11-27-2009, 06:44 PM
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#141
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by NSFL
Holy , I need to go pick up my mom at 7:30. What are the chances it's gotten better?
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Slim, possibly nil.
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11-27-2009, 06:54 PM
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#142
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Scoring Winger
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Wow. Pity anyone who lives up here in the Springside/West Springs/Strathcona/Cougar Ridge/Wentworth area. All of the hills are skating rinks. Even 85th and 69th are farked. This is perhaps the worst I've ever seen it. Leaving work early and brand new studded winter tires FTW.
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11-27-2009, 06:57 PM
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#143
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One of the Nine
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Damn it's slippery out there. Even with 4x4, winter tires and sandbags I was still slipping a bit. I feel sorry for the suckers in light cars with crappy tires.
On a different note, I got home and walked my dog. TBQH, I felt safer in my truck. I almost bailed three times because my dog loves snow and pulls on the leash so hard. And she's only 40 lbs.
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11-27-2009, 06:58 PM
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#144
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Tampa, Florida
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Oh mid 60*s here today. But the idiots that are behind a wheel down here dont make it any better.
These guys drive like its the daytona 500 when its dry out and once a drop of rain hits the window they drive like they are going thru a blizzard Lots I mean LOTS of wrecks down here.
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11-27-2009, 06:58 PM
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#145
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Random Title Change!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by chalms04
Slim, possibly nil.
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Oh eff.
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11-27-2009, 07:01 PM
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#146
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Tampa, Florida
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Originally Posted by NSFL
Oh eff.
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Dont you mean FFFFKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK?
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Thank you for everything CP. Good memories and thankful for everything that has been done to help me out. I will no longer take part on these boards. Take care, Go Flames Go.
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11-27-2009, 07:02 PM
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#147
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by 4X4
Damn it's slippery out there. Even with 4x4, winter tires and sandbags I was still slipping a bit. I feel sorry for the suckers in light cars with crappy tires.
On a different note, I got home and walked my dog. TBQH, I felt safer in my truck. I almost bailed three times because my dog loves snow and pulls on the leash so hard. And she's only 40 lbs.
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I feel sorry for the ones who are smart enough to park it in or ditch it on the curb (like the lady in the VW bug who gave up and got out of the way), but some moron in a crappy old car was insisting on trying to spin his way all the way up the 85th SW hill one inch at a time. I'm not sure if the burning smell was his tires or his transmission. But I guess the guy in the minivan with bald tires who tried to pass him was probably the worse idiot.
Boy, it feels great to be self righteous.
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11-27-2009, 07:05 PM
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#148
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One of the Nine
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Originally Posted by Jedi Ninja
Boy, it feels great to be self righteous.
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I know. I'm the best driver on the road. 
No, seriously, I am. You all suck.
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11-27-2009, 07:11 PM
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#149
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Calgary
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Stay away from the 10th st NW hill at confederation park... stay far away
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11-27-2009, 07:23 PM
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#150
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Sirocco Drive seems to be a luge run right now as well... and from what we have heard, so is Bow trail coming down the hill - watched someone do a 360 down the hill.
Sounds like a good night to have stayed home and watched the hockey game. Hope the flatlanders have the good sense to stay in their hotel rooms and drink the Pil.
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11-27-2009, 07:26 PM
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#151
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: CALGARY
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For those of you who know arenas in this city, I left my house by Don Hartman (NESS) after the first period of the flames game...it is now 7:25 and I haven't even got to 4th St NW on my way to ref a double header at Triwood.
I'm just over half way there and it has taken 1:45.
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11-27-2009, 07:31 PM
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#152
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Random Title Change!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by StormShadow
Stay away from the 10th st NW hill at confederation park... stay far away
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Sh*t I have to take that road.
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NSFL=Not So Funny Lady. But I will also accept Not Safe For Life and Not Sober For Long.
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11-27-2009, 07:32 PM
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#153
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Sometimes I really hate this city. Left my Southport office at 4, now somehow I am sitting in a restaurant just off banff coach hill road 3 hours later. Worst roads and traffic I have ever seen.
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11-27-2009, 07:34 PM
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#154
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Redundant Minister of Redundancy
Self-Banned
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Originally Posted by NSFL
Sh*t I have to take that road.
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iPoo, I have to take that road?
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11-27-2009, 07:41 PM
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#155
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Random Title Change!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Calgary
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Where the hell are the sanders? I have been told to stay home and that she's found a ride at work.
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Life is all about ass; you’re either covering it, laughing it off, kicking it, kissing it, busting it, trying to get a piece of it, behaving like one, or you live with one!!!
NSFL=Not So Funny Lady. But I will also accept Not Safe For Life and Not Sober For Long.
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11-27-2009, 07:46 PM
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#156
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Calgary
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That hill is madness. If you have to stay in the left lane. I slid down the right lane the entire way using my tires turned right into the curb to break and stop myself from hitting the subaru in front of me who was doing the same thing. Parked in the parking lot at the bottom of the hill and walked back up and home to safety and sanity. Last I saw it was backed up at least to 16th ave and there were 3 cars (an suv and 2 vans) all snuggled together at the top of the hill at the intersection with 23rd ave.
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11-27-2009, 07:54 PM
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#157
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: CALGARY
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Still haven't even crossed 4th. Have been sitting in the same spot for the last 15 minutes without moving. These are the times I wish for a 4x4 so I could get up on the curb and go around. Now I just want to make it the 29 feet to the next street so I can turn around and go home. This just plain sucks!
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11-27-2009, 07:55 PM
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#158
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Random Title Change!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by StormShadow
That hill is madness. If you have to stay in the left lane. I slid down the right lane the entire way using my tires turned right into the curb to break and stop myself from hitting the subaru in front of me who was doing the same thing. Parked in the parking lot at the bottom of the hill and walked back up and home to safety and sanity. Last I saw it was backed up at least to 16th ave and there were 3 cars (an suv and 2 vans) all snuggled together at the top of the hill at the intersection with 23rd ave.
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Wow, I've never seen it like that before. And I've been driving that hill every single week for 5 years now.
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Life is all about ass; you’re either covering it, laughing it off, kicking it, kissing it, busting it, trying to get a piece of it, behaving like one, or you live with one!!!
NSFL=Not So Funny Lady. But I will also accept Not Safe For Life and Not Sober For Long.
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11-27-2009, 07:59 PM
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#159
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by NSFL
Where the hell are the sanders? I have been told to stay home and that she's found a ride at work.
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In this case, I can see that it might be difficult to get the sanders out. The weather hit right at the start of rush hour. I'm wondering, though, if maybe they can't start getting creative with things. Like, allowing the new shopping mall at 85th and 17th to go out and sand/salt the hill beside the mall. (And same for malls or businesses in other areas.) Or putting sand barrels along the hill up Bow Trail. Things like that.
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11-27-2009, 08:02 PM
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#160
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Random Title Change!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Jedi Ninja
In this case, I can see that it might be difficult to get the sanders out. The weather hit right at the start of rush hour. I'm wondering, though, if maybe they can't start getting creative with things. Like, allowing the new shopping mall at 85th and 17th to go out and sand/salt the hill beside the mall. (And same for malls or businesses in other areas.) Or putting sand barrels along the hill up Bow Trail. Things like that.
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I'm not even sure if something like that's occurred to people.
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NSFL=Not So Funny Lady. But I will also accept Not Safe For Life and Not Sober For Long.
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