4x4bassin Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 If anyone plans to be driving up this way may I suggest you don't . Lots of road closures and the county cannot keep up with the massive drifts over some of the roads . Just came back from O ville and there are some drifts on my local road that are 10 ft high and 1/2 way across the road . Be careful out there ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhaman Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) Lots of roads closed here in Bruce county too. Couldn't even get to town for a couple days due to all the closures. Haven't seen this much snow in probably 20 years! Edited January 29, 2014 by kuha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 You guys be careful or I'll have to come home and smarten you up! I sure don't want to hear that any of you (who should know better) have taken a foolish chance and got yourself into trouble! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bailey Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 One of our drivers had to take a part up to Huron Park on Monday. He left Mississauga around noon, didn't get back until after 10. I asked him how the roads were, he said he wasn't sure because he couldn't really see much of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing n autograph Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Hate those days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) A women parked her WHITE KIA suv / car right in the middle of County Rd 6 yesterday in a wind prone / zero vis spot..... She put it in park and she had got out to start walking back to her house. Well my son sure found the invisible car.. and thank God missed her! What are these people thinking... hold the wheel straight and drive though the blowing snow as best you can or at least get to the side....especially when it's a road you've driven your entire life and you know it's STRAIGHT! Stroke one car. This morning I had to go 1/2 way to Barrie to pull my daughter out of the ditch. She had a driver of similar caliber do exactly the same thing this morning, but luckily she managed to miss the rear end of it by no more than a foot she guesses. Pulled her out and got her on her way.. followed her into Barrie to make sure she got to work as she hasn't been into the architect firm in the past 2 days. Told her to get a room at the hotel tonight vs coming home and that was a good decision as it's snowing HEAVY again and the wind hasn't stopped. Edited January 29, 2014 by irishfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing n autograph Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Stayin off the roads is the safest course of action gents. Besides it gives me more time to tie flies and paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenboater Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) and if one HAS to be on the road (for whatever reason), put yer stinking hazards on at least... Edited January 30, 2014 by woodenboater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Just turn your lights on period would be a good start... as for 4 ways... they just become a beacon saying "hit me.. hit me.. hit me" and many do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhaman Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Just turn your lights on period would be a good start... as for 4 ways... they just become a beacon saying "hit me.. hit me.. hit me" and many do. What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketchenany Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Wayne, glad all is well. Monday I left for work and when I got there (one and half hours from Woodbridge to Steels and Vic Park, I drive slow ) I warned my wife "don't go out." I get a note that she and number one daughter, with two small kids are in Brooklin visiting daughter number 3! NOT happy, construction on hwy 7 lack of lighting and weather can do it. thankfully they made it back fine. BTW your daughter has our morals about getting to work! You didn't guide her home No need to take chances. I've now built in guards so I can work from home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 kuha... not sure if you can check statistics on people hitting cars with their 4 ways on... but if you could you'd find that more are hit on the side of roads with them going than those without. Same deal with police cars and tow trucks with lights flashing. For some reason it seems to draw people in and mesmerize them... and they hit them! Nothing worse, as far as I'm concerned anyhow is people driving up the middle lane with their 4 ways on. Just turn your lights on and drive... if it's that bad take the next exit PLEASE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing n autograph Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 I was on the road the last 4 days in Vaughan wasn't the worst I've seen but it was still bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing n autograph Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 And from experience flashing light are a beacon for people to hit you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketchenany Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 I was on the road the last 4 days in Vaughan wasn't the worst I've seen but it was still bad It's how you drive and respect the road conditions. You know Vaughan and these 'high priced' drivers think that they can go anywhere. I had a situation on Monday at Sanoma and Islignton (my exit onto a main street) I stopped on a red and with a fool that had been in a hurry behind me for a few blocks. I make my turn unto the RIGHT lane, NOT him/her decides to go to the left lane a bit faster ( may have not liked my right turn:) No problem pal, I looked back and he/she was coming behind me sideways! people just don't get it! Slow down to the conditions of the road. Getting hurt or even dead does not accomplish anything, only creates problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing n autograph Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freshtrax Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) I had the unfortunate responsibility of being the first responder to a truck on its roof ( everyone was ok) , up near creemore this weekend past while trying to get to meaford, roads were bad then and I doubt there gotten better. I've got 12 ft snow banks up my windswept concession road down here in loretto. Edited January 30, 2014 by Freshtrax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 dufferin county here monday wife and i could not get home as all roads in were closed, had to stay in hotel today we barely snuck in before the closures the wind just blows and blows in the open areas, you can go from bare pavement to deeeep drifts in seconds. i can understand the closures. esp. with the boneheads i see flying out there way too fast for the conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenboater Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 guess I've been lucky but I'd rather someone see me than rear end me at whatever stupid speed they're driving. but yeah, can see how the pretty flashing orange lights could be a beacon to some low iq drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) Has nothing to do with low IQ drivers, but thanks for the smear..... low light.. your eyes adjust to that and then someone has 4 ways flashing away brightly.. it's like losing your night vision.. Been told since I was 16, by police, never turn your 4 ways on if your car dies on the side of the road as people will hit it, and 2nd your battery will be dead when you return to get it! And just watching the news.. sure enough a tractor trailer creamed an OPP cruiser that was sitting on the side of the road with it's lights on! Edited January 30, 2014 by irishfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4bassin Posted January 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Just read plows are pulled off roads in Mulmur Township until first light at the earliest ! Wondering if I will be going into work tomorrow afternoon . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Probably not... winds to 60K again tomorrow.. have another beer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4bassin Posted January 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Alright then Irish , twist my arm Actually all the roads around me are closed so if it stays the same I guess I will be blowing/plowing snow tomorrow and maybe having a beer ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Good luck over there... I plow every day... and then some it seems. Who the idiot was the decided to have a 1400 foot laneway down to the concession road is beyond me and should be put down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhaman Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 kuha... not sure if you can check statistics on people hitting cars with their 4 ways on... but if you could you'd find that more are hit on the side of roads with them going than those without. Same deal with police cars and tow trucks with lights flashing. For some reason it seems to draw people in and mesmerize them... and they hit them! Nothing worse, as far as I'm concerned anyhow is people driving up the middle lane with their 4 ways on. Just turn your lights on and drive... if it's that bad take the next exit PLEASE! I think I would rather see 4 ways on a disabled vehicle than not, especially in poor visibility. I guess there must be a lot of drivers out there who don't know what 4 ways mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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