[JSALES]

i already hear sirens..

[TRDood]

DT area victoria drive = covered in snow.
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[chargedpower]

wooooooooooooooo good amount of snow built up in richmond. i had a little fun doing a slalom and hard braking test on my street :D

very mature, stay off the road if u are gonna drive like a retard.:blushsmile:

[gloors]

It's pretty crazy up in sfu, most cars are taking it slow saw a few stuck cars but they all refused help. Also saw a orange protege up there having fun in lot e, anyone on here?

How many cm of snow up there?
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[zero_one]

If your going to surrey from the 91 your fucked. Nordel and river road is a gongshow.

[lilaznviper]

Listening to the radio right now and hearing ppl with winter tires complaining about ppl without winters blocking traffic
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[orange7]

If your going to surrey from the 91 your fucked. Nordel and river road is a gongshow.


fukk..

which routes should I take?

I want the one with the least stupid drivers, hills, and traffic.

I live on renfrew and 1st in Vancouver...

[Not really racist!]

I pray that the roads are being cleared as we speak...

[jeffwilliams17]

^lol just went for a drive to try out the new winter tires. About 5cm's in newton. No problems as long as u take it slow and leave room. But u could see who didn't have snow tires on. Ppl stuck everywhere!
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[MindBomber]

I've already seen multiple plow trucks.

I'll be doing my part in the morning, by means of my front bumpers.

[jeffwilliams17]

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[Hondaracer]

Me and a buddy are driving around surrey on 88th between 176th and 160th people in civics can't even make it up hills and we are in a 99 ford explorer with shit all season tires and 4x4 high passing people on the shoulder..

Thank god it's not a Monday
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[Retrac]

How many cm of snow up there?
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When I was up there it was around 5cm, but it was still coming down fast, took about 2 minutes to cover any foot prints left. about 35 mins up there and my car was covered with about an inch of snow.

[Psykopathik]

hope itll be gone before noon tomorrow. i got an appointment at the Apple store :(

[boatcaptain]

no snow in hong kong

[MelonBoy]

hmm hope roads are clear by the morning.. I got work and I dont feel like taking pubilc transit >.>

[gloors]

Damn. Guess I'm putting my snow tires to the test going up there. Here we go vancouver winters here
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[tofu1413]

http://evergreen-rentals.com/images/acetylenetorch.jpg

should strap one of these in my car in place of the fire extinguisher..

[spoon.ek9]

very mature, stay off the road if u are gonna drive like a retard.:blushsmile:

yeah, i sure am endangering a lot of people on an isolated inner street with zero traffic.

[zero_one]

if your going from surrey to vancouver, you'll be fine going DOWN the 91 no problem, once you hit knight/oak street... Inno, your on your own, just avoid as much hills as possible.

fukk..

which routes should I take?

I want the one with the least stupid drivers, hills, and traffic.

I live on renfrew and 1st in Vancouver...

[jeffwilliams17]

Good plan tofu! I spent about 20 minutes clearing snow off the car. Could save a lot of time using a torch
Just took the fire extinguisher out of the car today too. N put rear seats back in for weight
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[chargedpower]

yeah, i sure am endangering a lot of people on an isolated inner street with zero traffic.

u are cool now...:thumbsup:


inner streets might have parked cars and also there might be ppl walking out onto the street. If u want to do stupid shit keep it to yourself and dont post it to tell ppl how cool u think u are in your civic.

[MindBomber]

I was thinking about throwing a couples rims in my trunk, will the weight make much difference on a civic?

[tofu1413]

well, my old civic wagon kinda ran ontop of the snow. :p

[Bonka]

A lot of people with rims still on stuck on Boundary. That's no good.
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[jeffwilliams17]

Might be worth a try. Civics are so light, hard to get traction
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[-EuroRSN-]

Wow went to check out the roads and by the time i got home half an hour later i pushed out 2 cars on my street... This is going to be a great winter aint it.....................

[EmperorIS]

I LOVE MY SNOW TIRES OMGGG

[lexluthor09]

studded winter tires FTW
having not swapped them over yet... FML. =(

[Gt-R R34]

snowing pretty well in Richmond,

BTW the person driving the Altima. I don't need you horning me, cuz i'm driving 45kmph, just cuz you can't drive over 20kmph, because you don't have snow tires like me, and 4 wheel drive.

So plesae, if you can't drive in snow. Does not mean i cannot. douche.

/rant

[chargedpower]

snowing pretty well in Richmond,

BTW the person driving the Altima. I don't need you horning me, cuz i'm driving 45kmph, just cuz you can't drive over 20kmph, because you don't have snow tires like me, and 4 wheel drive.

So plesae, if you can't drive in snow. Does not mean i cannot. douche.

/rant

so u think having awd and snow tires make u the king of the road? Next time the Altima might be honking at u when u are in the ditch.:rofl:

[dbaz]

why the hell are you driving 45 in the snow in richmond? seriously. youre making me agree with a troll wtf

[Mr.HappySilp]

snow seems to stop at bby around BCIT.

[cho]

marine and ross to kingsway and clarendon
30 mins =.=

[Not really racist!]

Showing no signs of stopping..

