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Map, click for challenge register, two weeks left…
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On this Day: June 16th 1884
Switch back railway, Roller Coaster ride opens.
Category: Technology
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Normal is as normal feels: and sounds…
What is normal? It matters the context, what is normal to a drowning person is not normal to a secure lively individual. So by the end of summer there is a hope for normal life back to the people of BC that have endured a long bout of pandemic lessoned activity. This is a desire that is different with many people those that nearly drowned in the time period . And those that did reasonably well with the support given will have a different take on what is normal of normal. The people that did better by it another take.
To continue the metaphor of the drowning man, throwing a line that is reachable and not taken will produce a survivor that has a view of his individual effort being the value to be preserved. A good and strong reserve going forward for him to risk again, Those that were dependant will remain dependant but in truth no one had a complete case of either or as the effect of one played into the experience of the other. This will be the continuing normal for going forward for some time more.
Build your bridges forward and backwards.
It’s a two way street give and it comes back or maybe if not it goes some where you have effected situations unkown! We are all in this together ,a communicable disease that has no redemption in its self. But we all contribute to the pot of hope and the balancing of outcome.
Everyone offends…
Living our lives and doing our lively hoods offends or challenges others in a way out of our control however offending with our talk is mostly in our control and if we do not offend lightly in speech and other communications we are to be commented. This is needed when trying to return to a normal real or imagined. Good luck!
See you on the normal side…
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On this Day: June 3rd 1937
Wallis Simpson marries the Duke of Windsor.
The provincial budget in BC has tax break to buy electric bikes.
Must be able to disengage motor and use pedals
To not be a motor vehicle in BC you must be able to pedal the bike after stop the motor, other wise it needs a number plate under the motor vehicle regulations.
Electric bikes range in price from two to five thousand dollars, PST relief can help in triple digits.Ebike Regulations In British Columbia Haseeb 2021-03-17T22:51:20+00:00. . . Electric bicycles must not have an electric motor that is more powerful than 500 watts and the bike should not travel faster than 32.km/h. They also must have fully operable pedals which means the engine must disengage.
On this Day: April 22 1970
First Earth Day is observed.
The expansion project is back to work after a shut down to deal with a worker death. Two months of reviews has given a go ahead to restart work.
Career opportunity company…
Work related skills as well as education are part of TMX makeup.
Near to qualified training program…
The expansion project has readiness program and like to hire locals on the route. Training and experience is a potent mix and considered a value to the contractors.
Editors Note…
A good safety attitude goes a long way to a happy life..
On this Day: February 19th 2002
Nasa probe Odyssey starts mapping Mars.
Rain is good for mushrooms, brings them out they need no umbrella, you do!
The essential that is underrated as necessary !
!Be good to your umbrella it is for you and deserves your respect.
On this Day: February 10th 1987
The US 25th amendment is ratified.
Trans mountain pipeline company is working on the twinning of their 60 year old line from Alberta to the west coast. The now completed Green energy project above got copy from a platform; is the info correct or sales puffing. Ask the financers? Is there an age of truthiness coming to deal with debt piled up out of Covid-19?
Thirty percent drop in demand May 2020. 100 % demand for line…
The Covid-19 restrictions caused a drop in demand and perhaps will change habits and expectations for consumption.
The size and complexity of the global crude oil market has expanded significantly since the Trans Mountain Pipeline entered service in the 1950s. Canada is the fourth largest oil producing country globally, behind the United States, Russia and Saudi Arabia and approximately equivalent to Iraq in terms of daily oil production. Canada’s oil consumption is comparatively small, so our nation is a net exporter of petroleum products and crude oil. Canada has the third largest proven crude oil reserves globally behind Saudi Arabia and Venezuela as a result of the approximate 170-billion-barrel oilsands. Export of crude oil and refined products has been, and will continue to be, a significant economic impact for Canada.
