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Originally Posted by Zer0
Yep it appears summer has just arrived. We sent the clouds and rain your way. Consider it a gift from Ireland to Canada as a gesture of goodwill  |
Gesture of goodwill, my ass! I think we got ripped off
We had so much rain yesterday evening and overnight, that major roads were completely flooded in this whole area. Like the Don Valley Parkway which is a major highway in the city, it looked like this during the morning rush hour, and for most of the day:
And that was before the water levels peaked. The Don River is on the left, and was moving super fast today. All that flood water is overflow from the river, and didn't help that it's a valley. That road is one of the main ways to get to downtown Toronto and is usually PACKED with cars, both ways. They had to bring in heavy duty water pump trucks just to get the highway open again and it took most of the day.