[martin14]

pics from the storm..

http://storify.com/anthonywx/10-amazing ... -ice-storm

[PublicAnimalNo9]

Gunnair Gunnair:

Better than what a shitterfitter smells like!

My grandfather was a diesel fitter in the clothing industry. He'd hold up a pair of slacks and say, "Yep, dese'll fit 'er".

[Jabberwalker]

$1:

Better than what a shitterfitter smells like!

This is exactly what the front of a Bosun's trousers smell like.

[bootlegga]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

You'd think after the 1998 ice storm that the freaking utilities would be underground by now.

Out here in Redneck Alberta, we did that in the 1970's. They did in Montreal too. Some places still have above ground power, but they were built in the 1950s and 60s.

Well, that's not entirely true.

The power lines in the newer suburbs are mostly underground, but the power lines from the generating plants to the cities are all still above line, as are most of the lines that run to the transformer substations inside the cities.

As such, an ice storm could cause massive damage here too.

The difference is that most of the time in the winter, the weather is often too cold for large amounts of rain to fall - it's not uncommon for 1-3 cm of rain to fall in winter months, as was seen here in Edmonton a couple times over the past couple weeks.

[Centre]

bootlegga bootlegga:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

You'd think after the 1998 ice storm that the freaking utilities would be underground by now.

Out here in Redneck Alberta, we did that in the 1970's. They did in Montreal too. Some places still have above ground power, but they were built in the 1950s and 60s.

Well, that's not entirely true.

The power lines in the newer suburbs are mostly underground, but the power lines from the generating plants to the cities are all still above line, as are most of the lines that run to the transformer substations inside the cities.

As such, an ice storm could cause massive damage here too.

Yes the power lines from the main transmission stations are above ground but that would eliminate the street to street and house to house repair if they were buried.

If all they had to do was get the main transmission lines up I'm thinking the Toronto outage would have been solved in 2 days.

Driving tip for traffic lights out.


Unless a vehicle is under sail, clearly maritime right of way applies at a non functioning traffic light.

[RaymondCA]

It's my third day after I rent the house I'm living when the power outage happened. Since everything here was new to me, I'd to knock my neighbour's door to make sure it wasn't just my house's power being out. Luckily I only had 9-hour outage, the power came back around 8pm, when my wife and I were discussing whether we should spend the night in hotel.
After this, I'm seriously think about getting a generator.