FUUUUUUUUUU, tmr morning is gonna SUCK

[spoon.ek9]

u are cool now...:thumbsup:


inner streets might have parked cars and also there might be ppl walking out onto the street. If u want to do stupid shit keep it to yourself and dont post it to tell ppl how cool u think u are in your civic.

you are entirely correct. there are cars parked on my street that does not allow street parking and there are tons of pedestrians walking in the snow at 11:30PM on a friday evening. and yes, i am TOTALLY trying to sound cool with me and my civic :rofl:

[Porschedog]

snoww in richmond

[gloors]

Willingdon hill is blocked lol. Retards seriously need to slow down driving in the snow. 3 civics jus ripping it and seeing them later down the road spun out
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[Gh0stRider]

Going to work at 6am is gonna be interesting
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[Qmx323]

getting out of my driveway will be interesting

[Fafine]

snowing pretty steadily

[Euro7r]

I guess this is just a preliminary session of what might possibly happen this winter =/

[stewie]

well...i guess i can serve some sort of purpose here...

if you happen to get stuck and live close to burnaby...ill try to tow you out with my winch...if not(and only if your in burnaby)...im a city worker...ill see if i can hook you up with having the snow plow drivers salt/plow your side streets or alley ways...cant gurantee it...but some of my good friends are the plow drivers so im sure they could do it..

lemme know if you need some help if you live in burnaby, ill see what i can do for ya

heh, i had the salter/plow sit infront of my drive way for 5 minutes spittin out salt then slowwwwwly make his way to the top of the alley! gotta make sure my 4x4 can make it to the liquor store in the morning!!!! looks like ima be at home by my fire place drinkin beer all weekend :D

[chargedpower]

you are entirely correct. there are cars parked on my street that does not allow street parking and there are tons of pedestrians walking in the snow at 11:30PM on a friday evening. and yes, i am TOTALLY trying to sound cool with me and my civic :rofl:

u never know if someone will pop out, thats how accidents happends.

keep on playing around with your handbrake. Hope u hit a curb:rofl:

[MindBomber]

This WINTER will be interesting...

[spoon.ek9]

u never know if someone will pop out, thats how accidents happends.

keep on playing around with your handbrake. Hope u hit a curb:rofl:

you're just chalk full of assumptions aren't you noob? that just goes to show how high on the maturity scale you really are. yawn, enough feeding the troll.

hope you all have your snow tires on. michelin x-ice ftw :thumbsup:

[5thgenbliss]

Weight in the back of any fwd car is worse than no weight at all because your heavy back end will lift your front end and you have no traction at all.

now for all you RWD BMWs and Lexus dudes some weight in the back is golden, just like the good old days. a 50lb sack of rice or anything around that much in your trunk will do wonders when you have a nice set of winter tires. I can't believe so many people don't know that. I remember as a kid. That's what people did when most cars were RWD. Personally I like using a couple weight lifting plates in the trunk so you still have a trunk. Driving in the snow when I had my S2K was not a problem.

[chargedpower]

you're just chalk full of assumptions aren't you noob? that just goes to show how high on the maturity scale you really are. yawn, enough feeding the troll.

hope you all have your snow tires on. michelin x-ice ftw :thumbsup:

go ahead, have your fun....hope u hit one of your relatives in your civic while doing stupid shit when u least expected. Now u have those michelin x-ice, your civic just turned into a Hummer.;)

going to sleep now, thanks for the entertainment...:rofl:

[tofu1413]

same. my old 944 was fine in the snow without anything in the back..

rear mounted tranny, so 50/50 weight split.


then my old wagon was running dinky 175 width tires.. just ran ontop of the snow. haha. friggin awesome

[Mr.HappySilp]

well...i guess i can serve some sort of purpose here...

if you happen to get stuck and live close to burnaby...ill try to tow you out with my winch...if not(and only if your in burnaby)...im a city worker...ill see if i can hook you up with having the snow plow drivers salt/plow your side streets or alley ways...cant gurantee it...but some of my good friends are the plow drivers so im sure they could do it..

lemme know if you need some help if you live in burnaby, ill see what i can do for ya

heh, i had the salter/plow sit infront of my drive way for 5 minutes spittin out salt then slowwwwwly make his way to the top of the alley! gotta make sure my 4x4 can make it to the liquor store in the morning!!!! looks like ima be at home by my fire place drinkin beer all weekend :D

I shall keep that in mind :D I live at Norfolk by BCIT and I think in 2008 the inner streets wasn't plow =D kinda of fun to see ppl trying to get their cars onto the roads.

[1exotic]

drove rwd car tonight in snow with all-seasons, up hill, down hill, etc... no problem.

problem is if the roads have salt, can't drive then... not exactly the best thing for an older car (causes rust later down the road).

[Harvey Specter]

Shit, it's so bad out there. I had to leave my friends house, going down Victoria Drive towards Marine and my brakes jam up, lol. The car in front of me which was a newer Civic is going down fine and I assume the driver hit the brakes too hard because he/she went flying over the curb and almost smoked a tree. I basically drove in 2nd gear and used 1/2 going downhill with any problems.

It still baffles me that some drivers think they can speed in this weather, I must have counted at least 12 drivers who smoked the curb.

[JSALES]

gonna be a pain in the ass to shovel the driveway and walksways in the morning

[spoon.ek9]

^ people can barely handle driving properly in the rain around here. the snow generally GG's a lot of drivers out there.

[bcedhk]

snoww in richmond

o RLY?

FUuuu, opened door, bunch of snow went into the car..

[bcedhk]

Richmond = bmw/benz = gtfo

[dbaz]

^ people can barely handle driving properly in the rain around here. the snow generally GG's a lot of drivers out there.

worst is when people think snow tires make them a better driver or invincible to snow as well.

[tofu1413]

^ u mean the subies with their snow tires + studs..?? :D

[choda]

Such a bitch getting home from dt to UBC

[spoon.ek9]

worst is when people think snow tires make them a better driver or invincible to snow as well.

yup, i know what you mean. what's worse is people who still think 4x4 means they don't need snow tires at all :lol

[tofu1413]

yup, i know what you mean. what's worse is people who still think 4x4 means they don't need snow tires at all :lol

u mean those cayenne turbos running their 21's...? :D

[TOS'd]

mad drift yo!

