Thousands of truckloads of food that were headed for stores in the Northeast are stuck on roadsides and in warehouses following the crippling blow Hurricane Sandy dealt to the nation's food distribution system.
So disconsolate lorry drivers will, alas, still be stuck by the roadside smoking low-tax beedis.
There may be people who suggest all this will lead to an increase in asphyxiation, old people walking 80 miles to a post box, and the disabled stuck by the roadside for several years as there are no public crossings left, but these types have two toilet brushes so you shouldn't take any notice of them.
"It is incredibly saddening and confusing that the move to block Quest from running was delayed until the final hour, as this left so many of the amazing festival staff, the wonderful volunteers and suppliers and many guests stranded on the roadside, or stuck inside the camp," they wrote on Facebook.
Ignoring garish posterboards for "The Drive-Thru Tree," we stuck to the highway, passing roadside stands selling painted chainsaw sculptures of bears and other animals, some so large that it would take a 6-liter, V-8 truck to carry off your purchase.
For years, the group, founded in 1946 by a Westchester County business executive, Leonard E. Read, has remained little known and low profile -- drivers whizzing south on Broadway might have noticed its small sign stuck high up on a roadside tree trunk.
In a 2011 trip to Ireland, The Beast suffered a roadside breakdown after getting stuck on a ramp outside of the U.S. embassy in Dublin.
She has a picture of herself limping along the icy roadside with her bare feet stuck in her dyed-to-match ice-blue heels, dizzy and raw and shivering and — a further ridiculous humiliation — hiccupping.
I was stuck on the side of the freeway hoping my friend's roadside service would show, just watching tow trucks cruise past me.
Stay warm Regulating your body temperature and avoiding hypothermia in a winter emergency is crucial, so keep items in your winter roadside kit that can help you stay warm and dry if you get stuck in inclement winter weather.
