[danned]

yes summer tires on the way ~~~~

[AzNightmare]

It's going to snow 1mm and melt within 6 minutes like every other time they issue one of these warnings lol.

But a lot of carnage can happen with just 1mm of snow within 6 minutes in Vancouver traffic...

[mikemhg]

It's 28C here in Belize :lol

[Badhobz]

Awww way to rub it in Mikey!!! :heckno:

[yray]

they sound so unsure

when they sound unsure, you know its going to be bad

when they say its gonna be bad, its gonna be sunny.

[teggy604]

My phone says 20-30cm of snow for Vancouver on sat to Sunday. Woot.

[Gerbs]

Doubt it'll snow!

[SSM_DC5]

It's 28C here in Belize :lol

Toasty Pina colada

[Liquid_o2]

Can't wait to test out my new Outback with X-Ice Snow tires. :fullofwin:

[westopher]

It's 28C here in Belize :lol
Are you really on vacation if you aren't telling everyone on RS you're gonna move there because canada is such a shithole?

[Hondaracer]

Are you really on vacation if you aren't telling everyone on RS you're gonna move there because canada is such a shithole?

You’re cute.. you should take a vacation.. relax a little

[westopher]

I can relax here. I'll be snowboarding a few times this week.:hotbaby:

[twitchyzero]

it's been sunny for 6 mornings out of the week
can't beat the crisp air on a bike

[roastpuff]

Warnings
2:00 PM PST Friday 24 February 2023
Snowfall warning in effect for:

Metro Vancouver - central including the City of Vancouver Burnaby and New Westminster
Metro Vancouver - North Shore including West Vancouver and North Vancouver
Metro Vancouver - northeast including Coquitlam and Maple Ridge
Metro Vancouver - southeast including Surrey and Langley
Metro Vancouver - southwest including Richmond and Delta
Heavy snow is expected Saturday night.

Where: Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Howe Sound, Whistler, and Sea to Sky highway - from Squamish to Whistler.

When: Saturday night.

Hazards: Total snowfall amounts ranging from 15 to 25 cm with local amounts up to 35 cm.

Keeps going up! Bring it on!

[yray]

they are certain, ain't gonna snow now

[MG1]

higher elevation will have a fair amount. down where most of us are, not much.

[StylinRed]

I should've stayed in Australia longer :/

And I should've bought that snow blower shovel but I figured we weren't going to get anymore snow for the season :lol

[whitev70r]

Woe ... DoorDash went ahead to cancel all deliveries tonight in Southwest BC cuz of the snow.

[RiceIntegraRS]

i assured my wife that theres no way its gonna snow as much as they say tonight. hopefully i dont look like an idiot, i also already took her winters off.

[dachinesedude]

What's your thoughts process when you decide to take off winters in February? Truly curious

[RiceIntegraRS]

Temps were starting to creep up higher and higher and i truly believed winter season was over and i didnt wanna to eat up my wifes winter tires unnecessarily. I wanted to "save" tread life for when she needs it most. Again i dont think itll snow that bad at all where her all seasons wouldnt be able to handle

[Hondaracer]

I don’t get that line of thinking lol.. like what, you buy winter tires to try and save a month or two of the total life span?

It’s always like this, it’s not uncommon for snow in late March even. I’ll sacrifice a few months or an even a season of my winters for the safety and peice of mind. Let alone the headache of switching them off etc.

No wonder people are in ditches and hedges lol

[sonick]

Winter tires aren't like f1 tires they're not gonna shred the moment temps hit over 6.

In my case I'm more concerned of the rubber getting too old and hard before I run down the tread. I'm on my 5th or 6th season and they still feel like they have 85% of new grip in ice and snow but with plenty of tread.

[hud 91gt]

I keep mine on longer as I can’t wear them out before they go hard.

[tegra7]

Is it snowing in Van or Richmond yet?

[Hondaracer]

No

[Mikoyan]

YVR's showing over 75% flights are cancelled tonight after 4pm.

Edit: Starting to see snowflakes now in East Van.

[tofu1413]

dusting right now at Kits

[Badhobz]

You call this snow ?!? Weather report full of shit

[quasi]

Nothing yet, hopefully we don't get much it's good for nothing in the city.

[punkwax]

According to the hourly report things aren’t really supposed to start getting going until 7ish

[sonick]

Midnight to 3am is when it's supposed to dump, according to google weather.

[Great68]

Lol I just had to come in to Vancouver for my mom's birthday tonight. Supposed to get all of like 2cm back home in Victoria.

[Hondaracer]

Go baby go!

[SSM_DC5]

Melt by 10am please so I don't need to shovel.

[Hondaracer]

Went over to a friends for dinner and just drove home right now

Jesus Christ.. people going full retard already.. it’s hard to believe. The streets I drove from around prince ed and 33rd were partly covered, got the AWD with the Michelin X-Ice I put basically pin it snd be in complete control virtually full traction in the inch or so on the road. Basically driving like there is no snow.

Drive down 33rd to Clark and a woman is full blown -tripping- hazards on, mask on, frantically looking around, stopping 25 feet before the light. People honking I pull up beside her she’s completely oblivious to what’s going on around here, CRAWLING as the light goes green.. I’m driving completely normal 50-60km no hesitation at all, there’s no slipping no ABS etc. for fuck sakes..

[Badhobz]

Idiots everywhere. I’m out having bubble tea right now and there are only two types of idiots on the road. The super slow doing 30kph or the idiots doing 80kph.

[mb_]

Went over to a friends for dinner and just drove home right now

Jesus Christ.. people going full retard already.. it’s hard to believe. The streets I drove from around prince ed and 33rd were partly covered, got the AWD with the Michelin X-Ice I put basically pin it snd be in complete control virtually full traction in the inch or so on the road. Basically driving like there is no snow.

Drive down 33rd to Clark and a woman is full blown -tripping- hazards on, mask on, frantically looking around, stopping 25 feet before the light. People honking I pull up beside her she’s completely oblivious to what’s going on around here, CRAWLING as the light goes green.. I’m driving completely normal 50-60km no hesitation at all, there’s no slipping no ABS etc. for fuck sakes..

