[G0rilla]

This. Is. Horseshit.

Bring it motherfucker!!!!! Show me what you got.

https://media.giphy.com/media/26DOs997h6fgsCthu/giphy.gif

[GLOW]

Saw CoV trucks driving around East Van spraying some sort of liquid de-icer all over the small streets in and around a few condos.

were those streets bike lanes? :troll: :pokerface: Kappa



:okay:

[stewie]

Something change? cuz for the longest time cov never did any side streets. They only focus on the main streets.

Salt brine trucks are easier to get around

[Gh0stRider]

Saw CoV trucks driving around East Van spraying some sort of liquid de-icer all over the small streets in and around a few condos.

Brine Truck

[twitchyzero]

This is the absolute opposite of what you should be doing. If it's cold enough you put your heat on the floor NOT on defrost. Keep your Windshield frozen and then the snow won't melt when it hits it and consequently freeze after it melts. You should be keeping your cab just warm enough to not be cold and keep the front Window frozen. When you do this the snow flakes will just blow over the car.

Berz out.

i'll trust this post since location: Smithers :nyan:

once clear i dont run defroster unless there's condensation

inner face of the windshield is quite dirty, using cheapo fluid, the only treatment on the outside is the packet that came with the PIAA silicone blades...vehicle parked in a garage before work

[Badhobz]

YOU GUYS READY FOR TOMORROW!!>!!!?!!??!?!?!!

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

https://i.gifer.com/XP41.gif
LUL

[i-vtecyo]

Trust me, its going to be a chance of cloudy skies with little to no flurries again. Dont get me wrong, I love snow and I'd wish that we would actually see some during the winter holidays but I've lost faith in our weather forecasts years ago. Best part of snow is when your job requires you to drive around running errands and you get stuck in traffic/snow but knowing u are still getting paid while watching others in frustration :D

[BrokenEuro]

Trust me, its going to be a chance of cloudy skies with little to no flurries again. Dont get me wrong, I love snow and I'd wish that we would actually see some during the winter holidays but I've lost faith in our weather forecasts years ago. Best part of snow is when your job requires you to drive around running errands and you get stuck in traffic/snow but knowing u are still getting paid while watching others in frustration :D

You are right. I have lost faith in weather forecasts when it comes to snow as well. Looks like it won't be snowing much if at all 😂

[Badhobz]

how do I get a job at the weather network? I forecast that ill have a good 40% chance of doing my job adequately. Although i keep changing my story hour to hour.

I cancelled meetings today because assholes called me last night saying they wont be able to come in today if it snowed.

My poor wife went to Yohan and bought 200 dollars worth of groceries because she thought we'd be trapped in the house (ya right...) and shoudlnt go out (especially in richmond) when its snowing.

[IMASA]

Left early for work today in case of snow. Richmond to Vancouver, no snow on the ground......

[blkgsr]

people that are doing anything other than their regular lives today are idiots

1-3 cm is fuck all

6" is another story in this city of stupid drivers

but hey, stay off the roads if you think it's going to be bad, less traffic for the rest of us

[jing]

Light flurries in west Burnaby this morning an hour ago on my way to work

[HonestTea]

Nothing from my commute from Coquitlam to Richmond

[mb_]

Nothing from North Surrey to Tri Cities on my way to work as well

[winson604]

Coworkers mentioned their commute in was significantly lighter than usual today. I'm not even concerned with my all season tires with the predication they had/have in store for us.

[StylinRed]

I see clear skies...

[Liquid_o2]

Nothing from East Van to Richmond right now

[yray]

Coworkers mentioned their commute in was significantly lighter than usual today. I'm not even concerned with my all season tires with the predication they had/have in store for us.

should've changed to summers

[nabs]

how do I get a job at the weather network? I forecast that ill have a good 40% chance of doing my job adequately. Although i keep changing my story hour to hour.


instead of spending 60% of your day on Revscene... :badpokerface:


also I think its better to err on the side of caution. Think about it, work is pretty chill today, little to no traffic, saved 30 minutes on my commute one way, no meetings.

[thumper]

nothing but clouds of salt being kicked up by people driving by....

[HonestTea]

Even the special weather statement ended.. LOL

[sonick]

Started snowing downtown

[stump]

Started snowing downtown

It's really coming down in downtown vancouver now. Not looking forward to the drive home.

[!Aznboi128]

Nothing by Brentwood

[nabs]

coming down hard at the airport.

[HonestTea]

Started snowing in Richmond

[BIC_BAWS]

Dumping in East Richmond

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[Edison_Chen]

Very light in Lonsdale Quay......

[winson604]

Olympic Village, started coming down an hour ago at embarrassingly low levels to the point you need to squint your eyes to make sure there is snow coming down and now it has stopped. Nothing accumulated on the ground.

[Liquid_o2]

Lightened up in Steveston, not sticking. Just wet road and wet cars.

[IMASA]

Stopped snowing in Richmond Steveston area. Nothing on the roads/grounds.

[Badhobz]

Worse winter ever.

[yray]

#VANCOUVERSTONK

[EmperorIS]

https://media.giphy.com/media/upg0i1m4DLe5q/giphy.gif

[GS8]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sduRzmNT4DI

[yray]

https://cdn.tegna-media.com/king/weather/roofcam2ne500x281.jpg

:okay:

[vexor]

Sun's out in Coquitlam. Not a dribble of snow all day long

[you!]

LOL this is the biggest fail this entire week

[Liquid_o2]

https://accuweather.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4569324/2147483647/resize/590x/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Faccuweather-bsp.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcb%2Fb5%2F0d80f25d46c38f05f e1d261b1734%2Fstatic-nw-snow-map-feb-8.jpeg

Looks like the snow just missed us and is hitting Seattle today and tonight. Up to 8 inches of snow, their biggest storm since 2017.

[Badhobz]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuu :fuuuuu::fuuuuu::fuuuuu::fuuuuu::fuuuuu:

[twitchyzero]

kingsway was relatively ghost town at 730am this morning

can't believe not even a single flake on the ground :fuckthatshit:

can we trade places with Seattle??

[twitchyzero]

seattle under a state of emergency over 6" of snow
do they also have vultures if the fire dept gave away salt? :troll:

https://static.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/02082019_friday-_1057532-1020x765.jpg

[danned]

no snow no fun

[AstulzerRZD]

do they also have vultures if the fire dept gave away salt? :troll:


A lot of commercial properties and municipal sidewalks were still unsalted on Thursday... hope they're more prepared this time!
Looking at about 5 inches on the ground right now.

[StylinRed]

soooooooo windy, the windy n cold thread needs to be up here

[quasi]

https://accuweather.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4569324/2147483647/resize/590x/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Faccuweather-bsp.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcb%2Fb5%2F0d80f25d46c38f05f e1d261b1734%2Fstatic-nw-snow-map-feb-8.jpeg

Looks like the snow just missed us and is hitting Seattle today and tonight. Up to 8 inches of snow, their biggest storm since 2017.

Better them then us, my son was suppose to play football in Seattle this weekend but got cancelled due to the weather. I'm not complaining at all.

