OT: Sens Lounge -The four seasons edition

[Micklebot]

Mine was 50 years old, don’t see the issue, more accurate usage is also a benefit.

How does replacing a water metre generate more money, seems like it costs the city money as apposed to a revenue generator, even thougytates have been increasing.

The report seems to indicate the older meters would consistently under count, so more accurate readings would mean more revenue as reported usage would be higher even if actual usage doesn't change.

 

[Relapsing]

The report seems to indicate the older meters would consistently under count, so more accurate readings would mean more revenue as reported usage would be higher even if actual usage doesn't change.

And may even deter excess water usage

 

[Tnuoc Alucard]

How dare they want to accurately measure water usage...

Pretty sure it was the provincial government in Ontario, perhaps 18 years ago, that decided to replace all electricity meters, in the province, no matter if the existing ones were working perfectly or not …. Mine was less than 10 years old, and was replaced …… instead of just replacing them with news ones, once the old ones failed…. Tremendous expenditure for the tax payers, for no reason.

 

[Tnuoc Alucard]

f*** you to all racists, Xenophobes and every other Phoebe. f*** you to Trump, to Xi, to Putin and every other disgusting human being looking to separate us through racism.

How are these three using racism, to separate us?

 

[Golden_Jet]

The report seems to indicate the older meters would consistently under count, so more accurate readings would mean more revenue as reported usage would be higher even if actual usage doesn't change.

not sure if it under counted, when the smallest granularity is 0.5 cubic metres. Seems like it would balance out, some times higher sometimes lower.

0.5 cubic metres is 500 litres of water, that allows for a lot of variance each way.
so more accurate the better.

Will take awhile to generate revenue when considering the upfront cost of purchasing the metres, and installation costs.

 

[coladin]

How dare they want to accurately measure water usage...

...unless the new water meters malfunction with false positives and have property manager sscrambling, looking for leaks that do not exist. They have been a nightmare for my managers

 

[StoicSensFan]

Absolutely great 4 part doc of The Tragically Hip is on prime, highly recommended.

 

[Stylizer1]

Marley Lively up dark roast is the Bubba Kush of coffee.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

I wonder what the numbers are on the age demographic of collisions caused. Is that data easily available? Young people need to mature as drivers, and that's one area I think they should be smacked down more and sooner with traffic violations be it pulled over or a camera ticket. Whenever I see someone going way too fast (not just a little over), speeding through a school zone, or most times I have a close call with someone obviously on their cell phone, they look like they're about 18 years old.

 

[mysens]

Does anyone here drive/own a Jeep Wrangler, in the model year 2021 or newer? Looking for owners feedback.

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

This is an open space for Off Topic discussion, is it not?

 

[BigRig4]

Absolutely great 4 part doc of The Tragically Hip is on prime, highly recommended.

I can’t wait to dig into this.

 

[Senscore]

Inside you are two wolves, the multipart Tragically Hip doc series, and the multipart Vince McMahon doc series

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDoo]

I wonder what the numbers are on the age demographic of collisions caused. Is that data easily available? Young people need to mature as drivers, and that's one area I think they should be smacked down more and sooner with traffic violations be it pulled over or a camera ticket. Whenever I see someone going way too fast (not just a little over), speeding through a school zone, or most times I have a close call with someone obviously on their cell phone, they look like they're about 18 years old.

I don’t know, most of the bad & overly aggressive drivers I see are middle aged guys driving an Audi / BMW / Merc or massive pickup truck.

 

[Golden_Jet]

I wonder what the numbers are on the age demographic of collisions caused. Is that data easily available? Young people need to mature as drivers, and that's one area I think they should be smacked down more and sooner with traffic violations be it pulled over or a camera ticket. Whenever I see someone going way too fast (not just a little over), speeding through a school zone, or most times I have a close call with someone obviously on their cell phone, they look like they're about 18 years old.

The younger and less experienced the more accidents. Insurance rates bear that out. The data used to be available, no idea if still is.

 

[Micklebot]

I don’t know, most of the bad & overly aggressive drivers I see are middle aged guys driving an Audi / BMW / Merc or massive pickup truck.

Worst are the new drivers in the parents BMW/MERC or massive pickup truck, same sense of entitlement but with less experience

 

[Senscore]

If you see decals for a landscaping company, just avoid at all costs.

 

[Micklebot]

If you see decals for a landscaping company, just avoid at all costs.

???

 

[Senscore]

???

It's a bad driving multiplier

That or a tow truck

 

[Micklebot]

It's a bad driving multiplier

That or a tow truck

Oh. I thought you were just trying to let us know about a shady landscaping company to avoid, didn't realize it was related to poor driving,

Ok, so...


Parents BMW, being driven by a 17 yr old, with landscaping decals, that's the car to avoid...

 

[Stylizer1]

This is an open space for Off Topic discussion, is it not?

Did your off topic discussion break the rules?

 

[Senscore]

Finally some uplifting news

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/larder-lake-local-legend-sunken-taxi-vintage-liquor-1.7332124

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1838941123194065132

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

I wonder what the numbers are on the age demographic of collisions caused. Is that data easily available? Young people need to mature as drivers, and that's one area I think they should be smacked down more and sooner with traffic violations be it pulled over or a camera ticket. Whenever I see someone going way too fast (not just a little over), speeding through a school zone, or most times I have a close call with someone obviously on their cell phone, they look like they're about 18 years old.

The "cause" information isn't super accessible on a federal level, but there's some insight to be gleaned from fatality data. The Canadian Motor Vehicle Traffic Collision statistics show that the largest age group represented in fatalities is 25-34, which comprised roughly 18% of all road fatalities.

On a provincial level, Ontario only has data up to 2020. But in the four-year span from 2017 to 2020 they report that drivers in that same 25-34 age bracket were involved in 24 fatal collisions. That's the most in that span by a hair, with 45-54 contributing 23 collisions and 55-64 contributing 22 collisions.

Since that time, though, especially with COVID causing adjustments to how licensing and testing were processed, it's a safe bet that younger drivers who haven't gotten the same level of safety training would likely cause an inflation in those numbers.

 

[Beech]

DRIVE THE MODERATORS NUTS DAY

there is a Rec. center close to my home. Some 13 years ago, I started working from home. Window open to allow air in....

They run day care.. all I would hear is screeching. But one screech was always louder than the others. And sustained. The kid(s) could hit that note for 5-10 minutes.

I endured. A couple of months later, fall and then winter. Closed window, no noise. Come spring.. It is back.. And the same screech. More enduring.

I am thinking, it's one kid. So I figure another year, he is old enough, no need for daycare/after school care.

Year 3.. OH NO.. he's back.. Cannot be, he/she should be old enough.

I tell my wife. Her reply: "IDIOT, they all sound this way"

So now, year 13 of screaming banshees is a size 6-12 toddler.

Bless them, it is wonderful to hear in many ways. Life, vitality, innocence of youth. It projects vibrancy. But the screeching can damn near peel the paint of the walls!!! and for 5-10 minute duration.

Thanks to it, I can listen to commercials on TSN1200.. Suddenly the Jewelry Store ad ain't all that bad.

In case you are wondering, they have been at it since 8 AM. Are schools closed today?