[jeedee]

huge shoutout to the New Westminster city workers for plowing the roads

yall are the real MVPs :fuckyea:

[Presto]

The trucks were rolling all night in Langley. Was hoping the office would get closed, but shutting down 2 days in a row would pwn us during this busy time.

[6o4__boi]

huge shoutout to the New Westminster city workers for plowing the roads

yall are the real MVPs :fuckyea:


avatar very much related to your reaction to the plowed roads this morning?

[jing]

About 4" of fresh powder where I live in Coquitlam. Took nearly an hour to get up the street, living on the bottom of a hilled cul-de-sac did not work out well for my Conti DWS on a FWD car. Fiancée has the 4WD with Blizzaks which managed much better than I did. Main roads are all fine on the way out to South Cambie area.

[blkgsr]

coquitlam main roads were ok, hastings was clear. pretty easy drive in from coquitlam to downtown this morning

driving up to whistler friday afternoon then leaving yesterday afternoon was sure fun...4 wheel unplanned drift will sure make you pucker

[pastarocket]

-heard a person's car on our block get stuck in the ice this morning.

There was only about 3 cm of snow in my area of East Van last night.

-fairly easy commute to work today. :D

[whitev70r]

South Van, another EASY commute along Marine Dr. Must be people taking transit? Absolutely no congestion at Knight St. bridge, I can really get to like these conditions.

[SumAznGuy]

https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-74_metric_e.html

So the worst may not be over for the people in higher elevations.
Projected to be -7 to -9C over night for the next few days.

[quasi]

My co-worker didn't make it in to Port Kells and he's 20 minutes away however the secretary who lives in Burnaby bossed it. I texted him and let him know the Secretary has bigger balls then he does and reminded him what a pussy he is.

[Gumby]

My co-worker didn't make it in to Port Kells and he's 20 minutes away however the secretary who lives in Burnaby bossed it. I texted him and let him know the Secretary has bigger balls then he does and reminded him what a pussy he is.
Is the secretary female? :troll:

[quasi]

Is the secretary female? :troll:

Of course and her balls are still bigger then his.

[jjson]

Of course and her balls are still bigger then his.

than* :troll:

[adambomb]

Alex Fraser bridge is closed again. :pokerface:

In all the years that bridge has been open and all the winters it's been through, I've never heard of it closing because of ice bombs. Now it's a regular thing? Wtf

[Presto]

^^^
Well that just sucks. Wait out rush hour at a pub, if you can!

All the major Langley roads have been plowed. Some of the backroads are plowed, too. Also, fuck that intersection with the stop signs by the Events Center

[thumper]

Alex Fraser bridge is closed again. :pokerface:

In all the years that bridge has been open and all the winters it's been through, I've never heard of it closing because of ice bombs. Now it's a regular thing? Wtf

global warming :pokerface:

dammit. this means the pt. mann and patullo are going to go to hell after work today, if not already :cry:

[Liquid_o2]

I had to drive from East Van to my doctors office in North Delta, and then to work in Richmond this morning. Used the Alex Fraser both times, no issues. I suppose if they view it as a safety risk, they have to close it until they get it cleared.

[badgerx3]

they must've just closed the whole bridge recently... it was open but both right hand lanes on each side of traffic were shut down

[Gh0stRider]

RCMP officer pointed at mewhile he was driving by in the morning. He probably knew what I was up to.

[Gh0stRider]

Alex Fraser shut down both directions. Damn. Falling ice.

[Liquid_o2]

Google Maps traffic is crazy right now. Dark red for the 99 southbound to the tunnel all the way from Bridgeport. New West is a gong show.

[Dragon-88]

Any places in Van/BBY/COQ where we can get salt? I got mine over the weekend, just asking for a co-worker

[6o4__boi]

^ can't remember who said earlier in this thread but check the pet stores

[Liquid_o2]

Yah, PetsMart has ice melt that is safe for pets and humans. I got 2 bottles. Its like $10 for 3.8kg. Not sure if they have it anymore.

[R&R]

Alex Fraser is open now!

[320icar]

It's -1 out in Richmond, dropping fast. All the wet roads are becoming ice, especially in my neighborhood. Even with my snow tires I almost hit the outside of the round about when the road was black ice

[Liquid_o2]

This commute should be interesting. The main roads should be ok to drive on. But those side streets are gonna be tricky. Take it easy people.

[Blah_Teggie]

Alex Fraser is open now!

Too late for me now. My usual 30-35 min commute home took 80 mins today. What I don't get is why they gave southbound traffic the counter flow lane thru the tunnel. From what I saw, southbound was moving smoothly while northbound was at a standstill.

[belka]

News freaking out over freezing temps. :fuckthatshit:

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd151/pushok85/IMG_20161210_131219.jpg

Yes I know apples and oranges. ;)

[DragonChi]

First time that I can remember, that traffic is backed up all the way up the hill on Scott road in Surrey.

[AzNightmare]

Ridiculous. The Home Depot in Richmond had a big shipment of salt this morning. Over 500 in stock. I'm about to get off work and get some and now there's 4 left, and quantity is probably not even accurate. lol.

[Gh0stRider]

Ridiculous. The Home Depot in Richmond had a big shipment of salt this morning. Over 500 in stock. I'm about to get off work and get some and now there's 4 left, and quantity is probably not even accurate. lol.

whats the good one? I keep seeing the Alaskan ice melting one.

[AzNightmare]

whats the good one? I keep seeing the Alaskan ice melting one.

Not sure... I assume that's the good one.

I picked up a bag of 20kg a few days ago for $22.
But the 10kg one costs $9/each... lol. I thought it's usually better value the bigger quantity you go...

I would pick up a few bags of the 10kg one if I can find it in stock.

[Akinari]

Well that was a fucking horrendous commute home from work. Doesn't help that I got off in the early afternoon when the Massey Tunnel counterflow lanes had yet to open :badpokerface:

[Ch28]

whats the good one? I keep seeing the Alaskan ice melting one.

The Alaskan Ice Melt is supposedly better because it causes less damage to the concrete on your property and it's not as bad for dog's paws

[acurael]

Petsmart still had some ice melt. Been calling around everywhere since last week and CDN tire, Home Depot Walmart and everyone sold out. Checked this thread and found gold.
Fell and fractured my arm this am trying to shovel my steep driveway. Needed salt ASAP. Bad winter this year.

[murd0c]

The best part is it's still fall since it's not winter for another week :troll:

[fliptuner]

Yup. It's still fall, boys. Looking forward to longer days.

[Gh0stRider]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k_GKOgKKao&index=1&list=PLzXgcG5r1axxVSNnPvXGBEne9e-sLt236

[Harvey Specter]

Snow in Fall, summer like weather in Winter. Welcome to Vancouver. :D :awwyeah:

[MG1]

See this is what bothers me a bit. Winter starts on the shortest day of the year. Well, to me, that should be the middle of winter. Longest day should be the middle of summer, not the start of summer. I know the solstice idea...............Anyway, carry on carrying on.