She's probably driving on worn out all seasons :lol

[Great68]

Just drove from Pepinos back to 3 and Steveston in Richmond. No issues,. Yeah definitely a few slowpokes doing like 70 down the highway, thankfully they were all in the right lane.

[westopher]

Jelly you got pepinos. Fucking love that spot.

[danned]

Melt by 10am please so I don't need to shovel.

even 1mm of snow, you still have to shovel it

[whitev70r]

Apparently, it's snowing in Southern Cali ... first time in like 30+ years! :lol

https://twitter.com/SoCalWXwatcher/status/1629663884759166978

[StylinRed]

Watching a foreign news ch and they said LA issued a blizzard warning, first time since 1989 and I thought the news mustve made a mistake lol

[Gumby]

Idiots everywhere. I’m out having bubble tea right now and there are only two types of idiots on the road. The super slow doing 30kph or the idiots doing 80kph.
So which one are you? :troll:

[nismodrifter]

Still coming down hard. I see at least 15cm outside.

[Razor Ramon HG]

It's about 25cm where I am in Central Burnaby.

Plowed everything and by the time I finished, at least another 2cm dropped so I did another quick lap.

:okay:

[whitev70r]

Sun's out ... snow turned to rain in late morning. Everything is going to be A OK ...

[Badhobz]

Like 2-3 inches in Richmond. Not even worth plowing

[supafamous]

Sun's out ... snow turned to rain in late morning. Everything is going to be A OK ...

Shovelling it is gonna be a PITA if it's turns into a slush.

[quasi]

Son works today, myself my wife and the boy shoveled the driveway in record time.

[pastarocket]

-gonna be a brutal workout this morning from
shovelling snow off my driveway: FeelsBadMan


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[Hondaracer]

My neighbour got some new tenants and finally someone else is shovelling the damn sidewalk

[MG1]

OMFG, the snow was uber heavy. Not sure why I even bothered. I finished just in time to watch the Blue Jays game. Looking out now, it's definitely melting. It's a Sunday, so no letter carrier to worry about. Dude is like a really nice guy. I'd hate to be the reason why he slips and falls.

I live on a bit of a hill - top end. Saw this Corolla stuck. Young driver. I just ignored him/her. Tires were summers/all seasons. If you're dumb enough to go out with those tires, you get no sympathy from me. After awhile, driver gets out and lays pieces of carpet down and eventually manages to get going. I was tempted to scold him/her for driving in theses conditions without snow tires. putting others at risk. But, I didn't. No longer random acts of kindness for me. Fricken cheap ass asian. Had carpet knowing........... anyway.

[coneZONE]

Snow was heavyweight, our temporary gazebo structure collapsed at 6:30 this morning

Good thing i got out the snowblower early enough before the sun started melting it into a slush mixture. First time really using it since i replaced the carb on it and had a good test run along the whole block front sidewalk

[MG1]

-gonna be a brutal workout this morning from
shovelling snow off my driveway: FeelsBadMan


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Yeah, my driveway is a bit wider and a lot longer. I decided to cover half of it a few years back. Best decision ever. Now I only have to shovel about the same amount as you. I'm not going to shovel the snow today, though. It'll be all gone by evening. The truck is under cover, so no need to even shovel a path to get to it.

[N.V.M.]

she mocked me when I bought that electric shovel at Costco a couple years ago.

[Badhobz]

OMFG, the snow was uber heavy. Not sure why I even bothered. I finished just in time to watch the Blue Jays game. Looking out now, it's definitely melting. It's a Sunday, so no letter carrier to worry about. Dude is like a really nice guy. I'd hate to be the reason why he slips and falls.

I live on a bit of a hill - top end. Saw this Corolla stuck. Young driver. I just ignored him/her. Tires were summers/all seasons. If you're dumb enough to go out with those tires, you get no sympathy from me. After awhile, driver gets out and lays pieces of carpet down and eventually manages to get going. I was tempted to scold him/her for driving in theses conditions without snow tires. putting others at risk. But, I didn't. No longer random acts of kindness for me. Fricken cheap ass asian. Had carpet knowing........... anyway.

You’re doing it wrong old man ! Half the fun of being old is going out there to yell at these kids.

[punkwax]

Snow is definitely heavy. My neighbour is 100 years old (literally) so I shovelled her sidewalk as well. 200’+ of sidewalk in total. Took the boy for a sled ride after (me pulling) then we built a snowman for him to demolish with his ninja skills.

Not even noon yet and I’m pooped.

[pastarocket]

Yeah, my driveway is a bit wider and a lot longer. I decided to cover half of it a few years back. Best decision ever. Now I only have to shovel about the same amount as you. I'm not going to shovel the snow today, though. It'll be all gone by evening. The truck is under cover, so no need to even shovel a path to get to it.


I know a family friend who used to own a pretty big home in West Van. British Properties area. 8000 square foot home.

She had a heated driveway. Just flip a switch to heat the driveway to melt snow.

Some ballers do not even have to hire people to shovel snow at their homes. LUL


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[Traum]

Gosh I'm pooped too.

On the bright side, that'll be my workout for today.

[ImportPsycho]

I know a family friend who used to own a pretty big home in West Van. British Properties area. 8000 square foot home.

She had a heated driveway. Just flip a switch to heat the driveway to melt snow.

Some ballers do not even have to hire people to shovel snow at their homes. LUL


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You are a baller in my book if you have detached.
I would love to have drive way to plow, back yard to mow.
Perspectives...:QQ:

It's warm outside, melting snow real fast, lakes and rivers everywhere... hard to believe it was snowing so much to knock out my power, just last night ...

[Traum]

You are a baller in my book if you have detached.
I would love to have drive way to plow, back yard to mow.
Perspectives...:QQ:

There is no need to romanticize being an owner of a detached house. The amount of maintenance and the associated costs -- both in time and $$$ -- that a house needs is on a whole different magnitude compared to townhouses and condos.

You choose your poison, and you take in both the good and the bad. Increasingly, I feel like I should have gotten myself into some sort of large town home with a 2 car garage and suck up the $600+ monthly strata fees. But alas, that wouldn't make sense now -- at least not yet.

