3 thoughts on “Weblog of traffic jam experience – link”

1. Wow that post really hits home. I was faced with the similar situation last year, and went through a lot of emotions. The storms changed me. Especially after these last two, I resolved to either move away from the coast or get super prepared mentally as well as supplies/plans/heightened awareness at all times during this season. And let me tell you , it is crawling by.

   Even smart prepared people get stupid in these situations. It is really hard to keep a clear head and not be influenced by others’ advice! That for me has changed.

   Fuel water, and ice are the end all of everything in a situation like that. And next time a storm is tracking North in to my coast like it was last year? I am heading South despite what anyone tells me. even 40-50 miles makes a MAJOR difference in safety.

   There is nothing worse in my opinion than to be stuck in that traffic situation he was in completely helpless.

2. For me, one of the lessons was to minimize what you need to take with you, because it’s much easier for a large vehicle to get trapped than, for example, a motorcycle. Which I don’t have but need to consider. So, preposition supplies in safe locations – friends houses, small storage units, etc. Then the stuff you can’t leave without becomes the problem. And that can be very hard to pare down. He made the point that they spent too much time on that process, causing them to miss the low-traffic window. So, preplanning. It gets pretty complicated, but given what happened to all those stuck in traffic …

3. The black fuel, the precious juice…

   Let’s add vehicle preventive maintanence. Belts, oil, radiator coolent, spare fuses-preflight the vehicle before spending 23 hours in traffic as Mr. Head did.

   Holism meets the survivalist

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