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I'm actually amazed on how many people believed that I lived in the Arctic lmfao

I must have gotten over 10 PM's from different posters asking if I actually live there.

Fun stuff.

Yea, People from the arctic arn't hockey fans. They say:

"Why am I watching 200 pound men skate on somthing thats in my igloo."

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This city really does go crazy when it snows. From one Times Colonist article,

People have been flocking to Big O Tires on Quadra Street to equip their vehicles with snow tires, said owner Kevin Jensen as the snow lingered yesterday. He said the garage has installed snow tires on 800 cars in the last five days, leaving him with a pile of nearly bald tires that reached the ceiling.

"The supply is not keeping up with the demand," he said. "Usually you can't sell more than a few hundred [snow tires] in Victoria."

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Some people are putting chain-like grips on their shoes to combat the icy sidewalks. Mountain Equipment Co-op was completely sold out of Yaktrax, a contraption that slips onto your shoes and bites into the ice with tiny metal teeth.

Hats, gloves and even heavy down jackets are flying out the door, said Sarah-Jane Chilton, the store's general manager.

"We've sold more [boots] just last week than we would in a regular Victoria winter," she said. "It only takes a couple of days of cold to get the masses out purchasing winter items."

http://www.timescolonist.com/Technology/So...9909/story.html

And the best letter to the editor ever (it's even being read on the radio)

Get out of my way -- I'm driving my SUV in the snow

It has been two years since we have had a decent amount of snow and the first since I bought my large four-wheel-drive SUV.

Now that I have a great SUV, I will be an amazing snow driver. Never mind that the average Victorian only averages a day of snow-driving practice a year, I will be able to drive the snowy streets of Victoria at full speed.

Yes, I will be that SUV that passes you in the unplowed lane, as you barely keep control of your own car.

Trust me, I am not in a hurry, just allowing everyone to admire my superior snow-driving skills.

If you slide into another lane, don't do it around me. I will be driving at normal speed, and will be not able to react fast enough.

Most likely I will hit you, and you will be at fault, because I have the great snow-driving SUV and you don't!

Check both ways before going through the green light. I will be going so fast I will not be able to stop as usual and will just plow right through the red.

For pedestrians walking on the street because no one shovelled the sidewalk, don't worry if you see me coming at full speed around the corner with my wheels spinning. I am a great snow driver!

No need to jump out of the way. I will not hit you! Someone else might, but not me!

http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/lette...9997/story.html
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Ice isn't slippery.

What causes your tires to slip is friction, which melts the the ice into water (it freezes immediately after the friction is no longer applied). Car hydroplanes, you slide out of control, you flip your car into a ditch just west of the Mt. Lehman overpass.

It's pressure actually...

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