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Things are "interestin" in Vancouver when you drive around consistently.

To make a easy to read listing...

  • Constantly seeing "cool guys" in the #1 at +40 KM/h above the speed limits, dodging everyone like it was a Fast and Furious movie. Almost always its a Telsa or high brand car ( BMW, Mercedes Benz ).

  • Saw a guy, most likely Uber Driver.. stop near the interception of Lougheed and Boundary.. stops right on rush hour.. and pees in a cup.. puts the cup next to his other cups... goes back to drive, does not even dry to clean his hands. :|

  • Waiting in line to a COSTCO to enter the parking lot. Woman skips the line, everyone beeps at her.. she flips everyone off. Same attitude inside COSTCO.. Using the cart as a battering Ram.

  • Driving on Heming way(parallel to lougheed, near Gilmore.. ) dude exists a parking lot in his giant dbag sized GM pick up truck. Almost crashes on to me on going. He decides he isnt an ahole enough and proceeds to tailgate, accelerate and brake nonstop behind me. Decides he has to make an illegal turn left. Traffic control guys IN A ROAD CONSTRUCTION ZONE had to literally block him. He still attempted to force his way. Unsure what happened as I lost my view.

  • COSTCO Burnaby at 5:00 pm. on a Saturday. 30 minutes doing circles trying to park, Decided to call it quits and went home as I saw a similar line in the Production Way University one. XD

  • In the wind storm of last week. Saw a box truck almost flip over. Felt my Minivan being pushed to the side in Port Mann Bridge,

  • The bridge was actually gorgeous with the sun rays this Thursday morning.

  • Big super heavy trucks loaded to the max (all wheels used) going at +10km above the speed limit on the left lane in the #1. While another truck refuses to let him pass, going almost at the same speed. :| Both with non BC plates.. joy.

  • Getting honked furiously for not turning left on a green, in an intersection that requires a green turn signal. Bonus for the individual doing a forbidden U turn.. even when the intersection had 2 no uturn allowed signals in view ( Madisson, right after Willingdon).

  • Constructions crews making sure to put constructions in every "alternate route" that was available on the first construction in the area ( see Brentwood construction, then the constructions on all the nearby roads lol )

  • Some traffic lights making ZERO sense ( BETA and lougheed consistently going green, red with left turn, then green again... turning red for a long time with no cars on beta, and keeping green for lougheed when theres lots of cars waiting on beta)

  • Zero brain cells during the big maintenance event on Port Moody ( Clarke Road - St Johns and Barnett Highway). Where they took 40 minutes to let the traffic flow from Clarke Road to St Johns. Including 10 minutes with zero traffic on the opposite direction and the traffic control guys just sat there talking on their phones.

  • Dude in a Jeep in the #1, consistently swerving to his right and invading the shoulder. One time almost hitting the barrier. He was looking at his crotch consistently... was he getting a BJ? or he lost his pants? or he had his phone there? Who knows.. but almost crashed at 90Km/h).

  • near Surrey, Big long heavy truck getting stuck for 10 minutes trying to back away from a bad turn while another truck was trying to get out. He had problems backing out, because the ramp out was lower, and thus was hitting the below of his cab part XD

Anyone got a weird story?

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2024/11/15
02:42 UTC

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Beauty Day, Eh?

7 Comments
2024/11/14
22:58 UTC

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Anna Akana Ticket Swap

Hi! This is a bit of a long shot but I bought a 4pm ticket for Anna Akana’s stand up show whereas my friend bought a 7pm ticket. Is there anyone who would want to swap for either time? So I can swap either a 7pm ticket or 4pm ticket.

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2024/11/14
22:09 UTC

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Tickets to Arkells Tomorrow

Got 3 tickets to giveaway for the Arkells tomorrow, November 15th @ Rogers Arena. Unfortunately can't use these tickets anymore and no dice in selling.

Happy to give them away to someone here. Feel free to DM or leave a comment with your favourite song of theirs. Seats are in section 114.

EDIT: I'll pick someone at 8pm today.

EDIT 2: This is getting way more attention than I expected. I'll randomly pick a winner at 8pm today. If they don't confirm within an hour, I will redraw.

53 Comments
2024/11/14
19:50 UTC

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Free ticket to Rise Against on Saturday

Hi guys, I'm giving away my ticket to Rise Against at Harbour Convention Centre on Saturday! I can't make it anymore but my friends are still going so it'll be just the one ticket. Just comment here if you want it and I'll DM you for the email address.

