an-hour 8 mile drive yesterday, because Baltimorons have water-soluble driving skills. and that was all local road driving...had i taken the highway, i probably would have been sitting for longer.<br /><br />the man and i have been looking at maps to figure out our best routes home if we must go on foot. i know i can get to my car and get out of the lot easily, whereas he might not even be able to do that. garages don't make things easy in times like that.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826932635166933072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-39770116600131948642014-11-07T05:29:47.002-06:002014-11-07T05:29:47.002-06:00I try to keep the truck always at least half-full,...I try to keep the truck always at least half-full, and since we don't have to go *down* the Hill to work, we avoid it whenever possible. Picked up another case of water at Costco and a couple boxes of Mountain Home freeze-dried, but I really need to get a generator rigged. We're glad to be on the outskirts and up-hill from the Metroplexes of CA.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-71517317147779068032014-11-06T21:56:13.001-06:002014-11-06T21:56:13.001-06:00I think it was Will Rogers who said "How can ...I think it was Will Rogers who said "How can you call it traffic when it ceases to move?"<br /><br />Not to mention that in the DC area there's a lot of dependence on things like the commuter rail and just because people are told to go home doesn't mean the system has transportation to carry them off the regular schedule. EProudHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-79737305251507077682014-11-06T19:58:41.793-06:002014-11-06T19:58:41.793-06:00The thought of you pogo-sticking up 270 with a min...The thought of you pogo-sticking up 270 with a mini14 slung over your back brings an amusing mental image. Even more so when visualizing you cursing at every stopped vehicle. Excelling in Mediocrityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15234399913827798191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-14483702609774009702014-11-06T19:56:00.550-06:002014-11-06T19:56:00.550-06:00Yeah, glad you said something, need to change my B...Yeah, glad you said something, need to change my BOB to the winter setup... sighOld NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-66863452579534483972014-11-06T18:07:46.207-06:002014-11-06T18:07:46.207-06:00if you want to see how people will react, go to tr...if you want to see how people will react, go to truck stop or shelter during a blizzard in the midswest, or a hurricae shelter in the south.<br /><br />Most people are sheep and don't even bother to fill up with gas in the days before the storm. Travelers can't be bothered to ahve even a single meal in their car. and usually not enough gas to idle for 24 hours to stay warm.<br /><br />People are just animals with a very very thin veneer of (supposedly) intelligence and behavior. Really though, they are just animals. <br /><br />I see it every winter here.B https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-30001665962506253362014-11-06T17:44:43.701-06:002014-11-06T17:44:43.701-06:00There's a fun book called Going Home that tell...There's a fun book called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Going-Home-Novel-Survivalist-American-ebook/dp/B00DMBMRYQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1415317264&sr=1-1&keywords=going+home" rel="nofollow">Going Home</a> that tells the story of a man who has to find his way home after an EMP event kills the power grid and all electronic devices; since he has a Get Home Bag in his car, he's able to survive quite well. It's a fun read, but poorly edited, lots of grammar and spelling mistakes. Still, it puts out a lot of good information.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-77631443073979823532014-11-06T16:32:00.318-06:002014-11-06T16:32:00.318-06:00This is somethingI think about a lot. My shop is i...This is somethingI think about a lot. My shop is in Rockville, I have the entire building ,which gives me a safe-ish place to hunker down until the initial panic passes.I have some food and water here, as well as means to prepare them in case it all goes out. I am well defended. The big But is, I want to go farther west, like MUCH farther. My kid lives in Colorado, some family in Texas, Virginia and Oregon (Not that I would GO there...) The thing I cannot solve is gasoline to get to any of those places. I have thought about a "fuel trailer" even if just w/ pre filled 5 gallon cans, but I think that would make me a target. Plus the current Ethanol fuel does not store well, even with preservatives added. I am quite open to suggestions...And I also have a way to walk or bike to at least the Shenandoah valley...Jesse in DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13476405390310290790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-48778594385730974012014-11-06T15:17:52.832-06:002014-11-06T15:17:52.832-06:00It's good to have a plan and back-up plans :)It's good to have a plan and back-up plans :)Wandering Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786204459704621404noreply@blogger.com