[xerxes]

Most in Abby here were, both public and private.

[PluggyRug]

You guys should come to Ontario, we use the army.

[djakeydd]

acidcomplex acidcomplex:

xerxes xerxes:

Sorry, but it's the south coast of BC, we don't get typical Canadian winters (at least we usually don't).

Oh the south coast of bc isnt in canada? Damn history books. Get a plough, end of story.

Is it better to have the ploughs and not need them? or to need them and not have them? and have everything shut down for a day or two?

Have you ever driven in Vancouver after a snowfall? Better still, try driving in NewWest or WhiteRock after a big dump of snow. You won't be going nowhere, with or without a snowshovel. On top of that, the last few weeks have broken all records.

[Strutz]

As another Lower Mainlander I have to agree with those above who have coped with this. These last 2 weeks have been nuts, more accumulation of snow than any of us can rememebr seeing in that short of a time period. I was almost getting used to it a few days ago when it was just snow, but after slogging through the slush in the pouring rain to get to work this morning I can't wait for it to go the hell away. I hate phase 2 of Vancouver snow; warm up and rain like hell and turn it to mush. I just hope we don't see phase 3, which is suddenly get cold again and freeze the remaining slush and undrained water from the roads. The resulting ice is way worse than snow (as all the above who live here can agree to).

[acidcomplex]

djakeydd djakeydd:

acidcomplex acidcomplex:

xerxes xerxes:

Sorry, but it's the south coast of BC, we don't get typical Canadian winters (at least we usually don't).

Oh the south coast of bc isnt in canada? Damn history books. Get a plough, end of story.

Is it better to have the ploughs and not need them? or to need them and not have them? and have everything shut down for a day or two?

Have you ever driven in Vancouver after a snowfall? Better still, try driving in NewWest or WhiteRock after a big dump of snow. You won't be going nowhere, with or without a snowshovel. On top of that, the last few weeks have broken all records.

again so its better to have them and not need them or need them and not have them?

[mtbr]

Edmonton does it the right way and all municipalities should follow their example, by keeping private operators on reserve with a retainer. It's a small price to pay for insurance.

Council adds $6.3M to Edmonton's snow-removal budget

Keeping 135 snowplow operators on retainer will raise property taxes by almost one per cent .



http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story ... udget.html

[roger-roger]

My schools were NEVER closed due to weather in Edmonton.

[DerbyX]

Eisensapper Eisensapper:

My schools were NEVER closed due to weather in Edmonton.

Thats because nobody ever bothered attending anyway!

[roger-roger]

That doesnt make a hell of a lot of sense there Derb..

[acidcomplex]

Eisensapper Eisensapper:

My schools were NEVER closed due to weather in Edmonton.

same, its snowing and minus 35? tough shit get to school lol

[DerbyX]

Eisensapper Eisensapper:

:? That doesnt make a hell of a lot of sense there Derb..

It was a dropout joke.

Going to try for an all ten posting?

[roger-roger]

I was blown away when I found out they shut CFB Gagetown down due to bad weather.

[ziggy]

When I was a kid we walked 10 miles backwards through ten feet of snow at -50 while barefoot and packing the little sister to get to school.

[mtbr]

ziggy ziggy:

When I was a kid we walked 10 miles backwards through ten feet of snow at -50 while barefoot and packing the little sister to get to school.

so did I ... plus it was uphill both ways.

[ziggy]

Kids are wimps these days,the only busses we had were for the out of town kids.The locals had to walk.

Or ski,skate,bike or take the horse.