Snow!

[xLostx]

Not exactly what I wanted to wake up to...my drive to work took about 4 times as long as it normally does, I enjoy driving a solid 25 - 30 km/hr the whole way :nut:

I wonder how many accidents there will be today

[403Gemini]

Im looking outside my window at work and I cant see the buildings 2 blocks over, this snow is retardidly heavy.

Thank god i didnt switch over to my summers

[Kaos]

Looks like its not melting either.
Good thing I don't have work today =)

[JordanEG6]

Couldn't make it to work. Left at 7 and couldn't get past my neighborhood, so I turned around. I JUST got home. :nut:

[Tik-Tok]

Finally! I was wondering when our last good dump was going to show up. Never fails. (at least I hope it's our last one)

Supposed to be 20*C on sunday :D

[MilanoRedTeg]

Same with me I couldn't even leave my street this morning never seen the traffic so bad

[LadyLuck]

took me an hour and a half to get to work when it only takes 20 mins on a good day. sure had to take a few detours to avoid steep downhill drivin

[Khyron]

All the idiots who DID switch to summers getting stuck or driving 2k/hr or just crashing. I also made it about a mile before turning around and going back home.

[403Gemini]

I guess I should be happy I leave my house at 6:45 and there was almost no traffic.

[V6-BoI]

Originally posted by 403Gemini

Thank god i didnt switch over to my summers

I made that mistake changing it up during the weekend. I should have known it would snow, but one of my winter tires got a nail in the sidewall and I can't fix it, and I wouldn't be able to find winter tires this time around either. So I figure it's either running on my spare tire for another week or two or switch back to my summers.

I left my house at like 6:45 and got to work at around 7:15 ish, so it didn't really take me that long, but driving in the snow with summer tires really sucks! :banghead: :banghead:

[Canmorite]

I walked 12 blocks to downtown, what a fucking gong show it is down there :nut:

[calgarygts]

It's not THAT bad downtown, I just walked in too. I'm pumped, really really hoping the mountains get this snow too!!

[ICEBERG]

8:46 am

Could not get out of Panorama Hills, it is a mess trying to get to deerfoot. Had to turn back home. Good luck to people who are stuck in traffic out there.


Cheers,

[Kritafo]

I am keeping the kids home and staying off the roads.

Figures tomorrow is bike to work day.

[freshprince1]

I can't beleive how huge the flakes - or clumps of flakes - are...I love it. Wish I was up in the mountains skiing.

[Euro_Trash]

People are still surprised when it snows in Calgary?

[Accord_tunerx]

haha wow nice...weather sucks dont get me wrong, called into work and said "yeah i aint coming to work." haha its so bad out...

[cityhunter2501]

was a little slippery this morning, hopefully it gets warmer later and better be +12 tomorrow.
have some plans tomorrow evening :guns:

[turbo4dr]

I went to work with shorts on this morning it was so nice out side well that was at 530 am............ Good thing I have a ride picking me up today :) I hope they make it :nut:

[BokCh0y]

I really enjoyed the drive in hehehe. Glad i kept the winters on.

[Hawk01]

Originally posted by V6-BoI

driving in the snow with summer tires really sucks! :banghead: :banghead:

:werd: i have to drive down McCall drive by the airport for skool, could'nt see shit!

[Sparx]

Hahaha i work at Kal TIre in the back shop, and when i saw the amount of work orders we had for people switching onto their summers. I was like wow all you dumb shits are in for a rude awakening hahahhaa. On my way to work so this should be interesting how this goes

[GQBalla]

i didn't mind the drive got me late for work but everyone else was late too.
heheh

i did a good ol 30 down the entire way to the train station took me 25 minutes when it usually takes me 9 minutes -

i just feel bad for the people that had their bikes parked DT when i walked past them they were absolutely covered!!!

[DNSRadio]

me and wifey left home ( the NE ) this morning at 7am
just got into downtown like 5 mins ago and just got to work..

2 hours...
horrible..
just horrible...


but glad that this could be our last dump...
and + 20 on sunday.. cant wait.