[Euro7r]

This shows how unprepared we are for snow haha. This is only a few cm too FUUU

[spoon.ek9]

u mean those cayenne turbos running their 21's...? :D

totally. and the c-lai driven rav4's, cr-v's, etc. i cannot understand how they don't get the concept of traction. 4x4 is useless if none of your tires have traction!

[spoon.ek9]

This shows how unprepared we are for snow haha. This is only a few cm too FUUU

i remember back maybe 4-5 yrs now, they closed langara because there was 1cm of snow on the ground. all classes cancelled from 8am onwards.. i was like "seriously?"

[tofu1413]

mad drift yo!

rwd+ welded diff + empty lot = funnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.

[EmperorIS]

ITS FUCKING LIGHTNING OUTSIDEEE

[TOS'd]

rwd+ welded diff + empty lot = funnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.

which empty lot do you prefer?

[JSALES]

i wish i had a wrx for this weather

[MindBomber]

Weight in the back of any fwd car is worse than no weight at all because your heavy back end will lift your front end and you have no traction at all.

now for all you RWD BMWs and Lexus dudes some weight in the back is golden, just like the good old days. a 50lb sack of rice or anything around that much in your trunk will do wonders when you have a nice set of winter tires. I can't believe so many people don't know that. I remember as a kid. That's what people did when most cars were RWD. Personally I like using a couple weight lifting plates in the trunk so you still have a trunk. Driving in the snow when I had my S2K was not a problem.

Cool thanks, dude.

Just confirmed my original thoughts, but I've heard a couple other guys with fwd talking about adding weight in the back and I was like wtf..

[6insomnia9]

u broke ur comb this morning? :rofl:
my snow tires dont arrive in until next week :(

yes i did , :D

RWD FOR THE MOFO WIN.

[tofu1413]

which empty lot do you prefer?

cant think of one as of right now.

some idiots are already at it @ lansdowne. i wont be surprised riverport was the same.

should be a couple abandoned industrial yards around town to use..

[CP.AR]

tomorrow. I'm going to go full throttle the moment I pull out of my driveway

YEEEHAHHHHHH

in my R/C 1/10 Scale car that is.

stay safe guys, don't speed, leave plenty of space!

[spoon.ek9]

^ i still remember that pic you posted :lol

[ToneCapone]

fuck at least you guys drove... I decided to be green this morning and take the buss. FML the last one didn't even come. I just walked all the way across queens bridge and another 20 mins from there. thanks public transit.
no there were no cabs at 22nd.

[RiceIntegraRS]

had to drive from van back to surrey, saw a bunch of cars and buses stuck. Im surprised my G35 with summer tires handled it with barely any problems.

[genesis195]

i'm qqing right now. I dont think I'm going anywhere this weekend... fricken winter wonderland outside :( entire park in front of my apartment is covered with snow..

[Not really racist!]

Finally stopped a while ago :D

[The_AK]

just got home to richmond from downtown in this

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/195624817.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1290249808&Signature=%2FwLanAckdNhBG57URhq1B14XYIg%3D

must say there are too many noobs on the road,
also,
I think i saw 6chr0nic4 on the road heading down Cambie? (black g37, black rims)

[Euro7r]

South vancouver, looks like windy snow has finally eased off. Just light sprinkles now.

[rexsomnii]

good luck and drive safe.

i see some people just revving the shit out of their car and getting no where. :facepalm:

[Qmx323]

drove to work and back in prep for 2mr.

did ok on A/S...

but im pretty bent on buying some winters.

[Gt-R R34]

why the hell are you driving 45 in the snow in richmond? seriously. youre making me agree with a troll wtf

If you need to drive 20 in this snow? wtf were you doing 2 seaons ago? holy shit. I thought there was terrible drivers in richmond, i didn't know it was that bad.

If you can't drive 45 with snow tires and all wheel drive. you should go live in cali or somewhere really warm.

[AzNightmare]

I hope everyone gets scared and takes the transit.
So I have the road to myself, and then I can get to places efficiently.

[Anjew]

i agree

if someone drives 20 in the snow, its best for them to stay home and NOT drive.

And to the person with summer tires on the snow, you know if you get into an accident and icbc find out you are using summer tires in this weather you will be liable.

[dbaz]

its richmond, maybe 1% of people know how to drive in snow why the hell would you want to go faster than everyone else it seems stupid to me. granted the conditions arent that bad id figure people would still be aware of this and go a bit slower not only for the safety of themselves but for others. just because you have snow tires and all wheel drive doesnt mean you'll stop perfectly especially if the person going 20 decides to cut you off. i completely understand that 20 is stupid but still.

[keifun]

i was having fun driving my WRX for the first time in the snow.

drove from richmond all the way back to Vancouver..saw a bunch of BMW's, SLKs, C-class's, G35's etc. stuck on the hills on Knight St. {marine-57th} {37th-33rd} {kingsway-12th}etc.

[Euro7r]

Don't know why everyone thinks ppl drive like shit in Richmond. The person driving in Richmond could be from Burnaby or something, it's the driver, not the place. I guess people have just associated Richmond has a bad driving place with bad drivers =/.

[TypeRNammer]

Did anyone see the sky flash green for a few seconds?

[jaebomb]

Stop snowing in richmond I hope it stays this way.
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[iwantaskyline]

Saw 6 accidents..and some stupid lady in a Lexus SUV decides its safe to drive in two lanes on Hwy 1 while going 40 km -_-

[Fafine]

so bright outside

[GFunk]

Did anyone see the sky flash green for a few seconds?

It happened twice right? We thought someone musta hit an electrical pole somewhere. The flash was HUGE

[lilkulit]

^ Lightning maybe? But saw it too and yes it was HUGE! Look to be around surrey area these was around 3am.

