The Ongoing Super Mega Weather Thread v3

[Muta]

Government of Canada's weather site says 17 degrees on Saturday. Calgary's weather is a bipolar rollercoaster. A bipolarcoaster.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

Sincerely hope this is the last gasps of real winter weather. I don't mind the snow, but the cold can frig off.

Winter is always just one cold snap too long here.

[undercoverbrother]

I wish it was hotter

[Barnes]

Me too brother who is undercover. I think someone took a Zamboni to Lower Springbank Road.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I wish it was hotter

Yeah this cold is a bit much for March.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Just had a 20 minute phone survey for businesses from the City of Calgary Water Services. Lots of questions about impacts on business if water restrictions have to be enacted, and measures you are taking to reduce water use currently or in the past.

City could be getting ready to jump gun right away to reduce usage this year.

They're so fkn stupid to not be asking us to limit usage already.

I have instituted a one-bath per week policy in my house with my kids. They love having baths. Both were doing it daily. It's a bonkers and unnecessary waste of water, but I'm annoyed I have to start rationing water myself because I can see six months into the future due to not being a moron, but our politicians don't seem to have the same basic foresight.

[Bigtime]

It was interesting because as a business we only use water for the bathrooms, cleaning, drinking, coffee maker, and adding water to the batteries on the electric forklifts. Very little water usage per month. February for example we used 23m3 of water compared to my house using 13m3.

Not sure how much more we could slim it down? Put a brick in the toilet tanks to reduce the water in them?

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

It was interesting because as a business we only use water for the bathrooms, cleaning, drinking, coffee maker, and adding water to the batteries on the electric forklifts. Very little water usage per month. February for example we used 23m3 of water compared to my house using 13m3.

Not sure how much more we could slim it down? Put a brick in the toilet tanks to reduce the water in them?

OT, but you guys don't use distilled water in your forklifts? That a good idea?

[Fuzz]

Is the water usage that goes "down the pipes" even an issue? Doesn't it all get returned to the river system? To me that seems like use/reuse if we have the capacity to process it.

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Sliver

OT, but you guys don't use distilled water in your forklifts? That a good idea?

I admit to not knowing a lot about it, but the equipment hooks up to the tap line but does have some sort of filtration system incorporated into it. We only have to water the batteries like once a year.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Is the water usage that goes "down the pipes" even an issue? Doesn't it all get returned to the river system? To me that seems like use/reuse if we have the capacity to process it.

Isn't it coming out of the reservoir and then carrying on downstream and away from Calgary? My thought is it's better to leave it in the reservoir.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by Muta

Government of Canada's weather site says 17 degrees on Saturday. Calgary's weather is a bipolar rollercoaster. A bipolarcoaster.

The ranges from most places say 6-9. 17 seems way off.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Isn't it coming out of the reservoir and then carrying on downstream and away from Calgary? My thought is it's better to leave it in the reservoir.

Maybe you southerners need to limit your baths, us superior NW Calgarians get it directly from the Bow.


Seriously though, I don't know about the reservoir issue, I thought they purposefully kept it lower at this time of year, releasing more water, to make room for spring floods. That water goes back to the Bow anyway, though it does short-cut past the weir leading to the irrigation system. So I would think usage wouldn't matter so much right now. But we may need an MBates of water systems to step in, I may be out of my depth.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Maybe you southerners need to limit your baths, us superior NW Calgarians get it directly from the Bow.

Seriously though, I don't know about the reservoir issue, I thought they purposefully kept it lower at this time of year, releasing more water, to make room for spring floods. That water goes back to the Bow anyway, though it does short-cut past the weir leading to the irrigation system. So I would think usage wouldn't matter so much right now. But we may need an MBates of water systems to step in, I may be out of my depth.

My friend is high on the totem pole of dam stuff around here. I'll ask him, but his usual answer is, 'it's bad'. I also blame him for letting too much water out early last year given there wasn't enough snow pack to refill. My guess is they won't be as aggressive in dropping the levels this year, but who knows? Certainly not mister English degree over here. Either way, I'll continue blaming both my friend and my bath-loving kids for Calgary's water problems.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

It was interesting because as a business we only use water for the bathrooms, cleaning, drinking, coffee maker, and adding water to the batteries on the electric forklifts. Very little water usage per month. February for example we used 23m3 of water compared to my house using 13m3.

Not sure how much more we could slim it down? Put a brick in the toilet tanks to reduce the water in them?

Well whatever it is, I'm not going to stop using your exterior hose to wash my car!

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Sliver

My friend is high on the totem pole of dam stuff around here. I'll ask him, but his usual answer is, 'it's bad'. I also blame him for letting too much water out early last year given there wasn't enough snow pack to refill. My guess is they won't be as aggressive in dropping the levels this year, but who knows? Certainly not mister English degree over here. Either way, I'll continue blaming both my friend and my bath-loving kids for Calgary's water problems.

Yeah, in the summer I drain and refill my hot tub every week while I water my lawn and then hook up the pressure washer to clean off the driveway.

I also leave all the taps in the house running wide-open. Gotta clear out those pipes!

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Sliver

I have instituted a one-bath per week policy in my house with my kids. They love having baths.

Yuck, baths are nasty

sitting in your own filthy and dirty.

gross

[PepsiFree]

I’d have a bath with you guys any time.

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Sliver

I also blame him for letting too much water out early last year given there wasn't enough snow pack to refill. My guess is they won't be as aggressive in dropping the levels this year, but who knows?

Can I volunteer my entire community as flood tribute? I'd rather chance some flooding over blowing out our water storage in a tight year.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

I’d have a bath with you guys any time.