[kertejud2]

Took me an hour and a half (round trip) to drop my sister off at the hospital, a usual 20 minute trip, its a nightmare on Elbow. Buses are stuck, cars are stuck (there was some kid in a 240 who needed about 4 people to help him, I was going to get out, but I only had skate shoes on so I would have been pretty useless) and it was just crawling. The hill by Britannia/Riverdale was just insane.

My guess is that its gone by 3 in the afternoon though, always seems to be the case.

[Kona9]

Let the dog out at 5:45. Nothing at all. Got in my truck to go to work at 6:00 and it was light mist snow. I work 4 km away from home and it was DUMPING by the 4th km.

[Swank]

This looks amazing but driving is a catastrophe at best. Why do they keep forcasting rain when there's no damn way it's going to rain this early in the year? Even this morning they said this should turn into rain in the afternoon and then possibly thunder showers.

[asp integra]

hahaha all my classes at U of C are cancelled today! hahahah snow day!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[V6-BoI]

Originally posted by Kona9
Let the dog out at 5:45. Nothing at all. Got in my truck to go to work at 6:00 and it was light mist snow. I work 4 km away from home and it was DUMPING by the 4th km.

Yeah, I leave my house and it wasn't even snowing that hard, just a really light flurry, then it progressively got worse and worse as I got closer to work.

[01RedDX]

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[Cy2k1]

Snowfall warning for: City of Calgary
Issued at 8:13 AM MDT THURSDAY 10 APRIL 2008
10 TO 15 CM OF SNOW THIS MORNING.
AN INTENSE AND VERY LOCALIZED SNOW STORM HAS POSITIONED ITSELF OVER CALGARY. AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 CM CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATER THIS MORNING. AREAS JUST TO THE EAST AND NORTH OF CALGARY MAY ALSO RECEIVE AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 CM.

....it was already snowing near 6am this morn and now they finally released this? haha way to tell the weather right.

I doubt any cars will show up for a detail so its back to sleep until classes at 2. Hopefully things won't be as bad or traffic will clear up by then...

[LadyLuck]

its supposed to be +6 out by the afternoon, so the drive home will be a huge mess whether it rains or not...

[funkedelic]

wow sucks to be in calgary right now. 2 hours south we are getting very nice weather today :D

[BenC]

fucking forecast
my car is half covered in snow
and i have all seasons on the firebird frick!
and i have to go to school i have an exam today
what a bitch, im so irate right now

[sexualbanana]

Originally posted by asp integra
hahaha all my classes at U of C are cancelled today! hahahah snow day!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've never seen them cancel class for snow! Not even exams.

[xLostx]

I've been at work for an hour now and my car is engulfed in snow again, would be pretty sick day for a snowball fight :D

[asp integra]

Originally posted by sexualbanana


I've never seen them cancel class for snow! Not even exams.

i checked my e mail this morning, and from my 3 classes i have today all my profs sent out e mails saying stay at home and dont bother coming into school hahaha

[Cy2k1]

wonder how many accidents have happened already? But then again traffic is moving to a slow crawl. 68th Street in the NE is back up between 16th Ave and up to McKnight Blvd crazily.

[aklalani]

Originally posted by asp integra
hahaha all my classes at U of C are cancelled today! hahahah snow day!!!!!!!!!!!!!

where did u get this idea from? im pretty sure classes are a go!

[JordanEG6]

Glad im not the only one who turned around and went home. haha. it isnt the time it takes to get to work (its pretty flexible), but the accidents and slipping and sliding...yeeeah no.

I can barely move and when i did get going it was hard to stop. and my jeep is RWD. almost got into a few accidents.

