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Originally Posted by lilaznviper (Post 8807982)

dad trying to buy salt and most places are sold out... anyone located some in vancouver or bby area?

Sweep it from your neighbor's sidewalk :troll:

^lmao, if someone is creative enough they can scoop up buckets of water from the ocean and advertise it as salt spray

Brb, going to Garry Point to get my natural artisanal salt-flavoured Ocean Spray :haha:

As homeowners are you guys shoveling "your" area of the sidewalk?

I shovel my part, but today as I was walking down from imperial and canada way, not a single house had "their" sidewalk shoveled.

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Originally Posted by maneetkaran (Post 8808009)

As homeowners are you guys shoveling "your" area of the sidewalk?

I shovel my part, but today as I was walking down from imperial and canada way, not a single house had "their" sidewalk shoveled.

Yes I shovel my sidewalk. I was under the impression that it's the law. a quick search and I found that it's "required" but doesn't say what the consequences are.

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Your Role as a Business or Resident

Residents and businesses play an important role during periods of snow and icy weather:

Clear the Way. Businesses are required to remove accumulated snow from sidewalks bordering the property by 10:00 AM on any day in which the premises are open or occupied by the public. Residents are required to remove snow and ice from sidewalks abutting their property as soon as possible.
Reduce Hazards. Do not shovel snow from sidewalks or driveways onto the roads as this creates a traffic hazards and interferes with drainage of melting snow.
Help us by clearing snow from storm drains and fire hydrants. This will help drainage of melting snow and will ensure quick access to a hydrant in case of a fire. To locate a storm drain or fire hydrant on your street, see the Burnaby Map. (Navigation note: Storm drain information is found in the map layer: Engineering, Infrastructure, Storm, Catch Basins. Fire hydrants are found under the map layer: Engineering, Water, Water hydrants.)
Be a Good Neighbour. Clear snow and ice from sidewalks can be a difficult task for our senior residents, or those with limited mobility. The City is no longer running its formal Snow Angels volunteer snow-shovelling program and is instead asking residents to take the initiative lend a helping hand to neighbours that may need assistance clearing snow and ice from sidewalks.

https://www.burnaby.ca/City-Services...e-Control.html

EDIT: Maybe i'm getting it mixed up with Vancouver

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Note: Property owners, occupants, and tenants may be fined for not clearing the sidewalk around their property by the 10:00am deadline.

http://vancouver.ca/streets-transpor...y-streets.aspx

I'm surprised at how much snow the rest of metro van got, Ridge just got rain except for Eastern Maple Ridge, closer to Mission side

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Originally Posted by lilaznviper (Post 8807982)

dad trying to buy salt and most places are sold out... anyone located some in vancouver or bby area?

Home Depot maybe?

I buy some every year. Even if it doesn't snow or freeze. I have enough. BTW, regular salt doesn't work below a certain temperature. It becomes useless.

I have the Alaskan Melt stuff. Buy when they're not in demand, then laugh at others who are caught without. LOL.

Tell you what, lilaznviper......... I'll bring you a bag or two of the Safe-T-Salt if you give me back the mini screwdriver set with the Apple iPhone pentalobes I lent you.

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Originally Posted by maneetkaran (Post 8808009)

As homeowners are you guys shoveling "your" area of the sidewalk?

I shovel my part, but today as I was walking down from imperial and canada way, not a single house had "their" sidewalk shoveled.

I shovel mine, plus the guy next door. He's a senior who suffered a stroke last year. He still shovels his walkways around his property. He's like 80+ years old. His son was around during the snowfall and he just leaves......... like, W-T-F??????

My son and daughter shovelled his sidewalk, actually, 'cause I had to deal with the mess out back. They were just starting the neighbour's sidewalk when the son left................. I can guarantee you at that age, my kids will come by and shovel the sidewalk. Did something right............nuff said.

If the neighbor is out and I'm not, he shovels in front of my place. If I'm out and and his needs re-doing, I take care of it. It's worked well over the years.

RS Impromptu mini meat.......... fuck the 14mm socket.

We all bring a bag of salt to lilaznviper's place, meet crackhead chicks in his back alley. Like good ol' times, man.

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Originally Posted by fliptuner (Post 8808029)

If the neighbor is out and I'm not, he shovels in front of my place. If I'm out and and his needs re-doing, I take care of it. It's worked well over the years.

I thought you moved a half dozen times.........

also condo........... ten feet worth, lolololol.

Okay, that was bad........... 25 feet :troll:

Damn it, just remembered, he has my spring compressors, too. Not that I will ever use them again.

I go to my parents and shovel theirs

haha yea i still have spring compressors and mini screw driver set. that miniscrew driver set helped me with a couple of phones and surfaces. need to purchase myself a set as well.

depends on how bad it snows or ice up it is... probably won't even leave the house for work. can work from home in my underwear

Well, Safeway on Hastings and Kensington has salt. Just arrived. $6.29 a bag. Being unloaded off truck as I type.

Safeway's on the ball. They know demand.

Lordco is basically sold out. As soon as we get it in, 5 minutes later it's sold out. I swear there are people waiting until they see our trucks pull in so they can grab it.

MG1 needs to have a segment on local TV called MG1's price patrol..!! Start it as a business and you can turn your drives to Costco US as company expense ;)

According to this article Lowe's said they are not expecting shipment for 3 weeks!!?

I don't understand why home owners don't store a bag or 2 of salt and store those cheap HD plastic bucket. For you new home owners just buy 2 bags at the end of the season of every season.. you are good to go pretty much every season after.

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Originally Posted by MG1 (Post 8808050)

Well, Safeway on Hastings and Kensington has salt. Just arrived. $6.29 a bag. Being unloaded off truck as I type.

Safeway's on the ball. They know demand.

Any salt should work as an ice melter. The only downside with using table salt is it doesn't really provide the traction like road salt. Pool salt works a lot faster than any ice melting salt I've ever seen and if used with some sand works really well.

To drive SUV with runflat all seasons or RWD sport car with winter wheels tomorrow. :suspicious: :derp:

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Originally Posted by yray (Post 8808083)

To drive SUV with runflat all seasons or RWD sport car with winter wheels tomorrow. :suspicious: :derp:

2 wheels with traction is better than 4 wheels with no traction. :pokerface:

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Originally Posted by yray (Post 8808083)

To drive SUV with runflat all seasons or RWD sport car with winter wheels tomorrow. :suspicious: :derp:

Don't be a bitch, drive RWD with winters

The one that turns and stops better

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Originally Posted by MG1 (Post 8808032)

Damn it, just remembered, he has my spring compressors, too. Not that I will ever use them again.

I think santofu still has my spring compressors...

I was at Canadian tire (grand view Hwy location) picking up a shovel. The guys brought in a full pallet of road salt. Ppl were like vultures all gone within 5 mins. And the ppl that didn't get any bitched about how one guy had like 10 bags in his cart.. Haha.. Anyways, Canadian tire will have more road salt at 10am dec08.