[320icar]

seattle under a state of emergency over 6" of snow
do they also have vultures if the fire dept gave away salt? :troll:

https://static.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/02082019_friday-_1057532-1020x765.jpg

Lol trader joes

[AstulzerRZD]

Lol trader joes

Forecast is for another 4-8 inches Sunday night, 6-12 on Tuesday morning >> making a Trader Joes run now LOL

[yray]

round 2 guys

its coming down

[westopher]

If it keeps up at this rate we could see a centimetre by Thursday!

[320icar]

Trying to snow in north richmond

[Euro7r]

Vancouver sticking...

[BIC_BAWS]

Just spotted 320i he's having a blast while im scared shitless

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[westopher]

Ohh its sticking now in North Van RIP everyone.

[tofu1413]

sticking heavy on burnaby north area.

drive safe and hoon lots guys!

[i-vtecyo]

Finally this might be a good week

[GS8]

Snowquitlam

And here come the thread views :fullofwin: :awesom: :awesom:

[yray]

last min snowfall warning, its legit guys

[GabAlmighty]

-20 today and had snow since November here.

[punkwax]

Coming down good near White Rock.

[Jmac]

My cat, who's 7 years old, has always loved playing in the snow. This year, he doesn't want to go out in the snow. Was looking forward to playing in the snow with him :(

[HonestTea]

How are the roads around town? Is the snow being cleared?

[PDKGD3]

How are the roads around town? Is the snow being cleared?

I saw more snow plows and salt trucks on Friday when we had like 2 hours of snow than I have seen all day today

[twitchyzero]

last min snowfall warning, its legit guys

expect a min of 5cm of snow! x2, cancels alert when nothing really happened

finally starts coming down, 30 min later...oh hey guys expect 5-10cm :badpokerface:

[320icar]

Just spotted 320i he's having a blast while im scared shitless

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Definitely obeying all road rules, no way I’m bouncing off the limiter in every corner

https://youtu.be/gGcMsElB14k

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7826/47053888931_a64ac7c73f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2eFZtR6)
Generated from my Apple iPhone using tools.sportscard.trade (tools.sportscard.trade)

[Hondaracer]

clown just hit my wifes parked car coming out of the alley :/

[CCA-Dave]

Already shovelled twice in Port Alberni, and properly hooned the Subaru...looking like I'll have to go out again after dinner.

[lowda9]

Roads very slippery. East west connector backed up. Km ght bridge backed up

[hi-revs]

Dumb fucks driving 20kph with fucking hazards on. Gtfo-the roads if u dont have now tires on.
Was fucking road raging trying to get home earlier. Holy fuck the types of idiots in this city

[Gh0stRider]

https://i.postimg.cc/W1bkwz12/snow.jpg

[Bouncing Bettys]

clown just hit my wifes parked car coming out of the alley :/
Since so many people seem to falsely report the circumstances of a collision in order to be not found at fault, document every detail. Wouldn't be surprised if your wife's parked car turns into her hitting him pulling out of her spot.

[JSALES]

http://i65.tinypic.com/2hxacjr.jpg

[Hondaracer]

Since so many people seem to falsely report the circumstances of a collision in order to be not found at fault, document every detail. Wouldn't be surprised if your wife's parked car turns into her hitting him pulling out of her spot.

have security cam footage of it so should be ok.. but yea thankfully we do otherwise who knows

[twitchyzero]

Dumb fucks driving 20kph with fucking hazards on. Gtfo-the roads if u dont have now tires on.
Was fucking road raging trying to get home earlier. Holy fuck the types of idiots in this city

it's sunday, chill out FeelsGoodMan

would you rather people be going 55kph just because they have AWD with VSC and flip over and cause further delay?

[GS8]

would you rather people be going 55kph just because they have AWD with VSC

But that's what the commercials tell me to do all while avoiding blind, midget unicyclists.

#conquerwinter

:troll:

[Adorkami]

Has anyone seen Burnaby do anything? we had some salt last week but havent't seen anything today

[westopher]

it's sunday, chill out FeelsGoodMan

would you rather people be going 55kph just because they have AWD with VSC and flip over and cause further delay?
Yes. Then they'd learn.

[fliptuner]

Stay off the roads and let the weak ones weed themselves out.

[AzNightmare]

Yes. Then they'd learn.

Somehow, I doubt it. lol.

[twitchyzero]

Yes. Then they'd learn.

just in: icbc wants another 18% hike for 2020

[westopher]

Lol, they will be asking for that regardless I think.

[Gh0stRider]

Has anyone seen Burnaby do anything? we had some salt last week but havent't seen anything today

Kingsway is covered. I saw a plow on Sperling going down to Oakland, but thats it.

[JSALES]

Look at all those busses

http://i66.tinypic.com/35bfn5t.jpg

[AzNightmare]

Seriously... buses seem to never be prepared.

Is it because it cost too much time/money to fully commit and swap in snow tires for intermittent snow conditions?

[moody]

Haha.. they can't make it up that bunny hill. It's awesome how they just clog up the road waiting for the city trucks to plow and salt ... no cars can get through... I wonder how long did it take the salt truck to come.. all the drivers are just sitting there... What a fail Vancouver.. haha

[Ludepower]

Buses dont have all season tires? This was a mild snowstorm.

[IMASA]

Buses dont have all season tires? This was a mild snowstorm.

https://www.masstransitmag.com/home/press-release/12302181/translink-why-translink-buses-do-not-use-snow-tires


Why don’t TransLink buses have snow tires?

TransLink buses use all-season tires recommended by Michelin for the climate in Metro Vancouver. These tires are all season, but they’re also ideal for rain. TransLink doesn't have snow tires for a number of reasons:

Snow tires are prone to hydroplaning in the rain
Snow tires are only ideal for powdery snow conditions, not ideal for icy roads
Very costly as we would need to keep inventory for the entire fleet for just a few days out of the year. Very time consuming to change all the tires, and snow tires need to be replaced more frequently because the rubber is softer
What would it cost to outfit the entire fleet with snow tires?

TransLink has not done a recent analysis of the costs of conversion of the fleet, however it found that replacing the tires on 1,500 buses twice a year would be significant in terms of the cost of tires and also the cost of storage and the labor required to do the switching over.

Why not equip buses in hilly, snow-prone areas with snow tires?

TransLink buses rotate on various routes throughout the region through the way they schedule, and it would be impractical to restrict its buses to certain routes only.

What TransLink does

In preparation for the winter, CMBC removes all tires with less than 11/32 tread and switches them out for tires with more tread. The tires with less tread are stored and saved for use in the summer.
CMBC Engineers have identified a Michelin Bus Tire as the best tire for the Metro Vancouver climate as it is rated for both mud and snow. Vancouver snow is typically very wet and will often plug up the tread on winter tires resulting in reduced traction.



According to this, https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/2018/11/01/translink-buses-skytrain-winter-2018/, they have some kind of kevlar sock now.

https://assets.vancouverisawesome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/01151839/tire-sock.jpg

[CCA-Dave]

Snow tires are prone to hydroplaning in the rain

False.


Snow tires are only ideal for powdery snow conditions, not ideal for icy roads
False. (Although I say that under the assumption that we're speaking of a modern-day (1990+) "winter" tire. The kind of tire given the three-peak mountain snowflake designation on passenger cars and trucks.)