[bcrdukes]

Was just Downtown and drove through East Vancouver. Most roads are clear. Just take caution on residential streets but I think all this snow is going to turn into slush tomorrow.

[MG1]

This is what I love about RS. Up to the minute weather reports from around the GVRD. I'm gonna head out soon and now know it is safe to drive with slicks on........ j/k. Got all seasons on the daily driver, but good snows on other vehicle. Sounds like I can putter around in the daily driver today. Thanks, RS.............

[observer]

This is what I love about RS. Up to the minute weather reports from around the GVRD.

Agree!

[ilvtofu]

I'm so glad I left surrey early last night, left at 10 when the snow was starting to come down hard, my friend who left at 11 got stuck and pulled into a wal-mart. He blames it on driving a "two-wheeler" and not having snow tires lol. How's the weather now?

When I was driving around midnight there was noticeable snow but nothing my car couldn't handle and drove the one with A/S >.< kinda regret it cause it wasn't very fun. I think what made it so hard for me was driving down 91 with maybe 15 ft of visibility, there wasn't any snow on the road or anything but visibility is a big issue, so for those of you with poor lighting and wipers maybe it's time to replace them too!

[hc529]

roads in poco are fine nothing, no slush or anything!

how's sfu right now? because i gotta go to work later =(

[alwaysideways]

Holly shit its white out!!

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

I like it white
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[murd0c]

WOW Surrey is White again:troll:

[trd2343]

You need to shovel the snow off your sidewalk before 10 am or else you'll be slapped with a fine of $250.

All Vancouver property owners and occupants are responsible for clearing snow and ice from the full width of sidewalks that surround their property by 10 am on the morning following a snowfall, seven days a week.

http://vancouver.ca/engsvcs/streets/maintenance/snowIce.htm

If they don’t, they may be slapped with $250 fines.


http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/Vancouver+sees+snow+first+time+this+winter+shovel+ your+walk+face+fine+city+says/3850805/story.html

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

:troll:
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[StylinRed]

you guys have snow on ur sidewalks???

the snow only stuck to the grass and cars out here all the concrete is bare



As for the Fine they say since its new they'll only be issuing warnings this time around (from ctv news)

[gloors]

Already plowed my street and side walk. Can't wait for the big storm :D
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[fsy82]

thank god the snow is melting now

[TOPEC]

Wow city of richmond cleared majority of the roads already except for the smaller streets. Was gonna see if I can get arnd on allseason tires lol
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[dinamix]

I don't get the point if shoveling the sidewalk when all of the snow gets pushed on to the road anyways. It's makes it harder for drivers to park and drive through giant mounds of snow. They should change the law so people shovel snow off the road on to the sidewalk
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[spoon.ek9]

^ it's generally for the safety of pedestrians and postal workers. when i shovel snow i place it either on the lawn or somewhere else out of the way of pedestrians and traffic.

has anyone else lived on a major street before? back in 2008 i did, and everytime the plow trucks passed by, my driveway would be blocked by snow again :fuuuuu:

[hchang]

^ it's generally for the safety of pedestrians and postal workers. when i shovel snow i place it either on the lawn or somewhere else out of the way of pedestrians and traffic.

has anyone else lived on a major street before? back in 2008 i did, and everytime the plow trucks passed by, my driveway would be blocked by snow again :fuuuuu:

Yep, i live on a major street in Richmond. I had to clear an entrance/exit or else I'd get stuck
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[wobuffet]

just a pic i took from last night... thought i'd share.
rwd ftl
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1197.snc4/154949_458019246585_506551585_5760070_6182387_n.jp g

[TomBox_N]

just a pic i took from last night... thought i'd share.
rwd ftl
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1197.snc4/154949_458019246585_506551585_5760070_6182387_n.jp g

Bet he's too stupid or cheap to put his winter on. Rwd is fine with winter
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[Jegz]

i hate snow.

[Qmx323]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOc03QtGVIc

yeah me too

[Bouncing Bettys]

every winter I get a kick out of reading comments from some of you lower mainlanders. the sidewalk comment is winning this year so far

[RiceIntegraRS]

is there supposed to be another big snow fall like last night coming up soon?

[MindBomber]

Everything melted away already.. :(

[6insomnia9]

^

soo fast :c

It might snow a bit tomorrow though :o

[StylinRed]

i find it easier to trudge through snow than a shoveled walk since not all the snow is ever shoveled and what's left is slippery as fuck

[Purely]

all of the snow is melting :(

[ruthless]

i find it easier to trudge through snow than a shoveled walk since not all the snow is ever shoveled and what's left is slippery as fuck

+1
walking on fresh powdered snow is always easier than walking on half assed shoveled sidewalk

the snows melting :( black ice tomorrow morning

[MindBomber]

+2
I broke my ankle on a slippery sidewalk, that had just been shoveled and was off work for over a year.

If shoveled sidewalks are the law, salting them needs to a law too.

[hotong]

all the roads cleared?

[gloors]

^ basically. snows melting away but I think were getting more tonight or tmr D:

[bcedhk]

I don't get the point if shoveling the sidewalk when all of the snow gets pushed on to the road anyways. It's makes it harder for drivers to park and drive through giant mounds of snow. They should change the law so people shovel snow off the road on to the sidewalk
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your municipal gives you a warning ticket for not shoveling your drive way, 2nd offence and is like 200 bucks.

usually i just make a narrow path on my sidewalk, takes <5 minutes.

was just at CT, asians buying road salt like tmmrw is the apocalypse or something..

[The_AK]

have to say manual in the snow > automatic any day
love it

[illicitstylz]

any places that sell snow tires and offer free installation/balancing? Or even promotion pricing ?