[smoothie.]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k_GKOgKKao&index=1&list=PLzXgcG5r1axxVSNnPvXGBEne9e-sLt236

man this video is just so enjoyable.

i feel for those guys though, some hills are so icy, it doesnt matter if you have winter tires or not.

[twitchyzero]

i wish i got to stand around and judge others for a living :okay:

[GS8]

i wish i got to stand around and judge others for a living :okay:

Well then why not have a seat then?

Grab a large tea as well :troll:

[Lomac]

Now now, sometimes having a bunch of snow isn't bad. I mean, if you live on top of a mountain and you have willing friends, fun can still be had. :fullofwin:

Slightly NSFW inside spoiler
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/lomac/IMG_2189_zpsd3063cb1.jpg

Just sayin'. ;)

[Ch28]

Petsmart still had some ice melt. Been calling around everywhere since last week and CDN tire, Home Depot Walmart and everyone sold out. Checked this thread and found gold.
Fell and fractured my arm this am trying to shovel my steep driveway. Needed salt ASAP. Bad winter this year.

:pokerface:

Damn. Hope you have a speedy recovery!

[i-vtecyo]

Petsmart still had some ice melt. Been calling around everywhere since last week and CDN tire, Home Depot Walmart and everyone sold out. Checked this thread and found gold.
Fell and fractured my arm this am trying to shovel my steep driveway. Needed salt ASAP. Bad winter this year.

someone needs a bit more calcium in their diet.. dont forget the vitamin D as well

[AzNightmare]

This video is almost 3 years old (probably posted already somewhere in this 182 page thread), but someone just showed it to me today...

:lawl: Hilarious, especially if you've never seen it before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuTXUcoGdhw

[BrokenEuro]

This video is almost 3 years old (probably posted already somewhere in this 182 page thread), but someone just showed it to me today...

:lawl: Hilarious, especially if you've never seen it before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuTXUcoGdhw

Free phone at 1:27

[hud 91gt]

That really was worth wasting 7 minutes of my life. hahaha.

[Gh0stRider]

Looks like surrey/whiterock home depot got some bags of salt according to website

[EvoFire]

Traction control really wasn't doing that Odessey any favors though. There are ppl without winter tires, and then there are ppl without winter tires on top of not knowing how to drive.

[MG1]

More salt updates........... Frip is scaring me. They're even out of the stuff in Bellingham, lol.

This hoarder ain't hoarding hard enough these days............ :lawl:

[320icar]

Hope roads are clear. When the missus is done getting dressed finally, will be heading up to cypress from Richmond. Any ice on the roads should have been destroyed by the morning rush hour

[thumper]

monday.... again. sigh.

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15542294_10154780958528134_8188443204661979301_n.j pg?oh=489c9fc38417f3e71806e6977988fd1e&oe=58F8EBD1

[tegra7]

^Yay!

[6o4__boi]

lol that's a 20% guess afaic

they can barely get the two day forecast right
:fuckthatshit:

[originalhypa]

Actually, can you, or another mod, move the post elsewhere? It really doesn't belong here. I just posted it because of 320icar's comment about wife taking so long to get ready. It made me think of her.

Call new thread in VOT, RS Member's Loss or something. Tragedies hit everyone. Parents death, etc. It does help to talk about it. I kept my silence and it was killing me.

I can do whatever you need me to do. Let me get that going now.

[320icar]

Do me a favour, 320icar. Give the missus and extra, extra long hug. Tell her you love her. My wife of 31+ years passed away over a year and a half ago. Not a day goes by I don't think about her. I visit her every day at the cemetery. All the things I should have done when we were still together. I have so many regrets............

She was my best friend and a golden moral compass to me.

Not sure why I'm spilling my feelings out on RS, of all places, and in this thread, but maybe it will finally help in the healing process.

Although she is gone, she will always, always be a big part of who I am. She found my sense of humour weird, but she stuck with me with all my faults, and guided me.

I try to keep my chin up. Keeping busy and humour does help. And no, I will not go to therapy............. RS is my therapy.

All you RS'er with loved ones - NEVER take anyone for granted. One day, you will be without. Hopefully it will never happen to you. I wanted to grow old with the girl who stole my heart. Didn't get the opportunity. I did, however, spend a good 3 decades with her......... actually, I've known her all my life. She grew up two blocks away from me.

Anyway........... keep on keeping on.

And where's the salt, goddamn it!

Actually... She's my gf of 3 years, and I have a ring in my backpack right now as she's trying on rental ski boots...

Wish me luck RS

[whitev70r]

Just drove through North Burnaby area, boy some side streets are still really bad with snow/ice. Some stuck under a pile of snow/ice. Not fun.

[fliptuner]

Awesome. GL!!!

[HonestTea]

Good luck 320icar!

[MG1]

Damn, it's so wAnderful...........

Good Luck. We're all rooting for you.

[fishCak3s]

It's been an hour! The suspense is killing meeeeeee

[SkunkWorks]

Read MG's and 320's post and legit just teared up. Thank you you two. Best of luck!

[whitev70r]

Boy, this thread turned in a hurry. Hope 320icar doesn't attempt it while going up the chair with big bulky gloves/mitts on.

[fishCak3s]

Boy, this thread turned in a hurry. Hope 320icar doesn't attempt it while going up the chair with big bulky gloves/mitts on.

or go out of bounds like the guys in the other thread...

[meme405]

Actually... She's my gf of 3 years, and I have a ring in my backpack right now as she's trying on rental ski boots...

Wish me luck RS

In for updates!

"hold on babe, gotta let RS know you said yes"

[punkwax]

Engagement rings and snow.. eek!

Good luck 320hercarnow! :joy:

[320icar]

Guess I have some saving up to do

[loong]

Congrats!

[320icar]

hold on babe, gotta let RS know you said yes"

Frighteningly accurate :p were having lunch at the restaurant upstairs. Anyone here come say hi lol, white guy with big beard

[sonick]

Congrats Ian!

[SSM_DC5]

Cruise to cypress! MG can lead:awwyeah:

[Gumby]

Frighteningly accurate :p were having lunch at the restaurant upstairs. Anyone here come say hi lol, white guy with big beard
Santa? :troll:

[tofu1413]

320icar's "she said yes" RS meet! :lawl: :lawl: :lawl:

[GS8]

Well, this thread escalated quickly...

...in the best possible way it can!

Congrats and enjoy the holidays as soon-to-be husband and wife.

[meme405]

Frighteningly accurate :p

I can imagine buddy.

This is also frighteningly accurate:

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s52/meme405/20161213_155036_zps0vm1lz68.png (http://s149.photobucket.com/user/meme405/media/20161213_155036_zps0vm1lz68.png.html)

Congrats.

[320icar]

Women get engagement rings, I hoping for an engagement big brake kit. My brother says he thinks the argument could be made :p

[meme405]

Women get engagement rings, I hoping for an engagement big brake kit. My brother says he thinks the argument could be made :p

That would have made the hike a lot harder for her, lugging a BBK all the way up there in her backpack... :lawl:

[thumper]

320icar's "she said yes" RS meet! :lawl: :lawl: :lawl:

RS bachelor party?

