Originally Posted By: bws48
Last night we had 1 inch of snow. Major problems on the roads, delays of 8 hours of more, and the president's motorcade got stuck in it. TV reports this morning (7am local) are that there are still cars stuck (probably abandoned).

So the practice session for Friday/Saturday's Blizzard went well. grin

From the local news:
http://wtop.com/winter/2016/01/minor-snowstorm-leads-to-major-tie-ups-across-region/slide/1/



Yeah, what a debacle. Sounds like transportation planners were so focused on Friday that last night's little snow -- which forecasters had predicted -- was not taken seriously. I had friends calling from their cars, flabbergasted that they were stuck for hours on the road, not moving.

This morning there are reports of people still trying to get home from last night who are now excacerbating the morning rush. Of course, last night my ETS-trained mind immediately went to vehicle winter preparedness -- always top off the fuel tank before driving in inclement weather, keep in the car blankets and other items to keep warm, energy bars, water, etc. etc.

It got down to 20 degrees in the city last night, colder in the 'burbs. Feel sorry for people who were stranded in cars without functioning heaters. What a nightmare.


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