Snowmaggedon?

[jeffreyab]

10 centimetres of snow is cause for curfuffel?

Its called winter and we in Ontario used to know how to deal with it and even enjoy it.

Been off work since 1 PM and mostly drove around town doing errands since the snow had mostly stopped by then anyway.

Comments

[ltmurnau.livejournal.com]

We have that much out here in Victoria, a-and it's just lying around all over the place!
It's not melting, it's not going away!
The high today was -2!
This can't be happening, not in my city!
AIIIIEEEEE!!!!

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

Must be fun with all those retirees, my sympathies.

[ellameena.livejournal.com]

You only got 10 cm? I think we got about 8 inches...

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

It might have been closer to 8 still that is normal for this time of year, you think people would be more used to it.

[(Anonymous)]

inches or centimeters? Here in southeastern michigan, 8 inches is kind of a big deal. It is nearing the limit of what you can push through with a 4 wheel drive vehicle. I grew up in Lansing, and large amounts of snow are less remarkable there.

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

I find that 8 inches does not last long on the main roads due to traffic, so I stick to them until I am close to home.

[tlatoani.livejournal.com]

We got more like 10 inches, for the record.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm a Canadian in Michigan and these wusses get all bent about a foot of snow. No big deal. The roads are fine. No ice, its not slippery its just snow. Preserve me from idiots who go 5 miles an hour like snow is a problem.

[(Anonymous)]

I was out driving in the snow yesterday and there was indeed ice underneath it. The bottom layer melted and refroze. It really was pretty difficult to drive in if you have a normal 2 wheel drive car.

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

I noticed that in my driveway but not anywhere else.

[tinkler.livejournal.com]

I don't mind the snow, or driving in it (I do hate to shovel it...)
But I don;'t like "all season" tires, and think that winter tires should be required for driving here...

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

I always use all season tires, they are fine if you recognize that you really have to slow down and break much sooner.

Like I said people have forgotten what winter means,

[tlatoani.livejournal.com]

Dedicated snow tires are better. We even have a set on the STi, and it cuts through 10" of snow like a knife through butter. (We also have a set on the M5, or we wouldn't be able to use it at all in this weather...)

"All season" tires aren't really great in any season.

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

All season means compromise but too many people try to drive without compromise in the winter.

What brand of winter tires do you use?

[tlatoani.livejournal.com]

Blizzaks on the M5, don't remember what's on the STi.

[bardicwench.livejournal.com]

The 10 inches by me with ice on top of it sucked. It wouldn't have been so bad if my car hadn't gotten stuck on my way home from work. ^^

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

That does suck, we missed the ice on top.

[drama-freak.livejournal.com]

It's funny now, living in Toronto having spent most of my life in Sarnia. The city goes on an all out freak-out when the snow comes (for the record, I think that we had squalls and blowing snow from around 9am-4pm, a long time), and most people went home around noon, but I guess it makes a bit more sense with the 401 being what it is. Still, that city REFUSES to shut down, most of the major roads are plowed within 3 hours, it's insane!

I always like seing how more mild places react to snow, like Vancouver. It makes me feel all tough up here.