Peace Bridge | 131 Meter Span | Completed - Page 54

Bigtime · #**1061** Posted **Nov 3, 2010, 3:16 PM**

All red now!? I spit my latte all over my copy of the New Yorker when I read that.

Yes, I have now posted pretty much this exact line on one other forum and twitter. I'm probably going to put it on facebook also.

CorporateWhore · #**1062** Posted **Nov 3, 2010, 3:17 PM**

By New Yorker, you mean Lumber Suppliers Quarterly, right?

Bigtime · #**1063** Posted **Nov 3, 2010, 3:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by CorporateWhore

By New Yorker, you mean Lumber Suppliers Quarterly, right?

Hey we get monthly magazines!

CorporateWhore · #**1064** Posted **Nov 3, 2010, 3:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bigtime

Hey we get monthly magazines!

I don't think Totem flyers count.

Bigtime · #**1065** Posted **Nov 3, 2010, 3:25 PM**

Totem = Owned by Rona = Evil = If I don't carry it I will buy it anywhere else before Rona

MalcolmTucker · #**1066** Posted **Nov 3, 2010, 3:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by CorporateWhore

I don't think Totem flyers count.

Timbertown has nothing on Totem.

CorporateWhore · #**1067** Posted **Nov 3, 2010, 3:26 PM**

Yeah, but Totem gives you free popcorn!

Bigtime · #**1068** Posted **Nov 3, 2010, 3:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sir.Humphrey.Appleby

Timbertown has nothing on Totem.

You get the satisfaction of knowing your money spent here stays in Alberta.

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Originally Posted by CorporateWhore

Yeah, but Totem gives you free popcorn!

Hey I give you free coffee every day, and free donuts on Saturday's!

CorporateWhore · #**1069** Posted **Nov 3, 2010, 3:39 PM**

Oh. Well that makes things interesting. I'll have to tell my dad about this....I swear half the reason he goes to Totem is for the free popcorn.

MalcolmTucker · #**1070** Posted **Nov 3, 2010, 3:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bigtime

You get the satisfaction of knowing your money spent here stays in Alberta.

Hey I give you free coffee every day, and free donuts on Saturday's!

The same was true before those Quebecois had their way with her ...

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Originally Posted by CorporateWhore

Oh. Well that makes things interesting. I'll have to tell my dad about this....I swear half the reason he goes to Totem is for the free popcorn.

During the summer there was even a staff member whose only job was to maintain the popcorn ... and clean up the spilled stuff. Not sure who is messier - contractors or toddlers.

Re: Bridge Paint

Could they do plastic thermoplastic like they use for road markings on the interior? It would gleam! Only issue would be the tightness between the steel and the plastic, potentially trapping moisture. Oh, and I guess thermal changes if plastic contracts at a different rate than the steel.

DizzyEdge · #**1071** Posted **Nov 3, 2010, 4:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bigtime

All red now!? I spit my latte all over my copy of the New Yorker when I read that.

Yes, I have now posted pretty much this exact line on one other forum and twitter. I'm probably going to put it on facebook also.

I'm assuming you actually meant The Walrus.

Bigtime · #**1072** Posted **Nov 3, 2010, 4:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sir.Humphrey.Appleby

Not sure who is messier - contractors or toddlers.

Contractors...

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Originally Posted by DizzyEdge

I'm assuming you actually meant The Walrus.

What's The Walrus? Is that the Canadian versus of The New Yorker? I'm familiar with The Beaver, which they bloody changed to Canadian History Monthly or something due to the internet ruining life for them!

Calgarian · #**1073** Posted **Nov 3, 2010, 5:03 PM**

I think it's a huge letdown that the inside won't be painted white, though it should still be very bright in there.

DizzyEdge · #**1074** Posted **Nov 3, 2010, 6:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bigtime

Contractors...

What's The Walrus? Is that the Canadian versus of The New Yorker? I'm familiar with The Beaver, which they bloody changed to Canadian History Monthly or something due to the internet ruining life for them!

Pretty much:

http://www.walrusmagazine.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walrus

I'm glad your comment reminded me of this, I think a subscription is going on my xmas list.

kw5150 · #**1075** Posted **Nov 3, 2010, 7:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by freeweed

I've heard that Calgary uses very little road salt, especially compared to other places. At one point some sort of molasses-based spray was being used, but I don't know if that turned out very successful.

Either way, I'll take saving lives over a paint job any day.

How about driver training?

We need to reduce the amount of salt we use. Calgary has amped-up the use of road salts in the past 5 years. I want them to return to the previous amounts that they used. Too much salt means......dead trees and shrubs (which you will see all over the place now) concrete corrosion (which you see more now) and metal corrosion......not to mention an environmental catastrophe!

People are still going to crash no matter how much salt you dump on the road. When you salt the roads, people just crash at higher speeds!

freeweed · #**1076** Posted **Nov 4, 2010, 12:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by kw5150

How about driver training?

We have seatbelts, air bags, ABS, traction control, traffic control devices, traffic calming devices, speed limits - and yet people still crash. Driver training won't stop people from crashing.

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People are still going to crash no matter how much salt you dump on the road. When you salt the roads, people just crash at higher speeds!

Zero salt = plenty more crashes. I've lived it. You do not want to see it.

Way too much salt = environmental disaster (and cars rust out very quickly, to boot). I've also lived this. You do not want to see it.

There is a happy medium, eh? Of course people are going to crash, but that doesn't mean we should just give up and never use salt. I haven't seen any hard figures one way or the other, but Calgary seems to use a lot less salt than many jurisdictions. I think we're on the right track balancing safety vs the environment.

CorporateWhore · #**1077** Posted **Nov 4, 2010, 12:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by freeweed

Driver training won't stop people from crashing.

Maybe not, but being a good/attentive driver is the most important safety device one can possess. I'd rather be driven in a rusty junker by someone who has good driving sense, than a moron in the world's safest car. All those safety features you mention just dumb people down and make them over-confident anyway. Seemingly dangerous situations, like an untreated winter road, makes people pay attention and often drive with more care.

Not saying that we should get rid of salting roads of course.....just that I think kw had a decent point.

kiwi4life · #**1078** Posted **Nov 4, 2010, 2:21 AM**

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Originally Posted by kw5150

How about driver training?

We need to reduce the amount of salt we use. Calgary has amped-up the use of road salts in the past 5 years. I want them to return to the previous amounts that they used. Too much salt means......dead trees and shrubs (which you will see all over the place now) concrete corrosion (which you see more now) and metal corrosion......not to mention an environmental catastrophe!

People are still going to crash no matter how much salt you dump on the road. When you salt the roads, people just crash at higher speeds!

yeah which tiks me off, because some people think their invincible or something, i know exactly what you mean

kw5150 · #**1079** Posted **Nov 4, 2010, 3:30 PM**

Well, as usual, I have went off on some tangent....... I just hope they maintain some of our pedestrain bridges. So much rust. I would hate to see the new peace bridge start rusting.

kw5150 · #**1080** Posted **Nov 4, 2010, 3:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bigtime

You get the satisfaction of knowing your money spent here stays in Alberta.

Hey I give you free coffee every day, and free donuts on Saturday's!

Just offer cowboy popcorn (kettle corn). That will reign them in. Honestly, I never think about going down to that hardware store......I have been there a few times but generally I forget. I will buy my next hardware from there. By shopping there, not only are you supporting Alberta, you are also supporting small business, the neighborhood, and Calgary. I am actually really happy that there is a private hardware option in the area.

Wait, this is about the bridge right? lol