A rare snow storm blanketed the city. By morning we had only about an inch or so but this was on top of an ice layer. While the sanding/salting trucks were out all night, the main roads were slippery. I left about an hour earlier than usual so this was taken around 6:10 AM
I leave in the dark, before sunrise and leave work after sunset so I snapped a photo of our company driveway while it was still daylight. Hard to see but it was snowing most of the day
It's not officially winter until tomorrow and we seldom get snow until after January.
Google+ did it's thing again so you can actually see the snow falling
The snow was starting to accumulate on the branches
and this is looking the other direction. Not much business activity today. Our warehouse is located in an area with steep hills so I would imagine that most of the surrounding roads were gridlocked
When I got home I noticed that our son had shoveled a narrow pathway to make it easier to get to our door.
It looks like you got quite a bit of snow even without Google's help. Traffic must've been a mess!
ReplyDeleteRichard:
DeleteIt's not good enough to be a good driver in the city. It's about all those tailgating SUVs who have to be somewhere yesterday. Most accidents here are by drivers going too fast and can't turn or stop. I could feel the wheels slipping most of the time on acceleration and I slowed down half a block before the light but you can never be sure about the guy behind who follows too close.
Later in the day it turned to slush, so no traction even with 4 mounted snow tires, plus the frozen asphalt below. Usually when there is gridlock, it's because we have lots of hills and the car in the front only has summer tires and can't get rolling which keeps all those behind with snow tires waiting in the line
Bob, it's a stretch, but maybe you should start humming White Christmas!
ReplyDeleteUnrelated, if there were an opportunity to pick up a KLR with 80K clicks on the clock, including a Montreal-Yukon-Montreal ride, nicely equipped with side and top cases, should I do it?
David:
DeleteI have answered your Humming request. Next post is on deck, and on auto schedule for the morning
Re: the KLR. are you planning to ride 80% or more gravel roads ? The KLR is not a road bike and will have lots of vibrations at 100 kmh but would be the best bike if you wanted to ride the TLH: Trans Labradour Highway, or go to Mexico or South America. On paved roads I think your Vespa would run circles around it, except it would be easier to fill the gas tank
David: there is an issue with the stock cam chain adjuster on those bikes. There is a well known upgrade that needs to be done to avoid engine damage. On my brother's KLR the really serious vibes start at 110 Klicks. Below that it was no worse than the Honda twins I used to ride. With the huge gas tank, my brother uses his for long distance back country travel.
DeleteBob - Where are the pictures of snow angels and pink crocs? The good news is it won't last there as long as it will here, so enjoy a possibly white Christmas.
ReplyDeleteCanajun:
DeleteI still wear the Crocs® to bring out the garbage and the snow is wet and slushy now, so no snow angels. Perhaps we may get more snow in the new year. You just never know. They are thinking that our snow may be gone before Christmas
Enjoy the snow... Welcome to my world, a blinding mass of whiteness when the sun shines, or a cold blanket of gray blue when it's cloudy.
ReplyDeleteErik:
DeleteNot what we are wishing for snow, but it makes the world much brighter. It's above freezing now so while white, it is slushy . will probably freeze and turn to ice tonight. I like to take snow photos but seldom get a chance
So you guys don't get snow often enough to rate buying snow plows eh? I liked the pictures of the snow, prime riding conditions for a URAL of course though I wonder about the underlying layer of ice....would have been a good test of the snow chains I guess.
ReplyDeleteDom:
DeleteI don't think we have any snow plows but we have large dump trucks with plow blades mounted on the front. the roads were really slippery earlier. Wet slush over melting snow and frozen asphalt, no traction even with snow tires
Looks like a white Christmas for you guys, eh? It's rainy and 9C (plus!!!) over here, and feels like spring. Happy Holidays for you and Yvonne, Bob.
ReplyDeleteSonja:
DeleteHappy Holidays to both of you too. Wished we had 9°c here, but it was above freezing during the day. No rain here for the next few days, but going to be colder
Bob - How'd you get the snow falling?
ReplyDeleteCanajun:
Deleteit's to do with Google+ and their Awesomeness photo settings. Upload more than a couple of similar photos and it will automatically create an animated GIF. I put up a link a couple of posts back in the comments section
Thanks; will try that.
DeleteSnow, so pretty and photogenic, so awful to drive in. We had just a skiff here (at least where I'm at) I'm so glad it wasn't more.
ReplyDeleteKari:
DeleteI don't mind the snow, it's just that I don't trust other people to stop in time, or else they cut you off and you can't stop. You have lots of hills where you are, so be careful
bob
Riding the Wet Coast