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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!! :frantic:

In a snow storm a few years ago UBC was forced closed for a day but that was because the storm knocked out power to the campus for most of the day so not quite a snow day.

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frack. frack frack frack frack.

People here do not know hwo to drive in the snow.

The basics:

Don't go past 60 you psycho fracks that think you can drive in the snow, you're going to kill someone.

What you can't see is the worse; black ice kills, not snow. Snow grips, ice sends you into oncoming traffic.

Don't slam breaks if the road is icy, you WILL slide, you WILL lose control and you will die. Braking is not safe in icy conditions. People here can't brake normally, barely anyone knows how to gradually stop. The way people brake here and ice means it's better not to brake at all, which means going 20 the whole way if you have to. Switch to '3' on your car and let go of the gas, you'll slow down and then you can hit the brakes when you're going under 10.

Be aware of other cars, don't concentrate on only what's infront of you. There's people coming the other way that might spin out. A lot of people here drive only caring about themseles. Don't brake too fast. You might stop but the guy behind you might not.

Edit: About UBC, UBC never closes. Never. We had one day where the power was out when the first big snowstorm hit and it was open the next day, even though conditions got worse.

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The lights are always on in there, even during the semester breaks.

Where's SFU's green team? Someone should do something about it if no one's actually in there studying.

I'd like to see a stat on how much electricity buildings no longer open use - stores, malls, libraries apparently... It's terrible. :(

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In a snow storm a few years ago UBC was forced closed for a day but that was because the storm knocked out power to the campus for most of the day so not quite a snow day.

I remember that. Actually the power outage was due to a construction crew hitting a main power line and had nothing to do with the snow IIRC.

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