This is what I would do : check out the Williams cycling disc which uses a zipp made rim and sells for $1089.00. Tubular only though.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 9:23 AM on August 8, 2008

While everyone gave you the correct technical answer, I suggest you get to a store where you can feel both of them. I find synthetic bags stiff and unconfortable while down bags are soft and give this incredible feeling of being cuddled by a large duvet.

I chose chose down sleeping bags, not because of technical advantages, but because of its confort.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 10:48 AM on June 24, 2008

In old Montreal for breakfast : Olive & Gormando, a nice bakery on the corner of St-Paul and St-Pierre
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 9:51 AM on June 2, 2008

In Montreal, I believe Schwartz is still king of smoked meat. For meat lovers, I highly recommend Au pied de cochon for a unique carnivorous experience.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 5:20 AM on April 28, 2008

No, you don't, the main rotor is high enough. But the main rotor create an impressive downwash and most people have the reflex to duck because of that downwash.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 9:58 AM on March 25, 2008

wouldn't there be a design requirement to keep the blades at safe heights when operating?

There are no strict design requirement according to Federal regulation regarding safe rotor height. This is what I could find in the FAR :

This one is obvious :

Sec. 27.661 - Rotor blade clearance :
There must be enough clearance between the rotor blades and other parts of the structure to... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 2:40 PM on March 25, 2008

I would suggest L'Albatross by Beaudelaire
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 10:13 AM on March 14, 2008

Somehow, I have heard that feminine presence is frequent and welcomed at Wanda's.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 7:57 AM on March 12, 2008

I'm surprised to hear about MS Word problems with long documents. I work almost daily with 600+ pages, 100k+ words documents without any hack or any problems. On the other hand, we do keep backups
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 10:11 AM on March 6, 2008

Everybody mentionned the classics and they are very good recommendations. If you are looking for something more recent, I recommend Amélie Nothomb, a joy to read.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 10:08 AM on February 20, 2008

I would ask an old school barber that uses still straight razor. I'm thinking of Hollywood barbers on fairmount/clark or Menick on masson/chabot.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 9:48 AM on January 29, 2008

And check out Chalut, hair stylist/barber equipment distributors.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 10:14 AM on January 29, 2008

I've started to get rich when I started to read this blog.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 9:55 AM on January 23, 2008

P.S. -- Quebec was legally bilingual at some point?

Prior to 1974, Quebec was legally bilingual, see Bill 22. New Brunswick is officially bilingual.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 10:14 AM on January 17, 2008

Some nurses at the blood donor clinic recently told me that nothing rehydrates except for water

Nonsense, these nurses should be ashamed of themselves for perpetuating old wives' tales like that. Anything that contains water will rehydrate you, and the (very mild) diuretic effect of caffeine is more than compensated for by the amount of liquid you consume.

Well, they are technically right. Only water... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 9:52 AM on January 17, 2008

I believe one night in Iguazu is more than enough, there is nothing else to do in this area, unless you want to see the Itaipú power station.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 9:48 AM on January 8, 2008

Gift cards were invented for these occasions.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 9:38 AM on December 21, 2007

I took another look at my iron to be sure and the lowest temperature setting only mentions "low", so there is no other way of turning it off than pulling its plug.

I always iron at the same temperature every morning so it strikes me that few irons have a separate on/off control. Heck, even my oven has it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 3:01 PM on November 15, 2007

Verdun...I lived there for a couple of month and sometimes miss my 400$/month apartment.

I remember 2 nice places, Garage café and Delirium Café, both on corner of Ethel and Hickson. For groceries, there's the Atwater market. There are a couple af good bakeries on Wellington near LaSalle for your croissant.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 2:13 PM on October 18, 2007 marked best answer

Musically, post-rock and the rebirth of supergroups.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 9:11 AM on October 1, 2007

There is an article in the NYT about the towns of derby line/Stanstead where the Haskell Free Library and Opera House is located.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 10:23 AM on September 21, 2007

If you read Harper's Magazine, you might enjoy L'actualité, a Quebec news and essay magazine.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 10:19 AM on September 19, 2007

I saw this ad in print in the french magazine "L'actualité". For an english version, you might want to check Mcleans magazine
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 9:37 AM on September 17, 2007

Mechanics of Flight by A.C Kermode is the best book to read if you ever wondered how aeroplanes fly and why they're shaped that way.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 2:19 PM on September 11, 2007

For books with a female protagonists, you want the "Martine" (martine à la ferme, martine est malade...)series.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 9:48 AM on August 28, 2007

If you really want those crocs and willing to spend a weekend in a superb city as a trade-off, there is a Croc store in Quebec city. They have every models in every colors in every sizes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 9:03 AM on August 7, 2007

For the absolute best food in the region check out Hôtel & Spa L’Eau à la Bouche in Sainte-Adèle.

