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jfmezei, 1 month ago to random

Spooks, S06E01 and 02 (and I think 3). This is from 2006-2007.
It's about someone introducing a biological weapons/virus into London.
In a post covid era, it is facinating to compare how script writers handled this in that era versus what actually happened for covid. Many similarities.

jfmezei, 1 month ago to random

Yeah ! Yippie ! Montréal finally gets its grey alert for wednesday's snow. 10 to 20-cm. At present, the grey alerts cover only Québec. So Hull gets 10-20cm of snow, but Ottawa gets nothing 😉

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jfmezei, 1 month ago to random

@heliomass I won't say "I told you so...."

jfmezei, 1 month ago to random

Amtrak serves Norfolk Virginia.
Yet, Carnival chose to hire a fleet of some 60 buses to take the thousands of cruise ship passengers from its ship that docked at Norfolk to Baltimore where it was originally destined.

If I were Amtrak Joe Biden, I would order an investigation on why Amtrak was not the preffered transporter for that many people and make sure that is fixed.

jfmezei, 1 month ago to random

If I were head of STM, I would collect station announcements from metro systems around the world and on morning of April 1, substitute each Montreal station announcement with that of a station in another city. Big question is where to put Tsim Sha Tsui? New York’s 42nd announcements with long list of connecting lines would be for Berri.

jfmezei, 1 month ago to random

What rapid transit was envisaged to be in the 21th century.

jfmezei, 1 month ago to random

Lynx Air news:
Lynx Air had ordered 46 Boeing 737s back in 2015, renegotiated price down during 737 grounding/COVID to very attractive prices. 9 were delivered.

When Lynx Air went kaput at end of February, the contract for remaining 37 was seen a one of its most valuable asset to be sold to another airline who could then get those 737s at price much lower than current price.

This past week, monitor announced that this plan fell through (cont).
http://cfcanada.fticonsulting.com/lynxair/motions.htm Bench Brief March 24.

jfmezei, 1 month ago to random

@Milnoc I’d like to wish you a happy Monday Morning™, but I won’t because it is April 1 and you wouldn’t believe me if I did.

jfmezei, 1 month ago to random

I think Linus mistakenly released tomorrow’s video today. https://youtu.be/sB1XQYDbzOE

jfmezei, 1 month ago to random

British TV series Spooks S05E10 circa 2006
Secret document policy uncovered during a terrorist attack meant to flood London. MI-5 head presents it to the deputy PM and her aide.
When you consider real-life inaction by governments since then, one has to wonder if that could actually be true.

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jfmezei, 1 month ago to random

@nerd4cities In one of your recent videos looking at convention centres. you wondered why the Montréal Palais des Congrès had such a high pedestrian rating. I will provide some background on why.

In late 60s/early 70s, a highway was built to allow traffic through downtown from bridges without clogging downtown streets. Partly tunneled but mostly as a ugly scar/canyon with promises to cover it up eventually.
The new congress centre would be one such effort to cover the scar.

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jfmezei, 2 months ago to random

Bank of BC became HSBC Canada. Now HSBC, one of the world largest banks is leaving Canada having sold to Royal Bank who will screw their customers one at a ti e.

jfmezei, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

@heliomass The big central atrium at Place Bonaventure. The yellow arrow points to where the doors to the train platforms are/were. There were steps between that floor and the carpeted level in middle, and stairs/escalators between the middle and main shopping level.

jfmezei, 2 months ago to random

Not so rapid transit 🥵

jfmezei, 2 months ago to random

There were 2 wells down to 4 tracks west of the well for tracks 9-10. Had CDPQ used those, it could have made stairs go DOWN from platform and then south direct to the Bonaventure métro station (which is between Peel and Mansfield under de La Gauchetière). CDPQ would have had to negotiate rights with CN to pass under it HQ.

The south western end of Bonaventure métro station has an elevator that gets right in the elevator banks for the Chateau Champlain hotel (being built in pic 2).

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jfmezei, 2 months ago to random

Will have to check history books. When did Bank of Toronto change to TD ? Strange that they would have a branch in Montreal.

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jfmezei, 2 months ago to random

The EXO maintenance centre at Montreal West (Technically Lachine or Mo freak , not sure where line is drawn). for thé CP Rail based trains.

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jfmezei, 2 months ago to random

d out what crane they hired to help clear the debrid from the Baltimore bridge collapse:
The Chesapeake 1000. Only 1000 tonnes. Politicians claim this is largest crane on east coast, ot even close, the VB 10000 is 10 times more powerfil.

It's AIS is disabled so can't know where it is.

Crane Barge

IMO: 8639314

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jfmezei, 2 months ago to random

Trivia: IMDB says that John de Lancie only appeared in 8 episodes of Star Trek TNG.

• All Good Things... (1994) ... Q
• Tapestry (1993) ... Q
• True Q (1992) ... Q
• Qpid (1991) ... Q
• Deja Q (1990) ... Q
• Q Who (1989) ... Q (as John deLancie)
• Hide and Q (1987) ... Q
• Encounter at Farpoint (1987) ... Q

Amazing how with only 8 episodes, he became such a prominent character part of Star Trek "culture" (with bleed over to other Star Trek series).

Ro laren got 9 episodes.

jfmezei, 2 months ago to random

March 1994, 30 years ago when Woolco stores in Canada closed one day and re-opened as Walmarts.
LA PRESSE looks back. (Francais). https://www.lapresse.ca/affaires/chroniques/2024-03-29/walmart-au-quebec-30-ans-de-bipolarite.php?mfid=N2RiNGI3MWIzY2FjMzU1MTkwMDJmMThhNzM3OGY3YWU=

jfmezei, 2 months ago to random

NTSB B-Roll of their continued visit of the Dali on Thursday.
Includes getting to the point where portio of ship was crushed by falling bridge.

07:37
https://youtu.be/UIA5uH-i08I

jfmezei, 2 months ago to random

In Montréal, the span of the Jacques Cartier Bridge between the Island of Montréal and ÎleSainte Hélène has one pylon into water and it doesn't have any perimeter protection, though this appears to be a far more robust one than the bridge in Baltimore.

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jfmezei, 2 months ago to random

Proof of the resiliency of the orange cone species. One grew right at the edge of the remaining bridge span in baltimore :-)

jfmezei, 2 months ago to random

@Milnoc how goes your new small phone? Is it functionally the same (software, canera etc) as your older phone ? Newer version of android ?

jfmezei, 2 months ago to random

NTSB Press conference for Wednesday evening on the Baltimore bridge collapse.

41:29 https://youtu.be/FczgLhdqw0M