5th Day Straight Snow And I Almost Didn’t Make It Home! - Canadian Winter Storm
So there is my car before I dug it out, I cleared it off at lunch also! Almost 10” of snow today and we are supposed to see another 5” minimum. Getting out of the parking lot wasn’t so bad but trying to get anywhere once I made it to the road was nearly impossible!
Three attempts to get onto the main road, I had to go for it blind not stopping at the stop sign to look for traffic and just hope no one was coming! A less experienced driver would have gotten stuck in my car, I almost did just trying to get to the main road. I needed the momentum to get past the built up snow creating a little wall from the plow and almost ended up high centred on my final attempt. Just enough of the main road was plowed to spin my tires and dig through the packed snow to the pavement and get moving. When I say just I mean just and if I didn’t I would have been completely stuck, go for broke right!
The highway wasn’t to bad, stayed below 50km/h most of the way home. Had a few situations with people not wanting to be patient and wait on us slower cars. Almost had the guy in front of me turn into some idiot behind me as he pulled ahead of us on the right in unpacked snow only to take the same turn as the guy in front of me. I had my GoPro rolling nearly the whole trip home so I caught that impatient bugger on camera!
Same with the one down the highway a little further thinking we still had room for two lanes. He passed a few of us only to realize we were all stuck behind the plow. Idiot almost hit the Jeep he was tailgating then almost put himself in the ditch with his reaction.
Then in my neck of the woods while I was trying to get going from a red light a truck decided to pass me on the oncoming traffic lane. He lives in my neighbourhood and couldn’t even have the patience to slow down. Instant Karma, I watched him back into his garage door while trying to park of course after he made me stop on the hill 🤣.
So that was not to bad right? Well the worst was the last two turns up hill to get into my driveway! Nearly got stuck a few times and it took 5 solid attempts to get onto my property. The roads are not plowed in my neighbourhood at all and it’s at that level where the bottom of the car was starting to drag. So I’m home safe, a little frustrated and cold from having to keep getting out and assess the situation when I would end up unable to move but I made it.
Luckily my landlord is not coming home for a few nights, I ended up parked across both our spots. Not about to try move it now and with how it is sitting I should be able to just roll backwards onto the road then coast down the hill. Here is hoping the plow comes up our road tonight otherwise all that snow will be ice in the morning and I won’t be going very far!
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Wallet of a Minnow, Heart of a Whale
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Wow nice shot. But sad for the car!!
Oh and for your efforts to get it out of course 😯 I would be freaking out 😨
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Ahaha after 5 days in a row you start to get used to it 😅
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We had similar experiences here in south Germany for the second time this winter. Schools were closed for a few days and so on. The snow was moved to parking lots by heavy wheel loaders and trucks because it was to much to just push it aside.
We don’t seem to have the equipment available to move it anywhere then just to the side 🤦♂️ this is so far our only snow fall all winter and today will be the second day snowed in. Simply put people just decide to say screw it I’m not going work!
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Well then I wish you luck and hope the situation will get better soon! ☺️ We had two heavy snowfalls this winter and had big problems even though we should be prepared because heavy snow was not that unusual in the past. I think having almost no snow the last few years got us in trouble when it snowed that hard this winter.
If you have the chance to stay at home and not going to work its a great choice to stay at the safe and warm home.
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Well some crazy snow out there and glad at the end you made it back home. 15 " that is kind of not so cool Snow lol
Lol we are supposed to get more yet! Ended up getting yesterday off work they called and said no one was showing up so they cancelled production!
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Crazy weather while south Florida is soothing.
Keep on postin
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Yea I prefer a little winter chill over the summer heat 😅 we are usually fairly temperate here on Vancouver Island.
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Wow awesome photography I like your excellent work
Thanks for stopping in buddy
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Some of these drivers are so inconsiderate.
Stay safe out there. The snow is getting worse as I read. Back here in Ukraine its calming down.
I hope you switched to snow wheels. I am happy that you made it safe.
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Nope no snow tires on my Toyota but our Suzuki has snow tires, was still difficult to get around with snow tires yesterday. It has slowed down but not stopped yet, might be taking today off work also!
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Why was it difficult with snow tires?
Slow better than halted; but stay safe. Health is the most important asset. Work can wait.
Oh. Sorry for your car, i guess your car has found a new cloth.
It suddenly felt old in the cold and grew a white beard 😅
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