captaintrolley Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 It's raining ♥ Also, my squirrel decided to visit the feeding station. I was worried the wind was gonna send him flying.. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 Finally washed the windows. Was waiting for a cool, overcast rainy-ish day. Been about a year since they got washed, and they were extra dirty due to all the dust / dirt created when the old balcony deck got ripped out and replaced in October. So now they are clean and shiny once again. I hope I got the screen back in properly... guess I'll find out LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVTArider Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 Was able to take advantage of the nice but not hot weather today and overhaul the garden bed in front of my place. I had tried to tidy it up last year but didn't use enough mulch, so it got overrun with weeds again. This time I really went it it, tore out the 'bleh' looking black plastic edging strip, cut the size down so it's a nice easy edge to mow around now, and also more sized to the amount of plants that actually grow in it. Raked it out and picked out all the weeds, trimmed out the scruffy tulips that didn't sprout any flowers, and then edged it off with a nice row of bricks. My place has a bunch of old bricks sitting around in various spots so I didn't have to spend a dime on it aside from $10 of mulch. I'm waiting a week or two to add the mulch though as I want to see what other weeds pop up first and get them out, and also blow out the tree seeds that'll start falling soon. A couple more weeks and I'll grab some flowers at the home centre and put those in a couple pots. Then it's just an easy summer of watering and mowing the lawn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 ♥ It's raining out ♥ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted May 14, 2020 Report Share Posted May 14, 2020 Got a haircut today.. feels great to get that mop chopped. Tried to grow it out to look like #JustinTrudeauHair #HairGoals but that just wasn't working out. LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayside Observer Posted May 14, 2020 Report Share Posted May 14, 2020 2 hours ago, captaintrolley said: Got a haircut today.. feels great to get that mop chopped. Tried to grow it out to look like #JustinTrudeauHair #HairGoals but that just wasn't working out. LOL Tell me about it. That's one of the main things I was looking for in Doug Ford's announcement re. Ontario today but no, barber shops are staying closed. If that doesn't change soon, I'll be getting the clippers out for a self-inflicted military style buzz cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Wayside Observer said: Tell me about it. That's one of the main things I was looking for in Doug Ford's announcement re. Ontario today but no, barber shops are staying closed. If that doesn't change soon, I'll be getting the clippers out for a self-inflicted military style buzz cut. I spent a month looking to buy clippers but everywhere I checked was out of them. Of course my own personal stand against Walmart and Amazon limited my choices to London Drugs and Shoppers Drug Mart. I imagine the barbers today were either busy chopping overgrown mops, or 'correcting' self-inflicted attempts at cutting Covid-Hair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayside Observer Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 The first back yard fire pit of 2020. I don’t think the COVID-19 is going to survive too long in that thing! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud-Invero Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 Weather is gonna look nice in Ottawa all week. Time to get back to taking Transit photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTC Guy Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 3 hours ago, Loud-Invero said: Weather is gonna look nice in Ottawa all week. Time to get back to taking Transit photos! Just because it’s warm and sunny doesn’t mean COVID is gone. Stay home unless it is absolutely needed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3G Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 There has not been much to celebrate this year, but this really cheered me up: my grandparents sent me a package with three books - one on the history of trolleybuses in Bratislava and two on the histories of individual bus manufacturers in the former Czechoslovakia - I had ordered and sent to their apartment, in the hope that I'd get to read them when I arrived in Europe. Well, if they can't bring me to the trolleybuses, at least I could, in a small way, have the trolleybuses brought to me. Hopefully I catch the live show before I'm old and grey! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 Had a lovely lunch with a couple of friends today. Sure nice to have a chat and partake in yummy eats while maintaining a bit of distance. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted May 21, 2020 Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 It's RAINING ♥♥♥ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatcoinz Posted May 21, 2020 Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 1 hour ago, captaintrolley said: It's RAINING ♥♥♥ Not bad if it's actually warm! It's 4*c in Calgary and the rain has turned into snow. My family and I finished planting the garden over the long weekend. I'm just hoping the plants survive the cold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted May 21, 2020 Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 36 minutes ago, Greatcoinz said: Not bad if it's actually warm! It's 4*c in Calgary and the rain has turned into snow. My family and I finished planting the garden over the long weekend. I'm just hoping the plants survive the cold. Unless they are very delicate plants, they should be fine.. it is not freezing, and tbh, scorching heat and drought is worse for plants. Moisture is needed for plants right now. Then a