[MG1]

Frighteningly accurate :p were having lunch at the restaurant upstairs. Anyone here come say hi lol, white guy with big beard

Yay!

Propose........ kind of, on RS. Were we the first to know? LOL.

CONGRATULATIONS!

[MG1]

Back to snow and salt talk.........


Canadian Tire near Ikea will have a shipment of about nine skids of Alaskan ICE Melt. Sometime between 8:00 am and 9:00 am. This is what the store manager told me. He also said another shipment will arrive on Thursday - I hope this doesn't turn out to be a McPizza post, hee hee.

[godwin]

Oh Alaskan brand of salt is not NaCl (like Windsor).. it is CaCl2 + urea mixture.. So now you know.. out of salt? just piss on the pavement. Oh CaCl2 is from limestone, it absorbs moisture but it also known effect to make male balls fall off.. ;) go easy with that stuff.

Honestly whether the salt will "hurt" your concrete really depends on how much you use AND what shape your concrete is in, don't use it if your concrete has cracks, you don't want the snow to melt and water to seep through your concrete cracks and expand... ALSO You are not supposed to use the salt to melt the snow so you don't need to shovel.. (I saw a guy just dump bags of salt on his driveway and walk away).

Oh pro tip.. if you do apply salt, do make sure there is a path for the water to run off, if not then you will get some black ice, when the ice eventually reforms.

Back to snow and salt talk.........


Canadian Tire near Ikea will have a shipment of about nine skids of Alaskan ICE Melt. Sometime between 8:00 am and 9:00 am. This is what the store manager told me. He also said another shipment will arrive on Thursday - I hope this doesn't turn out to be a McPizza post, hee hee.

[Mr.Money]

Oh Alaskan brand of salt is not NaCl (like Windsor).. it is CaCl2 + urea mixture.. So now you know.. out of salt? just piss on the pavement. Oh CaCl2 is from limestone, it absorbs moisture but it also known effect to make male balls fall off.. ;) go easy with that stuff.

Honestly whether the salt will "hurt" your concrete really depends on how much you use AND what shape your concrete is in, don't use it if your concrete has cracks, you don't want the snow to melt and water to seep through your concrete cracks and expand... ALSO You are not supposed to use the salt to melt the snow so you don't need to shovel.. (I saw a guy just dump bags of salt on his driveway and walk away).

Oh pro tip.. if you do apply salt, do make sure there is a path for the water to run off, if not then you will get some black ice, when the ice eventually reforms.


:pokerface: what the???.....i shovel then lay down the salt,how lazy.

[Gh0stRider]

Home depot Burnaby and Vancouver (terminal) have the Alaskan Ice melt in stock. They just closed, fuck !

http://s15.postimg.org/qxs1fgeij/screenshot_55.jpg
http://s15.postimg.org/amwzg98cb/screenshot_56.jpg

[coneZONE]

This video is almost 3 years old (probably posted already somewhere in this 182 page thread), but someone just showed it to me today...

:lawl: Hilarious, especially if you've never seen it before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuTXUcoGdhw

Words of wisdom:
"You can have all the 4-wheels you want, but if the tires are bald then they're doin' no good" :awwyeah:

[dboy]

Well this is going viral and is pretty relevant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCEzEVJkO1U

[RickyTan3]

Well this is going viral and is pretty relevant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCEzEVJkO1U

Murica!

Guy doesn't even fucking flinch after seeing or hearing that shit?

What a fucking CUNT

[Euro7r]

^Truck should have just rammed the cable repair truck and let's see if it's their problem now :troll:

[twitchyzero]

i guess their safety protocol doesn't factor in blindspots caused by hills
i think the bigger issue is how about the vehicles slow the fuck down descending an icy slope...that black truck came flying down

[coneZONE]

Well this is going viral and is pretty relevant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCEzEVJkO1U

Where are the flag-people? :fulloffuck:

Generally American road laws are quite similar to ours, so I actually think they aren't following regulations... like placing the big orange construction zone signs, etc.

[Teriyaki]

Where are the flag-people? :fulloffuck:

Generally American road laws are quite similar to ours, so I actually think they aren't following regulations... like placing the big orange construction zone signs, etc.

On the flip side, if this was a city job. We'd have what, 5 flaggers on each side , about 4 traffic cars to cordon off traffic, multiple supervisors and one person actually doing work?

[godwin]

When he say arrive, does he means it is the back of the warehouse and they will have to unpack it? or it will be available in store already?.. The store managers' estimates never seem to jive with reality in my experience as a customer.

Thursday one sounds more promising.. since it is $50 off with $200 purchase?


Back to snow and salt talk.........


Canadian Tire near Ikea will have a shipment of about nine skids of Alaskan ICE Melt. Sometime between 8:00 am and 9:00 am. This is what the store manager told me. He also said another shipment will arrive on Thursday - I hope this doesn't turn out to be a McPizza post, hee hee.

[lilaznviper]

Home depot Burnaby and Vancouver (terminal) have the Alaskan Ice melt in stock. They just closed, fuck !

http://s15.postimg.org/qxs1fgeij/screenshot_55.jpg
http://s15.postimg.org/amwzg98cb/screenshot_56.jpg

Thanks for the info. Might check tomorrow morning before i go into work at the bby location

[320icar]

Richmond Costco, I just unloaded 1 pallet of 20kg bags of Alaskan ice melt. Will be on the front fence closes to the first register as you come in. Doors will open at 9:45am, be there if you want a bag

[MG1]

Eight skids of Alaskan now at Home Depot on Henning Drive. Limit of ten bags. Weird but 10 kg cheaper than 20 kg. Also 400 bags at Terminal.

Edit: Just me and one more guy at 6:00 am. I guess everyone's got em now. I'm pretty much set. Just gotta rotate the stock, lol. And, my balls are feeling funny right now.

[boibuddha]

I think I may have met you MG1, the one guy I saw said exactly the same thing.

This was just after 6am. I ended up buying 4 of the 10 kg bags

[SumAznGuy]

Edit: Just me and one more guy at 6:00 am. I guess everyone's got em now. I'm pretty much set. Just gotta rotate the stock, lol. And, my balls are feeling funny right now.

So does that mean we need to take you to no.5?

[whitev70r]

Richmond Costco, I just unloaded 1 pallet of 20kg bags of Alaskan ice melt. Will be on the front fence closes to the first register as you come in. Doors will open at 9:45am, be there if you want a bag

You went to work after your epic day ?? :chairdance:
No nice romantic dinner plans afterwards?

[Hondaracer]

Won't be able to get to HD till about 930 hopefully still some there :/

[godwin]

Maybe I am old and crotchety.. but the guy reminds me of the phrase "Millennials are such snowflakes". So much outrage!

Yes the Comcast guy caused a traffic hazard.. but isn't it the drivers' responsibility to drive at the speed suitable to the weather condition? eg Complaining if your car rear ended the person in front because you didn't leave enough space in front of you?

