The Great Snow Squall of December 2010 [Archive]

haljackey

Dec 7, 2010, 8:05 PM

Just finished shoveling my driveway and back yard for the 4th time since the snow started falling on Sunday. Took some pics afterward that you might enjoy:

Tree tops
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5290/5241307049_b948d27c6a_b.jpg

Bird house and air conditioner topped with snow
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5041/5241306371_454dfeebf5_b.jpg

Back yard trench... going to put in a bird feeder on the tree
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5208/5241900996_6a5538c939_b.jpg

Bird bath
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5123/5241900608_8b6c2fa3b3_b.jpg

That fence is 4 feet. Thus by comparison I think snow is about 100cm high.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5008/5241900206_2648a1bf3b_b.jpg

Look at the BBQ lol
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5044/5241304745_804bc728f1_b.jpg

Snow wall
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5241/5241304341_79c695d80a_b.jpg

Snow slope... no room for snow
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5127/5241898930_0444b4db22_b.jpg

The street
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5247/5241303423_9dea42ddf9_b.jpg

Installed the bird feeder
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5003/5241898000_c2c48554b6_b.jpg

Close up of the bird house
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5007/5241897546_e94b3cbbb2_b.jpg

OMG its only December and look at how much there is already!
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5205/5241302081_2ef6ffd1a3_b.jpg

Ok this sucks! I want to go in the hot tub but there's a massive snow drift on the top of the house right over it.
-Chucked a few snowballs at it.. but its up there really good.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5130/5241301811_1edf9b757c_b.jpg

Snow covered cars
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5043/5241896592_8c9167d7f1_b.jpg

Made a slope to deposit more snow
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5044/5241300685_c9304003ef_b.jpg

My cat decides to venture out
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5241/5241612697_b29848efd3_b.jpg

Also took two panoramas. They're huge so click these links for full size:

Front yard:
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Haljackey/photos/dsc01727.jpg

Back yard:
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Haljackey/photos/dsc01698.jpg

MolsonExport

Dec 7, 2010, 9:47 PM

great photos. I should try to take some myself. Except all I can see is endless white.

Simpseatles

Dec 7, 2010, 10:01 PM

Amazing shots!

I just can't get over how much snow has fallen. Never seen this much in my life!

Every 3 or 4 hours I've been shoveling my driveway so that it doesn't pile up, and since yesterday morning I thought the cycle would never stop, until...about a half an hour ago I saw the sun peaking through a crack in the clouds!:worship:

It may be finally over!

ForestryW

Dec 7, 2010, 11:08 PM

:omg: All I can say is...holy shit. I'd heard there was quite a dump in London but I had no idea how much there was.

We still only have like 2 inches here, and that's just from the accumulation over today (we had about an inch this morning). It's snowing pretty heavily now, though.

Simpseatles

Dec 7, 2010, 11:33 PM

It's official, there's gonna be another snow day tomorrow!:banana:
All schools including UWO and Fanshawe are closed.

haljackey

Dec 7, 2010, 11:49 PM

It's official, there's gonna be another snow day tomorrow!:banana:
All schools including UWO and Fanshawe are closed.

3 days in a row schools have been closed...

London Transit is also canceled tomorrow. Same goes with most non-essential public services and many private businesses.

Apparently the city came extremely close to declaring a state of emergency today. The fact is most people still have heat, power, water etc so it never came into effect. Nevertheless, London has asked surrounding cities for help.

Some rough stats as of Tuesday afternoon:

70cm fell at the London Airport
90cm fell in southwest London (where the pictures above were taken)
110cm in northwest London
140+ in Lucan area (not too far north of London)

Another 20-40cm could be coming by the end of Wednesday. Things will clear up on Thursday but more snow is forecasted for Friday and Saturday.

Looks like we're going to have a good old fashioned winter. (And winter doesn't officially start until Dec. 21 :P)

Cambridgite

Dec 8, 2010, 12:06 AM

Holy crap. Only now do I finally feel thankful for living in St. Catharines. We have about 5cm. :D

MolsonExport

Dec 8, 2010, 1:10 AM

I am in the 110cm territory (Hyde Park). Past my waist. I am not joking. Up to my shoulders in the drifts in my backyard.

