According to the latest updated articles, the buses (and presumably the other vehicles) have made it to their destinations. One was 24hrs.
We are in a ridge, known for snow when others don't see it. As such, we are mostly self-sufficient. When our locality is overwhelmed by storms, we open the doors and fire up our own equipment and start keeping our roads and neighbors open.
We can't get to all the spots, but figure if we can take care of what we can reach, it frees up the resources for other places.
Our private emergency plan includes barrels of fuel, a tractor on a trailer, chainsaws and chains. Clear it, fix it, build it as we go.
We're just simple folks and have nowhere near the budget of PennDOT and their fleet of construction contractors.
In 24hrs I could almost drive my little tractor from one side of the state to the other.
The pics I saw of this incident showed the opposite direction empty- presumably closed- and unused. Same thing with the Turnpike strandings. Not a soul had the brains to move 3 of the concrete barriers and use the opposite side to rescue the stranded drivers from the traffic accidents.
The moral? Keep your supplies and stay self-reliant, something many of this groups are pretty good at already.
The second point: Fellow members alerting others about major weather or traffic issues can be "life savers" sometimes literally with floods, landslides, snow and ice, etc.
Thanks to all who take the time to help others avoid trouble :C
