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

Post by katbyte » Wed, Nov 17, 2021, 3:06 AM UTC

iainctduncan wrote: post #312

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To be fair, I just found out about this literally from the link at the top of this page, a couple of hours ago. Not exactly enough time to become an expert in supply chain logistics in a province I don't even live in. I'm reading now that there's already some stress due to displacements from the Lytton fire earlier this year, and displacements from Abbotsford, Merritt, etc are not gonna help the situation. I'm still…

Look, it's not "roads blocked". We're not talking "move the dirt and it'll be ok". The roads are GONE. Bridges and huge sections of the most important highways are now rubble floating down rivers with nothing there anymore . This is in some of the most difficult terrain to rebuild in that you could have. People who know what they are talking about are saying we are short highways through the winter. Here's some chopp…

Post by iainctduncan » Wed, Nov 17, 2021, 3:07 AM UTC

tjr225 wrote: post #396

iainctduncan wrote: post #312

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Look, it's not "roads blocked". We're not talking "move the dirt and it'll be ok". The roads are GONE. Bridges and huge sections of the most important highways are now rubble floating down rivers with nothing there anymore . This is in some of the most difficult terrain to rebuild in that you could have. People who know what they are talking about are saying we are short highways through the winter. Here's some chopp…

> City folks who think this was just some rain are nothing but evidence of how disconnected city people can become from the infrastructure on which they depend. This is a really funny angle. I would think the city people are keen on how internationally connected they are as a coastal port city. Vancouver also has international access to the US. Vancouver can get goods from Seattle, Portland, SF, LA, San Diego, Alaska…

Post by jhgb » Wed, Nov 17, 2021, 3:10 AM UTC

theandrewbailey wrote: post #141

mensetmanusman wrote: post #85

If the US routes get destroyed, we would have to airdrop food soon.

Vancouver has a port. Getting a barge there strikes me as a better solution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Vancouver

Post by VVertigo » Wed, Nov 17, 2021, 3:43 AM UTC

katbyte wrote: post #399

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There are a lot of free options: even more if you consider ones that require a minimum balance. The paid ones though are typically $10-15. Where they really get you though is in service fees. If you overdraft or do any one of a myriad of options you can get hit with penalty fees. Basically you just have to treat the minimum balance as a hard zero.

You can be pre approved for over draft and pay no fees

Post by tjr225 » Wed, Nov 17, 2021, 3:54 AM UTC

iainctduncan wrote: post #403

tjr225 wrote: post #396

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> City folks who think this was just some rain are nothing but evidence of how disconnected city people can become from the infrastructure on which they depend. This is a really funny angle. I would think the city people are keen on how internationally connected they are as a coastal port city. Vancouver also has international access to the US. Vancouver can get goods from Seattle, Portland, SF, LA, San Diego, Alaska…

Well, we have tons of folks in Van, where it basically snows a few times a year, who have never driven the roads through the rest of the province and have no clue how bad they can get in bad weather. And I'm sure every modern city has people who have never thought about how things get in their stores. As to your assertion that highway closures won't change other access, this is nonsense. Take away the highways and yo…