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Reading > me.Quote:
Originally Posted by killramos
Took me more than two takes to realize you did not say,
"Took a little rip to Pound Town along the windows..."
I'm thinking, "you're throwing the cock to your preggers wife against the windows?!?¡?!¿ Why are you telling us about this!!¿??"
LoL!
That's a strong alpha flex. Not only is she already pregnant, but I'm getting it all day and the entire street can watch.
Fist bump killy.
We do have quite the picture window overlooking the street...
That being said she is no longer pregnant lol
QE2 North of Airdrie is in poor shape this morning due to wind. More so the Southbound lanes. Currently a pile up Southbound between Crossfield and Airdrie.
Congratulations!Quote:
Originally Posted by killramos
Did she at least give birth in front of said window for the neighborhood to watch?
Don't start the home birth conversation again. That turns ugly quick.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tik-Tok
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No plows on my street yet, and honestly I don't think they'd help. Driving lane is okay, and there's already inescaple. Muck in the parking lanes except where us citizens have shovelled it onto the lawns. Cannot imagine huge windrows making that situation better.
ThxQuote:
Originally Posted by The_Rural_Juror
Well a plow went down my street. So the driving lane down the centre, that was already pretty good, is a little better. However now passing or parking is significantly more difficult. Don't feel like this is a net gain.
Do you need a Filipino Au pair?Quote:
Originally Posted by killramos
Now watch all your neighbors shovel the newly plowed snow back into the middle so they can park better. Without snow removal, plowing side streets is useless.Quote:
Originally Posted by ExtraSlow
I mean, they spread a buncha salt, so I for sure won't be putting any more on my lawn.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tik-Tok
They plowed and salted/sanded our little street yesterday. Just the middle though, so now there are ridges about 12" high for people to cross to get to the cleared parking spots. Seemed like a bad idea, but people would have complained if they did nothing either so..........................
Salt truck went down our street today again too. The salt does help quite a bit, although it makes such a mess, I guess that's the trade.
Some guy in my neighborhood is burning cardboard and wrapping paper on his snow bank in an effort to melt the snow...fucking stinks
Cities should just bolt on jet engines to trucks like the Russians did.
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Seems much more efficient than salt.
Lol what? You have Uncle Eddie living in your neighborhood?Quote:
Originally Posted by nzwasp
Yea that snowstorm was crazy. My condo backed onto mcivor and it was mental! I’m sure I posted pictures on here. We were literally snowed in for a couple days.Quote:
Originally Posted by revelations
Anyways this snow fall sucks. Glad we have a garage cause there is no hope to park on any street anywhere. Also the wives Fit is 100% not moving anytime soon. Our road was plowed but it did fuck all. He didn’t even level off the center. Not sure what the point even was.
Plow came through our cul de sac and everyone just threw it back into the middle to access their driveways anyways. At least the plow driver was probably making christmas overtime money? Lol.
Meanwhile there's still only half a lane plowed on several major multi-lane roads.
Juuuuust enough snow overnight and today to divert all plows back to priority 1 routes for a while. So if yours area was waiting on the plow to return, it'll be delayed.
Ah well, snows falling slowly, so shouldn't be a big issue. Nice weather for snowmen.
Sorry, don't have a fireplace.Quote:
Originally Posted by nzwasp
The rotisserie chicken will go on this afternoon. The wrapping paper turpenes really flavour the skin.
https://www.facebook.com/1834073249/...903590782691/?
This guy is the future.
No FB vid embeds? Sucky.
Actually doesn't work well. Takes a lot of heat and energy to melt snow or ice. Had to tiger torch an ice dam behind garage last year and took a whole tank of Propane and hours.
I figured it was hotter than that and would take 30 min.
Ended up heating a water path and waited a few days to bust it up with an ice pick.
Next time chainsaw.
Bucket of hot water is the way if ya can.
But so much fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by mr2mike
I borrowed some kindof handheld jackhammer thing from my brother for clearing ice from my alley a while back. Not sure what that set him back but it was very effective. Had to be careful though as it would break concrete.
You'll never hear Mrs. M.Eng - PMP talk about the latent heat of fusion.
Every year I end up with a puddle behind the garage where a tree blocks the sun from melting the alley.
