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<p>Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/MacleansMag">Maclean&#8217;s Magazine</a>&middot; Wed, Feb 27 2013 20:03:56 </p>
<div>How hard was the nation&#8217;s capital hit by Wednesday&#8217;s snowstorm? Let&#8217;s just say the OC Transpo buses had some delays—and people were tweeting pictures of it all day.</div>
<div>Look at that teamwork.. #Ottawa #OCTranspo #MTO @ottawacity http://pic.twitter.com/vXijQpK3upTÅYLOR  SICAℝD</div>
<div>Aw how cute, even #octranspo can&#8217;t drive in this. http://pic.twitter.com/G3u1LHyCCCEvan</div>
<div>“@joliejessie: the bus that was #stuckbus #octranspo #lincolnfields http://twitpic.com/c7c6a5 http://twitpic.com/c7c6ap”Paul Keating</div>
<div>Transitway buses are being held WB on JAM Pkwy at Lincoln Fields due to a report of a jack-knifed bus. #OCTranspoOC Transpo Alerts</div>
<div>@OCTranspo And again&#8230; I hate Ottawa at times http://pic.twitter.com/eZWpYKoIxnAngela</div>
<div>#octranspo #lendingahand http://pic.twitter.com/Gi348kUYvOPaul Keating</div>
<div>Yikes. This served as a pretty effective roadblock. #OCTranspo #Ottawa #weather http://twitpic.com/c7dpuwSteph Willems</div>
<div>From #OCTranspo: &quot;As of 4:30pm, approximately 60 buses required tow truck assistance and 13 buses were involved in minor collisions.&quot;Jon Willing</div>
<div>Well my #octranspo bus didn&#8217;t jackknife, but this is the scene at Cahill and Hunt Club http://pic.twitter.com/g1FznMXV6JByron Clairoux</div>
<div>OCTranspo buses stuck, sliding backward, touching on Riverside to Bronson N. Ramp #cbcott http://pic.twitter.com/orybZqlus9Stu Mills</div>
<div>OCTranspoBusStuck1467mrwildfiremike</div>
<div>Bus stuck at Lebreton&#8230; So it begins, let&#8217;s see if I get home in one piece tonight  #octranspo #ottcity http://pic.twitter.com/qh9aJd9MQaMadona Walls</div>
<div>Expect long wait/travel times on buses to continue into the evening as the Environment Canada snowfall warning remains in effect. #OCTranspoOC Transpo Alerts</div>
<div>Classic #OCTranspo &#8212; / I feel kinda bad, what a poor sweetie!Gen Larose</div>
<div>#OCTranspo classic! http://pic.twitter.com/FwYeAziQqcPiotr Boruslawski</div>
<div>This is what is holding up all the traffic. #OCTranspo #ottawa #ottnews http://pic.twitter.com/reA1ayC5xjMike Ciolfi</div>
<div>We&#8217;re not going anywhere now. #octranspo http://pic.twitter.com/KtKxT1wFThDJ Shaun</div>
<div>the bus that fucked everyone over. #octranspo #ottawa #lincolnfieldsJess Martin</div>
<div>Packed. #octranspo #full #uncomfortable #bus #ottawa #storm #weatherStephanie Dorsch</div>
<div>@LesliHarker don&#8217;t you miss #Ottawa ? &quot;#OCTranspo classic! http://pic.twitter.com/zTXoovAOsQ&quot;Victoria Amira</div>
<div>@octranspo buses in the ditch Everywhere http://pic.twitter.com/GZJcMSLw9iMikey G</div>
<div>accordion buses apparently not designed for ottawa blizzards #weather @BlacksWeather @OCTranspoAlerts http://pic.twitter.com/XcxO0wDzOjGraham Raby</div>
<div>The transit way is totally blocked at Greenbank station. #OCTranspo #ottnews http://pic.twitter.com/5ZNHKGzTmfMike</div>
<div>@CBCOttawa Octranspo offloading psngrs in middle of Heron rd http://pic.twitter.com/kibTxEsBwVJosh Ray</div>
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Snow day in Ottawa rough on OC Transpo