Pretty sure the video will clear Comcast more than anything. Wide open road, go fast, no snow tires..

Well this is going viral and is pretty relevant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCEzEVJkO1U

[punkwax]

Eight skids of Alaskan now at Home Depot on Henning Drive. Limit of ten bags. Weird but 10 kg cheaper than 20 kg. Also 400 bags at Terminal.

Edit: Just me and one more guy at 6:00 am. I guess everyone's got em now. I'm pretty much set. Just gotta rotate the stock, lol. And, my balls are feeling funny right now.

I think I may have met you MG1, the one guy I saw said exactly the same thing.

This was just after 6am. I ended up buying 4 of the 10 kg bags

That his balls are feeling funny?

[Gh0stRider]

https://s23.postimg.org/y7e05y8gr/IMG_20161214_081019.jpg
https://s28.postimg.org/moeswibf1/IMG_20161214_081055.jpg

[SumAznGuy]

Maybe I am old and crotchety.. but the guy reminds me of the phrase "Millennials are such snowflakes". So much outrage!

Yes the Comcast guy caused a traffic hazard.. but isn't it the drivers' responsibility to drive at the speed suitable to the weather condition? eg Complaining if your car rear ended the person in front because you didn't leave enough space in front of you?

Pretty sure the video will clear Comcast more than anything. Wide open road, go fast, no snow tires..

The only complaint I have on the Comcast guys is that they are taking safety for granted.
Yes, people are driving too fast for conditions. There is ice just over the top of the hill and most of the wrecks were caused by the drivers making mistakes and panic braking as well as not having snow tires.
But for the Comcast guys, know that that is happening, it is in their best interest to put out more cones because all it takes is for the black pickup to swerve right instead of left and it is game over for them since they are up high in the cherry picker.

[MG1]

I think I may have met you MG1, the one guy I saw said exactly the same thing.

This was just after 6am. I ended up buying 4 of the 10 kg bags

Nope. The guy I saw purchased 10 of them 20 kilo bags. I actually got to the store about 10 minutes after 6:00 am.

That his balls are feeling funny?

The balls thing was referring to godwin's earlier comment on the Alaskan Ice Melt being bad for your balls. Lol.

The last I checked (like now) I still have them.

[MG1]

Demko, I was at Home Depot about 25 minutes ago at the Bby location and they still had plenty left. You're probably good till 10:00 AM.

[Hondaracer]

Burnaby HD just ran out before I got here fuckkk

[godwin]

Pallets load of Stifo (10kg) $4.79 at the Coq Canadian Tire for about $5 a bag (looks like they still have 5-6 pallets left in the container and another truck load of bigger bags). No limit, however I don't think people can push anything more than a dozen bags. It looks like there is at least 150 - 200bags / pallet. They just dump them by the pallet at the front door, so just grab them there and pay inside (don't bother looking inside).

The management there is not good. It seems they don't anticipate the crowd (or don't care). The line up is through the front door, the heating will go through the roof for them. The supervisor Marlene? seems slow.. only 2 tills open.

Not sure why people buy salt in 20Kg bags.. you want to spread the salt around, not dump it all on one place. Use your salt strategically!! Also If you dual use your garden spreader, rinse it out or next year you will be scratching your head why your plants are not growing.

Oh MG1: chemical castration with CaCl2.. You still have them but they wither and die within you ;)

[moody]

When is the nxt dump of snow coming? I'm ready for this white fluffy stuff!!

[320icar]

Richmond Costco, I just unloaded 1 pallet of 20kg bags of Alaskan ice melt. Will be on the front fence closes to the first register as you come in. Doors will open at 9:45am, be there if you want a bag

Fuck me. Store opened at 10:00 on the dot, I made it to the front (from receiving) at 10:02 and it was sold out.

Fuck you people

[godwin]

They say Sunday.

When is the nxt dump of snow coming? I'm ready for this white fluffy stuff!!

[320icar]

You went to work after your epic day ?? :chairdance:
No nice romantic dinner plans afterwards?

You have no idea how hard it was to come in to work today, especially when I start at 4:15am and she's fast asleep at home (she has today off). But when people rely on you during the busiest time of the year.. The show must go on

[Gh0stRider]

I only bought 6x10kg bags

[godwin]

Watch out at the Terminal location. I got an elderly friend who thought it was a good idea to show up early and sat in his car at the parking lot minding his own business. They called VPD on him and put him in psych hold.

Admittedly he was weird, but he was 70ish after all.. but I thought it was a bit extreme.

Nope. The guy I saw purchased 10 of them 20 kilo bags. I actually got to the store about 10 minutes after 6:00 am.

[originalhypa]

Nope. The guy I saw purchased 10 of them 20 kilo bags. I actually got to the store about 10 minutes after 6:00 am.

Damn.
Who in the hell needs 450lbs of salt, unless you're trying to melt an iceberg?

[SumAznGuy]

Watch out at the Terminal location. I got an elderly friend who thought it was a good idea to show up early and sat in his car at the parking lot minding his own business. They called VPD on him and put him in psych hold.

Admittedly he is weird, but he was 70ish after all.. but I thought it was a bit extreme.

There has to be more to the story that just that.
HD may have called the cops on your friend, which I highly doubt, but for the police to detain him, your friend had to have done something.
Please don't be spreading such things without knowing all the details.
Being weird isn't a crime.

[godwin]

Craigslist to the rescue.. and much cheaper too:

https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/search/sss?sort=date&query=salt

$10 for 20kg is not bad https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/bnc/grd/5918546284.html

I find it hard to justify for the Alaskan brand name.. salt has the same freezing point sure they have fancy colours.. But all ice melters melt ice at the same temperature, you still need to clear the melted puddle after it melted to prevent refreezing.

Fuck me. Store opened at 10:00 on the dot, I made it to the front (from receiving) at 10:02 and it was sold out.

Fuck you people

[Gh0stRider]

I saw people buying the large 20kg bags, but they were mostly businesses.

[godwin]

No, being weird is not a crime. I chalk it up to lack of sensitivity of the officers.. When you get to be that age, you see things more sentimentally and the stories tend to be rambling and long; eg talking about things you used to do with people who passed away is common. However that kind of talk, tends to set of the spidey senses of police officers especially inexperienced ones who might get stuck on a bad shift (not to mention towards end of a shift too!).

I also understand the problem with Terminal HD management too, since it is a pretty high crime area. It is better to call it in be safe than sorry than to send an employees in harms way.. especially at a dark parking lot.

Language is not an issue, since he was Canadian (worked for a previous generation of developers who built Vancouver). I just think perspectives were just different and misunderstanding. HD called VPD about someone in the parking lot. VPD showed up and my friend tried to regaled them of tales of the past, thought he was making friends etc. VPD officier deemed it is better to bring him in to St Paul's..

There has to be more to the story that just that.
HD may have called the cops on your friend, which I highly doubt, but for the police to detain him, your friend had to have done something.
Please don't be spreading such things without knowing all the details.
Being weird isn't a crime.

