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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
Thats crazy.. they should be shut down.. They are way too dangerous to be out and about. I cam into work this morning for 8 and it wasn bad then.. but went to get soemthing to eat at lunch and its just COVERED out there! People sliding everywhere.. I hope everyone is ok!
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
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Originally Posted by lizard_lover
anyone know if the buses will be shut down? I heard talk about it from the bus driver, but when I called they said they do not think so, at least for a bit anyways.
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Hey i dont think the transit buses will shut down, my bf is a driver and they never shut the buses down, i think only once in the last 3 years.. Its crazy though because they expect them to risk their lives 2 drive in this mess
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02-13-2008
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Location: RIP alex march 1969-august 2007, always missing you little brother-RIP china.
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Topic: road status:
someone told me that the city ran out of road salt and wont have any till next week, anyone know if this is true?
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
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Originally Posted by Woofer
someone told me that the city ran out of road salt and wont have any till next week, anyone know if this is true?
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That's ridiculous.
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
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Originally Posted by shelby26
Hey i dont think the transit buses will shut down, my bf is a driver and they never shut the buses down, i think only once in the last 3 years.. Its crazy though because they expect them to risk their lives 2 drive in this mess
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Very true and scary!
these big vehicles should NOT be driving .. If school busses cannot run.. city transits shouldnt be far nehind.. In conditions like this!
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
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Originally Posted by Woofer
someone told me that the city ran out of road salt and wont have any till next week, anyone know if this is true?
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How could we find out.. I am curious?
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
No they didn't run out. Supply was getting low. But they have enough.
They don't clear the roads during a storm that much because it's like pissing in the wind. They try to keep main roads clear and that's it.
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02-13-2008
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Location: East Saint John
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Topic: road status:
My husband is a bus driver. I'll find out for you.
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02-13-2008
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Location: East Saint John
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Topic: road status:
No sign of them shutting the buses down sorry The freezing rain has started now. They are only going to get worse before they get better now.
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
yeah, already a thin layer of ice on everything.
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
Well they do plow and salt/ sand the roads during storms maybe not all of the time but they have
I have heard the same about them being all out of salt/sand. I haven't seen a truck on the road.
It wouldn't suprise me if they were out....this city is terrible when it comes to snow storms and snow removel overall.
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
on the radio
You can listen to the radio. They did say the city is all out and the have ordered some. This explains why they were telling people to stay off the roads.
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
They just went down my street. Plenty of sand on my road now.
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
OMG r u serious! they are OUT!
so what about us poor folks that have to work?
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
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Originally Posted by kaj27
They just went down my street. Plenty of sand on my road now.
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Well they prolly have sand.. just not salt
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
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Originally Posted by FutureChief88
Well they prolly have sand.. just not salt
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CBC
Saint John is almost out of salt and sand, and the city is warning residents to expect slippery road and sidewalk conditions as a storm of snow and freezing rain passes through New Brunswick Wednesday.
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Hmmmm
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
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Originally Posted by kaj27
They just went down my street. Plenty of sand on my road now.
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Yeah its the salt there out of!
Sand does nothing but make the roads worse....its the salt that helps.
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
Salt provides zero traction, all it does is lower the freezing point of water. Salt is not used in some cities.
Refer to my post above yours.
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
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Originally Posted by kaj27
Hmmmm
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ok Kaj.. i was just responding to your post about having lost of SAND on your road.. They obviously have more sand than salt.
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