[quasi]

Damm, we must have lucked out where I live in Cloverdale. We had no snow yesterday, as my dad would say the streets are dryer than a popcorn fart.

[Badhobz]

I am glad i put in the effort last night and shoveled the driveway/sidewalk when it was still powdery and easy. It's nice and clear this morning with zero effort required. my poor neighbor is out there right now trying to chip ice off the driveway and his car trololololol

[Mikoyan]

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.

The corn syrup is needed for sure. I tested out some bubble solution I had around and they just pop.

[Mikoyan]

I am glad i put in the effort last night and shoveled the driveway/sidewalk when it was still powdery and easy. It's nice and clear this morning with zero effort required. my poor neighbor is out there right now trying to chip ice off the driveway and his car trololololol

Yeah, I cleaned off the cars last night too. I got an ego snow blower in the fall, so it was nice to test it out, even with only an inch of snow. Much easier on my back too.

[Badhobz]

you got a snow blower!? holy smokes, thats like 1 week of usage a year and stored for the other 51 weeks. seems like a huge waste of space considering how bulky that is

[roastpuff]

Roads were clear this morning, easy drive. Side streets still icy but not too bad with actual winter tires.

[murd0c]

you got a snow blower!? holy smokes, thats like 1 week of usage a year and stored for the other 51 weeks. seems like a huge waste of space considering how bulky that is

Work smart not hard!!

[MG1]

Avatar is back!



I mean, black!

[quasi]

Work smart not hard!!

100%, if my driveway wasn't as steep as it is I'd buy one without a doubt even if I only used it twice a year. As is I think I'd get to the bottom and struggle to get it back up, hell cutting my front lawn without using self drive to pull the lawnmower up is a pain in the ass lol.

[MG1]

Yeah, I cleaned off the cars last night too. I got an ego snow blower in the fall, so it was nice to test it out, even with only an inch of snow. Much easier on my back too.

Please share pics or info on that blower............. I'm not getting any younger.

Model number, price, pros and cons..........

[Badhobz]

i recall seeing a machine that functions as a snowblower / lawnmower or maybe a snowblower / leaves blower? some sort of dual function machine thats battery operated. seems like that could be a better bet

[PeanutButter]

I am glad i put in the effort last night and shoveled the driveway/sidewalk when it was still powdery and easy. It's nice and clear this morning with zero effort required. my poor neighbor is out there right now trying to chip ice off the driveway and his car trololololol

Same in my area. Can't believe people don't clear right away. They'll have to salt for sure to clear it now.

[twitchyzero]

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.


dude my winters were sliding on a slight hill in s bby when i was stopped

gotta use environemnt canada which said there was gonna be 2cm..if youre also using apple's stock weather app it's always quite off

[Mikoyan]

you got a snow blower!? holy smokes, thats like 1 week of usage a year and stored for the other 51 weeks. seems like a huge waste of space considering how bulky that is

Better than messing with my back like the last couple years. The time savings was a factor too. Cleared the walks of a couple elderly neighbors too.

I got this one at CT: https://egopowerplus.com/snow-blower-snt2100/

[murd0c]

Avatar is back!



I mean, black!

I thought I needed to bring the OG avatar back!!

[Mikoyan]

Please share pics or info on that blower............. I'm not getting any younger.

Model number, price, pros and cons..........

Got it at CT in the fall for $800+tax on sale. Reg $900. Also stacked some CT point bonuses, so got another 70-80 in CT bucks.

Went battery powered as I'm in Vancouver after all, plus there's a gas lawn equipment ban coming up I've heard?

I need a leaf blower as well, so looking for a deal as they use the same battery system. This one came with 2x 4ah batteries, I did the equivalent of a 2 car driveway and used 1/5 of the battery capacity. Guessing that for our typical wetter snow the run time would get reduced for the power need.

I loved having the led headlights on it, having extra light was great. Unit size weight was no different from a typical lawn mower., maybe a touch heavier.

I went with this model with the soft paddle. For you guys in the valley, there's a steel auger model, some folks on Rfd have mentioned that they bought the auger separately and installed it themselves as it's a common drive unit.

[roastpuff]

Managed to kill the old corder snowblower so got this as a season clearance sale in spring for $300: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00Y9PZEP8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

Worked well yesterday, it has the small 2Ah battery but had half power left when I finished. Would probably be more drained if the snow had been deeper.

[yray]

I tried out the snowjoe yesterday and just got blowback :lol

not thick enough to be effective :(

[radeonboy]

Managed to kill the old corder snowblower so got this as a season clearance sale in spring for $300:

Worked well yesterday, it has the small 2Ah battery but had half power left when I finished. Would probably be more drained if the snow had been deeper.

^Curious to know what it's like when we get slushy snow. I have the older 40V version and it struggles with anything slushy or fluffy snow that's over a couple inches thick.

[mikemhg]

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 ?!??

Them C2 tracks are unmistakable.

[Mikoyan]

^Curious to know what it's like when we get slushy snow. I have the older 40V version and it struggles with anything slushy or fluffy snow that's over a couple inches thick.
From what I read, wet fluffy snow is hard for all snowblowers, just have to have more power to push through.

When I was using it last night, I was wondering why it was only throwing the snow 6 feet. Then I remembered the throttle control was at minimum. User error.

100%, if my driveway wasn't as steep as it is I'd buy one without a doubt even if I only used it twice a year. As is I think I'd get to the bottom and struggle to get it back up, hell cutting my front lawn without using self drive to pull the lawnmower up is a pain in the ass lol.

They have models that have self drive as well. But yeah the entry models don't, and work best on flat level driveways. The manual warns about gravel half a dozen times to print damage to the auger/paddle/chute and such. So you'd want a fairly clean driveway too

[N.V.M.]

I hope the Purolator guy who's delivering the final piece of my new computer is from Saskatchewan!

[Mikoyan]

How about getting out there *before* it snows?

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/icy-roads-frigid-temperatures-persist-in-metro-vancouver-1.6723299

The City of Vancouver says crews have been out "24/7" since the snow fell, treating the roads for ice and snow. However, people are encouraged to check traffic cameras for conditions on particular roads and are being reminded to slow down and drive to conditions.

[Badhobz]

Yeah another reason not to live in butt fuck Vancouver. Can’t wash your own cars on the driveway, have to use battery powered equipment. Like fuck you, if you’re gonna take away that much of my freedom I should just start calling everyone comrade and wear my mao outfit

[Gumby]

How about getting out there *before* it snows?

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/icy-roads-frigid-temperatures-persist-in-metro-vancouver-1.6723299

The City of Vancouver says crews have been out "24/7" since the snow fell, treating the roads for ice and snow. However, people are encouraged to check traffic cameras for conditions on particular roads and are being reminded to slow down and drive to conditions.
It would help if the weather forecasters did their job accurately though…

[GS8]

Driving to work this morning and saw a late 70s / early 80s Pontiac Trans Am on eastbound Lougheed around Underhill that was abandoned and backwards! Owner must have drove it yesterday morning which didn't age well.

[roastpuff]

^Curious to know what it's like when we get slushy snow. I have the older 40V version and it struggles with anything slushy or fluffy snow that's over a couple inches thick.

Me too, and that's why I went for the 80v version as it should have more power than the 40v ones.

[is350]

I was stuck on hwy 91 eastbound last night, took 4 and half hours to get home :facepalm: after seeing that reddit post someone posted earlier, I don't feel so bad for getting stuck for so long, just thankful I wasn't involved in an accident.

Once the traffic was cleared, the section from no.6 road til the s curve (westminster hwy exit) on hwy 91 was still icy af, I tried braking because no1 was close behind and beside me and I was sliding

So many idiots tailgated last night after the accidents were cleared and also this morning.

[whitev70r]

^ 4.5 hrs ... yikes. Last year, remember the accident on Alex Fraser south end and people were stuck for like 8-10 hrs! Yours was cut to half the time !!

[CivicBlues]

Note to self: stay off any and all highways during snow events as they provide little to no escape from backups or pileups. Even flat and straight as fuck ones like Hwy 91.

[snowball]

It would help if the weather forecasters did their job accurately though…

I look at the weather multiple times a day, every day. The forecast did call for snow at 2PM, which they revised since it was clear, then the storm still came so they were technically wrong since it did show up, but it wasn't a complete out-of-nowhere storm.

