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(05-25-2016, 09:19 AM)tomh009 Wrote: (05-25-2016, 09:17 AM)Canard Wrote: Source: http://www.therecord.com/news-story/6677...ier-blamed
What's not clear is the date (or dates) when that penalty kicks in.
At this point, it's not even clear that it WILL kick in. The fact that the contract provides for a late penalty doesn't automatically mean that a penalty will be paid. Stay tuned. One benefit I can see to the late deliver is that it will allow local drivers (shudder!) a longer period of time to get used to the tracks and assorted intricacies of the ION route. Not that this will eliminate the nonsense that we'll see once the trains start running, but it could help a bit.
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(05-25-2016, 10:01 AM)panamaniac Wrote: One benefit I can see to the late deliver is that it will allow local drivers (shudder!) a longer period of time to get used to the tracks and assorted intricacies of the ION route. Not that this will eliminate the nonsense that we'll see once the trains start running, but it could help a bit.
It also means a longer period of time to learn bad habits like assuming that there won't be a vehicle coming down the tracks.
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Not only local drivers, but cyclists and pedestrians, too. I'm already seeing lots of bad habits developing by all users.
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Sidewalk pouring being completed in front of the Gaukel St bus depot.
Black patterned concrete between the sidewalk proper and the curb:
Is that one cat pole and one light pole? Or two poles for traffic lights? I suspect the latter.
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(05-25-2016, 11:13 AM)tomh009 Wrote: Black patterned concrete between the sidewalk proper and the curb:
That looks really nice to me. I'll be curious to see how it wears and ages.
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(05-25-2016, 11:17 AM)MidTowner Wrote: (05-25-2016, 11:13 AM)tomh009 Wrote: Black patterned concrete between the sidewalk proper and the curb:
That looks really nice to me. I'll be curious to see how it wears and ages.
It should be all right for wear. When they rebuilt the (main) intersection in Heidelberg, they used red pattern concrete in a similar configuration. Five years on, it still looks good, although not as bright red, and the patterns show no discernible wear. I expect this will end up having a dark gray/charcoal tone to it as it ages, still substantially darker than the curbs and the main part of the sidewalk.
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Galvanized = Not Catpoles (ie, traffic lights, utilities, streetlights etc.)
Grey painted poles = Catpoles
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(05-25-2016, 11:17 AM)MidTowner Wrote: (05-25-2016, 11:13 AM)tomh009 Wrote: Black patterned concrete between the sidewalk proper and the curb:
That looks really nice to me. I'll be curious to see how it wears and ages.
I assume this strip will turn grey as it dries?
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Will they be doing the big corner section of Charles / Ontario in the black concrete? The section that was previously occupied by the turn segment from Charles onto Ontario.
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(05-25-2016, 11:40 AM)panamaniac Wrote: I assume this strip will turn grey as it dries?
That comment was a bit of a boner on my part- I was dazzled by how shiny and dark it looked, and didn't think that it's because it's still wet. It still is nice touch, though.
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(05-25-2016, 11:40 AM)GtwoK Wrote: Will they be doing the big corner section of Charles / Ontario in the black concrete? The section that was previously occupied by the turn segment from Charles onto Ontario.
I think no one knows the answer to this one yet, but we should find out shortly!
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Look at the new(ish) sidewalk in front of the shops on Ontario at that intersection - that's been made with the same method. It cured to a paler grey.
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(05-25-2016, 11:44 AM)MidTowner Wrote: That comment was a bit of a boner on my part- I was dazzled by how shiny and dark it looked, and didn't think that it's because it's still wet. It still is nice touch, though.
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I'm afraid you may want to retire that word from your vocabulary. It's other meaning is rapidly becoming its primary meaning.
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(05-25-2016, 12:44 PM)Markster Wrote: I'm afraid you may want to retire that word from your vocabulary. It's other meaning is rapidly becoming its primary meaning.
I don't think anyone probably interpreted it as being the other meaning, given the sentence and the context. Edit: note the sentences in your comic, which are hilarious, could be ambiguous as to which meaning is being used.
It's not impolite to use it to mean "a silly mistake." But I'm sorry if it caused any offence or anything.
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My, we're a sensitive bunch!
A sensitive bunch of BBD enthusiasts.
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