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The first major snowstorm of the season slammed New Jersey on Thursday, and led to massive headaches across the state, and especially for commuters. A typical 30-minute or 1-hour commute by train or by car took as much as 6-8 hours for many people.

The delays and terrible conditions led to an understandable fury, much of which was vented on social media. Here's testimony about some of the longest and most miserable commutes, based on social media postings.

How bad was your commute? Let us know in the comments.

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My normal central Jersey commute: 20 miles/50 mins. Last night SIX hours. I saw one plow that was actually plowing and 2 that were not. Gotta do better than this, NJDOT. #njsnow #njtraffic #njcommute — Frances Deshmukh (@NJscottish) November 16, 2018

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Hello- why was ua65 diverted to Bangor ? — AJ (@BUNHERD) November 16, 2018

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Governor, I am a staunch Democrat, a supporter of yours and our law enforcement, but you all FAILED the state of New Jersey today. You failed to prepare for a predictable storm. You didn't even do the minimum. I sat for 5+ hours to drive 10 miles. This failure is inexcusable. — Mike Livio (@mikelivio) November 16, 2018

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As a former Florida boy, it just took me 2 hours to drive 1/2 mile. New Jersey sucks. My friends been stuck in a bus for 2 hours and the bus driver won’t let the people out. — Truedart (@GildartLightray) November 16, 2018

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I’ve been stuck in standstill traffic since 3:45 this afternoon in New Jersey. #NJDOT commissioner should be fired. Hasn’t cleared this highway yet.. god damn son... @NJDOT_info pic.twitter.com/cfmUVKUFT9 — Ty (@ItsBigHeavy) November 16, 2018

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This is how much of a cluster**** the NYC metro area is right now.



An entirely manageable amount of snow. Totally unprepared states.



Commuters entirely giving up and literally walking home from New York to New Jersey.



Never seen a total botching like this. https://t.co/iTKXm97Mss — The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) November 16, 2018

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How was my mother on the road for 6 hours? Wtf New Jersey we’re better than that 🤦🏾‍♀️ — Hot Girl Elle (@briellesymone) November 16, 2018

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It took me almost 7hrs to drive home today. I swear it’s like New Jersey has never seen snow before and didn’t know how to handle it. On the plus side, I read 80% of All I Want by @JDanielsbooks and it made my drive 1000% better. #audible #romancepackage #alliwant — DrunkOnABook (@DrunkOnABook) November 16, 2018

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Dear New Jersey,



I love you, but I should not have the pleasure of leaving work at 3:30 pm and not get home until 8:30 pm because of snow, people who suddenly forgot how to drive in the snow, road closures and shitty traffic lights that are only green for 3 seconds.



Love

Austin — Austin Stacharczyk (@AuStacharczyk) November 16, 2018

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My mother is still sitting in traffic. She has been on the road for 7 hours. The traffic coming from NYC into Jersey is a mess. Some children are still stuck at school or on the school buses. ☹️🤬 — Ballet Dancer NJ (@ballet_nj) November 16, 2018

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6 hours in the road to go 28 miles!! New Jersey you suck!! 0 plow trucks anywhere on the roads... this is chaos 🤬🤬🤬🤬!! Another “hour” To go #WinterIsHere #NewJersey #avery — YA7™ (@GoldenYA7) November 16, 2018

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New Jersey is often the butt of every comic's joke because NJ is one big JOKE. Took me 3-1/2 hours to get home to -- an hour to travel from Wall Street to Newark Penn station & another a 2-1/2 WALK 😫 from the Bloomfield Station. Thanks @PhilMurphyNJ 😠😡😠😡#snowstorm https://t.co/xzqXgCIPdq — Jennifer Rolle (@jennrolle) November 16, 2018

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Staff at Newark airport are currently laying out cots for travelers stranded here overnight. There's an hours-long wait to get on the AirTrain for a transfer to the NYC train. Lyft and Uber cost between $100 and $200 back to the city. — Daniel A. Gross (@readwriteradio) November 16, 2018

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It just took my aunt 7.5 hours to commute home instead of 45 minutes NEW JERSEY WHAT ARE YOU DOING???? @PhilMurphyNJ — Britt Rockenfeller (@B_Rockenfeller4) November 16, 2018

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@wcbs880 I spent six hours on the New Jersey transit bus last night going from the port authority to New Jersey. It was hell on earth. Standing room only, and two guys almost got to a fistfight about two hours in! Needless to say, I am driving in today! — TracyMitch (@TracyMitch) November 16, 2018

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My friends dad been stuck in NY to NJ traffic for 7 hours :( omg this storm repercussion is beyond wild. — SG (@Shaadene) November 16, 2018

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Tweet us video of where you are stuck and we might use it on https://t.co/J1wMUGud5a #njwx #njtraffic #traffic #FirstSnow pic.twitter.com/9GbvlKb0Vy — NJ.com (@njdotcom) November 15, 2018

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I had the worst commute of my entire working life, thanks new jersey for not plowing the roads. #commutefromhell #njcommute #newjersey #storm18 — RichUncle EL (@MoneyWatch101) November 16, 2018

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Took me 6 hours to get home last night. #njcommute — Rose Needs a Drink 🍷 (@twoferrets) November 16, 2018

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I speak for everyone when I say that our new governor @GovMurphy absolutely aced his first test of a winter storm. What a smooth commute...the roads were clear, @NJTRANSIT was running on time. Just a superb job. Take a bow Phil! #NJTransit #njcommute — JohnnyHammerstix (@hammerstixxx) November 16, 2018

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It took me 5 hours and 40 minutes to travel from Piscataway to Mendham. #snowmess https://t.co/7jhstTjfgX — Governor Christie (@GovChristie) November 16, 2018

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