Yeah.......temps in Red Deer rose above 0c (32f) yesterday.....








Then , the 15 tons of snow that was on my foor slide off and covered my front door etc in 2 feet of hard packed snow, and I shoveled for just over 2 hours to clean it up............yeah..........



Winter is Soooooooo much better than summer.




Lois

Originally Posted by Grutok

Been using public transport for the last 3 weeks, getting a lot of reading done!!

We have public transport?

I'm a mobile engineer for a London Bus Company , on thursday out of 216 buses required for service from my garage, 63 were unfit due to the air systems being frozen , 10 were off the road due to ice in the ABS wiring ,so public transport does suffer in the cold and snow and is definately less reliable than it usually is . bad bus design and road management again.
We sure ain't as proffesional as some countries where snow is concerned...

Originally Posted by ALUN.CBR1100

I'm a mobile engineer for a London Bus Company , on thursday out of 216 buses required for service from my garage, 63 were unfit due to the air systems being frozen , 10 were off the road due to ice in the ABS wiring ,so public transport does suffer in the cold and snow and is definately less reliable than it usually is . bad bus design and road management again.
We sure ain't as proffesional as some countries where snow is concerned...

Have you no access to methyl hydrate? A half litre or so dumped into the compressor intake while charging would have prevented your quandry.

Yes, I was a stupid truck driver for several years - I know all about frozen brake systems.

Originally Posted by shewie

Have you no access to methyl hydrate? A half litre or so dumped into the compressor intake while charging would have prevented your quandry.

Yes, I was a stupid truck driver for several years - I know all about frozen brake systems.

Umm , problem is our wonderous bosses would view buying enough of that for 1250 odd buses as not economically viable , everything is now cost effective , we suggested air system heaters as well ... declined , London only has snow occasionally therefore these measures a waste of money

says it all really

How much did it cost to pull 63 units off the road? I am willing to bet it was substantially more than a couple of drums of MH.

Originally Posted by shewie

How much did it cost to pull 63 units off the road? I am willing to bet it was substantially more than a couple of frums of MH.

And all the overtime that went with it , i agree ,in fact all the engineers agree, but the bosses are accountants and see cost in relation to spending not mileage lost , wen the governing body for London ( TFL ) send out the fines then they will kick but thats not till April ...

Originally Posted by ALUN.CBR1100

And all the overtime that went with it , i agree ,in fact all the engineers agree, but the bosses are accountants and see cost in relation to spending not mileage lost , wen the governing body for London ( TFL ) send out the fines then they will kick but thats not till April ...

Funny, bean counters are the same the world over. Guess who will pay the piper when the hammer finally drops?

Originally Posted by shewie

Funny, bean counters are the same the world over. Guess who will pay the piper when the hammer finally drops?

We are owned wholly by a Singapore Transport giant and they want profit not excuses ,heads roll wen the profits drop ....... no one is safe

Florida is freezing this weekend...bike riders are in shock and the citrus prices are going up.