[Badhobz]

With a username like snowball you better have a good grasp of the icy situations

Get it ?!? Grasp ?!?! Snow ?!?! …… I’ll see myself out now

[GLOW]

Note to self: stay off any and all highways during snow events as they provide little to no escape from backups or pileups. Even flat and straight as fuck ones like Hwy 91.

that's why i cancelled my richmond thursday trip, i knew the bridge was gonna be f'd, and if it wasn't, the highway would be, which by default mean the bridge would be.

[pastarocket]

As I expected, the cold winter weather is affecting parts of the airport.

A pipe burst at YVR. One section of a domestic terminal was flooded after a pipe burst.

Other than that, I have not heard any news about flight delays because of the weather. Business as usual.

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/01/12/yvr-gate-flood-pipe/

Vancouver International Airport confirms to CityNews that a pipe leaking near one of its gates sent water flooding into a section of the domestic terminal.


“Our operations and maintenance teams have secured the area and are working to repair the leak. Work is also underway to remediate. Operations are not affected,” the Vancouver Airport Authority said in an email just after 2 p.m.

[punkwax]

Got it at CT in the fall for $800+tax on sale. Reg $900. Also stacked some CT point bonuses, so got another 70-80 in CT bucks.

Went battery powered as I'm in Vancouver after all, plus there's a gas lawn equipment ban coming up I've heard?

I need a leaf blower as well, so looking for a deal as they use the same battery system. This one came with 2x 4ah batteries, I did the equivalent of a 2 car driveway and used 1/5 of the battery capacity. Guessing that for our typical wetter snow the run time would get reduced for the power need.

I loved having the led headlights on it, having extra light was great. Unit size weight was no different from a typical lawn mower., maybe a touch heavier.

I went with this model with the soft paddle. For you guys in the valley, there's a steel auger model, some folks on Rfd have mentioned that they bought the auger separately and installed it themselves as it's a common drive unit.

I have the Ego leaf blower, hedge trimmer and chainsaw. Might have to add the SB to the mix :considered:

[Badhobz]

whats SB? son of a bitch? Does ego sell a son of a bitch?

thank you goodnight!

[BIC_BAWS]

^ 4.5 hrs ... yikes. Last year, remember the accident on Alex Fraser south end and people were stuck for like 8-10 hrs! Yours was cut to half the time !!

I left at 2PM yesterday. Got home in 40 mins. Not bad. Beats last year - being on the Westminster on ramp from 4:00PM to 3:15AM lol

[Badhobz]

Bring pee bottles just in case

[Mikoyan]

Was on marine way and everyone was passing a Jaguar SUV going 35. Dry bare road. Some side streets are pure ice, but come on.

[whitev70r]

Anybody making an ice rink in their back yard? In the past, when cities had money, Richmond Fire Dept would flood an area of Garry Point Park for an outdoor rink. Good old Canadian experience. Now Richmond just have ice rinks on the East West Connector/Hwy 91! :lol

[Badhobz]

Public service announcement

Don’t let your doggies out in this weather. Their paws will get frost bite and quite painful.
If you absolutely have to let them out use vasoline on their paws before and ideally socks.

[PeanutButter]

How long before trout lake freezes. That was a cool experience

[winson604]

Mmm I don't know I think we need at least minimum a few more days of this weather but no expert here I'm not going to test it lol

[tofu1413]

Was on marine way and everyone was passing a Jaguar SUV going 35. Dry bare road. Some side streets are pure ice, but come on.

yep. quite a few people doing this today. "braving it" on the main roads doing 10 under, then there are the full send full on tail gating people zipping around too.

:drunk::drunk::drunk:

[N.V.M.]

Public service announcement

Don’t let your doggies out in this weather. Their paws will get frost bite and quite painful.
If you absolutely have to let them out use vasoline on their paws before and ideally socks.

no such thing when I was a kid? dogs were men.

[westopher]

Public service announcement

Don’t let your doggies out in this weather. Their paws will get frost bite and quite painful.
If you absolutely have to let them out use vasoline on their paws before and ideally socks.
The salt is the problem for my dog. Specifically the blue stuff. I want to throw a brick through the window of the place beside me that uses it. Carrying a 50# dog and a 30# kid if she's not in the mood to walk at the time is not sweet on my old man spine.

[Hondaracer]

Tonnes of dogs always walk in front of our place so I always try to buy the pet friendly ice melter.. not sure how pet friendly it actually is though

[Badhobz]

The salt is the problem for my dog. Specifically the blue stuff. I want to throw a brick through the window of the place beside me that uses it. Carrying a 50# dog and a 30# kid if she's not in the mood to walk at the time is not sweet on my old man spine.

Absolutely. That stuff will kill your dog if they lick it. It’s so concentrated and full of chemicals.

[EvoFire]

I didn't the blue stuff kills dogs. I've been using it......

[westopher]

Tonnes of dogs always walk in front of our place so I always try to buy the pet friendly ice melter.. not sure how pet friendly it actually is though

It makes a difference for sure. My current and previous dog never care about the cold or salt when it's that stuff but when it's the blue stuff, my old dog would avoid it and current dog literally squeals when it touches her paws.

[bcrdukes]

Lots of dog owners in my area and walk past our unit. I always use the pet safe stuff

Badhobz encouraged me to buy the toxic stuff because he says it works better. BRB. Going back to Canadian Tire to exchange :troll:

[Badhobz]

It does work better for melting though.. dog owners need to wash their doggie paws after going out, or use a stroller like me.

[whitev70r]

Stroller ... some of you are dog beeeitttches :lol.

[PeanutButter]

Does anyone know if Trout Lake is safe to skate on? I saw hundreds of people skating on it yesterday

Anyone have any other cool areas to skate on? Does Lafarge ice over as well?

[bcrdukes]

If hundreds of people are skating on Trout Lake, there must be an impending doom! Oh no! :ahwow:

[danned]

construction site that is covered with water

[pastarocket]

Snowmageddon?

Issued by: Environment and Climate Change Canada


Description

A snow storm is expected to arrive tonight.
When: Tonight to Wednesday afternoon or early evening.
Where: Metro Vancouver, Greater Victoria, Howe Sound, Whistler, Sunshine Coast, Southern Gulf Islands, East Vancouver Island, Inland Vancouver Island, Sea to Sky - Squamish to Whistler, Malahat Highway - Goldstream to Mill Bay.

Snowfall accumulations: Approximately 10 to 20 cm on the mainland side and southern Sunshine Coast and 10 cm for the Vancouver Island side and northern Sunshine Coast.
Remarks: A Pacific low pressure system is expected to bring widespread snow to the south coast tonight into Wednesday. Snow may become mixed with rain over Greater Victoria on Wednesday afternoon before easing late in the afternoon or early evening.
In addition, there is a risk of freezing rain tonight in southern sections near the United States border.
###
Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow

[Badhobz]

Ohhhhhhh yeahhhhjj bring itttttt

For all you guys who want to write off your cars. Park them outside tonight and pray some idiot rams into it

Got a bumper that needs repainting ? Park it outside
Got a scratch that bothers you but willing to pay 300 bucks ?! Park it outside !!!

Wanna buy a Tesla but can’t justify getting rid of your ICE ? Park it outside and pray for a bus to take it out.

[bcrdukes]

Put on your summer tires too! :fuckyea:

(Paging Acura604)

[winson604]

Who's in for some hockey!

That said, Park Board announce it's still a no go as of yesterday.

https://twitter.com/ParkBoard/status/1746685617109368929

[Traum]

Ohhhhhhh yeahhhhjj bring itttttt

For all you guys who want to write off your cars. Park them outside tonight and pray some idiot rams into it

Got a bumper that needs repainting ? Park it outside
Got a scratch that bothers you but willing to pay 300 bucks ?! Park it outside !!!

Wanna buy a Tesla but can’t justify getting rid of your ICE ? Park it outside and pray for a bus to take it out.
I need to strategically park my shxtbox somewhere so that it'll get taken out by Vancouver's best drivers.

Any recommendations on where it'd be a good spot for this?

[Badhobz]

Richmond or new west. On the bottom of a hill in new west or next to a bus stop in Richmond.

[spoon.ek9]

Ohhhhhhh yeahhhhjj bring itttttt

For all you guys who want to write off your cars. Park them outside tonight and pray some idiot rams into it

Got a bumper that needs repainting ? Park it outside
Got a scratch that bothers you but willing to pay 300 bucks ?! Park it outside !!!

Wanna buy a Tesla but can’t justify getting rid of your ICE ? Park it outside and pray for a bus to take it out.

any accident and my '90 civic will be written off lol. i wish it were that easy for my daily BibleThump

[Badhobz]

So mission tomorrow
1) plow driveway like mr plow. or plow king, cuz plow king had bitches in a hot tub....