Most I've ever seen in one storm.

haljackey

Dec 8, 2010, 1:17 AM

Most I've ever seen in one storm.

True'dat.

I don't think I've ever had back-to-back snow days... but 3 in a row?

Apparently this is the worst storm in over 30 years. It's bad but not brutal. There hasn't been much blowing snow in the city which is a good thing.

Nearly all of us have heat and power too. I've seen several Bell and Rogers vans drive down my street which implies people might have problems with their cable/internet but the basics are still there.

Glad Joe didn't call a state of emergency. Remember the army in Toronto a few years back? Nuts.

bolognium

Dec 8, 2010, 8:26 AM

Haljackey, your cat looks exactly like my cat.

Took this photo after I finished shoveling this afternoon:

http://i.imgur.com/Bd3r6.jpg

And here are a couple I took while walking downtown with my brother:

http://i.imgur.com/cxVqr.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/n7olr.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/nfdGx.jpg

vid

Dec 8, 2010, 10:31 AM

In Thunder Bay it is -20, very windy, and there is almost no snow on the ground. Just an inch thick layer of ice. (I was going to say firn but Wikipedia says that firn is something other than what I thought; what we've got on the ground is part actual ice, part snow that melted then refroze and is now a horrible crunchy substance covered in a fine dusting of vehicle exhaust--in some places it is in fact pitch black.)

So... you guys are probably on the better end of this system. :yes:

Simpseatles

Dec 8, 2010, 1:49 PM

^I'm not complaining about this weather.

Lots of snow with not too much wind, ice, or cold temperatures is fine by me!:tup:

haljackey

Dec 8, 2010, 4:35 PM

Yeah it isn't too cold here just a lot of snow.

Can you believe there's a car under here?
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7771/aydyb.jpg

3 snow days in a row. 3 exams tomorrow... if there is school tomorrow!

go_leafs_go02

Dec 8, 2010, 4:45 PM

3 days of no school is un-heard of. Even 2 days is extremely rare.

Simpseatles

Dec 8, 2010, 6:18 PM

3 snow days in a row. 3 exams tomorrow... if there is school tomorrow!

I doubt it will happen again tomorrow. At least where I am it's been sunny and clear all day and the most snow we got was mybe 3 or 4 cm. Has it been snowing more where you are?

I think the main reason there was another snow day today was so they could finally clear the roads and restore services without lots of people out.

go_leafs_go02

Dec 8, 2010, 8:26 PM

I was quite surprised to hear they decided to pull transit for today already by yesterday afternoon. Usually London can rebound pretty good regardless by the next day if there's a clear night of NO snow.

Blitz

Dec 9, 2010, 4:13 AM

Here's some photos I took from around downtown

http://www.pbase.com/swosett_photography/image/130987743.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/swosett_photography/image/130987744.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/swosett_photography/image/130987745.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/swosett_photography/image/130987746.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/swosett_photography/image/130987747.jpg

haljackey

Dec 9, 2010, 5:17 AM

Great pics Blitz! The storm seems to be dying down for now, but we may be in for more!

Q about this pic
http://www.pbase.com/swosett_photography/image/130987745.jpg

Is this pic taken on top of City Place? If yes how did you get up there?

Duke-Of-Waterloo

Dec 9, 2010, 5:29 AM

I can't get over the difference in snow between London and Waterloo. With only being a little over an hour apart, the difference is amazing. There's only maybe 5 cm on the ground here now...

You guys should share in time for Christmas!

Blitz

Dec 9, 2010, 6:07 PM

Yes, that was taken from City Place. I live on the top floor.

Highinthesky

Dec 9, 2010, 7:16 PM

Will also be of the snow storm haha
Driving up Highbury to work
http://i55.tinypic.com/evb1mv.jpg
The look from my window
http://i54.tinypic.com/2cdtijb.jpg

manny_santos

Dec 9, 2010, 8:38 PM

I was disappointed in the response of Fanshawe College to this whole thing. Long after the two school boards announced they were closing for the day, Fanshawe College was still open, and college president Howard Rundle even went on CJBK and announced that it was a regular day at Fanshawe and London's "excellent" transit service was running only 5-10 minutes behind schedule. So I decided my test at noon was still on, and I ventured out.