[MG1]

Kirkland muscle and back pain meds, ftmfw!

[N.V.M.]

I'm waiting for the city plow so I can do it all over again.

[Sir_Loin]

Shoutout to my neighbour who used his atv with the plow attachment to clear the sidewalks for the entire block.

[supafamous]

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/yardworks-sleigh-snow-shovel-with-wear-strip-24-in-0596809p.html?&&&&ds_rl=1283573&ds_rl=1283573&gclid=Cj0KCQiAo-yfBhD_ARIsANr56g6uHV6VEidZ73_s3GQoXj50UbiSaH3uDJ5P 2gTN16wToe0B2mQ2E5QaAjxkEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds#store=603

I have me one of these snow sleigh shovels and it makes handling my driveway tolerable. I huffed and puffed while my kid had a blast.

[Badhobz]

I know a family friend who used to own a pretty big home in West Van. British Properties area. 8000 square foot home.

She had a heated driveway. Just flip a switch to heat the driveway to melt snow.

Some ballers do not even have to hire people to shovel snow at their homes. LUL


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Yes that’s all fine and dandy until you’re stuck on lions gate like every other retard. People with 8000sqft homes over 10 million shouldn’t have to deal with those sort of problems. Move to van west.

[punkwax]

If your house is worth 10M it stands to reason that you might not need to commute downtown.. especially during rush hour. Pretty sure those folk can be more choosy with their time compared to us plebs.

[nismodrifter]

Took a nap after shovelling. That was heavy stuff. 200 feet of sidewalk and driveway. Rip

[westopher]

Nobody who can afford a home in Vancouver has a job anymore.

[Mikoyan]

8" of snow. Melty wet snow sucks. No sidewalks on my side of the street so I get to laugh at the Vancouver snow clearing bylaws. I do clear a path for people to walk anyways.

Did my 25' single car driveway, 75' of walkway including my recently widowed retired neighbor's. She woke up from a nap thinking he was shoveling, then remembered. =(

[Hehe]

If your house is worth 10M it stands to reason that you might not need to commute downtown.. especially during rush hour. Pretty sure those folk can be more choosy with their time compared to us plebs.

I'd guess even if they do need to make their way downtown daily or wherever, they can probably hire/own a private chopper. :pokerface:

I remember reading an article that some Amazon/MS executives in Seattle basically commute in choppers, and they even list out the whole cost... something like $350USD hourly rate with a set price for his daily commute. Definitely not out of the question if one's a lawyer/doctor who still needs to commute almost daily but has crazy hourly rates.

[donk.]

Private choppers are much more expensive than that, I've looked into getting my licence locally, the hourly was 550$-700$/hr for a Cabri G2 or R22. Double it for a "decent" bigger helicopter...

Unless you buy the heli and hire a desperate new pilot for 8$/hr. (Main reason preventing me from getting the licence, slave labour for first 1-2 years after going 80k in debt)

[MG1]

You can be my pilot....................

[donk.]

You can be my pilot....................

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[AzNightmare]

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

Too much snow... I only managed to shovel half my driveway to just free up one car. I already have a newborn I'm dealing with, don't got the energy for this too..

[MG1]

https://media.tenor.com/aZg189Mc-4EAAAAM/its-friday-yay.gif

No need to get all cocky........... gulolol.

[pastarocket]

Typical gongshow of bad drivers with vehicles that have no winter tires on them.

This is what my neighbour Jimmy and I saw yesterday morning at 9:30am when we were shovelling snow out in front of our houses:

One idiot in a black SUV, just stopped their vehicle in front of my house. Another driver in a Honda accord yelled at him "Hey buddy, learn how to drive!!!" with his window down haha. Honda driver proceeds to go into reverse.

Maybe the SUV was afraid to drive up a small hill in front of him with his all season tires? hahahah

Two Chinese drivers in SUVS did not make it up the small hill in my hood. Wheels spinning. I guess they cannot make it for early dim sum at a nearby restaurant. :lawl:

[Great68]

Jelly you got pepinos. Fucking love that spot.

Was very good, thanks to Hondaracer for vouching for the place in an earlier thread.

We got the family style 4 course, 9 item dinner. Certainly a "loosen belt" type of dinner.
The only thing I wasn't terribly fond of was the Baby Back ribs, but my standards for ribs are extremely high since I smoke my own. Oven baked ribs just can't compete.

[Badhobz]

Not impressed. Richmond was/is pretty much clear. Weak!!!!

Poser ass snow storm ! Go back to russia!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRfHlBk4Pcg

[yray]

I need to figure out a way to heat my front stairs

I feel like saltbae everyday salting the fucking stairs knowing the salt disappears within 12 hours.

[tofu1413]

this is what.. the 3rd or 4th wave? of this snow?

still see abandoned cars on hwy 1 and 91.... like people, we were all given plenty of heads up ... plus the snow fall was quite slow on Saturday night and didnt really dump until the early mornings of sunday.

Geez. lower mainland folk suck.

[Hehe]

Private choppers are much more expensive than that, I've looked into getting my licence locally, the hourly was 550$-700$/hr for a Cabri G2 or R22. Double it for a "decent" bigger helicopter...

Unless you buy the heli and hire a desperate new pilot for 8$/hr. (Main reason preventing me from getting the licence, slave labour for first 1-2 years after going 80k in debt)

350 was in USD. So, we are not far from the $550 mark. But seriously though, for people making millions in a year, even just a million a year and assuming they can write off as an expense, at 550 a day, 20days a month and 12mth a year, that's just $132000. The time saving say for a person traveling from somewhere west shore (the area across the pond from Seattle) to Seattle or Bellevue where the straight line distance is something like 10km, it makes quite a bit of sense.

Heck, I'd do it if that means cutting my daily commute from 3hrs to within an hour. 10% of total income in travel expense doesn't sound too far-fetched even for a normal person considering price of gas/car.

[Hondaracer]

If Kobe couldn’t survive a private heli, wouldn’t trust anyone who is calculating whether they can afford it or not lol

[Badhobz]

GET TO DA CHOPAAHHHH

[Mikoyan]

I need to figure out a way to heat my front stairs

I feel like saltbae everyday salting the fucking stairs knowing the salt disappears within 12 hours.