Sorat is the only one I can see from the RS licensed vendors but they're all the way in North Vancouver.

[Gh0stRider]

all side streets are cleared.

[BrRsn]

your municipal gives you a warning ticket for not shoveling your drive way, 2nd offence and is like 200 bucks.

usually i just make a narrow path on my sidewalk, takes <5 minutes.

was just at CT, asians buying road salt like tmmrw is the apocalypse or something..

Haha, I was just at canadian tire (By where old NCIX used to be on capstan) in richmond and saw this
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/4623/lol1tu.jpg
jackass VW in 2 spots ... upon closer inspection ...

Awesome note someone left on its windshield:
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/5137/lol2hu.jpg
"Thanks for parking in two spots ASSHOLE!!!!!!"

Wished I could "LIKE" things in real life. Would LIKE that, there were no spots and some douche took up two.

[StylinRed]

any places that sell snow tires and offer free installation/balancing? Or even promotion pricing ?

Sorat is the only one I can see from the RS licensed vendors but they're all the way in North Vancouver.

costco ($70 discount promotion atm for michelin) so that's like free install

[ruthless]

Haha, I was just at canadian tire (By where old NCIX used to be on capstan) in richmond and saw this
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/4623/lol1tu.jpg
jackass VW in 2 spots ... upon closer inspection ...

Awesome note someone left on its windshield:
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/5137/lol2hu.jpg
"Thanks for parking in two spots ASSHOLE!!!!!!"

Wished I could "LIKE" things in real life. Would LIKE that, there were no spots and some douche took up two.

you should have left him one of these
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/11/500x_you-park-like-an-asshole-notice.jpg
or
http://businesscards.biz/wp-content/uploads/yousuckatparkingbusinesscard.jpg

[illicitstylz]

costco ($70 discount promotion atm for michelin) so that's like free install

that's for 4, should have stated only needing 1 haha.

[lilaznviper]

any places that sell snow tires and offer free installation/balancing? Or even promotion pricing ?

Sorat is the only one I can see from the RS licensed vendors but they're all the way in North Vancouver.

drivehard performance in richmond

[cressydrift]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1203.snc4/155537_456259715950_511635950_6087355_95224_n.jpg

Went out and played today:D

[Gh0stRider]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=456259715950&set=a.440053055950.238807.511635950.jpg

Went out and played today:D

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[cressydrift]

Yea I know, they changed facebook:(. No more super easy photo host:(


Errr, just google chrome!

This is from the top of seymour with my iphone

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs487.ash2/76023_456259595950_511635950_6087354_6921302_n.jpg

[JSALES]

can anyone tell me how bad the roads are? is there black ice? planning on driving to richmond later but don't want my car to slide

[ruthless]

can anyone tell me how bad the roads are? is there black ice? planning on driving to richmond later but don't want my car to slide

temperature is going to drop to -3*C tonight and the roads are still wet so there will probably be black ice

[Bouncing Bettys]

to play devil's advocate on that jetta taking up two parking spots - I don't know the circumstances but if the owner had parked while the lot was covered in snow only to have the snow melt from under the car, I could see how he parked that way. When snow covers a parking lot, it can be difficult to figure out where the lines actually are.

[RollingStone]

to play devil's advocate on that jetta taking up two parking spots - I don't know the circumstances but if the owner had parked while the lot was covered in snow only to have the snow melt from under the car, I could see how he parked that way. When snow covers a parking lot, it can be difficult to figure out where the lines actually are.

I doubt this reason is valid being that every other car parked just fine.

[Euro7r]

I doubt this reason is valid being that every other car parked just fine.

There is the possibility he/she parked there when there was snow there and the others parked within their parking space when the snow melted and the lines were visible.

[!LittleDragon]

Bet he's too stupid or cheap to put his winter on. Rwd is fine with winter
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Yup. I went up to SFU to play around in the MR2 without any issues at all. Went right by all the fools stuck trying to get up the hill with bald/summer tires. After passing the first 3 cars, I begun to see a pattern emerging. They were mostly BMW and Mercedes tho there were a couple of Toyotas and Hondas as well...

[striderblade]

light flurry in vancouver at 530am

[StylinRed]

supposedly we're to have clear skies today.... oO saw 1 snowflake fall just now

[fliptuner]

I doubt this reason is valid being that every other car parked just fine.
Agreed.

Who gives a shit why? Point is, everyone else can park properly so no reason for this douche to fuck things up for people who actually know what they're doing.

[BrRsn]

to play devil's advocate on that jetta taking up two parking spots - I don't know the circumstances but if the owner had parked while the lot was covered in snow only to have the snow melt from under the car, I could see how he parked that way. When snow covers a parking lot, it can be difficult to figure out where the lines actually are.
That parking lot has a maximum parking time of 3 hours.
I went yesterday at around 2 pm. That parking lot was absolutely clean of snow. Do the math!.

[Amuse]

you should have left him one of these
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/17/2010/11/500x_you-park-like-an-asshole-notice.jpg
or
http://businesscards.biz/wp-content/uploads/yousuckatparkingbusinesscard.jpg
Thanks
I need to print a bunch of these.

[chris walter]

That parking lot has a maximum parking time of 3 hours.
I went yesterday at around 2 pm. That parking lot was absolutely clean of snow. Do the math!.

What if that is the managers car they they had been there since 7or8 in the morning?
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[TOS'd]

Was snowing lightly earlier.

[Not really racist!]

It was snowing lightly when I pulled out at 4:50.... thank god it stopped

[The_AK]

what a rough winter that was...

[BrRsn]

My neighbours hate me. I thawed out my garden hose and gave my car a wash. The end of my alley is probably gonna turn to ice now LOL. Oh well.

