So we agreed that Stampede is awesome?
In seriousness, I understand why some people don't like it, and I definitely know why some people get tired of it (I skip a year every so often, and definitely don't go to the grounds every year), but you just need to take a breath and say:
'It is what it is.'
Sure it can be tacky, noisy, annoying, filled with idiots and bad behaviour. But as someone said, it's an excuse for 10 days of partying. It's a time to enjoy summer weather and take a break from the rat race. Reconnect with some friends. We're pretty hard workers in North America and in Calgary in general, and it's nice to have a time when one is basically encouraged to get drunk, slack off, and feed our base instincts. A little for some, and a lot more for others.
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