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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 3 points 21 hours ago

and the plows ~~don't bother~~ can't catch up

[–] bluewing@lemm.ee 2 points 19 hours ago

I don't mind the roads so much. We plow the roads to have a snowbank on the ditch edges to act as bumpers to keep idiots and fools from careening off the road into a tree. As a retired medic, it made it easier to get people out of their cars and with less serious injuries.

What really pisses me off is the inability of people to park correctly in a parking lot. When the lines get covered in snow pack, everyone loses their minds and just start to randomly park anywhere and in any direction. I've seen clown park across two parking spots. And it stays that way for a least 6 months out of the year.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 38 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Surely this is no issue at all, because everyone will reduce their speed, increase safety distances, drive more carefully and when in doubt, yield to others, right?

[–] micka190@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Gestures at a car that did barrel rolls at a 4-way stop with a speed limit of 50km/h with 1 inch of snow on the ground.

Yeah. Sure thing.

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago

Definitelt happens for first snow here in Estonia if it comes down unexpected.

2 days later we're back to being assholes.

[–] IHateReddit@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This makes me think, what happens in countries like the Netherlands that use "shark teeth" markings on the street mostly in addition but partially instead of yield signs... either chaos or everybody is driving more carefully (unlikely)

[–] superkret@feddit.org 9 points 1 day ago

When there's snow in the Netherlands, everyone just stops and waits for it to melt.

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 60 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"I'm pretty sure I'm still on the road."

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

still feels like road, can't be that off

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Start seeing polar bears and igloos, you get blocked by a herd of caribou.

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[–] theroastedtoaster@lemmy.world 69 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nothing like successfully geoguessing a meme about winter driving instead of working. OP is actually correct about it being in Canada

Highway 401 eastbound, just west of Kennedy Road

[–] superkret@feddit.org 9 points 1 day ago

I still don't understand how you people do it, but just in case you weren't aware yet:
https://feddit.org/c/geoguesser_iel

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 32 points 1 day ago (2 children)

There's nothing like counting 7 lanes in a road you know is 4.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

or wondering if the light up ahead is a vehicle ... or the gates of heaven because you already died in that fiery 12 car pile up on the highway a minute ago.

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[–] And009@reddthat.com 6 points 1 day ago

In India, the lines are just Grafitti and don't really mean anything.

It usually denotes the minimum number of lanes you should be driving in.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago (6 children)

as someone from Florida (USA) who has only ever seen snow once on a winter trip, literally every few months I learn something horrific about snow that makes it seem a little bit worse

Last months was that the salt that melts snow can essentially melt cars metal over enough time

Then it was that there's invisible 'black ice'

Now paint lines literally don't exist?! How do you exist over there? I'm literally dieing in like 50°F weather (10°C)

[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 2 points 14 hours ago

snow land is better than swamp land. try it out and stay a lifetime

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

When it gets cold enough outside, it kind of hurts to breath because the cold air kind of stings the inside of your lungs.

[–] bluewing@lemm.ee 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Those are the best days to go outside when you can feel the brittleness of the air.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

I loves me some crunchy air

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 3 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Now paint lines literally don't exist?! How do you exist over there?

Like this

and this

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

We get down to -50C (-58f) here, on a cold snap. Working outdoors sucks in that.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 6 points 21 hours ago

Even my pawns in Rimworld don't work outdoors during a cold snap. And i harvest them for organs and stuff.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Brrr.

A lot of shit breaks when it's that cold

[–] PolarisFx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 14 hours ago

The coldest in my memory was -42C, I remember getting into my boat of a Cadillac and the soft leather seats being as hard as concrete.

[–] thejoker954@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Even during the summer the lines are usually faded away so even on good nights you can barely see them. And because of plows no reflectors like down south.

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[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Here in Alberta the Hiways have ribs in the centre and ether side. You can drive in your lane by "feel" even when covered in snow.

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Ribbed for your tire's pleasure?

[–] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (10 children)

The "lanes" are the sets of tire tracks from the car in front of you that you try to stay in so your car doesn't suddenly fishtail.

[–] ZC3rr0r@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

Remarkably accurate. Lanes become suggestions but tire tracks are mandatory.

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[–] aberrate_junior_beatnik@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I prefer the spinoff, "Whose parking spot is it anyway?"

[–] not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

That's easy. It's always the BMW's spot. Even when it clearly isn't.

[–] Mushroomm@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lunchtime when it melts it just looks like they showed up to work drunk

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[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Oh, you mean drifting powder?

(I unironically love driving on snow or even ice - hate it that lives are in danger because of it, we can have better infrastructure)

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

My first date with my spouse was like that. I got to show off my impressive drifting skillz.

"Baby it's cold outside... And I laugh at snow so let me know when you want a ride back."

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Lanes are a social construct

[–] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (3 children)

It's the biggest religion on the planet. Everyone believes the lines protect them. As long as everyone believes that, it works. But when you need help the most, it does nothing to protect you. It's just lines on some pavement, the people are the ones with all the power.

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[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Now that I think about it, so are roads

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Rouds have material manifestations. The ground is different so driving there makes a difference. But historically, streets were the empty space between houses until the car industry lobbied to get the pedestrians out of the way.

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 day ago (4 children)

You stop for a pee break on the side of the highway, walk ten feet away from your car and now you can't find it

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[–] TOModera@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Be safe out there. Not here, I've yet to see snow in Ontario, but I think Alberta's getting it hard.

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[–] teft@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just use the guard rails as bumpers. You'll be fine as long as you're not going too fast.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 day ago

Then arrive to work on time

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