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Cowperson · 01-28-2008, 07:28 AM

C-Trains in the south have apparently stopped running . . . . haven't been for the last hour.

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flamingchina · 01-28-2008, 07:36 AM

any online confirmation about this?

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on 660: calgary transit is saying 20 minute delays in all directions. A c-train did break down downtown, but I guess it's been removed from the tracks or something

Cowperson · 01-28-2008, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by flamingchina

any online confirmation about this?

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on 660: calgary transit is saying 20 minute delays in all directions. A c-train did break down downtown, but I guess it's been removed from the tracks or something

A colleague of mine had been standing, amongst a mass of humanity, at a C-train station in the south for 45 minutes. At that point, an announcement came over the speaker saying the trains weren't running. That was about 20 minutes ago.

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feartheflames · 01-28-2008, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by cheung31

Not sure whether I should head out to the uni. Do you guys think people will show up?

honestly... no

habernac · 01-28-2008, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

You guys still prefer Calgary weather to Vancouver weather???

Rainy and 1 or 2 degrees>>>>>>>>>>>>>>MINUS 40!!!!!

we get 3 days of this a year, big deal. You get that crappy rain for months. I'll take the few days we do get that are this cold.

habernac · 01-28-2008, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by fotze

Shocker that the City would keep the passengers in the dark about a Ctrain delay.

one of my co-workers just got here, she said her train was stopped for 20 minutes because someone passed out and bounced their head off the door in the overcrowded car.

Cowperson · 01-28-2008, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by habernac

one of my co-workers just got here, she said her train was stopped for 20 minutes because someone passed out and bounced their head off the door in the overcrowded car.

How was the bike ride in this morning Habernac?

About 10 years ago, I was driving down Bow Trail in the early morning blackness, a howling blizzard, minus 26 or something, and had to swerve to avoid a guy riding a bicycle, struggling through the thick snow.

That was completely insane.

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Wookie · 01-28-2008, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by habernac

we get 3 days of this a year, big deal. You get that crappy rain for months. I'll take the few days we do get that are this cold.

Did you ride your bike?

I saw one person heading along memorial today on their bike.

Wookie · 01-28-2008, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Locke

When did you think that running around town wearing a balaclava would be a great idea? Have fun explaining that one to the police.

Haha, yeah cause the cops are going to get out of their cars in this weather

rockstar · 01-28-2008, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

You guys still prefer Calgary weather to Vancouver weather???

Rainy and 1 or 2 degrees>>>>>>>>>>>>>>MINUS 40!!!!!

That's why I'm leaving for Raincouver in a couple months.

Damn this cold. Damn it to hell.

Resolute 14 · 01-28-2008, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by fotze

Shocker that the City would keep the passengers in the dark about a Ctrain delay.

Yeah, I've reamed out Calgary Transit for that before too. Seriously. When there is a breakdown, there should be an alert announced immediately. ESPECIALLY in this weather. Imagine standing there forever, waiting at an outdoor station (like 39th Ave) for a train that isn't coming. Just stupid.

Incidentally, going back to the earlier topic of how silly it is to express windchill as a temperature. I've been in -49 before. This does not feel like -49. It feels about ten times worse, because of the bloody wind.

GirlySports · 01-28-2008, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by feartheflames

honestly... no

Seems everyone has shown up for school and for work. Rush hour traffic is busy. Amazing how it's business as usual in conditions like this.

Wookie · 01-28-2008, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by GirlySports

Seems everyone has shown up for school and for work. Rush hour traffic is busy. Amazing how it's business as usual in conditions like this.

Eh, it's late January, this happens every year. It's fun to whine about - but most people usually just suck it up and head to work. There's barely any new snow so things haven't been complicated that much.

Freeway · 01-28-2008, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Wookie

Eh, it's late January, this happens every year. It's fun to whine about - but most people usually just suck it up and head to work. There's barely any new snow so things haven't been complicated that much.

Besides a bit of a slow-go on 16th, my commute was really, really quiet. The roads are fairly clear with a bit of blowing snow. It may be because it's 8am, but the university is fairly deserted.

habernac · 01-28-2008, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Wookie

Did you ride your bike?

I saw one person heading along memorial today on their bike.

I rode a couple of days like this last year. Today, nope. The ride in wouldn't have been bad. But the thought of 18km straight north into that wind....... no thanks. Even I'm not that crazy.

feartheflames · 01-28-2008, 08:14 AM

my sister goes to uni- she has contacted her prof and her class has been cancelled

VANFLAMESFAN · 01-28-2008, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by habernac

we get 3 days of this a year, big deal. You get that crappy rain for months. I'll take the few days we do get that are this cold.

Months and months on end, that's all Van is.....just rain.

It hasn't rained here in over a week. Last week was spectacular.

Have fun freezing your balls off.

burn_this_city · 01-28-2008, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by fotze

Shocker, a U of C prof pussing out on teaching, what next, three weeks to mark a final?

Sooo true.. As far as I'm concerned they are some of the laziest people around..

CrusaderPi · 01-28-2008, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by burn_this_city

Sooo true.. As far as I'm concerned they are some of the laziest people around..

Profs are for sure. Totally detached from anything resembling reality.

FireFly · 01-28-2008, 08:28 AM

Well a good news story comes out of all this...

Was waiting for the bus this morning (decided not to walk to the Dome as I would've been heading into the wind the entire way...) and a bus that usually drives right by as it's not his stop, stopped anyway. I hopped on but the other people there just stood there like idiots until the bus driver said "Well are you gonna get on or stand there freezing your buns off?" at which point the other ladies asked where he was going... Duh. He's going downtown like all the other buses at this time of day.

Anyhew, was nice of him to pick us up even though he didn't have to.

In addition, the train was delayed so I was late for work, but the train heading South out of downtown was only late by about 10 minutes... although that might've been just my luck for getting there at the right time.