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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 10/02/2026

USGS has produced a recap of S24E41 that happened an end of January atr Kilauea. S24E42 is expected this or next week. This episode had a lava fountain that behaved differently die to height and wind directly and dropped tephra all over inhabbited places. Nice […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 09/02/2026

#Parigo 295 - Bientôt la fin du RER C ? restructuration le la ligne RER-C, incluant une branche sous-terraine où les nouveaux trains sont trop hauts pour le tunnel. Une partie sera renplacée par la ligne Y. 14:39 youtu.be/Akq51f8GeXk

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 09/02/2026

@jerome Cocos Plate pushes onto the Nporth American Plate near Mexico at speed of 68mm/year. In this case, from the beach ball, it was Mexico rising to release pressure of Cocos plate pushing (and being subduced under Mexico). USGS said 5.7 […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 08/02/2026

An annual ritual, update my GPS maps 😞 Eventually the download will magically instatly go from less than a few percent to 100%.

Step 2 of 2: Updating Maps

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 08/02/2026

La place Félix Éboué à Paris Critique (positive) de sa pédestrinisation Altis Play: youtu.be/kdHoJOa3_7A Photo 1: Avant, avec les feux de circulation que les piétons devreint traverser ( 6 ;à gauche, 4 à droite). Photo 2: après: (note: l'édicule de métro […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 08/02/2026

Picture 1, Ottawa train station in 1933. Note the yards to the east of it. Picture 2: same in 1965 as the new station out in the boon dock was being built, and shos MacKenzie King bridge being built over the tracks, a feature which remains today and why the bridge […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 06/02/2026

Got some answers on the STM simulator: The 211 has different route depending on time of day. So prior to taking the bus you need to do archeological search on the STM web site to see if the next bus will take one route or the other. (apparently one is peak only […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 06/02/2026

@chad FYI, I got this a while back, and I kept clicking on the red X to acknowledge it and make it turn into a green check mark, but nothing happened 😞

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 06/02/2026

So I was quite puzzled on why the 211 terminates on west side of Jean Yves in the shiopping mall instead of using all the park space they destroyed to build the station? It turns out they built a secondary overpass at lower level than platforms to reach the west […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 06/02/2026

The "Kirkland" REM station has been moved a few times. At the time of "network drawn on back of a napkin" for approval, the station was on west side of St-Charles and the tracks at same height as st-Charles overpass of highway 40 necessitating a level crossing on a […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026

The 200 vs 203 routes to the fairview REM station from the south. It likely adds 10 minutes to do that detour in traffic with all the traffic lights wheras the 200 takes the on-ramp to the trans canada highway but stays on service road to the station.

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026

Almost funny: The 209 NORTH goes from the Pierreford REM station at the enorthern end of the line down to the airport at southern end of airport. The 209 SOUTH goes from the southern end of line at airport to its northern end at the Pierrefonds REM station. It will […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026

Tableau recapitulatif des grand changements de bus.

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026

Aucune mention du College MacDonald et John Abbot, le plus grand générateur de voyages dans la région qui perdent le 405 et 211, ne laissant que le 411 dont les heures d'opérations ne sont pas définies (les 400 sont des express normallement juste en heure de pointe) […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

Baie-D’Urfé / Senneville / Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
* Prolongement de la 212 vers le REM Anse-a-I'Orme
* Nouvelle ligne industrielle entre REM et industries de Senneville (ligne 222)
* Ajout d'arréts pour taxi collectif et lien au REM
. * Nouveau service de taxi collectif dans le parc industriel Baie D'Urfé la fin de semaine

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026

With the loss of the bus terminal (magenta on image) at one of its entrances, the Fairview Centre Pointe Claire will become even more car centric. The good news is that the space used by the bus terminal will be converted back to parking lots, increasing parking capacity.

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026

ald Trump's insistence in revuiloding Washington to something he likes will including doubling the domes on the capitol so they look like boobs 😉 (credit Daily Show).