My bus ended up arriving at Fanshawe 45 minutes behind schedule, not 5-10 minutes. A lot of that time was spent stuck on Oxford Street where traffic was dead stopped and several vehicles were either stuck or abandoned; visibility was so low you could only see 100 metres in front of you.

Worst of all, I got there only to find out my test was postponed. By the time I arrived there around 9:50, word was already out that Western was closed. About 6-7 students showed up for my morning class out of the normal 39.

After the college finally closed a crowd of at least 160 students huddled in the cold and deep snow waiting for a bus to come. When a bus showed up, a near-stampede of students ensued with a lot of shoving, and after the bus filled up, at least 80 students were still waiting outside.

Many of us, including myself, were not impressed that Fanshawe remained open and that we showed up on campus only to be told to go home.

The following morning, Western decided overnight they would remain closed, while Fanshawe did not make a statement to that effect until after 6:30; had they decided to open I would not have made it for my 8 AM class.

I can't get over the difference in snow between London and Waterloo. With only being a little over an hour apart, the difference is amazing. There's only maybe 5 cm on the ground here now...

You guys should share in time for Christmas!

Even closer to London than K-W, West Lorne had absolutely no snow. AM980's Jeff MacArthur heavily criticized the Thames Valley District School Board for closing their schools in West Lorne.

Highinthesky

Dec 9, 2010, 9:04 PM

That there sounds like a first rate screw job by Fanshawe

manny_santos

Dec 10, 2010, 1:30 AM

That there sounds like a first rate screw job by Fanshawe

To add to that, the test/exam/final assignment rescheduling has been a disaster. I won't get into too many details, but I'll say that I still don't know when one of my makeup exams is going to take place, and I don't know when the postponed one of my assignments will be due, or if we even have to do it at all.

It's turning into a real comedy of errors. Something tells me Fanshawe did not have a contingency plan in place for this type of situation, which does happen from time to time.

Snark

Dec 10, 2010, 3:47 AM

AM980's Jeff MacArthur heavily criticized the Thames Valley District School Board for closing their schools in West Lorne.

Jeff MacArthur is an ignorant wanna-be right-wing radio talk jerk. For years he masqueraded as a "cool rocker guy" when host of the morning show of the now dropped rock station HAWK-FM, and then immediately turned into London's version of Sean Hannity to it's version of Rush Limbaugh (Jim Chapman).

None of these guys have any experience operating a large complex organization, and are instead charged with stirring up the vocal rabble of the community in order to fill up air time with rants by the public for next to no cost to the broadcaster.

The next time jeff MacArthur acts in an executive position over an organization with over 5000 employees spread over several thousand kilometers, he can can have a legitimate opinion. Anything less than that: he's just another brainless right-wing radio blow hard.

haljackey

Dec 10, 2010, 4:27 AM

I've got beef with Fanshawe's decision too.

On Monday, Western announced they were canceling classes at 10:30am. The LTC announced they were pulling buses off the road at 11:30. Fanshawe didn't make their announcement until 12:30.

I had an exam at 3 that day. Knowing that the bus would take 2 hours or more (I live in Westmount), I had to get my ass moving if there was even a chance of making it on time. I was just about to head out the door but decided to check for an update one last time... finding out it was canceled.

Monday night Western stated that there would be no classes. It took Fanshawe until 6:30am Tuesday to make the same decision.

They finally got it right on Wednesday, giving enough advance notice stating classes were canceled. However this again came after both Western and London Transit announced their cancellations.

Then again, this storm was an exception for the rule. Today while waiting for a bus I saw a sidewalk plow slowly go by. It took the thing 10 mins to clear about 50m of sidewalk... That's just how deep and compacted the snow is.

About an hour ago a snowplow came down my street again. I think this is the 6th my street has been plowed... clearing a few more inches of roadway each time in an effort to widen the street. A snowplow actually got stuck in front of my driveway on Monday... spewing oil all over my driveway as it accelerated.