Very costly as we would need to keep inventory for the entire fleet for just a few days out of the year. Very time consuming to change all the tires, and snow tires need to be replaced more frequently because the rubber is softer
True, scheduling a full fleet tire swap twice a year would be an increase in labour. The initial cost of buying a full second set of tires for each bus would slowly be recovered in the need to not replace the 'summer' tires as often. Not sure how many years one expects to get out of a commercial winter tire, so they may not last as long as the equivalent commercial "all season" tire.

Vancouver snow is typically very wet and will often plug up the tread on winter tires resulting in reduced traction.
Misleading statement. Winter tires often look "plugged up", but this doesn't account for the way sipes allow the tire tread to change as the tire rotates, which opens up more surface area, and where the bulk of the traction comes from. Not to mention centrifugal force naturally clears the tire tread of snow and water. That's why snow builds up behind the tire on your car, and why the MVA requires fenders and mudflaps.

...mind you, I wouldn't expect the majority of transit users to know, or care, about any of these false statements.

[GS8]

I've just been sitting at home today, eating birthday cake and reading the News 1130 traffic Twitter page.

https://twitter.com/DriveBC/status/1094797277707681792

So snow, much prepare

[twitchyzero]

honestly i dont blame Coast Mountain, if Montreal and Toronto can't get their transit fleet ready for snow, we're doing alright

SkyTrains on the other hand...

[yray]

i got snows and i could go up a hill and accelerating in covered conditions with a rolling start. couldnt do anything going up the hill from a left turn though, not enough momentum

[Jmac]

Got about 6” here and still coming down. Probably going to be a 2-hour commute tomorrow morning.

[BIC_BAWS]

Definitely obeying all road rules, no way I’m bouncing off the limiter in every corner

LOL I was like hey! That's 320icar! *Waves* *almost trips and faceplants*

Good thing you weren't stuck behind me. You would have pulled your hairs out.

BTW Champiro Ice tires? "Snow tires" yeah uh... I had many code brown situations. Slowly but steadily got home and parked it.

Dumb fucks driving 20kph with fucking hazards on. Gtfo-the roads if u dont have now tires on.
Was fucking road raging trying to get home earlier. Holy fuck the types of idiots in this city

it's sunday, chill out FeelsGoodMan

would you rather people be going 55kph just because they have AWD with VSC and flip over and cause further delay?

You guys mean like this pic? Upper Level Corridor, North Vanhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190211/7484277c2b636e9be13e7f7b3b2adcb0.jpg

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[boostfever]

^saw that around 2pm. I was on the other side though, everyone had to slow down/stop to watch obviously..

[nsmb]

7" in surrey PogChamp

[i-vtecyo]

No sympathy for retards crashing in this weather. This is nothing compared to the east coast.

They are either..
-speeding believing they are invincible
-tailgating cause other people are adjusting to the weather conditions
-running bald tires like dumbasses
-running summer set ups
-or just plain reckless and have zero regards for other people's safety and at which point I believe they deserve to crash

[CCA-Dave]

You guys mean like this pic? Upper Level Corridor, North Vanhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190211/7484277c2b636e9be13e7f7b3b2adcb0.jpg

What?! How??? Geesh.

I live on a *slight* incline, I'm talking maybe a 2% grade. The number of pickup trucks that have come partway up the hill, and had to turn around, is sad. Across from my house is an alley with a short grade, maybe 3%. Some guy was just gunning his engine trying to make it up. Eventually he decided to turn around, will probably head downhill towards the inlet and across town. These slopes are nowhere NEAR the steepest hills in Port Alberni. In fact, you can't go anywhere from my neighbourhood (if you want to return) without encountering much steeper hills. Guess they will be walking home?

Hey bud, if you can't drive you truck past my house...maybe you should park 'er for the evening and wait for a plow. My 2wd 3500 dually is TERRIBLE in the snow, even with it's winter tires, but at least I know how to drive it.

[LuHua]

Got a taste of just how bad stock tires are, had to drive my sister’s ‘16 Civic up Heritage Mountain, could barely nudge the accelerator before TC kicked in.

Saw an accident on W4th, couple of cars crawling up the hill, another one stuck at Hastings/Boundary, Barnet was a crawl, several cars stuck on the hill in front of my place. Thank god it was a weekend

[stewie]

Just came from burnaby to Langley and Hwy hasnt been plowed. It looks like a free for all, just guess where the lane is and drive.. Sadly 200th st was no different.

[GIZZ]

I saw a couple of rear enders this afternoon.

The last time it snowed this bad was a couple years ago also in Feb. It started during the day and by the time 6 o clock rolled around I had to get home in my rwd silverado on some useless e rated all seasons, so bad. I had to put another car back on the road.

[Gh0stRider]

:joy:

https://twitter.com/GJohal1234/status/1094825422162845696

[JSALES]

^ too funny, just saw that too

[Jmac]

Well, at least they’re not hitting crowds of people.

[twitchyzero]

I saw a couple of rear enders this afternoon.

The last time it snowed this bad was a couple years ago also in Feb. It started during the day and by the time 6 o clock rolled around I had to get home in my rwd silverado on some useless e rated all seasons, so bad. I had to put another car back on the road.

off-topic but i finally saw a GN the other day on the I5

rode on my ass in the hov

it's like a getaway car from an 80s movie PogChamp

[nismodrifter]

Well, lets see what happens in AM. I live in Vancouver, work in Surrey...usually takes me 35 mins to get to work, will report back tomorrow AM.

I'll leave 30 min early just in case.

[yray]

thats it folks

#vancouver强

[GS8]

I don't know how common this is but my friend had her car's windshield wipers stolen off her car while she was at work. This was during the snowstorm.

I thought I heard it all but then I hear more and I lose more faith in people...

[Badhobz]

https://media.giphy.com/media/13cV1AMdczy4Bq/giphy.gif

So i took my ma to Seattle premium outlet to shop and it was GLORIOUS.

https://i.postimg.cc/d0N4pXXg/20190210-182344.jpg

The snow was insane. The wind was blowing that shit everywhere and there was almost zero visibility. There was stranded cars all over i5. I took my dad's 400h and it handled it like a champ, then i drove my hilarious 4motion home and watched all the drama on the roads from vancouver to richmond. FUCKING EPIC DAY.

P.s. snagged some great deals at Burberry

This sweet ass scarf for my ma
https://i.postimg.cc/cCwhKJHN/20190210-221614.jpg

Look at this cufflink deal!
https://i.postimg.cc/qB3jD1GZ/20190210-221705.jpg

[tofu1413]

That’s a good deal on cuff links


Roads are empty at the moment. Clearly survival of the fittest!

[Badhobz]

i forgot to mention after you buy over 500 dollars at Burberry, you get another 20% off!!! PogChamp

so its like 20% off the 50 bucks cufflinks and the scarf! loving it

[twitchyzero]

only 15-20cm?

c'mon we need to put 08 and 96 to shame...moar!

[tofu1413]

More pls. Fewer cars on the road and idiots will get weeded out.

