Mr Plow!

[bRANDO]

ya thats me, mr plow. Ive been put on notice about this storm everyone is talkin about. latest we know, 30-50 cm for halton (burlington more than anyone) stoney creek hamilton. Peel will get upwards of 20cm starting tonite at 8pm and calming down by noonish tomorrow. Just a heads up for anyone driving to work tomorrow, LEAVE NOW, and you might make it on time. Everyone drive safe, and keep your 3's in one piece!

Ill post updates as i get them. Anyone who shops at home depot brampton, feel free to gaze at incredible plow job. And if u see a JOHNY DEERE cruising anywhere onthe 410 south of steeles or the 401 from 410 - 10, thats my on route!

[Jeff-TheBiz]

any chance you stopping by Newmarket to do my driveway?

[bubba1983]

storm? hahah nothing here in kitchenenr!!!

[Chuckie]

snow has not arrived yet as promised.

[balhar]

he said tonight starting at 8pm

*looks at watch*

still 7 hours go go

[Kevin@nextmod]

My car is staying in the garage. I'm not getting snow all over it.

[Wild Weasel]

My car already looks like a bomb went off beside it so I'm not too concerned. :)

[Cardinal Fang]

There's snow in Canada?

[3GFX]

Yay more drifting!!!

I'm calling a midnight drifting meet here at Humber!!!

[Skarbro]

Cool. The army should be in Toronto by midnight.

[bRANDO]

any chance you stopping by Newmarket to do my driveway?

any chance you cuttin a deal.. say 05 gt sport, 59000km's straight up for black speed 3?





















i know silly offer... maybe you add some $$?

[Jeff-TheBiz]

^ Looks like I need to grab my shovel.

[Whos ur dadd]

Yay, make that snow plow service earn their bux!!! Slow start to the season, but it's picking up!!!

[3GFX]

I'm serious, anyone in?

[bRANDO]

drifting?? u mean e-braking?

[3GFX]

Fish-tailing, sliding, drifting, its all the same on snow. The only thing our car can't do is power slide (anyone convert it to RWD yet?).

I just walked across the parking lot and its getting slick, come on, someone out there wants to meet!

[b]

Fish-tailing, sliding, drifting, its all the same on snow. The only thing our car can't do is power slide (anyone convert it to RWD yet?).

I just walked across the parking lot and its getting slick, come on, someone out there wants to meet!

A meet where abouts? Actually no... It would take me hours to get there down lakeshore. So slow when it snows.

Have access to a rwd miata that'd be fun in the snow :)

[3GFX]

HWY 27 & FINCH is the closest major intersection.

[bubba1983]

just home from work...its nice and fun outside here now in kitchener finally!!

[wtom]

Had a bit of fun going to gf's tonight around 11pm muahahaha ...

[Xenon]

the snow is actually lighter than i thought. Doesn't look like anything a few plows can't handle.

[Wild Weasel]

Yeah, I drove in this morning with no issues. It was slow going as you'd expect, but nothing terrible. I stayed off the highways though.

I wasn't so much ploughing snow as I was just shaving off all the high spots... :)

[3GFX]

It wasn't that bad at all. But it's still coming down. Its just slow as you'd expect, which is a good thing in this weather.

[MAZDA Kitten]

HAMILTON GOT ****ED!!!

It started Tuesday morning and has been snowing this whole time

Thats okay
Tomorrow morning Im on a plan to SUNNY CALIFORNIA

Today
Feb 14http://image.weather.com/web/common/wxicons/31/32.gifSunny20°/7°0 %Thu
Feb 15http://image.weather.com/web/common/wxicons/31/32.gifSunny23°/9°0 %Fri
Feb 16http://image.weather.com/web/common/wxicons/31/32.gifSunny27°/12°10 %Sat
Feb 17http://image.weather.com/web/common/wxicons/31/34.gifMostly Sunny24°/11°10 %

[FLIPDADY]

Well i got 2 feet of snow in my driveway still(blowing snow from Bathurst). Threw the hatch in reverse and plowed out onto my street. I'll worry about digging back into my igloo later on tonight.

[wtom]

^^^ Rear lip FTW? ahaha

[azn_outlaw]

After some carefull measurements....my hatch cannot get out of the driveway and the neighborhood!!!!!!!

I guess I am stuck at home...that or a throw the sucker in reverse and hit the pedal to the metal...

meh the only small downside of being slammed

[3GFX]

How low did you go?

[bubba1983]

pfft, plough thru ittt

sun beaming here in kitchener atm!

[bRANDO]

so my first wave is over. ended up workin from 11pm last night until 10:30. saw a few 3's on my travels, 3 at home depot brampton! back at her tonite, clean up time!!

