How's the Weather?

**INSIDER** · 01-28-2009, 09:44 AM

its starting to come down pretty heavy here in downtown TO...
i think they said 15 cm's when its all said and done.
blah.

**Acie** · 01-28-2009, 09:49 AM

It took me 40 minutes to get to work this morning.

Why people find it a good idea to drive 5mph in the snow is beyond me.

**INSIDER** · 01-28-2009, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Acie

It took me 40 minutes to get to work this morning.

Why people find it a good idea to drive 5mph in the snow is beyond me.

why people dont get snow tires is beyond me.
all-seasons are pure crap.

Kris · 01-28-2009, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Acie

It took me 40 minutes to get to work this morning.

Why people find it a good idea to drive 5mph in the snow is beyond me.

Wait, how fast is that in KPH?

It took me 25 minutes to walk from Museum station (i.e., res.) to Queen's Park (i.e., the lab.) ... too much slipping and sliding.

XiaominWu · 01-28-2009, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by INSIDER

why people dont get snow tires is beyond me.
all-seasons are pure crap.

i'll never get them. i think it's a scam. in 20+ winters of driving in toronto, i've never been in a situation where i needed them.

**Benzo** · 01-28-2009, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XiaominWu

i'll never get them. i think it's a scam. in 20+ winters of driving in toronto, i've never been in a situation where i needed them.

+1

**'trane** · 01-28-2009, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XiaominWu

i'll never get them. i think it's a scam. in 20+ winters of driving in toronto, i've never been in a situation where i needed them.

+1

**Acie** · 01-28-2009, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kris

Wait, how fast is that in KPH?

It took me 25 minutes to walk from Museum station (i.e., res.) to Queen's Park (i.e., the lab.) ... too much slipping and sliding.

8kph

Taz · 01-28-2009, 10:04 AM

People were driving at 8 KPH, Acie?

Those drivers should be shot.

I dread the drive back to Sunnybrook this afternoon.

XiaominWu · 01-28-2009, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mrs H Taz-Sylvester

People were driving at 8 KPH, Acie?

Those drivers should be shot.

Incarceration should suffice.

Taz · 01-28-2009, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XiaominWu

Incarceration should suffice.

Whatever gets them off the damn roads.

MangoKidHoops · 01-28-2009, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kris

Wait, how fast is that in KPH?

It took me 25 minutes to walk from Museum station (i.e., res.) to Queen's Park (i.e., the lab.) ... too much slipping and sliding.

Damn, that's bananas. It takes me that much time to walk from around Museum to Union.

MangoKidHoops · 01-28-2009, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XiaominWu

i'll never get them. i think it's a scam. in 20+ winters of driving in toronto, i've never been in a situation where i needed them.

+1

it's not like Montreal or Ottawa where they get dumped on on the regular in the winter. Our (in the Toronto area) winters aren't the same.

XiaominWu · 01-28-2009, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MangoKidHoops

+1

it's not like Montreal or Ottawa where they get dumped on on the regular in the winter. Our (in the Toronto area) winters aren't the same.

I'm really not liking the idea that they'll make it mandatory here.

In addition to the cost of getting the tires and the inconvenience of changing them twice...... Some of the people I know who have them are seeing a big drop in fuel efficiency since putting them on.

Stonezz · 01-28-2009, 11:52 AM

Fuck snow because i have to shovel my driveway

**INSIDER** · 01-28-2009, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XiaominWu

i'll never get them. i think it's a scam. in 20+ winters of driving in toronto, i've never been in a situation where i needed them.

have you guys ever driven with good winter tires?
its like night and day IMO.

i used to say the same thing until i actually tried them, and i've never gone back.

**'trane** · 01-28-2009, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stonezz

Fuck snow because i have to shovel my driveway

you can always move to vancouver or florida.

snow is a fact of life here. you gotta shovel. big deal.

**INSIDER** · 01-28-2009, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'trane

you can always move to vancouver or florida.

snow is a fact of life here. you gotta shovel. big deal.

shovelling is an amazing cardio workout.
i only get upset when the plow comes and dumps that ice on the edge of the driveway... if you leave that untouched it is almost impossible to remove.

2thesky · 01-28-2009, 12:07 PM

haa to days my day off

Superjudge · 01-28-2009, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'trane

+1

REally?

Snow tires are way better. Tried true and tested.

I watch a lot of Science TV baby, I have seen tests with my own eyes. An dI have driven both.

maybe you guy shave been lucky, but I can tell you this much, calling them a scam is simply wrong. Snow tires are way more safe, and if EVERYONE had them, you'd see less accidents.

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