Antebellum Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 never thought id say this but that corolla was awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-SN- Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I will never understand why people try to drive in those conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electro Rock Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I'm in Edmonton right now, it's actually warmer than Vancouver was when I left yesterday, though there's a bit more snow here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_time_hockey Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I will never understand why people try to drive in those conditions. The thing is those conditions aren't that bad. There is some snow on the ice patches. Believe it or not snow on ice = traction. Try it with winter boots on. Walk on snow then ice. You get grip. It is the same issue as in 2008 when we got that cold snap. Driving to a Giants game with snow. Going up Knight up the rise and people were spinning their tires. I was doing 65km/h uphill in the left lane past them all and stopped at the light. All on all-seasons. Yeah I had chains with me but I would amost die than put them on with that amount of snow on the ground. The issue isn't the conditions, it is the morons behind the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj_coolcat Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 crazy actions in Seattle! So, is it a myth that buses are better in snow/ice than cars? I'll never forget my bus getting stuck in snowdrift on the way to the ferry the morning after a giant snowstorm in Victoria a couple of years back and this tiny German woman in an old station wagon picking me up and driving me to the ferry. We were passing cars in ditches all the way up the Pat Bay highway, and she was going full speed. It was amazing. Experience driving in snow makes all the difference I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_time_hockey Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 So, is it a myth that buses are better in snow/ice than cars? I'll never forget my bus getting stuck in snowdrift on the way to the ferry the morning after a giant snowstorm in Victoria a couple of years back and this tiny German woman in an old station wagon picking me up and driving me to the ferry. We were passing cars in ditches all the way up the Pat Bay highway, and she was going full speed. It was amazing. Experience driving in snow makes all the difference I guess. Experience is the key. I have been saying this as long as I have had an account here. You can go as fast as you want on ice in a straight line. The issue is turning and stopping. So you leave yourself more following space and slow down sooner. Of course none of this helps you if you are on crappy tires. But anyone with any winter driving experience wouldn't go out on bald tires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucksgirl1234 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 So where's the snow they've been talking about? Snowed a bit around 1:30 in Richmond today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbanator Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 This has been disappointing. We only got light flurries for an hour here, hardly anything. I hope we get a whole bunch while I am asleep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UkraineFreightTrain Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I keep looking outside, nothing yet.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Patience people! it'll be here soon enough and then we'll all complain about it Random question: I was checking the SFU webcams a minute ago. The Convo Mall one faces the library and I noticed that all the lights are still on in the library even though it's past midnight. Has anyone ever been into the library this late at night? Are there actually people in there? It seems like a huge waste of electricity to me but I'm not really sure how many students are in there at this time of night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarvis Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Snowing in Victoria... lightly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d^/ > _ < \^b Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Has UBC been closed before due to snow? I certainly need it so i will have more time to finish the lab and essay due friday!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_time_hockey Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I think the weather office likes to get people in the GVRD all in a panic about snow. Too bad my thread in WN got locked. I had alot of good tips and ideas for the lifer GVRDers. Sadly my helpful knowledge won't be given. Who can you thank for that lack of experience and service, PM me to find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_time_hockey Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Has UBC been closed before due to snow? I certainly need it so i will have more time to finish the lab and essay due friday!! UBC's official policy is to never close. It is up to the faculty if they want to travel in and run class. And given labs pretty much are over, I doubt they will close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d^/ > _ < \^b Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 UBC's official policy is to never close. It is up to the faculty if they want to travel in and run class. And given labs pretty much are over, I doubt they will close. bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trek Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Patience people! it'll be here soon enough and then we'll all complain about it Random question: I was checking the SFU webcams a minute ago. The Convo Mall one faces the library and I noticed that all the lights are still on in the library even though it's past midnight. Has anyone ever been into the library this late at night? Are there actually people in there? It seems like a huge waste of electricity to me but I'm not really sure how many students are in there at this time of night. The lights are always on in there, even during the semester breaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristianHay Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Pretty light flurries in Richmond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d^/ > _ < \^b Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 The lights are always on in there, even during the semester breaks. The Irving K Barber library at UBC is opened 24hrs during final exam periods. There is actually quite a bit of people who bring their sleeping bags and crash there overnight. I had an exam at 7 in the evening and another one at 8:30am the very next day so i didn't even bother going home and basically slept at the semi comfortable couches/chairs there. All in all, i had a good sleep until 3am when they start vacuuming the floors.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Pretty light flurries in Richmond. There's literally nothing where I am right now (1 and Blundell in Rmd) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UkraineFreightTrain Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Really light but it has begun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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