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MrChips posted:I take it you guys have never driven around Montreal if you think Alberta potholes are bad. I'm getting married to a girl from Toronto in a month or so. Things I have learned happen in Alberta that don't there: Frost heaves Cutting off buses Hail during summer thunderstorms "Ginger beef" Things I have learned happen in Toronto that don't here: Real Ultimate Potholes U-turns Free concerts Cantonese restaurants Hail during winter snowstorms
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yegg "yeg" noun (NORTH AMERICAN) informal a burglar or safecracker. So what's the closest road course to Calgary then? I've been muttering about getting in some track time on my bike for years now.
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Jul 24, 2014 17:20
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There's more 1A between Banff and Louise, and it's a fun drive when no one's around, but it's got a piddly limit and I think you need to buy a park pass to get on it. 762 between Bragg Creek and Millarville is good too, was completely dead when I was out there last week.
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kastein posted:a 400k mcmansion In 2005
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Jan 21, 2015 23:19
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Immediately reminded of the Lobster Claw Bandit
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Jan 29, 2015 23:11
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Underpowered, on fire, wearing a knockoff italian suit?
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Mar 6, 2015 18:26
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I think it's probably just inept craftsmanship like the Calgary pedestrian bridge that ended up not fitting on its pillars. They've got that sitting on the pillars finally, though I don't know how they fixed it.
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Mar 19, 2015 05:13
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slidebite posted:It's probably not a massive savings, but could be 10-20%, so it's better than a poke in the bum with a sharp stick. Most Uni/Post Secondary institutions and some big companies have preffered group rates. I know Apegga (the professional Engineers/Geo group) has pretty good rates. If you can just find out where the U has a deal with, you might qualify even if you're not technically a student or faculty. APEGGA would be TD Meloche Monnex.
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Mar 27, 2015 20:13
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I just put the summers on my speed, so my apologies in advance if we end up with four weeks of snow
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Apr 13, 2015 01:07
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MrChips posted:Benelli? BSA? If it is Benelli, Pro Am in Calgary used to sell them but gently caress if I know if they'd still have anyone who would work on them
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May 1, 2015 18:49
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MrChips posted:You're going to Deerfoot Meadows? BECAUSE ONLY FOOLS GO THERE. The only thing I miss about living at Beacon Hill is the easy access to Costco gas.
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Sep 24, 2015 16:02
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I got run over in a crosswalk by a K-car near Beacon Hill. Nope, just Mazdas, a Ford, and one lovely Nissan. E: serially, not, like, all now. Phy fucked around with this message at 02:49 on Sep 27, 2015 |
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Sep 27, 2015 01:31
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Starting to be Winter Tire Time again. Who's good around Calgary for mounting tires?
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Oct 6, 2015 22:38
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Tommychu posted:Especially since they lost half a dozen of their best MPs. There really isn't anyone significantly better around anymore. My friends, love is stronger than anger, hope is stronger than fear, and the party is stronger than death
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Oct 20, 2015 16:52
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McTinkerson posted:I can't believe that spring is here. Going to be paying the annual registration and insurance on the Moldwing tomorrow and start riding it this coming week. This is the first year I can remember where I haven't sat on renewing my registration til April/May.
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Mar 22, 2016 00:16
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I might also recommend investing in some driving lights for those nights when it's pitch black, there's nobody for 50 km either way, and Bambi decides it's a good idea to hang out on the verge Source: my folks lived up in the Peace region in the 90s and drove a Topaz that lit up like the sun
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Jun 22, 2016 20:06
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I munged a wheel on the Speed, sliding into a curb (entirely my fault, I'm an idiot.) Still holds pressure but I should probably replace it before it shits the bed. My winter wheels are apparently 17"s off a Mazda6, I'm wondering if there would be any wreckers or tire shops in southern Alberta who would have OEM wheels on hand. The dealers can get 'em, of course. I found a dude on Kijiji up in Edmonton with exactly what I need, but I have no real way of knowing if he's shady or not, considering he's selling "new in box" wheels for like $100 less than the dealers want. e: I googled his name from the email, there's a guy with that name working a parts counter at a Mazda dealer in Edmonton. Is this likely to be legit clearing out old stock? Phy fucked around with this message at 01:39 on Dec 20, 2016 |
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So the guy asked me to call the parts counter at the dealer, which I did (number he gave me was the same as the one on the website), and he literally says it's overstock they're selling at cost, they've got a bunch which is why he's cool with selling one-ofs. Put me through the system, sent me an invoice from the dealer. I don't know how much more legit I can expect it to be without dodging salesmen on my way through the shop.
