Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one can walk between the cars with water bottles and granola bars...maybe some diapers?

I listened to someone talking who had a 6 month old in the car...poor cold baby.

WHY WHY are you driving in a snowstorm with a 6 month old unless you are taking them to the ER?? Lack of proper planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.

Well, it's not an emergency on your part, unless you're out there rescuing the baby. You're sitting at home posting about it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People simply cannot listen and stay home. Same with Covid. Everyone is just a victim of circumstance. (Ppl going to work are the exception).

But didn't this all happen AFTER the snow stopped? The jams started Monday afternoon, not Monday morning.

It snowed heavily from 7-1 pm. Why would anyone be on the road after receiving 12 inches of snow? I looked out my window with 6 in in Montco and was like 'nope'. Then you have these people traveling in the winter with no blankets, no supplies and then complaining that superman didn't rescue them from the sky. You gotta use some common sense folks.

I live on a dinky side street that just got ploughed. When I lived off of Connecticut Avenue, the whole thing got plowed immediately after the snow stopped. I would expect the same thing -- if not better -- for 95N.

I think VDOT leadership should be looking for new jobs with a new administration coming in. Northam's absolute failure to throw all resources at this is unacceptable regardless of whether the commuters are at fault. Makes me think back to Bush's failure in Katrina.
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I grew up in Finland where my parents were posted. This sort of snowfall that happened yesterday in Virginia is a weekly occurrence there. Traffic doesn’t grind to a halt, roads get plowed, and something like this would be unheard of. The only thing that failed here is idiotic American drivers and their pathetically funded infrastructure system.

But hey, you pay almost nothing in taxes for the privilege of such failures. Enjoy being a laughingstock to the rest of the world. ‘Murcia! Wooo-hooo hee haw!

Anonymous wrote:Well, Senator Kaine finally made it to Capitol after 27 hours. Really surprised more criticism hasn’t been thrown at Northam.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10369279/Democratic-Senator-Tim-Kaine-FINALLY-gets-Capitol-26-5-HOURS-starting-trip.html

He set out at 1 PM yesterday. In the middle of the snowstorm. And, oddly, I95 wasn't passable. Who could have guessed that would happen.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People simply cannot listen and stay home. Same with Covid. Everyone is just a victim of circumstance. (Ppl going to work are the exception).

But didn't this all happen AFTER the snow stopped? The jams started Monday afternoon, not Monday morning.

It snowed heavily from 7-1 pm. Why would anyone be on the road after receiving 12 inches of snow? I looked out my window with 6 in in Montco and was like 'nope'. Then you have these people traveling in the winter with no blankets, no supplies and then complaining that superman didn't rescue them from the sky. You gotta use some common sense folks.

Anonymous wrote:People simply cannot listen and stay home. Same with Covid. Everyone is just a victim of circumstance. (Ppl going to work are the exception).

But didn't this all happen AFTER the snow stopped? The jams started Monday afternoon, not Monday morning.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised we haven’t seen tweets from Jose Andres describing the meals his team is delivering to the stranded motorists and plow drivers. He certainly seems to find a way to overcome logistical challenges.

YES! World Central Kitchen gets it done!

Haha yes Jose Andres would’ve figured it out

Damn I think he’s in Spain right now.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, Senator Kaine finally made it to Capitol after 27 hours. Really surprised more criticism hasn’t been thrown at Northam.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10369279/Democratic-Senator-Tim-Kaine-FINALLY-gets-Capitol-26-5-HOURS-starting-trip.html

This is a federal highway….

....owned and maintained by the state, which receives dedicated funding from DC. It's Virginia's responsibility.

^ "DC" as in the federal government, not the District of Columbia per se.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, Senator Kaine finally made it to Capitol after 27 hours. Really surprised more criticism hasn’t been thrown at Northam.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10369279/Democratic-Senator-Tim-Kaine-FINALLY-gets-Capitol-26-5-HOURS-starting-trip.html

This is a federal highway….

....owned and maintained by the state, which receives dedicated funding from DC. It's Virginia's responsibility.

Anonymous wrote:Well, Senator Kaine finally made it to Capitol after 27 hours. Really surprised more criticism hasn’t been thrown at Northam.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10369279/Democratic-Senator-Tim-Kaine-FINALLY-gets-Capitol-26-5-HOURS-starting-trip.html

This is a federal highway….

Well, Senator Kaine finally made it to Capitol after 27 hours. Really surprised more criticism hasn’t been thrown at Northam.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10369279/Democratic-Senator-Tim-Kaine-FINALLY-gets-Capitol-26-5-HOURS-starting-trip.html

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why they didn't pre-treat 95/495.

I get that no one believed the snow would stick due to the warm temps, especially so much of it. But I drove on it Sunday night around 8pm, and there was no pre treatment on the highway whatsoever. Nada.

VDOT has stated that they couldn’t pre-treat the roads because this storm started as rain and everything would’ve washed away.

I don't believe that. There was never pouring rain. Temps fell fast, and it was light freezing rain and sleet before switching to snow. I don't think VDOT believed the weather forecasts like most of us. It was dry when I drove home Sunday night, and there was no pre treatment anywhere, so they didn't even try.

Ok you’re the expert.

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I happened to wake up in the middle of the night that night and it was definitely raining pretty hard.

Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised we haven’t seen tweets from Jose Andres describing the meals his team is delivering to the stranded motorists and plow drivers. He certainly seems to find a way to overcome logistical challenges.

My father was once stuck in a blizzard on a MI highway. State Police walk between the cars making sure people were ok and getting someone out by stretcher who needed immediate medical care. It can be done.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised we haven’t seen tweets from Jose Andres describing the meals his team is delivering to the stranded motorists and plow drivers. He certainly seems to find a way to overcome logistical challenges.

YES! World Central Kitchen gets it done!

Haha yes Jose Andres would’ve figured it out