...And now more snow and freezing rain is predicted to come by the weekend. It's almost like any additional snowfall is nothing compared to what we just got. :haha:

manny_santos

Dec 10, 2010, 3:14 PM

Then again, this storm was an exception for the rule. Today while waiting for a bus I saw a sidewalk plow slowly go by. It took the thing 10 mins to clear about 50m of sidewalk... That's just how deep and compacted the snow is.

This situation has happened once, although on a smaller scale, in the past five years. In December 2006 there was a similar storm, and Western was shut down for the day (but open again the following day). I was in my undergrad there at that time, and the exam I was supposed to have that day was postponed to Sunday. We knew that day it was moving to Sunday, and there was no waffling around about it, no last-minute changes. Western responded well that time, as they did this time. I have no idea what went on at Fanshawe in 2006.

The sad thing is, Western is a much larger institution than Fanshawe. You'd think there would be more problems at Western.

bolognium

Dec 10, 2010, 3:44 PM

It may have been a harsh couple of days, but damn is the aftermath ever pretty:

http://i.imgur.com/AG7xG.jpg

http://imgur.com/SKR3C.jpg

Simpseatles

Dec 10, 2010, 10:06 PM

[QUOTE=bolognium;5088029]It may have been a harsh couple of days, but damn is the aftermath ever pretty:

http://i.imgur.com/AG7xG.jpg
[QUOTE=]

^ I have new respect for the Talbot Centre in that shot! The towers look pretty slick.

While I'm sure it looked nice this morning, it seems pretty miserable now with heavy, slushy, muddy snow all around. It better not rain, or get too warm, because London will become slush city!:haha:

haljackey

Dec 11, 2010, 3:55 AM

http://i.imgur.com/AG7xG.jpg

Awesome shot! You should post that in The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! Would show off all the snow we got here and make the rest of the country jealous. :haha:

Highinthesky

Dec 11, 2010, 7:44 PM

Hey at least Jim Chapman works with Farhi now so he has some idea of what goes on within a large business

haljackey

Dec 14, 2010, 6:59 PM

The entire length of Highway 402 is closed today. It's so bad that motorists are actually trying to physically remove the barriers set up at the 401/402 interchange.

The situation is nuts... and now the storm is moving over here. Fun.

go_leafs_go02

Dec 14, 2010, 7:52 PM

This is incredible. This feels like stories you'd hear from the 1950s and 1960s. Not 2010.

402 closed from end to end. Has that ever happened?

haljackey

Dec 14, 2010, 8:08 PM

This is incredible. This feels like stories you'd hear from the 1950s and 1960s. Not 2010.

402 closed from end to end. Has that ever happened?

I have no idea, but I'm going to assume that's a no.

Over 300 vehicles are stranded and the army has been called in. They're trying to get to them on snowmobiles via the highway's grass median.

The storm has moved back over London as of this afternoon. Does mother nature have any mercy? We already got dumped with 100cm of snow last week and now more squalls have returned.

Only one more week until winter begins. It's goona be a wild one! :P

go_leafs_go02

Dec 14, 2010, 8:20 PM

This is making waves across the country. Even it's on the front pages of Detroit's news. That's unheard of.

Front page of CNN now. Nuts.

Simpseatles

Dec 14, 2010, 9:03 PM

I was told at my school today to "watch closely for any developments regarding school closures tomorrow morning" or something to that effect.

I'm thinking it's gonna be another snow day!

haljackey

Dec 14, 2010, 10:09 PM

This is making waves across the country. Even it's on the front pages of Detroit's news. That's unheard of.

Front page of CNN now. Nuts.

Geesh. This is no longer nuts. This is INSANE.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/12/14/winter.weather/index.html?hpt=T1

manny_santos

Dec 15, 2010, 12:51 AM

Geesh. This is no longer nuts. This is INSANE.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/12/14/winter.weather/index.html?hpt=T1

Top story on the big three Detroit TV stations tonight...

