Published 12/25/2022, 1:48 PM EST
Just ahead of the Christmas festivities, the country was struck by a snowstorm so strong that it left thousands of homes powerless. Many bore the brunt of the blackout as the cold swept in and left them stranded and without heating provisions. Soon, many within the NASCAR community were reaching out to inform them about the power outage.
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Distinguished names such as driver Brad Keselowski, spotter Brett Griffin, and crew chief Rodney Childers were a few of the people who took to social media after the outage. While Keselowski thanked his generator manufacturer for saving the day, Childers complained about the frigid temperatures and how it would create a problem. Meanwhile, Griffin asked his power grid, “Maybe you saw this coming and shoulda warmed us or this was just decided this morning at 7 am?“
NASCAR fans reiterate the power outage problems amid a blizzard
Vehicles are covered by snow in Murdo, South Dakota, U.S., December 16, 2022, in this screen grab taken from a social media video. Rick Dorion/via REUTERS
According to a CBS News report, the snowstorm left several people across the country stranded at the airport. Several fights were canceled and those that were running saw major delays. The high influx of passengers was due to Christmas being right around the corner.
Meanwhile, the city of Buffalo, which took the brunt of the storm, saw several of its residents leave their homes and scavange for any form of heat source. Emergency services also came to a halt, since the accumulation of snow was rendering them useless. More snowfall was reported to fall overnight, with some places reporting as much as 6ft of snow.
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Picking on one of the contemporaneous ironies of life, a Griffin fan commented, “The power grid can’t cope with a 3 day cold snap, but they want everybody to convert to electric vehicles? Makes perfect sense.” Some of the fans also agreed with Keselowski regarding the installation of generators.
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It is a little sad that people are having to endure the frigid weather during Christmas while they should have been snuggling each other and singing Christmas carols. Hope the weather relents soon.
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