Common sense

It just drags on too long. I usually just watch the first segment and the last segment on Youtube, and read up on the rest of it if I feel like it

It will if it snows. Have you seen how people drive in regular conditions, let alone snow on the ground?

Methinks it'll be pushed back by a bit. Expect snowfall around January instead of the usual December.

Methinks it's that time of the year again to bump this thread.

So is porn, but you don't hear anyone whining about that.

Quebec's finally separating.

Link? I'd like to see this.

Anyone making the trek down to the RAW house show this Friday in Seattle?

There was a Husky sign that looked like it would topple over. It was swaying pretty hard back and forth from the wind.

Good stuff, Deb. I almost forgot about this thread.

My best guess: it'll probably be programmed so that there won't be any deductions when you enter or exit the bus - it'll come off as one lump sum collected at start of term. And yes, the current UPass system is a waste of money (especially with the new machines), but Translink wasn't going to budge with the idea of letting people swap UPasses around. As far as I remember, it was either student unions or university administration who ponied up the money for the machines.

UPass will be re-designed and have the Compass embedded in their UBC IDs, IIRC. In any case, 30-35 a minute is still a joke and a major choke point for any of the major routes, especially while school is in session (ie. 99, 44, 43, 480, etc)

Delicious - love that truck.

Damn you people and your air conditioning.

It didn't feel too hot today. I was out for parts of the afternoon playing hockey and all was well with me. Oh well...lookin' forward to that 35c weather.

Damn, nature. You scary. http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Amazing+Video+Massive+lightning+strikes+tree+Metro+Vancouver/7059053/story.html

Some beautiful stuff.

Typing up "eklund predictions wrong" yields these two links: http://eklundwatch.wordpress.com/ - debunks Eklund's predictions for 2010 http://hockeybuzzhogwash.com/ - from 2009 From the 2nd link, I pulled this out: http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/mc/comments/dart_boards_hogwash_and_buzz/ - Mike Chen of Kukla's Korner breaks down Eklund's public predictions over the 2009 deadline, and found that his stats were as likely as chance to occur. Of course, I haven't seen numbers in recent years, but I'm currently presenting a good (albeit outdated) reason as to why Eklund is no better than hockeyyinsiderr, samjam, or any other pretend analyst - his predictions that go public are successful no better than chance.

Don't forget that there's some buses like the 410 that can shift from Steveston to Hamilton, freeing up space in Steveston for 60-footers to serve South-of-Fraser.

I think there were plans to demolish the Scotiabank building and make an actual bus loop there (instead of having it on #3 Road) but their lease isn't up yet. That's why the red light there is so awkward - it's meant for the bus bays future development

Extending the Canada Line won’t happen in our lifetime, says Richmond mayor http://www.richmondreview.com/news/148187365.html Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie doesn’t believe the Canada Line will ever be extended south, despite a design that could accommodate more track. “In our lifetimes, you probably won’t ever see it,” said Brodie. “I don’t think we’ll ever see the Canada Line itself extended because the last section of it has only one line, not two tracks.” Speaking at a Richmond Chamber of Commerce event Tuesday, Brodie acknowledged the Canada Line was “specifically built with the idea that it could be extended” south, but that would come with a big price tag. The Canada Line cost $2.05 billion to build—or $107.9 million per kilometre. Could a ground-level system be built instead to extend rapid transit farther south than Saba Road? Brodie said there would be enough density in Richmond to support that—at least to Steveston Highway—but directly south of the Fraser River there’s little population to support it. “So you’re going to have a huge expense for really very little value in terms of densities,” said Brodie. The Canada Line opened August 2009, connecting downtown Vancouver with the airport and the Brighouse area of Richmond. On Lulu Island, the line is elevated, travelling nearly four kilometres down No. 3 Road—the last half being a single-track guideway. What do you guys think...does it even have a chance of making it to Steveston given its new pedestrian-friendly plans?

I'm at UBC and it's sunny.

Where is this happening!?

Oh look...rain in Richmond

is Rick Nash included?