2) try and drive around richmond for lawls while hoping some dumbfuck smashes my camry to pieces so i can get a new car

3) something about not dying and who will take care of my precious chihuahuhahuahuahuas etc etc, whatever. not a primary concern.

[Gumby]

any accident and my '90 civic will be written off lol. i wish it were that easy for my daily BibleThump
LOL my winter beater is a 2000 Civic, parked on the street. The car is mechanically sound and has less than 100k mileage. I'll be lucky to get $250 if it gets written off by ICBC. Where would I find a car in similar condition for $250?

[Gumby]

3) something about not dying and who will take care of my precious chihuahuhahuahuahuas etc etc, whatever. not a primary concern.
Lol I love how your chihuahuas are higher priority than the spy balloon. :troll:

[Acura604]

G O D D A M N I T -

i literally removed the winter wheels/tires today!!!

guess i'll put them back on at 1am tonight -

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

[Hondaracer]

….

It’s early January..

[Badhobz]

Lol I love how your chihuahuas are higher priority than the spy balloon. :troll:

Spy who? ill be dead, who gives a shit. :alone:

Put on your summer tires too! :fuckyea:

(Paging Acura604)

OMG youre some kind of a wizard.
https://i.imgur.com/qPj2ku3.gif

[spoon.ek9]

So mission tomorrow
1) plow driveway like mr plow. or plow king, cuz plow king had bitches in a hot tub....

2) try and drive around richmond for lawls while hoping some dumbfuck smashes my camry to pieces so i can get a new car

3) something about not dying and who will take care of my precious chihuahuhahuahuahuas etc etc, whatever. not a primary concern.

thanked for simpsons reference. these gen z kids don't know shit about that show! :yuno:

[underscore]

….

It’s early January..

with a forecast below 6*C for the next week lol.

[Hondaracer]

Those tires will outlast the vehicle… what’s the point of taking them off, you that bored?

The X-ICE I bought USED I’ve used for 3 seasons and the guy who I bought them from used them for 1, they are like 75% tread left using them November to April..

[teggy604]

My coworkers from Surrey are not coming in to work tomorrow. lol. They always get way more snow than Vancouver.

[Mikoyan]

Charged up the snowblower batteries. Going to see how it deals with the fluffy wet snow this time around.

[yray]

inb4 rain all night

[danned]

nothing at 11pm

[Qmx323]

Coming down in Richmond now get ready for snowmageddon v2, shit be stickin' too.

[pastarocket]

No school for students today. No surprise.

As reported on Z95.3.


CONFIRMED SCHOOL CLOSURES SO FAR THIS MORNING (as of 6:20am):

[emoji3587]All BCIT campuses are closed today
[emoji3587]SFU campus is CLOSED
[emoji3587]All VSB schools CLOSED
[emoji3587]New Westminster schools CLOSED
[emoji3587]Surrey Schools are CLOSED
[emoji3587]Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadows schools CLOSED
[emoji3587]Mission Public Schools CLOSED
[emoji3587]Langley schools CLOSED
[emoji3587]Chilliwack schools CLOSED
[emoji3587]Abbotsford schools CLOSED
[emoji3587]Richmond schools CLOSED
[emoji3587]Delta schools CLOSED
[emoji3587]Burnaby schools CLOSED

UBC is also closed.

#ZMorningsWithKatieAndEd


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[Badhobz]

https://i.postimg.cc/FK4jXN9t/IMG-3749.jpg
I went out at 6am to clear the sidewalks, but its coming down almost as fast as i clear it. Seems kinda moot.

[Hondaracer]

Snow is unusually light for Vancouver snow, managed to shovel entire sidewalk and back patio in about 20 min

[yray]

Snow is unusually light for Vancouver snow, managed to shovel entire sidewalk and back patio in about 20 min

but covered in 5 mins :badpokerface::okay:

[teggy604]

COV prep the roads well overnight. Roads are not bad at all. Don't know why Vancouver has to shut down at all.

[EvoFire]

It was originally rain today at noon. Now its going to keep going

[N.V.M.]

can I claim one of those 5 sick days we get now as a snow day?

[pastarocket]

One co-worker claimed a sick day today.

Everyone else is working from home.

[roastpuff]

Drove my wife to work, roads were in meh condition, Highway 1 had no lines visible, same with 152. Lots of drivers doing dumb things in Surrey and on the way to Metrotown as well. Central Boulevard looked unplowed, it was pretty bad.

[Mikoyan]

https://i.ibb.co/Ltbkrm4/PXL-20240117-154245981.jpg

15 cm. 10 mins with the snow blower.

[Hondaracer]

Not bad.. this is ideal snow for it though, rarely see snow this light

[Mikoyan]

Not bad.. this is ideal snow for it though, rarely see snow this light

Yeah, used about 1/2 the battery after clearing out my walkways too. I'm still getting used to the workflow. Remembering to remain the chute is the main issue. I forgot at one point and sprayed a bunch of snow into my garage lol.

[bcrdukes]

Did anyone swap to summer tires and park their car on a hill? Please share experience. Thanks. :)

[roastpuff]

If your car was there before the snow fell it should not move. Hope you turned your wheels correctly!

[Razor Ramon HG]

Recycling truck drove by the front of my house while I was shovelling. It was like completely empty and drove off. Guess they said fuck it too, lol.

[yray]

COV prep the roads well overnight. Roads are not bad at all. Don't know why Vancouver has to shut down at all.

your street manitoba and marine? :pokerface:

[PeanutButter]

I'm an independent contractor so I told the guys at work yesterday that i'm not coming in today. The main guy wants everyone in, but eff that. I get it though, he's focused on making money.

[Badhobz]

shoveled 3 times and its a pointless endeavor.

[Mikoyan]

We're at 24/25 cm in Victoria Fairview already. There's 10 cm covering what I cleared this morning.

[snowball]

shoveled 3 times and its a pointless endeavor.

I shovelled once at 10 and said f it, i'll be back at 3 lol

[EvoFire]

Just shoveled the sidewalk and its more than 20cm it seems. At least it's the light fluffy stuff. It's snowing hard enough that it's getting covered right away.

[HonestTea]

I wonder if I should shovel now or once it stops around 4-5pm? lol

[EvoFire]

Easier on your back now than later if it does warm up a bit. Also less stuff to shovel each time if you break it up

[whitev70r]

What the hell happened to teens who would shovel their own houses and neighbour's houses on snow days. My neighbour's house (with a couple of teens) was totally untouched when I went out to do my walk. This gen of youths ... even if you don't do your old man neighbour's house, get out there and toboggan or something !!

[carsncars]

The house next to me was sold a few months ago, pretty sure it's rented to about 5-6 international students/temporary workers.

Saw one of them trying to clear their walkway with a dustpan and brush. I had to lend them my shovel once I was done my walk...

[EvoFire]

People that rent probably won't invest in a shovel.

[jjson]

big flakes coming down here north burnaby!!!

[teggy604]

What the hell happened to teens who would shovel their own houses and neighbour's houses on snow days. My neighbour's house (with a couple of teens) was totally untouched when I went out to do my walk. This gen of youths ... even if you don't do your old man neighbour's house, get out there and toboggan or something !!

bhaha that is a good one. You think these snowflake teens will do manual labour? Most of them are so freaken lazy, that they won't walk downstairs to order food, and rather pay someone to bring it up to them.

[Gumby]

bhaha that is a good one. You think these snowflake teens will do manual labour? Most of them are so freaken lazy, that they won't walk downstairs to order food, and rather pay someone to bring it up to them.
Thought this reply was from badhobz... :lol

But you're right, I just spent an hour shovelling snow with my wife and 9 year old, while the teenager son is still sleeping.

[PeanutButter]

What the hell happened to teens who would shovel their own houses and neighbour's houses on snow days. My neighbour's house (with a couple of teens) was totally untouched when I went out to do my walk. This gen of youths ... even if you don't do your old man neighbour's house, get out there and toboggan or something !!

This is a function of the parents, not the youth.

[AstulzerRZD]

What the hell happened to teens who would shovel their own houses and neighbour's houses on snow days. My neighbour's house (with a couple of teens) was totally untouched when I went out to do my walk. This gen of youths ... even if you don't do your old man neighbour's house, get out there and toboggan or something !!

I'm a lil older now .... anecdotally - the neighbours on one side who let their kids decorate and take ownership of "one room" of the house, those kids are outside shovelling snow.

