You know you're a Calgarian when...

[sixpacked]

Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat

I think that's what it was called. On 32 ave NE right? I went there once or twice.



Close - Huntington Hills... just off Simon's Valley Road! (now Centre Street).

Freaky I lived on Hunterhaven Road and I yes I remember that. Then moved to Dalhousie and the Ranchlands were, well, ranchland. LOL.

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by sixpacked

Freaky I lived on Hunterhaven Road and I yes I remember that. Then moved to Dalhousie and the Ranchlands were, well, ranchland. LOL.

Yeah, we later moved to Edgemont when it was at the edge of the city.

[LChoy]

Sorry if it has been said already

- When you defend the grid system our city is organized by (NW, SW, NE, SE) from people (Edmonton people) that say it's confusing. I still have a hard time here in Edmonton especially with 90% of the city is designated "NW"

[Spuds_Buckley]

... when you go into a bar and the guys outnumber the girls by about 5:1

also... when you go into a bar and pay $7.50 for a pint of beer

[JohnnyFlame]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

With all the mentions of Chuck E Cheese and Bullwinkles I'm surprised no one's mentioned the other one that was all midevial themed...the Enchanted Castle? Something like that.

Other ones:
....you miss going to the Drive-In movies at the Corral or before that...the Sundance off Edmonton trail
....you saw all 3 of the Star Wars triology at the Palace before it became a nightclub and then Flames Central
...you went and saw one of the many defunct soccer teams at Mawata Stadium downtown.
...when you moved into your house in Beddington Heights across the street was...a farm.

Across the street was a farm -- I can do better than that. I lived in Vista Heights as a kid. It was bought from a farmer and his farmhouse was right in the middle of the complex. There were farms north to the Airport, East and heck even West (there was no Deerfoot and there were farms right up to Elks golf club. You could go down to the Zoo and just walk right in --no charge.

[pope04]

Originally Posted by Spuds_Buckley

... when you go into a bar and the guys outnumber the girls by about 5:1

Sounds like every house party I went to during high school.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by lchoy

Sorry if it has been said already

- When you defend the grid system our city is organized by (NW, SW, NE, SE) from people (Edmonton people) that say it's confusing. I still have a hard time here in Edmonton especially with 90% of the city is designated "NW"

Done that a few times.

related:

When you can give an address without mentioning the quadrant, and expect everyone knows where you are talking about.

"Yeah, it's at the corner of 16th Ave and 14th Street."

[worth]

Originally Posted by Rifleman

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

What the hell is that supposed to mean? That this city only cares about hockey? That may be true as a generalization, but there are plenty of CFL fans around.

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by Spuds_Buckley

... when you go into a bar and the guys outnumber the girls by about 5:1

also... when you go into a bar and pay $7.50 for a pint of beer

Believe me, that's not just native to Calgary. I couldn't believe how much drinks were costing me on Whyte Ave last weekend up here in Edmonton. And my trip to Seattle last summer? Forget about it...

[Dion]

when the rest of Canada is freezing their arses off and we're going through a chinook.

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by worth

What the hell is that supposed to mean? That this city only cares about hockey? That may be true as a generalization, but there are plenty of CFL fans around.

Agreed. Sitting at McMahon on a warm July evening with a slight breeze, while looking at downtown and the mountains and suckin back a Molson, where down below Burris is throwin out bombs...I'd take that over alot of Flames games(depending on the seating and the opponent).

[driveway]

You miss the sky when you move away.

[redforever]

Originally Posted by Dion

when the rest of Canada is freezing their arses off and we're going through a chinook.

And when you try to explain that these clouds were not storm clouds, that it really was a very warm day.

[soulchoice]

Originally Posted by Spuds_Buckley

... when you go into a bar and the guys outnumber the girls by about 5:1

also... when you go into a bar and pay $7.50 for a pint of beer

The outnumbering of guys to girls is still the same in this city when in a club. In fact, it has gotten worse in the last 5 years or so.

I remember the 1 dollar highballs, sometimes 50 cents on Electric Ave, when this city had an actual club district, unlike now(boooring nightlife).

[Myth]

Originally Posted by soulchoice

I remember the 1 dollar highballs, sometimes 50 cents on Electric Ave, when this city had an actual club district, unlike now(boooring nightlife).

How about the $1 for three of anything nights at 3 Cheers? No wonder that place always smelled like puke...

[dre]

..

[Flames in 07]

Originally Posted by Myth

How about the $1 for three of anything nights at 3 Cheers? No wonder that place always smelled like puke...

Or the $20 wristband at Cocktails and Dreams, and you get all the drinks you could hold down.