[dat_steve]

wow so much demand for salt. should start slanging Alaskan ice melt cut with table salt.

[fliptuner]

Damn, I used to have access to the salt storage, after it came off the barges. Could've made a killing lol

[originalhypa]

HD called VPD about someone in the parking lot. VPD showed up and my friend tried to regaled them of tales of the past, thought he was making friends etc. VPD officier deemed it is better to bring him in to St Paul's..

Now that's just messed up.....

SwiftRage

[godwin]

But remember.. it is not a crime to be weird. :lawl::lawl:


Now that's just messed up.....

SwiftRage

[racerman88]

Walmart had lots of the cheap bags of salt


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[Jmac]

Been snowing on and off in Nanaimo all day. Nothing sticking to the roads, so just nice to look at.

[CivicBlues]

All you folks in the burbs be talking bout snow, salt and shit. Here in Van for the last few days we be like, whatchu talkin' bout Willis?

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/CivicBlues/20161214_130319_HDR_zps0duj5qqp.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/CivicBlues/media/20161214_130319_HDR_zps0duj5qqp.jpg.html)

:troll::troll::troll::troll:

[Bouncing Bettys]

Maybe I am old and crotchety.. but the guy reminds me of the phrase "Millennials are such snowflakes". So much outrage!

Yes the Comcast guy caused a traffic hazard.. but isn't it the drivers' responsibility to drive at the speed suitable to the weather condition? eg Complaining if your car rear ended the person in front because you didn't leave enough space in front of you?

Pretty sure the video will clear Comcast more than anything. Wide open road, go fast, no snow tires..
I was reading the comments on Reddit and someone said that those vehicles needed the speed in order to make it over the hill or risk getting stuck and sliding back down. It doesn't look like much of a hill to me, but indeed you do need momentum on snow/ice covered hills. They should have had signs and cones laid out over that hill and in front of the truck as well, with sign people to control traffic.

[Liquid_o2]

I was reading the comments on Reddit and someone said that those vehicles needed the speed in order to make it over the hill or risk getting stuck and sliding back down. It doesn't look like much of a hill to me, but indeed you do need momentum on snow/ice covered hills. They should have had signs and cones laid out over that hill and in front of the truck as well, with sign people to control traffic.

It's unfortunate, but most people in society do what is told of them and no more. The workers stated that they only need 1 cone per 10 mph, so that is what they put out, no more no less. Unfortunately, the majority of society has very limited critical thinking skills and do not know how to apply them on a daily basis. Yes, your manual says to lay out a certain number of cones, but obviously you are a hazard for incoming traffic and should be considering geographic and weather conditions.

[vitaminG]

given that comcast is already one of the most hated companies, this isnt going to help.

even with their lack of concern for others, what kind of moron would go up in a bucket truck while thats happening, theyre lucky people are hitting the ditch instead of them. if i fucked up that bad at work i could be held personally liable. this is what happens when you get poorly paid and poorly trained people

im sure the news/comcast/OSHA will be all over this.

[Hondaracer]

Grouse looked as pretty as it's ever looked last night around 4pm. Wish I had my DSLR I pulled over and found a park to take a picture because it was so nice

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/sniperslayer/D2BDFC82-1480-4953-A43D-BC6AAF149A05_zpsnx747yqt.jpg (http://s4.photobucket.com/user/sniperslayer/media/D2BDFC82-1480-4953-A43D-BC6AAF149A05_zpsnx747yqt.jpg.html)

]

[Klondike]

I was at YVR early this morning. The mountains and sky looked absolutely spectacular.

[Sw0op]

lots of ice salt available in stores now

[Gh0stRider]

Stock up, cause we got more snow coming this weekend.

[twitchyzero]

road up cypress OK this past week? thinking of going sunday after a fresh dump

[Akinari]

When you gotta buy car parts from someone living in Chilliwack and had to reschedule to an earlier date so you wouldn't be stuck in the snow :badpokerface:

[320icar]

road up cypress OK this past week? thinking of going sunday after a fresh dump

100% clear, was just fine. Edit: though if you plan on going after the snow, then I have no idea

[v_tec]

WTB

http://www.droold.com/track-n-go-wheel-driven-track-system/

https://youtu.be/lZruohbsDHQ?t=12s

[pastarocket]

Forecast is for snow this Sunday. -might be snowing on Saturday too. FeelsBadMan

https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-74_metric_e.html

Sat, 17 Dec Cloudy. High minus 2.
Night Cloudy with 60 percent chance of snow. Low minus 4.
Sun, 18 Dec Snow. High plus 2.
Night Snow or rain. Low plus 2.

[Harvey Specter]

Forecast is for snow this Sunday. -might be snowing on Saturday too. FeelsBadMan

https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-74_metric_e.html

Sat, 17 Dec Cloudy. High minus 2.
Night Cloudy with 60 percent chance of snow. Low minus 4.
Sun, 18 Dec Snow. High plus 2.
Night Snow or rain. Low plus 2.

It warms up starting Monday...

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/14-day-weather-trend/british-columbia/vancouver

[CivicBlues]

Forecasts outside of 3 days are unreliable at best. They're probably just taking the average temps for anything past Sunday.

[Jayboogz]

Does anyone know if 7 11 still sells lift tickets for cypress?

[dboy]

Does anyone know if 7 11 still sells lift tickets for cypress?

I don't think they sell cypress tickets at 7/11 anymore.

I heard Costco has $100 Cypress gift card for $75.

[whitev70r]

If you go to Cypress website, they have some daily promos. If you're lucky, you could hit a cheap lift ticket day (usually a weekday).

Daily Deals ? Cypress Mountain Resort (http://www.cypressmountain.com/deals/)

[Gh0stRider]

Last i checked weather network, it was forcasting 20-30cms of snow.

[tegra7]

Has anyone been using their block heaters, how long do you leave them plugged in for?

[Ch28]

Forecast is for snow this Sunday. -might be snowing on Saturday too. FeelsBadMan

https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-74_metric_e.html

Sat, 17 Dec Cloudy. High minus 2.
Night Cloudy with 60 percent chance of snow. Low minus 4.
Sun, 18 Dec Snow. High plus 2.
Night Snow or rain. Low plus 2.

Excellent

We might actually get a white Christmas

[godwin]

You leave it plugged in as long as the car is outside? That's what people do on the other side of the rockies.

Depends on the age of your car, you might want to trickle charge your battery too.

Has anyone been using their block heaters, how long do you leave them plugged in for?

[fliptuner]

Diesel's been plugged in overnight. Gas cars haven't.

[Harvey Specter]

I've been loving the sun but can't wait for rain and milder temps...

Issued at 16:17 Thursday 15 December 2016

Snow and rain this weekend for the south coast.

A Pacific front will reach the British Columbia coast late Saturday. Snow will develop in the evening over the south coast and continue Sunday.