The other side? crickets

[radeonboy]

What the hell happened to teens who would shovel their own houses and neighbour's houses on snow days. My neighbour's house (with a couple of teens) was totally untouched when I went out to do my walk. This gen of youths ... even if you don't do your old man neighbour's house, get out there and toboggan or something !!

bhaha that is a good one. You think these snowflake teens will do manual labour? Most of them are so freaken lazy, that they won't walk downstairs to order food, and rather pay someone to bring it up to them.

It seems a bit unfair to generalize all teenagers, or any specific group, based on the actions of a few and associate the entire group with negative behavior. My entire block was unshoveled at 9AM when I was out, and none of the adults were out shoveling.

Thought this reply was from badhobz... :lol

But you're right, I just spent an hour shovelling snow with my wife and 9 year old, while the teenager son is still sleeping.
^What's the reason why you didn't wake him up to help out?

[coneZONE]

i still do shovel both side neighbours when i can, i never expect anything in return, but sometimes they reciprocate and shovel ours in return

also saw N. Van RCMP pulling over vehicles and getting them to clear their roofs and windows at the E/B Lonsdale Hwy 1 onramp this morning

[bcrdukes]

It seems a bit unfair to generalize all teenagers, or any specific group, based on the actions of a few and associate the entire group with negative behavior. My entire block was unshoveled at 9AM when I was out, and none of the adults were out shoveling.


^What's the reason why you didn't wake him up to help out?

In the spirit of this discussion, and to further fuel the fire, please see my signature. :troll: :badpokerface:

[underscore]

It seems a bit unfair to generalize all teenagers, or any specific group, based on the actions of a few and associate the entire group with negative behavior. My entire block was unshoveled at 9AM when I was out, and none of the adults were out shoveling.

As of they weren't the exact same at that age to boot :lol

[Teriyaki]

Went out to shovel the strata commons on my lunch break. Almost a foot here geez, are the "wE nEvER geT tHaT mUcH snOw" people happy yet?

Major downside of wfh, don't get to call off work due to snow anymore.

[Gumby]

^What's the reason why you didn't wake him up to help out?
We did wake him up, but we're not about to sit there and wait for him to get up, and we don't nag. For round 2 of shovelling this afternoon, he better help out... :flamemad:

[Badhobz]

Destroy them !!! Throw snow balls at these lousy children.

I did my driveway and my new neighbors because they are old people. I even went back to the old house and did that driveway and my other two neighbours because once again…. Old people.

Fuck these kids. Utter, utter trash

If I had it my way I’d force all these kids to come into work just to fuck with them. Unfortunately we gave them a free work from home day for today and tomorrow. Douche bags

[6793026]

Can't find the quote - goes like this "Thank you to my parents for allowing me to learn whatever I wanted and try any hobbies I liked as a kid... now I'm at home with no sport coordination or hobbies nor social skills in life"

It's so true.

This is why teens will never go shovel.... who's fault is it.... fully their parents..... for being weak sauce on them.

[Badhobz]

It’s true. Parenting is way too soft nowadays but what can you do? You can’t beat these dumb asses, they’ll squeal to the establishment and you’ll go to jail.

Our immigrant parents didn’t give a fuck about jail. They rather beat you dead first. Canadian jail would have been better than the cans of holiday ham they were eating anyways and the shitty social
Housing they / we lived in

[Gerbs]

Can't find the quote - goes like this "Thank you to my parents for allowing me to learn whatever I wanted and try any hobbies I liked as a kid... now I'm at home with no sport coordination or hobbies nor social skills in life"


I'm on the opposite boat, never had hobbies, sports coordination, or social skills.

Now I'm spamming every sport, hobbies, and social events now that I have the money to so :lawl:


Almost every friend I know, they have a brother/sister/cousin that's a deadbeat in the family. No skills, no hobbies, and no social skills. Will cry if you ask them to shovel snow and sprinkle salt lol

[6793026]

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/car-crashes-through-second-storey-parkade-wall-at-ubc

Are we all too old to be at UBC now?

Car crashes through second-storey parkade wall at UBC
A technical rescue was needed as a patient was trapped in the car nose-down on the ground below
https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/vancouversun/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ubc-crash-20240117.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=564&h=423&type=webp&sig=ipWr2h7xned-GHHaJ3Ggrg

[bcrdukes]

Last person on RS who was at UBC was this :troll:

https://www.revscene.net/forums/653502-who-ubc-right-now-138.html#post9027361

[Liquid_o2]

Was up at 6am shoveling for 30 min so my wife could get to work. Just got back inside after another round. Full driveway, my neighbours driveway, and sidewalk all around. Going to feel it later, my body is not used to this!

Measured the back patio table - 28 cm in the Oaklands area of Burnaby.

[whitev70r]

^^ why did they use the term 'patient' for that UBC accident, seems odd. Someone from UBC hospital tried to escape?

[sonick]

Destroy them !!! Throw snow balls at these lousy children.

I did my driveway and my new neighbors because they are old people. I even went back to the old house and did that driveway and my other two neighbours because once again…. Old people.

Fuck these kids. Utter, utter trash

If I had it my way I’d force all these kids to come into work just to fuck with them. Unfortunately we gave them a free work from home day for today and tomorrow. Douche bags

Yes F them kids. Meanwhile those of us with doggos, I made a snow maze in the backyard for them so they had a place to shit and piss.

Didn't give a shit, they just did their business and ran back inside. Ungrateful assholes.

https://i.imgur.com/HbzO7LF.jpg

[roastpuff]

So after snowblowing my parents driveway.... I need more batteries. The amount and depth of snow meant that I had to recharge 3x to get the job done. Need more and bigger batteries, the 2Ah isn't going to cut it for deep snowfall.

Had about 10"-12" of snow in North Burnaby, and it's essentially a 6-7 car driveway with a slope so quite a bit of area to cover.

This is what one (probably not fully charged) battery got me. I had to make multiple runs at the first edge to start as it was deep. It was better once I could do passes that only took up half the feed chute.

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

[Eff-1]

What's the running time on one charge, and what's the charging time like?

[EvoFire]

I usually do my neighbour's sidewalk if they haven't done it. They've invited us over for their grandkid's birthday parties multiple times. They usually get to it earlier than I do though cause I have morning meetings, but I do another quick clean up for them when I'm out.

I don't know how we managed to get more snow than last year, on an El Nino winter. Warm winter my butt.

I took the M3 out to take my kids out to go sleighing and almost couldn't get back into my garage. Definitely deeper than last year when I had no problems.

[roastpuff]

What's the running time on one charge, and what's the charging time like?

Running time is about 15-20 mins (depending on load etc) and charging is about the same I'd guess. While it was charging I'd go use a shovel to clean up the previous area and scrape it a bit cleaner.

[Badhobz]

Yes F them kids. Meanwhile those of us with doggos, I made a snow maze in the backyard for them so they had a place to shit and piss.

Didn't give a shit, they just did their business and ran back inside. Ungrateful assholes.

Dawwww that’s cute !!!!
My little fuzzys also had a snow day in the backyard. The brown idiot (not racist !!!!) decided to dig tunnels like a vietcon trying to fuckup ze Americans.

https://i.postimg.cc/rsS7vpQ0/IMG-3778.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/tJ0LS6tG/IMG-3786.jpg

The white one is in there somewhere. She’s better hidden then a klansmen in a honda racer rally

[punkwax]

My neighbour is over 100 years old so I did her 100’ of sidewalk. Then I noticed my other neighbour’s elderly mother out shovelling their driveway and she says her son and family are in Mexico so I shovelled that one as well.

Took me 2 hours including my driveway BrokeBack

[Badhobz]

You’re just trying to get on her will so you can do some elder realty scam. I see what you’re doing!!!! :pokerface:

[punkwax]

You’re just trying to get on her will so you can do some elder realty scam. I see what you’re doing!!!! :pokerface:

https://gifdb.com/images/high/dave-chappelle-not-me-5tom0wj0aj4wmmc5.gif

[spoon.ek9]

i just so happen to be dog sitting this week and the two boys (a lab and a gsd) were going buck wild in the snow lol. no shoveling of paths required.

[Mikoyan]

There were kids in my hood going around ringing doorbells offering to shovel for $.
My snowblower has 2 4ah batteries, cleared the equivalent of 3 or 4 car driveway in one go. 45 mins? We had about 11" of snow here.

[AzNightmare]

There were kids in my hood going around ringing doorbells offering to shovel for $.
My snowblower has 2 4ah batteries, cleared the equivalent of 3 or 4 car driveway in one go. 45 mins? We had about 11" of snow here.