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/local/highway-402-declared-natural-disaster-area-20101214-mr
http://www.clickondetroit.com/video/26134680/index.html
http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/hundreds-trapped-on-sarnia-freeway%2C-rescue-efforts-underway

With the Bluewater Bridge now closed, the Ambassador Bridge is heavily backed up, with one truck driver reporting taking an hour just to get from I-94 to the entrance to the bridge in Detroit. Others are using the ferry from Marine City to Wallaceburg.

Simpseatles

Dec 15, 2010, 2:30 AM

It was the top story on The National tonight also. They had a reporter in Strathroy.

haljackey

Dec 15, 2010, 6:02 AM

Pic of the barriers that have been set up at the 401/402 interchange.

http://media.twnmm.com/storage/3580013/233

This place got hammered with 100cm+ of snow last week, and there's no end in site.

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/9366/clipboard02t.png

Just came back from a snowball fight on Richmond Row (London's bar scene). Fun times. There may be lots of snowfall, but its the light fluffy stuff.

I'm just glad to hear everyone stranded on the 402 got to safety with no injury. Always nice to have some good news.

go_leafs_go02

Dec 15, 2010, 6:51 AM

Just heard on the radio in Vancouver (news 1130) that London has declared a state of emergency for the upcoming 40cm predicted to fall within the next day or so.

This..is incredible. Unheard of.

haljackey

Dec 15, 2010, 4:46 PM

As far as I know, London has not declared a state of emergency.

However parts of Middlesex county north and west of the city have, along with most, if not all of Lambton County.

Today is the 4th snow day this month. I think the City of London, Western and Fanshawe are acting like wusses. You just can't cancel services like this when snow falls... it's really bad economics.

At least the LTC had enough balls to go against the city and state they're running a normal schedule today. It will be slow, but that's what happens when there's snow. Suck it up, it's better than nothing.

ForestryW

Dec 15, 2010, 4:50 PM

Environment Canada isn't good at providing information but I suspect this is about a 100-year snowfall event. Within the realm of possibility but beyond what most living residents can remember.

haljackey

Dec 15, 2010, 5:01 PM

Ya I want to find out what the record snowfall for December is but I can't find it anywhere.

Call me crazy, but I'm actually contemplating about going to Westmount Mall today. Underground parking is a huge plus on days like this (most lots aren't cleared yet) and I doubt the mall will be busy. It might be a good way to get a bit of Christmas shopping done by using the handful of stores still operating there.

go_leafs_go02

Dec 15, 2010, 7:52 PM

Sorry to say this, but this stranding could have been totally avoid.

402 needs CMS signs in both directions every 30-40 km along it's extent. First one should be right before Wonderland in the WB direction, one just before Hickory Drive in Strathroy, and one before the Watford exit. I actually would put one right in advance of Modeland road as well for weather/border delay reports as well. You could easily have it planned so the sign would show you delay time to cross the border.

Eastbound would be the same, just in advance of major interchanges that provide a spot for drivers to pull over and stop. Most major American states have these signs in the most quiet spots, and this can inform drivers of the conditions ahead, because we know it can be sunny in London, sunny in Sarnia, and right in between another storm like this.

Gates that can be shut would be a good addition at many interchanges along this corridor, and this is a prime reason why the province having jurisdiction along Highway 22/7 for example would be beneficial. Cops simply re-routed cars/vehicles off the 402 onto London Line. If that road is just as bad, they should shut down both and notify drivers on 402. That gives drivers a chance to stop and stay at a hotel in London/Strathroy/Wyoming/Sarnia if they are notified.

Same details could be applied to the 401 between London & Kitchener, and any other snow belts.

However, I will end this post by this: Great work on keeping all safe and sound and that this ended up as a great story.

Simpseatles

Dec 15, 2010, 8:38 PM

As far as I know, London has not declared a state of emergency.

Today is the 4th snow day this month. I think the City of London, Western and Fanshawe are acting like wusses. You just can't cancel services like this when snow falls... it's really bad economics.

At least the LTC had enough balls to go against the city and state they're running a normal schedule today. It will be slow, but that's what happens when there's snow. Suck it up, it's better than nothing.

Ya, I had to go to school today! I mean the ammount of snow recieved in London today was nothing compared to last week, or the conditions in Sarnia.

