it snowed!
 

http://members.shaw.ca/smokinreefer/jan05snow.jpg

not a whole lot of snow, but i am sick... and i am bored, and i am already awake at 8am...so its exciting for me!

unfortunatley my better half says i am not allowed to play with my dogs in the snow because of this darned fever i have.

mind you theres not much snow to play with, as it barely covers the ground.

anyhoo... hope the rest of your day is not as boring as mine!

just thought you'd like to know... it's still snowing!

and i'm having banana bread oatmeal for breakfast.

ahahhahahhaha. i dont know if you can tell from the pic, but i am on a slight incline...

and the canada post guy kept trying to get up the hill in his rear wheel drive van...

he'd drive up a few house spinning his tires, reverse back then try again...
hahahaha, he finally made it.

it is snowing heavily now, small flakes though. :mrgreen:

I actually drove in this morning. Got to a hill, seen a line-up, turned around and now I'm home being bored reading about how your bored :lol: .

You guys should come to Calgary. You could play in the snow to your heart's desire, and enjoy -20 degree temperatures too. :razz:

thanks for the invite Bob, but i dont think so!

Jeff, i'd say we should hook up, but i'm sick. and i dont have a ride, well i do but my wife says its too embarrasing to drive! hahahha

anybody a mechanic and want a fixer upper?

its a 1990 toyota tercel that should be in way bette rshape than it is... this car has been very neglected. it has atleast 200k on it... has a oil leak, and has not passed aircare. insurance is up in a few months and i was hoping to get rid of it somehow then.

apparently (just a guess) the straight pipe on the exhaust might have broken off or something. all i know is my wife said that it is super loud when she gasses it and it makes the seat vibrate! hahahah.

so i had some people over new years eve, so i decide to move the car to make more room for parking, well i tell ya, i moved it a few feet and that thing is HELLA LOUD!

so what do i do with this thing now? i suppose the autowrecker/junkyard will give me some dough for it?

dang you should see richmond.. there is no way i would go out in that today with our drivers :eek:

He,he, you guys call that snow. :lol:

Way too funny! :lol:

Our over night frost can be heavier than your snowfall! :lol:

heh, we had a snowstorm that made small cars disappear, then it went down to -47 or something... :(

now it's nice and normal around -25

well, guess what? it's still snowing.

richmond, yah... my wife had to drive there to work...
she called me from brentwood... which would normally take just over 5min to get to... i took her 25 today... she said traffic was just backed up from here till tomorrow!

Yikes! Look at all that snow! Did they have to cancel all flights at Vancouver International Airport? :mrgreen:

As the radio announcer said yesterday, 3-5 cm of snow in the Lower Mainland is like 3-5 feet of snow to the rest of Canada. Most of these LM drivers don't know how to drive in even 1 cm of snow. Heck, I've seen them forget how to drive in rain, if it hasn't rained in a month or so & that's in Vancouver where it might rain for half the year (it seems). Yeesh.
Luckily I'm a tutor so I don't have to go out today unless my students don't cancel. I also have a CR-V & am used to driving in snow & bad weather (knock on wood); although, I'll be the first to admit that a Honda CR-V is not the snow beast my old 4-Runner with 31" BFG All-Terrains was. Gave the beast :cry: to my little bro (Big Bro program) in Winterpeg.

How about a reef-tour guys & gals (JK).

Anthony

Hope none of us get into an accident over the next few snowy days.

hahahhaha!

personally i like the snow... i like driving in it too...

only problem is, just about the rest of the GVRD doesnt!

which makes it not so fun for me anymore...

anyhoo... i wish it would get really deep so i could run around, or try to run around in it with my doggies! that would be loads of fun. but then i guess i would get even more sick.

man i am bored...

Well most of you guys on the coast or close to it prolly dont have the right tires for snow ... some all season radials are a joke and do more harm than good by giving the driver a false sense of confidence ... in my car ( '95 325i ) I have to use winter tires or else I would not get out of the driveway :rolleyes: :lol:

Here in Calgary it has been snowing all day and my wife just came home to say that Deerfoot is a white-out with trucks pulled over on the side of the road due to reduced visibility

Tobaggoning anyone ?

Yeah, it's pretty sad. My sis-in-law already got into a rear-ender (she hit them) early this morning, even before the majority of the snow came down. Lower Mainlanders need to learn to slow down & keep adequate distances between vehicles :mad: , especially if they never bothered to winterize their cars.