[JSALES]

I’d like to go have some fun in the snow in an empty lot before it’s all gone

[twitchyzero]

want an extended town car to hoon in

https://twitter.com/phildoty11/status/1094756226997469184

[HonestTea]

Black ice galore tomorrow.. -7’C with wind chill

[CharlesInCharge]

Map: Here are the priority snow removal routes for Vancouver
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/map-here-are-the-priority-snow-removal-routes-for-vancouver
+ traffic camera pics

[Bouncing Bettys]

Snow in Aldergrove is knee deep. I just spent and hour digging my car out of a snow drift and making a route to the road. Thankfully it is all light powder (makes me homesick for Kamloops) and not that wet heavy shit that usually falls.

[mb_]

LOL I was like hey! That's 320icar! *Waves* *almost trips and faceplants*

Good thing you weren't stuck behind me. You would have pulled your hairs out.

BTW Champiro Ice tires? "Snow tires" yeah uh... I had many code brown situations. Slowly but steadily got home and parked it.





You guys mean like this pic? Upper Level Corridor, North Vanhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190211/7484277c2b636e9be13e7f7b3b2adcb0.jpg

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Oh hey that's my pic. Must've happened no more than a few minutes by the time I drove by, first responders were still making their way to the scene. Hope the occupants are ok.

[jing]

Roads are decent. Kudos to the city truck drivers. About 5 mins longer than usual from Edmonds to Children's and Women's. No issues in my FWD work van on all seasons.

[IMASA]

Drove from Richmond Steveston area to Vancouver BC Children's Hospital.
Richmond roads were somewhat sketchy, but Vancouver was fine, very nicely plowed.

[Acura604]

we not done yet.... shitstorm part 2 coming soon...

[Jmac]

My morning:

Wake up @ 5
Leave @ 5:30
Start fiance's car
Open my car to grab parking pass for work
Go to open fiance's car, locked w/ door not fully closed

Swear a lot

Grab coat hanger, try to open door/roll down window w/ no success

Continue swearing

Call tow truck, continue trying, no success still
Tow truck just got the car unlocked, still have to clear snow, shovel car out plus probably a 2-hour commute now w/ rush hour traffic, which I would've avoided leaving @ 5:30ish

Called in, using bank time

Fuck today

[CCA-Dave]

So i took my ma to Seattle premium outlet to shop and it was GLORIOUS.
...
This sweet ass scarf for my ma
https://i.postimg.cc/cCwhKJHN/20190210-221614.jpg

Look at this cufflink deal!
https://i.postimg.cc/qB3jD1GZ/20190210-221705.jpg

Signs I am completely out of touch with the fashion world: a $480 scarf is considered an amazing deal...

Map: Here are the priority snow removal routes for Vancouver
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/map-here-are-the-priority-snow-removal-routes-for-vancouver
+ traffic camera pics

A useful CiC post? Did I wake up in the Twilight Zone!?!

My morning:

Wake up @ 5
Leave @ 5:30
Start fiance's car
Open my car to grab parking pass for work
Go to open fiance's car, locked w/ door not fully closed

Swear a lot

Grab coat hanger, try to open door/roll down window w/ no success

Continue swearing

Call tow truck, continue trying, no success still
Tow truck just got the car unlocked, still have to clear snow, shovel car out plus probably a 2-hour commute now w/ rush hour traffic, which I would've avoided leaving @ 5:30ish

Called in, using bank time

Fuck today

Oh no, there we go. The world is back to normal. Phew!

I don't walk away from running modern cars anymore without cracking a window enough I can reach in to open the door. They don't warm up as fast, obviously, but I rent enough cars in a year I never know what's going to lock and what won't.

[nismodrifter]

Anyone drive an ITR to work today?? 91 south bound!

[Mr.HappySilp]

we not done yet.... shitstorm part 2 coming soon...

Hope the snow won't stick from now on till Friday. Have a flight to catch on Friday morning.... maybe I should just head to the Airport and stay there overnight on Thurs. Is a gong show when it snow.

[Razor Ramon HG]

Been standing at Patterson for half an hr now. Trains are coming like every ten minutes and they are packed as hell. Tons of people waiting. Wonder when I'll get to Waterfront.

[winson604]

No interesting stories on my end this morning was no different than any other snowfall I've experienced in my 20 years of driving with all season tires.

Woke up as per normal, scraped snow off car, slowly made my way through 1.5 blocks of side street to the main road and drove to work. Normal work commute is 15 mins, took me 20 today.

[Acura604]

https://i.imgur.com/1Avkb4C.jpg

[Hondaracer]

https://youtu.be/bxjJowGpndo

https://i.imgur.com/ME71kvt.jpg

:yuno:

[BIC_BAWS]

Anyone got updates for conditions up to SFU? Going to be driving the Civic cause fwd, but automatic so no engine braking, and on m+s

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[Mr.HappySilp]

Been standing at Patterson for half an hr now. Trains are coming like every ten minutes and they are packed as hell. Tons of people waiting. Wonder when I'll get to Waterfront.

Good luck! I was at lincoln station around 7am and saw it was full of people heading to Van. Got on to the other platform (going to Douglas) Got on after waiting for 40min. It was like pretty much when I got on. Lol it was pretty going back the other way seeing everyone standing there and they can't go on coz the train was full. It was like this all the way to commerical.

[Badhobz]

anyone buying a snow blower? this walmart one is pretty dirt cheap.
https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/snow-joe-sj617e-electric-single-stage-snow-thrower-18-inch-12-amp-motor/PRD2O2P6X3CZPMH?cmpid=sem_google_en_none_search_16 35511868_61617328799&gclid=Cj0KCQiA14TjBRD_ARIsAOCmO9Z4CcRucLfsX3jKKJdL jsUugDOfsg6fUVlZ4ducFyn--G7INzkMXnQaAgUgEALw_wcB

wonder if its worth it

[bigzz786786]

@Hondaracer, shitty! But good thing it's a commercial vehicle and you can contact the company. Leaving the scene of an accident, pathetic.

@bic_baws, all campuses remain open according to their twitter. Which kinda sucks cause kwantlen closed all campuses today.

[Ludepower]

Hopefully that GlassDoctor company gets more fines. That was pathetic driving on his part. He clearly gave that turn too much gas then knowingly leaves the scene of an accident.

[teggy604]

Was not too bad this morning, only because it didn't snow over night and crews were able to prepare roads. However another 10-15 cm according to the news by Tuesday morning. So lets see if that's the same for tomorrow.

[Hondaracer]

Sorry he actually went around the corner and stopped.

But not sure if he saw me walking out as it happened and that’s why he stopped or not

[extracrunchie]

Dumb fucks driving 20kph with fucking hazards on. Gtfo-the roads if u dont have now tires on.
Was fucking road raging trying to get home earlier. Holy fuck the types of idiots in this city

Most dont even have proper tires(aging/ball tires), let alone winter tires.

Likely most BMW M series, Audi RS's, and Benz AMG probably riding with summer tires and the people that drive those cars probably think because their cars are AWD(cept M) think they are invincible.

[AzNightmare]

Sorry he actually went around the corner and stopped.

But not sure if he saw me walking out as it happened and that’s why he stopped or not

Good thing you had surveillance camera too. I fear for my car cause dashcam won't pick anything up with all the snow covering my windows.

