Snow clearing in Canada

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Some of us have have the reputation for not being bothered too much by cold weather and for being somewhat "bushed" but no one has ever accused us of having any fashion sense...that hat just does not go with that outfit.

New Brunswick man plows snow on ATV

LOL, he's well insulated, (rather plump) (and probably internally as well -via alcohol)
 
   / Snow clearing in Canada #5  
LOL, he's well insulated, (rather plump) (and probably internally as well -via alcohol)

The extra weight helps with the traction, maybe he is heading out for more alcohol,:drink:
 
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Well that's something will cause nightmare. :confused2:
 
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We just leave the snow alone and run the dog sleds on top of the stuff.

Reminds me of a massive storm that hit Montreal back in late '70's.
Folks snow sledded down main street and they had to use D7's and D 8's to clear some streets.
I was running my Skidoo sled on the crests of snow drifts and kept hearing 'clang-clang' as I ran down the street.
After a while I realized that the drifts were actually covering parked cars and the 'clang clang' was antennas that I was hitting as I went by.
Snow clean up was slow as nobody could tell the difference between drifts and buried cars.
Took about 3 days to get back to a semblance of normal.
 
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Reminds me of a massive storm that hit Montreal back in late '70's.
Folks snow sledded down main street and they had to use D7's and D 8's to clear some streets.
I was running my Skidoo sled on the crests of snow drifts and kept hearing 'clang-clang' as I ran down the street.
After a while I realized that the drifts were actually covering parked cars and the 'clang clang' was antennas that I was hitting as I went by.
Snow clean up was slow as nobody could tell the difference between drifts and buried cars.
Took about 3 days to get back to a semblance of normal.

I remember the storms of that era. My neighbour was a salesman for Westin Foods, drove a big 'ol blue Polara. One storm totally closed down the 401; I remember him talking about making it back to Ottawa from Toronto that night - said he only made because he tucked in right behind a transport truck, and followed it all the way into Ottawa.

I remember the pictures in the paper of that storm - troops walking down the 401. They had big blowers out after the storm to clear the snow, but the troops were there to probe the huge snow drifts with long poles to find buried cars. Can't remember numbers, but I would be surprised if there were no fatalities.

Some people get worked up about 10cm of snow today :rolleyes:

Rgds, D.
 

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