OT: Vancouver People

[Hank Kingsley]

icymi … this “bomb cyclone” has potential to hit the island hard tommorow

Interior areas not hit so hard they say. We might get the rain but not the high winds.

And I’d like my creek to have a real good run so that I can throw some shit in it instead of hauling it up to the street.

 

[mattola]

 

[mattola]

Burnaby fire hospitalizes 2 people, 'at least 100' displaced

A massive fire in Burnaby overnight sent two people to hospital early Tuesday morning. Fire crews were called to the building at 12:30 a.m.

vancouver.citynews.ca

workmates apartment. he and his fiancé are in India getting married and received word everything is gone.

man.... glad they were not there.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

At least it didn’t hit an overpass.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

random but saw it mentioned in the kelowna reddit ... in todays dollars that over $2 shmill cdn in window damage (which is $57 bucks USD today)

 

[mattola]

random but saw it mentioned in the kelowna reddit ... in todays dollars that over $2 shmill cdn in window damage (which is $57 bucks USD today)

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that was near the time I was conceived.... glad to see they celebrated it in my birth town with front page news

 

[dash]

Yeah, I think there's a chance we lose power due to some high winds, but I think we're at a low enough elevation that we should avoid significant snow fall (could have a good amount of rain however).

We did lose power a little after 10 pm last night and it was restored some time between 4 and 4:30 am this morning. Still pretty windy out there at the moment.

 

[mattola]

We had nothing in north delta

Lost power for 20 seconds .. barely any wind and regular rain

 

[dash]

We had nothing in north delta

Lost power for 20 seconds .. barely any wind and regular rain

 

[jstewismybastardson]

parts south got hit harder ... Seattle area had over 600k without power at one point. My wifes sisters family still doesnt have power this morn in Kirkland

 

[mattola]

parts south got hit harder ... Seattle area had over 600k without power at one point. My wifes sisters family still doesnt have power this morn in Kirkland

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oh I hope it doesnt affect my costco shopping



seriously. that is a lot of power outages. Did Burnaby really get hit with snow last night? I could not find a report on it?

 

[jstewismybastardson]

oh I hope it doesnt affect my costco shopping



seriously. that is a lot of power outages. Did Burnaby really get hit with snow last night? I could not find a report on it?

think that was 2 nights ago not last night pretty much just on SFU

 

[mattola]

 

[jstewismybastardson]

parts south got hit harder ... Seattle area had over 600k without power at one point. My wifes sisters family still doesnt have power this morn in Kirkland

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my sister in laws power is still out ... they saw power was expected back Saturday but now its saying Sunday. Puget Sound Energy making BC Hydro look very good right now. And theyre not in the sticks ... its a part of Kirkland that is new development (like Langley here). Schools closed and limited wifi too because towers went down ... as of last night Seahawks power hasnt returned at their Redmond facility

...and now the rest of the story (Paul Harvey voice) ... her family is coming up today to stay with us this weekend

 

[dash]

That's the thing, when I moved out here in the summer of 2008, one of my first purchases was a generator as I was worried about power outages, but I've only had to use it a couple of times in those 16 years. Two years ago, Fortis brought a gas line to my neighborhood and because it was right close to my house, I got a hookup for the low low price of 15 dollars. Now I have a gas fireplace in my living room that provides plenty of heat if the power goes out.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

That's the thing, when I moved out here in the summer of 2008, one of my first purchases was a generator as I was worried about power outages, but I've only had to use it a couple of times in those 16 years. Two years ago, Fortis brought a gas line to my neighborhood and because it was right close to my house, I got a hookup for the low low price of 15 dollars. Now I have a gas fireplace in my living room that provides plenty of heat if the power goes out.

My sister in law has a back up generator installed ... runs on propane though ??? I have no clue why its not hooked up to their natural gas. HOA rule maybe ?

 

[mattola]

That's the thing, when I moved out here in the summer of 2008, one of my first purchases was a generator as I was worried about power outages, but I've only had to use it a couple of times in those 16 years. Two years ago, Fortis brought a gas line to my neighborhood and because it was right close to my house, I got a hookup for the low low price of 15 dollars. Now I have a gas fireplace in my living room that provides plenty of heat if the power goes out.

I have 4 fireplaces in my house .....I know I know....

3 were converted to Gas and one left for Wood. I kept the wood burning as is and cleaned it up to ensure it was safe and use it in the winter months. its really great to have in case we lose gas and power but even losing power my gas fireplace still starts up .. our last house had a wood burner and a gas and i converted the wood burner to gas and I always regretted it (except for the resale value of it)

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

That's the thing, when I moved out here in the summer of 2008, one of my first purchases was a generator as I was worried about power outages, but I've only had to use it a couple of times in those 16 years. Two years ago, Fortis brought a gas line to my neighborhood and because it was right close to my house, I got a hookup for the low low price of 15 dollars. Now I have a gas fireplace in my living room that provides plenty of heat if the power goes out.

Power goes out a lot where I am. Generator is a fantastic thing to have.

Makes the whole “natural gas bad let’s ban it” stuff kinda frightening.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

jesus lol head had to be buried in their phone or up their ass

 

[mattola]

jesus lol head had to be buried in their phone or up their ass

it is amazing how many times I see that.