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Post by CN2972South on Jul 14, 2008 19:26:11 GMT -8
...only in Nanaimo. Nice.
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Post by Kam on Jul 18, 2008 12:51:37 GMT -8
Thought this was kind of funny.. Took this picture to test one of works cameras and realized it was a fairly good example of what a typical day at work looks like for me.
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Post by Kam on Jul 29, 2008 14:23:12 GMT -8
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Post by Canucks on Aug 10, 2008 19:54:18 GMT -8
I have a few pictures my vacation that would fit in this category. The first one is the Alberta legislature buildings in Edmonton. They are very nice and are landscaped on a huge piece of land near the river. The funniest part about them is that the pool n front of the fountain is actually a public swimming area. The water is chlorinated and there were many people there even at 9:30 PM. Looking the other way. The next picture is one of a thing called a Hoodoo. It is a sediment formation in the Canadian Badlands in Drumheller, Alberta. They are very interesting because they look solid but they are really soft and can easily be broken, but people are allowed to climb all over them. This photo also has some trickery involved because it appears to be huge compared to the surroundings but in actual fac it is only about eight feet high. Finally a Pacific Western 737-200. Some of you might remember Western Pacific as it was a big airline but now this is the only surviving plane.
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Post by Neil on Aug 31, 2008 21:17:26 GMT -8
I've often wondered about this sight while driving along River Road in Delta. It suggested vaguely an old ferry boat, perhaps a double ender with one wheelhouse removed, but I never had the time while driving by to get a good look. Recently I stopped and entered the property for a better view. As soon as I saw the hull, it was apparent it had never been a ferry, despite the similarity in the superstructure. A friendly chap working on the site told me it had indeed been built originally as a dredge, and had been retired fifteen or twenty years ago. The upper deck had been used as crew accommodation when it was away from home base, hence the row of windows that had suggested a lounge. He couldn't tell me exactly where it had worked; I'm assuming the wheelhouse means it had been self powered.
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Post by landlocked on Sept 1, 2008 10:32:42 GMT -8
Neil,
That is the ex Federal Department of Public Works "Dredge 322". In the mid 80's, the Feds divested themselves of dredging work by selling off their equipment and replacing with contractors. In the old days you would have seen the self propelled ship "Fort Langley", the dredge 322, and I believe their other dredge "King Edward" out in the river 'doing their thing' Now you will see the "Fraser Titan" and the "Sceptre Fraser" and "Sceptre Columbia" doing what they used to do, with some twists. Now, in addition to dumping at sea, the Fraser Titan will dump next to the Columbia or Fraser and they will in turn pick up the sand dumped and send it ashore in pipelines.
The 322, if I get my facts straight, was a small auger style suction dredge. Her system was between 12" and 16". She has an auger on the bow that she lowers down and it rotates as well as having suction from the main pumps. The sand/water goes through the main pumps and is pumped out the stern, through pipes which pump the 'slurry' ashore. She was very small compared tot the Sceptre rigs which had 30" and 36" pumps respecitvely.
When the 322 went up for sale Miller Contracting were actively in the marine business, with boats, clamsell derricks, and the like. They purchased her from Crown Assets simply so their competitors couldn't. Whether they intended to retrofit her was never determined, so she has just sat, first up the river at Sapperton, now at their own facility in Delta. It doesn't look like they intend to do anything with her, at least not that they are making any progress with a refit.
While she does have what appears to be a wheelhouse, it is not. That is the control room. From there, the operators can view the main auger and they control her positioning. She positions herself by having two forward anchors out and stern 'spuds' which drop into the ground. If they want to move, they can slew themselves by pulling in the direction of one anchor or the other. It's a very neat process actually.
Anyway, that's her story.
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Post by Ferryman on Sept 6, 2008 9:51:10 GMT -8
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Post by Koastal Karl on Sept 6, 2008 10:08:52 GMT -8
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Sept 7, 2008 3:48:42 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on Oct 9, 2008 22:23:13 GMT -8
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Post by Ferryman on Oct 9, 2008 22:58:20 GMT -8
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Post by Northern Exploration on Oct 10, 2008 7:10:57 GMT -8
Great pics Orcas. I love visiting New England.
The colours in some areas of New Hampshire look like they are near their peak so you had great timing. We are going north on Sunday to Collingwood/Blue Mountain for Thanksgiving Brunch. I hope the leaves are close to what you saw. Here the odd tree is nice and red but many leaves are not changing yet. Last year the leaves were so stressed from the dry summer many just withered and fell off the trees without changing.
Since you both you and Chris now know the Island Home so well, do you think there are BC Ferries routes that a BC version would benefit?
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Post by Kahloke on Oct 10, 2008 9:00:44 GMT -8
Hey, Chris, that's a cool photo comparison of MV Nantucket, before-and-after. I must say, the inside of the passenger cabin is a lot nicer now. All the seats, flooring, and ceiling panels are new. Plus, like you said, that whole upper lounge deck is new. One of the things I really like about the SSA vessels is that they put TV monitors in the cabin and actually show TV on them, similar to what you see in airport lounges. I wish WSF would use their screens for that, instead of just advertising.
