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roddy · 07-08-2013, 09:08 PM

Holy Sh!t! 4" of rain in 2 hours...looks like some major flooding. Hope everybody is OK.

Edit for news link: http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/07...-sudden-storm/

Myv · 07-08-2013, 09:20 PM

That was quite the ride home, stuck on Islington for an hour to 401, and then 401->400 was completely empty, by that time it was raining crazily. A friend who left 6:00PM~ said 401 off-ramps were flooded all the way up to the windows.

Also, saw a fellow Black BRZ parked at the GoodLife parking lot @Islington/Bloor KingsMill location, and white FRS on Yonge/Clark, anyone here?

Agent_365 · 07-08-2013, 09:24 PM

All safe here in Brampton East. I'm lucky I work close to home. I wouldn't want to be in my FR-S caught in high water. I hope all you other guys are okay.

Burrcold · 07-08-2013, 10:09 PM

Thank god I called in sick today! Couldn't have picked a better day.

joergasm · 07-08-2013, 10:38 PM

Anyone have their car flooded?

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i_4got · 07-08-2013, 11:48 PM

Luckily I live and work in Vaughan. No flooding here, just some heavy rainfall.

Sport-Tech · 07-09-2013, 04:55 AM

Some idiot drove his Ferrari full-speed into a flooded underpass - footage at CBC and pics here.

Pbrown · 07-09-2013, 09:36 AM

Yeah saw the pictures last night. Must have inherited the cash, no way a self made person would do something that stupid. Wait a second forgot about Martha Stewart, Conrad Black, Mike Tyson, Michael Jordan, Hernandez, ........ etc. I guess money doesn't by brains. Oh well, what a jack ass. Perhaps he thought he was 007.

thorlius · 07-09-2013, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Pbrown

Yeah saw the pictures last night. Must have inherited the cash, no way a self made person would do something that stupid. Wait a second forgot about Martha Stewart, Conrad Black, Mike Tyson, Michael Jordan, Hernandez, ........ etc. I guess money doesn't by brains. Oh well, what a jack ass. Perhaps he thought he was 007.

Not really. If I was driving through there I wouldn't've had a clue the road dipped that much. You can't see the depth of the water. And the FR-S would be in the same spot if it got that deep into the water while running, I'm sure. All it would take is moving 50-60km/h and you'd have a drowned car before you could do anything about it.

You can see the sidewalk barrier barely changes height:

Tdot · 07-09-2013, 11:09 AM

I was downtown just before the storm hit and saw a white fr-s on the gardiner eastbound at about 5:00pm.... it was hard to tell the depth of the water on the road when it was pouring rain as visibility was diminished. I left my buddys condo at 5:30 and crossed the intersection of dan leckie and lakeshore which was about waist deep in water.... took my brz thru at an angle and had a crowd of ppl under the bridge cheering me on lol.

djdnz · 07-09-2013, 11:25 AM

If I had a California I'd drive it into a flood too to collect insurance money too.

Pbrown · 07-09-2013, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by thorlius

Not really. If I was driving through there I wouldn't've had a clue the road dipped that much. You can't see the depth of the water. And the FR-S would be in the same spot if it got that deep into the water while running, I'm sure. All it would take is moving 50-60km/h and you'd have a drowned car before you could do anything about it.

You can see the sidewalk barrier barely changes height:

I'm sorry but if I see a puddle 100 ft long and taking up the whole width of the underpass, and I am in a super low sports car. You have to think maybe trying to cross is a bad idea. Hell I don't even go through puddles that cover the roads around my house.

5th 86 · 07-10-2013, 01:29 AM

Wonder if someone is working on. A snorkle yet for the 86...

SupraRon · 07-10-2013, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Tdot

I was downtown just before the storm hit and saw a white fr-s on the gardiner eastbound at about 5:00pm.... it was hard to tell the depth of the water on the road when it was pouring rain as visibility was diminished. I left my buddys condo at 5:30 and crossed the intersection of dan leckie and lakeshore which was about waist deep in water.... took my brz thru at an angle and had a crowd of ppl under the bridge cheering me on lol.

Brave man. I left lakeshore/bathurst area at 5:30 and the water was about 8 inches high going west where the Indy barricades are. Glad I left when did. Only took me an hour to get to Sauga.

07-08-2013, 09:08 PM	#1
roddy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: '13 Ultramarine Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 2,243 Thanks: 1,476 Thanked 1,165 Times in 685 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Everybody OK in the GTA? Holy Sh!t! 4" of rain in 2 hours...looks like some major flooding. Hope everybody is OK. Edit for news link: http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/07...-sudden-storm/ __________________ no man with a good car needs to be justified...

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Burrcold Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 763 Thanked 1,586 Times in 776 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thank god I called in sick today! Couldn't have picked a better day. __________________

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joergasm Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Subaru BRZ 2013 - SWP 6MT Location: Toronto Posts: 354 Thanks: 97 Thanked 42 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Anyone have their car flooded? Sent from my SGH-I317M using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2 __________________

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Pbrown Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS Raven Location: Ottawa Posts: 1,646 Thanks: 1,271 Thanked 1,322 Times in 658 Posts Mentioned: 106 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Ferrari Yeah saw the pictures last night. Must have inherited the cash, no way a self made person would do something that stupid. Wait a second forgot about Martha Stewart, Conrad Black, Mike Tyson, Michael Jordan, Hernandez, ........ etc. I guess money doesn't by brains. Oh well, what a jack ass. Perhaps he thought he was 007.

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Tdot Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Subaru BRZ Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 64 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	close call I was downtown just before the storm hit and saw a white fr-s on the gardiner eastbound at about 5:00pm.... it was hard to tell the depth of the water on the road when it was pouring rain as visibility was diminished. I left my buddys condo at 5:30 and crossed the intersection of dan leckie and lakeshore which was about waist deep in water.... took my brz thru at an angle and had a crowd of ppl under the bridge cheering me on lol.

07-08-2013, 09:20 PM	#2
Myv Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: SWP BRZ Limited MT Location: Thornhill, Ont, Canada Posts: 531 Thanks: 124 Thanked 113 Times in 82 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	That was quite the ride home, stuck on Islington for an hour to 401, and then 401->400 was completely empty, by that time it was raining crazily. A friend who left 6:00PM~ said 401 off-ramps were flooded all the way up to the windows. Also, saw a fellow Black BRZ parked at the GoodLife parking lot @Islington/Bloor KingsMill location, and white FRS on Yonge/Clark, anyone here?

07-08-2013, 11:48 PM	#6
i_4got Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Whiteout FR-S Location: Vaughan, ON, Canada Posts: 441 Thanks: 19 Thanked 95 Times in 73 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Luckily I live and work in Vaughan. No flooding here, just some heavy rainfall.

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Sport-Tech Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Drives: TBD Location: Toronto Posts: 2,583 Thanks: 665 Thanked 685 Times in 386 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Some idiot drove his Ferrari full-speed into a flooded underpass - footage at CBC and pics here.

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5th 86 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ SPORT TECH Location: CANADA Posts: 306 Thanks: 31 Thanked 98 Times in 68 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Wonder if someone is working on. A snorkle yet for the 86...

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