How much?
I've been working all day, I finally have time to go shovel now.
TBH if some kids rang my door, I may have considered, lol.

[nismodrifter]

Those with snow blowers are they single stage or 2 stage?
Does single stage do the heavy wet stuff or bog down?

I live in a corner lot. Too much sidewalk.

[Badhobz]

Some guy down the street has one. By the time he finished I think he pulled the string like 10-15 times. It seems to get bogged down in the thick snow and it didn’t blow very well this afternoon. This morning it was fine, it blew like the dickens and he was king shit.

Not so much this afternoon

[roastpuff]

Those with snow blowers are they single stage or 2 stage?
Does single stage do the heavy wet stuff or bog down?

I live in a corner lot. Too much sidewalk.

Mine is single stage. Most electrics are single stage. It can do it ok but as long as it's not too deep.

[supafamous]

Those with snow blowers are they single stage or 2 stage?
Does single stage do the heavy wet stuff or bog down?

I live in a corner lot. Too much sidewalk.

https://www.ryobitools.com/products/details/46396045393#

I have this little thing and used it for the first time today. It was not designed for the depth of snow we had but it was still helpful in terms of reducing the physicality of it. Snow was so deep I had to do 2 passes but the 2nd pass went by pretty quick once it was less than 6" deep. I haven't tired with slushy snow but I would guess it's not great at it.

For $200 including a battery it does the job and takes up very little space in my garage (I have nowhere to store the $500+ machines).

[whitev70r]

This is frickin crazy ... I can't believe they use this system !! How much do you think these guys get paid to do this. Apparently, they stay up there for like 12 hrs ??!!

https://x.com/TranBC_LMD/status/1747658803791978835

Full Article - https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/01/17/bc-bridge-cables-ice-clearing/

[Hehe]

It's one of these days that I appreciate the fact I spent the $$$ on my Ego snowblower.

I remember the days when I was without one... god damn those days sucked bad. Up there with the days I have to clean up the leaf in my yard.

My wife always asked me "why do you buy a tool that you'd only need it once a year?" And I'm like... because you don't deal with the snow b*tch.

[Mikoyan]

How much?
I've been working all day, I finally have time to go shovel now.
TBH if some kids rang my door, I may have considered, lol.

No idea. I had done my driveway and walk this morning, so I think they skipped me as they saw it had been done in the morning before it got covered up again. Plus I have no sidewalks on my side of the street. I laugh at the 'clear the sidewalk by 10am' bylaw.

[Mikoyan]

It's one of these days that I appreciate the fact I spent the $$$ on my Ego snowblower.

I remember the days when I was without one... god damn those days sucked bad. Up there with the days I have to clean up the leaf in my yard.

My wife always asked me "why do you buy a tool that you'd only need it once a year?" And I'm like... because you don't deal with the snow b*tch.
I'm finding in addition to the reducing physical effort of it, the time savings is worth it. An hr. For the driveway reduced to 10 mins.

[Mikoyan]

Those with snow blowers are they single stage or 2 stage?
Does single stage do the heavy wet stuff or bog down?

I live in a corner lot. Too much sidewalk.

Mines single stage as well. This is my first year with mine so no experience with really wet snow. That's coming tomorrow or Friday maybe, so I'm wanting to find out too.
From what I've read online, even 2 stages have issues with wet snow, more power would help.

[whitev70r]

Tomorrow's commute is going to be another shitshow ... temps have dropped, it's an ice rink out there !!! Take another WFH day if you can.

https://x.com/UBC/status/1747827971778601333

UBC, SFU, BCIT all closed on Thurs. https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/01/17/vancouver-schools-classes-cancelled/

[tegra7]

Bought one of these 2 years ago. Solid investment to save your back. Its $100 cheaper now too.
https://www.princessauto.com/en/18-in-120v-electric-snow-thrower/product/PA0009006636

[whitev70r]

Expect icy roads, more snow and a risk of freezing rain on Thursday

https://globalnews.ca/news/10234076/bc-storm-forecast-january-18-2024/

[AzNightmare]

https://www.ryobitools.com/products/details/46396045393#

I have this little thing and used it for the first time today. It was not designed for the depth of snow we had but it was still helpful in terms of reducing the physicality of it. Snow was so deep I had to do 2 passes but the 2nd pass went by pretty quick once it was less than 6" deep. I haven't tired with slushy snow but I would guess it's not great at it.

For $200 including a battery it does the job and takes up very little space in my garage (I have nowhere to store the $500+ machines).

I've had one of these tools before, but either I'm using it wrong or they're not that effective unless you have a big lot.

When I was using mine, it would do a fine job blasting the snow up into the air, but as long as you don't mind just shooting it into the back alley or into your neighbour's yard, it didn't seem very usable to me otherwise...

The one I had didn't have a way to control the angle. If it could shoot at a low angle so that the snow would just hit my fence, instead of shoot over it, that would have made it so much more useful.

[supafamous]

I've had one of these tools before, but either I'm using it wrong or they're not that effective unless you have a big lot.

When I was using mine, it would do a fine job blasting the snow up into the air, but as long as you don't mind just shooting it into the back alley or into your neighbour's yard, it didn't seem very usable to me otherwise...

The one I had didn't have a way to control the angle. If it could shoot at a low angle so that the snow would just hit my fence, instead of shoot over it, that would have made it so much more useful.

Yeah, it would be useless for a bigger lot and even their ads say it's for sidewalks and decks. I have about 500-700sf of driveway and sidewalk that I have to clear and I'd say that's the most space you'd want to use it for.

In my case I have place to spray the snow (my lawn or the part of the driveway I don't have to clear) so spraying straight ahead isn't too much of a problem. Definitely not able to throw it over a fence though. OTOH, my 4 year old had a blast getting sprayed by it.

[quasi]

I honestly despise snow but that baker back drop at least makes it look nice.

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

[68style]

It's one of these days that I appreciate the fact I spent the $$$ on my Ego snowblower.

I remember the days when I was without one... god damn those days sucked bad. Up there with the days I have to clean up the leaf in my yard.

My wife always asked me "why do you buy a tool that you'd only need it once a year?" And I'm like... because you don't deal with the snow b*tch.

I feel like you say that last word the same way Key and Peele do in that biiiiiitch skit lol

[6793026]

I honestly despise snow but that baker back drop at least makes it look nice.

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

westwood plateau?

[GLOW]

I've had one of these tools before, but either I'm using it wrong or they're not that effective unless you have a big lot.

When I was using mine, it would do a fine job blasting the snow up into the air, but as long as you don't mind just shooting it into the back alley or into your neighbour's yard, it didn't seem very usable to me otherwise...

The one I had didn't have a way to control the angle. If it could shoot at a low angle so that the snow would just hit my fence, instead of shoot over it, that would have made it so much more useful.

i was watching videos and the reviewer said you have to do sidewalks at an angle so it blows it to the side, seems reasonable enough though going in a straight line would be faster

https://www.ryobitools.com/products/details/46396045393#

I have this little thing and used it for the first time today. It was not designed for the depth of snow we had but it was still helpful in terms of reducing the physicality of it. Snow was so deep I had to do 2 passes but the 2nd pass went by pretty quick once it was less than 6" deep. I haven't tired with slushy snow but I would guess it's not great at it.

For $200 including a battery it does the job and takes up very little space in my garage (I have nowhere to store the $500+ machines).

i'm low on space too, let me know how it works when it's not dry/light fluffy snow. be interested how it fairs in our more typical wet snow / slush
it looks like it takes the space of 2 shovels and i'm already in the ryobi line

[quasi]

westwood plateau?

SW Cloverdale, on the hill looking into Langley. It's actually been really quiet, used to live in Clayton and that was uh.....full of people lol. Most these houses don't have basements so no suites which keeps the traffic down.

[donk.]

This is frickin crazy ... I can't believe they use this system !! How much do you think these guys get paid to do this. Apparently, they stay up there for like 12 hrs ??!!

Full Article - https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/01/17/bc-bridge-cables-ice-clearing/

Probably 35-65/hr + benefits

[twitchyzero]

dont the guys who climb radio towers get paid like 300k us? sure this are a fraction of the height but add in ice, i wouldnt do it for less than 10k for the few times needed a year

im also surprised it's operated manually for a new bridge

[BIC_BAWS]

I thought about buying a snowblower this year, after last years snow storm. But I figured hell it's just one day, why spend the money. Well. I wish I bought the snowblower lol.

