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12-08-2016, 10:00 AM
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#4201 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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If you can't find salt, use kitty litter. It won't melt snow/ice but it will provide plenty of traction.
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12-08-2016, 10:34 AM
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#4202 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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| SNOW!!!!!!
Just checked Home Depot (Richmond) and Iron Wood Canadian Tire, both locations are out of salt and will be in by next week.
Good thing I bought two bags a couple of years back!
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12-08-2016, 10:37 AM
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#4203 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Special weather notice has ended...guess there isn't going to be as much as they predicted.
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12-08-2016, 10:40 AM
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#4204 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL ^
inb4 its rain overnight and through the weekend
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12-08-2016, 10:41 AM
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#4205 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by subordinate  Special weather notice has ended...guess there isn't going to be as much as they predicted. | Source? I can't seem to find anything on it (nor can I find anything regarding a special weather advisory).
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12-08-2016, 10:43 AM
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#4206 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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| https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-74_metric_e.html
Edit: Snowfall warning just put in effect
seems like the forecasted snowfall decreasing with time though
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12-08-2016, 10:54 AM
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#4207 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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If weather predictions fail one more time after this, they better prepare riot gear instead of snow gear.
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12-08-2016, 11:19 AM
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#4208 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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Originally Posted by thumper | That's unbelievable, if Alex Fraser closes ... maybe Port Mann will too, get ready for a gong show. Call in sick on Friday people! Is Vancouver the only city with bridges that have snow? What do other city with bridges do?
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12-08-2016, 11:38 AM
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#4209 | | Witness protection
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Originally Posted by whitev70r That's unbelievable, if Alex Fraser closes ... maybe Port Mann will too, get ready for a gong show. Call in sick on Friday people! Is Vancouver the only city with bridges that have snow? What do other city with bridges do? | Falling ice rare, but not unheard of, on world?s cable-stayed bridges
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12-08-2016, 11:41 AM
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2 to 4 cm of snow expected tonight. Up to 5 to 7 cm tomorrow. Could really add up.
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12-08-2016, 11:47 AM
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#4211 | | Witness protection
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Originally Posted by Liquid_o2 2 to 4 cm of snow expected tonight. Up to 5 to 7 cm tomorrow. Could really add up. | i like your numbers better, but according to what 604_boi posted above... Quote:
Tonight
Cloudy. Snow beginning late this evening. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Windy. Temperature steady near minus 3.
Fri, 9 Dec
Snow. Amount 5 cm except 15 cm over higher terrain. Windy early in the morning. High plus 1.
Night Snow or rain. Low zero. | i'm from north burnaby, which pretty much follows SFU's weather forecasts... guess which one i'm expecting 
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12-08-2016, 11:58 AM
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I'm hoping that since the bulk of the snow is supposed to happen overnight and into tomorrow morning, that a lot of people will just take a 3day weekend.
I just wish the people who aren't comfortable driving in snow, and the people who's cars clearly aren't winter/snow ready, stay the fuck off the roads.
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12-08-2016, 12:19 PM
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#4213 | | RS.net PIMP
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer sweeeet... gonna check that out..
need some salt before i head to Van | Just checked Petsmart.ca website, the inventory says available today for pickup at Vancouver 2nd Avenue, Metrotown, BBY Marine Way, Port Coquitlam and Richmond stores. Sold out at Grandview Highway and North Van stores.
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12-08-2016, 01:30 PM
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#4214 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by Lowered_Klass I'm hoping that since the bulk of the snow is supposed to happen overnight and into tomorrow morning, that a lot of people will just take a 3day weekend.
I j. | I hope to be one of these people. My cul de sac is already a challenge to get out of.
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12-08-2016, 03:37 PM
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#4215 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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Originally Posted by tegra7 I hope to be one of these people. My cul de sac is already a challenge to get out of. | Unless you work in the snow tire industry ... take a 'sick' day everyone!  | |
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12-08-2016, 03:49 PM
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i sitll dont have my timberlands! my feet are slipping everywhere i step in ice
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12-08-2016, 03:54 PM
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#4217 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Picked up a used set of snow tire chains to use with my M+S tires, I'm ready for you snow
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12-08-2016, 04:02 PM
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#4218 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Originally Posted by whitev70r Unless you work in the snow tire industry ... take a 'sick' day everyone! | Boooo... I've had to OT every single day so far  | |
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12-08-2016, 04:13 PM
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#4219 | | Waxin’ Punks
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Heard on the radio you can use pickling salt as well and it can be bought in some grocery stores...
Apparently cheap but I've never shopped for it so can't confirm where or how much.
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12-08-2016, 04:13 PM
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#4220 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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About 12 jugs of Ice Melt left at Petsmart in Richmond... 4kg bottle for $10.50 I believe. Not cheap but will do the job as most places are sold out.
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12-08-2016, 04:31 PM
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#4221 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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One thing to keep in mind with salt, is that it can harm some concrete surfaces. Which is why I used to use kitty litter. A straw broom can also do a good job of clearing snow beyond what a shovel can remove.
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12-08-2016, 04:52 PM
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#4222 | | Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
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I love my spring action ice chipper. Bought it on clearance at some liquidation place ten years ago. Never used it till now.
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12-08-2016, 05:36 PM
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#4223 | | Banned (ABWS)?
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12-08-2016, 05:40 PM
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#4224 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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is it me or is he putting the car back into gear too quickly after each time he reverses..
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12-08-2016, 05:53 PM
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#4225 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by Bouncing Bettys If weather predictions fail one more time after this, they better prepare riot gear instead of snow gear. | The American weather models say rain.
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