Costco. ~$200 a mat. Personally at that price, I'd rather shovel and salt.

https://www.costco.ca/heated-mats.html

[whitev70r]

Only peasants need private helicopters for travel ... get your own hover drone bruh ... Just take out a bigger life insurance policy. YOLO. I'll wait till Costco carries this.


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

[Badhobz]

waving to anyone while operating this jetson is a one time affair

[yray]

Costco. ~$200 a mat. Personally at that price, I'd rather shovel and salt.

https://www.costco.ca/heated-mats.html

:pokerface:

I have 8 steps, 1.6k :lol

but then replacing the steps are like 120 each for wood alone

#houseownerproblems

[Mikoyan]

Double post

[Bender Unit]

More SNOW
South Van

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[tofu1413]

coming down pretty hard in kitsilano right now.

[HonestTea]

Here we go again! The commute home is gonna be a shit show lol

[EvoFire]

Great timing for a dump

[Badhobz]

richmond gotz nothing AGAIN........ YOU MOTHERFUCKERS.... BRING ME MY MOUNTAIN OF WHITE STUFFF!!!!!!!

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[pastarocket]

-also snowing in east Van now.

[westopher]

Lightly in North van. Pretty warm on the ground though for now.

[tofu1413]

looks like its not sticking.... for now.

[whitev70r]

Port Mann, Alex Fraser bridge users ... good luck.

[Badhobz]

Ohhh it’s coming !!! It’s coming now !!!

Good luck chinamenZ

[donk.]

If Kobe couldn’t survive a private heli, wouldn’t trust anyone who is calculating whether they can afford it or not lol

I wonder what has a higher death rate, the thousands of car crashes per year, or the twice yearly heli crash

[whitev70r]

What is the death rate of any given person?

[ImportPsycho]

been dumping all afternoon but nothing is sticking.
not a single flake on the roads.

[Badhobz]

this shit aint sticking in richmond. lame.

[Hondaracer]

I wonder what has a higher death rate, the thousands of car crashes per year, or the twice yearly heli crash

Private aircraft in general have a STARK safety record difference compared to commercial aviation

It’s one thing if you’re in a nice new gulf stream and a former airforce pilot but as balling as people are around here, I wouldn’t trust too many peoples private charter lol

[Badhobz]

I think the maintenance on personal charters and private aircrafts are below what the commercial airline standards are. That or they just aren't built as well as the big commercial planes.

I cant believe all these accidents are attributed to pilot errors. I play a lot of flight simulator and its pretty friggin brainless operating a small Cessna. <-- yes thats a valid statement. i got over 1000h clocked on my flight simulator profile WutFace

[SSM_DC5]

You got 1000h of hitting your airplane on profile?!:troll:

[supafamous]

Looks like a couple inches or so in Burnaby have come down with steady snow coming down so looking forward to seeing traffic this morning.

[whitev70r]

Coming down hard in Vancouver ... worst than Sunday actually. But they made such a big deal about Sunday and not much about today. Yah, get your zoom on folks and stay home if you can.

[Badhobz]

ohhh its bad this morning. strange, i read the weather last night and they didnt mention that richmond was going to get such a big dumping.

now the fun begins!!! tokyo drifffttttttzzz

[pastarocket]

More snow to shovel off my driveway after work from home today.

FeelsBadMan

This is the fourth time of snow fall this winter in the Lower Mainland, by my count.

Snowmageddon 4.0. :facepalm:

[Badhobz]

i saw a china dude with a red aventador driving out on alderbridge yesterday. buddy was sliding around everywhere. NICE.

[tofu1413]

why does that sound like Charles.... (HKman)

[supafamous]

https://twitter.com/trafficvancity?s=21&t=__ZEu0wvcg1Vbcr7tIwpPA

"Good" read this morning.

I had to go into the office as the boss' boss wants an in person and they were coming into the office so here I am. Around Science World it's fine but there's a lot of packed ice on Kingsway and on Nanaimo. There was a multi-car accident around Nanaimo and 29th with cops on the scene diverting traffic.

[EvoFire]

Conditions are pretty poor out and it's not letting up. I feel like it's more than the 5-10cm that the weather office warning says this morning.

It's bad cause it's the slushy float over top type of snow. Typical havoc causing Vancouver snow.

[nismodrifter]

Went out and measured. Its 18cm of fresh stuff. This is in South Surrey. Crazy yo.

[tofu1413]

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van/cto/d/vancouver-snow-driving-lesson/7594255354.html

Lol what

[EvoFire]

I guess my garbage isn't getting picked up today.

[Great68]

I guess my garbage isn't getting picked up today.

I made that assumption the last big snow dump we had in December (Which was about 10 times the snow we had last night).

Until the garbage truck comes roaring up the hill at 8:00am, all 8 rear tires spinning out with chains on. And I bloody missed the pickup.

[yray]

raining now

tomorrow going to be icemageadon

[Qmx323]

Damn it, just shoveled. Cardio done for the day I guess

[winson604]

Drive from East Van to the office in Olympic Village this morning was a breeze. Not that many cars on the road and most people were driving pretty slow but not unnecessarily slow. That said it was way too slow for me so without being an aggressive jerk I zipped by everyone when I could. The usual really, main roads were fine though I've never had issues driving in this weather regardless of what car or tires I have but I can only control myself and it's others that I fear. Only came across one idiot as I was driving down Victoria right after Kingsway as we were going down the hill on the left lane all was fine until the car in front of my thought people were going too slow so he pulls into the right lane to speed up and instantly slipped all over the place. Luckily I was keeping safe distance or else he would have swipped into me.

[roastpuff]

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fearlessdeliciousdunnart

[Badhobz]

https://media.tenor.com/HcOLliNyNIMAAAAM/bbdtbc-bring-it-on.gif

YOU CALL THIS SNOW!? i was able to go to dimsum today, and it was FULL OF AH MO's. Its only real snow when the ah mo's arent able to make it into dim sum

[AzNightmare]

I got lazy and didn't shovel, now the snow is all packed and harden. I probably legit can't even get my car out by tomorrow.

