Wardell
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I'm not sure if anyone noticed this in the news, but the Canadian Maritime Provinces were hit with a huge winter storm yesterday. Many places got 30-40 cm of snow, and there were whiteout conditions for most of the day. The winds were very high too, with the highest recorded gust being up to 125 km/h. Of course, all schools and business were cancelled, as was any public transit, and everyone was told to be off the roads unless they need to be out there. Although it doesn't sound as bad today, the storm isn't quite done and it still sounds like a lot of places are still closed.
Of course, there are a handful of people who needed to be out yesterday to ensure the safety of others, namely police and emergency workers. A Jeep Club out in New Brunswick decided to do what the could to help, and shuttled doctors and nurses to and from the hospitals in the city of Moncton. They've been receiving a bit of attention in the news for their assistance, and I thought it would be good to share here (there is also a short video at the link):
I say good on them for helping. I know when I bought my Jeep, it wasn't only with off road fun in mind - a driving factor was because I was moving to the north and needed something that could easily handle the austere roads and adverse weather we can get. I'm glad to see that these guys went out of their way to help the hospital staff, who in turn could help many other people who weren't as lucky to be safe during the storm. I know I'd volunteer to do the same, provided my "day" job wouldn't be more important (I work in an ops centre, so in a crisis I could be needed there instead).
Anyone else have similar stories like this? It would be good to hear this sort of thing more often amongst other Jeepers. I know there are people who help when they can, but most of what I hear about are idiots with made up "charities" that turn out to be a scam to get free parts for their rigs...
Of course, there are a handful of people who needed to be out yesterday to ensure the safety of others, namely police and emergency workers. A Jeep Club out in New Brunswick decided to do what the could to help, and shuttled doctors and nurses to and from the hospitals in the city of Moncton. They've been receiving a bit of attention in the news for their assistance, and I thought it would be good to share here (there is also a short video at the link):
I say good on them for helping. I know when I bought my Jeep, it wasn't only with off road fun in mind - a driving factor was because I was moving to the north and needed something that could easily handle the austere roads and adverse weather we can get. I'm glad to see that these guys went out of their way to help the hospital staff, who in turn could help many other people who weren't as lucky to be safe during the storm. I know I'd volunteer to do the same, provided my "day" job wouldn't be more important (I work in an ops centre, so in a crisis I could be needed there instead).
Anyone else have similar stories like this? It would be good to hear this sort of thing more often amongst other Jeepers. I know there are people who help when they can, but most of what I hear about are idiots with made up "charities" that turn out to be a scam to get free parts for their rigs...
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