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#1 RickySpanish

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Posted 17 November 2021 - 05:49 AM

Just sending out my well wishes to all the Piranha staff affected by the monster storm over Vancouver, stay safe folks!

#2 Valdarion Silarius

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Posted 17 November 2021 - 11:40 AM

View PostRickySpanish, on 17 November 2021 - 05:49 AM, said:

Just sending out my well wishes to all the Piranha staff affected by the monster storm over Vancouver, stay safe folks!

Why what's going on over in Vancover?

*Sees the articles*

Oh damn.

#3 LordNothing

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Posted 17 November 2021 - 12:51 PM

roads? out? what are these things? where i live, we call that a boat.

its like watching the news, everyone seems to have forgotten what winter is.

Edited by LordNothing, 17 November 2021 - 12:53 PM.


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Posted 17 November 2021 - 01:09 PM

View PostLordNothing, on 17 November 2021 - 12:51 PM, said:

roads? out? what are these things? where i live, we call that a boat.

its like watching the news, everyone seems to have forgotten what winter is.


Typically large parts of british columbia are not choked by wildfire smoke and then flooded under water in the course of a few short months. Its fair to say what they're experiencing right now is pretty unprecedented. Even if the waters recede, repairing the washed out roads wont be a quick process.

I'm hoping everyone out there can stay safe.

#5 Mark Nicholson

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Posted 17 November 2021 - 02:04 PM

yeah, this is a bit more than normal. Having a highway get taken out by a mudslide for a few days isn't unusual, but we just had EVERY highway get taken out.

#6 PurplePuke

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Posted 17 November 2021 - 03:06 PM

View PostLordNothing, on 17 November 2021 - 12:51 PM, said:

roads? out? what are these things? where i live, we call that a boat.

its like watching the news, everyone seems to have forgotten what winter is.


Except it's not winter. It's Fall.

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Posted 17 November 2021 - 03:48 PM

View PostPurplePuke, on 17 November 2021 - 03:06 PM, said:


Except it's not winter. It's Fall.


didnt you hear, canada has four seasons. they are: winter, winter, winter, and construction.

we have something similar here in alaska. however we do not always get the construction. because every time we ask the federal government to chip in for our infrastructure, say to build a bridge between our major point of entry and its airport, the politicians use it as a political bargaining chip and we get a big fat no. they will however pay for a bridge if its for caribou or moose.

anyway sorry if im offending anyone or taking away from the vancouverian plight, the way our federal government screws over our great state is a hot button issue for me.

Edited by LordNothing, 17 November 2021 - 03:53 PM.


#8 Mark Nicholson

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Posted 17 November 2021 - 05:17 PM

View PostLordNothing, on 17 November 2021 - 03:48 PM, said:


didnt you hear, canada has four seasons. they are: winter, winter, winter, and construction.


I thought the seasons up north were "winter" and "mosquito / black fly".

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Posted 17 November 2021 - 05:28 PM

View PostLordNothing, on 17 November 2021 - 12:51 PM, said:

roads? out? what are these things? where i live, we call that a boat.

its like watching the news, everyone seems to have forgotten what winter is.



Yea, it's November and we just got 4 tornado's in a single day. (it's never happened this late were i am) I dunno what to say if people have yet to catch on that there is something way off with the weather. Perhaps when class 6's start rolling people might get the point. If it takes till 2050 i'll be shocked.

View PostMark Nicholson, on 17 November 2021 - 02:04 PM, said:

yeah, this is a bit more than normal. Having a highway get taken out by a mudslide for a few days isn't unusual, but we just had EVERY highway get taken out.


Wow, that sucks. stuff is truly getting wild.

Edited by JC Daxion, 17 November 2021 - 05:28 PM.


#10 Nightbird

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Posted 17 November 2021 - 05:36 PM

Just had a historic record breaking storm in NJ recently myself, hope you guys are staying dry and safe.