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026

As of now, SMT hasn't put anything on its front page, but if you dig through the À Propos -> grand porjets -> bus -> refonte. www.stm.info/fr/a-propos/grands-pro… Click on "voir les ligbned mofifiées" to see list of all that we lose and chjanges.

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026

Ok on the good news, the 411 is maintained. It serves McDonald College/John Abbot in Ste Anne, and all the residential areas along the south section fo the 20 through Bair d'Urfée and Beaconsfield like the 211 did. It does not do the stupid detour though dorval […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026

The 211 used to serve McDonald College terminus ast Sainte Anne de Belleviue provisding not only students but all the residenets along the portion south of the 20 between Beaconsfield and Ste Anne with one seat ride to downtown. These people are now stuck with no […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2026

@EdwinG Called Ste Anne. They authroized large buses to operate the new 212 route. Coming face to face with a big bus won't be fun.

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2026

@EdwinG Wow, I didn't know this. I wonder if they use mini buses like the 212 before or oif they use standard buses Standard buses banned on the Ste-Anne road (bord du lac) because too narrow,. So curious about the short stretch they do on it west of "downtown" […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2026

the STM has sterted to convert our current bus stops into the new undisclosed bus system forced to bring us to the distant REM station. Not disclosing what the bus routes will be is s asign they know we won't like the loss of transit in west island due to CDPQ's […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

a bus stop wth a tempoprary cover on it with red bands above and below and a jacket containing the old bus stop printed on paper, hiding the new bus route number that will be at that bus stop.

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 02/02/2026

@brenttoderian.bsky.social Trump is not corrupt. He was given a democratic mandate to use 1600 Pennsylvania as a branch office of Trump Org to run his office so he is making the most of it. The American People elected a Ferengi to office knowing full well wthat all […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 02/02/2026

The Kennedy Centre is a classy place. Trump ,must not be allowed to destroy it like he did the White House.

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 02/02/2026

Trump will replace this text from Mr Kennedy with the Ferengi rules of acquisition.

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 02/02/2026

This is despicable. It's a memorial, you don't rebuild it to anything you want. www.axios.com/2026/02/02/trump-kenn…

Axios
@axios@threads.net
The Kennedy Center will close for renovations on July 4 for about
two years, President Trump announced today.

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 01/02/2026

Learned something new today: P-INT is an obscur error code in the Montréal métro. Indicates tire track sensor detected low tire pressure so train can't proceed. Wonder if itis just pressure gauge on the standard gauge track which detects the train is putting weight […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

Montréal metro sognal box that ios at edge of platform. Instead of outline only of yellow square, it has full yellow square, the dreaded 3 flashing lisghts are flashing, and one of the plexiglass small manels visible at lower part of signal box is lighted up and showing P-INT letters.

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 01/02/2026

@EdwinG Le Caveau was one of the best spots for lunch in that part of downtown back in the days. Appears to have been closed even though the sign is still on bulding. And I disagree with the painting of wall on such a historic building. The portion facing McCord […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 31/01/2026

The AI taxi driver in Total Recall is physically modeled after Robert Picardo ( the AI doctor on Voyager) and is voiced by him :-)

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 31/01/2026

Due to @jerome using the Mexico city subway, I am forced to watch a documentary about Arnold Swartznegger going to Mars (or so he thinks). The movie is supposed to let us hanging on whether the trip to mars is a dream or if it actually happens. But there is a […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 30/01/2026

Bombardier has issued a statement: bombardier.com/en/media/news/bombar… January 23: Global 8000 receives EASA certification December 19: Global 8000 receives FAA certificaion […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 30/01/2026

@jerome do they still have the x-ray body scanners for people entering the subway ? Saw this documentary once (or I think I saw it, it may have been an implanted memory) where Arnold took those subways to get a place there he thinks sent him to Mars on an adventure! […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 29/01/2026

@EdwinG QUICK ! Take the REM home before it breaks down again 😉 I think it is a competition against Ottawa to see who is the least reliable !