[ricescream]

Drove an H3
barelyyyy made it to work

[Archea]

I walked all the way to work lol

That was a thrilling 2 km;s lol

The bottom of my pants are soaking...and my hair is a long stringy mess...its very attractive if you ask me :thumbsup:

On the upside...beats driving downtown in this weather haha

[Maddog55]

Hahahaha....hence why I'm on Beyond at 9 in the morning on a weekday.
Started out to a job in Stanley Park area. Elbow not moving at all....my helper trying to get onto Southbound Crowchild from Memorial...didn't move in 30 minutes..so I just phoned him and said "SNOW DAY"!! and turned around. Dunno if this is the last dump...here is a pic from April 26....2003

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/CalgaryDave/pic-0187.jpg

[barmanjay]

mmm jeep ftw!

[nokiemens]

G35 coupe + snow tires = still sucks donkey balls in this snow.
I pretty much drifted all the way to work.
Came so close to putting the summers on as well.
Phew

[The Cosworth]

thank god I got to work before the roads got covered. 630 start FTW.

Now I just hope the snow is all gone by 3:00 :eek:





Summer tires FTW! :banghead:

[eglove]

summer tires :( (and that's all i've got too, just moved here :p )

got about two blocks then found out the road was closed ahead due to an accident, just turned down the next clear rd and went home.

[Euro_Trash]

Originally posted by ricescream
Drove an H3
barelyyyy made it to work

Lol seriously??


Originally posted by barmanjay
mmm jeep ftw!

Exactly, had no problems at all today, and didn't even touch 4wd

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by ricescream
Drove an H3
barelyyyy made it to work

Because it's heavy, or because it almost ran out of gas? ;)

[JordanEG6]

Originally posted by barmanjay
mmm AWD jeep ftw!

fixed :D


MY Jeep couldn't do shit out there...

[funkedelic]

Holy fak! :eek:

i thought it was a minor snowfall, judging from the pictures you guys got it BAD today.

Hahaha guess it was a little early to throw on the summer wheels!

[toyboy88]

Actually, just got to the University, took 5-10 max extra...Crowchild was completly empty by the University when I was merging on....

:dunno:

But DAMN I hate the bigass trucks who think just because they drive a giant truck they can get the fcuk in wherever/whenever they want in this kind of weather....

[01RedDX]

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[98type_r]

20 minute commute took me an hour and 10 minutes today. AWD & snow tires FTMFW!

[Trini]

spent over an hour stuck on 14th street..ended up turning around and heading back home, AWD scoobies just spinning all 4 wheels, trucks, vans not making it up hills..

[clockworkboy3]

So much for driving to Sundre....I get to stay in but the snow just killed my satellite :(

[sillysod]

:) The Quattro gods were smiling down on me the whole way in today. :D

[funkedelic]

Originally posted by 01RedDX


That picture is from 2003. Today is much worse.

wat

thats insane. Alberta weather is so fucked. We don't have a single flake of snow here and its snowing like its January over there. This weekend calls for 20+ degrees, wtf is going on.

Anybody take pictures???

[civicman]

Yha I have to say there's alot of snow out there!!! Glad I 'm not going anywhere today....

[max_boost]

WTF!?

I looked at the forecast last night on the weather network and didn't recall seeing snow for today.....:nut: :dunno:

[spyce]

Worst 2 hour drive of my life lol.
Got stock going up a hill for the first time, which made me feel so embarrassed. After that it was smooth sailing for the next 1.75 hours...

Although I hope this crap melts because I had a hard time parking in a lot today and I dont think Im gonna make it out if some of it doesnt melt

[adamc]

supposed to be leaving for kelowna this afternoon, not sure if I'm going to chance driving or not.


the roads look bare and dry through the mountains :dunno:

[KRyn]

I got up this morning did my usual routine before I go to school. Open the door take one look outside turn around throw on my sweats and jumped on the computer. It's not even worth the risk trying to drive in these conditions.

God speed to all of you that are out there now.

[jay42w8]

DAMNNNITT....this is supposed to be my day off work lol. Well at least now I have to go out and switch my Summers off lol....you guys are lazy as hell eh? It takes like max 30 min to switch what's the big deal lol....just kind of bitch if u dont have a garage like I do, to do it in a foot of snow...


Anyways, at least it will all melt away and u can switch back to ur nice rims/tires in a couple days....

