Posted on 02/09/2013 1:51:46 PM PST by PA Engineer
FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. — Lorna Jones decided to brave the blizzard on Friday, venturing onto the Long Island Expressway as the snow began piling up. So did many others here in Suffolk County.
They all came to regret it.
“It’s terrible. It’s cold. I don’t know how long I’m going to be here,” said Ms. Jones, 62, a nurse who stalled near the town of Brookhaven, less than a mile from her destination. “Are there any plans to help us?”
She said she had slept fitfully in her car, with no food or water, and only a bottle of Listerine next to her on the passenger seat.
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I know! That’s also why in my family, if someone has to be in the hospital, especially for anything really major where they’re unable to act for themselves, we always have family members take turns staying with them. No offense to the fine upstanding members of the medical profession, but as President Reagan said, “trust but verify”.
Another difference is that I planned ahead. If the storm had turned way south and hit my area, I would not have needed to go out or wanted to go out for a very long time. This blizzard was not a surprise. She's a moron for endangering herself and others by taking such a foolhardy risk. Why is she on the road, in the snow, with a warning several days in advance of several feet of snow?
Stonata (Italian for StewNod)
How can those brain-dead writers at the the New York Times say she had no water? What the heck do they think snow is made of?
Good grief. She couldn’t think of this before she went out in spite of warnings? Glad I’ll never get her for my nurse. Problem is, she’s not the only doofus like this out there.
Never mind the storm, I am an important person with important things to do. Out of my my way. Nothing bad will ever happen to me, and if it does, it’s someone elses fault and they will have to rescue me- because I’m so important. Idiots one and all!
I hardly need to remind you that if W was still president, this idiot would be an overnight celebrity.
Listen sweetheart, watch the weather and stay home.
Well why didn’t the great and powerful MSM just plop Ms. Jones into their Snowcat and whisk her to safety? What, were they plodding lump to lump on the LIE looking underneath for scare stories to publish, then leaving them there?
Use shank's mare like our forefathers had to do, sweetheart.
Being a nurse your legs are probably strong as those of Charles Atlas.
Too bad you don't have his brains and determination.
You can treat your own frostbite when you get home.
Leni
Good point! I would also like to know how they got in touch with her. And were they able to help her get home?
After all she gave them a good story, the could of at least given her a way to get home. Don’t they have those news helicopters flying around?
Notice they don’t say what her destination was. Was it her job, was it her home, or was it the mall?
“We wanted to give people an opportunity to get home,” Mr. Cuomo said. “We didn’t want to strand people at work.”
Since the storm was going to hit the NY area earlier in the day, why didn't he suggest that State offices close, and employers cut their employees loose early in the day, or better still, suggest people stay home?
In MA, State govt. offices, many city government offices, and all schools were closed. Many other businesses closed around noon, simply to get folks out and home, off the roads, or give them the ability to do last minute errands before the snow got heavy. That contributed to there being NO cars having been abandoned on the roadways to block plows, so the roads could be cleared much earlier.
I'd venture to guess that ALL the major roads in the affected areas in MA are cleared already, and even smaller roads in towns and cities are probably clear. They didn't have to deal with getting around cars left on the roads by drivers who couldn't handle the slush, and diminished visibility from the heavy snowfall.
Vintage Preppers == Common Sense Folks
Actually, I wasn’t the least bit surprised to find out she was a nurse. My apologies to any who might be on this site because it doesn’t apply to all, but no, not surprised.
Yeah, at first glance it sounded fascistic, but looking back at ‘78, it was rather prudent. He knew that there would be many who thought they could handle the snow on the road, but putting the force of law behind the travel ban would make them pay attention. And there was an exception for medical, safety, and utility workers, so the folks who truly HAD to be out on the road were in no danger of being arrested or fined.
What the heck do they think snow is made of?”
Maybe all the snow within reach was yellow. Since she was relatively close, why didn’t she just get out and hoof it? Considering she wasn’t at all prepared, she probably had high heeled sandals and a short skirt on, too. DS!
This is why Cadillac Deval banned driving on roadways here in MA. People are idiots.
Last Thanksgiving, my Mom was in the hospital. We took turns, even sleeping in the visitor chairs in her room. Good thing we did - they gave her a cough suppressant which made her sleepy and disoriented. If I wasn’t there, she would have fallen out of bed and broken something.
at least she had minty fresh breath and/or a little buzz on.
Mouth-breathers with fresh breath is a good thing.
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