December 2022 Forecasts And Discussions

[Canada Goose]

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[John]

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[Abby_wx]

The first car to come down the laneway my place is on acted like a plow and pushed a berm ahead of it. It’s not that big a deal for even a normal passenger car to scrape bottom in light fluffy snow like this. Heavy wet glop is a different matter entirely.

Yeah, that's not so bad. I honestly think they did more harm by putting down salt without plowing first. It turns the fluffy snow into a mushy consistency kind of like cake icing that is extremely slippery.

[Snowman]

City of Abbotsford is really dropping the ball today. Roads are terrible even at 4 pm. Barely any plowing has been done even on main routes. Do they have one plow for the entire city?

Salt and sand alone just doesn't cut it. Plowing should be a priority.

Marshall Road hill is pure ice, cars sliding down backwards.

Currently -10.7C

Yep, it’s not great out there, very slow going with people getting stuck everywhere.

I was out driving around last night when the snow was first starting. There were salt trucks making numerous rounds up and down Marshall Road, the road was bare and wet. Then it’s as if they sat back expecting the salt to keep the roads clear.

I did see one plow earlier today, so there is at least one person out clearing roads

[Hound]

Yeah, that's not so bad. I honestly think they did more harm by putting down salt without plowing first. It turns the fluffy snow into a mushy consistency kind of like cake icing that is extremely slippery.

You nailed it. It actually made it worse. It reminds me of biscuit dough. This would have blown off the road actually if not for the forced melting that made it worse. They need to use sand, I've yet to see ANY sanding anywhere! Total inept incompetent fools.

[Typeing3]

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[Forrest Gump]

You nailed it. It actually made it worse. It reminds me of biscuit dough. This would have blown off the road actually if not for the forced melting that made it worse. They need to use sand, I've yet to see ANY sanding anywhere! Total inept incompetent fools.

No budget for sand , it's not supposed to get below -5°

[Typeing3]

You nailed it. It actually made it worse. It reminds me of biscuit dough. This would have blown off the road actually if not for the forced melting that made it worse. They need to use sand, I've yet to see ANY sanding anywhere! Total inept incompetent fools.

Seen the Coquitlam plowing trucks throwing down some sand while they are plowing.

[wetcoast91]

You nailed it. It actually made it worse. It reminds me of biscuit dough. This would have blown off the road actually if not for the forced melting that made it worse. They need to use sand, I've yet to see ANY sanding anywhere! Total inept incompetent fools.

It comes down to dollars. Salt is cheap application. Sand is more expensive upfront and there are numerous issues with sand accelerating road wear and clogging storm drains. It can be applied but governments are cutting back on street cleaning these days.

You also have regional officials and the MOT always "assuming" that snowfalls are a 1 day issue which is usually washed away by rain hence the "divestment" of snow removal equipment and infrastructure. The City of Vancouver made this awful assumption in 2016-2017 and it led to 2 months of icy alleyways.

[Roberts Creeker]

I celebrated earlier with blueberry jam on avocado on buttered toast for breakfast, don't knock it till you try it ,

Currently
Light snow
Temp -8°
DP -11°

That's quite a taste sensation! I had homemade waffles with saskatoon berry sauce. I wonder how they'd taste with avocado?

[HarrisonSasquatchWx]

Will someone go and troll this moron enough is enough,
funny at first not any more
It's currently
My -11c @ the pond in south Sardis and mostly cloudy with strong and gusty NE outflow continuing.
I used my finny fin fins too shovel, by the way Bones It's not your fault.

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[VanCitySouth]

That's quite a taste sensation! I had homemade waffles with saskatoon berry sauce. I wonder how they'd taste with avocado?

I've made a more conventionally flavoured dish in a garlic and parmesan charred Brussels sprouts

[tyweather]

One of my Strava friends was out on his bike.

[Pomoman]

Nice little walk around SFU. Probably the same snow depth as those in the area.

[Catnip]

Seen the Coquitlam plowing trucks throwing down some sand while they are plowing.

Yup. Coquitlam is using sand.