MolsonExport

Dec 15, 2010, 10:36 PM

haljackey

Dec 16, 2010, 12:42 AM

Just got a few stocking stuffers from da bulk barrel and the dollar store. Managed to find a gift at the Stokes... really surprised they're still in business! It's like the only store that's been there since I was a kid and hasn't moved.

Honestly, why did Fanshawe and Western close today? It was decent outside. Most local government services also shut today too.

Highinthesky

Dec 16, 2010, 5:10 PM

Probably typical government over compensation. After being criticized by some last week for not shutting down some things fast enough they jump the gun this week.

MolsonExport

Dec 16, 2010, 5:48 PM

yep, uwo jumped the gun. And now profs and students face the consequences of deferred exams.

manny_santos

Dec 16, 2010, 7:57 PM

yep, uwo jumped the gun. And now profs and students face the consequences of deferred exams.

At first glance I had no idea why Fanshawe was closed yesterday, although one classmate told me they were able to get into the library (which you have to go into the "F" Building to access). Yesterday was a nice day.

But then again, after Fanshawe got caught with its pants down last Monday (see my earlier post) and students almost got stranded, who could blame them for taking precautions?

Highinthesky

Dec 17, 2010, 4:37 PM

Environment Canada isn't good at providing information but I suspect this is about a 100-year snowfall event. Within the realm of possibility but beyond what most living residents can remember.

I was reading an article on Wednesday that said as of Wednesday the city had 122cm at the Airport where the official measurements are taken. The article said that the snowiest December in history was 1977 in which 135cm fell. So basically another snow squall or just typical snow the rest of month and we should have a new record.

Simpseatles

Dec 18, 2010, 3:31 PM

I know someone who had to go to school for exams during the 1977 storm, and they got snowed in so the army had to rescue them!

manny_santos

Dec 18, 2010, 4:43 PM

I know someone who had to go to school for exams during the 1977 storm, and they got snowed in so the army had to rescue them!

In the same storm there was a group of employees at a warehouse in Westminster Township where the heat failed. They went outside, tied themselves together like a chain gang, and ventured through 3 feet of snow in open fields through what is now the northern part of the White Oaks subdivision. Nearly a day later they made it to their other warehouse and offices on Southdale Road where there was heat. They became snowed in at that location and had to survive on vending machine food for three days.

haljackey

Jan 1, 2011, 11:12 PM

Really sad to see all the snow melting and getting washed away...

We had a white Christmas, but so much for a white 2011! :P

Happy New Year everyone!

haljackey

Feb 2, 2011, 3:05 AM

The first legit blizzard warning since 1993 has been issued for the London area: http://www.theweathernetwork.com/alerts/wwcaon0040a/caon0383/weather?ref=warnings_citypage
(http://www.theweathernetwork.com/alerts/wwcaon0040a/caon0383/weather?ref=warnings_citypage)

The next 24 hours are goona be one hell of a ride!

---

By the way, is there any way I can change the title of this thread?

manny_santos

Feb 2, 2011, 1:45 PM

That blizzard was a fail. Fanshawe is open although one of my classes is canceled.

MolsonExport

Feb 2, 2011, 2:07 PM

bah, not much at all. Thank God.

Simpseatles

Feb 2, 2011, 2:26 PM

Why do people need to get all hyped up every time there is a mild snowstorm, and give it stupid nicknames, like Snowzilla, Snowmageddon, and my personal favourite, snOMG! I especially hate it when people reuse the same nickname again! :hell: Unless it's the kind of snowstorm we got in December, perhaps people could use a bit of discretion before panicking and freaking out! Just a thought.:)

Highinthesky

Feb 2, 2011, 3:09 PM

Well that was a let down. Although my g/f has the day off as they shut down the community health centre in Forest.

MolsonExport

Feb 2, 2011, 4:39 PM

I hate the stupid labels. Snowmageddon is just retarded.

I also hate the way every political scandal has the suffix "-gate" appended.

e.g., whitewatergate, trousergate, etc.