[EvoFire]

I got out of the garage this morning to take my kid to daycare and almost couldn't get back in.

[teggy604]

https://i.imgur.com/s7lsGMR.png

fearlessdeliciousdunnart

I wish. It going to be mostly rain in Raincouver.

[nismodrifter]

le snow has started le falling in le surrey

[Traum]

I wish. It going to be mostly rain in Raincouver.
For once I'd am actually gonna like Raincover being Raincouver.

[EvoFire]

It was raining in Richmond and South Van. I think this is it for snow this season.

[StylinRed]

Just drove thru Ridge and Pitt Meadows and it's snowing, heavier in Pitt but like wth

[Badhobz]

Lousy climate change !!!

[EvoFire]

Just drove thru Ridge and Pitt Meadows and it's snowing, heavier in Pitt but like wth

I'm sorry, I changed to summers. My bad

[roastpuff]

I also put on summers, oops.

[punkwax]

Meanwhile, 30 mins away I’m getting too much sun on the golf course..

[whitev70r]

Oh damn ... hail, frozen rain, slush ...

[whitev70r]

White stuff in the forecast for Saturday ... good thing first one is not on a commute work day, let the roads people sort things out first.

[Badhobz]

Ruh oh…. It’d cross climate 2 fun-zer time

[westopher]

Hmmmmm wonder how my R1Rs will do

[tegra7]

Its snowing in newton.

[Qmx323]

holy crap its coming down in richmond lol

[supafamous]

Decent snow in Burnaby too (around Metrotown) though it's very wet stuff so it'll probably melt away by tomorrow.

[Badhobz]

holy crap its coming down in richmond lol

https://i.postimg.cc/FzmQsqsf/IMG-2586.jpg
Bring it motherfuckers !!!! Make my home even more cozy plz

[EvoFire]

It's been sleeting the whole morning in Killarney/Fraserview, way too wet to stick.

I see cars coming from the Burnaby direction that are covered though.

[twitchyzero]

let's gooooo
want to test new tires

[whitev70r]

Snow forecast for tomorrow, brace yourself with school starting and people going back to work. Should be a fun morning commute! Apparently, the HOV lane on the Port Mann is scheduled to close due to those snow bombs :ahwow:

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/01/07/lower-mainland-roads-snow/

[Badhobz]

HORSESHIT! ill believe it when i see it. BRING IT OLD MAN.... winter!!!!
https://media.tenor.com/EAnWWm5uEDoAAAAM/bbdtbc-bring-it-on.gif
These crossclimate2's arent gonna cross climate themselves.... that didnt make a lick of sense.

[snowball]

I was ready to put my tires on Wednesday, so hopefully nothing of note tonight.

[PeanutButter]

I went to costco and bought the cross climate 2's and the tech there told me I should have gotten the x-ice 2's...

I told him from what I saw online, the CC2's are better in wet and dry handling/performance and since we never get that much snow, the CC2's are better as they have really good snow performance too.

He told me that the Xice are better for the snow...

I didn't want to argue with him, but from what I read online and from what I saw on youtube, the CC2's perform really well in the snow in its class and they have better wet and dry performance.

[Badhobz]

What ?!? A dedicated snow tire being better in the snow ?!? How shocking. Yeah no shit Sherlock Costco tech guy. Tell us something we don’t know. But why fuck around with two sets of tires when one set year round will do the job 99% of the time

[twitchyzero]

he wanted to do twice the work, because costco isn't busy enough in the winter /s

[underscore]

But why fuck around with two sets of tires when one set year round will do the job 99% of the time

If I was you guys I'd skip the winters and just stay home the day or two a year you get snow instead.

[Razor Ramon HG]

That's what I do since I work from home. I just keep my DWS06+ on year round. When it snows, I just chill at home and wait for roads to get paved. City of Burnaby is pretty good at paving my area.

[donk.]

Three years ago i slapped on winter tires to my work truck, never took them off.
50,000kms and still chunky

How you like dem reverse apples

[tofu1413]

If I was you guys I'd skip the winters and just stay home the day or two a year you get snow instead.

probably going to start doing that.

I totally don't mind the snow and the elements itself, but the fact I have to share the road with a lot of morons that have either no idea what they are doing or zipping around on completely bald tires.

It is hilariously bad here with the crap driving on the Surrey Delta side.

[Great68]

Since we have the trucks I won't drive the Mazda in the snow anymore (Which was fantastic with the LSD and the Xice's), but I still put the winters on every year because Saanich brines the roads around me for black ice. That shit just kills the wheel finish.

[EvoFire]

^ The MS3 was great in the snow. Only time I really got stuck was trying to climb an incline that had snow up past the fog lights and I was actually plowing the damn thing. I said nope and backed out.

WFH is great because I don't have to contend with BS.

Even back when I used the skytrain it was lame because the snow can get too bad for the train to run properly and the whole system just grinds to a halt. Now you are stuck in DT without a way out.

[BIC_BAWS]

Three years ago i slapped on winter tires to my work truck, never took them off.
50,000kms and still chunky

How you like dem reverse apples

LOL I did that on the Civic in my avatar. It runs Chinese winter tires from my E46 all-year round, for the past 4 years.

[Klondike]

LOL I did that on the Civic in my avatar. It runs Chinese winter tires from my E46 all-year round, for the past 4 years.

I have jineez winters (Goodrides!) on my Golf and the tire roar makes me feel like I'm on the skytrain KEKW

Ran winters year-round on the Swedish shitboxes with no issues. SAAB had Coopers, Volvo had Gislaved tires.

[twitchyzero]

Since we have the trucks I won't drive the Mazda in the snow anymore (Which was fantastic with the LSD and the Xice's), but I still put the winters on every year because Saanich brines the roads around me for black ice. That shit just kills the wheel finish.

mazda and PJSalt should be your main concern before wheel finish

[HonestTea]

The snow forecast has now become barely anything for the next few days.

[Badhobz]

^see!!! typical Vancouver winter letdown. buncha bullshit right there

[yray]

snow is a lie and waste of time

[MarkyMark]

No snow but it looks like it's going to get extremely cold the next few days, if you haven't shut the water off and drained the lines to your outside hoses now would be the time.

