Major Water Main Break in Bowness Area

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Torture

Checked my Enmax bill and looks like an average month is 11000 litres for this household of 3 so we're already on the low end of usage. Typical is 170L per person per day apparently.

Also walked around the house and see a few opportunities to reduce further. Main floor toilet is 4.5 litres per flush and the other 3 in the house are 6....so probably time to stop procrastinating on replacing those..

Or toss a brick or two in the other 3 and see if anyone notices a difference. if it has a floating shutoff you can often move those down a bit so less water goes in.

[Torture]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Or toss a brick or two in the other 3 and see if anyone notices a difference. if it has a floating shutoff you can often move those down a bit so less water goes in.

Did the brick trick at a rental years ago. Forgot to take it out when we moved out. Sometimes I wonder what they thought about that.

[DomeFoam]

Sorry if this has been asked already, but does anyone know if the off leash dog park in Shouldice is still blocked off?

[Huntingwhale]

Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15

Is quite amazing how little resilience some people have. This is a minor inconvenience at worst.

If you weren't already turning the water off while you brush your teeth then I question your ability to function in society.

How great would it be that the hardest part of your day was turning off the water in the shower while you are soaping up. Oh the huge manatee!

You really get to witness the stupidity that takes place in this city during times like this. Like, a f'ing bigass pipe broke that is not easily fixable and the city is asking us for our help. Yet, people are more upset about the city's posts on social media not being specific enough, or not getting enough information from the photos? WTF, a pipe broke and the water use needs to be dialed down a bit to conserve a bit while it gets fixed. The F some people need charts and graphics to understand that? Use less water, it's that simple. Apparently there is an entire army of redneck keyboard engineers ready to go, so I guess we have them to keep us informed

Even more annoying is all the political nerds come out of the woodwork and once again we go on this stupid merry-go-round of left vs right, Gondek this Trudeau that, I can only imagine how r-word-ed some people get if they call a plumber to fix a leaking pipe. Are they standing over him ranting about politics? Christ.

[sketchyt]

Originally Posted by Huntingwhale

You really get to witness the stupidity that takes place in this city during times like this.

It's amazing to me during times of crisis like this, how there are scores of people who magically become pipeline experts, project managers, master of all things construction, public relations advisors, engineers, etc...

In my boomer-filled Facebook community group, there was a guy who was complaining how in the photos there was no one working on the site and claimed it should be done in days. His qualifications? "I workED in construction".

Someone else who was complaining about how Gondek looked like she showered and why did her hair look good.

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by Huntingwhale

You really get to witness the stupidity that takes place in this city during times like this. Like, a f'ing bigass pipe broke that is not easily fixable and the city is asking us for our help. Yet, people are more upset about the city's posts on social media not being specific enough, or not getting enough information from the photos? WTF, a pipe broke and the water use needs to be dialed down a bit to conserve a bit while it gets fixed. The F some people need charts and graphics to understand that? Use less water, it's that simple. Apparently there is an entire army of redneck keyboard engineers ready to go, so I guess we have them to keep us informed

Even more annoying is all the political nerds come out of the woodwork and once again we go on this stupid merry-go-round of left vs right, Gondek this Trudeau that, I can only imagine how r-word-ed some people get if they call a plumber to fix a leaking pipe. Are they standing over him ranting about politics? Christ.

My neighbours just got back from Calgary. They asked me if I heard about the water situation, and then went on to tell me how weird their experience was asking people about it. Lots of “it’s all bull####, there’s no problem”, “it only affects one community in the north”, and a lot of general “fake news” vibes. They were pretty weirded out about the reactions. Sounded unsurprising.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers

My neighbours just got back from Calgary. They asked me if I heard about the water situation, and then went on to tell me how weird their experience was asking people about it. Lots of “it’s all bull####, there’s no problem”, “it only affects one community in the north”, and a lot of general “fake news” vibes. They were pretty weirded out about the reactions. Sounded unsurprising.

People are ####ing idiots, news at 11.

