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02-06-2017, 07:41 PM
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#6001 | | My name is Michael. J. Caboose, and I hate BABIES!
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So glad I left my car at home today. The roads were an absolute mess after work =/
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02-06-2017, 07:43 PM
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#6002 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by Edison_Chen Not again on the Canada Line..Twice back on Friday and then today too... | Translink is seriously a joke.
I was at Bridgeport on Friday at 6pm when C-line went down.
Lot of confusion and was chaotic, Their twitter said shuttles are in place but no one know where to line up. Took them 1 hour to put in first shuttle bus, then everyone just bum rushed the bus, like people fleeing war zone.
no line up or no transit personal organizing it.
Took me almost 2 hours to get on a shuttle.
I decided to drive to work today, oh thank god!
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02-06-2017, 07:44 PM
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#6003 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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Originally Posted by whitev70r Craftsman Collision, Boyd Autobody, Kirmac all be saying "let it snow, let it snow ...more, more" | I work in the industry and I've seen enough since the last snow fall. Any shop worth a damn is probably so overloaded and turning away jobs left right and center
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02-06-2017, 07:46 PM
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#6004 | | I don't get it
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Anyone in East Vancouver (east broadway area) with some jumper cables that could help me out with a jump start either tonight or tomorrow? Battery died while I was clearing the driveway of snow. Should only take a couple minutes.
PM me and thanks in advance
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02-06-2017, 07:51 PM
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#6005 | | 2013, 2016, 2017 & 2018 NHL Fantasy RS1 Champion
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Nothing is plowed in Coquitlam. North Road is an ice rink..
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02-06-2017, 08:07 PM
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#6006 | | Witness protection
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Originally Posted by kkthind how much to get a heated driveway  | just do the giant tarp method someone posted awhile back...
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02-06-2017, 08:07 PM
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#6007 | | :inoutugh:
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Originally Posted by 604dragon Anyone in East Vancouver (east broadway area) with some jumper cables that could help me out with a jump start either tonight or tomorrow? Battery died while I was clearing the driveway of snow. Should only take a couple minutes.
PM me and thanks in advance | Whats the major intersection near you? I am east van, but like south east van.
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02-06-2017, 08:07 PM
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#6008 | | i like gifs
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Originally Posted by FerrariEnzo translink said they are going to be prepared for this snow storm.. LMAO | What else could you expect from such an incompetent organization?
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02-06-2017, 08:15 PM
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#6009 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Originally Posted by HonestTea Willingdon is a mess..avoid if you can | Oh jeez how bad is it? That's the daily route to and from bcit
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02-06-2017, 08:26 PM
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#6010 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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So glad the hospital's not releasing the wife and kid until tomorrow. There was talk about releasing us around 11 pm. We politely raised our objections to the plan.
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02-06-2017, 08:27 PM
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#6011 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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hwy 1 was a complete crap show headed westbound this evening, didn't see a single snow plow on the way. sure glad to make it home 
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02-06-2017, 08:35 PM
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#6012 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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stupid question so please feel free to fail
going up a hill/getting stuck do you want to be in a higher gear to avoid wheelspin? I've been reading conflicting tips...higher to reduce torque...lower to have better traction. tried both and when I'm going up the slightest incline on my backalley I either start spinning like an idiot or i'm hitting like 5500rpm...burning almost as much rubber as when I go autocross 
FWD on a/s Potenza Grids no driving nannies
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02-06-2017, 08:49 PM
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#6013 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Originally Posted by twitchyzero stupid question so please feel free to fail
FWD on a/s Potenza Grids no driving nannies | For those wondering whether or not to fail  | |
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02-06-2017, 08:50 PM
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#6014 | | My name is Michael. J. Caboose, and I hate BABIES!
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I've always been taught to use 2nd in snow. Not sure if FWD vs RWD matters or not. But I know 2nd vs using drive was much easier for me in an auto.
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Originally Posted by STATUS105 IF I FIND YOU
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02-06-2017, 09:05 PM
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#6015 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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First, second, third whatever it takes to have the smoothest application of power.
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02-06-2017, 09:07 PM
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#6016 | | MOD
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2.5 hrs from rmd to bby lol  | |
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02-06-2017, 09:19 PM
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#6017 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by 320icar For those wondering whether or not to fail
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my tires still have lots of tread but when I shop for new ones next fall i will still pass on M+S and get Pilot Sport 3 from your shop  | |
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02-06-2017, 09:21 PM
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#6018 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Originally Posted by Gh0stRider 2.5 hrs from rmd to bby lol | Well shit.