I find that running water works the best for melting the ice Been.using an extra eheim 1262 pump for.years as I work with aquariums. This pump can run dry for an exceptional amount of time.before overheating, and.just use the running water to carve a channel in the alleyQuote:
Originally Posted by mr2mike
Good idea.
Also might be PM'ing you if you know pumps. Looking for a decent one for an air 2 water intercooler setup. Has to be 12v though.
Any ballers have a heated driveway?
Pierburg CWA 100Quote:
Originally Posted by mr2mike
Headed back to Edmonton today, right when I got to Olds, deep fog/blowing snow, couldn't see shit in front of me, that was a sketch and scary 20 mins passing through there.
Wow, that's rare. It's usually toads falling from the sky and 3 Horsemen Of The Apocalypse between Innisfail and Bowden.Quote:
Originally Posted by dj_rice
I'm curious about this as well and how much it costs to run and how effective it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Disoblige
I knew a guy that had one in Edmonton. They are a disaster. Very expensive to run + you will have a poor install with leaking problems + you will get future leaking problems with shifting/heaving and cracked concrete.Quote:
Originally Posted by roopi
It's a DON'T BUY
It seems pretty damn wasteful. My biggest question has always been about where the water goes. Does it all run off and make a giant skating rink at the end of your driveway/sidewalk? Does it freeze the water in a nice sheet when it's too cold for it to be effective?
The biggest mistake made with these, is not running glycol on both sides. They typically will have heat exchanger with water on one side and glycol for the outdoor loop on the other side. Something happens on the hot water side, below zero glycol starts circulating through theQuote:
Originally Posted by roopi
heat exchanger and then freezes the water side, thus bursting, draining and making a nice mess in the mechanical room. I've seen this happen on residential and large commercial systems multiple times. It also takes a lot of boiler capacity to make it work, you tend not to get puddles or run off when its really cold, most of the
ice and snow disappears through sublimation.
I was in and out of the fog all day, eventually got above it for a good hourQuote:
Originally Posted by dj_rice
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Yeah it was nuts. Luckily highway wasn't jam packed when I started heading back around noon. Def had my butt clenched while I was in the fog in that area. Past that area there was fog but still had visibility ahead at least. Didn't help there was a few older folks driving 80 with four ways on in the fog. I'm gonna pull my dashcam footage to reviewQuote:
Originally Posted by Sentry
My main entertainment is watching everyone get stuck outside in the ruts and deep snow outside my house.
Estimated above 30 people have gotten stuck.
Best drivers are actually the delivery guys. They get stuck but can manoeuvre out in a few minutes.
Mike fails to mention that he was one who piled the snow that deep and watches from his window :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by mr2mike
On a sidenote I think I need to invest in a tow strap and hook it onto the 4Runner as I see way too many people get stuck in my cul-de-sac.
Still struggling with side street parking in my E90. Usually anytime I stop I have to just let it dig down to concrete to get going again. Wish I had a Wavetrac diff :(
I thought I might be getting stuck in front of my Ex's place when I was dropping my kid off, but nope, I just put it in reverse and the truck backed out just fine from the snowbank. Their van was stuck in a drift a block away when I picked my kid up, wasn't about to offer to pull it out since it wasn't affecting my kid now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Twin_Cam_Turbo
Pulling out anyone is giving them an opportunity to make your life hell when you damage thier vehicle. I mostly won't tow people. I carry a tow strap, but I try not to use it.
Cube vans seem to be bad for getting stuck. Might have something to do with them always having FUCKED tires lol, cheap ass owners
Yeah, that can happen. When I have helped people out, I always tell them beforehand that I am not responsible for any damages to their vehicle, and make them hook up the strap to their vehicle. As for my ex and her stuck van, she has done everything she can to try to make my life a living hell so offering to pull their van out of the bank just wasn't going to happen. My kid was with me now, so I didn't care. Not going to deny i laughed over it, thinking that they caught a sliver of karma. If it was still stuck there when I was dropping my kid back off, I might have offered to pull it out then incase they needed to drive my kid somewhere, but I wasn't going to do it out of the kindness of my heart when my kid was with me. LOL!Quote:
Originally Posted by ExtraSlow
Yes, i can be petty, i know.
