tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216099.post7994678220326063742..comments2024-02-16T06:03:12.489-06:00Comments on BrummellBlog: Sunday Drive 3: Lake DiefenbakerTheBrummellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08973380652057861796noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216099.post-171126173401504752011-08-05T07:39:59.041-06:002011-08-05T07:39:59.041-06:00Long journey with your old car.Long journey with your old car.mens trousershttp://www.mensusa.com/tools.aspx?id=265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216099.post-63469190566970086862009-12-18T20:18:09.514-06:002009-12-18T20:18:09.514-06:00Ah, I thought you were out of the car at the time,...Ah, I thought you were out of the car at the time, in which case it could be quite bad. In car = no problem.<br /><br />Well, the bridges weren't galvanized at the time; if we were to redo them now, then we'd certainly galvanize them. Originally they were just painted. That paint's in bad shape. We may get replacement bridges, but more likely the course of action will be to abrasive blast clean the rust and old paint (ie. sandblasting - has to be done in a big tent to prevent sand from getting in the St. Lawrence), then remove the components that are too heavily corroded to keep and replace them, then repaint it again using better paint than they used 40 years ago. Or they'll be cheap and just let it rot for another 10 years.King Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785457928646226831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216099.post-18631013457394837522009-11-22T14:23:07.670-06:002009-11-22T14:23:07.670-06:001) Not really - while there is surely a constant r...1) Not really - while there is surely a constant rain of bird shit from those flocks, they were pretty high up so their targetting would be very difficult, and I had the sunroof closed - it's fairly cold around here, but very sunny. If you mean taking my eyes off the road... it's almost impossible to hit anything on Saskatchewan secondary highways - there's simply nothing to collide with!<br /><br />2) Thanks! Your raise is intimidating, an '84 Nissan Micra is formidable on the POS-o-meter.<br /><br />3) There are a dozen ferries in Saskatchewan, and all pull on cables, so I think you're right, they're not particularly rare. But I'd never been on one before, so I still find them interesting. <br /><br />Out of curiousity, what possible life-extending treatments are you considering for those corroded steel transfer bridges? I'm guessing that since these things were designed to get wet, they started out galvanized or something. Can galvanization be, uh, topped up or otherwise maintained?TheBrummellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973380652057861796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216099.post-28152914845221774752009-11-21T12:40:07.643-06:002009-11-21T12:40:07.643-06:00Three comments:
1) You are very brave for taking ...Three comments:<br /><br />1) You are very brave for taking a picture straight upward with the flock of birds passing overhead. <br /><br />2) Cool car. Looks like an advert from the '80s. I'll see your POS car and raise you one 1984 Nissan Micra. <br /><br />3) I know of at least one other cable ferry, so I'm guessing they aren't that rare. It connects the mainland to Howe Island (just east of Kingston). One of the jobs I'm working on is trying to determine how the MTO can squeeze more life out of the steel transfer bridges (what normal people would call a ramp) that connects the land to the ferry deck. They're getting a wee bit corroded.King Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785457928646226831noreply@blogger.com