[320icar]

Just spotted 320i he's having a blast while im scared shitless

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was this you guys? i waved

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7879/40098852673_744fa978af_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/246p6SR)vlcsnap-2019-02-11-10h31m26s323 (https://flic.kr/p/246p6SR) by 320iCar (https://www.flickr.com/photos/30576355@N04/), on Flickr

[Liquid_o2]

Drive into work this morning was easy, 20 minutes as usual, with almost no traffic!

Richmond roads aren't cleared as well as Vancouver.

There was a guy driving 25km/hr south on Knight Street in the left lane... with his hazards on LUL

[Ludepower]

Sorry he actually went around the corner and stopped.

But not sure if he saw me walking out as it happened and that’s why he stopped or not

How did you catch that right away? Do u stare at the ur camera all day? Haha

[Gh0stRider]

Had a fwd car try to reverse up a steep hill lol

[Hondaracer]

How did you catch that right away? Do u stare at the ur camera all day? Haha

It just so happened I was walking out to shovel my sidewalk like 5 seconds before it happened lol. What luck

[Ludepower]

It just so happened I was walking out to shovel my sidewalk like 5 seconds before it happened lol. What luck


I easily see 4k in damages.

[Mr.HappySilp]

From translink website



Expo Line and Millennium Line are experiencing delays due to inclement weather.

Reduced service currently on Expo and Millennium Lines due to track safety alarms being activated by snow/ice and the need to manually staff trains in certain areas. Expect longer than normal waits between trains.

Update Expo Line: Trains are now operating between Waterfront Station and Production Way without the need to transfer.

Canada Line is unaffected.



This was updated and hour ago. LOL is not even snowing and service started around 5am so after 6 hours they still issue......

[GS8]

From translink website



Expo Line and Millennium Line are experiencing delays due to inclement weather.

Reduced service currently on Expo and Millennium Lines due to track safety alarms being activated by snow/ice and the need to manually staff trains in certain areas. Expect longer than normal waits between trains.

Update Expo Line: Trains are now operating between Waterfront Station and Production Way without the need to transfer.

Canada Line is unaffected.



This was updated and hour ago. LOL is not even snowing and service started around 5am so after 6 hours they still issue......

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DzI5KTnUUAE17Ms.jpg:large

Earlier this morning...

Also, the warning for today has changed. Now 15-25cm expected.

[Jmac]

We got about 35 cm in Duncan, so an extra 25 cm will be fun.

[HonestTea]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DzI5KTnUUAE17Ms.jpg:large

Earlier this morning...

Also, the warning for today has changed. Now 15-25cm expected.

Holy fuck....

[pastarocket]

This dude is gonna wreck his knees in helping to push this taxi in Surrey.

He won't need a leg day workout. :lawl:

https://www.facebook.com/jonnie.daguno/videos/10156753020227324/

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/cab-vehicle-snow-surrey-street-video

[twitchyzero]

can't recall the last snowfall but the PS A/S 3+ did quite well today on city streets
predictable without hesitation
probably a different story if we get another 6" and/or if things gets icy

Had a fwd car try to reverse up a steep hill lol

haha did it work?

Hope the snow won't stick from now on till Friday. Have a flight to catch on Friday morning.... maybe I should just head to the Airport and stay there overnight on Thurs. Is a gong show when it snow.

lots can happen in 4 days

Anyone got updates for conditions up to SFU? Going to be driving the Civic cause fwd, but automatic so no engine braking, and on m+s

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probably overthinking it
quite a few cars on the road still don't have ABS
it doesn't have tiptronic/2 or L gear?

[SumAznGuy]

Anyone got updates for conditions up to SFU? Going to be driving the Civic cause fwd, but automatic so no engine braking, and on m+s

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Looks pretty good from their webcams.

https://www.sfu.ca/itservices/technical/webcams.html

[Hondaracer]

I easily see 4k in damages.

Yea it’s a ducking piss off because we are the second owners bought from a family friend who bought it new and kept it in perfect shape no accidents

[Bouncing Bettys]

Had a fwd car try to reverse up a steep hill lol
Not as silly as one would think. It should give more traction since the center of gravity would rest more on the drive wheels as you are pushing the car. Going up forward would tend to lift the front end much like fwd cars tend to wheel hop off the line at the drag strip.

[Gh0stRider]

Check out the tires on this abandoned vehicle lol

https://i.postimg.cc/LsSW5WdW/IMG-20190211-WA0003-01.jpg

[tofu1413]

i was following a later impreza AWD wagon on hwy last night.... slipping and sliding everywhere....


just amazing how many people are so ignorant on their cars... they are a hazard to themselves and the general public.

[CCA-Dave]

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/maps/radar-current-future?lat=49.2428&lng=-124.7990

Round two has missed me, but Nanaimo is getting snow now...so it's coming for you!

[Gh0stRider]

https://youtu.be/6NomCDOSARs

[Manic!]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D71YIlsoa3s

[twitchyzero]

https://i.imgur.com/ME71kvt.jpg

:yuno:

is that him/her stopping after the collision, or did it seem like ready to book it had you not come running out?

https://youtu.be/6NomCDOSARs


you know conditions are really fucked if even city trucks have to use their plows as brakes, damn

[Jmac]

NOAA predicting well-below average temperatures in the Pacific Northwest for another 2 weeks.

[AzNightmare]

can't recall the last snowfall but the PS A/S 3+ did quite well today on city streets
predictable without hesitation
probably a different story if we get another 6" and/or if things gets icy


A/S3's are such good tires... I remember back in 2008 when we got a huge dump, I survived with them in a Mazda3... while I never got fully stuck commuting, getting into and out of side street parking spots were challenging (cause of all the snow pile up)

Although I would never do it again. I've never used snow tires before at that point, but now that I have them, it's so night and day difference, I don't think I could go back to using all seasons in snow. It's like going to a buffet and eating fruits for dessert which are alright, but once you taste the cheesecake and tiramisu...

[yray]

ROUND 3

[blkgsr]

only supposed to be like 5cm now for tomorrow but it actually warmed up today and melted the snow quite a bit, gonna be an icy mess tomorrow

[fsy82]

only supposed to be like 5cm now for tomorrow but it actually warmed up today and melted the snow quite a bit, gonna be an icy mess tomorrow

yeah i dont think its just going to be 5cm man..LOL..its already snowing here in Surrey. And sure the salt and brine has melted the main roads but the side roads are fucked

[TopsyCrett]

I had battery issues this morning, it's got too cold and could barely get my starter going. It's a newer AC Delco battery, the car does not have any draining issues.

Do you guys have a preferred brand that still works during these lower temps?

[lowda9]

I had battery issues too this morning but i left my headlights on all night...

[dboy]

only supposed to be like 5cm now for tomorrow but it actually warmed up today and melted the snow quite a bit, gonna be an icy mess tomorrow

A long period of snowfall with total amounts of 15 to 25 cm is expected.

A second low pressure centre in as many days will give more snow to the South Coast tonight and Tuesday.

This second disturbance will spread snow to virtually the entire South Coast with heaviest amounts falling tonight and early Tuesday morning. Total snowfall amounts will vary across the region with 15 to 25 cm falling in most areas. Snow will intensify early this evening on Vancouver Island then later tonight over the Lower Mainland. It will taper off gradually during the day Tuesday.

Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. 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 BCstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #BCStorm.

