General Chat

They're forecasting another 10 cms of snow for us on Sunday. I'm praying that they're wrong. I should be seeing my snowdrops by now but they're still under 3 feet of snow!

We might have freezing rain Saturday night but then rain on Sunday....and warming up.....

Some areas of Metro got 20-25 cm yesterday morning (hence SFU closing!), then they got another 20-25 cm of wet snow overnight :-0

Other areas got anywhere from 1-10 cm ................. we didn't get anything in our small part.

SFU got some snow, but didn't close this morning.

This is getting ridiculous! And I don't mean just here, but all across the country!!

I'm still toodling around in my little go-cart trying to see over the snowbanks. ( Actually it's a Toyota Tercel but pretty low) I'm starting to get a stiff neck from straining to see over the snowbanks.
Like Caroline's our streets are much narrower than they're supposed to be, some right turn lanes have been completely obliterated.
Hurry up spring!!!

Roads are an issue as I think the plows were told to not damage the curbs like they usually do so they took it to the extreme!!

the last few weeks have been unusual for us!!

The experts are saying there should be a warming change around March 14

There are still a lot of patches of frozen snow lingering, mainly on grass facing north, but the roads and everywhere except for those patches have been clear of the original fall for at least 2 weeks. It did take a longer time than usual for most of that snow to disappear.

I'd hate to be in your place, with roads only half width ............. and I guess Margaret might still be having problems at intersections, seeing round the corner.

Daughter and grandson will be here week after next, hoping for a bit of warmer weather as a change from their winter (Maritimes) .... which is why I'm looking at that possible change on March 14 with some hope!!

You've had it worse than us this week Sylvia which is unusual.

Still got the ice everywhere from weeks ago roads down to maybe half the width because the ice just hasn't gone.

Someone say Spring??......

We had more snow yesterday, arrived in time for the evening rush hour, stopped for a while, then started again early this morning.

We only got about 1.5 cm at the house, a lot of rain/sleet/wet snow, but that's all that settled on the grass. Other areas within 10 miles got more, and apparently this morning's rush hour was h**l just south of the Fraser River and the bridges crossing to this side.

Morning classes cancelled at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, which is at the top of a steep mountain/big hill, buses couldn't make it to the top.

I think that is one reason whey there have been suggestions in the last couple of years to build a Gondola system from the base to the centre of the uni, a la those seen in ski resorts. :-D

Well........ :-D

More snow tomorrow......

I had to laugh to myself earlier yesterday evening.

I am as bad as anyone in saying Vancouver and the Lower Mainland are the "Banana Belt" of Canada.

We got the total records for this February on the TV news ................

10th snowiest February on record at the Airport ....... just over 31 cm. Record was over 60 cm back in 1949

Coldest ever February on record

That reminded me that our first winter here (1968) included the record cold ever recorded here.

It was -18C on Boxing Day 1968. Arctic fog was rising from Burrard Inlet as we crossed the Lions Gate Bridge.

It snowed heavily just before Christmas, side roads were not cleared. Another snowfall after Christmas used up all the money allotted by the city for snow clearing, so not even the major roads were cleared when there was a 3rd fall a few days later. The city did not start using money from other parts of the budget after the snow clearing budget had been used up until well into the 1970s.

I used to keep weather records at work and also had access to archaic records dating back to the 1920s. 100+ cm snow total between December and February was not unusual from at least the 1940s right through the 1970s, but that was "total", it didn't accumulate. Vancouver has always been a place where there would be a big dump that would melt away, followed by more snow weeks later.

Through that same period, the total precipitation for the year would be between 1250 and 1500+ mm. It's not been that high since then, thought there have been very wet years.

We bought our house in February 1972 when the garden and sun deck were under about 40-50 cm of snow so we could only look at them through the window.

There have been some heavy snow years since then, and everyone says "how unusual"!!!

Still better than lots of places, but not quite the Banana Belt!

Seems we've "only" had 128 cms of snow so far this winter....

:-P :-P Sylvia :-D :-D

much better!!


well, if we did get "flurries" overnight, they once again missed this part of the big city :-D

Better than flamingoes I suppose...... :-D

No, I don't drive around in a go-cart. Cheeky!
Actually I jut noticed a light dusting of snow on my car so I can't say we haven't had a flake.
Incidently I have 7 deer on my lawn right now.

What you in a go-cart?? :-D :-D

You need to call in the Army....it works :-)

Just got home safely, not a flake of snow here! However I'm sure that my piles of snow from the previous storms are much bigger than yours. I still take my life in my hands at every intersection, not being able to see over the piles of snow.

What none wow! Just starting to finish now.....you could have lied and said you'd had flurries.

Allan my snow pile is the biggest by far :-D

Caroline, we haven't had any snow yet. Are you keeping it all there? I hope so. I have to go out to rehearsal tonight. Hope I can get home safely.

Allan .........

:-P :-P :-P


Caroline ..........

it's a different winter all across the country I think. My daughter says they've had a weird winter in NS, not had as much snow but more rain. sleet, ice pellets, etc.


We have "possible flurries" in the forecast for tonight