Long lineups and short fuses made for some serious bouts between quarrelsome transit riders when attempting to board crowded buses along the Broadway corridor.
TransLink spokesperson Drew Snider - who's seen some snow in his day - warned transit users to prepare for treacherous weather conditions.
"Customers are reminded to dress for the elements and be prepared for longer-than-usual waits and crowded buses," he said. "You may need to walk or find alternate routes if the bus is detoured or required to short-turn."
Still, bus riders felt Father Winter's wicked ways around 1 p.m. when troubles with the overhead wires flared up around Spruce Street and Broadway, causing a small log jam of trolley buses.
A few blocks east, snow grounded traffic to a halt, leaving drivers to jockey for inches in the sloppy conditions.
About seven centimetres of snow fell in Vancouver yesterday and more was expected into today's early hours.
"If this keeps on and it doesn't melt, then the snow on the ground might very well reach record values," said Environment Canada meteorologist Mindy Brugman. Vancouver temperatures could drop below -10 C tomorrow to break century-old record values for the month and again test the patience of folks in Vancouver, she added.
