Calgary Water Cooler Talk Thread

[DizzyEdge]

Just stumbled upon one of the original sources of NIMBYism


wikipedia

[DoubleK]

Not sure if there are any pinball nerds in here, but just to let you guys know that there have been 7 immaculately maintained machines placed at the Atlantic Trap and Gill on Heritage.

The game are:
Games of Thrones (LE)
Ghostbusters (Pro)
Metallica (Pro)
The Addams Family
F-14 Tomcat
South Park
Bram Stoker's Dracula

[tateyb]

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[Trans Canada]

Out of curiosity - I've heard the legend of "Dear God, please give us another oil boom, I promise I won't piss it all away next time" bumper stickers from the 80's - can anyone find a photo of one?

[DizzyEdge]

Can anyone recommend what software would be the easiest to accomplish creating a video where you are travelling down a street of artificially created buildings? Like 3d shapes with photos 'skinned' onto them.

Barring that, what software does Calgary Transit use for their future lrt videos?

[rotten42]

Originally Posted by DizzyEdge

Can anyone recommend what software would be the easiest to accomplish creating a video where you are travelling down a street of artificially created buildings? Like 3d shapes with photos 'skinned' onto them.

Barring that, what software does Calgary Transit use for their future lrt videos?

Sketch up

[DizzyEdge]

Sweet thanks.

Can anyone think of a general term for structural items attached to a building that aren't part of the main structure, like porches, balconies, maybe even bay windows, things that if they completely structurally failed wouldn't have any effect on the structural integrity of the building itself?

[fusili]

Originally Posted by DizzyEdge

Can anyone recommend what software would be the easiest to accomplish creating a video where you are travelling down a street of artificially created buildings? Like 3d shapes with photos 'skinned' onto them.

Barring that, what software does Calgary Transit use for their future lrt videos?

Originally Posted by rotten42

Sketch up

Plus, it's free. I've found it great for things like site concepts and general floor plan layouts. It is super simple to use and I would recommend it to anyone.

Originally Posted by DizzyEdge

Sweet thanks.

Can anyone think of a general term for structural items attached to a building that aren't part of the main structure, like porches, balconies, maybe even bay windows, things that if they completely structurally failed wouldn't have any effect on the structural integrity of the building itself?

Articulations.

EDIT- not actually, as articulations can be structurally necessary. Articulations just refers to anything beyond a flat façade, which can be things such as projections.

PS- Balconies are most definitely structural (most of the time). The joists on a balcony, as a rule, go two times as deep into the structure as they project out of the exterior wall (you could use beams on either end and run the joists parallel to the exterior wall, but most residential balconies are formed using floor joists that extend outward). So if a balcony fails, it will cause serious issues on the joists that run into the building.

[Fuzz]

The Dangly Bits.

[DizzyEdge]

Originally Posted by fusili

Plus, it's free. I've found it great for things like site concepts and general floor plan layouts. It is super simple to use and I would recommend it to anyone.



Articulations.

EDIT- not actually, as articulations can be structurally necessary. Articulations just refers to anything beyond a flat façade, which can be things such as projections.

PS- Balconies are most definitely structural (most of the time). The joists on a balcony, as a rule, go two times as deep into the structure as they project out of the exterior wall (you could use beams on either end and run the joists parallel to the exterior wall, but most residential balconies are formed using floor joists that extend outward). So if a balcony fails, it will cause serious issues on the joists that run into the building.

Thanks, with the articulations I'm thinking more in the sense of turn of the century wood frame SFH, so they might just be nailed on, although now I'm curious how exactly they were constructed.

[DizzyEdge]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

The Dangly Bits.

Even better

[Bad Grizzly]

Off topic, but I'm sure a lot of people here would have an opinion on this CBC poll and will be making a call.

Is it time to ban the use of headphones by pedestrians and cyclists? Call 1-866-468-4422 to weigh in after news at noon

[Calgarian]

Originally Posted by Bad Grizzly

Off topic, but I'm sure a lot of people here would have an opinion on this CBC poll and will be making a call.

Is it time to ban the use of headphones by pedestrians and cyclists? Call 1-866-468-4422 to weigh in after news at noon

Put this in the off topic thread!

[Calgarian]

This is where to discuss off topic stuff, please use this instead of filling the main thread with off topic discussion.

[Tobyoby]

Originally Posted by Bad Grizzly

Off topic, but I'm sure a lot of people here would have an opinion on this CBC poll and will be making a call.

Is it time to ban the use of headphones by pedestrians and cyclists? Call 1-866-468-4422 to weigh in after news at noon

If there is a cycle thread somewhere that would be the place to put this. Anyhow, I don't see a need for the ban, if cyclists want to do it fine, it's really their own lives they are risking.

[Deepstar]

Originally Posted by Calgarian

Put this in the off topic thread!

In all fairness I don't know if most posters realise there is an off topic thread. We have 80 million threads in the Calgary section, and nobody ever reads them (outside of the Brookfield Place thread). This is the only thread people ever go to.

[Calgarian]

Originally Posted by Bad Grizzly

Off topic, but I'm sure a lot of people here would have an opinion on this CBC poll and will be making a call.

Is it time to ban the use of headphones by pedestrians and cyclists? Call 1-866-468-4422 to weigh in after news at noon

A headphone ban is ridiculous, enforcing it would be a waste of money. Not to sound insensitive because I do feel for those involved, but if you are crossing train tracks or a road and not paying attention, then it's your own damn fault if you get hit.

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Cage

Also keep in mind this is a grocery store oriented development. Besides the profit from redevelopment, Co-op is also banking on having a very captive audience based at their doorstep. Like all grocery stores, Co-op needs auto oriented customers because of their large dollar purchases. Take a look at it this way, in my bachelorhood I spent $50-$90 per week on groceries. Today with a wife and kids i spend $150 per week on groceries plus getting a bunch on non food items at Walmart. You can't fit $150 worth of groceries into the bike cargo carrier.

Cargo bikes say "what's up?"

http://shifter.info/can-a-cargo-bike...rip-to-costco/

[ST1]

Originally Posted by Bad Grizzly

Off topic, but I'm sure a lot of people here would have an opinion on this CBC poll and will be making a call.

Is it time to ban the use of headphones by pedestrians and cyclists? Call 1-866-468-4422 to weigh in after news at noon

Yes, this is off topic

Originally Posted by Calgarian

Put this in the off topic thread!

Judging from the last 3 or 4 pages this is the off topic thread.

[Bigtime]

Hey now we are approaching the 10,000 post limit!

Can't wait for:

Calgary Construction XXVI: About 30% on Topic