[AstulzerRZD]

Three years ago i slapped on winter tires to my work truck, never took them off.
50,000kms and still chunky

How you like dem reverse apples

Sister's car runs XIce3 year round, tons of tread left.

Like, don't do this on the Blizzaks where only the first 45% of the tread is winter tread.

But given the low speeds/mileage/temperatures/less highway driving here, can totally get away with it.

[inv4zn]

Snow back in the forecast!

[EvoFire]

Believe it when I see it. Snow forecasts are inaccurate at the best of times in Vancouver

[Badhobz]

The wife stockpiled so much food. I’m like it’s at most 1cm with a lousy 50% chance for tomorrow…. wtf

[donk.]

^ but is there toiletpaper?

[bcrdukes]

^ but is there toiletpaper?

His garage is probably stock piled with Kirkland brand toilet paper.

[Klondike]

The wife stockpiled so much food. I’m like it’s at most 1cm with a lousy 50% chance for tomorrow…. wtf


Jokes aside, those self-heating hot pots are super convenient. Had a vegetarian version of lu rou fan and it was pretty tasty

[6793026]

^ i take it on flights and they are epic. I would put it in my car if i lived in Yukon but not much for Van. when it's 5.99 on special, i stock up.

[bcrdukes]

Is that stuff even allowed on flights? I can imagine in a post 9/11 world where CATSA and TSA would be all over the self heating pack being on a flight and suddenly, you're on the no-fly list lol

[Mikoyan]

Is that stuff even allowed on flights? I can imagine in a post 9/11 world where CATSA and TSA would be all over the self heating pack being on a flight and suddenly, you're on the no-fly list lol

Depends on the Airline.

[68style]

^ but is there toiletpaper?

Pffff... like he doesn't have a bidet

[bcrdukes]

Pffff... like he doesn't have a bidet

You need to visit me in Toronto :pokerface:

[mikemhg]

-12 tonight.

Might be hoody time in the gym...naw.

[winson604]

-12 tonight.

Might be hoody time in the gym...naw.

Don't forget the tights with shorts over combo lol

[Mikoyan]

Snowing in Fraserview now.

[EvoFire]

^ Small powdery stuff coming down in Fraserview.

[pastarocket]

Some snowflakes in my neighbourhood now. No snow is sticking to the ground.

Wind is picking up.

[whitev70r]

Snow is coming down!

[Badhobz]

Horseshit snow. This isn’t snow. I got more flakes coming off the top of my head than this bullshit

[pastarocket]

Snowing hard in East Van. Flakes are sticking to the ground.

-just in time for rush hour traffic. LUL

[EvoFire]

It suddenly just started to dump. 20mins earlier I still saw blue skies

[radeonboy]

My sister in downtown is seeing heavy snow, but i still see a bit of sunlight here in South Richmond lol. Must be coming from the north.

[Gerbs]

-12 tonight.

Might be hoody time in the gym...naw.

naw short shorts and shirtless cause the gym is empty today

[68style]

I always grit my teeth for the first ~2 weeks of every year when the gym at my condo complex fills up with n00bs fulfilling their resolutions doing random sets with no plan and crashing weights around or doing stuff that's going to destroy their backs or getting to run speed on the treadmill and hitting the panic stop after 5 minutes.

That period is almost over again for this year, they're slowly giving up... thank goodness lol

[Gumby]

I work at the western tip of Vancouver and my co-workers are all freaking out over the snow... :seriously:

[radeonboy]

Everyone's heading off for work now - the weather changed very quickly in the last 10 minutes :pokerface:

[Euro7r]

It was so bright I closed my window blinds earlier, an hour later nothing but snow covered. Hella cold outside. Brentwood Burnaby area.

[Hondaracer]

Already on Kingsway people pulled over stuck with hazards on.. what the fuckkkk

[westopher]

Guess I'm staying at work tonight. Fuck this place is full retard as soon as a flake sticks.

[ilovebacon]

feels like christmas!

[pastarocket]

Here's a list of some of the wackiest things that I have seen drivers do when there is snow on roads in the Lower Mainland.

Feel free to post other driving scenarios that you have seen during Snowmageddon in the Lower Mainland:


Some pickup truck drivers driving fast in the snow. "I have four wheel drive, bud".

The sports car driver trying his/her best to drive up hill despite the heavy snow and sports tires on their ride. Example, the hill on the intersection of Grandview Highway and Fraser Street.

Inconsiderate and lazy driver who just scrapes off one half of the snow on their rear window. Plenty of snow on top of the car so that the driver behind him/her gets to see snowflakes hit their windshield.

Drivers pulling to the side of a road and turning their hazards lights on.

Rich driver who still tries to drive their exotic car in the snow because they think they will be just fine because of their "driving skills".

[Badhobz]

Rich driver who still tries to drive their exotic car in the snow because they think they will be just fine because of their "driving skills".

during the last big one, i saw this hurcan guy drive out.

IM like PROPS BRO

then he immediately proceeds to crash it into a light post.

IM like PROPS BRO!

one less idiot

[N.V.M.]

going up the cut in North Van about an hour ago,I passed by a transit bus that was pointing the wrong way, :lawl:

[Mikoyan]

Here's a list of some of the wackiest things that I have seen drivers do when there is snow on roads in the Lower Mainland.

Feel free to post other driving scenarios that you have seen during Snowmageddon in the Lower Mainland:


Some pickup truck drivers driving fast in the snow. "I have four wheel drive, bud".

The sports car driver trying his/her best to drive up hill despite the heavy snow and sports tires on their ride. Example, the hill on the intersection of Grandview Highway and Fraser Street.

Inconsiderate and lazy driver who just scrapes off one half of the snow on their rear window. Plenty of snow on top of the car so that the driver behind him/her gets to see snowflakes hit their windshield.

Drivers pulling to the side of a road and turning their hazards lights on.

Rich driver who still tries to drive their exotic car in the snow because they think they will be just fine because of their "driving skills".

Few years back: SUV with hazards on, going 15km/h on brined, level main roads with light flakes falling and not sticking at 2pm.

