Holy Snow & Ice! Road Transgressions thread.

[Berger_4_]

The drift around my car is lower than it was last night, but there's no way I'm getting my little Mazda out of my parking space. Guess I'll just hang out here until our plow guys come!

[sclitheroe]

Originally Posted by koop

This is crazy, I can't even get out of my community. I live in Evanston (only one way in and out) and when I tried to leave this morning there was a car stuck in the middle of the right lane and another one stuck in the left lane facing the wrong direction (obviously trying to get around the other guy).

I'm in Evanston too...good to know.

[Knut]

Took me an extra 5 minutes to get from Bankview to Southcentre. MEh.

[C-Life]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang

The people who need a smack are the ones who are shovelling their driveways and sidewalks onto the road. Like there isn't enough snow on the roads.

I'm not talking about building a pile on the side of the road so you can get your car out. I'm talking about the ######baggeryness of chucking it right into the middle of the road when cars can barely pass as it is.

Thank you! I saw ppl doing it yesterday and I felt like stopping, rolling down my window and screaming "ONTO THE LAWN! YOU ######!"

What is your lawn too precise to get more snow on it?!?! Stop shovelling more snow on the roads ffs!!! Geezus it's not complicated.

[koop]

Originally Posted by sclitheroe

I'm in Evanston too...good to know.

Well I think some people are getting out now, but when I walked up there to look there was a bus stuck in the middle of the lane and 5-10 cars pulled off all over the place.

[fredr123]

Notwithstanding the City would have a bird if we did this, does anyone have any idea what it would cost to hire a bobcat to dig out a cul de sac? Based on what they're saying on weather forecasts, this white stuff is going to be here a while. We shoveled our drive way down to the street but we're looking at at least a foot of snow on the street beyond the drive way. It's even higher (double that) where it drifted.

[jar_e]

Originally Posted by fredr123

Notwithstanding the City would have a bird if we did this, does anyone have any idea what it would cost to hire a bobcat to dig out a cul de sac? Based on what they're saying on weather forecasts, this white stuff is going to be here a while. We shoveled our drive way down to the street but we're looking at at least a foot of snow on the street beyond the drive way. It's even higher (double that) where it drifted.

I'd do it and send the city the bill.

[4X4]

Originally Posted by fredr123

Notwithstanding the City would have a bird if we did this, does anyone have any idea what it would cost to hire a bobcat to dig out a cul de sac? Based on what they're saying on weather forecasts, this white stuff is going to be here a while. We shoveled our drive way down to the street but we're looking at at least a foot of snow on the street beyond the drive way. It's even higher (double that) where it drifted.

I've got a bobby... What'll you pay me?

[ricosuave]

Originally Posted by 4X4

I've got a bobby... What'll you pay me?

A bobby? Really? 'Bobcat' too much to say?

Sorry, nothing personal 4x4, that's a huge pet peeve of mine.

[4X4]

Originally Posted by ricosuave

A bobby? Really? 'Bobcat' too much to say?

Sorry, nothing personal 4x4, that's a huge pet peeve of mine.

You hang around construction sites so often that the slang annoys you? Sorry, I'll try to spell out all six characters next time.

[ricosuave]

Originally Posted by 4X4

You hang around construction sites so often that the slang annoys you? Sorry, I'll try to spell out all six characters next time.

(shrug) just saying.

[sclitheroe]

Originally Posted by koop

Well I think some people are getting out now, but when I walked up there to look there was a bus stuck in the middle of the lane and 5-10 cars pulled off all over the place.

A grader got stuck working the hill, so I turned around...

[4X4]

Originally Posted by ricosuave

(shrug) just saying.

's ok. I hate alot of stuff too. Like the word twitter.

[tete]

Originally Posted by sclitheroe

A grader got stuck working the hill, so I turned around...

Yeah, that's part of the problem with city graders - they don't have a snowplow on the front so with their side blades, they can't tackle really large snowdrifts and can get really thrown around if they hit a snowdrift the wrong way with their blades. My dad used to drive grader for a RM in Manitoba and found himself in the ditch a few times, even with a front snowplow.

[sclitheroe]

Originally Posted by tete

Yeah, that's part of the problem with city graders - they don't have a snowplow on the front so with their side blades, they can't tackle really large snowdrifts and can get really thrown around if they hit a snowdrift the wrong way with their blades. My dad used to drive grader for a RM in Manitoba and found himself in the ditch a few times, even with a front snowplow.

I dug down to the road too, and its extremely slick, so I don't know how much traction even a grader has today.

[stampsx2]

I think Jar_e's got it. If we don't shovel our sidewalks or cut our grass the city does it and sends us the bill. Well, I should shovel the terrible intersection outside my place and send the city the bill. I may even do the intersection down the street for the amount I would charge them. This works both ways.

[C-Life]

Originally Posted by stampsx2

I think Jar_e's got it. If we don't shovel our sidewalks or cut our grass the city does it and sends us the bill. Well, I should shovel the terrible intersection outside my place and send the city the bill. I may even do the intersection down the street for the amount I would charge them. This works both ways.

Right on.

[BlackArcher101]

Ha, if only it would work that way. Then they'd send a bill back called a fine

[FireFly]

Wow. Shovelled our driveway and sidewalk this morning. I hurt. It felt good though. I tried to do the sidewalf of the building across the street which is boarded up, but my arms were too jello-y by then.

[Ironhorse]

Once I shovelled the drive and walk this morning (about 18-20" drifts) and exhumed the garage door, I put the Expedition in 4WD hi and went to Chinook Center. That mall was as deserted as 9pm on a Wednesday night; I got a lot done.