Author: creativescans

I was born, raised and currently live in the Vancouver BC area and have been passionate about photography for 20+ years. I enjoy photographing anything and everything...live events (concerts/festivals/trade shows/conventions), wildlife, urban and wilderness landscapes, anything aviation related, still life subjects, people, pets, architecture...the list goes on and on. Thanks for stopping by!

Egg sausage and potatoes for dinner!

I had 4 eggs I needed to use up so I decided to make scrambled eggs with Italian sausage and potatoes for dinner.

Cut the sausage into 1/4 inch pieces. Put aside.

Slice the potatoes into thin slices so they don’t take too long to cook.

Scramble the eggs.

Heat some oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the sausage. Cook the sausage until brown and almost cooked through.

Add the sliced potatoes. Cook until potatoes are cooked through.

Add the scrambled eggs to the pan. Mix together and cook until eggs are no longer liquid.

Enjoy.

YVR Snow Removal 2019

Photos of snow removal equipment in action at YVR.

With the somewhat rare significant snowfall recently in the lower mainland I made my way out to YVR to capture some images of the snow removal operations at YVR.
YVR has some impressive machinery for snow removal which includes:
3 trucks capable of spreading solid and liquid materials to make sure the runways and taxiways do not freeze in cold winter conditions.
6 “Multi-Hogs” which can be equipped with a broom or a blower and or a chemical applicator.
5 Oshkosh P-Series/MB 4600 “All in One” trucks, that can each plough and sweep a 24 foot wide path on the airport runways and taxiways.
3 Oshkosh H-Series Sweepers that each have a 22 foot wide high speed broom attached.
5 Oshkosh H-Series Snow Blowers that can each launch 5,000 tons of snow 150 feet every hour. That is a combined capacity of 25,000 tons of snow being blown off runways and taxiways every hour!
3 Oshkosh P-Series Trucks that have a 24 foot wide high speed snow plough on the front end.

When a combination of this equipment is brought to bear to clear a runway or taxiway it is called an “echelon”. A full runway can be cleared in about 20 minutes.

The airport also has access to front end loaders and dump trucks to move and deposit collected snow to designated snow storage areas on the airport grounds.

Below are a few images of the various pieces of equipment in action during the recent snowfall. Click on a thumbnail to see a larger image.

Whiskey tasting

Or Whiskey if you prefer…I am not an expert when it comes to whiskey but I do enjoy a good whiskey now and then.

I recently tried two Scotch whiskies, The Glenlivet Founders Reserve and Glenfiddich 15 year old.

First I tried the Glenfiddich 15 year old a few different ways.  First in a chilled glass with no ice. Then in a non-chilled glass with a few drops (literally a few drops, not a lot) of water no ice. Then tried it with ice. I preferred this whiskey with a few drops of water with or without ice. Adding a few drops of water opens up the subtle flavors in the whiskey and tones down any harshness you might get from the alcohol. It has a nice deep smooth taste. Mellow on the tongue. A really nice drink.

The next night I tried The Glenlivet Founders Reserve. I tried this one “neat” no ice no water. Compared to the Glenfiddich this whiskey is a bit stronger than the 15 year old Glenfiddich. I again added a few drops of water and that smoothed it out nicely. Brought out some more of the subtle flavors and opens it up nicely. Added an ice cube. Mellowed it out a little bit more. Cooling it down on a hot night worked well. Nice enjoyable drink.

Both are a nice drink. The Glenlivet is a bit stronger in taste but again both are a nice drink.