[winson604]

Already on Kingsway people pulled over stuck with hazards on.. what the fuckkkk

Lol wtf there isn't enough snow yet that even a front or rear wheel drive with all seasons can't handle yet except maybe a crazy hill.

[mikemhg]

Don't forget the tights with shorts over combo lol

Never. I rock my tights as is, cock bulge, ass and all.

I can't stand it when people wear shorts over tights, the fuck is the point?

You look like a damn fool.

[mikemhg]

Don't go out, North Burnaby is fucked out there.

It's not even the snow, it's so cold out that the roads have this thin layer of ice. Even the C2's were slipping about.

It would be better driving conditions if there was actual snow.

[Hondaracer]

Hahahaha holy fuckkkk!!! To echo mikes points, do not go out!!

From nanaimo skytrain to Hastings I saw 5 fucking accidents some baddd like head on into poles, other trucks couldn’t get up side streets just spinning sliding backwards people panicking badddd

[Razor Ramon HG]

Bros, I am flying out of Hong Kong tonight. Am I gonna get fucked? :okay:

[Mikoyan]

Bros, I am flying out of Hong Kong tonight. Am I gonna get fucked? :okay:

It's what, an 11 hour flight? It'll be drivable by tomorrow. It's already starting to slow/stop already. And the next few days are supposed to be clear.

[Hondaracer]

I think to mikes point though is that there is a layer of ice on the road

I’ve got no clue how a street like nanaimo wasn’t so salted nothing could stick, but driving an Evo car home in like hmm.. lets test it, and anything more than a controlled brake was lock up/sliding, and it’s only going to get colder

[Gerbs]

No more snow on forecast, but todays snow wasn't on forecast either.

[EvoFire]

If any of you need to head out, becareful, there's a nice sheet of ice under the snow on the unbrined roads. I was heading down a hill on a side street and I almost hit a minivan head on because he won't stop and I couldn't stop with my ABS just chattering away.

I circled back around because I had missed my turn and the minivan was backing down the hill because he was stuck.

[Vansterdam]

No more snow on forecast, but todays snow wasn't on forecast either.

suggest everyone download the weatherCAN app.. its the official goverment weather app.

I find it more reliable then all the other ones out there.

said it would snow at 2pm the night before and sure enough thats when it started to slowly come down in my area.

[GS8]

I came back from Alberta yesterday. I was able to experience -28 with constant snow and it didn't phase me...

...after wearing 2 thermal pants + jeans & 1 thermal shirt + 1 t-shirt + 1 sweater + 1 winter coat up top. It was fine.

Now I come back to this shit.

I woke up late today due to late delayed flight yesterday. It was sunny and dry. I decided to take my RWD car to work instead of my AWD van with newish winter tires.

Saw the snow falling after 3pm and decided to leave early. Usually when it snows, the temp hovers around +2 but this time it already -2. I knew this was a bad omen. I could feel the ice build under my car as I waited in traffic. Every fucking feeder route to Lougheed HWY in Burnaby east was clogged. I tried my best to navigate around but it wasn't doing much. As the snow and ice built while sitting around, I had no choice but to park my car. it's about 3 km away from my house and I walked back home while carrying a brand new Fender Strat. Fun times. Luckily the car is parked in an apartment neighbourhood and not in the middle of the street.

I wish I was back in Alberta already. That $1.09/L Costco gas was :sweetjesus:

[GS8]

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

This is Como Lake going uphill towards North Road (before Clarke)

This picture fucked my head for a minute

[Hondaracer]

My wife is still 3 blocks away from home

She left her office near Granville and Broadway at 330..

[Badhobz]

time to get a new wife.

Even the C2's were slipping about.

how dare you! HOW DARE YOU!!!!!!!!
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQTU7eblPy7I1ZQRNXStILmluyfd4RuI OQ9fnUXHMUc6A&s
Heretic !!!! blasphemer!!!!! HEATHEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[carsncars]

Apparently there's a 20-25 car pileup on East-West connector...

https://i.imgur.com/OS44Cvt.png

[snowball]

Didn't think it would still snow cause I thought the windstorm last night blew it away. Turns out the windstorm was just part of the overall storm and came down perfectly as scheduled here in North Van.

[Badhobz]

1 fucking cm of snow and these idiots all kill themselves. NICE.

[ilovebacon]

Bros, I am flying out of Hong Kong tonight. Am I gonna get fucked? :okay:

take the skytrain, its convient

[unit]

surrey was so damn normal today. the snow wasnt sticking to the main roads, it was absolutely bone dry and would just blow right off since it was windy. zero slush and wetness so no ice at all.

[HonestTea]

Took me 4.5 FUCKING hours to get home from Oakridge Mall to Coquitlam at 3 PM. Hills are absolutely ice rinks and you just hope for the best when ABS kicks in.

So many people have parked their cars on the side of the hills and gave up in Coquitlam. Its absolutely fucked and tomorrow morning will have black ice everywhere (-20 overnight lows)

It was BAD with how fast the roads turned to ice.

PS: 4MATIC IS AMAZING

[kjlks]

Apparently there's a 20-25 car pileup on East-West connector...

https://i.imgur.com/OS44Cvt.png

just drove past this going westbound, commercial vans and trunks are all stopped on the s-curve. From my angle couldn't see what was wrong but it seemed like they just stopped on the road right before the exit to westminster highway. backed up all the way into richmond, highway 99 closed off iirc, and oak all the way up until king edward at least. better off going tunnel from what i heard. took me 2.5h to go from surrey to ubc

[Mikoyan]

Everyone laughs at us when the city shuts down over 2cm of snow. However, today was warm/sunny enough that the first few flakes that fell, melted and froze up. My south facing concrete front steps have a solid layer of ice on them with no snow.

[underscore]

:Popcorn

[Hondaracer]

Everyone laughs at us when the city shuts down over 2cm of snow. However, today was warm/sunny enough that the first few flakes that fell, melted and froze up. My south facing concrete front steps have a solid layer of ice on them with no snow.

What I don’t get is how can streets like Hastings and nanaimo not be salted enough that it doesn’t turn to ice?

