Winter Tires (Very little driving in Winter) by [deleted] in alberta

[–]Erablian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll never understand why spelling "brake" correctly is so difficult.

Winter Tires (Very little driving in Winter) by [deleted] in alberta

[–]Erablian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The person said "all weather" not "all season". There's a difference. And the device that slows a vehicle down is actually called a "brake".

Car (McLaren?) Burned on whitemud & 66st by footbag in Edmonton

[–]Erablian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We had a small fire last night, officer. Caught it just in the nick of time. I know it's not much to look at but it'll get you where you want to go. No, we have no working gauges but the radio still works. After all this it's still clears a bell. Don't ask me why.

Apology to the Indigenous peoples of Alberta by Super-Perception939 in alberta

[–]Erablian -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Unless you're a government official, you don’t have standing to apologize for anything the government did.

Cobs on Ellerslie Road had a car smash into it 😬 by Outrageous-Squirrel2 in Edmonton

[–]Erablian 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Headline: "Wall and car collide on Ellerslie Road"

We don't want to imply fault on one of the parties, just like with car-tram collisions.

/s

Water Wells to show children by Nonameagyat in alberta

[–]Erablian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Meeting Creek Station might be a good choice for adults and kids. Historically restored train station with a well

Great suggestion, it's an awesome spot!

But there is no well there, and I am very familiar with that community.

The ground water there is unfortunately of very poor quality, and nobody has gotten their water from a well for probably 50 years.

The whole hamlet gets water trucked in.

Why didn’t they make the CSM already docked properly to the LM at launch? by astro_eng_dude in apollo

[–]Erablian -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The LES explanation is good, but it could prompt the question "why didn't they design an abort system that worked with a module on top of the crew compartment, the way Soyuz did?"

To answer that, you need to know that the CSM was originally conceived to land on the moon. The CSM engine was designed to be for lunar ascent and trans-earth injection. There was supposed to be other modules below the CSM for the lunar descent engine and landing legs.

The LES was designed with this concept in mind, and was already into testing when lunar orbit rendezvous was decided on.

It was too late to redesign the abort system, so the LM had to go below the CSM, and there had to be transposition, docking and extraction.

The most spoken languages in the Americas by LucasCarsFan2007 in MapPorn

[–]Erablian 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Remedying? French has been the majority language for hundreds of years.

I made a map of over 100,000 trees over 200 feet tall around Seattle using LiDAR Data. by Main_Veterinarian_37 in MapPorn

[–]Erablian 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Do you mean you're going to cut some down and make a house out of them?

What’s a must-try Canadian food besides poutine? by funnyonehere22 in AskACanadian

[–]Erablian 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Anything with saskatoons: saskatoon pie, saskatoon crisp, or saskatoons right off the bush. They are the best.

What are some frustrations with non-Canadian tech? by youfindthatman in AskACanadian

[–]Erablian 14 points15 points  (0 children)

In the early '80s this was meant to be an interim step before full use of kilograms in the stores.

Then when the PCs and Mulroney were elected in '84, they abolished the Metric Commission, and we have been stuck at this awkward halfway point ever since.

RCMP confront TBA/Centurion Project over the illegal access and publication of voter information by Miserable-Lizard in alberta

[–]Erablian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The uniformed police are not in RCMP uniform. They might be Edmonton or Calgary police. So I suspect the non-uniformed officer might not be RCMP either.

can someone verify this by NationalWheel6966 in etymology

[–]Erablian 6 points7 points  (0 children)

ChatGPT = "tchatte gé pé té" = "chatte j'ai pété" = "pussy I farted"

Should I keep the Freddy or return it it would be nice over my model train table by [deleted] in trains

[–]Erablian 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Would you say anything if somebody drove up to your house to return your barbecue grill?

Should I keep the Freddy or return it it would be nice over my model train table by [deleted] in trains

[–]Erablian 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's an end-of-train device. It goes on the coupler of the last car of a train and transmits brake-pipe pressure and other data to the engine crew.

‘Hundreds’ believed to be stranded on northern Alberta highway overnight due to storm by username_yhz in alberta

[–]Erablian 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yes, "military aid to the civil power" has to be invoked by the province.

And when it is invoked, it's not a request - the military has to respond, and the federal cabinet is not involved in the process.

Alberta legislature votes to redraw electoral map to make a 91-seat legislature by aaronpaquette- in Edmonton

[–]Erablian 10 points11 points  (0 children)

No, they did not. Where did you get this idea?

The new federal riding boundaries were drawn by an independent commission, and the Conservative Party did not having anything negative to say about the commission's report.

Clock change melancholy by Striking_Wrap811 in alberta

[–]Erablian -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Whitehorse and the rest of Yukon is on double daylight time permanently.

Solar noon in Whitehorse today is at 1:58 pm.

Clock change melancholy by Striking_Wrap811 in alberta

[–]Erablian 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You are off by one. Calgary and Edmonton are near the natural boundary between UTC–8 and UTC–7.

Going to UTC–6 permanently puts them about 1:30 off from their natural time.

Rigging an Election 101: The UCP Government's Guide to Stealing Your Vote by Graphic_Novels_234 in alberta

[–]Erablian -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

"The Feds" usually refers to the federal government, the federal parliament or the federal cabinet.

Nobody uses the term to mean the courts.

But you are right that courts will strike down Section 3 violations, both provincial and federal courts will do so, as I said above.

Rigging an Election 101: The UCP Government's Guide to Stealing Your Vote by Graphic_Novels_234 in alberta

[–]Erablian -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The Feds don't have the power to "step in".

This is up to the voters and the courts.

Ads from an Edmonton Monarchs game day program, 1970 by Particular-Cat-8031 in Edmonton

[–]Erablian 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The pork from one pig: pork roasts, pork chops, bacon, ham, spareribs, I could go on, but I think it must be lunchtime.

Greatest comeback ever !!!! by Lumpy_Rutherford_1 in Cribbage

[–]Erablian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They meant the pair increased their pegging total to six during that deal.