How long was your drive home?

[bluntman]

From: Keele & 401
To: Dufferin & Steeles
Usual PM travel time: less than 20 minutes
Today: 2 hours

[Wild Weasel]

Nearly 4 hours!!

Too many idiots on the road without winter tires. If you can't even get up a hill in the snow, stay the hell off the roads!!!

[Skarbro]

Anyone who says that you don't need winter tires in Toronto should be shot.

[Hazy]

I went to pick up my brother from school and it usually takes about 10-15mins but today it took me 1 hour and 30mins.

[majic]

you don't need winter tires in Toronto

*dodges a bullet*

JOKES!

[JMAK74]

Route: 14th & Birchmount to Markham & Kingston Rd
Usual PM Travel Time: 30 minutes
Today: 1 hour 30 minutes (left at 6:15pm

Sidenote - I was going to leave at 5:15pm, however when I pulled out, it was all red tailights going south on Birchmount on the hill after 14th - figured I'd wait it out just a bit more.

Highlights:
- 'Assisting' the Town of Markham in plowing 14th Ave. east of Kennedy up to Brimley; 'Assisting' the City Of Toronto in plowing Brimley down to Eglinton.
- getting stuck behind a car doing 5km/h - I acknowledge that the road conditions warrant less than speed limit, but 5km/h is nuts (especially on flat road)
- Somehow managing every time in this kind of weather to get stuck behind the one driver that apparently doesn't realize that the two sets of ruts in the snow mean two lanes of traffic and that the 'single' ruts are not 'safety' ruts should they decide to stop driving in the middle of the road - chose either the left set or right set of ruts (you know if you say that quickly, it sounds like something else :O )
- Realizing that I will have to get snow tires next year as I'll be living in Ajax and don't intend to end up in a ditch next winter along Tauton somewhere.

JMAK

[Wild Weasel]

Anyone who says that you don't need winter tires in Toronto should be shot.

I think that we get little enough snow in Toronto that people can get away with not getting snow tires.

I say that on the condition though that they understand that when it actually does snow, they are stranded. It is not a time to go out and give it the ol' college try and hope for the best. You leave your car where it is and take public transit or whatever else you need to do to get your stupid ass wherever it needs to be without trying to drive in the snow on your non-winter tires.

[mit-gee-mui]

For me? Half an hour. I got home before all the precipitation began.

But one of my boys who works at 401&427 left work at 2:30. Got home (Brampton) at 8 something. Usually takes half an hour on a good day.

Took him an hour and a half to get from 401&427 to get to Dixie and Matheson. Usually that little stretch of road takes no more than 5 mins.

[majic]

For me? Half an hour. I got home before all the precipitation began.

But one of my boys who works at 401&427 left work at 2:30. Got home (Brampton) at 8 something. Usually takes half an hour on a good day.

Took him an hour and a half to get from 401&427 to get to Dixie and Matheson. Usually that little stretch of road takes no more than 5 mins.

you're a mother??? yikes! :gone

[JMAK74]

For me? Half an hour. I got home before all the precipitation began.

But one of my boys who works at 401&427 left work at 2:30. Got home (Brampton) at 8 something. Usually takes half an hour on a good day.

Took him an hour and a half to get from 401&427 to get to Dixie and Matheson. Usually that little stretch of road takes no more than 5 mins.

But it doesn't matter how long it took you - you don't drive a Mazda3 (or did you finally get around to getting one?).

Maugh-ha-ha-ha-ha!

[mit-gee-mui]

*throws ice at jmak*

It doesn't matter how long it took me cause I didn't have to face up to the weather!


And I remain silent regarding majic's comment.

[Broli]

i got stood up my my client, so . .
i booked it out at 145

start: college and spadina
stop: Burnhamthorpe and 427

it was snowing but the roads were perfect when i left, went down spadina, and got on gardiner . . by the time i got to jameson it was bad, by the time i got to south kingsway, it was covered, took me almost an hour to get home. wasn't so bad cause i left early!!

[bubba1983]

i think it took me a whole 10min to get home today heheheehhe

[aznkid.com]

From: Upper Hunt Club
To: Downtown
Usual travel time: 15 minutes
Today: 15 minutes

[bubba1983]

upper hunt club?
do u reside in ottawa?

[Kevin@nextmod]

Yes he does.

[Steven]

Waterloo to 427 and Derry.....6 hours!!! and this morning it took me 45 minutes! it was horrible, at one point i switch off my car to save some gas...(haha)
left: 2:30 pm
arrived home: 8:30pm

[aznkid.com]

upper hunt club?
do u reside in ottawa?

Yep yep! The Ottawa Mazda forum is way too dead for me :P

[CanadaGTO]

Luckily I'm in Winnipeg for a week, so even though there's snow, doesn't seem to be as bad as back home :) Can't believe I'm glad to be in Winnipeg... LoL

[SIM SIMMA]

normal time to get home from whitby to north york.... 30-35mins

today... a little over 2 hours... ugh.

Hankooks kicked ass though.

[justin]

Nearly 4 hours!!

Too many idiots on the road without winter tires. If you can't even get up a hill in the snow, stay the hell off the roads!!!

HA HA HA!!! +1.


Anyone who says that you don't need winter tires in Toronto should be shot.

I totally agree... man I'm glad I got winter tires... Makes doing donuts that much more fun. And I won't kill myself going down the street.



And I remain silent regarding majic's comment.

Awww crap... I was hoping to have some :pop. HA HA HA!!!!



