Equipped To Survive Equipped To Survive® Presents
The Survival Forum
Where do you want to go on ETS?

Topic Options
#300585 - 01/04/22 06:51 PM Snowbound in Virginia on I-95
brandtb Offline
Addict

Registered: 11/26/04
Posts: 528
Loc: S.E. Pennsylvania
Two of my friends called me this morning to report they were stuck at an I-95 off ramp overnight in Virginia. Searching Virginia real time traffic on my computer, I was able to point them to an alternate route - back south to Richmond, then west to I-81.

Two Points -

(1) They are new to smart phones and couldn't figure out how to search for information.

(2) They had minimal emergency supplies in their car. Luckily, they got into a Waffle House at the off ramp. (You have to love Waffle House. Under normal circumstances it's drunks, college kids, tables for eight at 2 AM. In an emergency it's a life saver.)
_________________________
- - Univ of Saigon 68 - -

Top
#300586 - 01/04/22 07:05 PM Re: Snowbound in Virginia on I-95 [Re: brandtb]
Phaedrus Offline
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 04/28/10
Posts: 3181
Loc: Big Sky Country
What a mess! Just saw it on the news. It's wise to be prepared for potentially long delays, especially in the winter.
_________________________
“I'd rather have questions that cannot be answered than answers that can't be questioned.” —Richard Feynman

Top



Moderator:  Alan_Romania, Blast, cliff, Hikin_Jim 
September
Su M Tu W Th F Sa
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30
Who's Online
0 registered (), 5589 Guests and 187 Spiders online.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Newest Members
axotugoc, eprep, Aaron_Guinn, israfaceVity, Explorer9
5372 Registered Users
Newest Posts
No Food, No Water - hiker survives week & rescued
by Ren
08/28/25 07:48 PM
BEWARE: Flood of Survival Ebooks written by AI
by brandtb
08/26/25 08:26 PM
Why you should be here, not Reddit or Facebook.
by chaosmagnet
08/26/25 02:27 PM
How to read "Dead" link content in old posts
by dougwalkabout
08/07/25 03:27 AM
Newest Images
Tiny knife / wrench
Handmade knives
2"x2" Glass Signal Mirror, Retroreflective Mesh
Trade School Tool Kit
My Pocket Kit
Glossary
Test

WARNING & DISCLAIMER: SELECT AND USE OUTDOORS AND SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES AT YOUR OWN RISK. Information posted on this forum is not reviewed for accuracy and may not be reliable, use at your own risk. Please review the full WARNING & DISCLAIMER about information on this site.