TM today
In 2019, global crude oil and liquid hydrocarbon production and related demand was nearly 100 million barrels per day. The COVID-19 pandemic decreased global demand for oil roughly 30 per cent by May 2020[1]. Implicit in studies such as the Internal Energy Agency (IEA) on Global Demand see support for an expected recovery in demand, however, the pace of recovery is unclear given the uncertainty associated with the course of the COVID-19 virus[2]. Even in this difficult year of 2020 with reduced global demand resulting from COVID-19 and lower oil prices, the Trans Mountain Pipeline has continued to be full, with demand exceeding the current capacity.
Trans Mountain today
BC government January 14th 2021 news, one third the cost of EV…
The BC government has announced that will be available rebates of up to 1/3 the cost of an EV. and added 2 million dollars to the clean BC specialty use rebate program on August 5th 2020.The program is for business and groups. The program may give a higher platform to the usefulness of electric alternatives.
BC hydro also increased the subsidy on Electric chargers on December 3rd first come first serve.
Novel still
In our subjective view EVs remain Novel to consumers still however their are numbers of reasons that a choice of a quieter vehicle would suit many.
On this Day: January 14th 1954
American motors formed.
The Trans mountain project is involved in detailed route hearings at this writing and as of April 21st 2020 Are not relying on oral depositions:
The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) is making procedural changes to the remaining detailed route hearings for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The oral portions will be replaced with alternate forms, not requiring in-person attendance.
Source TM today
There are 22 active detailed route hearing to deal with, they are in south weestern BC from Merritt to Burnaby.
On this Day: April 24th 1913
New York opens its Woolworth building.
The clocks go ahead an hour on Sunday at 2AM. Spring is coming.
On this Day: March 5th 1872
The air brake is patented.
The committee on climate action met on November 13th. This was their third meeting. The group included BC Hydro with an interest in advancing their step code.
FortisBC also presented its Clean Energy Vision, and highlighted the different low carbon pathways that could be taken to achieve provincial emission reduction targets.
The Committee reviewed and discussed Committee member submissions on key local government pathways for reducing emissions and for achieving a maximum 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius global temperature rise. The submissions focused on buildings, transportation, energy systems, waste management, land use planning, natural assets, and carbon sequestration. Committee deliberations addressed both the barriers to successfully implementing these pathways, as well as the factors that would ensure their successful adoption. The Committee will continue to explore mitigation pathways and extend this to issues related to adaptation at its next meeting in December.
Another view from Merritt…
Not a good alternative unless for waste.
Peter Clark professor emeritus U of Calgary Chemistry in Merritt ” The Earth will be a dead planet in 80 million years.” November 13-20-27th
Peter gave the last of three talks on the energy needs of humankind and its ability to switch to alternatives in energy from fossil fuels. The pessimistic facts based talks dismissed many alternatives as political and we would use all fossil fuels with in the next few hundred years. He said carbon, phosphorous , ammonia etc is an crucial element to life on earth as fertilizer as well as energy. They are needed to support populations. ” In 80 million years the earth will be a dead planet with all its carbon locked up in limestone.” No reasonable escape to Space”
Population impact lessened by old age.
Peter estimated that if world followed Japans example of a population of 30 percent old people then crisis would be managed better. Material prosperity is also having a positive impact on smaller families in many countries.
On this Day: November 28th 1895
The first American auto race.
Office party time coming up…
One glass of wine can impair you for driving according to ICBC.
On this Day: November 21st 1905
The mass energy equivalent formula is published.
Large swings in temperature.
Arctic oscilation will drive swings in temperature regardless of El Nino or La Nina.
AO to you and its predictability is limited to a weeks.
Drought improvement in southeast US.
Flooding this last year lends to drought relief in some areas combined with AO.
Cold winter for Canada : Farmers Almanac.
Calculations based on the Canadian Farmers’ Almanac’s time-tested formula suggest that the winter of 2018-2019 will be a “teeth-chattering” cold one, with below-normal temperatures forecast for much of the country.
On this Day: October 24th 1946
The first photography from space.
The hunt is on this fall for game in BC. The season can change in season and be lawful so check for updates online. We are in Region 3 BC here in Merritt.
Be safe and alive.
On this Day: October 15th 1989
Wayne Gretzky shattered the NHL scoring record.
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