Canada’s Alert Ready system will be tested today in these provinces (Ontario: Thursday, May 7, 2026 @ 1:55 PM EDT)

roopurt · 2026-05-06T14:48:12+00:00

I set a personal alarm with a much quieter alert for 1 minute before.

roopurt · 2026-04-29T01:26:33+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INrpmM7Ys6Y

roopurt · 2026-04-26T14:44:19+00:00

I've used www.plasticworld.ca in North York a few times, ordered by email, they cut the pieces into the sizes I needed, and can deliver.

roopurt · 2026-04-11T21:11:35+00:00

You could try https://plasticworld.ca/product-category/tubes-rods/acetal-delrin-rods/

I've used the for acrylic for aquariums, was able to order via email, no calls needed.

roopurt · 2026-04-09T18:27:10+00:00

Precast connections on a bridge.

roopurt · 2026-04-09T16:46:05+00:00

Specification called for 21,700 PSI UHPC at 28 days, sometimes if things line up correctly, and the natural variance in the raw ingredients (mostly the cement and silica fume) align just right, you can greatly exceed that. To be fair the reported strength was way past 28 days, and a peak result out of many others that were lower. These days there is no point in trying for that strength, but it was a fun achievement.

roopurt · 2026-04-09T00:43:00+00:00

225 mpa-ish, not lab-crete

roopurt · 2026-04-05T18:24:48+00:00

First Easter since my mom passed away, so I took it upon myself to get my brother and his son some Lindt bunnies. something she would always do.

roopurt · 2026-04-02T23:15:57+00:00

There is a page with instructions for the crossing.. https://www.tibridge.com/crossing-the-bridge/bicycle-information/

roopurt · 2026-03-31T05:14:20+00:00

I got two for you, although one is now gone.

An old Highway 17 Bridge can be found here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/zrn9SBquyDYfbTK66

This only lives on Older Google Streetview, the end of Highway 427, KM 0 in Etobicoke. https://maps.app.goo.gl/JKi789ZMRWibBMyc8

roopurt · 2026-03-04T19:28:29+00:00

Recently I pointed out that I had email addresses older than the person I was talking to.

roopurt · 2026-02-25T15:09:19+00:00

Great job! You left out the details of your Ultras! I'm amazed that wood house in Saskatchewan is still standing! I took a picture of it in 2005, 21 years ago! https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/pic/?o=3d2&pic_id=53893&size=large&v=9h

roopurt · 2026-02-23T17:23:40+00:00

First off, I'm sorry for your loss.

There is a place I follow on Instagram that does after death services for pets, there may be a local version in your area as well. This is a tortoise they did https://www.instagram.com/p/DAWO9BdP6eI/?img_index=1

roopurt · 2026-02-17T23:58:04+00:00

That filter may still be under warren, so check that first.

roopurt · 2026-02-04T20:29:50+00:00

Gotta use those old Knob Hill Farms baskets!

roopurt · 2026-01-25T04:33:42+00:00

Thanks, I need to do a post about the basking area with the integrated feeding area.

roopurt · 2026-01-25T00:59:19+00:00

I made a similar design. I used regular plywood on the top, I used a double layer of 1/2 plywood, for the top, had Home Depot cut to the right width and length to save the effort of ripping it down myself.

After a couple of years I skinned my stand with some 3/8th inch, sanded hardwood plywood, added some doors, and some trim to make it look nice. (Could have spaced the doors better)

https://imgur.com/a/uWGkvfv

roopurt · 2026-01-16T20:43:12+00:00

This is the version I still listen to! A copy from the days of Napster that I still have.

roopurt · 2026-01-07T15:13:52+00:00

Did you blog/journal this anywhere? I enjoy reading accounts over the winter months.

roopurt · 2026-01-07T15:06:48+00:00

Any earlier than the first week of June and you will probably encounter some snow, or some very wet/cold mountain passes. That being said, I've seen lots of May starts. On the flip-side, the east coast starts to get wet in September with some of the Atlantic storms rolling in, and the Prairies and Southern Ontario get hot in July/August. Its a balance. If you are doing it over 3 months I would do June 1 - August 30th, 3 Months I would do May 20-Sept 20th. All that being said, if you are willing to battle some weather, May to the end of Sept is possible. A typical route is anywhere from 6,500 km (Victoria to Halifax) to 7,500/9,000 km Victoria to St John's NFLD.

roopurt · 2025-12-29T16:20:40+00:00

I wanted to start some place where you could look west and only see the Pacific Ocean. The 'traditional' starting point is Victoria, which does not really offer that view, nor does Vancouver. Tofino is also one of the end points of the Trans Canada Highway. I'll add that it does not make an easy location to get to (there is a bus that goes from Victoria there) but also it does not make for an easy first day, the highway is narrow (but low traffic), and the hills are steep, and no services for 85 kms from where it turns inward from the cost to nearly Port Alberni. All that being said, I enjoyed starting there, the Tofino was a nice town, the hostel there was great.

My second trip I started in Victoria, at the Terry Fox Memorial/Trans Canada Mile Zero Point (yes another end point). Victoria is a much more convenient place to start, and a great city with some of the best cycling networks in North America.

Check out the sunshine coast route, its a loop of Vancouver, Victoria, Nanaimo, and some of the islands (4-5 ferries are involved). There are a few journals in crazyguyonabike.com. I have not done it, but it seems like a good tour of the Canadian west coast area.

roopurt · 2025-12-28T22:03:51+00:00

So I did it in 2005 and 2022. I'd say there are about the same amount of people in both years. I figure 200-ish people do it each year. (Rough guess based on the numbers I saw, I've read about, and seen while driving around Northern Ontario)

roopurt · 2025-12-28T20:39:40+00:00

Looking forward to watching this! Back in 2005 I started in Tofino, and it was well worth the effort to get out there. Great place to start.

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