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02-06-2017, 09:29 PM
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#6019 | | 2013, 2016, 2017 & 2018 NHL Fantasy RS1 Champion
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Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS Oh jeez how bad is it? That's the daily route to and from bcit | Traffic heading towards the highway entrance was horrible. It took almost an hour until I was able to get onto the highway..
Edit: This was around 5:30pm
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02-06-2017, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by whitev70r Craftsman Collision, Boyd Autobody, Kirmac all be saying "let it snow, let it snow ...more, more" | can confirm...
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02-06-2017, 09:48 PM
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#6021 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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So this was my commute home tonight:
At 6pm, I get to the Olympic Village Station on the Canada Line. I can see two trains with open doors on both sides of the platform with a fuck ton of people standing around. Great, here we go again.
After standing around the platform for awhile, I hear Translink control telling everyone of the delay. They're only broadcasting it through the train speakers and not the platform speakers. It wasn't until some 15 min after I heard the first message did I hear the announcement over the platform speaker. By then, though, the message had already been repeated multiple times in the trains themselves.
Some more waiting and I see the ETA screens change. Instead of saying Richmond-Brighouse or YVR Airport, it now says Oakridge-41st with a scrolling text saying the trains will run as far as Oakridge. I saw this message displayed for another 15 minutes before Command Central announced they would only run the trains as far as Oakridge.
Thanks tips.
(This was the last time command central would talk to us. From here they only ran the generic 'Canada Line is experiencing delays' message).
I was constantly checking the News 1130 Twitter page and they had stated that Translink set up a bus bridge at Oakrige that would take us to Bridgeport. I was thinking 'great, they're on the ball now'.
So eventually the trains start running but due to the queue of people, every time a train stopped at Olympic Village, I'd say about only 3 people were able to fit on the train. I said fuck it and got on the Waterfront bound train and just stayed on it till it reversed course. Still no updates from Command Central.
So after more waiting at each station, I eventually got to Oakridge where we all had to disembark. There was only one green jacket there and he said we had to go downstairs and cross 41st and wait on the other side for the Bus. An older gentleman yelled 'how do I get to Marine?' to which the green jacket replied with the same reply. At least it filled me with confidence that I knew where I had to be to meet the bus.
So I cross the street and already see a huge lineup of people waiting at a stop. Figured this had to be it. A woman asked me if this is where we board the Bridgeport bus. I told her yes as I remembered what the green jacket said.
After almost 2 dozen NIS buses drive by, one eventually pulls over. I thought 'finally, I can get home'. The Bus pulls to the side and the driver starts hurrying everyone in. The same woman in front of me asked if this was Richmond bound the driver just said 'I'm going as far as Dunbar. If you don't know where that is, you'll know once I make that turn'.
lolwut
I just waited for the bus to pass Oak but I couldn't get off till Granville because idiots wouldn't let me off the bus.
Rather than lose my cool like I did on Friday, I went to call a cab. By sheer luck, I saw a cab waiting at the intersection of Granville and 41st with the light on. Ran over through deep fucking curb snow because the light was about to turn green. I knocked on his window and said 'take me to Lansdowne mall'. He did.
Cab ride was $21 before tip. I did not care. I was just happy to be home. I can recoup that loss easy. Took me 2.5 hours to get home. Would've been longer had I relied completely on Translink.
Translink did a shit poor ass job communicating anything. I don't even know if the bus bridge at Oakridge even happened?
Translink was stating via command central that there was a problem car near Marine Drive. News 1130 reported the issue was actually on the Bridge itself. You know, like what fucking happened on Friday. So they either half assed fixed the issue on Friday or it was a fresh issue on the same structure. Like we'll ever fucking know.
Fuck Translink. If Corporations are people, then Translink is Scumbag Steve.
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02-06-2017, 09:59 PM
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#6022 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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that's how you know canada line fucked it up again
time for our local government to approve Uber helicopter service
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02-06-2017, 10:00 PM
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#6023 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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I think this will be a never ending cycle.
Shitty Translink service = More people don't want to rely on it
People not relying on Translink + shit driving skills = shit show
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02-06-2017, 10:01 PM
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#6024 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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02-06-2017, 10:05 PM
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#6025 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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I love how well my beat up Toyota handles in this weather with snow tires, I almost feel invincible in this weather lol
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