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There is currently no way to drive between Vancouver and the rest of Canada

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Re: There is currently no way to drive between Vancouver and the rest of Canada

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Post by foofoo55 »

actually_a_dog wrote: post #16

As of a few seconds ago, this is the best route Google Maps can find to go from Vancouver to Kelowna: https://archive.md/we9X5 You have to go pretty far into the US on this route. Edit: Incidentally, asking for directions from Vancouver to Edmonton currently causes Google Maps to fail and give you a route that's closed: https://archive.md/7lLu4

One could also take the ferry to Vancouver Island, drive north to Port Hardy, take another ferry to Prince Rupert, then drive on a highway that isn't actually washed out.

Or just fly. Airports are fine.

Re: There is currently no way to drive between Vancouver and the rest of Canada

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Post by OJFord »

gigglesupstairs wrote: post #15
Dedime wrote: post #7

I surprised you didn't link Kelowna's finest newspaper, Castanet: https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/351544/Mudslides-close-all-... I love them because their reporting is terrible and the site itself is straight out of the 90's. They used to run polls that were easy to manipulate, according to a ex-coworker of mine. It's like watching a train wreck in slow motion. Nonetheless, everybody in Kelowna acts like Castanet is…

Holy heck it looks dope, straight out of 90s. I’m surprised it works well with Safari’s Reader though.

It's running through Cloudflare & hcaptcha, the aesthetic may be '90s, but it doesn't mean the code is necessarily.

Re: There is currently no way to drive between Vancouver and the rest of Canada

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Post by _3u10 »

Dedime wrote: post #7

I surprised you didn't link Kelowna's finest newspaper, Castanet: https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/351544/Mudslides-close-all-... I love them because their reporting is terrible and the site itself is straight out of the 90's. They used to run polls that were easy to manipulate, according to a ex-coworker of mine. It's like watching a train wreck in slow motion. Nonetheless, everybody in Kelowna acts like Castanet is…

Castanet, hits ya right in the feels.

Re: There is currently no way to drive between Vancouver and the rest of Canada

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

ortusdux wrote: post #32

Forks WA is currently completely inaccessible by car. Extensive flooding everywhere. All highways and roads are closed. Connecting forest service roads have washed out.

I5 around Bellingham was cut off yesterday night, and all the highways that ran parallel to it have issues. Right now, south bound lanes open only. So you can escape Vancouver, but you can't get back in.

Re: There is currently no way to drive between Vancouver and the rest of Canada

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Post by SkittyDog »

Mikeb85 wrote: post #10
huhtenberg wrote: post #6

You can still go around, through the US.

Not without a Covid test, no matter your vaccination status...

Vaccinated people can still catch, carry, and communicate COVID to others... and if you got vaccinated before the summer, your antibody levels are probably not as high as you think. Vaccination is not a binary thing, in terms of how it actually works.

If an unvaccinated person catches COVID from you, it doesn't matter whether or not you (the carrier) were vaccinated... The virus that ravages and possibly kills your subsequent victim is just as dangerous to the unvaccinated.

Re: There is currently no way to drive between Vancouver and the rest of Canada

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Post by javajosh »

beebs93 wrote: post #34

One of my family members has been stuck just east of Hope, British Columbia[1] for almost two days now. There is currently no cell service, but luckily they have a Garmin inReach so we can communicate via its SMS feature. For anybody with friends/family in the area, the BC subreddit megathread[2] on this is a good starting place to get information on evacuations, power outage status, road closures, official relevant…

That garmin is a cool toy, but pricey ($400 for the device plus $50/mo for unlimited text service). What does your family member do that they have one? It seems like the kind of thing a park ranger would have, or that someone might rent before going on a long hike in a remote area.

Re: There is currently no way to drive between Vancouver and the rest of Canada

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Post by [deleted] »

SkittyDog wrote: post #28
hammock wrote: post #9

I misinterpreted the headline the mean that the city was continuously surrounded by roads, e.g. a wild animal trying to reach the city could not without crossing a road somewhere.

That's literally true of every regular city block, so it woukd seem a strange headline. I don't know what timezone you're in, but maybe you need a cup of coffee?

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Re: There is currently no way to drive between Vancouver and the rest of Canada

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Post by ironmagma »

Mikeb85 wrote: post #27
ironmagma wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And you can’t drive without a driving test.

Terrible analogy. You're not required to take a road test every 48 hours to continue driving. Edit - might be 72 hours. Regardless... I've done a road test once in my life...

I drive quite a lot and haven’t been required to take a Covid test after several years of driving during Covid. Bottom line: if you’re crossing an international border, you’re gonna have to do some stuff.

Re: There is currently no way to drive between Vancouver and the rest of Canada

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Post by leafmeal »

maybeOneDay wrote: post #50
SkittyDog wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's literally true of every regular city block, so it woukd seem a strange headline. I don't know what timezone you're in, but maybe you need a cup of coffee?

Not OP but a city block isn't an entire city. If you read their comment again without prejudice you may be able to understand what they meant, even if it does require a little imagination.

Maybe I'm missing something, but if a city is composed of city blocks and by induction then a whole city is surrounded by roads.
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