[twitchyzero]

6mo old kirkland batteries took a bit longer to start, from cold start in a garage, and also just after a 90 min workout, but was fine for the multiple starts in between those two events :confused: just had my starter rebuilt shortly after getting the new battery too

[xXSupa]

Was a mess on the Alex Fraser last night. Cars getting stuck left and right. Bonus feature of one guy who was in such a rush to get around me, then ends up getting stuck. You would think that if you were gonna drive like a dick in snowy conditions, at least have winter tires??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4Wicb5s_TE

[CCA-Dave]

I had battery issues this morning, it's got too cold and could barely get my starter going. It's a newer AC Delco battery, the car does not have any draining issues.

Do you guys have a preferred brand that still works during these lower temps?

Brand isn't the issue so much as the CCA (Cold Cranking Amps) rating. A lot of the budget batteries have a much bigger drop between the Cranking Amps rating and the CCA. I only buy batteries based on the CCA.
----------

Apparently I gloated too soon...Port is now getting dumped on. Gonna be shoveling soon.

[GabAlmighty]

I had battery issues this morning, it's got too cold and could barely get my starter going. It's a newer AC Delco battery, the car does not have any draining issues.

Do you guys have a preferred brand that still works during these lower temps?

What Dave said. I'm on year 2.5 with whatever battery they put in my Ram from the factory. I don't plug it in ever and she fires right up at -40

[twitchyzero]

mess on the Alex Fraser

:fulloffuck:

[HonestTea]

Was a mess on the Alex Fraser last night. Cars getting stuck left and right. Bonus feature of one guy who was in such a rush to get around me, then ends up getting stuck. You would think that if you were gonna drive like a dick in snowy conditions, at least have winter tires??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4Wicb5s_TE

What a shit show damn

[stewie]

only supposed to be like 5cm now for tomorrow but it actually warmed up today and melted the snow quite a bit, gonna be an icy mess tomorrow

Just remember that when shoveling your sidewalk/driveway to NOT block any catch basins. Throw the snow on your yard. Melts during the day with nowhere to go and at night it'll make an ice rink.

[Gh0stRider]

https://twitter.com/RichmondRCMP/status/1095040560061140992

[snowball]

Was a mess on the Alex Fraser last night. Cars getting stuck left and right. Bonus feature of one guy who was in such a rush to get around me, then ends up getting stuck. You would think that if you were gonna drive like a dick in snowy conditions, at least have winter tires??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4Wicb5s_TE

I was going the other way and encountered 0 problems! and went :lawl: watching the southbounders


Except the left lane hog problem is exacerbated when snow comes out :yuno:

[Badhobz]

Maybe cuz you're a snowball, snowball.

[Gh0stRider]

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/apnfes/girl_watches_and_laughs_at_chaos_of_tragic/

:lawl:

[GS8]

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/apnfes/girl_watches_and_laughs_at_chaos_of_tragic/

:lawl:

6:39

[twitchyzero]

it's frustrating to see people not clearing snow off their lights, couldn't even tell their blinkers were on! c'mon it takes 1/2 a second per corner

[Ohkun]

IS250 RWD with fresh set of Conti DWS... do I have chance out there?

(I haven't been outside in 2 days.... :( )

[Ch28]

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/apnfes/girl_watches_and_laughs_at_chaos_of_tragic/

:lawl:

Cute voice

[EmperorIS]

IS250 RWD with fresh set of Conti DWS... do I have chance out there?

(I haven't been outside in 2 days.... :( )

I had the same setup and I made it around town albeit some fish tailing and got stuck couple of times but was able to rock myself out. Unless you're really desperate I wouldn't risk it.

[RiceIntegraRS]

IS250 RWD with fresh set of Conti DWS... do I have chance out there?

(I haven't been outside in 2 days.... :( )

Stick to main roads, no hills, u should be able to manage. Add some weight to the back to have better chances on getting around

[Ohkun]

I had the same setup and I made it around town albeit some fish tailing and got stuck couple of times but was able to rock myself out. Unless you're really desperate I wouldn't risk it.

Running out of food soon... lol...

[danned]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DzLnpYrUUAAK2By.jpg

[yray]

slurpee snow

accidents everywhere

[BIC_BAWS]

was this you guys? i waved



https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7879/40098852673_744fa978af_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/246p6SR)vlcsnap-2019-02-11-10h31m26s323 (https://flic.kr/p/246p6SR) by 320iCar (https://www.flickr.com/photos/30576355@N04/), on FlickrYa! I waved too lol, nice pops and crackle :smirk:

Waved at you this afternoon too, on 5 and Bridgeport. You were going straight next to Chevron, I was in the left lane, stock Civic. I saw you look over hahaha

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[ssjGoku69]

slurpee snow

That description is so spot on! I'm using it from now on :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[xXSupa]

IS250 RWD with fresh set of Conti DWS... do I have chance out there?

(I haven't been outside in 2 days.... :( )

Pretty much what others have already mentioned, it's doable with minimal slipping as long as you drive carefully and avoid hills. I had the same set up on my 335i and had to drive out two times last winter. Only really had problems when I was on hills, but never got stuck or anything. Surprisingly made it in and out of my unplowed culdasac with no problems.

[nismodrifter]

Had a smooth drive to work this AM thankfully. Usually takes me 40 mins (Vancouver -> Surrey) today actually took me 35. Side streets were BAD.

Highway 91 was pretty much crystal clear, 2 thumbs up to the crews who obviously put in some work over night.

[Mr.HappySilp]

Left early for transit thinking it will be a gong show. Turns out fine. In fact there are way less people. Maybe people call in sick? I co worker couldn't make it to work though. West Coast express is having track issue.

[BIC_BAWS]

probably overthinking it
quite a few cars on the road still don't have ABS
it doesn't have tiptronic/2 or L gear?

Michelin M+S is far far far better than Champiro Ice (Chinese m+s). Might also be the fwd +CVT vs RWD thing.

Drove from Richmond to SFU to Richmond to Surrey to Burnaby with no problems whatsoever. Nothing that scared me almost lifeless. The worst part however was Kingsway x Knight, where I couldn't stop and almost slid into intersection. I had my ebrake up, brakes locked, L gear LOL. We made it tho.

I learned that the best kinda beater is a fwd car. Better on gas than an AWD vehicle and it gets around better than rwd.



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[teggy604]

Left early for transit thinking it will be a gong show. Turns out fine. In fact there are way less people. Maybe people call in sick? I co worker couldn't make it to work though. West Coast express is having track issue.

People learned from yesterday's gong show, probably call in a snow day and schools are closed which forces parents to take care of their kids.

[Badhobz]

Michelin M+S is far far far better than Champiro Ice (Chinese m+s). Might also be the fwd +CVT vs RWD thing.

Drove from Richmond to SFU to Richmond to Surrey to Burnaby with no problems whatsoever. Nothing that scared me almost lifeless. The worst part however was Kingsway x Knight, where I couldn't stop and almost slid into intersection. I had my ebrake up, brakes locked, L gear LOL. We made it tho.

I learned that the best kinda beater is a fwd car. Better on gas than an AWD vehicle and it gets around better than rwd.



