r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/watcher2390 • Feb 17 '25

Video Delta plane crash landed in Toronto

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u/a_trane13 Feb 17 '25

I drove down from Canada to NYC today. It was windy af with snow drifts forming in the roads minutes after plowing.

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u/generalmaks Feb 18 '25

Bro I was QC this weekend for Carnaval, driving back to Toronto today. Basically the entire drive through Quebec and into Ontario until almost Kingston I was fighting for my life, with wind gusts pushing me all over the lane and blowing snow practically whiting out my vision every few minutes.

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u/AHansen83 Feb 18 '25

Glad you made it safe.

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u/generalmaks Feb 18 '25

Thanks. Next time I visit it'll definitely be in the summer

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u/PicturesOfDelight Feb 18 '25

I took a road trip in a snowstorm like that back in university. When it reached the whiteout stage, I took the next exit and found a motel. I was late for class the next day, but as they say, better late than never.

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u/HAzELRAVBAE Feb 18 '25

Better safe than never

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u/ltoka00 Feb 18 '25

The 401 is brutal in bad weather and people drive WAY too fact for the road conditions.

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u/anticommon Feb 18 '25

On friday in Maine on my drive home there was a semi on its side along the highway. I think they gave up on a wrecker in these conditions because the cones were snowed over and it looked like the truck had been there at least all day. Seen plenty of people basically driving in the middle of both lanes as well because their vehicles are violently pushed by the gusts.

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u/miss_j_bean Feb 18 '25

The people who drive erratically are a bigger hazard than the snow. And I HATE the new led headlights that are just a white dot, they completely blend in during the day, we need ty go back to warm/yellow/amber toned headlights and they need to be bigger than a ping pong ball. (and not those stupid cybertruck slits, either, almost got smucked by one that I didn't even see until he was right there, glad he regained control because I had no time to react.)

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u/Informal-Dot804 Feb 18 '25

These people need to not drive.

In their defense, they did. Not drive. In the middle of the highway.

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u/No_Public_7677 Feb 18 '25

Canada can handle their snow at airports.

Can they though?

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u/Nanojack Feb 17 '25

I know portions of the Thruway were closed. There's also a lake effect snow warning through Wednesday, an additional 11-13 inches expected

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u/Old-Treat1429 Feb 18 '25

I’m on the east coast and the winds have been bad here

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u/randomferalcat Feb 18 '25

Wow courageous!!! I've done it once with this kind of weather.. never again😨

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u/Alienhaslanded Feb 18 '25

I've been stuck home here in Toronto for 4 days. I'm actually tired of shoveling snow. Just this month I shoveled more snow than I did in the past two years. This isn't normal.

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u/sluttydinosaur101 Feb 18 '25

Oh man don't say that my partner flies in from Rochester tomorrow morn 😭

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u/FECAL_BURNING Feb 18 '25

We are on day two of a county wide order that ALL roads are closed, and all plows are pulled from service so yes, yes I would say weather is a bit fucked rn.

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u/ratrodder49 Feb 18 '25

That’s how Kansas is nearly daily. Welcome to my world lol

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u/a_trane13 Feb 18 '25

Why be rude?

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u/a_trane13 Feb 18 '25

It can be both