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Post by Kahloke on Oct 10, 2008 9:10:33 GMT -8
Great pics Orcas. I love visiting New England. The colours in some areas of New Hampshire look like they are near their peak so you had great timing. We are going north on Sunday to Collingwood/Blue Mountain for Thanksgiving Brunch. I hope the leaves are close to what you saw. Here the odd tree is nice and red but many leaves are not changing yet. Last year the leaves were so stressed from the dry summer many just withered and fell off the trees without changing. Since you both you and Chris now know the Island Home so well, do you think there are BC Ferries routes that a BC version would benefit? Yes, the colours in upper New Hampshire were definitely getting close to peak. All of my good fall colour shots are in the White Mountains region. Southern New Hampshire was still pretty green. To answer your question about Island Home, I think that template could be a good option for maybe 1 or 2 northern routes in the BCF system, especially if it were to have the fully enclosed car deck like Island Home, versus what WSF is proposing. Like WSF, I don't think BC Ferries would need the extra passenger capacity for those northern routes, thereby not really needing the saddle lounges for passenger cabin space. I believe Island Home can accommodate 57 or 58 vehicles on the main car deck. That would probably be just about right on some northern routes like Powell River-Texada, and maybe even Port McNeill-Sointula-Alert Bay, but it might be overkill on some of the smaller routes like Cortez-Quadra Island. I don't know. It's an interesting question. I'm not sure the Island Home template is versatile enough for BC Ferries to be used on more than a few routes. It's a little too big for some of the really minor routes, and not big enough for some of the intermediate routes.
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Post by BreannaF on Oct 10, 2008 9:20:20 GMT -8
So, we take a trip to San Juan Island. We see all the usual sights, look at all the fun places to look at, dream of living there for a few hours, until reality sets in. You know -- all the good stuff. But of all the pictures we took, all of the sights we saw, the one picture she keeps bringing up and laughing about is the ones below. Go figure. Back on some side road on San Juan Island -- looks like somebody got caught up in the hay baler!
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Post by Koastal Karl on Oct 23, 2008 19:24:27 GMT -8
I found this interesting as we drove though Montreal last weekend I thought this looked pretty much the same as what we have in Richmond. This is pretty much like the Deas Island Tunnel that goes under the Fraser River except this tunnel has three lanes each direction and is divided. I am not sure if it longer or shorter than the Deas Island Tunnel. My opinion it seemed longer but I could be mistaken. Entering the tunnel westbound This is in the tunnel going westbound And some shots around Quebec City showing the fall colors
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Post by Northern Exploration on Oct 24, 2008 6:10:14 GMT -8
Karl I presume this is the tunnel from the South Shore to the Island of Montreal. The name is long and it is known for short as the Lafontaine Tunnel. I would guess that it is longer than the Massey because the St. Lawrence is fairly wide at this point. You go under the ship canal and then the St. Lawrence proper.
The other larger tunnel is the Autoroute Ville Marie. It is the highway that goes into downtown from the Airport. The convention centre, the Bonaventure complex including the train station and a surface road, among other buildings are overtop of the expressway. All the tunnels have the same interior design and lighting so it is hard to tell them appart unless you see the signs in a picture. Here is a video of the Ville Marie traveling into downtown and surfacing at Beri which is on the east side of downtown.
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Post by D'Elete BC in NJ on Oct 24, 2008 10:07:11 GMT -8
What are those pink frilly things in that window about halfway up? I'd bet they tickle!
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Post by CN2972South on Oct 24, 2008 16:21:09 GMT -8
A beautiful day on Seton Lake.
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Post by Kahloke on Oct 24, 2008 18:05:20 GMT -8
Beautiful pics from Quebec, Karl. That's another place I want to go someday. I guess I wasn't all that far away when I was in New Hampshire recently, but Quebec City, and the maritime provinces (Nova Scotia, PEI, and NB) are all on my "to-visit" list.
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Post by Kahloke on Nov 11, 2008 22:30:24 GMT -8
Here are some photos from my recent trip to California: Ojai Post Office "The Arcade" at Ojai Ojai Valley from overlook on Hwy 150 - Ojai-Santa Paula Rd Twisty Road - sinuous section of Ojai-Santa Paula Road Sunset from Hwy 33 viewpoint in mountains north of Ojai - Santa Cruz Island is in background Ojai Valley
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Post by Northern Exploration on Nov 12, 2008 8:07:21 GMT -8
Great shots! I remember Ojai as being very picturesque but was only there once. The arcade and tower are two things I did remember. A lot of the smaller California towns and cities have great older downtown sections.
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Post by Kam on Nov 25, 2008 16:41:05 GMT -8
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Post by Mill Bay on Dec 10, 2008 19:31:14 GMT -8
One interesting photo, here that was sent to my dad by a partial relative. Shown, is a salvage vessel recovering a downed plane from the water just off the waterfront in Gibsons. The photo caption reads: "The picture Becky Beaton took on Sat Dec 6,2008 while glubbed plane was being de-glubbed."
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Post by Neil on Apr 30, 2009 13:00:56 GMT -8
Hornby Island hooliganism.
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