The snowstorm hit us hard in NJ, but I didn't have any idea how hard until I talked to my brothers. One of my brothers had his own horrorible experience and another told me of one he heard being carried live on the radio.
One of my brothers drives a tow truck as a part-time job. He was dispatched out to RT.18 in the Freehold area to free a truck stuck in the snow. Upon his arrival he was greeted with not only the truck he was sent to retrieve, but also three plow trucks. After checking out the situation he returned to his truck , which by now was not only stuck, but blocked in by the traffic that had since arrived and were met with a blocked road. After alot of manual labor, they were able to clear the road. NINE HOURS LATER! Yes, he and the others were stuck out there for 9 hours.
My other brother works for Pep Boys and as part of his job he must drive from one location to another. He actually came upon the same location as my other brother on RT. 18, but thanks to some quick thinking didn't get stuck there. He and some others actual shoveled out a path to drive accross the median grass to get to the other side of the road, and turn around. Due to the road conditions he spent a great deal of the day in the car. He related to me a story he heard play out on the radio. A woman called into the station to say she was stuck on an exit ramp with her three children in the car. The radio station stayed in touch with the woman during her ordeal. When my brother finally arrived home the woman and her children had still not been freed. He was really amazed when he returned to his car the next morning, turned on the radio, and her and her kids were still stuck. She was finally freed some time around 11AM. I have one child, and I can't imagine being stuck in a car overnight with him, let alone three. They turned out to be fine, thank goodness.
I'm sure there were many more horror stories. Just part of living in JERZEEBABY.
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