bit of sun and they will be flourishing in no time. +6°C here right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVTArider Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 1 - Had an awesome day taking advantage of the recently expired stay home order in MN to go for a long relaxing drive. I haven't gone anywhere aside from work or picking up stuff for about 8-9 weeks now. I was able to stop in a few towns and get some photos, visit a really cool thrift shop, and also do a little bus fanning down in Rochester. (photos from the street only while being very careful to follow all guidelines for social distancing of course) Got a nice wave from an operator too. 2 - Just got a note from HR at work that due to my annual rollover date for PTO being soon and due to the COVID-19 situation, they are temporarily suspending the maximum rollover allowance on PTO days. So now I don't need to spend two and a half weeks just sitting around at home to use up my excess time. I'm still taking the time I had scheduled previously for BHA though as regardless of being able to travel or not I need a little break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. S. Bach Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 7 hours ago, Greatcoinz said: Not bad if it's actually warm! It's 4*c in Calgary and the rain has turned into snow. My family and I finished planting the garden over the long weekend. I'm just hoping the plants survive the cold. Funny, I just put out an aloe (from when I lived in Florida) and a poinsettia (from this past Christmas) last week thinking that the cold had finally gone north (from 35° - 55° to 65° - 85°); no, Tuesday night it dropped down into the low 50s! Looking at the plants today, thy seem to have survived. As Cap'n Trolley said, most plants are quite hardy, yours should be fine. Let us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. S. Bach Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 On 5/19/2020 at 2:48 PM, PCC Guy said: Well, if they can't bring me to the trolleybuses, at least I could, in a small way, have the trolleybuses brought to me. Hopefully I catch the live show before I'm old and grey! Can you post a photo of one of the trackless trolleys in the book? I have always liked them; one from my hometown of Baltimore, Maryland: 2078 was rescued from a used car lot and towed to the Bush Street MTA bus garage; it was not towed by the shortest route, though: a fan trip was "run" over a mix of the old trackless routes. Fun was had by all; especially me on the trackless. So I can say that I rode the last trackless to operate over the streets of Charm City! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3G Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 6 hours ago, J. S. Bach said: Can you post a photo of one of the trackless trolleys in the book? I have always liked them; one from my hometown of Baltimore, Maryland: Sure! Imhd.sk is the largest transportation enthusiast resource in Slovakia. They cover most large cities in the country, and they have a huge section just for Bratislava. They are both in Slovak and in English, so I am attaching their trolleybus photo gallery, where you can browse photos of the vehicles according to their type: https://imhd.sk/ba/gallery/26/Trolleybuses?gsd=0 Hope you enjoy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. S. Bach Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 10 hours ago, PCC Guy said: Sure! ...snip... Hope you enjoy I definitely did. There were two older trackless. #53 and #152 that looked like they were coming at you when in reality they were going away. Also, I am extremely fascinated by the trolley pole design on the MAN MPE; stacked instead of side-by-side. Hmmm, looking at the map, the longest lines seem to be the 204 and 212. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3G Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 5 hours ago, J. S. Bach said: I definitely did. There were two older trackless. #53 and #152 that looked like they were coming at you when in reality they were going away. Also, I am extremely fascinated by the trolley pole design on the MAN MPE; stacked instead of side-by-side. Hmmm, looking at the map, the longest lines seem to be the 204 and 212. You are correct! The 212 is the longest route, 12.1 km in length. The second longest is the 201, which is 10.9 km. The 204 is 9.0 km in length. 53 and 152 are Škoda 9 Trs. Not my favourite of theirs (that would be the 15 TrMs, which are numbered 6617-6639), but undoubtedly a handsome vehicle. Interestingly, this type of trolleybus made it out as far west as Bergen, Norway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 8 hours ago, J. S. Bach said: stacked instead of side-by-side. Do you mean like this.. it's called concentric pole mount. I was fascinated first time I saw this photo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3G Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 7 hours ago, captaintrolley said: Do you mean like this.. it's called concentric pole mount. I was fascinated first time I saw this photo. That's the one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayside Observer Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 Cool! That is not something I’ve seen before. I really do miss the trolleybus system. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayside Observer Posted May 24, 2020 Report Share Posted May 24, 2020 The lawns are mowed and some weed pulling is done. Three yard waste bags with got dropped off. Discounted rib steaks were purchased. The fire pit is lit up. The sun’s going down. One of my football friends is visiting. The charcoal in the BBQ is lighting up and sweet potatoes and asparagus and garlic bread are waiting to go, and the back yard is bathed in the cosy warm glow of the fire and hot tungsten filaments. It’s a beautiful Saturday evening. Fuck COVID-19. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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