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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?
I have been stuck at the subway station 3 hours now. Can’t go forward or back! Totally stuck. How is everyone else doing? yeah .. not a great day for travelling that’s for sure. It’s bad here but Toronto of course struggles more because of the size of the city.
43 cm now .. I always follow Ian Black on Twitter.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).
43 cm now. I won’t see a plow on the streets until late tonight at best.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).
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.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 ...
Uber can be your best friend if they are out driving. Tomorrow will be a better day (Hopefully).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
Teamwork!Just A hint at how things went for the TTC yesterday… Hopefully things are better today because I work in the community today.
How long were you stuck on the subway? That sounds awful, but glad you eventually made it home.Still in the subway no buses or trains. Been here since 8:30am
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 .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!
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.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.
Sorry to hear this. I hope you can get out soon, and make it home safely.I have been stuck at the subway station 3 hours now. Can’t go forward or back! Totally stuck. How is everyone else doing?
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!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.
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 hereI 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.