OT: Vancouver People

[mattola]

It's going to clean/wipe out ski hills as well. Mt. Washington doesn't have much of a base currently and depending on what happens, they might even have to close the hill.

i see a very early ski season end here too

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Pineapple Express headed for Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland - It should arrive Sunday night. The phrase atmospheric river is being bandied about once again.

Good. I’ve got a bunch of yard waste I want to toss into the creek when it’s running hard and then I don’t have to deal with it.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

speaking of the slopes ... wild location if this ever comes to fruition

Spuzzum First Nation unveils ambitious plans for all-season mountain resort near Coquihalla summit - BC News

A First Nation in the Fraser Canyon has ambitious plans for an all-season tourist destination near the Coquihalla summit — including a ski resort, golf and thousands of homes.

www.castanet.net

 

[dash]

At one time, both sides of a highway sign read "You are now leaving Spuzzum"

/I said pardon

 

[jstewismybastardson]

yikes .. .this is at the construction site of (what will be if it isnt already) the tallest building in BC

 

[jstewismybastardson]

hopefully everyone ok

 

[puckhead]

At one time, both sides of a highway sign read "You are now leaving Spuzzum"

/I said pardon

there used to be a good place for pie in Spuzzum.
that's all i know of Spuzzum.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

This guy on reddit has posted i believe 60 videos of accidents captured on his cam overlooking Hastings and Templeton over the past 2 years. He usually gives them episode #s. He didnt with this one because he was focused on the bicyclist. lol its a classic

 

[Hank Kingsley]

there used to be a good place for pie in Spuzzum.
that's all i know of Spuzzum.

In 1976 on my floor at 6th Dene at Totem Park I had a fellow from both Spuzzum and Enderby who did not know each other.

 

[mattola]

 

[mattola]

did not expect this coming into work

 

[mattola]

This guy on reddit has posted i believe 60 videos of accidents captured on his cam overlooking Hastings and Templeton over the past 2 years. He usually gives them episode #s. He didnt with this one because he was focused on the bicyclist. lol its a classic

did that truck get swiped? I love how both the car and the bike take off after causing that and now that truck deals with the garbage insurance pain because of their childish tantrums

 

[jstewismybastardson]

did that truck get swiped? I love how both the car and the bike take off after causing that and now that truck deals with the garbage insurance pain because of their childish tantrums

yep ... truck got crunched on the side ... I imagine the bike guy went to chase the car guy and take more phone footage lol

icymi ... thats a bus/bike lane from 3pm to 6pm ... car shouldnt have been in there

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Nate Bargatze is a Canook fan

 

[mattola]

yep ... truck got crunched on the side ... I imagine the bike guy went to chase the car guy and take more phone footage lol

icymi ... thats a bus/bike lane from 3pm to 6pm ... car shouldnt have been in there

yeah I saw the symbol but wasn't sure if HOV as well. i just automatically though the bike guy was the jerk

 

[dash]

yeah I saw the symbol but wasn't sure if HOV as well. i just automatically though the bike guy was the jerk

@forty_three just received an alert

 

[esls79]

@forty_three just received an alert

To be fair, most people riding a bmx bike with goalie pads on tend to be jerks, at least from personal experience.

 

[forty_three]

@forty_three just received an alert

Fat tire bike riders should be dealt with swiftly by slapping them in the face with a swim fin duct taped to a broom handle.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

100 feet long ... limp

/but seriously ... no injuries so thats good

 

[puckhead]

100 feet long ... limp

/but seriously ... no injuries so thats good

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Is this the one that shut down Lougheed last week, or a new one?
Do we need to start a counter for cranes as well as overpasses?