[CliffFletcher]

Given the water usage figures, it’s clear most Calgarians are taking this seriously and reducing their consumption. Sure, some people are ignorant or selfish. But you’ll never get 100 per cent buy-in for something like this. You take your 75-80 per cent compliance and call it a win.

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by Huntingwhale

You really get to witness the stupidity that takes place in this city during times like this. Like, a f'ing bigass pipe broke that is not easily fixable and the city is asking us for our help. Yet, people are more upset about the city's posts on social media not being specific enough, or not getting enough information from the photos? WTF, a pipe broke and the water use needs to be dialed down a bit to conserve a bit while it gets fixed. The F some people need charts and graphics to understand that? Use less water, it's that simple. Apparently there is an entire army of redneck keyboard engineers ready to go, so I guess we have them to keep us informed

Even more annoying is all the political nerds come out of the woodwork and once again we go on this stupid merry-go-round of left vs right, Gondek this Trudeau that, I can only imagine how --- some people get if they call a plumber to fix a leaking pipe. Are they standing over him ranting about politics? Christ.

In their minds, nothing bad can ever happen by chance. Any time something bad happens, it MUST be part of some grand conspiracy to ruin their lives.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by sketchyt

It's amazing to me during times of crisis like this, how there are scores of people who magically become pipeline experts, project managers, master of all things construction, public relations advisors, engineers, etc...

In my boomer-filled Facebook community group, there was a guy who was complaining how in the photos there was no one working on the site and claimed it should be done in days. His qualifications? "I workED in construction".

Someone else who was complaining about how Gondek looked like she showered and why did her hair look good.

You found Curves’ account.

[MoneyGuy]

It’s nuts that many are blaming Gondek. That line was built decades ago. Those people don’t understand how local government works. The mayor makes no decisions.

[burn_this_city]

I think generally people are fed up with the state of infrastructure, parks, and facilities.

Potholes on every road, once a city with good roads now in the bottom percentile nationally.

Parks and school yards overrun with dandelions to the point of absurdity, the playground and boulevards near our house are an unmowed eyesore, the outfield for my kid's t-ball knee high clumps of overgrown weeds.

The water pipe is another sign of stuff being left beyond the crumbling point.

People see their property taxes go up every year while the city physically looks like its headed the wrong direction.

[PsYcNeT]

The city announced years ago they were ending dandelion control, this shouldn't be news to anyone.

[burn_this_city]

Originally Posted by PsYcNeT

The city announced years ago they were ending dandelion control, this shouldn't be news to anyone.

I don't know if people understood that meant school fields would be borderline dangerously uneven to run around on. I didn't care when they first threw in the towel, but its gone past where most people probably imagined. Some neighborhoods seem way worse than others.

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

I don't know if people understood that meant school fields would be borderline dangerously uneven to run around on. I didn't care when they first threw in the towel, but its gone past where most people probably imagined. Some neighborhoods seem way worse than others.

Cause of death: Tripped on dandelion.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Bill Bumface

Cause of death: Tripped on dandelion.

puff inhalation

[Torture]

Here we go again

[Torture]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

It’s nuts that many are blaming Gondek. That line was built decades ago. Those people don’t understand how local government works. The mayor makes no decisions.

Yeah but she showered!! While at the same time she was telling us *checks notes* that it's totally still okay to shower just do it quickly
If you're not outraged you're a sheeple that's not paying attention!!! Blanket densification!!! (Idk why, just because) The Gondek Turdeau WEF alliance are in on this to control us all and put us in 15 minute cities!!1one

[Wormius]

I am surprised that it seems like the older generations are the ones that have gotten so soft here. What’s going on?

[PsYcNeT]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

I don't know if people understood that meant school fields would be borderline dangerously uneven to run around on. I didn't care when they first threw in the towel, but its gone past where most people probably imagined. Some neighborhoods seem way worse than others.

The children can have a little herbicide-based cancer, as a treat.

Originally Posted by Wormius

I am surprised that it seems like the older generations are the ones that have gotten so soft here. What’s going on?

It is, and has always been, projection