My story..... I got a ride home from a co-worker, we left the office at 5:45, I got to DVP and York Mills at around 8:10. I then had to go out again for the AA meet and to get some gas.

[JMAK74]

*throws ice at jmak*

It doesn't matter how long it took me cause I didn't have to face up to the weather!


And I remain silent regarding majic's comment.

Hmm - based on th fact it sounds like your boy drives and at that on a 400 series highway - that would put him at around 18 I figure - which means based on your posted age - you were 3... ewwwww

BTW - JMAK dodges the thrown ice and blows an air biscuit in your general direction - you pass out

Maugh-ha-ha-ha!

[JPAV8S4U]

Departure Gate: Pac Mall 3:03pm
Arrival Gate:the 404 5:10pm

Departure Delay: Snow/Poor Visibilty
Arrival Delay: N/A

Yes thats right.... 2 hours from Pmall to 404!! unreal! Thanks Vlad for making me go to pmall! :P

[MPS]

hey if you dont like it dont come there :chuckle im sure you got to enjoy ur trims on the way home :AH

[b]

Down lakeshore in Oakville. Took me 20 mins. Normal time is 15 mins. Roads were fine when I went out. I'll let you guys know how icy it is at 3:30am friday. Thats when I am going to be on the road for work again.

[swales]

From: Upper Hunt Club
To: Downtown
Usual travel time: 15 minutes
Today: 15 minutes

Let's see how long it takes today ;-)

Ottawa didn't have any bad weather yesterday


Yep yep! The Ottawa Mazda forum is way too dead for me :P

Well maybe if you actually posted something on there things would change, it's pretty hard to have discussions when you don't post anything :-P

[TheProfessor]

Took me just over 2.5 hours to get home last night and that was leaving work early! The trip usually takes me 25-30 minutes.

[Timmy]

Management sent everybody home yesterday at around lunch, but I stupidly stayed until 5:30 since I only live 5 minutes from work. The drive home only took about 10 minutes, but it took me another 10 minutes just to make it out of the parking lot at work.

[Cardinal Fang]

I just got home now and I have to turn around for work.
















Fark.

[majic]

lmao!

[TheProfessor]

lmao!


x2 that was pretty funny.

[aznkid.com]

Let's see how long it takes today ;-)

Ottawa didn't have any bad weather yesterday



Well maybe if you actually posted something on there things would change, it's pretty hard to have discussions when you don't post anything :-P

oh please.. toronto exaggerates bad weather haha.. and i know i don't help the traffic of the ottawa forum, but believe me.. it gets one post every two days... there's not much for me to say :P

[cyberscorpi0]

I had dinner at Swiss Chalet and waited a bit for the Traffic to die down. My travel time is not too bad.

From Bloor to Steeles (around 8:30pm) approximately 45 mins.

[Wild Weasel]

It's not so much that Toronto exaggerates it. It's just that because we only get a couple big snow storms a year, idiots don't bother to prepare for them and figure they can just act like nothing has happened and all will be well.

Then we end up with countless idiots on the roads like a massive artery clogging city cholesteral problem just holding everyone up that's capable of driving through it.

People are welcome to decide against getting winter tires, but they SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROADS when there's snow on them.

I heard a great suggestion on the radio last night. There should be a $1000 fine for anyone driving in Ontario on summer tires between December and April.

[swales]

.. and i know i don't help the traffic of the ottawa forum, but believe me.. it gets one post every two days... there's not much for me to say :P

Hmmm let's see....maybe you can introduce yourself ?...lol.. hell we don't even know what you drive.


The club does have a lot less traffic (esp this week as everyone seems to be on holiday's) but the club also has a lot less members.

You have the exact attitude most people in Ottawa have, which is why car forums/clubs in general don't do very good in the Ottawa area.

[aznkid.com]

You have the exact attitude most people in Ottawa have, which is why car forums/clubs in general don't do very good in the Ottawa area.

What? Contemporary Customs? Midnight Runs? Redliners?
3 extremely successful car forums

As for car clubs, Ottawa Honda Club? Midnight Garage? Team SIN?

Let's not get it twisted...

[swales]

What? Contemporary Customs? Midnight Runs? Redliners?
3 extremely successful car forums

As for car clubs, Ottawa Honda Club? Midnight Garage? Team SIN?

Let's not get it twisted...

Let's see...Rice, rice and a little more rice. Midnight runs seem like a good bunch of guys, but why would anyone hang out there unless they have a comparable car? I've been to a few AutoX events with them and seen them at M&M but the main members drive Porsche's, tuned Vette's etc.

There are few clubs such as the Subi one that cut most of the BS out and just enjoy meets etc, but the good majority of the other clubs are filled with young ricers. If you're looking for a forum like Redliners, then it's a good idea for you to stay off the Ottawa board as we don't put up with all that crap.

[majic]

so umm anyone else had a long drive home yesterday? :)

:OT :complain

[swales]

Sorry Mr Majic :blush

[EvilEric]

The better question is how many people stayed home today instead of going to work/school.

[wtom]

It was a fun drive into work this morning (Friday 2nd). Roads were wiiiiiide open.

[Jeff-TheBiz]

Okay, so I didnt get to drive in all that, but...

I did have tickets to see Larry the Cable Guy last night. (Late Christmas gift from the Mrs) and we decided not to go.

Way off topic, but anyone know if Ticketmaster will refund anything due to climate?

Drive in today was much better than I expected.

[billyfo]

snow in TO???

lucky I now at Hong Kong enjoy 20+C :D