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Posted 17 November 2021 - 05:37 PM

I ordered a bunch of cycling kit off aliexpress back in Sept, it arrived in Vancouver Oct 14th, but just cleared customs Nov 15th....only to have all the roads washed out....maybe it'll get to Alberta by January.

I read that over 2 billion dollars worth of trade goes through BC to the rest of Canada every week, so losing all the highways right now is a massive loss

Edited by Vxheous, 17 November 2021 - 05:38 PM.


#12 LordNothing

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Posted 17 November 2021 - 06:50 PM

View PostMark Nicholson, on 17 November 2021 - 05:17 PM, said:


I thought the seasons up north were "winter" and "mosquito / black fly".


not mosquitoes, giant bloodsucking helicopters maybe.

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Posted 17 November 2021 - 09:37 PM



Sending this to Off Topic Discussions, and my best wishes to those who are affected by harsh weather conditions. Hope you'll be fine!



#14 Ch_R0me

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Posted 18 November 2021 - 12:15 AM

I was posting about the same (https://mwomercs.com...ut-off-by-road/) few days ago, yet... Take care out there. o7

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Posted 18 November 2021 - 02:20 AM

wow stay safe and be sure to check up on each other

#16 D V Devnull

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Posted 18 November 2021 - 08:48 AM

Two people, three quotes... Time to get replying! ^_^
(People being replied to are split by double horizontal rulers...)





View PostCh_R0me, on 18 November 2021 - 12:15 AM, said:

I was posting about the same (https://mwomercs.com...ut-off-by-road/) few days ago, yet... Take care out there. o7

Heh... You got to pointing it out before I did. I wonder why people start extra Threads like this without taking proper stock of what's around? Perhaps they don't look anywhere else other than the General Discussion Board area, even though there is so much more which they could experience and enjoy? :o

Any which way, one thing is for certain... I hope that everyone working on MWO up there at PGI is doing well and remains safe from this weather overload mess. None of us should lose those which we're happy to have around. :)





View PostMark Nicholson, on 17 November 2021 - 02:04 PM, said:

yeah, this is a bit more than normal. Having a highway get taken out by a mudslide for a few days isn't unusual, but we just had EVERY highway get taken out.

I hope your roads in & out of Vancouver will all get restored soon, and also hope that the weather mess which you're having will not leave much of a permanent impact! Humans are not meant to be trapped in one place forever, and I prefer other humans happy because they're able to move around, without exception. Weather should never be allowed to lock anyone away from the world... no "if"s, "and"s, or "but"s about it. :D


View PostMark Nicholson, on 17 November 2021 - 05:17 PM, said:

I thought the seasons up north were "winter" and "mosquito / black fly".

That reminds me... What happened with that Cicada Brood X which there was news about at one point? Have they gone dormant again, or are they causing mayhem that is making everyone unable to get anywhere close, or what? :blink:





...and now I'll scoot because I'm hearing my Mech Bay Techs calling for me... Argh... What did they do with my Mechs this time? I hope it's not a complaint about the few which I haven't configured yet... :unsure:

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#17 RickySpanish

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Posted 18 November 2021 - 08:55 PM

View PostLordNothing, on 17 November 2021 - 03:48 PM, said:


didnt you hear, canada has four seasons. they are: winter, winter, winter, and construction.



Construction in just one season? Lucky.

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Posted 18 November 2021 - 08:58 PM

View PostNightbird, on 17 November 2021 - 05:36 PM, said:

Just had a historic record breaking storm in NJ recently myself, hope you guys are staying dry and safe.


Where I am seems largely unaffected due to the configuration of the great lakes, but the snowfall has been occasionally massive. This evening's highlight was watching a 4x4 try to overtake a lorry and plow for 40 minutes, only to have the lorry be the one to lose its patience and overtake the plow metres before the divided highway marker. I really ought to get my dashcam sorted out again because the sh** I see is unreal.





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