Whisper09

Feb 2, 2011, 5:17 PM

"Biggest snow storm of the decade" WTF?! Did it snow 40 cm then melt 30 cm over night? Why is everything canceled? You lazy bastards!!!!!!!

haljackey

Feb 3, 2011, 3:21 AM

Dundas and Richmond this morning: business as usual.

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/419/dsc01812nw.jpg

So much for the hype. I was expecting something massive.

The school boards canceled classes for today. I guess they crapped their pants when Environment Canada issued the first blizzard warning here since 1993.

For the first time ever a snowstorm missed us. That's hard to believe. :haha:

MolsonExport

Feb 3, 2011, 3:56 AM

i learned that the city owns that market tower, which is mainly empty. why the hell does the city own office towers? sell it to Farhi, so he can be King!

is that Tim Worst's new loansharking business next to Pizza Pits-a?

haljackey

Feb 3, 2011, 4:17 AM

Yep that's his new location. :P

Rick Mercer on weather warnings:

V6f8Fs8TRyc

MolsonExport

Feb 3, 2011, 2:22 PM

Shameful, another piece of crap to further ruin the Dundas/Richmond intersection. Way to go, Timothy Worst.

manny_santos

Feb 3, 2011, 2:31 PM

It was business as usual yesterday at Fanshawe, although only 6 of us showed up for my class out of 24. Many assumed the college was closed without checking with local media or the Fanshawe website.

The LTC was even on time. Except for the one driver who stopped at Tim Hortons for 10 minutes and left the doors open.

MolsonExport

Feb 3, 2011, 2:33 PM

^I hate it when drivers do that sort of thing. Used to happen ALL THE TIME when I was an undergrad at Concordia U in Montreal (always on the bus). Bastards would stop for a smoke, go in for coffee, shopping, etc. Once, we waited 30 minutes for this busdriver to come out of a consumers distributing store. People were threatening to drive the bus downtown themselves.

haljackey

Feb 3, 2011, 6:58 PM

i learned that the city owns that market tower, which is mainly empty. why the hell does the city own office towers? sell it to Farhi, so he can be King!

The new report regarding city hall's future states that the city has offices in Market Tower, but it doesn't own it.

http://www.london.ca/Reference_Documents/PDFs/Options_CityHall_Feb2011report.pdf

Regarding the buses, yeah I think we all hate it when the driver pulls over the bus to get a coffee. The most I've waited is 15 mins... seemed like forever.

manny_santos

Feb 3, 2011, 8:28 PM

Last I heard was that Farhi bought the Market Tower.

When I was at Western I once had a driver that stopped in front of St. Joe's Hospital, and he went inside for almost 10 minutes. I was starting to think he was checking himself in, and I was about to call the LTC on my cell phone when he came back out.

go_leafs_go02

Feb 6, 2011, 5:52 AM

haljackey

Feb 6, 2011, 4:13 PM

Well well..I'm in London for a week, and boom, we get more snow today than the blizzard of 2011 from last week.

Who knew!

16 cm of snow fell on London Airport today apparently. Not bad when they were forecasting 2-4 cm

Yeah the plow better come down my street soon... It will fill up with parked cars this afternoon for Superbowl parties, making road clearing very difficult.

Simpseatles

Dec 8, 2011, 9:51 PM

Yes, I'm going to be "that guy" that points out the obvious, but it was 1 year ago that we experienced one of the worst snow storms in the cities history. Makes we wonder when we are going to finally get some real snow this year. :rolleyes:

north 42

Dec 8, 2011, 10:39 PM

I don't envy you guys up in London, the amount of snow you can get is just outragous. For being less than 2 hrs away, our winter weather can be completely different from you guys. The only lake effect snow we get here has to travel all the way from Lake Michigan.

Symz

Dec 8, 2011, 11:41 PM

We got hammered pretty bad last year.

north 42

Dec 9, 2011, 5:56 PM

We got hammered pretty bad last year.

Yeah, last year is the only year that we got more snow than London. It was just one of those freak years that probably won't happen again for a long time. The explanation for it was that most of the snow storms that year stayed further to the south than usual, so with Windsor being the furthest south in Canada, we got clipped by most of them, with London and Toronto being spared for the most part.