A second stronger Pacific front will approach Sunday afternoon with snow continuing. The Arctic air that has been with us for nearly two weeks will finally be flushed out by milder Pacific air. Snow will gradually change to rain beginning Sunday night. As usual, snowfalls will be highly variable with higher amounts expected inland and over higher terrain.

For Metro Vancouver and most south coast areas a complete change-over to rain is likely by midday Monday. In eastern sections of the Fraser Valley and from Squamish to Whistler the temperatures will remain low enough that snow may persist all day Monday. During the change there will be a risk of freezing rain for the Fraser Valley, Howe Sound, and inland communities of Vancouver Island including Port Alberni.

Moderate rainfall in combination with melting snow could cause localized flooding on Monday.

###

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ec.tempetepacifique-pacificstorm.ec@canada.ca or tweet reports to #BCStorm.

[roastpuff]

Has anyone been using their block heaters, how long do you leave them plugged in for?

I have an outdoor timer, I set it to come on about 2 hours before I leave for work.

[subordinate]

I'll take this cold and sun over rain, every time.

It isn't even that cold. I like the chill. And yes. I do work outside, so I can say it. :pokerface:

[twitchyzero]

i find it cold but yeah this over the rain any day
i just need to look into how to cut down on my defrosting time when i get off work
is the rubbing alcohol/water solution bad for the paint?

[godwin]

No not bad for paint, but what are you trying to do? It will just evaporate.

i find it cold but yeah this over the rain any day
i just need to look into how to cut down on my defrosting time when i get off work
is the rubbing alcohol/water solution bad for the paint?

[twitchyzero]

heard about this trick yesterday

This Trick Will Defrost Your Windshield In Seconds | The Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/defrost-windshield-trick-ken-weathers_us_56941310e4b0cad15e65cba5)

i had the door ajar and full warmest defroster blast and still took 10 min for my 5 min drive :heckno: hence looking for unconventional methods

[LP700-4]

I don't think they sell cypress tickets at 7/11 anymore.

I heard Costco has $100 Cypress gift card for $75.

Can anyone confirm?

[Inaii]

i find it cold but yeah this over the rain any day
i just need to look into how to cut down on my defrosting time when i get off work
is the rubbing alcohol/water solution bad for the paint?

Use the ethanol/polypropylene mix. If you use straight poly like I did this morning, it just freezes back over :fulloffuck: I grabbed a can of the rainx deicer at work today, going to see how well that works tomorrow. I need it for the inside too -_-

[boibuddha]

The alcohol can cause the wiper blades on your car to dry out faster, but you might be only using that spray solution for month or two.

The only potential drawback I see would probably be buying another set of wipers for the year.

[mb_]

Can anyone confirm?

Yes Costco sells 2 x $50 gift vouchers for $75. You get them as receipts and you exchange it at Guest Relations for a card at Cypress.

[godwin]

Get a bucket of those dehumidifying gels and leave them strategically in your car. Less moisture makes things less foggy.

Get the biggest towel you can get and lay it over your windshield? Looks ghetto but works pretty well (don't use tarp though).

Use the ethanol/polypropylene mix. If you use straight poly like I did this morning, it just freezes back over :fulloffuck: I grabbed a can of the rainx deicer at work today, going to see how well that works tomorrow. I need it for the inside too -_-

[Inaii]

I have a lot of semis and dump trucks that go by my place at all hours (Joyce area) and it just blows the towel off the window. I've got a couple Dri-Z-Air in my car... doesn't work. But maybe now that a dump truck tried to eat my door it won't fog as much? =x

[godwin]

I would worry more about the weather stripping around windshield etc.

The alcohol can cause the wiper blades on your car to dry out faster, but you might be only using that spray solution for month or two.

The only potential drawback I see would probably be buying another set of wipers for the year.

[twitchyzero]

I grabbed a can of the rainx deicer at work today, going to see how well that works tomorrow. I need it for the inside too -_-
lemme know if that works
i'm too cool for the towel method at work (i have a garage for overnight parking)

[R&R]

Could also try rice in sock and lay it under the windshield for the inside, substitute the rice for cat litter if the rice has no effect

[EvoFire]

heard about this trick yesterday

This Trick Will Defrost Your Windshield In Seconds | The Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/defrost-windshield-trick-ken-weathers_us_56941310e4b0cad15e65cba5)

i had the door ajar and full warmest defroster blast and still took 10 min for my 5 min drive :heckno: hence looking for unconventional methods

I used to drive to work and parked on the street (I don't drive anymore and I have a parking garage as well now). Are you trying to defrost, or defog? Can't you just scrape the frost off?

I find that if the car is sitting still, it'll take forever to defog. It's a slightly dangerous idea, but if where you park is a parking lot at work, and you can be reasonably sure that it's safe and you aren't going to hit anything, drive around slowly in the parking lot with the fan set to max on defog. It'll clear in a few minutes opposed to 10+. It doesn't even need to be fast, it's just so it can get some clean air through the vents.

That trick beats any chemical I've used. Though I do find that the defrost/vent setting on my Mazda is quite good. Our new Mini is horrible at clearing windows.

EDIT: I've tried those Rain-x anti fog chemicals, they just make it so the water doesn't bead, you still get a nice sheet wet glass.

[Ch28]

I've been loving the sun but can't wait for rain and milder temps...

Typical Vancouverite

Winter: It's too cold!
Summer: It's too hot!
Fall & Spring: It's too rainy!

Jesus

http://i.imgur.com/MlUw9tk.gif

[hud 91gt]

I'd take this weather all winter long if I could. Bring on the sun baby!

[Berzerker]

It's been between -20 and -30 here for the past week. Not a trace of snow. Supposed to warm up and actually snow starting on Sunday though. I'll take -3 and snow over -25 and clear aaaaaaaany day.

Berz out.

[Inaii]

lemme know if that works
i'm too cool for the towel method at work (i have a garage for overnight parking)

Worked great, no freezing on my window after application.

[GS8]

I don't like cold and dry because my skin cracks all over. I don't complain though, just live with it.

:pokerface:

http://classicmarvelforever.com/images/thing.gif

[Mikoyan]

I use the -40 Rain X washer fluid. What I do to speed up defrosting the outside windshield is to flip the wipers up and then spray the washers. Give it about 10 seconds and the frost melts or turns to slush. I've been too lazy to fill a sprayer with the washer fluid. I keep saying I should so I could spray the side/rear windows.

I've found that if you Rain X coat the side windows and mirrors, the frost comes off easier when you scrape it too.

[MG1]

I just put on the Frostblocker and have no worries. I live in a pretty safe neighbourhood, so not too worried about it being stolen. Got it at Costco last year. It even comes with side mirror covers, but I don't put them on. Mirror defrost works fast on my Ridgeline.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQnXqvOxpc8

[jeedee]

i use cardboard to prevent frosting overnight like this :lawl:

https://bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2013/12/10021301_H11896233-600x398.jpg

you laugh at it, i laugh at you having to defrost for 10+ mins while i just have to flip the cardboard over with 0 frosting :troll:

[Presto]

My dad used to use a section of heavy plastic carpet runner. It was just the right height for our Reliant's windshield, and was pretty resistant to wind.