[F30]

My neighbours hate me. I thawed out my garden hose and gave my car a wash. The end of my alley is probably gonna turn to ice now LOL. Oh well.

I hope you park your car in a closed garage... with temp going into negative overnight, washing your car was a risky move :lol:

[MindBomber]

^Unless he dried it well.

[JSALES]

i decided to wash my car before the snow hit which was like a couple days before haha

[StylinRed]

^^same, well i was lazy and went to the touchless car wash

shell has a new setup where they've got tire scrubbers my winters (didnt wash last year) are nice n clean now ;)

[MindBomber]

^^Shell, shitty gas, great car washes!

[kokanee_vtec]

^ I love shell gas. So when is the next snow fall?

[hk20000]

more winnipeg snowfall for you.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs975.snc4/76816_466402359189_799549189_5395761_5647106_n.jpg
Rented a 2011 Hyundai Sonata for the day to see what's in the armpit of Canada.....

It's like an armpit. Lots of things happening none of them significant....Like making pennies or having a public market.

But the local music scene is good though, apparently. I guess if you have nothing but a GUITAH with you for 365.25 days a year you can be a good musician too.

[spoon.ek9]

freakin' salt on the roads made my daily all dirty.. good thing i waxed a couple weeks ago.

luckily the streets are mostly dry. black ice shouldn't be much of a problem on main roads.

[MindBomber]

^ I love shell gas. So when is the next snow fall?

Really?

I've don't get very good mileage from Shell gas, compared to Chevron or Petro-Can.

[fliptuner]

more winnipeg snowfall for you.

Rented a 2011 Hyundai Sonata for the day to see what's in the armpit of Canada.....


Something I always wondered. Do rental cars come with snow tires when there's a lot of snow out?

[Harvey Specter]

Something I always wondered. Do rental cars come with snow tires when there's a lot of snow out?

Well I was in Calgary last week and all the cars had all-season tires. One customer was going ape shit asking the guy working at the Avis desk how he was going to go to Banff in a car with all season tires when it's -15 and snowing.

[MindBomber]

14 day forecast shows the next couple days are below freezing, but after that nothing but tons of rain :(

[kokanee_vtec]

Really?

I've don't get very good mileage from Shell gas, compared to Chevron or Petro-Can.

Really? I noticed better gas mileage using Shell 91oct compaired to Chevron91oct.

BTW Petro-Can gas is watered down crap.

[orange7]

the cold temp decreasedmy my tire pressure by a lot lately..

time to fill them up..

[MindBomber]

Really? I noticed better gas mileage using Shell 91oct compaired to Chevron91oct.

BTW Petro-Can gas is watered down crap.

Interesting, my driving habits weren't as routine when I used to go to all different stations, that might have thrown off the results. I'll give Shell another shot next time I fill up.

Thanks for the tip.

[bcrdukes]

Something I always wondered. Do rental cars come with snow tires when there's a lot of snow out?

No.

Unless you are in Quebec where it is a requirement to have snow tires by law.

[Armind]

Don't you just hate it, when you don't have snow tires on you hope it doesn't snow.

Then when you're prepared, you WANT it to snow lol. :(

[jtanner_]

^ qft

Damn though it was colddddd earlier this morning while I was letting my car warm up. I need to invest in some gloves or earmuffs or something haha.
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[murd0c]

I want snow so bad, mainly I get snow days from work lol

[jmvdesign]

snow on the forecast for Thursday.

[Greenstoner]

is it just me or does everyone think these few days are pretty damn cold compared to previous years ?

-6 degree throughout the day in mid-late Nov.

[F30]

is it just me or does everyone think these few days are pretty damn cold compared to previous years ?

-6 degree throughout the day in mid-late Nov.

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/statistics/CL1108446/cabc0308/

Average low temp for November is +4.8C, we are in the negative right now, it is unusual. However, the lowest recorded temperature was on Nov. 28 1985 at -9.9C. So it is not the end of the world as we know it yet, haha.

[Greenstoner]

^ ya, i dont mind the winter but just found these few days are pretty cold and it shouldnt be like that :D

[Fafine]

maybe it'll get warmer around dec:troll:

feels good with the winters on.

[gloors]

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/statistics/CL1108446/cabc0308/

Average low temp for November is +4.8C, we are in the negative right now, it is unusual. However, the lowest recorded temperature was on Nov. 28 1985 at -9.9C. So it is not the end of the world as we know it yet, haha.

Projected to be low of -10 tmr :( fml. I need an automatic starter so I can wait inside my house for my car to warm up
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[F30]

Projected to be low of -10 tmr :( fml. I need an automatic starter so I can wait inside my house for my car to warm up
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If you have two sets of keys, use one to start the car before breakfast, and the other to lock it. Then by the time you finish eating it'll be warmer.

[CP.AR]

^ you know what they say! 1cm of snow shuts down Vancouver

[hotjoint]

^ you know what they say! 1cm of snow shuts down Vancouver

:werd:

[Spectre_Cdn]

^^same, well i was lazy and went to the touchless car wash

shell has a new setup where they've got tire scrubbers my winters (didnt wash last year) are nice n clean now ;)

Which location has the new setup?

[Ch28]

^^same, well i was lazy and went to the touchless car wash

shell has a new setup where they've got tire scrubbers my winters (didnt wash last year) are nice n clean now ;)

Where was this?

[bloodmack]

Really? I noticed better gas mileage using Shell 91oct compaired to Chevron91oct.

BTW Petro-Can gas is watered down crap.

Really? My company uses Petro-Can for all the canadian fleet vehicles (diesel) and I've been using petro-can gas almost 99% of the time in my current car and past cars. No problems from this "watered down crap".

[StylinRed]

Which location has the new setup?