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Bro you should try this 4motion wagon. Pretty damn amazing in the snow. Haven't been stuck yet and I still get about 8.5l/100km on average.

[Badhobz]

My dogs loving it.

[unit]

Running out of food soon... lol...

yer gonna die

[Acura604]

warming up.. the big melt is coming...

oh yah... my puppy saw snow for first time. lol.

https://youtu.be/FVB8O-Ap6dg

[R&R]

^ where do you live? You barely have snow LOL

[Acura604]

^^ that was the first snowfall.. which was minimal.. the big dump was a different story:

https://i.imgur.com/y2jfte3.jpg

[quasi]

IS250 RWD with fresh set of Conti DWS... do I have chance out there?

(I haven't been outside in 2 days.... :( )

Anything is possible, in the 90's I'd drive my fox body 5.0L mustang and RX7 with all seasons to school in snow deeper than this.

[SumAznGuy]

mind you, I wouldn't expect the majority of transit users to know, or care, about any of these false statements.

Just had an interesting debate about this with someone who is a transit driver.

They've been drinking from the company Kool-aid as they repeated the same things.

I also think the bus driver's union is very strong and they drivers have the right not to drive if they feel it is unsafe. So why spend money on snow tires when the drivers are going to park the buses cause they feel it is unsafe. Of course no union driver will admit to that.

[Bouncing Bettys]

Beetles are rwd but there is no weight over the front wheels. It will climb a hill no problem, but turning is almost impossbile as it would plow forward with the wheel cranked. I would slow down, turn the wheel, and then get the rear wheels spinning into a fishtail in order to make the turn - effectively a controlled drift.

Most rwd vehicles are decent in the snow if you load up the rear with sandbags or anything heavy.

[yray]

Most rwd vehicles are decent in the snow if you load up the rear with sandbags or anything heavy.

full tank of gas and 20L jerry can of gas

:badpokerface:

good thing the tank is right above the axle.

[Nlkko]

rwd+snow tires, no problem.

[SumAznGuy]

False. (Although I say that under the assumption that we're speaking of a modern-day (1990+) "winter" tire. The kind of tire given the three-peak mountain snowflake designation on passenger cars and trucks.)


True, scheduling a full fleet tire swap twice a year would be an increase in labour. The initial cost of buying a full second set of tires for each bus would slowly be recovered in the need to not replace the 'summer' tires as often. Not sure how many years one expects to get out of a commercial winter tire, so they may not last as long as the equivalent commercial "all season" tire.

Kinda interesting. Did a quick google search on snow tires for buses and a bunch of news articles popped up from other cities.

No city uses snow tires on their buses, not even Montreal, Toronto or NYC.

Montreal has a crew and tire tread cutting machine to cut deeper grooves in their tires to help with the snow.

They claim no one makes snow tires for the buses.

NYC uses chains on their buses when it gets really bad.

Someone tried snow tires and they last 20,000 km's before needed to be replaced.

Calgary inspects their bus tires every 10,000 kms and replaces them when they hit 5/32 tread.

Definitely a lot of mixed info with a bunch of horse crap added in.

[yray]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQsM6Bdku_k

u gotta remember bus/truck tires are often retreaded

[twitchyzero]

never been to work so early, traffic was so light with school closures

[fliptuner]

Can't use retreads on steering wheels.

[stewie]

NYC uses chains on their buses when it gets really bad.


One of the guys I work with is a volunteer fire fighter in his city and he had told me that the fire trucks they use have automatic chains. I've looked at many of the fire trucks since then and have seen them hanging down underneath in front of the back wheels.

I'm guessing this is what they use or something very similar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgM2LfuBW68


Buses should use these here.

[Dragon-88]

All main roads are pretty bare right now should make for a fairly easy commute home..

[tofu1413]

Nice roads, but still a selected few idiots on the road. (almost got nailed by a guy doing a last minute dynamic left while i was going straight through an intersection.. that fucker)

drive safe y'all.

[JSALES]

Starting to come down in Vancouver again

[roastpuff]

One of the guys I work with is a volunteer fire fighter in his city and he had told me that the fire trucks they use have automatic chains. I've looked at many of the fire trucks since then and have seen them hanging down underneath in front of the back wheels.

I'm guessing this is what they use or something very similar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgM2LfuBW68


Buses should use these here.

Yep, that's an option for fire trucks. Works well up to about 30km/h, can't go faster than that though. Not perfect but since fire trucks have to get places in bad weather it's great to have when needed.

[320icar]

Sounds like the solution to everyone’s problem is a focus RS/STi/golf R. What y’all waiting for

[blkgsr]

Just had an interesting debate about this with someone who is a transit driver.

They've been drinking from the company Kool-aid as they repeated the same things.

I also think the bus driver's union is very strong and they drivers have the right not to drive if they feel it is unsafe. So why spend money on snow tires when the drivers are going to park the buses cause they feel it is unsafe. Of course no union driver will admit to that.

whistler (and i'm sure the rest of the province) has zero problems driving buses in the snow...sounds like another BS vancouver mindset problem

[Energy]

never been to work so early, traffic was so light with school closures

Yeah, that was so awesome this morning.

[Hehe]

They say Sunday... And some more next week.

https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/004/161/mybody.jpg

I just went back a few pages to find all the people who were asking for more snow!!!

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR!!!!

fuck snow... rant from a dad who has to handle the kids because their school got canceled... :fuckthatshit:

One day... fine... we played everything. Went out for snowball fight and all...

Now it's 5PM on day 3 of snowing and I literally ran out of both ideas and energy to play with them. So I put a movie on and called it a day

[Obsideon]

^ this.
It was fun for first bit, now it's annoying.

Edit: Oh it's dumping again

[Bender Unit]

Coming Down hard in Vancouver South.

I am loving it :troll: Moar~!

[Badhobz]

https://i.postimg.cc/kgzDyxsC/20190212-135306.jpg

I had fun shoveling "huge" driveway

[fliptuner]

I had fun shoveling "huge" driveway

Hook up the garden hose to the sink in the laundry room. Spray with hot water, then salt. Lol

[fliptuner]

*double post

[HonestTea]

Looks like a blizzard outside right now..

[AstulzerRZD]

Turns out in Seattle...
1) They don't use salt, sand only
2) Plow run a rubber blade that don't cut into the ice

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-refuses-to-use-salt-roads-snow-packed-by-design/

[kkttsang]

More snow tonight. Do people clear snow off their roof. Especially when it rains and gets heavier. Seems dangerous tho.

[Adorkami]

Happy I finally decided put my winter tires on this morning. With my luck I was betting the snow would go away quickly but Burnaby is looking ugly. Had to grab my tires in Delta, I don't remember them closing the right lanes on the Alex Fraser, has there been ice bombs there?

[anti-vip]

https://i.postimg.cc/kgzDyxsC/20190212-135306.jpg

I had fun shoveling "huge" driveway

weird flex but ok

[twitchyzero]

i was just praising how well CoV did clearing the street this year

almost 8" of snow in the side streets is too much for 3 season tires though /cptobvs

but still hoping for more snow lol...i feel like we need to have at least 2 weeks of snow to qualify calling ourselves canadian

i'm guessing more school closures tmr

ppl are surprisingly still showing up for appointments, and the gym was fairly busy :thumbs:

[GabAlmighty]

Why would you even shovel... Gonna be gone in a couple days haha.

