if i would have to leave my house in a situation like that i would have enough stuff in my forester, including my -40 sleeping bag, to camp in my car for 2 days comfortably. and a couple of books to read.
Yeah, but what makes it so really stupid, is that I gather that this woman didn’t even have to leave, she just wanted to rubberneck. Who does this kind of thing, needlessly, with only a bottle of mouthwash for sustenance?
If I were stupid enough to venture out (which is my kind way of saying "driving 20 miles in a blizzard so I won't get docked a day's pay") as I have done for the past 2 weeks, I take my Kindle. car charger, BOB bag, my still-legal-capacity S&W and, my favorite winter accessories, my Sorel boots!
I have a rule of 3 when it comes to driving to work (20 miles, one way) If all 3 of the school districts I drive thru cancel school before 6 am, I'm staying home. That tells me the snowplow man has said to the police man "Dude, we can't keep up. Tier 1 roads only...maybe". Oh, and I don't keep a sleeping bag in the car, I keep a blanket, sheet and pillow...I take naps on my lunch hour.
Bottom line-if you're freaked out by an oncoming storm, STAY OFF THE ROADS! If you think snow covered roads mean you must drive 30 (and there's good visability) get outta my way! I have 4-wheel drive for a reason. And, lastly, if the roads are ice covered...STAY HOME. Even I draw the line at ice. Ice scoffs at 4-wheel drive (funny, a lot of the big ol pick-em-up trucks in the ditch haven't gotten the memo on that!)
Sorry, got no sympathy for these folks. A mile? she couldn't walk a mile????? (OK< if it was a true Dakota blizzard, then yes, she did the right thing. but somehow, I think she coulda made it home.) Guess living in Michigan gives ya a different perspective (and better driving skills :)