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Dec 20, 2016 19:42
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That's really generous, man. It's already on Greyhound though, should be getting it in a day or so.
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Dec 21, 2016 05:46
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So apparently bus traps are not common at all, and I'm only familiar with them because I've spent most of my life in Calgary, where it's a regular occurrence to see people looking dejectedly at a car with its back wheels in the air, half submerged in a hole the city put there on purpose When my wife moved out from Toronto she couldn't believe they were a thing that existed
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Feb 10, 2018 17:45
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One other thing is we don't have regular inspections or emissions tests, that I'm aware of anyway. Out of province vehicles need to be inspected, but once they're in, they're in until they rust to the ground
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May 17, 2018 01:54
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Powershift posted:Yeah, we post a lot when the weather sucks, but holy hell is it beautiful out there today. Looks like we have a whole week of it ahead, too. Whats the scoop on smoke from all the new fires in BC, though?
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Aug 14, 2018 01:58
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I'm putting my V-strom 650 up for sale, link to my kijiji post is in the Sell Your Crap thread in CA
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Aug 14, 2018 17:22
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Cause I got a ZRX1100 
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Aug 14, 2018 18:54
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Phy posted:Whats the scoop on smoke from all the new fires in BC, though? Oh, here it is.
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Aug 15, 2018 17:14
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Powershift posted:I don't think we even got 5 months without snow on the ground Last snow was in, what, May? That's definitely when I swapped my tires. I bet against the weather and lost and ended up changing back to winters in a BP's parking lot.
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Oct 4, 2018 21:42
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So according to their FB page, those guys that were going to build a track outside Carstairs have all their approvals in order and plan to start building in April. I'm low key stoked but I'll also believe it when I see it
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Oct 10, 2018 19:59
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♩Life costs less in Wetaskiwin♬
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jonathan posted:I went to Edmonton and adopted this lynx point coon. Scud is a great name for a cat. 
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I saw the rarest thing in the universe the other day: A Ford F-150 in Beddington with an NDP bumper sticker.
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No idea what the traffic is like, but my brother did tell me they just finished repaving the 1A west of Castle Junction, so that's open again. (east of is still closed.) He also said it was quiet for him. I was thinking about running up the icefields parkway this weekend...
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Jul 1, 2020 21:07
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Somebody tell Hinshaw to blink twice if she issued that directive under duress
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Jul 30, 2021 20:17
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I'm real excited to be able to put in some track time without trailering or riding up to Edmonton (which I never bothered to do) Was at dinner with my brother tonight and he was really impressed by Area 27 out by Penticton too
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I actually had to dig my car out to get traction this morning, that hasn't happened for a long time - usually my snows and letting the lsd go to work are enough
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Why the gently caress did I put my bike away?? Oh, right, the gravel
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McTinkerson posted:Someone in this province has exquisite taste. Best car/plate combo I've seen in a long time
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slidebite posted:Any news on this? I had my phone on silent and didn't hear the actual alert but saw it on my phone a few minutes later. Turned off the dryer and held off on the dishwasher. According to a followup article on the CBC, that Leif Sollid guy stated consumption dropped 100 MW within seconds of the alert, plus another 100 in a few minutes, and nobody went into blackout over this. Also, apparently this is the first time our grid has dug into battery storage.
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