Random Thought Thread v2

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Brendone

If their labelling requirements are the reason I can’t get Snickers ice cream bars in Canada, they can go #### themselves.

I make fun of the faux-French a lot, and for the most part its just that. Tongue-in-cheek prodding.

But also...if you require legislation to 'save your culture' then that sort of implies that it cant naturally stand on its own.

[jayswin]

Disagree with you guys, vehemently. Some culture/language is meant to be preserved/saved and French Canadian absolutely falls in that category. You guys don't understand what we have in French Canada, it's amazing.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

[bob-loblaw]

I always wondered who decides the center lines on single lane roads. Is it the line painters or traffic engineers? It always seems weird that there is a single solid line for a long, then about ten broken lines for a hundred feet, then another solid line for a mile. Why bother painting ten broken lines?

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by bob-loblaw

I always wondered who decides the center lines on single lane roads. Is it the line painters or traffic engineers? It always seems weird that there is a single solid line for a long, then about ten broken lines for a hundred feet, then another solid line for a mile. Why bother painting ten broken lines?

You don't know what a passing section is on a single lane road?

[PepsiFree]

I’ve always found signs on roads to be pretty weird. Who decides what signs go on what roads? Sometimes there will be all these signs tells you what roads are where and where to turn to get to where you’re going, and then there will be a sign that says “STOP,” like no lol this is a road, it is for going, not stopping.

[ThisIsAnOutrage]

And in the end, when asked if it had been worth it, they said that they didn't know, it had all become so strange along the way.

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

You don't know what a passing section is on a single lane road?

I hope he's joking.
Or he should never be allowed to drive again.

[Wormius]

What? It’s not to save on paint?

[squiggs96]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

You don't know what a passing section is on a single lane road?

This could be a provincial difference. In BC you may pass on a single yellow line if you use extra caution and you may pass on a broken yellow line if it is safe to do so. The original question from bob-loblaw makes sense with BC laws, as you may pass on both a solid single yellow line or a broken yellow line, but the level of caution that must be shown changes. You do not have to wait for a broken yellow line to pass in BC. Fun fact: In BC you may make a left turn, in or out of a residence or business, across a double yellow line, if you do not reasonably affect the travel of any other vehicle. Does this make sense to me? No. Is it the law? Yes.

I'm not sure when the Alberta rule was changed, but it used to be a solid yellow line (single or double) meant passing was not permitted at any time. The current Alberta rule is you may pass on a single yellow line if you are within an urban area. In all other instances in Alberta, you are not permitted to pass on a single or double solid line. I didn't understand why you were giving Bob grief, until I looked up that Alberta driving rules are slightly different than BC.

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

I hope he's joking.
Or he should never be allowed to drive again.

You live in BC. In BC you can pass on a solid single yellow. It's been that way for at least 25 years, possibly much longer. You may want to take your own advice here.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

It’s hard to believe this many people could be this oblivious. You guys are playing dumb intentionally right? OPs post is obvious and this is a surprising level of stupidity and obtuseness even for CP.

He’s talking about who actually determines when the lines on a single lane highway change from dotted to solid, which tells drivers when it’s ok to pass vs not. I’m assuming they have some sort of system for it? i doubt the guy painting the lines just eyeballs what he thinks are safe passing zones and that the traffic engineers have a system but who knows. It seems to me many are wildly inaccurate anyways, with clear safe passing areas solid and dangerous as all hell areas dotted.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by jayswin

Disagree with you guys, vehemently. Some culture/language is meant to be preserved/saved and French Canadian absolutely falls in that category. You guys don't understand what we have in French Canada, it's amazing.

What is amazing about it?

[Swift]

Originally Posted by Brendone

If their labelling requirements are the reason I can’t get Snickers ice cream bars in Canada, they can go #### themselves.

I couldn't find them for years in Canada (literally just one woman selling them from her mobile freezer at the Glenmore water park one summer) and then stumbled across them at the co-op in Quarry Park recently. In the ice cream freezer right as you enter. You're welcome.

[GordonBlue]

Originally Posted by jayswin

Disagree with you guys, vehemently. Some culture/language is meant to be preserved/saved and French Canadian absolutely falls in that category. You guys don't understand what we have in French Canada, it's amazing.

I don't mind the preservation of French Canadian culture, but I do take issue with their anti-English Bias.
Maybe if they were not trying to get rid of every shred of English in their province, people would be more open minded to them.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

It’s hard to believe this many people could be this oblivious. You guys are playing dumb intentionally right? OPs post is obvious and this is a surprising level of stupidity and obtuseness even for CP.

He’s talking about who actually determines when the lines on a single lane highway change from dotted to solid, which tells drivers when it’s ok to pass vs not. I’m assuming they have some sort of system for it? i doubt the guy painting the lines just eyeballs what he thinks are safe passing zones and that the traffic engineers have a system but who knows. It seems to me many are wildly inaccurate anyways, with clear safe passing areas solid and dangerous as all hell areas dotted.

I'm pretty sure it's engineers. You don't let some painter eyeball it.

I think most of that stuff is digitally modeled and there's probably some provincial digital super maps out there that shows what it's supposed to be, what it's capable of and what it's actually set at.

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/dr...iew_report.pdf

But another issue we have is that many roads have speed limits set significantly below their engineered speeds, especially in BC. The Trans Canada has the same speed for how long even though safety features and capabilities of vehicles have increased significantly?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...erta-1.5949691

... And after reading that article, apparently the primary reason in AB why we don't have 120 kmph speed limits is fuel consumption concerns (carbon emissions) as opposed to reasons of safety.

[Sainters7]

How come when I'm good in the evening about not snacking, I wake up the next day not very hungry? But when I submit to temptation and am an animal snacking in bed until I pass out like Kramer eating Kenny Rogers Roasters chicken, I wake up the next morning starving like I didn't even eat yesterday? Feels like it should be the other way around...

[Titan2]

Originally Posted by bob-loblaw

I always wondered who decides the center lines on single lane roads. Is it the line painters or traffic engineers? It always seems weird that there is a single solid line for a long, then about ten broken lines for a hundred feet, then another solid line for a mile. Why bother painting ten broken lines?

I take his second question is about a very short dotted line section that would not seem long enough for a passing zone. My thought is it may be at a driveway where they want to allow traffic to be able to cross the middle line and go either direction without breaking the law.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by Sainters7

How come when I'm good in the evening about not snacking, I wake up the next day not very hungry? But when I submit to temptation and am an animal snacking in bed until I pass out like Kramer eating Kenny Rogers Roasters chicken, I wake up the next morning starving like I didn't even eat yesterday? Feels like it should be the other way around...

My father in law was saying that when he did a rural rotation working on farms in China, people rarely ate after dinner and they wouldn't be hungry in the morning. He and a few of the "newbies" snuck some food to eat after sun down and they always wondered why they were hungry. The locals told them it was because they were eating at night and if they changed their habits, it would go away. They did, and the locals were correct that they weren't constantly hungry.

I don't know why this happens. But it does seem like there's plenty of anecdotes about it out there. I assumed it's some type of metabolism thing. It just stuck with me because my father in law's anecdote keeps coming up over and over when the topic of intermittent fasting comes up.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

... And after reading that article, apparently the primary reason in AB why we don't have 120 kmph speed limits is fuel consumption concerns (carbon emissions) as opposed to reasons of safety.

Someone needs to tell Danielle Smith. She'll raise the speed limit to 150 in no time.

[GordonBlue]

Usually the people in an office that most often proclaim "people should stay home when sick" are the least likely to help out your area when you do actually stay home sick.