BTW.....am I crazy, or am the only one that saw the street cleaners on monday night sweeping away all the sand/gravel....

[eglove]

here are some crappy pics from my phone... doesn't really show how much though there is about 6-7 inches


http://confuzzled.com/beyond/IMG_0004.jpg


http://confuzzled.com/beyond/IMG_0005.jpg

[DNSRadio]

so i decided that i would finally look out the window on my floor.

30th floor in the petro can building and i cant see the other tower.....


wtf...

:eek:



hopefully it stops sometime soon.

[Tik-Tok]

Outside my house...

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u64/TykTauk/10april08c.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u64/TykTauk/10april08b.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u64/TykTauk/10april08.jpg

[Kona9]

Originally posted by adamc
supposed to be leaving for kelowna this afternoon, not sure if I'm going to chance driving or not.


the roads look bare and dry through the mountains :dunno:

It's a Localized snowfall. A co-worker stated it was sunny in Strathmore as he was coming in today. That may have changed by now obviously. Outlying areas only to expect 5-10cm. You should be fine by Canmore Banf-ish.

[Brutucus]

Had to abandon my car lol... so much snow in my neighborhood.

[Hakkola]

Well, I left for school this morning, traffic was backed up 4 blocks into my residential area, the most traffic in here that I've ever seen is about half a block. I turned around and headed home.

Anybody know if 14st and glenmore/crowchild are still a mess?

[Lagerstatten.ca]

Photos taken outside the house this morning around 8am.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lagerstatten/2402841017/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lagerstatten/2403669616/

Reminds me of the snow back on March 1997 when we got like a meter of snow!

[4dsux]

I guess i'm skipping....

http://www.photodump.org/stored22/apr10snow.jpg

[civicluva]

I think the snow is dope.

[KRyn]

Hakkola check on the CTV or is it the CFCN website, they have direct links to cameras where you can see the intersections. When I checked about twenty minutes ago 14st was backed up all the way to Heritage! Bumper to bumper! Also Glenmore looked worse!

[Maddog55]

Here's about 5 minutes ago from the same patio:

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/CalgaryDave/IMG_9296.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/CalgaryDave/IMG_9295.jpg

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by Lagerstatten.ca

Reminds me of the snow back on March 1997 when we got like a meter of snow!

Hahahah, I remember that one, it melted so fast too, my company work truck got stuck in a dirt parking lot in the middle of the city, buried up to the fenders in mud.

[rage2]

I had to drop the M3 off for some work today. Looked out the window at 6am, light snow, I'll survive. Went to the international hotel on 4th for a meeting at 7:30, still fine. Meeting over at 9:30, holy fuck :rofl:. I got stuck in the alley going back to work because the car couldn't go up the 2 degree incline into the parkade :rofl:.

Ya, I'm fucked today.

[HybridTheory]

The onslaught of claims hasn't started...yet! Damn snow, I guarantee tomorrow is gonna be a gong show with everyone calling in about their fender benders :banghead:

[97'Scort]

Ahem...

No snow in Edmonton :) +5 degrees out :D

[krazykhoja]

ya its a total mess....14st was backed up close to sandarac Dr (basically right near country hills)

left my house for school...drove up 2 blocks figured its gonna take about 90mins and came back home...lol...as long as it clears up for tomorrow...got an in class final...it'll be hell trying to make it tos chool then...

checked the paper...high of 7 with showers...lol...when is the weather ever predicted correctly???

[BlkMaxima]

The snow has reached the bottom of my headlight at my work. I have been here since 8:00.

:thumbsdow

[sneek]

:(:( Was supposed to take a look at a vette today :( effing Calgary weather.

[The Cosworth]

Either way we are screwed now though, because it will either stay snowed in or it will all melt and flood.

