How to stay safe during a winter driving emergency
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If you got stuck in your car in freezing temperatures, would you have what you need? Food? Water? Blankets? The answer was no for many during a recent winter storm that stranded people on Interstate 95 for close to 24 hours. That kind of situation is not only dangerous, say preparedness experts, but potentially deadly.
You're thirsty, so you start glugging down water. But how do you know when you've had enough? The brain can't wait until the water gets absorbed into the bloodstream, because that can take 15 minutes or more and by then you might have had too much. Thankfully, other body parts pitch in.
As omicron surges, parents of kids too young to be vaccinated are spending much of their time assessing COVID risks, worried their littles aren't getting the kind of developmental experiences they need, and feeling like they've been forgotten by those who just want to move on.
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