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Old 01-06-2017, 07:18 AM   #5476
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https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/commen...ed_25_of_snow/

And people complain that Vancouver can't handle a bit of snow.
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Old 01-06-2017, 07:33 AM   #5477
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More or less the same as mine. Mines a 6' bar that's quite heavy. They come in different weights, the bigger it is the more tiring it'll be to lift and stab but it'll be a lot easier than using a tiny little narrow one that only weighs 5lbs.
Stab the ground all over with the chisel, lay the chisel on an angle on a piece of the asphalt and just keep pushing it forwards and it'll split the ice up to the point where you can take a shovel and easily scoop it up and toss it to the side.

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I asked my shop stores dept where Burnaby orders ours from and it's a place in Vancouver called Micon

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Where'd you pick up something like that?
I bought a bar just like that a couple weeks ago to pull up my kitchen floor (didn't work) from Rona and it was about $40.00. I didn't think about using it to chip up my driveway ice until now.
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Where can I get my 15" snow tires mounted on rims for cheap in Vancouver ?


That's going to be a tough one given that you want to do it now.
Have you tried calling around?
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Old 01-06-2017, 10:21 AM   #5483
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That's going to be a tough one given that you want to do it now.
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Ditto, I was at Costco a couple days ago and the tire department was still busy as hell. Likely to be the same at other places like Kal Tire etc but then again if you can find a place with stock you could get a garage to install them since they are not as busy.
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Some patches of blue sky appearing in East Van
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I can't believe what a little snow does to this city. From people ready to kill each other for a bag of free fucking salt, to the people acting like they were personally molested by their neighbour due to ice on their sidewalk....
This city is full of fucking idiots.
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RS is a car club. Wouldn't it be great if somehow we were able to order salt and shovels for our members? I get emails from Global Industrial and they have salt and shovels in stock. Not for long, probably. Anyway, probably a logistical nightmare, but not impossible. Members place orders, RS charges a nominal fee which gets donated to a worthy charity and to cover costs. Members pick up their orders in a civilized manner at a sponsors' place of business. In a perfect world, of course.
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Makes sense, I broke down and decided to get Nokians this morning for the ILX that has been hibernating. The truck is nice and whatnot, but not very fuel efficient.

Dad borrowing son's EV isn't cool, either.

It'll probably not snow for the rest of the year. Kind of like washing the car and it starts to rain within a few hours, lol.

Sitting at Kal Tire, bored out of my gourd. RS helping kill time........
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I can't believe what a little snow does to this city. From people ready to kill each other for a bag of free fucking salt, to the people acting like they were personally molested by their neighbour due to ice on their sidewalk....
This city is full of fucking idiots.
I was hoping we'd be more civil like the fort mac fire last year and less like American Black Friday videos
looks like we may be more on the latter side of the spectrum when it comes to aid
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I was hoping we'd be more civil like the fort mac fire last year and less like American Black Friday videos
looks like we may be more on the latter side of the spectrum when it comes to aid
This is why everyone should have their own go bag and emergency kits ready for a potential natural disaster. When that hits Vancouver, the whole city will be a shit show, so make sure you have your own supplies on hand.
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Makes sense, I broke down and decided to get Nokians this morning for the ILX that has been hibernating. The truck is nice and whatnot, but not very fuel efficient.

Sitting at Kal Tire, bored out of my gourd. RS helping kill time........
I'll help a bit with your boredom, going with snow or all-weather WRG3?
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All weather. Saves from buying new rims and TPMS sensors. I now have a set of OEM tires with 26000 km on them. Potato garden in spring, lol.
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It'll probably not snow for the rest of the year. Kind of like washing the car and it starts to rain within a few hours, lol.
the old man could be right about no more snow...? unless higher terrain:

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I broke down and finally installed my Blizzak DM-V2s on the truck. It already had KO2s on it, but the KO2s don't do so well on ice. Great in slush, soft snow and packed snow though!

Have to buy a 3 ton or better jack, I paid a tire shop to do the seasonal changeover this time. Last year I did it with borrowed tools but moved away from the friend who has the big jack for the truck.
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All weather. Saves from buying new rims and TPMS sensors. I now have a set of OEM tires with 26000 km on them. Potato garden in spring, lol.
does costco sell an all-weather tire? google could not answer this for me so i'm thinking no.
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presumably all weather is a little softer than all seasons so they might wear quicker?
any real downsides to using them year round?
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the snow and weather demonstrate how easily a totalitarian dictatorship could easily take hold even in a society we consider to be civilized.

even a minor inconvenience is enough to send people fighting and harassing each other over resources, and people are reporting each other to the gov't over minor things like not clearing your walk

imagine if a real disaster or calamity struck lol
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does costco sell an all-weather tire? google could not answer this for me so i'm thinking no.
We sure don't. We do not like the idea of doing things half asses to be honest. An all weather is okay in everything, but good at nothing. A dedicated snow tire would kick its ass.
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All weather tires typically have all season tread patterns with extra siping but use winter tire compound.
They are aimed at people who do not drive their cars often enough to justify buying two sets of tires (<10k per year)
There should not be any downside to the all weather tires as long as your car is an appliance and not a weekend toy.
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On my way home from work today, saw some guy using a propane torch to get rid of all the ice on his front sidewalk
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and while we were on the topic of people too lazy to clear their sidewalks and driveways before it froze... we have this:

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