Here are pics of my car. I get into work at 630/7 and there was nothing on the roads so I drove with my summers :dunno:

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/5223/mycarfrontab0.jpg

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/5782/mycarsidegs0.jpg

[DNSRadio]

Originally posted by krazykhoja
ya its a total mess....14st was backed up close to sandarac Dr (basically right near country hills)

left my house for school...drove up 2 blocks figured its gonna take about 90mins and came back home...lol...as long as it clears up for tomorrow...got an in class final...it'll be hell trying to make it tos chool then...

checked the paper...high of 7 with showers...lol...when is the weather ever predicted correctly???


well this is calgary...
they never predict the weather correctly...
its just understood ....lol

[Kona9]

Originally posted by 97'Scort
Ahem...

No snow in Edmonton :) +5 degrees out :D

Problem is....you're still in Edmonton!!

[DNSRadio]

Originally posted by krazykhoja
ya its a total mess....14st was backed up close to sandarac Dr (basically right near country hills)

left my house for school...drove up 2 blocks figured its gonna take about 90mins and came back home...lol...as long as it clears up for tomorrow...got an in class final...it'll be hell trying to make it tos chool then...

checked the paper...high of 7 with showers...lol...when is the weather ever predicted correctly???


well this is calgary...
they never predict the weather correctly...
its just understood ....lol

[Kobe]

I'm taking my bike to school today!!!!!!!1

[97'Scort]

Originally posted by Kona9


Problem is....your still in Edmonton!!

I think I'd rather be here than in Calgary today :poosie:

[Kona9]

Originally posted by 97'Scort


I think I'd rather be here than in Calgary today :poosie:

Shit, ya quoted me before I fixed my YOUR. haha

I will take random snow dumps in Calgary over any day in Edmonton. Just my personal view. s'all good!!

[403Gemini]

Originally posted by HybridTheory
The onslaught of claims hasn't started...yet! Damn snow, I guarantee tomorrow is gonna be a gong show with everyone calling in about their fender benders :banghead:


They'll come later this afternoon and tommorow... tommorow will be BAD (AND IM ON FLEX!! WOO HOO!!!!!)

[hoamic11]

holy shat, i did not want to wake up to this, but in my favor i got to waste gas for a 3.5hr round trip to sit in traffic and move about 10km before saying f**k it, i'm going home.

[adidas]

thank god for ctrains on days like this. 5 min drive took 30 min...there is about a foot of snow just outside the N building at sait.

they should fire the meteorologist from theweathernetwork.com that guy cant predict shit, id do a better job guessing.

[HybridTheory]

Originally posted by 403Gemini



They'll come later this afternoon and tommorow... tommorow will be BAD (AND IM ON FLEX!! WOO HOO!!!!!)

Lol bastard! I'm on flex today but not tomorrow. Did I mention that I hate you :nut:

[403Gemini]

Originally posted by KRyn
Hakkola check on the CTV or is it the CFCN website, they have direct links to cameras where you can see the intersections. When I checked about twenty minutes ago 14st was backed up all the way to Heritage! Bumper to bumper! Also Glenmore looked worse!

Got the links for these? I took a quick gander at bout cfcn.ca and ctv.ca and couldnt find them :(

[Maddog55]

Originally posted by 97'Scort
Ahem...

No snow in Edmonton :) +5 degrees out :D

Yeah but its.....EDMONTON!!! :D

You guys just get this:

http://northerncomfort.info/index7.html

[The Cosworth]

^^

http://65.104.36.247/default.asp?display=cams&area=calgary&TextOnly=


it is on the front page of cfcn to the right

[403Gemini]

Originally posted by brendankharris
^^

http://65.104.36.247/default.asp?display=cams&area=calgary&TextOnly=


it is on the front page of cfcn to the right

apparently im blind ;) lol

[That.Guy.S30]

shitttttttt.. the roads are messed.
on my way to work. made it past nosehill and crowchild and i got stuck in traffic. took me 20 minutes to get to the turn off ramp on sarcee. that was messed.

[adam c]

on a normal day, takes ~15 minute to get to work

today it took me 2+ hours. 1 and a half hours to drive from 17th ave 52nd st to 17th ave 36st

[analbumcover]

took me over 3 hours to get to work today, and i forgot my lunch fuck!