I plowed and salted again last night to get rid of the left over that I couldn't get with a shovel. Went back out there again today to clean up the rest of the sidewalk. I'm the only person on my street (and it's a bus route) that has a completely cleared (you can see concrete) sidewalk. smfh.

[winson604]

dont the guys who climb radio towers get paid like 300k us? sure this are a fraction of the height but add in ice, i wouldnt do it for less than 10k for the few times needed a year

im also surprised it's operated manually for a new bridge

It's BC, expect nothing less than stupidity when it comes to designing infrastructure.

[whitev70r]

^ watch the new Patullo bridge be the same stupid design!

[Badhobz]

im glad in put in the effort yesterday. I saw a lot of frustrated people today trying to shovel this hardpacked shit. No bueno

I drove into thai son, not a soul in sight, parked randomly across 2 spots cuz who gives a shit and ate a delicious bowl of pho. A good snowday!
https://i.postimg.cc/d11cj4zV/IMG-3855.jpg

[Eff-1]

https://www.ryobitools.com/products/details/46396045393#

I have this little thing and used it for the first time today. It was not designed for the depth of snow we had but it was still helpful in terms of reducing the physicality of it. Snow was so deep I had to do 2 passes but the 2nd pass went by pretty quick once it was less than 6" deep. I haven't tired with slushy snow but I would guess it's not great at it.

For $200 including a battery it does the job and takes up very little space in my garage (I have nowhere to store the $500+ machines).

A few winters ago, I bought one of these and used it to clear some snow in Whistler.

https://www.rona.ca/en/product/snow-joe-13-in-plastic-snow-shovel-with-adjustable-handle-323e-14585041

Similar to the Ryobi, but corded.

I have to say, ours didn't work very well.

When pushing forward, it scrapes the ground of course, but kept getting caught on ruts and uneven portions which would cause an abrupt halt to your forward motion. That happens with manual shovels too, but shovels are light, and this thing wasn't.

It wasn't very good with heavier, wet snow. Might be better in the interior where the snow is drier and lighter.

The cord was super annoying.

And it just sprays the snow forward, into your walking path, making even more snow in front of you to clear away.

Hopefully your experience was better than mine!

[winson604]

^ watch the new Patullo bridge be the same stupid design!

I think it's confirmed that it is no?

[EvoFire]

Snowing in South Van, coming down at a moderate rate as well, just in time for the evening commute.

[Hondaracer]

Yea same thing in east van.. thankfully worked from home again today

[snowball]

im glad in put in the effort yesterday. I saw a lot of frustrated people today trying to shovel this hardpacked shit. No bueno

I drove into thai son, not a soul in sight, parked randomly across 2 spots cuz who gives a shit and ate a delicious bowl of pho. A good snowday!
https://i.postimg.cc/d11cj4zV/IMG-3855.jpg

Shit was already heavy by 10am, worth doing it twice, hitting it again at 5PM. Can't imagine what the people who are doing it today are feeling, it's probably solid ice now.

[snowball]

Snowing in South Van, coming down at a moderate rate as well, just in time for the evening commute.

Just in time for the nucks game, f in the chat.

[CivicBlues]

im glad in put in the effort yesterday. I saw a lot of frustrated people today trying to shovel this hardpacked shit. No bueno

I drove into thai son, not a soul in sight, parked randomly across 2 spots cuz who gives a shit and ate a delicious bowl of pho. A good snowday!
https://i.postimg.cc/d11cj4zV/IMG-3855.jpg

When did Pho places start giving out Lemons instead of Limes? I started noticing this too. I mean wtf they're not the same thing.

[bcrdukes]

I hate it when a pho place uses lemon in place of lime. What a cultural insult!

[Great68]

It seems like all pho places are cheaping out these days giving out lemons instead of limes... Rare to see Jalepeno slices anymore too.

[GLOW]

how did we go from $8 pho to $16 pho during the pandemic. did costs truly double or did the entire industry collude? :lol


:okay:

[Razor Ramon HG]

I'm a cock sauce only type of guy :ifyouknow:

[EvoFire]

Pho was already more than $8 before covid. The cheapest was probably $11, but now it's $14 for the cheap end and 17-18 for high end stuff.

[Hondaracer]

When did Pho places start giving out Lemons instead of Limes? I started noticing this too. I mean wtf they're not the same thing.

I always thought this was a seasonal thing because almost every pho place I go to seems to switch from time to time

[Badhobz]

Two bowls. One order of spring rolls. 47 bucks including tax and tips. I mean come on…

[CivicBlues]

I mean I get it, you get bigger lemons for the same price as a lime so it's a cost savings but they're both in stores year round

[sonick]

how did we go from $8 pho to $16 pho during the pandemic. did costs truly double or did the entire industry collude? :lol


:okay:

beef got fuckin expensive

[Mikoyan]

Last year there was a lime shortage. Poor harvests plus the cartels control the market in Mexico apparently? So availability + pice issues.

[PeanutButter]

Sorel has a pretty good sale on boots right now if any of you guys are interested.

https://www.sorelfootwear.ca/

[SkinnyPupp]

When did Pho places start giving out Lemons instead of Limes? I started noticing this too. I mean wtf they're not the same thing.
WTFFFFFFFF EleGiggle

[Hondaracer]

This isn’t just a last year thing though, which is why I figured it was like a seasonal thing the restaurants were doing actively, because I swear I’ve seen the lemons and limes being rotated in and out for over a decade

[SkinnyPupp]

Last year there was a lime shortage. Poor harvests plus the cartels control the market in Mexico apparently? So availability + pice issues.
They should be using those small Thai limes in the first place, not Mexican! But that would be even more expensive, and it's not as egregious as using lemons

[spoon.ek9]

@Badhobz I actually prefer going to An Nam for pho in Richmond.

[Razor Ramon HG]

I'll either go to Ha Cafe or Pho Hong in Burnaby.

Been going to Ha Cafe since they were in Old Orchard, but they moved to across Metrotown (where Yaguchiya used to be) so parking isn't as great. Used to see the owner there everyday cleaning in the evening, so I started going there more often.

Later in the night, I'll usually go to Pho Hong since they're basically 24/7, lol. Portions have been consistency huge for the past 20 years and they give you a crap ton of meat.

[whitev70r]

Anyone try Tang Viet at the end of Alderbridge Road in Richmond, or the bougey Pho Banh Mi Tres Bon at the Walmart plaza?

Has anyone gone to a pho where they give you a nice beef rib with bone? I see it in foodie IG but have never went to one in Vancouver.

How did this spiral into pho .. Badhobz, who else ??!!

[punkwax]

Hobz’ post had me thinking pho today but my sick kid shot that idea down in an instant.

More fuel for Hobz’ fire to be sure.

[spoon.ek9]

Anyone try Tang Viet at the end of Alderbridge Road in Richmond, or the bougey Pho Banh Mi Tres Bon at the Walmart plaza?

Has anyone gone to a pho where they give you a nice beef rib with bone? I see it in foodie IG but have never went to one in Vancouver.

How did this spiral into pho .. Badhobz, who else ??!!

I've only ever had the banh mi there. It's good but perhaps a bit pricey for what it is. My friend has a place in Vancouver he says he's been going to for 20+ years. The name escapes me right now.

[Mikoyan]

Pho Zen at Marine and Fraser is pretty good. They have up to a XXL under $20.

Back to snow:
I dug out my cars. One was parked on the street. 12" wet snow consistency. Used the snow blower to clear in front/back of the car. Roughly double the amps to clear but did ok. Cleared down to the bare road, even the hardpack that's been run over by cars.
Best part was not caring how much show was cleared off the car. Just push it all off and then run the SB to clear.
I'd recommend one that can take 2 batteries at once so you can run both for the full runtime, or one while the other's charging to minimize down time.

[Badhobz]

hot soup noodles + snow = best combo! ya'll can blame civic blues for starting shit about lemons and limes. I just said i went for pho.... delicious delicious PHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I grabbed "daddys grill" for dinner. The drive was pretty insane, idiots everywhere skidding as the new stuff piled on top of the old stuff and froze.

https://i.postimg.cc/C5zfnW0H/IMG-3887.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/7LnzF3X7/IMG-3884.jpg

Iranian food is worth skidding into a ditch and dying for.

Hobz’ post had me thinking pho today but my sick kid shot that idea down in an instant.

More fuel for Hobz’ fire to be sure.

