Enalung Posté(e) 8 décembre 2021 Partager Posté(e) 8 décembre 2021 51 minutes ago, SameGuy said: The temporary drains on the signature aerial structure are quite the eyeful… …but the permanent drains are worse, and truly look like yet another after-thought brought on by this accelerated design-build process You've got to admit that those cleanouts are way easier to access then those you typically find buried behind architectural features. Architects rarely consider the poor guy who has to maintain the thing. It is obvious that no architect was involved in the design of those. 1 1 Citer Lien vers le commentaire Partager sur d’autres sites More sharing options...
Rocco Posté(e) 8 décembre 2021 Partager Posté(e) 8 décembre 2021 Imagine this on every pile on René-Lévesque..... Oh and the catenaries have not yet been installed..... 💥 3 Citer Lien vers le commentaire Partager sur d’autres sites More sharing options...
SameGuy Posté(e) 8 décembre 2021 Partager Posté(e) 8 décembre 2021 56 minutes ago, Enalung said: You've got to admit that those cleanouts are way easier to access then those you typically find buried behind architectural features. Architects rarely consider the poor guy who has to maintain the thing. It is obvious that no architect was involved in the design of those. It’s an electric train on a concrete beam 50 feet in the air, with not a tree in sight. What on earth could possibly clog an 8” pipe? Citer Lien vers le commentaire Partager sur d’autres sites More sharing options...
Né entre les rapides Posté(e) 8 décembre 2021 Partager Posté(e) 8 décembre 2021 Il y a 1 heure, SameGuy a dit : and truly look like yet another after-thought brought on by this accelerated design-build process Let me quote this: " If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck". Afterthoughts often have peculiar looks, which reflect badly on the planners, designers and builders. It matters little when it is a makeshift hut built by a poor man after a catastrophic event: we may even express sympathy. Not so when it is a multi billion dollar project. Citer Lien vers le commentaire Partager sur d’autres sites More sharing options...
Enalung Posté(e) 8 décembre 2021 Partager Posté(e) 8 décembre 2021 1 hour ago, SameGuy said: It’s an electric train on a concrete beam 50 feet in the air, with not a tree in sight. What on earth could possibly clog an 8” pipe? Ice? 43 minutes ago, Né entre les rapides said: Let me quote this: " If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck". Afterthoughts often have peculiar looks, which reflect badly on the planners, designers and builders. It matters little when it is a makeshift hut built by a poor man after a catastrophic event: we may even express sympathy. Not so when it is a multi billion dollar project. Alright then, let's be cynical: "It was the cheapest option" "It was a cost saving measure" 1 Citer Lien vers le commentaire Partager sur d’autres sites More sharing options...
SameGuy Posté(e) 8 décembre 2021 Partager Posté(e) 8 décembre 2021 9 minutes ago, Enalung said: Ice? You don’t need clean outs for ice Citer Lien vers le commentaire Partager sur d’autres sites More sharing options...
andre md Posté(e) 8 décembre 2021 Partager Posté(e) 8 décembre 2021 5 hours ago, SameGuy said: The temporary drains on the signature aerial structure are quite the eyeful… …but the permanent drains are worse, and truly look like yet another after-thought brought on by this accelerated design-build process Metropolitan lookalike. 2 Citer Lien vers le commentaire Partager sur d’autres sites More sharing options...
SameGuy Posté(e) 8 décembre 2021 Partager Posté(e) 8 décembre 2021 On 2021-12-07 at 2:47 PM, SameGuy said: Shuttle Wagon 03 is at St-Charles (it’s not a self-propelled wagon). I have no idea what it’s dropping off (or picking up?)… Picture tk tomorrow, but Wagon 03 is actually shuttling the poles for the overhead line system. Yesterday I couldn’t make out the big pile of girders from the Héma Québec parking lot diagonally opposite, but a large crane seems to have been hoisting the poles onto the wagon non-stop for two days now. Today I got a clear look. What’s funny is that these massive, oversized 𝐼-beams are anchored by four small shear bolts and nuts that look the same as you’d find on any modern, lithe street lamp or traffic signal. Why are these poles so massive? Citer Lien vers le commentaire Partager sur d’autres sites More sharing options...
SameGuy Posté(e) 14 décembre 2021 Partager Posté(e) 14 décembre 2021 My dog, this thing is going to be hideous. The poles for the overhead lines are way way WAY taller than I expected (or feared). West Islanders are going to be shocked and appalled when they see the final product, bearing little resemblance to the sleek wonder in all the renderings from 2016-on. The guideway level in Kirkland is already 20 m in the air, and these poles are another 6 m taller than that! Citer Lien vers le commentaire Partager sur d’autres sites More sharing options...
Rocco Posté(e) 14 décembre 2021 Partager Posté(e) 14 décembre 2021 à l’instant, SameGuy a dit : My dog, this thing is going to be hideous. The poles for the overhead lines are way way WAY taller than I expected (or feared). West Islanders are going to be shocked and appalled when they see the final product, bearing little resemblance to the sleek wonder in all the renderings from 2016-on. The guideway level in Kirkland is already 20 m in the air, and these poles are another 6 m taller than that! You havent seen the tangled wires yet! Is there a reason why I'll be closer to Grandma while running the westbound REM? Citer Lien vers le commentaire Partager sur d’autres sites More sharing options...
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