OT: Sens Lounge -The four seasons edition

[Beech]

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.

Wind currents are down from the artic over western Canada. They pass east of the Rockies. Once far enough south (roughly Texas), they climb again. This time they travel along the mountain ranges of the Eastern USA.

They deposit over Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec.

So, we get American pollution, American NOx, COx and so on. That makes for acid rain.

Acid rain melts the bedrock. The melting yields Calcium Carbonate.. In water, it precipitates out and we call it scale.

A scientist some while ago by the name of Langelier did a great deal of work, and produced the Langelier index. It takes water parameters, such as hardness, alkalinity, ph. temperature and so on and produces an index.

It is a fairly straight forward calculation. It relies heavily on normalizing these parameters, so the LOG scale is used. An index of above 1, means the water is likely to scale, below 1 means the water is corrosive.

Ottawa water is above 1. And so scale hurts us. It clogs things.. And so delicate water meters clog and gunk up. Once that happens, they under report. And so it is not uncommon for a meter to be 1-10% below true reading.

The city probably pushes 1 M^3 per Ottawa resident, per Month. So a million M^3.. at the high end, the system may be registering 100,000 M^3 less. At the $5-$10 / M^3. The city is out 500K- 1 M... So, 600 K -12 M a year.... Peanuts!!!!

Now, you go to Edsel Ford and he approves a delivery charge hike... You see the city needs Edsel's permission to hike delivery charges.

Now the city adds $15 delivery charge.. at 300,000 Ottawa homes, 100,000 businesses.. you have 400,000 users at $15.. that is a cool $6 M a month, or 72 M a year.. Add to it the 600K to 12 M in water consumption. And you have added 73-84 M to city coffers.

Markie Mark was not born yesterday, Nor was Edsel, Nor are the 26 little dwarfs.

By the way, there is no cure for water if the Langelier index is above one, other than filtration and possibly and RO/DI system. Any of these options, can trip the water into having an index of -1 or lower. Making the water corrosive. So now, you need to have a sacrificial anode to treat the corrosive component. Either an easy to "dissolve metal", or an acid neutralizer, which is some form of a soft ceramic. I had a patent application, but left the company before it was finalized. I am not sure if it was ever awarded.

Old Markie Mark has a 140 M transit deficit. A city that is collapsing with no true industry/corporate base. The Feds have abandoned him. Edsel does not like us, we are Liberal. The city does not have a Pot to Piss in.

No road work, no maintenance, no nothing the last 10 years. Earlier this year they hired a company to go after old ticket holder. They were ruining people's credit rating. 5 K over the limit photo radar. Ticketing left right and center ( a bylaw officer must have nested on my street, my poor neighbours were eaten alive). Now the meter change..

Markie Mark and his 26 dwarfs have no money and are chasing ambulances to get any dime they can.

The next scheme is around the corner.. Pay toilets are next. We will be nickeled and dimed to death the next 2-5 years. .

 

[Micklebot]

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

French catholic has a PD day, not sure about the other boards.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Wind currents are down from the artic over western Canada. They pass east of the Rockies. Once far enough south (roughly Texas), they climb again. This time they travel along the mountain ranges of the Eastern USA.

They deposit over Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec.

So, we get American pollution, American NOx, COx and so on. That makes for acid rain.

Acid rain melts the bedrock. The melting yields Calcium Carbonate.. In water, it precipitates out and we call it scale.

A scientist some while ago by the name of Langelier did a great deal of work, and produced the Langelier index. It takes water parameters, such as hardness, alkalinity, ph. temperature and so on and produces an index.

It is a fairly straight forward calculation. It relies heavily on normalizing these parameters, so the LOG scale is used. An index of above 1, means the water is likely to scale, below 1 means the water is corrosive.

Ottawa water is above 1. And so scale hurts us. It clogs things.. And so delicate water meters clog and gunk up. Once that happens, they under report. And so it is not uncommon for a meter to be 1-10% below true reading.

The city probably pushes 1 M^3 per Ottawa resident, per Month. So a million M^3.. at the high end, the system may be registering 100,000 M^3 less. At the $5-$10 / M^3. The city is out 500K- 1 M... So, 600 K -12 M a year.... Peanuts!!!!

Now, you go to Edsel Ford and he approves a delivery charge hike... You see the city needs Edsel's permission to hike delivery charges.

Now the city adds $15 delivery charge.. at 300,000 Ottawa homes, 100,000 businesses.. you have 400,000 users at $15.. that is a cool $6 M a month, or 72 M a year.. Add to it the 600K to 12 M in water consumption. And you have added 73-84 M to city coffers.

Markie Mark was not born yesterday, Nor was Edsel, Nor are the 26 little dwarfs.

By the way, there is no cure for water if the Langelier index is above one, other than filtration and possibly and RO/DI system. Any of these options, can trip the water into having an index of -1 or lower. Making the water corrosive. So now, you need to have a sacrificial anode to treat the corrosive component. Either an easy to "dissolve metal", or an acid neutralizer, which is some form of a soft ceramic. I had a patent application, but left the company before it was finalized. I am not sure if it was ever awarded.

Old Markie Mark has a 140 M transit deficit. A city that is collapsing with no true industry/corporate base. The Feds have abandoned him. Edsel does not like us, we are Liberal. The city does not have a Pot to Piss in.

No road work, no maintenance, no nothing the last 10 years. Earlier this year they hired a company to go after old ticket holder. They were ruining people's credit rating. 5 K over the limit photo radar. Ticketing left right and center ( a bylaw officer must have nested on my street, my poor neighbours were eaten alive). Now the meter change..

Markie Mark and his 26 dwarfs have no money and are chasing ambulances to get any dime they can.

The next scheme is around the corner.. Pay toilets are next. We will be nickeled and dimed to death the next 2-5 years. .

Sure whatever, then why are complaining they’re changing metres, make up your mind.

 

[mysens]

Is anyone watching the Presidents Cup PGA? Holy cow, what a turn of events yesterday! Should be an incredible one today and the rest of the weekend!