Is that just impossible given the scenario? I find it hard to believe

[westopher]

I got home in 30 minutes from DT to north van in a 26 year old RWD car on summers with traction control off. What the fuck is going on here lol.
Full disclosure, I certainly wouldn't have taken this car to work if the forecast said any snow when I checked this morning.

[RevYouUp]

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

This is Como Lake going uphill towards North Road (before Clarke)

This picture fucked my head for a minute

I was on the bottom of this hill from 3:30-4:30, no cars moved. Decided to turn around and go back home.

[Badhobz]

Delicious delicious Richmond idiots are out everywhere. Like its barely enough snow to even cover my lawn and these fuckers are ending up in trees, telephone poles, ditches, etc

I got bored, took the Camry and went for a cruise to check out the carnage. Hilarious. Even did a few doughnuts in a parking lot

[Dragon-88]

Salt helps prevent, but once it starts snowing you really cant keep up with it, if it snows decently for 4+ hours. The problem is always the same, traffic builds up because people are unprepared/conditions just aren't good for driving. We have a lot of hills and when it ices its difficult even for snow tires. Then when the congestion starts the plows cant keep up with the demand due to the accidents and everyone blocking traffic.

If you're throwing down salt while its snowing hard, you're just wasting resources.

[PeanutButter]

So is tomorrow going to be fukked or what? Is everything going to be ice?

[westopher]

It's gonna be fucked for like 4 days looking at the forecast.

[EvoFire]

The salt trucks should be out in force tonight, it should be clear by tmr morning commute time so I'm not terribly worried. Just the idiots who crashed or left their cars behind will need to go clean up. Most of them probably would have ended up in the tow yard.

[MarkyMark]

My drive home from Delta to Langley was fine the streets are bone dry here I guess this side of the Fraser lucked out

[Badhobz]

https://i.postimg.cc/dtDkTM4Y/IMG-3556.jpg

Ice ? What ice. My wife’s angry eye brows destroys all

https://i.postimg.cc/sD8BYnNZ/IMG-3560.jpg

Bring it old man winter !!! You call this a snow storm ?!??

[TypeRNammer]

https://i.postimg.cc/dtDkTM4Y/IMG-3556.jpg

Ice ? What ice. My wife’s angry eye brows destroys all

https://i.postimg.cc/sD8BYnNZ/IMG-3560.jpg

Bring it old man winter !!! You call this a snow storm ?!??

The snow isn't a big deal

But with the really low temperatures, roads that are untreated are an ice rink, especially around the Metrotown area.

[Mikoyan]

What I don’t get is how can streets like Hastings and nanaimo not be salted enough that it doesn’t turn to ice?

Is that just impossible given the scenario? I find it hard to believe

Yeah that's just COV ineptitude. Our green bins are on reduced schedules again till March. You'd think the manpower would go to more prep for brining the streets but no, it's the same story the first snowfall of the year.
Guarantee that in the morning, a COV spokesperson will say, " the timing and suddenness caught us off guard and we were prioritizing the major (westside, b/c east van poors can go eat a dick) routes."

[teggy604]

I don't know about you guys, but I rode my bicycle home just fine. Lol. I am just kidding.

[dark0821]

I left work at 7:05pm .... my uasual time home will be 7:30.... I parked my car at 9:01pm

And that is me constantly passing people on the right hand lane... I cant imagine what time I will get home if I just "stuck to the traffic flow"...

Going 5km/hr isn't gonna help you... foook...

Honestly people..... wtf

[Mikoyan]

I don't know about you guys, but I rode my bicycle home just fine. Lol. I am just kidding.

The bike lanes got plowed and brined first again?

[GS8]

[IMG]Bring it old man winter !!! You call this a snow storm ?!??

I wish it was only snow. Unfortunately, the real issue was the ice build up.


https://i.imgur.com/sHfjQ9i.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/smw8tIM.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/HtImP1L.jpg

Also, I realized this storm was a good example of what happens when like 80% of the region north of the fraser all leave work at the same time. Clearly our roads can handle the population density :derp:

[SkinnyPupp]

That last picture looks like a skating rink!

[bobbinka]

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/194ni3p/the_91/

The car's completely stopped on the highway and it just slides sideways into the other car.

[donk.]

Dont worry guys, theres no fault insurance!

Premiums have entered the chat

[N.V.M.]

-55 with wind chill in Edmonton. lmao

[bcrdukes]

Was supposed to be in Calgary for meetings this week. Thank goodness my travel plans got pushed out to the end of the month. But even then... :inoutugh: :pokerface:

[Badhobz]

Good luck everyone else !!! If you guys are heading into work today lawl.

I’d call in a sick day or some shit. No point in getting your rides smashed up by idiots

[pastarocket]

Working from home on Thursday and today on my hybrid work schedule is awesome. Avoid the chaotic ice show on the roads.

[yray]

roads are bare today except for side streets :lawl:

[bcrdukes]

Good luck everyone else !!! If you guys are heading into work today lawl.

I’d call in a sick day or some shit. No point in getting your rides smashed up by idiots

If you work from home, do you still call in sick? :troll:

[MG1]

Something to do with your kids if you’re stuck at home during this cold snap.

https://youtu.be/6-3Iy76DsDE

Note: It has to be colder than -10 Celsius to work.

[GLOW]

Yeah that's just COV ineptitude. Our green bins are on reduced schedules again till March. You'd think the manpower would go to more prep for brining the streets but no, it's the same story the first snowfall of the year.
Guarantee that in the morning, a COV spokesperson will say, " the timing and suddenness caught us off guard and we were prioritizing the major (westside, b/c east van poors can go eat a dick) routes."

our 7.5% property tax increase went to... oh wait nm... :okay:

[dark0821]

for once, my day off on Fridays worked out.... loololol

[PeanutButter]

https://i.postimg.cc/dtDkTM4Y/IMG-3556.jpg

Ice ? What ice. My wife’s angry eye brows destroys all

https://i.postimg.cc/sD8BYnNZ/IMG-3560.jpg

Bring it old man winter !!! You call this a snow storm ?!??

Cross Climate 2's!!!

I just got them installed this season. Hoping they perform as well as the tests i've seen on youtube.