Buzz
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I have been stuck at the subway station 3 hours now. Can’t go forward or back! Totally stuck. How is everyone else doing?
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@Buzz - The Don Valley Pkwy and Gardiner have been closed. The 401 has stranded vehicles making it very difficult for the plows to get through. I am on the outer western fringe of this storm, and we are mostly shut down and we didn’t get anything nearly as bad as Toronto/Niagara/Hamilton. Snow has stopped but still drifting. We are getting a bit of blue sky and the sun peeking out now. My street is 3rd or 4th priority so we won’t have a plow probably until later tonight.
I'm in Ottawa, we have 41 cm down (according to the people who measure these things) and it's still coming down, although it has slowed a bit. Fortunately thanks to the p*ndemic we were both already working remotely and our eight year old's school is closed, so we have nowhere to go and can just wait it out. My husband and daughter went out once to start snow removal, but the big job will be once the plow goes by (which in our case won't be for hours, we're on a small residential crescent).
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All schools are closed here in Kitchener, and we are apparently expecting 25-40 cm of snow. It's still snowing, but not very heavily at the moment.
There's a church and a school on our street, which I guess makes us higher priority - I heard the plow going by outside our window a bunch of times last night.
There's a church and a school on our street, which I guess makes us higher priority - I heard the plow going by outside our window a bunch of times last night.
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Still in the subway no buses or trains. Been here since 8:30am
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Well a plow just went flying down our block, which is hard to do as it’s only 4 houses long with a stop sign at each end. And now there is a 5 foot wide by 3 foot high barricade of snow at the end of the driveway. At least it’s several hours earlier than I thought we’d see a plow - these guys are workin’ out there!
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I am the only person who lives on my block (central Hamilton), so it's still 3 feet of snow everywhere except my sidewalk, which it took me an hour to shovel. No plow in sight even in the giant Shoppers Drug Mart parking lot across the street. We (me and the cat) could be hunkered down here a while ...
43 cm now .. I always follow Ian Black on Twitter.
43 cm now. I won’t see a plow on the streets until late tonight at best.
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I'm on the mountain. I could see big piles of snow in the shoppers parking lot across the street from me. There was a plow doing some work on the side street next to my building and the neighbourhood behind me. About an hour ago an oversized bobcat showed up to clean the parking lot of my building. He's still working away and is maybe about 2/3 of the way done.
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I saw a beautiful rainbow this morning. 
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I've been mainly working from home during the pandemic, but trudged a few hundred metres through the unplowed snow to get to the subway station to head downtown to the office, as I needed to get something. Overheard one of the TTC workers mention shuttle busses, so I asked for clarification (the screens said no service interruptions) to be informed of subway closure for a few stops, requiring shuttles. Turned around and trudged right back home, passing stuck buses and cars along the way. The difficult walk and harsh winds were no joke - I had to lie down when I got home because my chest was tight and legs were shaking.
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Before I left work I was asked to stay. “You are only gonna get stuck so why not stay and get paid!” Wish I listened! Did not get home until 9pm. I’ve learned today to not listen to the bus drivers when my gut tells me something different, and Uber is awesome! I finally got home because a stranger shared her Uber with me. I was so grateful I paid most the fare. LOL
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Here in NB we had some snow then it turned to rain - I think the storm was worse in northern NB. I'm hoping by tomorrow it will have melted enough - it's going down to -18 tomorrow night...
Uber can be your best friend if they are out driving. Tomorrow will be a better day (Hopefully).
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Just A hint at how things went for the TTC yesterday… Hopefully things are better today because I work in the community today.
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How long were you stuck on the subway? That sounds awful, but glad you eventually made it home.
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I was stuck for a very long time but the first thing I did when I got home is download the Uber app. LOL. My bed never felt so good!!! Today I got around with not much trouble.
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Living next to a Line 1 subway station, I was surprised yesterday that the streets around me were not plowed when I went out (at around 10 am). Buses were getting stuck and were unable to turn into the station's bus depot. Of any places to get plowed, you'd think near a major transit hub would be a priority.
As much as I hated walking it, I can understand more that the sidewalks in the area weren't cleared, but the roads absolutely should have been.
It's amazing how exhausting walking through that much snow can be, even for just a few hundred metres. My quads are sore today from making that trek!
As much as I hated walking it, I can understand more that the sidewalks in the area weren't cleared, but the roads absolutely should have been.
It's amazing how exhausting walking through that much snow can be, even for just a few hundred metres. My quads are sore today from making that trek!
Oh everything was kinda getting stuck into Ottawa too from what I read .. an ambulance was pushed out by firefighters. In the morning it was just crazy how fast the snow was coming down. Another min 5 cm tomorrow at least here
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You might not have gotten an Uber in the morning though. Very few we’re picking up and those rides that got accepted were expensive. I watched a story of a guy trying to get to work. He tried Uber but it was $85. He made it to work by walking, street car, and Go train but it took him 2 hours.
so sorry you got stuck in subway for so long. You would think they would have evacuate!
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I live in the southeastern US. Don't laugh, but 2" of snow shuts down everything. But they are getting better, with snow and ice coming more over the years, of preparing roads ahead of time and clearing them after the snow. It can take a few days to get the side roads cleared. People here don't buy snow tires either. So we just go clean out the grocery stores, hope our power stays on (some have generators just in case), and hibernate until the snow melts. Usually that happens in a couple of days.
Sorry to hear this. I hope you can get out soon, and make it home safely.
When you don’t live in a city where you normally don’t get snow then you aren’t going to have all the plows and equipment needed to clear it. When my sister lived in Vancouver they would freak out too with a little bit of snow. They aren’t really supposed to get it. We dread it too if we have to travel in it because that’s the worst. It’s better if it happens on a weekend!
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Is this the thread about the city buses not having snow tires? I was wondering... would having chains be feasible? They are a lot smaller to store!
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I totally believe you. I live in California where 1" of rain throws people into a complete tizzy! We like to pretend there is no bad weather here
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Well, we were in Nashville for the US Championships. It snowed on the Thursday of the championships (about 5 inches worth of snow) & many stores/businesses were closed for two days! There were icy sidewalks. Winter does come there, but they're just not as used to it/prepared for it, it seems. My biggest regret the whole week? Not packing a pair of leggings to wear under my winter pants!
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No idea if they had snow tires but I doubt it. There are still buses stuck on the street with more snow and freezing temperatures coming today. The Union wants the city to stop all transit services when the weather is predicted to be that bad again. There are some awesome videos coming out of the storm. Saw one with people with shovels trying to dig out a fire truck! LOL There were also no shortage of kids with sleds. Another viral video is of an exhausted little boy trying to clear his driveway. LOL
