WINTER STORM WARNING: Traveling in icy or blizzard conditions

[Omaha Steve]

A government warning was recently issued that anyone traveling in icy or blizzard conditions should take:

- Shovel, blankets or sleeping bag
- Extra clothing including scarf, hat and gloves
- 24 hours supply of food and drink
- De-icer
- 5 lbs of rock salt
- flashlight with spare batteries
- Road flares and reflective triangles
- Tow rope
- 5 gallon gas can
- First aid kit
- Jumper cables




I felt like a complete idiot on the bus this morning.

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. Duct Tape?

[Solly Mack]

2. It should be on every list.

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. prolly could fashion some killer snow shoes or something from it!

[Solly Mack]

5. Anything is possible with duct tape.

It's like magic!

[Liberal_in_LA]

19. Les, Survivor man, took the seats of a car apart and fashioned snow shoes from the car seat foam

He was demonstrating what to do if car broke down on seldom traveled mountain road during winter. He survived in the car for about a week, then got moving. He needed the snow shoes to walk to safety.

Duct tape would have helped.

[Control-Z]

9. Yes. Along with:

WD40, Velcro and Windex. Don't ask. Future ex always yells for one of these (including the duct tape, of course) whenever something is broken or not working properly.

[defacto7]

11. But nothing has more practical uses than...

Vinegar! Vinegar does everything... from insect repellant, making dishwasher dishes spot free, to making cloths soft used in the wash, cleaning battery acid, making a battery with your kid, cleans copper, brass, nickel, a spot remover... let alone the Rostbratten.

[Solly Mack]

17. I'm reminded of that movie about the Greek wedding.

Windex cures everything.

[Edim]

13. yes

[Solly Mack]

16. Life made easy!

[Sherman A1]

14. Duct Tape is like "The Force"

It has a light side, a dark side and binds the world together.

[Solly Mack]

15. lol. I like that.

[Logical]

4. LOL! Good one!

[Marie Marie]

6. Idiot on the bus..

Oh that was too funny.

[longship]

7. I take candles, a coffee can, and a lighter.

Also, a blanket and a pair of down mittens. Here in the rural woods of Michigan, one can run off a narrow two lane easily and nobody will likely drive by for a while.

One comes prepared. Just in case...

[freshwest]

8. We're warned to always keep our tank topped off and have a cellphone charger.

You might need a little TP, too...

[Control-Z]

10. But don't worry about

bringing your cell phone. After all, it's not like its 2013 or anything!!

[defacto7]

12. Didn't read the thread yet but

are we talking about going to Mars?

no that's the other thread..... sorry

[smirkymonkey]

18. This is our third weekend of snowstorms.

I am really getting sick of it. Especially since my building seems to have a problem keeping the power on. (Yes, I was completely without power and water during the last big storm). I am soooooo tired of winter. I cannot wait until this is over. I feel so isolated and depressed.