As amusem said, you won't find any hippies there anymore, except in Val-David.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 9:48 AM on July 26, 2007

When I was a competitive cyclist, I used a 500$ Polar HRM, but now, I use a 25$ timex ironman HRM for recreational use and it has everything I need to track my recreational training regiment. Small downside of the Timex : the chest strap is not really comfy compared to Polar's wearlink chest strap.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 10:13 AM on July 16, 2007

I don't know about freelancing, but I know you can find a lot of jobs that involves mechanical engineering and coding. I have some friends developing applications for various PLM software developers (Dassault systeme, PTC, MSC and others). Personally, I used to code post-processors for CNC machines, which uses a programming language similar to Fortran.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 10:16 AM on May 17, 2007

I can't help much, but I see a lot of Westfalias in Montreal, so there must be a decent offer.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 9:59 AM on May 17, 2007

Funny, I bike the Lachine Canal almost daily and I almost always have headwind while traveling west and backwind while traveling east.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 9:51 AM on May 8, 2007

I tried to make snowshoes by bending sand filled aluminium pipes and failed miserably.

No, low iron steel pipes are ductile, and will not shatter and blast metal fragments into your eye or something. Unless you are trying to make glass tubular bells, you are safe.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 9:10 AM on May 1, 2007

MarcieAlana : The Suunto T4 looks nice. Do you use the foot pod or the GPS pod?
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 9:42 AM on April 27, 2007

It might be "Allo!" by "Les Rita Mitsouko". Not really a new song, released circa 2000.

Alors c'est quoi
Que j'appelle...
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 9:57 AM on April 10, 2007

Thirding Gimme! Coffee. Their default espresso blend changed my life.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 10:21 AM on March 27, 2007

Dominique de Villepin?
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 10:03 AM on March 21, 2007

I believe JD is a fan.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 8:59 AM on March 20, 2007

Next morning, grab bagels at St Viateur Bagel -- not Fairmount, they're gross

Blasphemy. Fairmount bagels are way better.
For breakfast, try L'avenue on Mont-Royal. You'll find the best lattes at "Caffe Grazie Mille" on on Fairmount & Clark and "Cafe Arte Java" on Mont-Royal.

Oh yes, be careful when crossing intersections.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 10:20 AM on March 13, 2007

Taxidermist.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 12:40 PM on March 9, 2007

The question has been properly answered, but if you liked that kind of movie, check out "Le Battement d'ailes du papillon", a 2000 french movie about random events causing amazing coincidences.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 10:10 AM on February 22, 2007

Just go out in the morning for a walk. The light in the morning is just beautiful. Soon, this will be your favorite moment of the day.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 10:14 AM on February 21, 2007

I've found Canadian capitalist useful.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 8:59 AM on February 21, 2007 marked best answer

Thank you mendel, I'll check out that sale at Harry Rosen. I'm not necessarily looking for brand name, just a good fitting suit for my skinny body, so I guess MTM will do.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 3:22 PM on February 8, 2007

Eat a seed and a tree will grow in your stomach.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 9:22 AM on February 7, 2007

I went to this gym (french link) for years. It located in an engineering school near the Bonaventure métro station. Very clean, nice equipment and cheap : 94$ for 4 months.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 8:36 AM on January 25, 2007

Wear a suit. There is no such thing as dressing too professionally.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 8:47 AM on January 23, 2007

I've been amazed by the beauty of the city of Annecy, in the Rhône-Alpes region. Spend a day or two in the city and then take the scenic train to Saint-Gervais-les-Bains and then to Chamonix for some breathtaking mountain landscapes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 7:46 AM on January 19, 2007

Additional thoughts :

I feel that the Quebeckers in general are still very spiritual. They just don’t like being associated to an organized religion or a doctrine. As the poster said : Catholic religion used to control almost everything here and this period is remembered as a very dark one, so people are being wary toward any religions. I believe Quebeckers likes to mix multiple beliefs from different religion (i.e. : believe in the resurrection of Jesus, the nirvana... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 8:46 AM on January 17, 2007

Seconding u2604ab. I survived grade school because of my weekly beer with my non-academic friends. By the second pint, you totally forget your research and you start socializing like a normal human being.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 8:07 AM on January 17, 2007

I remember reading "Le manuel du petit espion" and "Le manuel du petit détective" in french when I was young. According to my library, it is a translation of The Usborne spy's guidebook.
posted to Ask Metafilter by racingjs at 10:27 AM on January 10, 2007