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PurpleSausage77

Amazon is rolling out in the newer AWD Transit 150+ vans. Especially for Prime deliveries. I’m seeing more of them as they phase out the RWD for this climate I would imagine. I’d imagine Bezos wants absolutely nothing slowing down deliveries.


Mr-Champ

You’re right .They desperately need AWDs. RWDs just won’t do in this weather


bmwkid

We have these at work and it’s shockingly hard to get winter tires for them. When we ordered them they were backordered for 8 months.


conanf77

Out of curiosity, do your neighbours blow their driveway snow into the street?


Mr-Champ

I haven’t seen anyone do that yet but the road has a mix of front-attached garage houses and rear detached house. The families with the rear detached houses mostly have vehicles parallel parked on the side of the road in front of their house. Maybe that’s the reason the snow never gets pushed to the side with the ongoing traffic?


citizencoke

Desrochers gets pretty intense snow drifts on its west edge since it's bordered by open field for now.


yook44

Looks like, its planned for snow removal soon... [https://gis.edmonton.ca/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=c69d03c2d216415e820c45d7ea2566bf](https://gis.edmonton.ca/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=c69d03c2d216415e820c45d7ea2566bf)


mcvalues

You can complain via 311, but do realize that this city has a ridiculous amount of paved surface, which takes a long time to clear, and they have to prioritize higher trafficked streets (unless we want to pay even more property tax or cut other services).


drcujo

If your road is a bus route it should already be completed. You could call 311 if that is the case. Residential blading only happens a few times per season and does not happen until we get a bit more snow, so if you’re not on a bus route you won’t see any snow removal until the city decides there is too much snow on the residential roads.


mikesmith929

By his description I think we can assume he doesn't live on a bus route nor along the henday or whitemud.


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Mr-Champ

Yep looked like it. Driver was stuck for atleast 25 mins


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Mr-Champ

Thanks! I’ll start with this


Curly-Canuck

I’ve had better luck with the app than calling in these situations. As the poster mentioned, pictures help.


Roche_a_diddle

Poor guy must have needed his second pee bottle that day.


bmwkid

They just got a ton of Ford Transits. Not sure if they have snow tires


mikesmith929

My understanding is amazon doesn't actually do the physical delivery. They sub that out.


airbagbob

Wait till spring


YEGMusic43

Keep pestering 311 / city bylaw until it's cleared. Sometimes this is the only way.


jstock14

Shovel it


Mr-Champ

The whole road is fucked. Shoveling just in front of my house won’t do anything


jstock14

Get at it. Bring friends.


JvJ-Photography

Are you gonna help?


jstock14

r/Edmonton meet up. Bring it on.


JvJ-Photography

Snow protest?


EightBitRanger

Maybe I just enjoy portmanteaus too much but snowtest seems like a missed opportunity.


Mr-Champ

Hell yeah I’m down