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Originally Posted by Dion
I try to avoid any trip into Calgary unless it's necessary. If I have to, I try to avoid the Deerfoot 500 and all the idiot drivers on it. The population has grown so much that the road infrastructure can't handle the volume of traffic on the roads.
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I only go into Calgary for doctor/specialist appointments (tomorrow & Monday, yay *cries*) and when I'm emergency pick up for my grandson. I otherwise avoid it as much as possible. Fortunately, for most of those appointments & emergency pick ups, I can take Stoney but I had to be emergency pick up yesterday for when the kiddo got out of summer day camp & it's in West Hillhurst. The worst part of the whole day was in the stretch between the WH Community Assoc (on 6th Ave between 18th & 19th St) & turning onto Crowchild. I've since found out there was accident just north of there, which is why it took about 8 lights to get through. We spent more time sitting in backed up traffic than it took to get to his house, which once we were headed south on Crow, was about 8 minutes.
They're moving next weekend, down somewhere around/in Canyon Meadows, I think? So, still a trip on Stoney and a hop, skip & a jump from there to their house. I will almost never be picking him up once they're moved. As much as I enjoy hom, that's just way too far & he should have bus service/after school care by Sept.