Every year we drive from Virginia to Iowa(where the wife is from). We've had a few of those sudden backups, usually we would pull into the first rest area and chill out for a while,cat nap, or snack. After getting into "that preparedness thing" as some call it, I started packing a one burner dual fuel Coleman stove. Now, we pull into a rest stop and fire it up. Stew and a GOOD cup of perculator coffee and we are ready for the rest of our trip. A few state troopers along I64/I70 have joined us for a cup also.