With everyone trying to leave Washington at once, drivers broadcast their frustration to Twitter as their trip home stretched out late into the night.
Most trips to nearby suburbs took drivers an average of 3-4 hours based on most tweets, but there were still many people stuck for 6-8 hours as the snow fell heavily into snarled rush hour traffic.
Here are some of the tweets from last night’s snow commute:
tre_chic: “@gabyferra: My sister and daddy have been stuck on the metro bus for 7 hours now 🙁 I wish there was somethin I could do”samerfarha: @jmdc88 coworker is still on a bus, six hours later. :(Washington, DCJan 27, 2011 03:11 AM GMT · via Osfoora for iPhone · From uppermarlborojmdc88: @peterg11742 It took me 5 hours 45 minutes to get home… the afternoon commute was right when the thundersnow hit. :(Washington, DCMadame_Cleo: @andrewmorrell “3 hours & 45 minutes, 2 1/4 miles down, 27 to go. #thundersnow” // 🙁 sucks! glad i only live 10 blocks from work! #OPMCloseWashington, DCbrwneyedgrl23: @DonnieWahlberg Been stuck in snow storm for 4 hours. Don’t think I’m getting home tonight. :(Metro DClduvon: I can’t do it. I cannot live in the north anymore, it should have taken 10 miniues to get home and its been two hours..not even close :(Fairfax, VAtheshaggyfreak: Kate has been on the road nearly 3 hours to drive 15 miles home from work. :(Centreville, VA, USAhawnfilipina: After 4 hours, I just got home…saw some of the worst things on the road today. I’m so thankful I got home, safe. :(38.940400, -77.174500Jan 27, 2011 01:36 AM GMT · via Twitter for Android from McLean, VA · jasonwhittemore: 7 hours later and am finally home. :)Washington, D.C.mari_sugimura: I saw someone tweeting 5 hours commuting. I guess it wasn’t bad decision – staying in the office. At least, it’s safe with bathrooms. 🙂
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