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Headed to Orlando airport from Port Canaveral on 528. 2 18 wheelers crashed right in front of us, one exploded. There is a picture out there of the scene with a black van to the left. We were behind that van. He was engulfed in the smoke. Lucky our driver did not hit him. Took 2 hours for us to get redirected and another hour to get to airport. Missed flight, could not get rebooked until 845. Delta stinks. Ended up renting a car. Got home a little before 7pm
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what model of EV sparked up on ya?
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(01-30-2024, 10:25 AM)Replying to CornersDawg Headed to Orlando airport from Port Canaveral on 528. 2 18 wheelers crashed right in front of us, one exploded. There is a picture out there of the scene with a black van to the left. We were behind that van. He was engulfed in the smoke. Lucky our driver did not hit him. Took 2 hours for us to get redirected and another hour to get to airport. Missed flight, could not get rebooked until 845. Delta stinks. Ended up renting a car. Got home a little before 7pm
That's crazy! I've made that drive many times. Curious about your timeline...and genuinely asking because I thought I was the only one that did crazy shit like renting a car and driving. Did you drive to Atlanta from Orlando? I came really close to renting a car and driving from Chicago a couple of weeks ago.
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Sorry to hear about the trucks wrecking and hope the drivers some how got out. Glad you are ok..
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(01-30-2024, 10:41 AM)Replying to DawgNatty (01-30-2024, 10:25 AM)Replying to CornersDawg Headed to Orlando airport from Port Canaveral on 528. 2 18 wheelers crashed right in front of us, one exploded. There is a picture out there of the scene with a black van to the left. We were behind that van. He was engulfed in the smoke. Lucky our driver did not hit him. Took 2 hours for us to get redirected and another hour to get to airport. Missed flight, could not get rebooked until 845. Delta stinks. Ended up renting a car. Got home a little before 7pm
That's crazy! I've made that drive many times. Curious about your timeline...and genuinely asking because I thought I was the only one that did crazy shit like renting a car and driving. Did you drive to Atlanta from Orlando? I came really close to renting a car and driving from Chicago a couple of weeks ago.
Delta had us on at 845 pm which would have meant getting home at 1130/midnight. No way were
We staying at the airport all day. Got a rental and made it home just before 7pm. No traffic helped.
(01-30-2024, 10:31 AM)Replying to Toasty B what model of EV sparked up on ya?
Our Uber ride was a Prius. No issues with it until the repute to airport. Uber app had drivers on first roads and in a sod farming field!!! Driver was badass though Russian guy with a “not a problem” attitude. It was a crazy 3 hours
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(01-30-2024, 12:03 PM)Replying to CornersDawg (01-30-2024, 10:41 AM)Replying to DawgNatty (01-30-2024, 10:25 AM)Replying to CornersDawg Headed to Orlando airport from Port Canaveral on 528. 2 18 wheelers crashed right in front of us, one exploded. There is a picture out there of the scene with a black van to the left. We were behind that van. He was engulfed in the smoke. Lucky our driver did not hit him. Took 2 hours for us to get redirected and another hour to get to airport. Missed flight, could not get rebooked until 845. Delta stinks. Ended up renting a car. Got home a little before 7pm
That's crazy! I've made that drive many times. Curious about your timeline...and genuinely asking because I thought I was the only one that did crazy shit like renting a car and driving. Did you drive to Atlanta from Orlando? I came really close to renting a car and driving from Chicago a couple of weeks ago.
Delta had us on at 845 pm which would have meant getting home at 1130/midnight. No way were
We staying at the airport all day. Got a rental and made it home just before 7pm. No traffic helped.
(01-30-2024, 10:31 AM)Replying to Toasty B what model of EV sparked up on ya?
Our Uber ride was a Prius. No issues with it until the repute to airport. Uber app had drivers on first roads and in a sod farming field!!! Driver was badass though Russian guy with a “not a problem” attitude. It was a crazy 3 hours
Damn. Had a Russian Uber driver take us to LAX after the Rose Bowl. He was driving an Audi and I felt like I was in a James Bond car chase. Ruskie gave no shits about the LA traffic. He cut off other drivers. drove in the emergency lane, ran red lights, did it all. Thought I was on a ride at Universal. Joker was missing finger pieces on each hand. Daughter about had 2 panic attacks. Quickest I have ever been driven ti a major air port.
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(01-30-2024, 10:25 AM)Replying to CornersDawg Headed to Orlando airport from Port Canaveral on 528. 2 18 wheelers crashed right in front of us, one exploded. There is a picture out there of the scene with a black van to the left. We were behind that van. He was engulfed in the smoke. Lucky our driver did not hit him. Took 2 hours for us to get redirected and another hour to get to airport. Missed flight, could not get rebooked until 845. Delta stinks. Ended up renting a car. Got home a little before 7pm
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