I haven unfortunately heard some horror stories about this as well. Sucks that people are this shitty and makes you feel bad about being a Good Samaritan.Quote:
Originally Posted by ExtraSlow
Small cars rarely have a decent attachment point. That's my main gripe. If something with one of those shipping tie-down points is around I'd be more inclined.
No weight in the back in most cases so the tires are just floating.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sentry
Tow strap in my vehicle is for me if I got stuck. Unlike my mask which is apparently for others.Quote:
Originally Posted by ExtraSlow
I also build snowmen on the fire hydrant in the off chance someone wants to run down a snowman with their van.Quote:
Originally Posted by Disoblige
also the towing issue - you loose a crap ton of load rating if you put winters on. we found a set for my 3ton at one point - and i'd have been restricted to a SRW 3500 diesel. in a large crewcab international 4300...Quote:
Originally Posted by Sentry
DOT's mean - so you don't screw with your load ratings if at all possible.
Masked Bandit put this to rest a few years ago. You’re good if you have permission and aren’t negligent.Quote:
Originally Posted by ExtraSlow
I’ve never been worried and have hooked up to everything from a small car to a city bus
Nah. Some ppl deserve it lolQuote:
Originally Posted by spikerS
Makes the world a better place what goes around comes around haha
95% of the people who get stuck would have no idea where to properly hook onto their vehicle. So chances are you would need to help them with that and mention that you are in no way responsible for any damage as you walkthrough with them what you're doing.Quote:
Originally Posted by spikerS
That may be accurate in a legal sense, but I don't need the hassle. I'll drive a human to safety without issue. Their machines are not my problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by FraserB
ftfyQuote:
Originally Posted by extraslow
zYeah, the machine is never without i'ts huam protector
Are you drunk??Quote:
Originally Posted by ExtraSlow
Maybe he's having a stroke?Quote:
Originally Posted by Disoblige
a stronk
Im not saying put winters on cube vans, I'm saying their tires are always trashed, no tread, dry rotted, 10+ years old. The privately owned and small fleet ones. The big fleets seem like they can maintain their junk.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyL
Is there a reason they are called cube vans? they arent even vans. That was the thing I helped dig out of the snow the other day - I just called it a uhaul sized truck because I didnt know Canadians called them a cube van, in nz I would of called it a light truck.
My wife said all the enterprise type trucks would be cube vans. To me a van has a sliding door on the side.
Oh thank goodness wikipedia has a word origin section:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van
That article has a mistake. It said "in Australian English" which doesn't make sense because they clearly don't speak English.Quote:
Originally Posted by Disoblige
They're not even cubes.
don't be such a square, man!Quote:
Originally Posted by The_Rural_Juror
https://media1.giphy.com/media/X7IoVUJXtO3wk/200.gif
They are rectangular prism vans, OK?
I saw a tesseract van once
We call them that because the front end is from a van. (see Extraslows pics)Quote:
Originally Posted by nzwasp
Top is simply a "van" or sometimes a "cargo van"Quote:
Originally Posted by ExtraSlow
Bottom should be referred to as "box truck"
One day its arguing about the interior of cars, the color red and trackhawks. The other day its about vans.
Really starting to think you're all a bunch of 60 year olds sitting on the front of the beyond porch yellowing "get off my lawn" :D
WTF? I didn't comment on either subject! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by firebane
The cold has hardened up the snow on the side roads and made it much more pleasant for me to park my car.
Also solidify permanent ruts until spring.
No city workers clearing the road in front of my place. Been doing it myself an hour a day at a time.
In theory they will be doing a partial plow on residential streets through the next couple of days.
https://www.calgary.ca/transportatio...ol-update.htmlQuote:
Over the next few days, crews will be working in the residential areas where they will pack down soft snow and level out ruts to ensure roads are passable.
Current Status:
Crews are working in residential areas to:
Pack down soft snow and level out ruts. Please be aware that some residential streets are too small or narrow for commercial snow-clearing equipment to work in and, therefore, will not be maintained.
Sand-salt driving lanes (not curb or parking lanes)
Clear bus pads
I think my main drive is too narrow for machines. At this point it needs to be considered a One-Way street, and could easily work like that if people weren't so dense.