AlvinofDiaspar
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The language issue is red herring though - we don't provide anything more than unilingual directional and information signage at the TTC but we're worried about ESL not being able to handle escalator signs?
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The language issue is red herring though - we don't provide anything more than unilingual directional and information signage at the TTC but we're worried about ESL not being able to handle escalator signs?
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AlvinofDiaspar
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Momin
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steveintoronto
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lol...I won't touch that one. Literally...
AlvinofDiaspar
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steveintoronto
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lol...that theme could go on for a long time, but I was reading up the other day on the story that was hot in New York last couple of years: Bedbugs on subways. It is possible to determine the part of NYC they're from by their genetic codes....and also, as more recently established, their resistance to certain insecticides, varying by a degree of *tens of thousands of times* since their ability to attain resistance is so markedly adapted.
The thinking is now that transmission is not much by 'picking them up off a train or bus'....but by direct transmission of persons who happen to shed some in transit. In other words, it's highly unlikely that you catch them by their own migration, but by persons carrying them migrating with them.
I'll see if I can find reference for that....as it's been more than a few times, especially on the cushioned seats on buses and trains, as to wonder what you're sitting on. And the false phallus is the least of the fallacies to fall for...
Cockroaches? Just swat them...unless it's crawling with them. Bedbugs? Time to severely curtail the psychotropic intake. Yikes...
Johnny Au
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Bedbugs are vulnerable to the cold, which means that yes, trains would have to be stationed outside during the night during the winter.
No, bedbugs won't develop cold resistance.
steveintoronto
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IIRC, it takes *three consecutive days of below freezing weather* to kill them. I'm up on the subject because they are in my apartment building, and when I first moved back to Toronto a year and change ago, I at first turned down the offer of a place here due to the claims of some....until meeting people who lived here and they blurted out: "Bedbugs? No....maybe some units have them, but the problem is cockroaches". And I've lived in the old candy factory @ 367 Sorauren at a time some thirty + years back where is was *liquid* with them. Pull up a carpet, and the floor is moving. Now *that* is an infestation. Toronto had areas covered with them like that, and the impending doom predicted was "all of Toronto will be like that in twenty years". It didn't happen. So a few cockroaches don't bother me that much. Damn, in San Diego, they fly!
So getting back to the 'bedbugs'...I've yet to see one in here, and I've seen dead ones years ago in light fixtures (they're attracted to the warmth)...and I finally realized that looking for a place in Toronto *in itself* is a risk of moving in with bedbugs, expensive place or not.
The logic has to come down to this, and the latest literature supports this: "Yes, there's a chance of picking up bedbugs on the subway, bus, or airplane. Mostly hotels. But the odds of doing so are about the same no matter where you go". Kinda like catching Denge Fever, or The Plague.
There *are* bedbugs on the TTC, negative claims to the contrary. But the chances of catching them from there are slight...he writes, scratching himself...
Note that baby cockroaches, to the untrained eye, look like bedbugs. One of the ways to tell the difference? Roaches are fast, and they're shaped differently. Just as easy to squash though.
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/documents...-bedbugs-on-ttc-vehicles-since-2014-1.2807714Dario Balca, CTV Toronto
Published Monday, March 7, 2016 9:23PM EST
Documents obtained by CTV News show there have been 12 confirmed cases of bedbug infestations on TTC vehicles over the past two years, including one case where seven buses were infested at the same time.
A rider recently posted a photo online showing what he claimed to be a bedbug crawling on his glove as he rode the 501 streetcar on Queen Street.
According to documents obtained by CTV News through a Freedom of Information request, there have been at least 70 complaints of bedbugs on TTC vehicles in the last two years.
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Bedbugs are seen in this undated photo.
The papers include invoices from pest control companies that used steaming, vacuuming and chemical treatments on streetcars, buses, subway cars and Wheel-Trans vehicles. In one case, an entire subway train was treated.
TTC vehicles are washed and cleaned at the end of every day. They also get a thorough cleaning once a month, but the TTC doesn’t perform routine inspections for bedbugs.
“It’s on a complaint basis,” said spokesperson Brad Ross. “We don’t go and routinely look for them.”
But the TTC says riders shouldn’t be concerned.
“What public health professionals tell the TTC is that bedbugs cannot survive on their own on public transit vehicles,” Ross said. “It is what they call an inhospitable environment for bedbugs.”
Some pest control professionals, however, say transit vehicles can be a breeding ground for bedbugs, which are usually spread through furniture and people’s clothes.
“Bedbugs can thrive in any environment,” said Avery Addison of Addison Pest Control. “All they need is a human host to bite and they don’t bite every night. They only need to bite about once a week.”
According to Public Health Ontario, bedbugs have been found in public areas, but they rarely spread to people.
“The odds of (bedbugs) actually getting on you and you bringing them home is very slim to none,” said Mark Nelder, a senior program specialist with the health agency.
Given that about 1.5 million people take the TTC every day, it is impossible to prevent the spread of bedbugs on transit vehicles, but there are several ways passengers can protect themselves.
Experts say riders should know what a bedbug looks like, bring as few belongings as possible onto public transit and always keep an eye on their surroundings.
The TTC said it takes any complaint about bedbugs or other vermin seriously. Anyone who sees any kind pest on the TTC is asked to take down the vehicle number and report it to the transit agency.
With a report from CTV Toronto’s Zuraidah Alman
salsa
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W. K. Lis
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Sprinkle Diatomaceous earth where any insects (including bedbugs, fleas, and cockroaches) may roam. It's a Natural Pesticide.
From link:
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One of the most common uses for diatomaceous earth is as a natural insecticide. Studies indicate that this clay-like powder can kill the harmful insects that threaten crops and home life. Due to the incessant use of pesticides, many insects have become resistant to chemical deterrents. This organic pest control method is helpful for reducing the amount of environmental toxins we’re all exposed to.
Leo_Chan
Senior Member
So at the end of the video, they announced that they're going to change Downsview Station to Sheppard West Station. However, they did not mention any change of Cedarvale nor Eglinton-Yonge. Is this an oversight or was Eglinton West -> Cedarvale already announced and Eglinton -> Eglinton-Yonge not happening?
LNahid2000
Senior Member
Probably because the Downsview name change is months away while the other name changes are years away.
The Downsview change will happen in May. So not months away.
Leo_Chan
Senior Member
But isn't changing the names all at once for the the new projects (currently in construction) better that changing them one by one?
jje1000
Senior Member
2017 TTC Sunshine List
Always a good thing to consider that labor costs make up around 70 percent of the TTC's operating budget. Also note that the number of operators is the largest single number of positions on the list- could this be the main reason why the union opposes automation on the subway lines?
http://surlyhamiltonian.blogspot.ca/2017/04/toronto-transit-commission-2016.html?m=1
From: https://www.stevemunro.ca/2015/07/28/preliminary-ttc-2016-operating-budget/amp/
Always a good thing to consider that labor costs make up around 70 percent of the TTC's operating budget. Also note that the number of operators is the largest single number of positions on the list- could this be the main reason why the union opposes automation on the subway lines?
http://surlyhamiltonian.blogspot.ca/2017/04/toronto-transit-commission-2016.html?m=1
From: https://www.stevemunro.ca/2015/07/28/preliminary-ttc-2016-operating-budget/amp/