[Videodrome]

Shawn Jeffords ‏@Shawn_Jeffords 1m
Renata Ford arrives at Mount Sinai. Said she's trying to remain positive. #TOpoli

Shawn Jeffords ‏@Shawn_Jeffords 35s
Renata Ford says “we have a lot of faith in the doctors and we have a lot of faith in God.” #TOpoli

Sounds grim...

 

[pud99]

 

[sno man]

I'd almost forgotten how big a buffoon Howard Moscoe was. Young Robbie must have been taking notes.

 

[the lemur]

What's with the tilting head back? I see Rob tends to do that a lot.

With Rob it's more out of boredom or trying to think of something. Karla looks more like she's looking down her nose at the media.

 

[euler]

Presumably the helicopter that Cllr Rob Ford thought could be bought for $1.5M would have included the AA batteries for the remote control.

(IIRC, the cost of the helicopter that The Queen gave Prince William for his birthday was $11 million.)

Um. An R66 which can spend 3 hours on station and fly at over 120kt, fully equipped with police gear - imaging, lights, all the good stuff - is like $1.1m USD. Aviation is expensive, but police helicopters are small. For comparison, you can buy an older 737 for about $3.5m! Aviation is expensive, but be realistic.

 

[basic]

I think if they are cancelling the debate, then the news will be grim.

All of the acceptable family members seem to be descending on the hospital as we type.

 

[EagleEye]

All this deathbed talk is being laid on real thick by the family and doctors. Also, why is a debate being postponed when the guy who the 5 pm presser is about isn't running any longer?

 

[GavinTheAlmighty]

Apparently, the National Club debate wandered into onto the topic of police helicopters. A 'blast from the past':

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Presumably the helicopter that Cllr Rob Ford thought could be bought for $1.5M would have included the AA batteries for the remote control.

(IIRC, the cost of the helicopter that The Queen gave Prince William for his birthday was $11 million.)

A bog-standard Bell 206 will run about $1m or so. I know that the LAPD mostly uses the Eurocopter AS350, and that's around $2.4m base price. But I have no idea what type of modifications would be required in order to make it useful for police, nor do I have even the slightest clue what it would cost to actually operate the damn thing.

There's a world of difference between a basic civilian helicopter and that Agusta that the Queen gave the Prince. The Agusta is a luxury helicopter fit for a CEO.

 

[pud99]

Um. An R66 which can spend 3 hours on station and fly at over 120kt, fully equipped with police gear - imaging, lights, all the good stuff - is like $1.1m USD. Aviation is expensive, but police helicopters are small. For comparison, you can buy an older 737 for about $3.5m! Aviation is expensive, but be realistic.

Well, if police helicopters are such cheap junk, I want one like William got!

 

[animated]

All this deathbed talk is being laid on real thick by the family and doctors. Also, why is a debate being postponed when the guy who the 5 pm presser is about isn't running any longer?

100% agreed.

 

[Videodrome]

All this deathbed talk is being laid on real thick by the family and doctors. Also, why is a debate being postponed when the guy who the 5 pm presser is about isn't running any longer?

It is about the Ford family getting their way again.

Given that the whole family showed up, it doesn't sound like a benign tumor.

 

[PinkLucy]

All this deathbed talk is being laid on real thick by the family and doctors. Also, why is a debate being postponed when the guy who the 5 pm presser is about isn't running any longer?

Agreed. And so begins the legend of Saint Rob.

 

[pud99]

I know that the LAPD mostly uses the Eurocopter AS350, and that's around $2.4m base price. But I have no idea what type of modifications would be required in order to make it useful for police...

I think those cameras that automatically do not record black citizens being beaten are pretty costly.

 

[nfitz]

I think those cameras the automatically do not record black citizens being beaten are pretty costly.

Ah, the infamous black-out feature.

 

[L23]

(IIRC, the cost of the helicopter that the British taxpayers were forcibly made to buy for Prince William for his birthday was $11 million.)

Fixed that for you.