[MelonBoy]

I have a milk jug of warm/hot tap water every morning.. good ole dumping then a quick scrub with the brush stick. Usually clears off any ice

[Matsuda]

I have a milk jug of warm/hot tap water every morning.. good ole dumping then a quick scrub with the brush stick. Usually clears off any ice

just be careful with hot water cause it can crack the glass

[StylinRed]

Yeah hot water on Ur car, let alone Ur frozen windshield, is a bad idea

[Gh0stRider]

snow forecast changed to up to 4cms, instead of 30cms

[Gh0stRider]

Dozens of vehicles crash on icy Baltimore road, killing two | Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-maryland-crash-idUSKBN1460QI)

yikes!!!

[Mr.Money]

just be careful with hot water cause it can crack the glass

x2...your lucky you didnt crack your entire window.

[hchang]

x2...your lucky you didnt crack your entire window.

You're *

[whitev70r]

When is round 3 suppose to start?

[inv4zn]

It's snowing very finely in New West.

[AzNightmare]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TwSCs9Rjtk

I bought one of these from Canadian Tire last year.
Surprisingly works very well. Tried to share this with a few friends and they laughed cause of it's simplicity and resemblance to a typical funnel.

Oh well, I can scrape off my windows in 1/4 of the time they take with their standard scrapper. I tried.

[HonestTea]

Where's the snow....?

[Zedbra]

Where's the snow....?

Dumping down pretty good here in Squamish, already about 2" on the ground. I imagine the S2S will be a gong show of slid out cars with all seasons coming from the city.

[MG1]

Probably invented by a guy who was desperate for a scraper and found a funnel in the garage. Reminds me of the new Shreddies mini. It's diamond shaped, not square.

For some reason, I love the sound of frost being scraped off the rear glass of a vehicle. Not snow...........frost.

[MG1]

Checking out the neighbour's roof from the kitchen window of my house, no new snow in North Burnaby.

[N.V.M.]

2 cm overnight in NV(LV). still coming down.

[thumper]

Checking out the neighbour's roof from the kitchen window of my house, no new snow in North Burnaby.

liar.

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/15493504_10154798285383134_5373692927101096455_o.j pg?oh=dcae68d76bd0c723abf1a7e963037d45&oe=58EC36E4

somewhere in the distance i can hear someone hitting the rev limiter hard... winter burnouts ftw?

and the weathermen are liars as well... i'm already past the 10cm mark as of 0730am :(

[whitev70r]

OK, I see it now ... about an inch here in south Van and it is staying on the ground. C'mon RS, wake up, I need my up to date traffic report!

[Zedbra]

Snow has really lightened here in Squamish. I drove my wife to work, there is only one lane plowed on the S2S through town, I imagine the rest of the highway is similar.

[yray]

kingsway is not as bad as news1130 said to be, just slush

whole downtown is basically unplowed

:lawl:

retards still out there - got a venza braking for a green light and golf pulling out of the gas station taking 2 lanes even though the first lane had no snow and no traffic.

[punkwax]

Inch or two of fresh and currently snowing out near White Rock.

[gramser57]

Dumping hard in steveston richmond.

[Jmac]

Got about 5 cm in Duncan, still falling lightly. Roads were mostly unplowed this morning ... except the highway and the road to the nearest Tim Horton's, that shit was plowed as fuck. #priorities

[Zedbra]

Puking again up here in Squish

[racerman88]

Road conditions are not good this morning, cities did not snow plow or salt the roads. Some areas are a little bit slippery but shouldn't be a problem if you have snow tires.
Avoid Alex Fraser bridge northbound traffic is gridlocked

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[beatdownvictim]

just returned from a superstore run in richmond, roads are meh, unplowed and slushy with snow hardening underneath now

saw a 370z stuck on Alexandra Rd spinning tires, was going to get out and help push him out but his passenger got him out successfully

[westopher]

A few cms over here in north van. I love it. This weather has been such a treat compared to 7 and pouring rain.
View from my couch.
https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5564/30883347454_5d296ca2f2_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/P44eeQ)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/P44eeQ) by Chris West (https://www.flickr.com/photos/westophervan/), on Flickr

[MG1]

liar.

I posted at 4:38 am. Looked out at 4:00 am. Pretty dark, but didn't see anything new.

Sorry.



god bless...............

[Gh0stRider]

Coming down in south burnaby. Going back to bed.

[neggo]

.

[!Aznboi128]

Damn, it's still snowing

[S1 S2]

What a great day to be at work, snow picking up again in South Granville area

[TOS'd]

East bound East-West Connector on-ramp for Knight St. Bridge maybe an hour ago, Honda Accord does a 540 spin out just before the on-ramp. Glad hes okay and we all left plenty of room between each other to not cause an accident.

[Euro7r]

Got my today's workout done, shoveling snow.

[godwin]

I drove from the Coq to Vancouver.. there are a lot of good ol boys with their good ol toys past Chillawack.. Hope is insane as usual as that's where the weather interface always happen..

Go easy on the road today.. you don't want extra momentum when you need to.

[tegra7]

I drove from the Coq to Vancouver.. there are a lot of good ol boys with their good ol toys past Chillawack.. Hope is insane as usual as that's where the weather interface always happen..

Go easy on the road today.. you don't want extra momentum when you need to.


http://i63.tinypic.com/2583z8p.jpg

[godwin]

What I mean is guys with 3/4 - 1 ton pickups with at least 1 or 2 snow mobiles going at least 110 in snow drifting parts of Highway 1.

I guess integras and said pickups are of 2 different habitats?

http://i63.tinypic.com/2583z8p.jpg

[N.V.M.]

Got my today's workout done, shoveling snow.


https://youtu.be/jkxB15nXRvM

[godwin]

The snow is light enough right now to be blown off by a leaf blower (for those who don't want to bulk up) ;)

Clear the snow now before it gets wet and heavy.

[tegra7]

What I mean is guys with 3/4 - 1 ton pickups with at least 1 or 2 snow mobiles going at least 110 in snow drifting parts of Highway 1.

I guess integras and said pickups are of 2 different habitats?

How do you know I don't have a pickup truck?

[MG1]

godwin is a profiler.......... he has info on all of us.

[Lomac]

My view this morning from my couch in Kamloops. Snowed here last night as well. Luckily it's so damn cold that it's just powder snow and not that heavy, wet stuff.

[adambomb]

@Scanbc#Burnaby #RCMP responding to Springer Ave. Caller says their neighbor is shoveling snow on their property, so they are shoveling it back.

:lawl:

[Gh0stRider]

got kicked off Cypress Mtn for hooning

:lol

[dboy]

got kicked off Cypress Mtn for hooning

:lol

How were the roads up Cypress today?

[Gh0stRider]

How were the roads up Cypress today?

The road was fine, they had the plow going up and down.

The lots was where all the fun was. Lots of cars hooning around.

