The Ongoing Super Mega Weather Thread v3

[you&me]

Originally Posted by timun

I've heard this before from others, but frankly I don't see it. In my experience the stereotypical Vancouverite driver is neither fast nor slow, neither aggressive nor passive, but rather on the whole woefully inept and incompetent. My overwhelming impression of Vancouverite drivers is not knowing where they're going nor what they're doing. Basic navigational skills and basic driving skills are just... bad.

My experience and impression from driving in Vancouver is heavily influenced from driving into Vancouver... Everyone seems to start getting into and clogging up the left lane around, oh, Hope. Ineptitude is putting it nicely.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by timun

I've heard this before from others, but frankly I don't see it. In my experience the stereotypical Vancouverite driver is neither fast nor slow, neither aggressive nor passive, but rather on the whole woefully inept and incompetent. My overwhelming impression of Vancouverite drivers is not knowing where they're going nor what they're doing. Basic navigational skills and basic driving skills are just... bad.

One of the things that I think is important to remember, especially within the context of someone from Calgary, is the nature of the traffic system of the City.

Calgary is fantastic. It has a fairly standard and easy to understand grid system with major arteries in main directions until you get closer to older parts of the City.

Vancouver, like Toronto and Montreal, is a bit of a ####-mix. They just slapped roads together wherever and whenever they needed them, but they then had to dodge around all the crap that was already there in conjunction with the inherent obstacles of the surrounding landscape.

So yeah, drivers in those cities seem to wander around like they're completely lost because they probably are.

[Tuco]

heard a water cooler stat that there were 1000+ amputations due to frostbite in Calgary last winter. Pretty scary figure if it's true.

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by Tuco

heard a water cooler stat that there were 1000+ amputations due to frostbite in Calgary last winter. Pretty scary figure if it's true.

I think we’d all like to see a legitimate source back that up. Close to 1% of the city’s population losing body parts seems pretty high.

[Weitz]

Originally Posted by iggy_oi

I think we’d all like to see a legitimate source back that up. Close to 1% of the city’s population losing body parts seems pretty high.

Uh..?

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by iggy_oi

I think we’d all like to see a legitimate source back that up. Close to 1% of the city’s population losing body parts seems pretty high.

I think you better check your math there, bud.


Putting a small space heater on a WiFi smart socket in the (unheated) garage was a game-changer. It is so nice getting into a vehicle cabin that is already warm.

It would be nice if the garage itself was heated, but eh.

[OutOfTheCube]

Originally Posted by iggy_oi

I think we’d all like to see a legitimate source back that up. Close to 1% of the city’s population losing body parts seems pretty high.

Math's not your strong suit, I see...

[Wormius]

Yeah, the problem with those cities is there are no intuitive shortcuts or alternate routes. When traffic gets goobered, and if you don’t have Waze or something guiding you, then you’re likely to end up 40km out of your way before you can make your way back if you try some side street.

[Tuco]

As I said, water cooler talk. If someone lost 9 fingers and 10 toes does that count as 19? I don't think it's entire limbs lost.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by iggy_oi

I think we’d all like to see a legitimate source back that up. Close to 1% of the city’s population losing body parts seems pretty high.

I think the math is off on that and an individual can have more than one amputation...

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

I think you better check your math there, bud.


Putting a small space heater on a WiFi smart socket in the (unheated) garage was a game-changer. It is so nice getting into a vehicle cabin that is already warm.

It would be nice if the garage itself was heated, but eh.

I keep meaning to do this but I never do... and I already have the heater and extra smart plugs. But I'm also still stuck behind a Proslat installation in my garage so that I can get two vehicles in there without worry vs currently, just 1. I'm old... I have lists of incomplete chores now .

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by Tuco

heard a water cooler stat that there were 1000+ amputations due to frostbite in Calgary last winter. Pretty scary figure if it's true.

It did spike last winter compared to normal but I'm positive it was still just in the high hundreds

[OutOfTheCube]

It's BS too, here's an article from January that says it was 65 people, which was an all time high

https://calgary.citynews.ca/2023/01/...e-amputations/

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

Math's not your strong suit, I see...

Evidently not this time

But in any event that number seems quite high

[Tuco]

Originally Posted by btimbit

It did spike last winter compared to normal but I'm positive it was still just in the high hundreds

High hundreds makes more sense. 1000+ is a very significant number.

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by Tuco

High hundreds makes more sense. 1000+ is a very significant number.

Sorry I was actually misreading. High hundreds being the amount of frostbite cases, actual amputations I'm sure wasn't over 100

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by Tuco

As I said, water cooler talk. If someone lost 9 fingers and 10 toes does that count as 19? I don't think it's entire limbs lost.

I’m not sure. But I should probably avoid making any bets on it.

[Tuco]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

It's BS too, here's an article from January that says it was 65 people, which was an all time high

https://calgary.citynews.ca/2023/01/...e-amputations/

Thanks for clearing that up. Buddy wasn't even close.

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by btimbit

It did spike last winter compared to normal but I'm positive it was still just in the high hundreds

Originally Posted by Tuco

High hundreds makes more sense. 1000+ is a very significant number.

Originally Posted by btimbit

Sorry I was actually misreading. High hundreds being the amount of frostbite cases, actual amputations I'm sure wasn't over 100

65 amputations (like was already said ) and frostbite cases 701

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local...gary-last-year

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Tuco

Thanks for clearing that up. Buddy wasn't even close.

Never believe everything you hear at the watercooler. It's like the internet, but more moist.

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by timun

In Washington—as a pedestrian in a crosswalk—I'd get honked at by drivers making right turns on reds, even though I had a walk signal and thus the right of way.

This happens in New York too, especially cabbies, though there's some lovely custom there where you open palm smack the roof of their car a couple times to let em know I'm walkin here, which was all sorts of fun. Pretty sure you'd be in a fight doing that anywhere else on the continent.