Random Questions Mega Thread v1.1

[Brendone]

Originally Posted by btimbit

Anyone know if you need a permit to have a seacan on your property for a few months? Just need some temporary storage while we get the house ready to sell and looks like this is massively cheaper + nice to have everything close compared to an actual storage unit. It would be off the alley 100% on my property. A quick lazy google only shows info for putting one on the street or in the alley itself, or for people to live in it (lol?)

Wife wants to go down this route. I'm not excited about how ugly they are, but considering I'm the only one on the block that actually kills weeds and cuts grass back there, or even has the alley side of my fence painted, woopty do

I'll call the city later and ask when I have time but figured someone in here might have experience

Did you look into PODs? They drop it off, then take it to storage till you’re ready to get it back. That’s what we used when we were selling. Beats having a seacan on site when they’re showing your home. Soon to be ex neighbours will also appreciate it.

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by Brendone

Did you look into PODs? They drop it off, then take it to storage till you’re ready to get it back. That’s what we used when we were selling. Beats having a seacan on site when they’re showing your home. Soon to be ex neighbours will also appreciate it.

Yeah I talked her out of it. Pod would be a no go since we'd want access to it all the time. I'm just going to build a bigger shed and use that

[White Out 403]

oops this is a random thought. not a question.

[MoneyGuy]

What’s the random thought?

See what I did there? That’s two questions.

[White Out 403]

I'm trying to get a time sense for a train ride downtown but google keeps telling me after brentwood station (starting in tuscany) I have to take a bus downtown? Whats up with that?

[toonmaster]

Attn #CTRiders and Red Line customers - the Red Line will be closed between Sunnyside and Brentwood stations from Fri, Aug 30 at 8 p.m. until Mon, Sept 2 at 12 p.m. Shuttle buses will replace train service between these stations. More info at: http://calgarytransit.com/ctrain-service

[calgarygeologist]

Did Parks Canada remove all the BBQ/fire pits in Banff National Park? As a kid I remember going to lots of places with my parents and they would always bring some Polish sausage or kebabs and cook them over a fire for dinner. We went out to bike the Bow Valley Parkway yesterday and I figured I would by some hot dogs and buns and s'mores stuff for afterwards. We drove up to Johnson Lake, Two Jack and Minnewanka and none of those have fire pits anymore.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Pretty sure we have a fire ban.

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

Pretty sure we have a fire ban.

https://banff.ca/1336/Wildfire-Conditions

[PepsiFree]

Campgrounds have them but there are only a couple day-use spots with them. I think Cascade Ponds is one of them. Maybe the only one.

Probably best to avoid having complete randoms roll up and start a fire.

[Fuzz]

Cascade Ponds has lots, but if there is a fire ban they'll be secured with $100 locks and fancy lids.

[1qqaaz]

Have you ever been on a road trip, and then drove next to or near a random car for several hours, then when it was time for one of you to turn off, it was kind of sad?
And then you reminisce about all the times that you and that car passed each other?

Okay never mind.

[MoneyGuy]

Originally Posted by 1qqaaz

Have you ever been on a road trip, and then drove next to or near a random car for several hours, then when it was time for one of you to turn off, it was kind of sad?
And then you reminisce about all the times that you and that car passed each other?

Okay never mind.

I folllwed another car from Calgary to Edmonton years ago. I stayed right behind the entire time. When I turned off, I flashed my lights as if to say, “Bye. Nice to know you. Have a good life.”

[gallione11]

Originally Posted by 1qqaaz

Have you ever been on a road trip, and then drove next to or near a random car for several hours, then when it was time for one of you to turn off, it was kind of sad?
And then you reminisce about all the times that you and that car passed each other?

Okay never mind.

Had this happen yesterday when I went for a hike. Turned out from Mcdonalds after getting breakfast behind an Acura SUV. We pretty much drove together all the way to the hike (about a 70 minute drive), except the Acura went past the trailhead. Was one of those interesting random coincidences.

It's happened more than once, including times where we pass each other multiple times and then end up in the same spot.

[puffnstuff]

I was driving in a hurry to Vancouver once, family emergency. Got passed by a guy in Jag around Golden and then we just drove together. I stopped for gas in Salmon Arm, and he didnt. Or so i thought, he just wanted me lead for a while, he must have stopped somewhere else and then caught back up to me and away we went. He passed me for the last time on the downhill side of the Coq. Both of us waved. We made really good time.
Fare thee well fellow traveller.

[topfiverecords]

I had someone try to stick to me all the way to Regina once so I ran them off the road into Reed Lake.

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

I folllwed another car from Calgary to Edmonton years ago. I stayed right behind the entire time. When I turned off, I flashed my lights as if to say, “Bye. Nice to know you. Have a good life.”

https://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=196883

[Locke]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

I folllwed another car from Calgary to Edmonton years ago. I stayed right behind the entire time. When I turned off, I flashed my lights as if to say, “Bye. Nice to know you. Have a good life.”

I remember driving home from Edmonton from a Soccer Tournament with a few teammates and we were tailgating this van hard until we hit Red Deer.

The van turned off for gas and we figured we'd get some too and the driver, who was the father came out and started yelling at us!

"You've been tailgating me since Edmonton, WTF?? I've got kids in the car!!"

"We know! We've been watching 'Toy Story' with them on your little in-car TV since Edmonton so we had to stay close!"

He just about died laughing.

[MoneyGuy]

Haha, that’s great.

[RichieRich]

Originally Posted by GGG

Just remember to weigh a full soda stream canister and never fill the canister over this weight. If you do and the temperature in your house rises the liquid will thermally expand and could fail the container.

Gotta nerd out briefly here…
Do your PV=nRT thermodynamic equation
Check pressure rating of said canister
You’d be surprised how hot it needs to get before it goes boom

For a brief rabbit hole experience on exploding canisters (such as propane tanks and cylinders) Google BLEVE