Sick kid!? psssh weak, tell him to go shovel some snow. he'll feel better

[sonick]

Fuck I love daddy's grill their spicy mixed wrap is unparalleled by any other Persian place in the lower mainland believe me I've searched.

That homemade freshly baked flatbread is so damned good

[Badhobz]

At least their prices are still reasonable. Kebab kobideh only 16 bucks. Man that’s the same price as pho.

Individual beef kebab only 6 bucks. That’s crazy good.

[pastarocket]

Pho Kitchen is pretty good. $14.95 for a large Pho.

This place is near the corner of Renfrew street and Grandview Highway

A bright modern decor at Pho Kitchen.

As for snow, it is raining now. Wash away the snow haha.

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[Badhobz]

i had that, its not as good as thai son in my opinion. The broth is not as meaty. Just look at the picture i took today, that thing was LOADED w/ meat. It helps that im a regular there, but in general ive never had a bad meal at thai son on Kingsway / Richmond / Marine Drive. The victoria Thai son is hit and miss.

[spoon.ek9]

I liked Thai Son before it moved locations. After the move, I felt like portion got smaller and it was more expensive. Gotta pay for those renos.

[68style]

Fuhhh I’m so hungry nowwww

[dachinesedude]

Are the CC2's only good on certain vehicles? Have them on a fwd Sienna, not all season slippery but not too confident on them in snow anything outside of flat roads

[BIC_BAWS]

Anyone try Tang Viet at the end of Alderbridge Road in Richmond

Of course Badhobz derailed a thread again.

Anyway, Tang Viet isn't the place to go for a simple pho. It's the place to go to pick up some viet girls and have some pretty decent drinks. They do not water down their alcohol. Strong af.

They always play Viet club (hardstyle) music there LOL.

[roastpuff]

the bougey Pho Banh Mi Tres Bon at the Walmart plaza?


Not good, very expensive, service was bad, do not recommend.

[EvoFire]

I've only ever had the banh mi there. It's good but perhaps a bit pricey for what it is. My friend has a place in Vancouver he says he's been going to for 20+ years. The name escapes me right now.

banh mi saigon?

[CivicBlues]

hot soup noodles + snow = best combo! ya'll can blame civic blues for starting shit about lemons and limes. I just said i went for pho.... delicious delicious PHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I grabbed "daddys grill" for dinner. The drive was pretty insane, idiots everywhere skidding as the new stuff piled on top of the old stuff and froze.

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Bro, looks like they're skimping on the saffron these days. Where's the peppers? Grilled Tomato? HellooOO??

:troll:

[Hehe]

Bro, looks like they're skimping on the saffron these days. Where's the peppers? Grilled Tomato? HellooOO??

:troll:

I'm going to bet that Badhobz just told the guys "don't give no freaking veggies.. just meat". Oh... and the best part "you should give some discount for that". Cause ya know... Asian and that's what we do... :fuckthatshit:

[snowball]

Fuhhh I’m so hungry nowwww

we see what you did there

[Badhobz]

Are the CC2's only good on certain vehicles? Have them on a fwd Sienna, not all season slippery but not too confident on them in snow anything outside of flat roads

Cc2s are great and all but they can’t overcome physics. Your super front heavy sienna isn’t going to be great in the snow/ice regardless of tire choices if you’re trying to climb an icy boundary road.

You’ll need studded ice tires for that kinda shit.

[!Kodamu]

I liked Thai Son before it moved locations. After the move, I felt like portion got smaller and it was more expensive. Gotta pay for those renos.


True when it first moved location. But the last year been eating around all the pho places. Thai Son was still the same price and same large portion while the rest has shrunk and gotten more expensive. Pho37 got even worse after they moved to the bigger location at capstan.

[6793026]

have you all not seen the cost of tims
dang... if u uber tims for delivery easily 50 bucks now.

[SSM_DC5]

Sorel has a pretty good sale on boots right now if any of you guys are interested.

https://www.sorelfootwear.ca/

Aware me. Sorel a good brand for snow boots?

I'll either go to Ha Cafe or Pho Hong in Burnaby.

Been going to Ha Cafe since they were in Old Orchard, but they moved to across Metrotown (where Yaguchiya used to be) so parking isn't as great. Used to see the owner there everyday cleaning in the evening, so I started going there more often.

Later in the night, I'll usually go to Pho Hong since they're basically 24/7, lol. Portions have been consistency huge for the past 20 years and they give you a crap ton of meat.

Pho Hong's prices have gone up. $20 a bowl. I went to the place at Solo district instead.

[westopher]

CC2s have been beastly on my shit ass 1wd golf wagon these past few days. Passing all the range rovers with people sitting 2 inches from the steering wheel going 8km/h with ease.

[winson604]

True when it first moved location. But the last year been eating around all the pho places. Thai Son was still the same price and same large portion while the rest has shrunk and gotten more expensive. Pho37 got even worse after they moved to the bigger location at capstan.

I used to hit up Phở Nhuận in East Van sometimes because it's in the area butat one point in the pandemic I got a Pho Tai Bo Vien and when I went home I thought I got pranked I mean I know times were tough and people were scaling back but shiet it was embarrassing. It was one beef ball cut into pieces and 2 slices of beef and you know the slices in pho are already small. Felt like I just got a plain bowl of noodles and soup needless to say I've not stepped foot in that place ever again.

[carsncars]

So, the Civic does shockingly well in the snow with proper tires. Main issue is the ground clearance. I feel like LSD does help on the side streets and back lanes - comparing to my Mazda 3 previously.

[supafamous]

https://www.yelp.ca/biz/pho-den-burnaby

I've been to Pho Den (Kingsway & Gilley) a few times lately and it's not bad - the wings are delicious while the pho can be a bit hit and miss though the last time the broth was spot on. In its favour it's clean and the staff are very friendly.

[underscore]

Aware me. Sorel a good brand for snow boots?

They're great, all my kids snow boots have been Sorels. On sale they're not much more than the cheap ones but they're much warmer.

[nismodrifter]

Aware me. Sorel a good brand for snow boots?


Yes a good brand.

If we get more snow I'd love to hear feedback on how single stage blowers do with the wet stuff. Snowblower is useless for me if it cannot move heavy snow.

[GLOW]

https://www.yelp.ca/biz/pho-den-burnaby

I've been to Pho Den (Kingsway & Gilley) a few times lately and it's not bad - the wings are delicious while the pho can be a bit hit and miss though the last time the broth was spot on. In its favour it's clean and the staff are very friendly.

ya i recently discovered pho den and agree the wings are good, and the pho ain't bad.

[68style]

I like Pho Den but their portions are TINY especially if you get the lemongrass chicken.

[is350]

Instead of a north of $500 snowblower, has anyone tried one of these? Are they any good?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9CePw_9yPjs&t=424s&pp=ygUSZ2FyYW50IHNub3cgc2hvdmVs

https://www.rona.ca/en/product/garant-24-in-polyethylene-sleigh-snow-shovel-with-steel-blade-epss24-0123297?viewStore=61270&cq_src=google_ads&cq_cmp=19754730191&cq_con=&cq_term=&cq_med=pla&cq_plac=&cq_net=x&cq_pos=&cq_plt=gp&&cm_mmc=paid_search-_-google-_-aw_pmax_generic_Outdoor-_-&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA2KitBhCIARIsAPPMEhJPI2czN5gyiObPK7CB 1Eg-rLdjJcuEH_-cA9GRiOnEwnCmBZZfvVoaAia6EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

[Eff-1]

Yes, those work pretty well. Especially if you have to move very very heavy snow. Like snow that's piled up on the side of the road blocking in your driveaway after the plow goes past. You don't need to lift it off the ground, it saves your back.

[headhunt3r]

I have one and it's way better than a regular shovel. It moves a lot more snow at a time and doesn't require you to lift anything off the ground. I used it last night to clear the snow that the plow left in front of my driveway. When not in use though, it takes up a ton of space and is bulky to store.

It definitely has its uses. I also own a cheap wired snowjoe blower to clear the light fluffy stuff when it's there.

[PeanutButter]

Aware me. Sorel a good brand for snow boots?



Pho Hong's prices have gone up. $20 a bowl. I went to the place at Solo district instead.

I would say Sorel is a high quality boot company. They make good quality winter boots. The thing is, winter boots are pretty niche though. How often do you need a winter boot?

So, on sale I feel like they're a good deal, but I wouldn't wear it enough to justify it at full price.

I have blundstones, but they provide almost no grip in the winter weather when there's snow/slush, so having a winter boot for me when I go out for a walk is a must.