GTR, Masarati, 4runner, EvoX, Subies

[Ch28]

@Scanbc#Burnaby #RCMP responding to Springer Ave. Caller says their neighbor is shoveling snow on their property, so they are shoveling it back.

:lawl:

http://i.imgur.com/7ltT6YM.gif

[ilovebacon]

starting to rain as i came home

[HonestTea]

Still snowing pretty hard in Coquitlam lol

[N.V.M.]

North Van is a shit show. coming down hard still. on the upside, screw work today then.

[Ch28]

Snowing so hard in East Van right now.

[thumper]

listening to am730 right now and it's a nightmare... they didn't even plow hwy1 let alone any of the main streets :(

[racerman88]

Roads not salted or plowed this morning it is a gong show ninth Street between 33rd 35th the hill is treacherous there are semi trailer stuck. If you don't have to go out avoid it


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[pastarocket]

Posted 19 minutes ago on Environment Canada's site:
A Pacific front over the British Columbia coast is still giving snow to the lower mainland this morning. The Arctic air that has been with us for nearly two weeks is finally being flushed out by milder Pacific air, however the intensity of the precipitation is causing it to still fall as snow in most areas. The snow will change over to rain this morning, although higher elevations and those farther inland will see some delay in this transition. The moderate rainfall in combination with melting snow could cause localized flooding today. Culverts and catch basins should be kept clear. ### Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ec.tempetepacifique-pacificstorm.ec@canada.ca or tweet reports to #BCStorm.

[cecilia]

its pretty bad from rupert broadway to main st. its like driving in a back alley but for the main roads. ice everywhere. passed 6 busses and a semi which wasnt going to make a 15 deg incline hill. plus commercial station has 100s of ppl waiting for b line.

[blkgsr]

what a gong show from coquitlam to downtown via the barnet

slow going for the most part nothing too crazy. at hastings and kensington 4 cars stuck blocking all of west bound hastings....no problem, just rip up oncoming traffic (none there) and back over the median and keep going...probably 5 of us did it. man i love 4x4

just a slushy nightware

[jeedee]

Google maps traffic is pretty much all orange and red :heckno:

[whitev70r]

listening to am730 right now and it's a nightmare... they didn't even plow hwy1 let alone any of the main streets :(

Roads not salted or plowed this morning it is a gong show ninth Street between 33rd 35th the hill is treacherous there are semi trailer stuck. If you don't have to go out avoid it
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^ Maybe city of Vancouver ran out of budget for snow removal?

Looking out the window in South Van, raining hard, pouring, no snow. Roads looks slushy.

[cecilia]

^ Maybe city of Vancouver ran out of budget for snow removal?

Looking out the window in South Van, raining hard, pouring, no snow. Roads looks slushy.


its mostly compressed ice from what i can see on the way

[- kT]

The road was fine, they had the plow going up and down.

The lots was where all the fun was. Lots of cars hooning around.

GTR, Masarati, 4runner, EvoX, Subies

I saw that last night on my way off the mountain haha. gf was like "do people come up here just to drift around when it snows?"

was news to me too LOL. looked like fun though

[BrokenEuro]

A few power outages this morning.

[quasi]

Near my house it's all melted off the roads and cars, at work 15 minutes away still snow.........wtf.

[IMASA]

From south Richmond to Oak and 41st was fine, just like driving in the rain.
North on Oak from 41st started to get slushy. Very slow stop and go traffic as C&W hospital campus entrance was backed up and took up the right lane from everyone wanting to turn.

[tr0ubl3s0m3x]

All that rain/snow mix put a lot of weight on lines/trees knocking power out everywhere. Gongshow right now haha

[racerman88]

Just saw a plow and salt truck finally


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[jing]

Made it up the slushy unplowed street by throwing it in reverse putting more weight on the front wheels. Prior to that I made it up about 10 feet mostly via the one tire fire method. I'm glad the warmer air is coming back in, otherwise my DWS are toast after this season. Highway 1 is moving surprisingly well where I'm sitting right now with a good view of just after the Willingdon exit

[minoru_tanaka]

^ Maybe city of Vancouver ran out of budget for snow removal?

Looking out the window in South Van, raining hard, pouring, no snow. Roads looks slushy.

Got to downtown at 5:30 before I finally saw a snowplow. On the way saw 4 buses stuck with cones laid out

[badgerx3]

No power on broadway between Nanaimo st - Renfrew st... All the busses gonig eastbound are stopped, blocking traffic...

[whitev70r]

South Van just rain, slush. Traffic on Marine Dr was easy peasy, nothing near Knight ... maybe a combination of no school and people taking transit. Loving it. Now the wind is really picking up.

[boibuddha]

A picture of my morning commute, plowing my way from Surrey to Burnaby
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/boibuddha/Snowy%20Morning%20Commute_zpseff3vqwz.png

Here is side profile of my girl.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/boibuddha/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160419_151204_zpsiwjtmkh9.jpg

If you don't already have snow tires, you really should avoid going out today.

[pastarocket]

I do not understand how some drivers think they can drive up hill on Grandview highway to go past Fraser Street in east Van without snow tires.

-saw a bunch of cars with emergency flashers on as they attempt to go up the hill on Grandview highway towards Fraser. It didn't end well. :lawl:


-so many cars stuck on that hill.

I just make a right turn to go through a side street and make a left turn on to Broadway to avoid that gongshow. :troll:

[anti-vip]

4hi ftw

[fliptuner]

Lol none of my neighbors removed the ice/snow/slush off their hedges. Now they're all leaning 45° or on the ground. Mine's nice and green, standing proud :awwyeah:

[6o4__boi]

holy shit
i ragret taking Barnet to work today

it's a fucking gong show cus the lights are out at the end of it.

was so tempted to make a left on the street just before Barnet turns to Hastings, the one with the no left turn restriction cus I'd been stuck in parking lot traffic for 30+ mins. This was at around 830 am and the restriction was until 9am. I thought meh, cops couldn't possibly be around. But decided to suck it up and abide by the rules because Murphy's law. Guy behind me seems to have hesitated as well but he decided to go for it. 30 seconds later i see a marked SUV make a left and and turn on the lights.

whew

[fishCak3s]

20cms in New West this morning, but it was pretty clean by the time I got to Byrne road area.

[thumper]

wtf happened with hwy 1 this morning?!?

nothing was plowed and there was several inches of wet snow over hardpacked ice. i was forced to go eastbound trying to make for the pt. mann bridge because there was a jacknifed semi blocking the patullo. the burnaby lake stretch was the worst. if you lose your death grip on the steering wheel and catch a frozen rut you find yourself changing lanes whether you want to or not, which seems to be what happened to someone unfortunate on the westbound side, where traffic was a standstill at 6am when i passed by all those pretty emergency lights... very festive. not.

[murd0c]

https://s28.postimg.org/htzhlpulp/15589997_868564146619196_2683752336701799993_n.jpg

[ForbiddenX]

Busses backed up on main street and I parked on the street :( they haven't moved since like 815 so my car's been stuck.