Where was this?

maple ridge, dewdney and 232



edit: wow it feels/sounds like the wind is going to blow my house down

[!Yaminashi]

^ you know what they say! 1cm of snow shuts down Vancouver

Good, then 90% of the drivers without winters can stay at home and let the rest of us get to work faster.

I also need a remote starter :(

[Berzerker]

Seattle is getting hit pretty good right now are they getting our aftermath or are we going to get theirs?

Berz out.

[murd0c]

Really? I noticed better gas mileage using Shell 91oct compaired to Chevron91oct.

BTW Petro-Can gas is watered down crap.

Maybe you should know what your talking about first before you start talking shit :thumbsup:

I needed a good laugh tho :rofl:

[-EuroRSN-]

Going into a complete winter mode tomorrow.... Stock ride plus stockies aghhhh going to miss my herra frush and gay handling lol

[SpuGen]

BTW Petro-Can gas is watered down crap.

LOL Shell.

[subordinate]

Seattle is getting hit pretty good right now are they getting our aftermath or are we going to get theirs?

Berz out.


A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect from Everett southward through Olympia until 10pm tonight, as a Weather Trifecta is moving through today: Snow, Wind & Cold.

Here's the deal for today: Snow showers will pick up in coverage and intensity (especially south of Seattle) as that low pressure center passes by to our south and west. The highest snow totals will be closer to the low center, so Olympia, Chehalis, and Kelso have the best chance at significant accumulations today. The wind will pick up considerably this afternoon, and it will get even colder as a second surge of cold air will spill into Western Washington later today. Here are some snow & wind specifics.



Looks like the system is moving south and west, so unfortunately, It won't be hitting Vancouver.

[unit]

its so fucking cold i almost made a new thread called the cold thread.

[StylinRed]

Summary

Cold wind chill values below minus 20 degrees will occur today through tonight.

Details

A deepening Arctic airmass combining with moisture from an upper disturbance southwest of Vancouver Island is producing strong winds. Winds of 60 to 70 gusting to 90 km/h are combining with the cold temperatures to give wind chill values down to minus 20 degrees over the central coast and over the inland sections of the north coast. These conditions will spread to the Howe Sound Whistler and Fraser Valley area throughout the afternoon as temperatures drop and winds increase. Meanwhile snowfall amounts of 5 to 10 cm have already fallen across parts of Southern Vancouver island with as much as 15 cm at Port Alberni. A further 5 to 10 cm is possible before snow eases off later this afternoon. Further north only 2 to 4 cm of snow has fallen with flurries while the snow has eased at Powell River and the snowfall warning is ended.


feel really bad for the homeless and those who have to work outside

[hotjoint]

its so fucking cold i almost made a new thread called the cold thread.

:lol

[gloors]

^ true that :/. On my way to work gave homeless guy my jacket caise he was wearing a thin sweater felt really bad :(
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[Ch28]

^ true that :/. On my way to work gave homeless guy my jacket caise he was wearing a thin sweater felt really bad :(
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It's now in the backseat of his Mercedes Benz.

[BeeBeeAhn]

In squamish right now. Wind is horrendous. Went out to buy some stuff and it felt like my face was burning off. Sat in the car and could feel the whole thing wobble cuz of the wind.

[unit]

anyone have hookups on jackets?
missed the arcteryx/westcomb sales although im pretty sure they didnt have anything good in medium

[illicitstylz]

walking from SFU AQ to westmall is nearly fatal because of how cold it is in winter damnit

[punkwax]

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:3JkfPLX7p1rQBM:http://media.ebaumsworld.com/mediaFiles/picture/541045/668707.jpg

[RevRav]

Wayyyyyyyyyyy too cold to wash your car in this temperature. But there's this patch of dirt on my rear window that's annoying me. So I took a piece of paper towel, ran it under hot water.

Took it outside to the car, wiped 1/5th of the rear window - and within SECONDS, it turned into wet slush...:p

[!Yaminashi]

If you're going to wash your car, end of the week seems warmer, I think I saw 7 degrees or so..

But whats the point, it'll probably rain/snow again the next day anyway :p

[Great68]

Snow Beast

[murd0c]

anyone have hookups on jackets?
missed the arcteryx/westcomb sales although im pretty sure they didnt have anything good in medium

go to marks yes it might not be that big name brand but you will save a shit ton of cash and as well it will be a jacket that can take the abuse that will keep you warm

[fliptuner]

^^^ Plus the best warranty/exchange policy in the business.

[orange7]

feel really bad for the homeless and those who have to work outside

no need to feel bad for the homeless..

they are going to live in condos that worth close to your house pretty soon once the olympic village thing gets going.

[Ch28]

any good places you guys go to get your springs changed back to stock?

i.e. deals

[wobuffet]

any good places you guys go to get your springs changed back to stock?

i.e. deals

DIY?? i just froze my ass off adjusting my suspension to the softest settings. will do the rest tomorrow.

[fliptuner]

feel really bad for the homeless and those who have to work outside

Yup, had to break out the full long-johns and ski mask today.

[TypeRNammer]

Came out of wash world and the water instantly froze before it could even dry off haha

[RevRav]

Came out of wash world and the water instantly froze before it could even dry off haha

So much for their Gale Force Dryer :p

[ilvtofu]

Came out of wash world and the water instantly froze before it could even dry off haha

Anyone try the auto polisher at wash world?
$6 is such a steal I'm going there tomorrow, it looks like my car was in a rally even the roof is dirty >.<... :/

[6insomnia9]

yum -10 tonight...

[MindBomber]

-20 in Abby with wind chill

[!Yaminashi]

FUUUU -10!?
God damn I just wanna call in sick tomorrow

[Euro7r]

Freaken cold outside. Freezing my nuts tonight just filling gas at the gas station haha.

