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- - The Weather in Toronto! (https://britishexpats.com/forum/canada-56/weather-toronto-496909/)

Madmac

Dec 3rd 2007 5:51 am

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Originally Posted by steve666 (Post 5628376)

Must be like yours then?

I prefer the Teflon coated ones as the blood wipes off easily.

steve666

Dec 3rd 2007 6:02 am

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Originally Posted by Madmac (Post 5628401)

I prefer the Teflon coated ones as the blood wipes off easily.

I had Teflon coating with the last blades. Yes, while I agree the blood is easier to manage, the coating on the passenger side blades tend to wear very quickly, particularly when doing the recreational 'bus stop cruise' during the evening rush hour.

Novocastrian

Dec 3rd 2007 6:04 am

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Originally Posted by steve666;

Hmm, but there is 'Wheel Blades Depot', they'll put on a coating of rhenium diboride for $25 per sabre. Good for over 100 tire slashes before you have to change blades.

The trouble with rhenium diboride is that it doesn't cut both ways.

Steve_P

Dec 3rd 2007 6:05 am

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Originally Posted by steve666 (Post 5628431)

the coating on the passenger side blades tend to wear very quickly, particularly when doing the recreational 'bus stop cruise' during the evening rush hour.

You're not supposed to use the blades on bus stop runs.:eek::eek::eek:

You're supposed to have a passenger and he/she has to open the door at the right time to see how many you can knock over.

You get more points that way.:thumbsup:

steve666

Dec 3rd 2007 6:09 am

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Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 5628434)

The trouble with rhenium diboride is that it doesn't cut both ways.

Sometimes it just doesn't cut it.

Best to get the clockwise rotating only system, and never use it while driving in reverse.

Novocastrian

Dec 3rd 2007 6:10 am

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Originally Posted by steve666;

Sometimes it just doesn't cut it.

Best to get the clockwise rotating only system, and never use it while driving in reverse.

Excellent point. Well made.

Oakvillian

Dec 3rd 2007 6:10 am

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Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 5628434)

The trouble with rhenium diboride is that it doesn't cut both ways.

A joke loses its immediacy when I have to google to find out what it's all about, but still: nice one, Mr Castrian. I hadn't heard of Rhenium Diboride (though of course I knew of Rhenium thanks to a childhood of Tom Lehrer's songs - I used to be able to recite "The Elements") but now I know. You learn something every day...

I shall have to get some of these blades. I have some dents in the passenger door after an incident with a particularly obstinate bus queue. Revenge shall be mine. Bwahahahaha!

steve666

Dec 3rd 2007 6:12 am

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Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 5628439)

That may be the sport there in Calgary but here in Ottawa we've refined it somewhat. The City are even setting up anti blade devices around bus stops to help prevent the carnage which goes on most Friday evenings.

iaink

Dec 3rd 2007 6:47 am

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Rotating knife blades?
http://www.ibistek.com/images/viper-gallery/1.jpg

How very...passe.

http://www.ibistek.com/images/viper-gallery/4.jpg

Those poor schmucks at the bus stop don't have a chance.

Sadly this is a REAL product:eek: available to real nutters, although not yet available at Canadian Tire.

zalaben

Dec 3rd 2007 6:57 am

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Originally Posted by Souvenir (Post 5627623)

Welcome to Ottawa.

I've just spent an hour and a half clearing my driveway. I'll do it again later. Next time will be harder because the git with the plough will have been round.

Nice to see, though, that the bin men turned up at the usual time.

Welcome to Montreal!

ditto everything you said Souv . Kids off from School. Got a houseful of kids and are making Christmas cookies today.

The local Rona was out of shovels so had to make do shovelling with a kiddies size Dollar Store plastic shovel :rolleyes: took forever but got my exercize.

steve666

Dec 3rd 2007 7:21 am

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Originally Posted by iaink (Post 5628570)

Cool, bus destroyer too.

Souvenir

Dec 3rd 2007 7:35 am

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Originally Posted by steve666 (Post 5628376)

Must be like yours then?

Yes, sadly. I wrote a book about it a few years back.

steve666

Dec 3rd 2007 7:47 am

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Originally Posted by Souvenir (Post 5628726)

Yes, sadly. I wrote a book about it a few years back.

You wrote a book! On the subject of rhenium?!
I'm guessing it wasn't a novel.

Steve_P

Dec 3rd 2007 7:49 am

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Originally Posted by steve666 (Post 5628755)

I'm guessing it wasn't a novel.

But it could have been a novel experience.:rofl::rofl:

Is this one of those times when I should get my coat?:p

daft batty

Dec 3rd 2007 8:50 am

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Originally Posted by steve666 (Post 5628755)

You wrote a book! On the subject of rhenium?!
I'm guessing it wasn't a novel.

I wrote the introduction to a book once. On CT scanners though not on rhenium - but I could have mentioned it as there is some rhenium in an x-ray tube.........

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