12-03-2022, 01:28 PM
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#4041
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
There is a reason they aren't developed like Canmore, they have downsides. Crowsnest, lets be honest, it sucks. The weather isn't all that nice. Other places are just too far away.
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The Crowsnest is gorgeous.
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12-03-2022, 01:35 PM
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#4042
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Originally Posted by peter12
The Crowsnest is gorgeous.
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Where? Context matters here. Blairmore? Armpit of civilization. Christina Lake? Prom Queen. Where in the Crowsnest are you speaking of?
Gear grinder? Not providing context to qualify conditions of statements. 
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12-03-2022, 01:53 PM
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#4043
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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Where? Context matters here. Blairmore? Armpit of civilization. Christina Lake? Prom Queen. Where in the Crowsnest are you speaking of?
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Legitimate gear grinder but in this case since we’ve been discussing Alberta it’s Crowsnest Pass, it Crowsnest highway.
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12-03-2022, 02:13 PM
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#4044
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Originally Posted by Lubicon
Too far away from where? Calgary? Maybe, but we’re talking Alberta in general and those places are all accessible from our other population centres.
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Nordegg is 2 hours from Red Deer and 3 hours from Calgary/Edmonton. Hinton is 3 hours from Edmonton. Grande Cache is 4 hours from Edmonton. Crowsnest is a good 2 hours from Calgary. Meanwhile Canmore is an hour from Calgary. It's commuting distance for some. If those other places were close enough to make sense, explain why they haven't been developed.
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12-03-2022, 03:10 PM
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#4045
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Powerplay Quarterback
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They need to finish HWY 43 north of Elkford. Elkford is a beautiful little town.
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12-03-2022, 03:22 PM
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#4046
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Craig McTavish' Merkin
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I love Crowsnest. I spent a lot of my childhood there visiting my Grandma so I’m biased, but taking hikes down by the river, or walking through the rocks by Frank, or climbing Turtle mountain are all as fun as anything I’ve done in a national park.
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12-03-2022, 04:29 PM
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#4047
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#1 Goaltender
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For Crowsnest, as well as anywhere in deep southern Alberta, the wind is the worst detractor. It is awful when it blows. I'd take snow, rain, locusts anything before wind. It ruins your outdoor time.
Apart from that, there's not much for lakes but lots of outdoor activity. Mountain bikers are finding it. Always been atvs. Have heard it's still a bit of a rough town in some respects (drugs, some unsavory people).
It's been trying to develop into a recreational haven for 30 or more years with little success. They do have 2 breweries now for a plus.
And crowsnest golf course might be the best destination course in Southern Alberta.
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12-03-2022, 05:01 PM
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#4048
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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Where? Context matters here. Blairmore? Armpit of civilization. Christina Lake? Prom Queen. Where in the Crowsnest are you speaking of?
Gear grinder? Not providing context to qualify conditions of statements. |
Canmore was a crappy mining town before it became a mountain getaway so something like Blair more should be considered.
How much room does Exshaw have to expand?
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12-03-2022, 05:22 PM
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#4049
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Originally Posted by GGG
Canmore was a crappy mining town before it became a mountain getaway so something like Blair more should be considered.
How much room does Exshaw have to expand?
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Virtually none unless you’re going to knock down a mountain or fill in a river.
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12-03-2022, 06:14 PM
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#4050
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Nordegg is 2 hours from Red Deer and 3 hours from Calgary/Edmonton. Hinton is 3 hours from Edmonton. Grande Cache is 4 hours from Edmonton. Crowsnest is a good 2 hours from Calgary. Meanwhile Canmore is an hour from Calgary. It's commuting distance for some. If those other places were close enough to make sense, explain why they haven't been developed.
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Lack of things to do. Fernie, Kimberly, Fairmont, Invermere are all developing so a 2-3 hr commute is not the reason for a lack of development.
If the argument is everyone needs to be within 1hr or it doesn’t work then their isn’t really available room unless you are developing just outside the mountains near the Casino.
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12-03-2022, 06:22 PM
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#4051
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Join Date: Oct 2021
Location: Richmond upon Thames, London
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bossy22
They need to finish HWY 43 north of Elkford. Elkford is a beautiful little town.
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wish it was connected to alberta/hwy 40
they've done well to keep it most accessible to people on the bc side and locals .. keeps the area quiet
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12-03-2022, 09:48 PM
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#4053
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
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This plays out everyday, all over the world lol.
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12-04-2022, 11:53 AM
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#4054
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Not Taylor
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Calgary SW
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Originally Posted by 8 Ball
This plays out everyday, all over the world lol.
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Nah, not really. Drive thrus are by far a mostly North American thing. They do exist elsewhere (and growing in the UK from what I've read) but nowhere near as ubiquitous as here.
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12-04-2022, 12:14 PM
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#4055
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Calgary - Centre West
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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
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It is stunning how people value their time so little that they think waiting in a lineup for coffee — never mind the swill from Tim Hortons — is worth their time. And their stupid behaviour while doing so (as seen in the video) is even more maddening.
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12-04-2022, 12:31 PM
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#4056
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Uzbekistan
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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
It is stunning how people value their time so little that they think waiting in a lineup for coffee — never mind the swill from Tim Hortons — is worth their time. And their stupid behaviour while doing so (as seen in the video) is even more maddening.
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I don't drink coffee or tea or any other stupid drink that people wait in line for (including alcohol). I don't understand any of this. I never have and I never will.
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12-04-2022, 01:24 PM
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#4057
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Calgary - Centre West
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Well the fact the City needed to put signs on MacLeod Trail saying it’s illegal to queue on the road for the drive-thru blows my mind, like are you kidding me? If I see something is lined up to the point it’s spilling onto the road, screw it, I’ll go elsewhere. Why are these f—kwits lining up on the road for the drive-thru? They’re not selling concert tickets are they?
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12-04-2022, 01:58 PM
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#4058
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Crash and Bang Winger
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People, especially people who should know better (politicians, stock market analysts etc.) who use the phrase it is 3 times less or 8 times less. It can be 1/3 or 1/8th the size or price but it cannot be 8 times less.
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12-04-2022, 02:41 PM
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#4059
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Originally Posted by Johnny199r
I don't drink coffee or tea or any other stupid drink that people wait in line for (including alcohol). I don't understand any of this. I never have and I never will.
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Alcohol or tea? Where do you live that people wait in line for those things? I sit at a table and somebody brings those things.
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12-04-2022, 03:03 PM
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#4060
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SW Calgary
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You can be selling the craziest, best, most delicious item of all time. If there's a line longer than 5 minutes, I'm not going
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