Imagine if it were against the law to drive on snow days if you don't know how to do it or don't have snow tires. The streets around here would be empty :lol: with only people from other parts of BC & Canada allowed on the streets. Should be interesting to drive to my students' place later & see how many abandoned cars are out there. There's already a minivan almost blocking my back lane. Let's see now. If I push it back a little, it will block my lane & I don't have to go to work today. Hmmmm. :lol:

Anthony

I'd just like to say I've been in Regina all Week with this -30 crap. and the snow better be gone when I get home :mad: :razz:


J

ok i used to live in the yukon when i was a kid.. we bombed around in a 73 toyota corolla so it has nothing to do with what kind or car you drive, rather than whos driving it. funny i was just chatting with my dad the other night about how the schools wouldnt close until it the temp was lower than -40! damn that was cold period in my life.

Here is a picture of what it looks like in Calgary right now






















































... Just pretty much all white.

you suck, you know how long I was waiting for a pic to load hehe :mrgreen:

Steve

The sad thing is that before the sun set, that is EXACTLY what it looked like outside when I looked out my window. :lol:

"you suck, you know how long I was waiting for a pic to load hehe "




ROFLMAO??? How long did you wait for a pic to load?????

well I was reading my motorcycle forum also so I kept checking back for about 10 min until I said whats the heck is going on.

Steve

I remember reading this kal-tire newsletter thing (internal - probably shouldn't have been reading it) mentioned that more snow tires were sold in the greater vancouver area - than in the rest of canada... Gotta love you west coasters :)

Personally I figure the roads musta been bad today, my neighbours tried to squeeze me out of my parking spot (the alleys got a nice hill - then it's uphill into the parking spots). Ah well hope they enjoy their door dings :mrgreen:

Andy

Having grown up in Ontario I'm used to snow and driving in it. But I have to admit, when it snows on the coast here...even just a little, the roads get BAD. In the East when its snows, its already cold too, nice cold ground, much freezy-freezy the snow blows around, we got some slippery spots but all in all not bad until the storms hit. lol
But here even a little snow makes for bad roads. The nice warm ground melts the underlying snow, the fresh stuff stays on top. As soon as you try to brake, your tires create an awesome ice/slush strip underneath them and you can slide forever...WWEEEEE. Well not if theres cars in front of you.
So as much as I laugh and joke that they shut the city down as soon as someone spots A snowflake....I must admit that driving here in this crap can be real tricky.

Everyone is complaining about driving in this weather. Try Riding you bike to work in it. That's the Calgary snow I'm talking about not the west coast snow :razz:

I'm hoping to not have to experience that thanks!!

Actually, when I went to tutor in Vancouver, the driving conditions on the main roads were very good & I think there were actually fewer accidents/traffic tie-ups than usual because so many West Coasters decided to stay home. Yeahhh!!! Usually it's bumper-to-bumper & rush hour sucks way more than normal, but I have to admit that people who didn't have to go out were smart enough to stay home & off the roads.

Only the side streets are bad & I live on a hill side so the best move is to go perpendicular to the slope & hit a major road. Unfortunately for some, I saw someone try to brave the slope & slide for over a block down the hill. :eek: Probably they'll have to go change into new underwear :lol:

Anybody else appreciate their anti-lock brakes but hate that stuttering "something-feels-wrong-with-my-car" sensation when it's actually activated?

Anthony

guess what :mrgreen:

oh we still doing that stuff tomorrow?

Steve

Well it is snowing again so therefore another day at home :mrgreen: .

Crap. There's white stuff all over the place otside. I think it's this snow stuff you guys have been talking about. :rolleyes:

Now here is some cold and snow. He,he.

http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/3001/8Winter.jpg



Ok, so the computer challenged moderator asks, "how come it did not work"? :confused:

Looking goooood.

Doug, you need to remove the ?6419 from the end of the path.

Ok, gotcha Brad. Thanks. Sometimes it worked with that.

Thanks for posting it AJ.


On a side note, I was hear you guys have a dandy snow coming. :eek:

Dandy isn't a word I'd use to describe it. I had to leave the bike at home today, not happy with that.

I have a VERY IMPORTANT thing to tell all of you! Don't try going down snow covered stairs on a overly waxed toboggan. I hit a tree with my friend. Hes fine but I am going to get a X-Ray on my wrist. :biggrin: . I think this is like my seventh time I have gone to get a X-Ray! Also this is just before we go to Maui on sunday! I hope to Airport isn't closed :rolleyes: .

Matt

People from Parksville go to Maui for vacation????

See to me that's almost like hearing that people from Maui go for vacations on .... a different part of Maui. :lol:

Just kidding - I suppose what you call "winter" totally sucks for you too and you need to get away. :mrgreen: Have fun and remember to post your snorkeling or diving pictures!!!

Dont worry I will. But I still question my photography skills! I can't wait to use my camera underwater. No more cheap Disposible underwater cameras. The snow might keep us here though :frown: .

Matt

People in Parksville have toboggans?? :eek:

Even weirder that you get to use it! :biggrin: