11-27-2009, 10:34 PM
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Took an arrow to the knee
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Toronto
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You folks have ice up thurr in Alberta? It's been sunshine and lollipops here in Toronto for awhile now. I think the air pollution formed an ultra-heated dome over the city.
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11-27-2009, 10:37 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Originally Posted by Option84
Drove from the Airport to Mcknight/Center at peak ice conditions earlier tonight. Took 3 hours. Almost got into 3 major accidents with cars/trucks sliding at me from THE SIDE on banked icy roads. Did NOT see ONE sand truck. I'm sick of this.
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This was a real perfect storm. Not sure you can blame the city - no amount of preparation could have handled what I saw tonight.
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11-27-2009, 10:38 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Calgary has the wonderful combination of truly inept transportation planning, a "wait for a chinook" road maintenance policy, and the worst drivers in North America. A perfect shytstorm when combined with the current weather.
Anyway, I finished cutting the grass, so I'm gonna go for a ride on my motorbike now.
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11-27-2009, 10:42 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by HPLovecraft
You folks have ice up thurr in Alberta? It's been sunshine and lollipops here in Toronto for awhile now. I think the air pollution formed an ultra-heated dome over the city.
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We don't have the military at are disposal like Toronto does. 
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11-27-2009, 10:57 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: hammer of justice crushes you
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I'm just pissed because EVERY single bus on 17th was stuck somewhere, so I had to attempt to walk from the C Train station downtown around center street (not sure what the name was) up to Signal Hill, which didn't work, since all I was wearing was jeans and a hoodie.
Now I'm at a friends house.
/pointless story
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11-27-2009, 11:00 PM
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Franchise Player
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There was a sander/plow truck on Stoney Trail around 4:30 PM but I don't think the city takes care of that road.
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11-27-2009, 11:39 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: #### off
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Just a thought, but if the major routes were gridlocked what good would a sander do?
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11-27-2009, 11:40 PM
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Nov 2009
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To much braking going on which causes things to glare up.Slow down people and use your gears for what they are designed for.We can't keep blaming the city,this is Calgary after all and it can get cold in a hurry.I was lucky enough to get out of there at 3:30 and I did see a couple of salt trucks rolling then.Oh yeah lets not forget about the state of our tires as well. Alot of hills in Calgary get used to it.
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11-28-2009, 12:27 AM
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Nov 2009
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Originally Posted by Mad Mel
Calgary has the wonderful combination of truly inept transportation planning, a "wait for a chinook" road maintenance policy, and the worst drivers in North America. A perfect shytstorm when combined with the current weather.
Anyway, I finished cutting the grass, so I'm gonna go for a ride on my motorbike now.
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watch for bush fires
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11-28-2009, 12:38 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Skate around the circle
watch for bush fires
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+ Funnel Webs, Taipans, and Brown Snakes.
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11-28-2009, 12:48 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Originally Posted by troutman
This was a real perfect storm. Not sure you can blame the city - no amount of preparation could have handled what I saw tonight.
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True .... but we have heard that countless times in the last 5 years. That excuse only goes so far in my books.
The snow was forecast for a couple of days now. I do believe that a liquid salt solution can be applied prior to snow fall; maybe that would have worked in this situation.
The bottom line is that our city's transportation managers, urban planners and mayoral staff have been below par for a long time. Somehow, they have to be held accountable.
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11-28-2009, 12:54 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Tampa, Florida
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mad Mel
Calgary has the wonderful combination of truly inept transportation planning, a "wait for a chinook" road maintenance policy, and the worst drivers in North America. A perfect shytstorm when combined with the current weather.
Anyway, I finished cutting the grass, so I'm gonna go for a ride on my motorbike now.
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Yeah its all good down here in tuscaloosa. I haven't touched the heat yet this year.
But an Ice storm is really nothing you can do about it.
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11-28-2009, 01:17 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: On my metal monster.
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I saw one out at around 10:30. Useless.
At my work today someone ordered pizza at 5:10, by 6:30 me and my co-worker figured he wouldn't come. At 8:07 he walks in the door "lordy, took me 3 hours to get here."
haha, good thing I didn't have to deal with that nightmare.
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11-28-2009, 01:28 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: CP House of Ill Repute
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Maybe they should legislate mandatory winter tires in Alberta.
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11-28-2009, 01:35 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Was suppose to go to a friend dinner party tonight after the game.
Looked outside, still have 'all-season' tires on. Not happening.
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11-28-2009, 03:06 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Victoria, BC
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Honest question: What's with girls crying when the roads are bad? I helped 3 different girls get their car going today, all of them were crying... It's kinda cute, but come on, icy roads shouldn't make you cry.
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11-28-2009, 03:17 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Calgary
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They were probably crying because there was a scary man right outside their window...
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11-28-2009, 04:16 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Originally Posted by Skate around the circle
watch for bush fires
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They happen here in Brissy kinda like Vancouver's earthquakes happen in Calgary.
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Originally Posted by Byrns
+ Funnel Webs, Taipans, and Brown Snakes.
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Ok, those do occur here. But like bears and cougars, I've learned to deal with 'em. Fck, if you can't deal with wildlife, what kind of man are you?
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Originally Posted by 3 Justin 3
At my work today someone ordered pizza at 5:10, by 6:30 me and my co-worker figured he wouldn't come. At 8:07 he walks in the door "lordy, took me 3 hours to get here."
haha, good thing I didn't have to deal with that nightmare.
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I hope you tipped that guy bigtime. Cold pizza or not.
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11-28-2009, 05:51 AM
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Account closed at user's request.
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Originally Posted by Byrns
+ Funnel Webs, Taipans, and Brown Snakes.
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Not to mention the real animals there, the Australians themselves - especially the "women". Yikes!
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