Originally Posted By: Compugeek
Am I missing something? What did these people do to warrant the vitriol?

Drive on snowy roads in snow country?

Trust authorities to tell them if it wasn't safe? Exactly as society teaches them to do?

They got stuck Thursday night. The road wasn't closed until 1:30am Friday, and they were getting them out Friday day.

What am I missing?


The on going debate about charging people for rescue.

These are tongue in cheek a bit (at least mine was) as these kind of statements
are sometimes made in relation to hikers, climbers, etc.

See the Mt Hood thread.