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Sliver · 02-09-2012, 08:48 AM

Thought of some more things about Airdrie for the OP...

It's so flat - there are no hills or valleys to add some geographic character or to add a sort of third dimension. You know in Calgary if you're high up you can look down and see trees, downtown, parks, etc. Or if you're low down you can look up at the same. In Airdrie all you can see are your immediate surroundings. Kind of like the "rows of houses / are bearing down on me" line from that Radiohead song. It's a depressing, oppressive, non-natural feeling
A giant highway bisects the city. It's like a huge version of Hanna or Rosetown, or any other crappy town you go through on your way to Saskatoon. Yuck.
Moving there is illogical - even in this big long thread we have yet to hear of a single good reason to move there. It would be nice if somebody could articulate a rational reason to move to Airdrie (like if you were coming to Calgary from somewhere else you could cite any number of reasons like for a job, to go to University, to enjoy the night life, because you like nice restaurants, lots for families to do like Calaway Park, Heritage Park, Zoo, Science Center, etc.). Airdrie doesn't have any of that. The closest we've come is that one guy who moved there in 1992 - but that's different because it's now 20 years later and it's a different place. I can see why he would stay after putting down roots, but it doesn't help explain why somebody would move there now.
You have one road into Calgary, and that road is backed up on a daily basis.

Seriously OP, if we can save just one guy this thread will have been worth it. Tell us you're at least having second thoughts.

02-09-2012, 08:48 AM	#208
Sliver evil of fart Join Date: Sep 2009 Exp:	Thought of some more things about Airdrie for the OP... It's so flat - there are no hills or valleys to add some geographic character or to add a sort of third dimension. You know in Calgary if you're high up you can look down and see trees, downtown, parks, etc. Or if you're low down you can look up at the same. In Airdrie all you can see are your immediate surroundings. Kind of like the "rows of houses / are bearing down on me" line from that Radiohead song. It's a depressing, oppressive, non-natural feeling A giant highway bisects the city. It's like a huge version of Hanna or Rosetown, or any other crappy town you go through on your way to Saskatoon. Yuck. Moving there is illogical - even in this big long thread we have yet to hear of a single good reason to move there. It would be nice if somebody could articulate a rational reason to move to Airdrie (like if you were coming to Calgary from somewhere else you could cite any number of reasons like for a job, to go to University, to enjoy the night life, because you like nice restaurants, lots for families to do like Calaway Park, Heritage Park, Zoo, Science Center, etc.). Airdrie doesn't have any of that. The closest we've come is that one guy who moved there in 1992 - but that's different because it's now 20 years later and it's a different place. I can see why he would stay after putting down roots, but it doesn't help explain why somebody would move there now. You have one road into Calgary, and that road is backed up on a daily basis. Seriously OP, if we can save just one guy this thread will have been worth it. Tell us you're at least having second thoughts.