Flew in to Vancouver yesterday overnight, was a losing battle trying to keep the snow off the plane.

Also, there was a funny meme where Air North (Yukon airline) was the only company to have a departure during the shit storm, everyone else cancelled or delayed haha.

[Hehe]

When life gives you shit ton of snow..........

You make snow ice cream of course.

For those interested in an easy snack:

Raw egg+cream+sugar... mixed it all up and dump snow in.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7914/46355275084_0e84850d45_b.jpg

[LuHua]

Looked like busses had trouble on Hastings, two stuck at weird angles between Renfew and Boundary. Anyone know if it was just icy there earlier?

[CCA-Dave]

Beetles are rwd but there is no weight over the front wheels. It will climb a hill no problem, but turning is almost impossbile as it would plow forward with the wheel cranked. I would slow down, turn the wheel, and then get the rear wheels spinning into a fishtail in order to make the turn - effectively a controlled drift.

Most rwd vehicles are decent in the snow if you load up the rear with sandbags or anything heavy.


Hmmm, I've driven lots of beetles in the snow as daily drivers, and this has not been my experience at all. When driven at an appropriate speed, lots of control in all situations. You do need to be aware enough to keep the front wheels inside the traction circle if you want them to steer (on any vehicle) but with a beetle that is relatively easy to do. Lots of weight transfer is available.

Kinda interesting. Did a quick google search on snow tires for buses and a bunch of news articles popped up from other cities.

No city uses snow tires on their buses, not even Montreal, Toronto or NYC.

Montreal has a crew and tire tread cutting machine to cut deeper grooves in their tires to help with the snow.

They claim no one makes snow tires for the buses.

NYC uses chains on their buses when it gets really bad.

Someone tried snow tires and they last 20,000 km's before needed to be replaced.

Calgary inspects their bus tires every 10,000 kms and replaces them when they hit 5/32 tread.

Definitely a lot of mixed info with a bunch of horse crap added in.

Continental. Europe. But yes, no commercial 22.5" dedicated winter tires in North America, that I'm aware of.

One of the guys I work with is a volunteer fire fighter in his city and he had told me that the fire trucks they use have automatic chains. I've looked at many of the fire trucks since then and have seen them hanging down underneath in front of the back wheels.

I'm guessing this is what they use or something very similar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgM2LfuBW68


Buses should use these here.

Only issue is they destroy the roads. I'm totally good with it being used on emergency vehicles, and maybe even school buses. But standard transit buses is just a lot of road work that's going to cost us more tax dollars.

More snow tonight. Do people clear snow off their roof. Especially when it rains and gets heavier. Seems dangerous tho.

We haven't had enough snow to worry about it, even once it starts raining and getting wet. One you've got 3ft+ on your roof, you may want to consider shovelling it off (depending on your roof structure). We used to do the ski cabin roof back when I was a kid anytime it had three feet or more. Shovel the roof off, and then jump from the roof into the now massive snow drifts.

[HonestTea]

It seems to have stopped snowing..

[Jmac]

Why would you even shovel... Gonna be gone in a couple days haha.

Flew in to Vancouver yesterday overnight, was a losing battle trying to keep the snow off the plane.

Also, there was a funny meme where Air North (Yukon airline) was the only company to have a departure during the shit storm, everyone else cancelled or delayed haha.
It looks like the cold is going to be here for a while.

https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov

[danned]

https://www.facebook.com/cara.temmel/videos/10155487348284058/

[Hondaracer]

Looked like busses had trouble on Hastings, two stuck at weird angles between Renfew and Boundary. Anyone know if it was just icy there earlier?

saw the bus stuck there last night right beside the 911 dispatch center, was almost parallel to the street lol..

it was kinda slippery there going down west bound, i kept it in 4X4 but i think the bus probably stopped at the stop at the bottom of the hill there and just couldnt get going again up to cassiar

[pastarocket]

The entire planet is getting colder weather. PogChamp

Snow in Maui and Las Vegas. LUL

Here's a view of the snow in Maui:

[CivicBlues]

The entire planet is getting colder weather. PogChamp

Snow in Maui and Las Vegas. LUL

Here's a view of the snow in Maui:

That's likely on the slopes of Mt Haleakala which is 10,000 ft up. But yeah, even unusual there. On the neighboring Big Island Mauna Kea gets snow regularly but that's 3000ft higher.
https://1bo9y82e76el2rf8ms1m5i0r-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/12/HTA-Big-Island-Mauna-Kea.jpg

[quasi]

Really not a fan of the colder weather or snow but I have to say the roads for the most part have been pretty good.

my Truck looks like it's cold though.

[Dragon-88]

I'm still trying to figure out why those who live on a mountain choose not to have snow tires but can afford multi million dollar homes. Driving in Coquitlam cruising around I'm quite surprised how many people don't have proper tires.. Seen many X5's and other SUV's up again light poles and intersections.

[blkgsr]

people who get into accidents with these road condition and don't have the required tires should not only get ZERO coverage from ICBC, no not their rates go up but ZERO coverage/payout/repairs, but they should also be given tickets by the cops when they respond to the scene

fuck you, spend the money on tires or get off the road and take transit or sit your ass at home and lose out on your paycheck because you didn't plan your life accordingly

i used to drive a slammed mk2 jetta and had snow tires and was perfectly fine in snow way worse than this

[Gh0stRider]

https://twitter.com/CstWalkerAPD/status/1095717526422450177

[teggy604]

What is scary is I see ppl still drive car2go and Evo in this weather.

[UnknownJinX]

What is scary is I see ppl still drive car2go and Evo in this weather.Don't these car sharing services claim they have winter tires on?

Or are you referring to their drivers?

[Berzerker]

We haven't had snow in a couple weeks but it's been -20 or lower for that whole time.

To cold to snow!

Berz out.

[mb_]

Don't these car sharing services claim they have winter tires on?

Or are you referring to their drivers?

They have all seasons

[AstulzerRZD]

Don't these car sharing services claim they have winter tires on?

Or are you referring to their drivers?

AFAIK, Modo's the only one with winter tires on their cars - they've got roughly 50+ cars with them.

Car2Go runs all seasons everywhere except for Montreal.

Evo runs the most garbage OEM tires (Bridgestone Turanza EL400-02) - I didn't know the reviews for a tire could be THIS bad.
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Turanza+EL400-02

[EvoFire]

AFAIK, Modo's the only one with winter tires on their cars - they've got roughly 50+ cars with them.

Car2Go runs all seasons everywhere except for Montreal.

Evo runs the most garbage OEM tires (Bridgestone Turanza EL400-02) - I didn't know the reviews for a tire could be THIS bad.
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Turanza+EL400-02

They came on all the economy cars (Corolla, Fit, etc......)

Can agree shitty tire. Can't even drive on wet roads all the well, nevermind snow.

[Dragon-88]

Next snow storm, if I see anyone trying to get home at a crawl on a hill. Imma make you stop so you have to pull over and walk home.. Get proper tires.. Its that simple.. I'm rocking Chinese Snow tires ($400/set) that are better than a set of brand new all seasons. How many seasons it will last is the real question.