[ssjGoku69]

I went to the Thai Son on E Broadway and Kingsway around 6PM a couple months ago with 4 people and their soup base was very diluted compared to any pho shop that I've ever been to. Is there a better location that doesn't water down their broth so I can give it a second chance?

[68style]

The one at Garden City & Alderbridge in Richmond has a nice broth

[punkwax]

I had pho today because of this thread. Thanks RS!

[Great68]

Whenever I'm in Richmond visiting the parents I usually hit up Pho Khang in Broadmoor

I think they're pretty good, I usually get the Bun Bo Hue. Admittedly though my pho place sample size is like 4

[Badhobz]

I had pho today because of this thread. Thanks RS!

Where did you go ? How was it ?

[whitev70r]

If it was in Richmond, you better carry a debit card or cash. Shocked that so many places don't accept credit cards in Richmond places !!

[supafamous]

Instead of a north of $500 snowblower, has anyone tried one of these? Are they any good?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9CePw_9yPjs&t=424s&pp=ygUSZ2FyYW50IHNub3cgc2hvdmVs

https://www.rona.ca/en/product/garant-24-in-polyethylene-sleigh-snow-shovel-with-steel-blade-epss24-0123297?viewStore=61270&cq_src=google_ads&cq_cmp=19754730191&cq_con=&cq_term=&cq_med=pla&cq_plac=&cq_net=x&cq_pos=&cq_plt=gp&&cm_mmc=paid_search-_-google-_-aw_pmax_generic_Outdoor-_-&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA2KitBhCIARIsAPPMEhJPI2czN5gyiObPK7CB 1Eg-rLdjJcuEH_-cA9GRiOnEwnCmBZZfvVoaAia6EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

I have that exact model but in grey. Works really well if you have a place to dump the snow. If you have to pile the snow up it can be a bit of heavy lifting after a while as it can hold so much snow.

[punkwax]

Where did you go ? How was it ?

Phở Sunrise in South Surrey. It’s quite good but my favourite local spot, River Mekong, shut down some time ago, unfortunately.

If you’re ever out towards White Rock fire me a PM and if I’m not working or at the rink, I’ll buy you a bowl.

[Badhobz]

Same if you come to Richmond. I’ll take you to Thai son. Show you my hood.

[Vansterdam]

In terms of straight up pho.


Dang Anh Cafe - Chinese donut with your pho. they used to be open till like 2-3am, but google says 12am now.

Pho Duy - only 2 items on the menu. chicken or beef. best viet coffee.

Pho Hong on Kingsway - best 24 hour pho spot, love the bun bo hue here.



honorable mentions:

Cafe Xu Hue or Song Huong for bun bo hue

Thai son or Got Pho Thien Kim for rice dishes

Hoang yen for Bun cha ca fish noodle soup.

Banh Mi Saigon for sandwiches.

Viet noodle guy for vermicelli bowls.

Pho Thai hang 2 express for sandwiches + really good selection of premade stuff. this is my go to place for sandwiches. sad the old location on Kingsway/Victoria was closed down. everything there was good.

Hoang yen / Phuong nam for bun rieu / crab noodle soup

My Chau for chicken pho ga / chicken congee / fried chicken + rice


new pho superbowl on kingsway where the old pho boi 24 hr place was.. havent tried this location, but the Coquitlam one was good.

been meaning to try Van 168 Coffee for their pho as well. heard good things.

[Badhobz]

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/01/19/abbotsford-snowplow-death-gofundme/

How does this even happen. Dude gets killed by a snow plow.

Fuck sakes.

[Mikoyan]

Yes a good brand.

If we get more snow I'd love to hear feedback on how single stage blowers do with the wet stuff. Snowblower is useless for me if it cannot move heavy snow.

That was my worry too. I was just out clearing my back alley. 3" of wet snow/slush. It's basically the uncleared snow that's been melting and rained on all say. I think it should do fine. Here's the video: https://youtu.be/pnIvyp6T2oo?si=V2Vawmg0pTLNA6w4
The issue would be how deep the wet snow you're clearing. I put the blower to full power and just went slow.

[spoon.ek9]

banh mi saigon?

my friend says he goes to Ba Le Banh Mi

[Hondaracer]

I like banh mi Saigon their meatball and house specials are tasty

Tried their viet Bao they make as well, was ok basically spring roll filling inside a Bao, sounded better than it tasted.

Those little puff pastries with meatball inside though are addictive lol

[spoon.ek9]

So, the Civic does shockingly well in the snow with proper tires. Main issue is the ground clearance. I feel like LSD does help on the side streets and back lanes - comparing to my Mazda 3 previously.

Man, I've been dailying my civics through snow since forever lol. Back in 2008 when we got hit with that huge dump of snow, I was still driving the EK on all seasons and just steaming past all sorts of SUVs and RWD Euros/Domestics. I also had no LSD in the EK back then and right now my EF has no LSD either. Proper snow tires make the car feel nearly invincible if not for my lowered height at times :lol

[6793026]

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/01/19/abbotsford-snowplow-death-gofundme/

How does this even happen. Dude gets killed by a snow plow.

Fuck sakes.

how does someone get hit... dude was dressed in black on black hoddie walking at 2 AM at night.....

well it's abbotsford, crazy snow for 3 days, walking on the side.. sometimes snow plow can't see with the bizzard blowing at night being all white and it's just being at the wrong place at the wrong time...

[tofu1413]

lower mainland in general, people love to wear all black especially on dark, stormy cold nights carrying their black umbrella and their knee length coats in black.

While J walking.

[Qmx323]

Pho Duy - only 2 items on the menu. chicken or beef. best viet coffee.


Just had this place on Sunday after decades driving past without knowing if it was open or not.

Oh man, so much beef. Soup so good, didn't have coffee but will get next time.

[Badhobz]

so were you like DUY!!! so much beef!

[Gumby]

so were you like DUY!!! so much beef!
Isn't DUY pronounced "dui" in Vietnamese, as opposed to DIU! :lol

[bcrdukes]

Pho Duy = Pho Bich Nga

So many interesting names at this location :D

[GLOW]

lower mainland in general, people love to wear all black especially on dark, stormy cold nights carrying their black umbrella and their knee length coats in black.

While J walking.

don't forget with ear buds / headphones on, and looking down on their phone, walking at the speed of a senior citizen expecting everyone to stop for 'em

[whitev70r]

oH nO yOu DiDN't ... yoU jUst VIcTim bLAMed ThIS GEn zZ !!@

https://x.com/RichmondRCMP/status/1712903237509001379

[SkinnyPupp]

My turn (kind of) WutFace

(I'm at elevation so probably closer to 2 or 3)

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

Not quite as cold but it hits different with uninsulated brick walls lol

[Blueboy222]

noodles

[SkinnyPupp]

Yup I only eat noodles when the weather is like this.. Yesterday I had ramen! It was decent. Double noodles still felt like not enough

[GLOW]

oH nO yOu DiDN't ... yoU jUst VIcTim bLAMed ThIS GEn zZ !!@

https://x.com/RichmondRCMP/status/1712903237509001379

i remember the public backlash/outrage they got for posting this ppl were like BibleThump:QQ:


lol we're doomed

[SkinnyPupp]

Internet backlash isn't real life backlash lol.. It's just bored losers on twitter

[spoon.ek9]

this isn't even a gen z thing. how do people still not understand?

sure, as a pedestrian you have the right to cross but that doesn't prevent the car from potentially killing you. if being right matters more than being alive then go for it dumbasses :facepalm:

people are dumb as shit and getting dumber it seems lol..

[Traum]

this isn't even a gen z thing. how do people still not understand?

sure, as a pedestrian you have the right to cross but that doesn't prevent the car from potentially killing you. if being right matters more than being alive then go for it dumbasses :facepalm:

people are dumb as shit and getting dumber it seems lol..
The same mentality applies to certain entitled cyclists too. If it is you on your bike against me in my car, I can guarantee you that you'd be the one hurting far more than I'm hurting. FailFish

[whitev70r]

And I sound like a broken record, plus those guys on the one wheel electric scooters wearing a motorcycle helmet going full tilt.

Or e-scooters taking up a lane of the road.

[blkgsr]

natural selection needs to come back...

[Vansterdam]

Just had this place on Sunday after decades driving past without knowing if it was open or not.

Oh man, so much beef. Soup so good, didn't have coffee but will get next time.

Their hours are pretty short and random. They also sell out fairly early and close.

miss the old pho bitch nigga though lol

[tegra7]

I see snowflakes