8 Comments
2024/11/14
18:25 UTC

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My Neighbours keep eating my garbage

5 Comments
2024/11/14
18:23 UTC

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Anyway to block or filter out raccoon posts?

Thanks

29 Comments
2024/11/14
17:50 UTC

174

TBT: City of Vancouver from top of City Hall, June 1946. (CVA 586-4383)

28 Comments
2024/11/14
17:19 UTC

205

Stanley Park original Lumbermans Arch postcard

The original Lumbermans Arch was rather unique looking don't you think?

17 Comments
2024/11/14
15:47 UTC

465

They’re having a party in the backyard!

42 Comments
2024/11/14
15:14 UTC

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Missing Dog

post here for my friend

Rocket is missing from the trail at Eyremount & Millstream Rd in the British Properties in West Vancouver. Last seen Nov 13th at 2:45pm.

Contact info is in the screenshot. Please let me know if you have seen the doggie. and I can relay the information back to the owner.

Thanks!

1 Comment
2024/11/14
08:05 UTC

82

This raccoon posting now?

My pal in Mt Pleasant

1 Comment
2024/11/14
08:10 UTC

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What in the raccoon is going on in Vancouver?

10 Comments
2024/11/14
12:10 UTC

102

The raccoons are at the quay

10 Comments
2024/11/14
11:39 UTC

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Did anyone else in Coal Harbour suffer through this?

3 Comments
2024/11/14
08:12 UTC

120

Where are the raccoons

Saw them today too, i see rabbits, squirrels and raccoons almost every day i am out. I love this cityy

9 Comments
2024/11/14
07:25 UTC

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The attack of the raccoons

Two raccoons were halfway down the alley, turning over recycling bins and bags before I chased them off.

5 Comments
2024/11/14
06:21 UTC

187

I visited every SkyTrain station in 2:43:45!

Saw all these skytrain speedruns on this sub and wanted to try it myself. So today, I started at Richmond and ended up beating the record!! My route was: 14:54 Richmond-Brighouse -> 15:00 Bridgeport 15:03 Bridgeport -> 15:10 YVR-Airport 15:11 YVR-Airport -> 15:36 Waterfront 15:39 Waterfront -> 16:19 King George 16:20 King George -> 16:29 Columbia (Note: my train was quite a bit late (or I may have taken the wrong train) and so I arrived at around 16:31) 16:32 Columbia -> 16:45 Lougheed Town Centre (I have no idea how I made this transfer. The moment I stepped into the train, I heard the door chime so my luck must have been insane / the train was a bit delayed) 16:45 Lougheed Town Centre -> 17:01 Lafarge Lake-Douglas 17:02 Lafarge Lake-Douglas -> 17:38 VCC-Clark

Also: sorry for not having that many images, my phone battery was very dead and I forgot to bring a charger😭😭

20 Comments
2024/11/14
01:51 UTC

1,751

Downtown Vancouver in the 70s

109 Comments
2024/11/14
04:39 UTC

216

Running through the skytrain from platform to platform at Commercial-Broadway

is somehow a little adrenaline rush and I feel like I went through a portal every time

32 Comments
2024/11/14
00:40 UTC

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Gifts for children

PHOTOS WERE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEARS* Bringing this back for the 6th year in a row.

For parents that are struggling to make ends meet and can't afford gifts this holiday please click on the link below (its google doc) to fill out the form. This form was created for sponsors who needed a more convient way of looking at all the kid's wants and needs.

-please bear in mind we won’t be able to provide ps5,Xbox, Nintendo… etc. but we can provide toys, makeup, jewelry, clothes.. etc. -not everyone is chosen. Everyone who is sponsoring are all working class such as your self -there are key days so please read the form carefully

NEED MORE PROOF

Go on tiktok and use this username to look up what I did in the previous years. Or go search “Jenny huynh city news” on google and it’ll have an article about it

WANT TO JOIN Last year we took care of over 250 families and expecting a lot more. I met some amazing people on Reddit and if you have the means to join us DM me. 🫶 could always use drivers, wrappers or sponsors

Jenny

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSca0E1pHwwWHb8_Tt-26MM03rUtf99ZE1DcyclRpALLv9j2og/viewform

63 Comments
2024/11/13
22:44 UTC

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