OT: The Off-Topic Thread XX: La fiesta española

[Ace Rimmer]

I'm off for two weeks.

Time to binge some shows and get fat.

 

[Rubi]

Attention all dog owners...

 

[super6646]

Attention all dog owners...

They need all the traffic they can get at this point lol

Seriously, southcentre is a ghost town more often that you’d like to believe. Woof.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Attention all dog owners...

This is awesome, I may have to check this out for LD.

 

[Rubi]

Sorry. I didn't see you (which what the truck driver claims). LOL.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

I don't know about the rest of you people, but I'm f***ing tired of this cold snap.

 

[super6646]

I don't know about the rest of you people, but I'm ****ing tired of this cold snap.

I love the cold...

*Says the person who almost broke down in tears when the bus was an half hour late yesterday*

 

[Fig]

I was talking about the cold with someone the other day and the remark was, "Ugh, Calgary has this every year and it sucks." I had to make a correction. Calgary has 1-2 weeks of like -25 to like -30 ish weather and most of those temps are in the evening with the day in the mid to high -20s. That's annoying but bearable if you don't dress like an idiot.

This snap is in general a sustained -33 or lower with a bunch of -39C windchill days/nights. That's fricken ridiculous. Winters are failing, black ice up the wazoo as salt won't work, cars fail much easier in these sustained temps, crazy accumulation of ice on windows and doors.... bleh.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

AMA estimates 72 hours to boost my car. Called in a favour and had it done in 15 minutes.

Why do I pay them again?

 

[InfinityIggy]

AMA estimates 72 hours to boost my car. Called in a favour and had it done in 15 minutes.

Why do I pay them again?

PEACE OF MIND.

Never had AMA. I had to boost my vehicle the other day, but I keep a battery booster in the trunk during winter so it ended up not being a big deal.

I think the rough weather has made my alternator kaput though, fun.

 

[Fig]

AMA estimates 72 hours to boost my car. Called in a favour and had it done in 15 minutes.

Why do I pay them again?

Because they're super useful and worth the membership multiple times over for reasons other than battery boosting?

I keep a USB battery jumper in my vehicle too. But in this weather, you have to consider taking the bank indoors with you and charging it regularly. Otherwise, if the bank is too cold, it'll either discharge until the power level is too low to work or it'll be too cold to actually jump the battery.

 

[super6646]

Thank god I don’t drive (regularly). I’d hate having to deal with a car over the winter.

 

[Fig]

Thank god I don’t drive (regularly). I’d hate having to deal with a car over the winter.

Actually, I'd rather be in my own car swearing at traffic rather than re-experiencing Calgary transit go from 35 minutes to destination to 4:45 to destination. Heck, I could have walked a ton of those transfer legs faster than waiting for an actual bus or train to come.

Pros and cons.

 

[super6646]

Actually, I'd rather be in my own car swearing at traffic rather than re-experiencing Calgary transit go from 35 minutes to destination to 4:45 to destination. Heck, I could have walked a ton of those transfer legs faster than waiting for an actual bus or train to come.

Pros and cons.

Remembers post from yesterday...

You definitely have to weigh out the options, though I usually haven’t had bad experiences with transit going back almost 15 years now (when I started taking it). The first couple days of snow/cold weather are usually terrible as the city adjusts however.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Because they're super useful and worth the membership multiple times over for reasons other than battery boosting?

I keep a USB battery jumper in my vehicle too. But in this weather, you have to consider taking the bank indoors with you and charging it regularly. Otherwise, if the bank is too cold, it'll either discharge until the power level is too low to work or it'll be too cold to actually jump the battery.

Yeah I know, I was just perturbed at the wait time. Bought a power bank today seems like a reasonable investment.

Funny thing is it wasn't even cold weather related, I had my car down in the wash bay cleaning it up a bit and left the key in ACC rather than off. I usually have the radio connected to my phone so didn't even think about the lack of sound.

Half hour later... RIP in pieces. Plus it's a weak-ass OEM battery.

 

[InfinityIggy]

I find the viability of our transit is totally dependent on if you need to make a transfer at any point or not. If you need a transfer, good luck getting anywhere on time.

 

[Kahvi]

I wish it was -20C and snow here, I f***ing hate winter when it's +0--+5C like it has been here for the last 2-3 months. Cold means snow on the ground, and snow on the ground means it's not that dark. I read somewhere that Helsinki had something like 12 hours of sunshine (yes, you read that right, 12h per month. sun is above horizon only few hours per day, and if it is cloudy then f*** you too) because of it's been cloudy and rainy all the time. It would not be that bad if there was snow.

I grew up in northeastern Finland, and winters back then were great. Dark for sure, but there was snow, air was really clear and clean, you could skate on the school rink nearby etc.

I dont complain about winter. I complain about lack of winter, and if I had the chance I'd move somewhere aroud the Arctic circle

 

[super6646]

I wish it was -20C and snow here, I ****ing hate winter when it's +0--+5C like it has been here for the last 2-3 months. Cold means snow on the ground, and snow on the ground means it's not that dark. I read somewhere that Helsinki had something like 12 hours of sunshine (yes, you read that right, 12h per month. sun is above horizon only few hours per day, and if it is cloudy then **** you too) because of it's been cloudy and rainy all the time. It would not be that bad if there was snow.

I grew up in northeastern Finland, and winters back then were great. Dark for sure, but there was snow, air was really clear and clean, you could skate on the school rink nearby etc.

I dont complain about winter. I complain about lack of winter, and if I had the chance I'd move somewhere aroud the Arctic circle

Wanna swap lives?

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

I don't know about the rest of you people, but I'm ****ing tired of this cold snap.

It's inconvenient but I don't hate it, not after last year when all of February was this cold. A week by comparison is nothing.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

It's inconvenient but I don't hate it, not after last year when all of February was this cold. A week by comparison is nothing.

I spent 10 days sailing the Caribbean last February - barely noticed it. Haha.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Can we not have the mandated break right against the all-star break next season?

 

[super6646]

I'd keep my eye on this one. Could be another SARS 2003 and H1N1 2009, but I'm getting a little nervous tbh.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

I'd keep my eye on this one. Could be another SARS 2003 and H1N1 2009, but I'm getting a little nervous tbh.

I know this might be tough, but if you avoid unprotected contact with farm animals you'll be fine.

 

[super6646]

I know this might be tough, but if you avoid unprotected contact with farm animals you'll be fine.

I mean it has already spread from person to person and symptoms aren’t always easy to determine (fever isn’t always certain, so airport screening is missing cases). Considering how quickly it’s come out of nowhere I’ll be following the news cycle with this one.

Also, US pulling diplomats out of the affected regions

US chartering flight to evacuate Americans and diplomats out of China amid coronavirus outbreak - CNNPolitics

 

[super6646]

Canada's first 'presumptive positive' case of coronavirus found in Ontario

Its time to irrationally stir some panic up folks

Seriously, this sucks.