[Flames in 07]

Originally Posted by Rifleman

You know you're a Calgarian when...

- you think it sucks that the Calgary Tower is no longer the tallest building, (and kinda wish they could extend it.)

- the city roads give you 15 feet to merge and 30 to yield.

- you don't know when you'll arrive at your destination because of construction.

- you make all your money in oil, but spend it all on gas.

- you went to the Stampede a lot as a kid for the rides, but now go for the mini-doughnuts.

- you don't do any work for 10 days in July.

- when you drive guests into the city center via Memorial, you point out the Drop-In Centre and call it the "Homeless Hilton".

- whenever the Superman movie comes on, you tell out of towners that certain scenes were shot in Calgary.

- you know who Heidi and Howdy are.

- you go to your favorite fast food restaurant, only to find it closed at 4pm because of the labor shortage.

- you'd rather watch a Flames game than go to a Stampeder's game.


...Speaking of Ginger Beef, that style of cooking it did start in Calgary. A friend of mine is the nephew of Louis and Alice Chan, and he told me this more than a decade ago.

For the longest time, if you ordered 'Ginger Beef' in other cities, you did NOT get the same thing.

And that that baby superman that lifted that car is a Calgarian.