Wharn

Dec 10, 2011, 12:44 AM

Makes we wonder when we are going to finally get some real snow this year. :rolleyes:

There was an inch of snow on the ground this morning, and so far it hasn't melted. Fingers crossed for another snow day, it was fun while it lasted.

mjpaul

Mar 10, 2013, 4:46 AM

quote FROM 2010

I can't get over the difference in snow between London and Waterloo. With only being a little over an hour apart, the difference is amazing. There's only maybe 5 cm on the ground here now...

You guys should share in time for Christmas!

so does Woodstock get considerably less snow then London?

MolsonExport

Mar 11, 2013, 5:05 PM

Woodstock is ground zero for bad weather systems. East past woodstock, and there may be no snow at all for most of the winter. London: some years very heavy snow, other years very light.
2005: moderate
2006: Insane
2007: moderate
2008: moderate
2009: heavy
2010: Insane
2011: moderate
2012: nothin'
2013: moderate

haljackey

Dec 6, 2016, 3:18 PM

K85

Dec 6, 2016, 10:01 PM

I member!

manny_santos

Dec 6, 2016, 11:42 PM

BUMP

This was 6 years ago!

'Member?
https://res.cloudinary.com/teepublic/image/private/s--iTgNVvFa--/t_Preview/b_rgb:c8e0ec,c_limit,f_jpg,h_630,q_90,w_630/v1474073671/production/designs/685741_1.jpg

Time flies. We have no snow right now!

I remember that storm well. I was at Fanshawe College at the time and the campus closed in the early afternoon. At the bus stop on Oxford Street there was almost a riot as people fought to get on the one 17 Oxford West bus that showed up.

K85

Dec 8, 2016, 1:21 AM

lol, I took out my rear wheel hemi on a spirited drive those two days.. was the first winter with it. Drove past a city bus, and bobcat in ditches, and people white knuckling it down Oxford, Dundas, and Wellington to not slide... Ah shit it was great. This is why, every year, take your FUCKING CARS TO A PARKING LOT AND TEACH/REMEMBER HOW TO DRIVE ON SNOW

haljackey

Dec 8, 2016, 2:01 AM

Isn't RWD worse in snow compared to FWD? You want weight for traction, so having the drivetrain by the engine gives you some more grip.

Most of the vehicles I typically see in the ditch during winter are big honkin SUVs. Just because you've got AWD / 4x4 doesn't mean you're invincible.

Good tip about going to an empty parking lot. Would be kinda fun and you'll learn! Even though I have new snow tires, I might do some donuts or skids after the first major snowfall after reading this.

K85

Dec 8, 2016, 3:21 AM

yes, very.. especially when you're near 350hp and 400 torque... It's a V8, so lots of go fast juice. It's rough in the winter, but I've never had an issue, and never lost control. If you know what you're doing, practice, and make sure you're not a cunt at the wheel, you're golden. I throw in kitty litter (not sand, as when it leaks, it's a massive pain to clean) in the trunk. About 120lbs helps. I use winter tires (not "snow" as people really seem to not follow that they are better in all of winter). Winter driving really is about being aware at all times of what your car is doing.. I mean, even moreso than the traction control, or abs, or whatever else.

jammer139

Dec 11, 2016, 3:42 PM

yeah that was fun. 40cm of snow a day for 3 days. The scary thing is given how warm the lakes are this year the potential exists for another major lake effect dump if cold enough air and winds line up with London just right. Hope the lakes quickly cool down to reduce the chances of a major dump.

haljackey

Dec 5, 2017, 1:30 PM

7 years ago...

24-Hour Precipitation Outlook from the weather network:
40-50 cm of snow from Sunday Overnight to Monday Evening; higher amounts in snow squalls

That was roughly doubled.

Fast forward 7 years and we have thunderstorms in December lol

Stevo26

Dec 7, 2017, 3:50 PM

I remember the storm well. At the time I was working for the provincial government and the office was closed for almost three days because of the storm.

I remember how, on the day after the storm ended and the roads had been cleared, I went out to my car as the office had been re-opened and noticed how quiet and still the world was around me because so many people were still at home and not going into work. The quietude was eerie.