[mit-gee-mui]

I am SO bitter right now.

So I decided to be a trooper and wake up this morning so that I could write my pathology exam. So yeah, I wake up, get dressed, then as I leave the house, I notice that the snow on my driveway is up to/passed my knees. Now, some of you may call me short, but I am not THAT short, and seriously, there was THAT much! So I think to myself, there is NO way I'm going to shovel this, so what do I do? I put the petal to the metal and just plow my way out of my driveway. Burned a whole lot of gas, but it saved me time, and off I headed towards school. So I get 30 seconds past my house. I get stuck making a left at the stop sign. Finally get out, and get stuck at a second stop sign another 30 seconds away. After gunning it and gunning it AND GUNNING IT, I finally get out of mess number (whatever number I'm at now), and head towards the highway. So on the on ramp, I'm fishtailing everywhere, as it is not shovelled, and the snow is rather high as well (just not as high as what was on my driveway), so finally I merge into the middle lane on the 401, and all is pretty well. That lane was prettymuch clear, except for the blowing snow, but that was fine. On my trek on the highway, I passed maybe 8 vehicles on the side of the highway, all of them totalled. So finally, after all that, I make it to my first class (2 minutes early!) and my second class, and wrote my exam in my third class, then left for the day. On my way home, was a smidge better than this morning, but still horrible, since the roads still haven't been plowed. In my highway travels, 3 trucks were perpendicular to the highway for the people going the other direction (i.e. 401W), so that side was prettymuch jammed to the max. Every time I had to brake due to some douche, I started fishtailing, but luckily kept control. Finally, I got home, but only to remember that I had to shovel all the snow that had built up over the night, so after just over 1 1/2 hours of shovelling, here I am ranting about it.
Now, I've been through worse, and I've had to shovel more snow than that since I moved here (management shovelled my driveway at my old house), but I just felt like sharing and letting out some steam.
Now, I have to study for an exam I have to write tomorrow - embryology. How fun.......

What strikes me is that Guelph didn't get it that bad at all. It was bad, but nothing compared to here. Usually it's the other way around, so I'm not surprised they didn't close the university.

Ok, I'm done.... for now.




How low did you go?

He's on tannabe's... so around 2 1/2 inches front and back. He can give you the exact measurements. But I'm not surprised he couldn't clear anything. =P

[3GFX]

That's low, 2.5" inches in this weather is brave.

MGM, patience hun, this weather sucks, but all you can do is take your time. I'm surprised that the waterloo region didn't get it as bad as TO, ah well, I'm lovin it. Makes for good skiing conditions!

[bubba1983]

we jus got a dusting...pfft, this ain't snow...i want more, bring it on!!!

[3GFX]

Same I want my classes cancelled!!!

[Zaku_4]

... I'm fishtailing everywhere... Every time I had to brake due to some douche, I started fishtailing..

wtf

braking makes u fishtail? are u sure ur not intentionally playing around =p.

[cyberscorpi0]

I caused Traffic at DVP near Eglinton Exit yesterday morning around 8:30am when my car stalled in the third lane. The Salt Trucks (3) has to wait till my car was pulled-over (Tow Truck) until they can continue clearing the snow.

Sorry for the drivers that got affected by this chaos.

[Wild Weasel]

What happened? Why'd you stall?

[cyberscorpi0]

What happened? Why'd you stall?

Apparently, loose Battery connection (my Winter Car).

[mit-gee-mui]

wtf

braking makes u fishtail? are u sure ur not intentionally playing around =p.

No! I wasn't! I think it was just cause of the ice. Has to be.

I don't play around in the snow. Never did. Especially cause I crashed my car 3 years ago, in the snow.

[3GFX]

Wow that sucks, at least it was an easy fix!

[bRANDO]

second wave was last night/this morning.. 10pm to 330 am. home depot p-lot has never been prettier

[bRANDO]

Another heads up for commuters tomorrow morning... Freezing Rain (maybe)Periods of snow starting...now (5:30 ish) not ending until early morning.. approx 2-6 cm. Followed by 2-4 tomorrow afternoon. Drive safe all!

[3GFX]

Its not enough for school to be cancelled, what good are you?


hehe

[bRANDO]

The drive home tomorrow, and tomorrow night are not goingto be fun. If you have the choice of stayin in tomorrow night, please do. Freezing rain mixed with ice pellets and there throwin in a little snow too. Should start anywhere from 7am - Noon. And hopefully will change to Rain by Late thursday early friday as the temperature rises. It will slippery folks, take ur time!!

