#VancouverSnowStorm2020 captures the highs and lows of a coastal snow day
Let's recap some of the finest moments on the Twitter hashtag
When it snows in Vancouver, what's the first thing we do?
It's not getting snow tires, clearing our sidewalks or plowing our streets.
No, it's tweeting.
The Twitter hashtag #VancouverSnowStorm2020 is a portal into the shenanigans that our fair coastal city has endured throughout this chaotic week.
The name alone points to our flair for theatrics. Fifteen centimetres of snow and -5 C weather, you say? Snow. Storm. 2020.
Let's look back at some of the finest moments.
Who needs a shovel in Vancouver when you can use, er, a folding chair?
He's shoveling snow with a folding chair. If this ain't west coast I don't know what is. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/vancouversnowstorm2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#vancouversnowstorm2020</a> <a href="https://t.co/CDs0yxWqda">pic.twitter.com/CDs0yxWqda</a>
—@kahlilashantiTwitter: the best place to grumble about transit
Great job <a href="https://twitter.com/TransLink?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TransLink</a> for picking a <a href="https://twitter.com/Bombardier?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Bombardier</a> design that doesn't take snowfall into account! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/vancouversnowstorm2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#vancouversnowstorm2020</a> <a href="https://t.co/JrwwGMGGAQ">pic.twitter.com/JrwwGMGGAQ</a>
—@sxycaligirl69In case you were wondering why your bus was late
Good day to walk to work. Epic bus jam on Granville St. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCStorm?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BCStorm</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/vancouversnowstorm2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#vancouversnowstorm2020</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bctransit?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#bctransit</a> <a href="https://t.co/obgBrWZ8K6">pic.twitter.com/obgBrWZ8K6</a>
—@conradolsonThe next best commuting option: cross-country skiing
Bike lane turned cross-country ski course <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/yvr?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#yvr</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vancouver?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Vancouver</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Snowmageddon2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Snowmageddon2020</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/vancouversnowstorm2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#vancouversnowstorm2020</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GlobalBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GlobalBC</a> <a href="https://t.co/eMcCbYvuC6">pic.twitter.com/eMcCbYvuC6</a>
—@jadabasiThere are angels walking among us
This Saint of a woman was shoveling the staircase on the Cambie Bridge.... just because she wanted to help out! <br>Give her some love! We can all help make our snow day a little easier. :) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/vancouversnowstorm2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#vancouversnowstorm2020</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/snowday?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#snowday</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Snowpocalypse2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Snowpocalypse2020</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bcstorm?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#bcstorm</a> <a href="https://t.co/5AKvv4x5zz">pic.twitter.com/5AKvv4x5zz</a>
—@lkretzel1130We worked out all summer for this moment
OMG!!!! When transit passengers have to push their mode of conveyance, you know you should have stayed home. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Translink?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Translink</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/vancouversnowstorm2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#vancouversnowstorm2020</a> <a href="https://t.co/zWt0HaePYP">pic.twitter.com/zWt0HaePYP</a>
—@fauxruggedTake us back to Christmas, when Vancouver was but merely a moderate oceanic climate.
s-santa? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/vancouversnowstorm2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#vancouversnowstorm2020</a> <a href="https://t.co/YtuD7ELa8S">pic.twitter.com/YtuD7ELa8S</a>
—@amblingpandaExtremely necessary animal snow content
At least 7 locals are enjoying the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VancouverSnow?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VancouverSnow</a>!❄️ We're open today so stop by for some cocoa and an otter-ly adorable winter wonderland. <a href="https://t.co/y9SJeLTSMm">pic.twitter.com/y9SJeLTSMm</a>
—@vanaquaVancouver police officers are settling bets by throwing snow on each other's faces. Alright.
How our Media Relations Officers settle a bet on a snow day… <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BetterlucknexttimeSgtRoed?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BetterlucknexttimeSgtRoed</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/brrrr?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#brrrr</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/goodsport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#goodsport</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/vancouversnowstorm2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#vancouversnowstorm2020</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VPD?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VPD</a> <a href="https://t.co/357dqPxAXP">pic.twitter.com/357dqPxAXP</a>
—@VancouverPDOf course, we forgot how to drive.
Hey maybe don’t. <a href="https://t.co/Uc3uP9gGlY">pic.twitter.com/Uc3uP9gGlY</a>
—@wahlsyThis hashtag is a space for surprisingly nuanced insights.
Cue the onslaught of Vancouver mockery from people who *don't* live in places where it snows once a year and there is exactly zero infrastructure in place to prepare for it or deal with it when it happens. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/vancouversnowstorm2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#vancouversnowstorm2020</a>
—@JohnRLucasA place of introspection.
Regretting this hilarious <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/vancouversnowstorm2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#vancouversnowstorm2020</a> joke I made on Friday. <a href="https://t.co/tl8zbs6pO4">pic.twitter.com/tl8zbs6pO4</a>
—@rosemaryroweAnd a forum to revive a classic debate.
The oddest thing I’ve seen Vancouverites do here is use their umbrellas while it’s snowing <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/vancouversnowstorm2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#vancouversnowstorm2020</a>
—@ja_urnalist
Well, that was fun. See you all again Thursday for Snowmaggedon Round Two.