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Posted by SteamPunk
??? The train makes the return trip in the afternoon, leaves Court-mox at about 1 in the afternoon, heading back to Vic, for about 6, you can take a one way trip. I do it all the time. PS, as I write this, the train has been suspended , indefinitely, due to poor track conditions. It may never get going again. Sad, once a railway stops, it is very hard to get it back. This Island has no idea what they are loosing.
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Agreed. Talk about shitting the bed.
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Now this drama with the Johnson St bridge. Not even open to trains, to cyclists, or pedestrians!??! WTF?
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the people who run this city are all total fucking idiots, every last one of them. That bridge had a maintenance schedule, and it worked, but when someone got it in their head to make a new bridge legacy project, maintenance stopped. A tactic not reserved for developers holding onto heritage properties, it would seem, as demolition by neglect is exactly what we're witnessing. Once the paranoia of an unsafe bridge got a foothold in the many mindless morons of Victoria (yeah, there's a shit ton) then the city can say whatever they want, and we'll believe them. Why I appear to be the only one who doubts any superstructure that can safely support it's own weight is suddenly unsafe to ride a bike across, (sigh) I dunno. People should just use it anyways. They put up a barrier, we kick it into the water. Another barrier, tossed over again. Fuck em all, right in the ear.
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That is why they are raising the bridge tomorrow at noon.
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Posted by SteamPunk That is why they are raising the bridge tomorrow at noon.
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Unless there are oh say several hundred people standing on the bridge.
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Posted by KublaKhan
Unless there are oh say several hundred people standing on the bridge.
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Exactly! It's the public's time to voice on several issues. Transportation issues abound. The future of the railway might very well be at stake as well.
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FLASH MOB--JOHNSON ST. BRIDGE. BE THERE OR GTFO
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Posted by A. Lien Srysly, I saw a map online a few years ago that showed an old tunnel on the base. The description said it was blocked off but used for storage. I've had no luck finding that link again.
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There is a tunnel between the submarine building, and it's annex, the submarine . It goes between the Dockyard Drydock, and the Submarine Squadron building. I have not been in it, it has been closed since before I reported aboard HMCS Huron. I understand sesmic concerns are one of the reasons why it is closed. The path aboveground would take it under Shop 137/137A (Oil Burner Controls). There's not much on top of the hill there, so I suspect that the tunnel has some chambers off it, probably originally used for ammo storage. I am aware of the magazine on one of the islands in Esquimalt Harbour. It is allegedly, unlined rock.
Re the train: It sucks- I was planning on going for a ride the weekend they pulled the pin. On the railfan sites I read, not much positive outlook at this time for rail service on the island. Looks like we're down to 3 public passenger carrying railways on the island Peach
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Hey, that's great Peach, maybe Jimmy's not nuts after all . (Looks with big Essondale grin at K.K.) 'Submarine Building' awesome. Damn sad about the Silver Bullet, first we lose an incredibly iconic world class heritage bridge, and now the train. I think it will return though, hopefully within a year or less. The Brentwood Mill Bay ferry almost got axed, now they've rebuilt the dock to take a bigger ferry. http://www.timesco...4573834/story.html
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Well, the thing with the old E&N, is the feds have a constitutional obligation to help fund it, as it was a condition of BC being in confederation. That's why the ENTIRE BOTTOM EAST SIDE OF THE ISLAND IS PRIVATE LANDS, the E&N land grant was given as another condition.
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yellow_wallpaper Reading some of the comments/questions made me giggle.
Posted by KublaKhan
Indeed.
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For some reason, the image of you giggling is going to haunt my dreams tonight.
Posted by NinjaKlutz And I do know of at least one person who loved him when he was homeless.
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Rev. Al ... Have never met the man, but he is an unsung hero and highly undervalued. Along with everyone else who works or volunteers at the shelters. A friend of mine works at one and I sure as hell couldn't do it.
It'll be a sad day when I watch the Blue Bridge go down. Speaking of that... I was speaking with a cop recently working on a murder case. They were diving for the weapon where the suspect said he threw it. They pulled up a gun, but not the right one - It was a 1930s pistol! I wonder what kind of other surprises they're gonna find when putting new foundations in. Our water is too acidic for anything made from wood to survive long. I suspect needles, beer cans, industrial stuff, assorted liquor/spirits/soda bottles from 100 years ago, and maybe stuff from the old Songhees village (stone artefacts or bottles). First Nations used to trade for liquor/beer brought up from California around the time of the gold rush. Its not like the had a recycling plant so I've heard they just used to old bottles into the water.
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Posted by yellow_wallpaper
I suspect beer cans.
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Beer cans don't last in the chuck for more than a month in intertidal zones with air around. The thin aluminum is quickly eaten away. Underwater, away from oxygen, they may very well last years. I wonder about the condition of that old pistol!
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A-Lien: you have me drooling over the thought of calamari. Leaving on the 22nd, unfortunately, which isn't a lot of time to do much of anything; most of that time is completely free for me though. No exams, nothing. Anyone know of any good spots in Waterloo, ON, or Montreal? Those are my next stops...
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Posted by ladyluck A-Lien: you have me drooling over the thought of calamari. Leaving on the 22nd, unfortunately, which isn't a lot of time to do much of anything; most of that time is completely free for me though. No exams, nothing. Anyone know of any good spots in Waterloo, ON, or Montreal? Those are my next stops...
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MONTREAL
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Ahahaha! I'll be sure to stop by and investigate, but as a vegetarian.. .well.. you know.
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Posted by ladyluck
Ahahaha! I'll be sure to stop by and investigate, but as a vegetarian.. .well.. you know.
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Their Kosher dills are TO DIE FOR.
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Posted by KublaKhan
Their Kosher dills are TO DIE FOR.
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I've killed for less than pickles. Thanks for the tip! Will someone help me eat the ~20 cupcakes lurking in my kitchen at the moment? Seriously.
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I've been there too!!! Schwartz's--- Best PLACE ON EARTH!!! I could like write a 3000 word essay on Canada's best Jewish owned smoked meat eatery.....and post it all on UER. It's funny, when I went there, there were a coupla tourists who asked me if the place had any good salads.....
(and Montreal's pretty cool, too).
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Posted by NinjaKlutz I've been there too!!! Schwartz's--- Best PLACE ON EARTH!!! I could like write a 3000 word essay on Canada's best Jewish owned smoked meat eatery.....and post it all on UER. It's funny, when I went there, there were a coupla tourists who asked me if the place had any good salads.....
(and Montreal's pretty cool, too).
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Montreal is Canada's best city. Write that down. If I had to leave Victoria for any other Canadian destination, Montreal would be my first, second and third choice. Toronto would be my sixth choice, but only if I had a gun stuck in my ear.
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I wasn't a huge fan of Toronto when i was there last summer actually. Victoria is tiny and pretty and full of idiotic university students and overpriced everything, but I'd prefer staying here for a couple years to doing my grad studies in Toronto. Hell, I didn't even bother finishing my application to U of T, haha. I woke up one day and went '...nope.. don't think I could live there for a couple years after all.. screw this.' That being said, I'm darn glad to get out of Vic. I really wish I'd had a chance to do some actual exploring here but school was insanely busy and juggling two jobs hasn't helped matters either. Oh well!
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