[3GFX]

The only day I plan to go out during this week :S

[-RJ3-]

THey say its the worst storm this year... I hope its just hype.

[bRANDO]

Well if this snow calms down like its suppose to. And its nuthin but freezing rain, then you look out. See if we can find a "HOW TO" Hockey skates mod!! But if it does just rain the ice, then i dont have to work!!

[3GFX]

Umm its complete whiteout here in Etobicoke. Its crazy out here, luckily i ain;t drivin anywhere else today.

[wtom]

Almost white-out conditions here at Yonge/York Mills. Saw an SUV and a RWD bimmer swing out the back-end trying to make a turn. Be careful out there peeps ... over to you, Bob!

[majic]

shiet.. it's pretty bad in midtown too!

[Zaku_4]

thank god i drove the bmw this week.

the chances of me getting out today with my mx5 are slim to none.

hope i have a safe ride home!

[mit-gee-mui]

So as of 2:30, the university is closed, but they expect to reopen Friday.


Seems like they always close when I'm home.

[Zaku_4]

rofl

waterloo closes at 3:30.

it shall be a truly interesting ride bakc tonight

i have complete faith in my pirelli p6 all seasons and the xi!

[3GFX]

So as of 2:30, the university is closed, but they expect to reopen Friday.


Seems like they always close when I'm home.

+1 Same here. Of course on my day off it closes, not the next day when I have a midterm and have to present a trade show :complain

[bubba1983]

waterloo was the last of them to close, kidna funny
laurier closed their waterloo campus at 2.30, their brantford campus was done at 1pm, conestoga was done shortly after 2pm, then waterloo as you say in teh 3.30 area, haha

heres a vid of kitchener todya at 2pm...i was bored, tryin to get used to the camcorder...don't mind the drone from the exhaust...

3gfx, lets play "name that intersection"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFp299dyqiI

[///M]

Conditions are pretty bad downtown. My usual 20 minute reverse commute took well over 1.5 hours today. At one intersection, it took me 20 minutes to move a distace of about 10m. Not looking forward to the drive back later tonight, or tommorow's morning commute.

[-RJ3-]

I'm at square one second cup hoping this snow stops.... Just killing time to pick up the wifey.

Our first time Town of Oakville closed early.... Some advantages to this storm

[majic]

driving was nuts.. going south was much easier than going north.. mt plesant was RAMMED nortbound from south of bloor all the way to st clair.. cabbie's engine was smoking and 3 cars (bimmer 3 series.. toyota sienna and a jetta i think) were all sideways on a 45 degree andgle trying to make it up the hill.. there was another 2-3 car collision in there too.. i imagine the people going northbound on mt pleasant added 2-3 hrs to their commute easily..

[Wild Weasel]

As I said in another post... idiots who can't drive up a hill should stay the hell off the roads!!

This is what winter tires are made for. There is no excuse. If you choose not to get them, you should choose to stay out of people's way on days like today.

[FLIPDADY]

Boo hoo!! My $95,000 SL Benz with 19" summer tires can't handle a snowy hill!!

[Wild Weasel]

There was talk on the radio of someone in an Infinity with 19" wheels and summer tires stuck somewhere.

And countless people with Benzes and Bimmers just stopped because they couldn't get anywhere and were afraid to move.

What sort of retard can afford a car like that and not be able to put winter tires on it???

[mit-gee-mui]

Believe it or not, Guelph is STILL closed as of yesterday. I wasn't going to go in regardless, but at least this way, I'm not missing anything.

[bRANDO]

My supervisor coming from markham.. left at 3. I left my house (qew&cawthra) at 3 and made it to my equipment at hwy10 and matheson at 4. I plowed my first parking lot.. was so low on fuel i had ot shut her down and wait for my super to show up with a jerry of diesel. He showed up at 7.15. 4 hours from markham to sauga. App. the 407 was gongshow, but anyone who works or visits 200 matheson blvd w,home depot brampton, 150-190 brittania e, you have clean n clear parking lots!!

[3GFX]

There was talk on the radio of someone in an Infinity with 19" wheels and summer tires stuck somewhere.

And countless people with Benzes and Bimmers just stopped because they couldn't get anywhere and were afraid to move.

What sort of retard can afford a car like that and not be able to put winter tires on it???


That car was here on Humber College Blvd. he was still there until about 10AM, he blocked the main entrance into the school and on e of the major bus stops. Hilarious.

[wtom]

I'll be the first to say that there were cars with winter tires on still slipping trying to go uphill along Yonge btwn York Mills and 401 last night.

[3GFX]

The worst part was sinking into someone elses path, it was like rails. Driving sucked yesterday that's for sure.