With traffic jammed for miles on Interstate 95 for more than a day because of snow and ice, one of the biggest problems for stranded motorists is the lack of food. Many people have been stuck in their cars for hours with nothing to eat. Casey Holihan and her husband, John Noe, from Ellicott City, were stranded on I-95 in Virginia for hours Monday. | RELATED: Drivers stranded for hours along I-95 after a winter storm hit The Holihans will remember this road trip for a long time. Not only because they were trapped in a blizzard, but because they were able to help so many people when they felt so helpless. “It was definitely a very scary situation and we didn’t know how long we were going to be there,” said Noe Holihan. “We went to bed that night in the car because we couldn’t go anywhere, we were exhausted. Exhausted from driving all day and so stressed out,” Holihan said. Holihan said she could hear children in nearby cars crying. Then she noticed a bread cart on the highway in front of them and had an idea. “(On) on a whim, I just called the Schmidt’s Bread customer service line. I begged them to open the back of Holihan which said, just give us a couple of loaves so we can have them. Owner Chuck Paterakis called Holihan, and then the truck’s driver, Ron, opened the back of the truck and they all passed the loaves down. a two-mile stretch of icy highway.” We kept playing until we couldn’t speak Holihan. “It feels incredible to hear people say thank you and hear people feel so relieved to finally have food in their car, food in their system and in their children’s system. That’s it. a really unbelievable feeling.” It was an unbelievable feeling for Paterakis, also. He never imagined he could help motorists stuck in Virginia, all the way from Baltimore. “I’m happy that people who are hungry, who haven’t eaten in the last 24 hours, have a chance, even if it’s bread, to have a full stomach. I’m very pleased. That’s something I will always remember.” , said Paterakis.” This company is amazing. This bread truck is on its way. The company could certainly make a profit from the bread but instead, they chose to help those around them. them,” said Holihan, “It’s hard to believe that someone has chosen people over profit, especially in a situation where people are so desperate.” Holihans still has a few hours left on the train to the North. Carolina. They were saying goodbye to his family before Noe was stationed at the Air Force in Germany.
As Miles of traffic stuck on Interstate 95 for more than a day Because of snow and ice, one of the biggest problems for stranded motorists is the lack of food. Many people are stuck in cars for hours with nothing to eat.
A bakery in Baltimore helped solve that problem, thanks to two people from Maryland who were stuck in the mess. Casey Holihan and her husband, John Noe, from Ellicott City, were stranded on I-95 in Virginia for hours Monday.
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They were hungry, exhausted, and more terrified by the minute. The Holihans will remember the trip on this road for a long time. Not only because they were trapped in a snowstorm, but because they were able to help so many people when they felt so helpless.
“It’s definitely a very scary situation and we don’t know how long we’ll be there,” Noe said.
“That night we went to bed in the car because we couldn’t go anywhere, we were exhausted from driving all day and so stressed out,” Holihan said.
They haven’t moved in over 16 hours. Holihan said she could hear children in nearby cars crying. Then she noticed a bread cart on the highway in front of them and got an idea.
“(On) on a whim, I just called Schmidt’s Bread customer service line. I begged them to open the back of the truck and show us a couple of loaves so we could share. with the people around us,” Holihan said.
Schmidt Baking Co. is part of H&S Bakery, which has been in Baltimore for 70 years. Owner Chuck Paterakis called Holihan, and then the truck’s driver, Ron, opened the back of the truck and they all passed the loaves down a two-mile stretch of highway icy speed.
“We kept playing until we couldn’t walk anymore because it was too cold,” Holihan said. “It feels incredible to hear people say thank you and hear people feel so relieved to finally have food in their car, food in their system and in the children’s system. It’s such an incredible feeling. It feels really amazing.”
It was also an unbelievable feeling for Paterakis. He never imagined he could help motorists stuck in Virginia, all the way from Baltimore.
“I’m happy that people who are hungry, who haven’t eaten in the last 24 hours, have the opportunity, even if it’s bread, to have a full stomach. I’m very pleased. That’s something I will always remember, “Paterakis said.
“This company is unbelievable. This bread cart is on its way. The company could certainly make a profit from the bread but instead chose to help the people around them.” Holihan said, “It’s hard to believe that someone has chosen people over profit, especially in a situation where people are so desperate.”
Holihans still had a few hours left in the car headed for North Carolina. They were saying goodbye to his family before Noe was stationed at the Air Force in Germany.
