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@mrs. wagon: this has happened before and we drove to my ILs who had a generator.
ETA: a travel ban just means you should not be on the road unless you absolutely HAD to for emergency purposes so that the roads stay clear for the plows. ie we walked a few blocks to the grocery store instead of driving.

I think it's absurd. I can hear cars driving by our apartment (down by the sagamore bridge) and they are flying and the roads sound wet. I mean I understand we haven't got the worst of it, but I think it's dangerous to not let people drive if they REALLY need to. I don't know. People with babies and no heat?

Yeah I'd chance it if I had to. From the article it seems like they're probably not going to punish people if they find them on the road. The ban is just meant to encourage people not to drive unless it's an emergency.

Yeah I think it's just to really drive home the point that you really, really shouldn't be out and it's for more than just your own safety, but so the emergency equipment can get out where it needs to be. I do agree it seems a big extreme, but at the same time, now not only plows and salt/sand machines can get out where they need to be, but there is less risk of a traffic accident with fire trucks, ambulances, and police cars if they need to go out.

I don't think they would actually ticket someone driving to someone else's house with power, they just want you to think about what is safer, staying home without power or driving to that house.