11-15-2021, 11:12 PM
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#81
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Kamloops
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Originally Posted by Zevo
We haven't lost power in Nanaimo...yet. Insanely high water table though. Had to dig trenches in the back yard to pump out water past the house to the ditch in the front alternating with suctioning up water seeping up into the crawl space with the shop vac because the perimeter drains can't keep up.
Crazy ####ing weather.
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Hang tough out there.
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11-16-2021, 03:07 AM
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#82
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Nanaimo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zevo
We haven't lost power in Nanaimo...yet. Insanely high water table though. Had to dig trenches in the back yard to pump out water past the house to the ditch in the front alternating with suctioning up water seeping up into the crawl space with the shop vac because the perimeter drains can't keep up.
Crazy ####ing weather.
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Which part of town is this?
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11-16-2021, 05:31 AM
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#84
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by kermitology
Shawnigan Lake is cut off. Sooke is completely cut off. Trans Canada was closed at Mackenzie interchange late last night, I expect it's still not in good shape. We're slated for 90km/h winds soon now, and with the ground soggy it's probably going to down a lot of trees.
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Originally Posted by dammage79
Is the Pacific Marine loop down now too? Hell id assume so. Between China Beach and Sombrio might actually slide, that stretch is hanging on barely already.
Sooke being blocked is a shocker.
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Originally Posted by kermitology
From what I've heard it's likely, but no one is daring to go check. That hairpin turn at Jordan River, and then just beyond Chin Beach are probably in BAD shape.
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Yes, the Malahat and hwy 14 were shut down. The only way to get around right now is the Mill Bay ferry between Brentwood Bay and Mill Bay with the ferry doing sailings through out the night. It is a very small ferry that can only take 19 vehicles and 150 passengers. There have been multiple sailing waits at both terminals all night long. The photo below is from the Village of Brentwood Bay which is approximately two km from the ferry terminal.
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11-16-2021, 06:41 AM
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#85
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by cam_wmh
A thought;
Are these normal precipitation levels for a big November storm, but because of a warming climate, we're not seeing snow, but instead rain?
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It's a Pineapple Express:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineap...es_and_effects
A big one hit in 2006:
https://www.ec.gc.ca/meteo-weather/d...n&n=E578B454-1
They mention 150+mm of rain, I think I saw yesterday somewhere had 200mm, so this event is bigger. I'm not sure it can be directly attributed to climate change, since these things hit the west coast all the time. The location and size of this one make it so devastating for BC.
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11-16-2021, 07:04 AM
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#86
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by combustiblefuel
Which part of town is this?
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We are in Cedar. Cedar road is also closed at the moment as the road washed out mid Sunday.
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11-16-2021, 08:01 AM
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A friend of mine lives in Cedar, she wasn't sure if she was going to be able to get to work today (she's a nurse at NRGH). My parents live in Lake Cowichan and they got some flooding... Their house turned into a waterfront lot and there were people kayaking down the street. I should ask them to take some pictures of the lake/river.
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11-16-2021, 08:17 AM
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#88
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Franchise Player
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Father in law lives on the water in Sooke. Seems to be alright at this time. He stocked up prior to the storm so he could hunker down if needed. No loss of power yet.
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11-16-2021, 08:43 AM
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#1 Goaltender
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Curious to see how this is going to affect an already stressed supply chain.
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11-16-2021, 09:42 AM
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#90
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Loves Teh Chat!
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Originally Posted by woob
Curious to see how this is going to affect an already stressed supply chain.
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Spoiler Alert: It's not going to be good. 
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11-16-2021, 09:46 AM
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#91
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SW Ontario
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Seems like its time for some serious infrastructure discussions if BC is going to alternate between being on fire and flooding.
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11-16-2021, 10:04 AM
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#92
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Loves Teh Chat!
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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Seems like its time for some serious infrastructure discussions if BC is going to alternate between being on fire and flooding.
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Also, maybe some discussions about the cost of climate change. 
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11-16-2021, 10:24 AM
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#93
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Calgary
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The Brentwood ferry was backed up to Keating Crossroad last night.
Kudos to BCferries running nonstop. They should send over another boat to help things along during this time.
What I love about all this is you get to see communities flex their humanitarian side.
Looks like Pacific Marine is up and running again so at least folks have some way around the Malahat now aside from the ferry.
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11-16-2021, 11:29 AM
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#95
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UnModerator
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Originally Posted by hwy19man
It has definitely been crazy here on Vancouver Island.
This is a photo on the Malahat drive from yesterday afternoon.
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This not the time for bragging about going boating. ####ing rich people, smh.
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11-16-2021, 11:32 AM
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#96
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First Line Centre
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Wut?
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11-16-2021, 11:57 AM
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#97
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Calgary
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Ugh, my wife is Kelowna right now and suppose to be driving back on Thursday. Looking dicier by the the day.
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11-16-2021, 12:04 PM
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#98
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In Your MCP
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Watching Hot Dog Hans
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Just drove from Fernie to Calgary. Roads are totally fine, save the detour on Dicken road, which barely takes any time off at all. Little to no traffic as well, roads are dry (windy around Okotoks) and maybe a little snow on "the pass" by Maycroft. Smooth sailing.
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11-16-2021, 12:31 PM
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#99
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CP Gamemaster
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: The Gary
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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Seems like its time for some serious infrastructure discussions if BC is going to alternate between being on fire and flooding.
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The BC Ministry of Transportation already has added language to their road design guidelines about "climate change adaptation". Essentially, major roadways see much more emphasis to design around handling harsher weather - a 1 in 200 year event instead of 1 in 100 year event, as an over simplification. That doesn't guarantee that there won't be disruptions during these storms, but it should reduce the likelihood of losing access for weeks on major routes.
Last edited by Mazrim; 11-16-2021 at 12:36 PM.
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11-16-2021, 12:34 PM
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#100
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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