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 29/01/2026

Another hit that the Alto propject is a project tothe photo op: Mark Sutcliffe backs moving the train to Union Station in Ottawa (now the senate). CBC […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 29/01/2026

Question: Would a tourist know whether there is REM service at Côte de Liesse to go south ? I might put the yellow warning triangles on all staitions north of it, and leave C|ote de Liesse a circle but with yellow segment above and green segment below. I guess that […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

a map of the REM and its stations showing the portion south of Côte de Liesse in greem and north of it in yellow. Côte de Liesse has a big rellow trainagle with the question mark (warning!) sign instead of a circle.

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 29/01/2026

Another good example of the damage done to infrastructure by the invasive species Orangus Conus. They grow everywhere in Québec. Usually requires heavy machinery to get rid of them and repair damage done. Politicians keep on promising efforts to at least control their spread but never do anything. 🙃

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 27/01/2026

@EdwinG The Hempstead substation in on a 120kv line between Saragay and Aquedu bigged substations. That line also carries St LAurent and Rockfield (vilel st Pierre) substations. Upgrading that line to 315kv would likely allow a loop to link the feeders coming from […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 27/01/2026

One good aspect about the REM is that despite all the automation , they have learned to tweak operations. Here I speculate normal service both and south and a single track service between cité de liesse and bois franc. But might even be a shuttle train between the […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 26/01/2026

Track break at the white star. Back of trainderails and shifts to the right. But when it passes over the switch further on,the switch moves the derailed carrages to the left, in the path of the incoming Renfe train.

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 26/01/2026

Adamuz (Spain) train crash. Image of the track break. Ouch ! The 1 marks the first problem the train encountered. The weld is still attached to the track so it was the metal attached to the weld that broke (welds are stronger and the metal adjacent to the weld is heat affected by the weld).

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 26/01/2026

@brenttoderian.bsky.social Trump was democratically elected to run the government like he ran his businesses. Him selling his "presidential services" for money is part of what he was elected for. Trump is a Ferengi. Ferengi rules of acquisition means he must get […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

Donald Trump with his red tie and right hand raised to make a poimt, and hi face is embedded in a Ferengi head with the big ears and forehead ridge and bulbous cranial surface. No hair.

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 26/01/2026

Current state of the storm. The big front is really in USA, but we get the top of it. Does not appear to be moving north much, mostly eastward. But could change.

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 25/01/2026

Delaware, highway 1, Indian river bridge north of Bethany Beach. Looks like the snow has morphed to rain.

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 25/01/2026

Yeah ! a cyclist in the snow in New York ! 🙂

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 25/01/2026

There are many people out and out at Times Square, snow on street now, but still some cars passing now and then.

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 25/01/2026

Delaware. Highway 1 at the Indian river suspension bridge (between Bethany south and Rehoboth north). deldot camera deldot.gov/map/index.shtml?tab=Traf…

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 25/01/2026

Air Canada has already cancelled many flighst to USA. And has fees waved for any travel to/from Montréal or Toronto on Sunday due to "cold" . www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/bo…

Flight status listing between Montreal and Washington DCA aiorport. SHows all 3 nonstops cancelled.

Air Canada flight status display showing all flightfr from Montréal to new York Cancelled. Including to La Guardia and Neward.

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 25/01/2026

The Snow has begun in New York City, But streets still clear. youtu.be/rnXIjl_Rzy4

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 25/01/2026

The Côte St-Luc area of Montréal lost power on Saturday morning at 10:47 19 hours later, still without power. We've been consistently at -20° and below this whole time. And those are mostly suburban single family homes, so colld down fasterthan multi dwelling […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Jean-Francois Mezei @jfmezei.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 25/01/2026

This toot promulgates the conspiracy the earth is shperical. Viewer discretion is adised. Greenland has land border with Canada. It has the follwng as ocean neighbours: -Iceland -Norway -Russia -Alaska China is not an Arctic nation, though its commercial ships do […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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