Was a better drive in to work than I thought it would be,no accidents!! Couple of days ago with the ice was 1st gear in traffic...45 min to get 6 miles!
Was a better drive in to work than I thought it would be,no accidents!! Couple of days ago with the ice was 1st gear in traffic...45 min to get 6 miles!
Where you live Jim...must have been bumper to bumper.
It was -26 C here this morning, -32 C with the windchill. Sure glad the garbage truck has a decent heater. I find it amusing that Vancouver island has more snow than we do though. We have maybe 5 cm total here in Edmonton.
Was a better drive in to work than I thought it would be,no accidents!! Couple of days ago with the ice was 1st gear in traffic...45 min to get 6 miles!
Where you live Jim...must have been bumper to bumper.
That's an old pic....we were moooooving right along. I'm the one in the back just hoofing it.
3-4" in Vic, you'd think there was a blizzard. DND closed along with 25% of my other customers. Made for an easy day though. Still lots of idiots out there, have to pass the truck just so they can pull in front, then stop and make a left in 50yds???
3-4" in Vic, you'd think there was a blizzard. DND closed along with 25% of my other customers. Made for an easy day though. Still lots of idiots out there, have to pass the truck just so they can pull in front, then stop and make a left in 50yds???
Jim you have more snow than there is here in Langley. We may get more according to the weather office, if they know what they are talking about. They seemed to think that the Island would be a mixed bag of snow or rain depending on elevation. We shall see what transpires.
Saw the news today and you can see how little people know about driving in this stuff. Most is just plan going to fast for the conditions. Oh, yah, and no proper tires.
Was a better drive in to work than I thought it would be,no accidents!! Couple of days ago with the ice was 1st gear in traffic...45 min to get 6 miles!
Where you live Jim...must have been bumper to bumper.
That's an old pic....we were moooooving right along. I'm the one in the back just hoofing it.
Was a better drive in to work than I thought it would be,no accidents!! Couple of days ago with the ice was 1st gear in traffic...45 min to get 6 miles!
Where you live Jim...must have been bumper to bumper.
That's an old pic....we were moooooving right along. I'm the one in the back just hoofing it.
Yup that's him you can get a glimps of the mustache.
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Man the rest of Canada sure likes to beat up on west coasters when they get snow. The problem is most of the rest of Canadians have never actually driven there when it snows. Wet heavy crap that turns instantly to pure ice when you walk or drive on it. That and BC isn't exactly flat. A couple of inches is enough to make things very challenging...but conditions there can sometimes leave 10-24" on the ground in one storm. Sure it melts in days, but those days it is there are miserable.
In comparison, in Edmonton if we get 3 or 4" at a time I'm amazed. Sure it snows a lot, but rarely huge accumulations. All of it is ultra dry and provides plenty of bite. Easy to drive on. I drive the speed limit on the highway bare or fully covered by snow.
Anyways, drive a mile in their shoes (or cars). It's a whole nother thing the snow there...I lived there for 37 years before moving to Edmonton in 2012, so I'd say I do know a bit about the differences in snow between there and any other part of Canada.
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Agreed, our prairie snows usually are a lot easier to work with than the BC wet stuff.
On a side note, a local guy retired to Vancouver about 8 years ago after living here his whole life. About 2 years later he was shovelling that stuff and yup, you guessed it. His life ended with a heart attack. Sure gotta be careful when you deal with the heavy stuff.
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The closest I can think of as a comparison here in Edmonton is when we get freezing rain in a substantial amount. That is pretty much the only road condition/weather I hate having to drive in. Suddenly you find every slight grade and side slope.
Man the rest of Canada sure likes to beat up on west coasters when they get snow. The problem is most of the rest of Canadians have never actually driven there when it snows. Wet heavy crap that turns instantly to pure ice when you walk or drive on it. That and BC isn't exactly flat. A couple of inches is enough to make things very challenging...but conditions there can sometimes leave 10-24" on the ground in one storm. Sure it melts in days, but those days it is there are miserable.
In comparison, in Edmonton if we get 3 or 4" at a time I'm amazed. Sure it snows a lot, but rarely huge accumulations. All of it is ultra dry and provides plenty of bite. Easy to drive on. I drive the speed limit on the highway bare or fully covered by snow.
Anyways, drive a mile in their shoes (or cars). It's a whole nother thing the snow there...I lived there for 37 years before moving to Edmonton in 2012, so I'd say I do know a bit about the differences in snow between there and any other part of Canada.
You mean the place where they still brag about cutting grass in shorts and a T shirt in November?
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lol, if you believe that bs. It might still be green in November, but it's also dormant...and likely raining. Raining for weeks. I loved living in B.C. for the most part, but the rain can really get to you sometimes.
@ Lefty, what part of Surrey? We lived a block north of Holland park, really near Central City.
lol, if you believe that bs. It might still be green in November, but it's also dormant...and likely raining. Raining for weeks. I loved living in B.C. for the most part, but the rain can really get to you sometimes.
@ Lefty, what part of Surrey? We lived a block north of Holland park, really near Central City.
Hi 57
You were spot on about the rain here on the wet coast. From the first of October to the end of November we had a total of 6days that it didn't rain. As you said it started to get to you. Now we have a little snow and the road out front it like a skating rink. The next few days are going to be in the -9 range which, I know for some of you seems a piece of cake, but with the humidity at around 75% it get right though you.
Luppy
Oh yeah! I did cut the lawn in November but not in a t shirt.
When I lived in Vic I remember 1 snowstorm...My garbage truck slid all the way down a hill, knocked over a light pole. Radio my boss and he said keep going and he would call it in....Never heard another thing about it. Made it to Nanaimo and boss radio me to get a hotel room for the night as everthing was shutting down. Defintiley different driving than our Edmonton snow!
Still lots of idiots out there, have to pass the truck just so they can pull in front, then stop and make a left in 50yds???