[RevRav]

yum -10 tonight...

FUUUU -10!?
God damn I just wanna call in sick tomorrow

"Officially" its -5 right now, but with windchill, it "feels like" -12

So imagine tomorrow when its actually -10, + whatever the windchill is.... you'll be "feeling" at least -20

[EmOne]

its -8 downtown right now

[gloors]

Had to change gfs flat tire and I froze my balls off. I don't even wanna go outside anymore :( sao cold </3 and its not even officialy winter yet fml
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[spoon.ek9]

tonight's low is supposed to be -10C. add windchill and it's supposed to feel like -17C!

[Greenstoner]

-17 i dont think i experience that in vancouver before during Nov :(

[6insomnia9]

suppose to be the coldest winter in 50 years if i heard correctly..

[spoon.ek9]

^ newspapers said 55 :p

[gloors]

Tmr morning supposed to be -10ish. I wish for the rain to come back
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[The_AK]

suppose to be the coldest winter in 50 years if i heard correctly..

nuclear winter sure can back up that statement
:troll:

[6insomnia9]

TROLOLOL.

Ice age? :c

[hc529]

-17 with wind chill :D w00tz.. Work @ sfu = -50 with windchill
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[_TiDy_]

Just a warning for everyone, try to fill your tires with air at home cuz a lot of the gas station's air compressors are broken. I know quite a number of the chevrons air pumps are fucked and most of the gas stations with working air charge 50 cents to a dollar per fill.

[MindBomber]

I've seen quite a few that charge for air compressors, but the proceeds go to charity. I don't mind that..

[Euro7r]

Just a warning for everyone, try to fill your tires with air at home cuz a lot of the gas station's air compressors are broken. I know quite a number of the chevrons air pumps are fucked and most of the gas stations with working air charge 50 cents to a dollar per fill.

FUUUUUU. I was thinking of going to chevron to pump some air into the tires. Which ones are busted??

[MG1]

Nevermind busted. I posted a warning about air from some gas stations spewing out water with the air. It was over a year ago, but one of them was the Shell station on Kingsway near Boundary on the Burnaby side. More water than air. I just happened to notice because I didn't have the air hose head placed on the valve properly. Good thing, because I would have had so much water in the tires. This was over a year ago, so perhaps they fixed it. I always check now or try to fill the tires with the trusty compressor at home. Free isn't always a good thing, I guess. BTW, how bad is water in tires?

[hk20000]

Pumps at all shell locations are free....just see if you can find one that still works in this weather.

[Great68]

Nevermind busted. I posted a warning about air from some gas stations spewing out water with the air. It was over a year ago, but one of them was the Shell station on Kingsway near Boundary on the Burnaby side. More water than air. I just happened to notice because I didn't have the air hose head placed on the valve properly. Good thing, because I would have had so much water in the tires. This was over a year ago, so perhaps they fixed it. I always check now or try to fill the tires with the trusty compressor at home. Free isn't always a good thing, I guess. BTW, how bad is water in tires?

You will get water vapor in your air even with your trusty compressor at home, unless you have some sort of air dryer/water separator system.

[RevRav]

Knowing weather network's reliability, I wouldn't be surprised if this change later on, but other than the 5-10cm of snow forcasted for Thursday.... they are always predicting 1-3 cm on Wednesday :rolleyes:

[MG1]

You will get water vapor in your air even with your trusty compressor at home, unless you have some sort of air dryer/water separator system.

Yes, I have one of those oil/water filter thingys installed, plus I open her up at the bottom on a regular basis. Gotta protect me air tools.

[Greenstoner]

they said the temp today broke the 25 yrs old record

[The_AK]

had to run outside to jump start my mom's car, freezing my balls man...

[gloors]

-10 but feels like -19 :( are we in Alberta right now?

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

almost freeze my nuts off this morning

ughh

[Fafine]

-10 but feels like -19 :( are we in Alberta right now?

edmontons at -25

[geeknerd]

Pumps at all shell locations are free....just see if you can find one that still works in this weather.

not anymore.. T.T
my local shell one in coquitlam recently started to charge 50cents now.

[Volvo-brickster]

My face felt like it was on fire this morning
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[RevRav]

edmontons at -25

-26 right now, probably a good -40 ish feeling with windchill....

[perfectofc]

Yeah, Calgary is apparently the 2nd coldest place on earth today... next to the South Pole. Suddenly -10 doesn't seem so bad anymore. :)

http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Calgary+coldest+place+Earth+Weather+tracker/3872612/story.html

[orange7]

can't wait for next week when it's suppose to get warm.

[hotjoint]

can't wait for next week when it's suppose to get warm.

Same :)

[Greenstoner]

http://thefuckingweather.com/ This website is my go to guy whenever i want to see the tmperature

[MindBomber]

Pumps at all shell locations are free....just see if you can find one that still works in this weather.

Are you sure?

The pumps at the Whatcom Shell aren't free.

[OTG-ZR2]

BTW, how bad is water in tires?

Enough water will throw your balancing off at high speed, but a few bottle cap fulls is not going to hurt anything.

If you have steelies they might rust a little tho...

[ilvtofu]

Man wash world in Richmond is pretty fucked up. Right where the galeforce dryer is is a huge ice puddle/lake and it takes a while to get through. Luckily I have winter tired but Tcs was screaming and car was still swaying side to side. The prius in the other bay with winters stood still for a while and she was given an extra free run lol.

I'd say the ice patch is abt 2 or 3 ft long and about 6ft wide. Don't go if you don't have awd/winters :/

At least car came out pretty clean and yes it froze a lot. Just a bit of water mark from where the ice froze but pretty happy for a $6 job
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