06-10-2011, 08:11 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Calgary
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People in River park with clipboards???
Not sure how many people use this park or where there last night but does anyone know why there were like at least 20 people there with clipboards? They were all in groups of 4. I think I overheard they were in a class of soem sort but I saw age range from 12 - 60.
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06-10-2011, 08:24 AM
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#2
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Victoria, BC
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I'm guessing it's a class of some sort.
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06-10-2011, 08:26 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Market Mall Food Court
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HotHotHeat
I'm guessing it's a class of soem sort.
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There's your real answer.
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06-10-2011, 08:29 AM
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One of the Nine
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Isn't it about time for the annual poop pick up? Maybe they were taking inventory of all the turds so that they knew how many poop bags to order?
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06-10-2011, 08:40 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Calgary.
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It's the "Day to pickup park poop".
It usually precedes the "Night of the flaming paper bags".
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06-10-2011, 08:41 AM
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Took an arrow to the knee
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Toronto
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Obviously a clipboard convention.
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06-10-2011, 08:44 AM
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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Wouldn't be the first time somebody was confused their first day working as a land surveyor.
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06-10-2011, 08:57 AM
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Some sort of cult?
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06-10-2011, 09:11 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesKickAss
Not sure how many people use this park or where there last night but does anyone know why there were like at least 20 people there with clipboards? They were all in groups of 4. I think I overheard they were in a class of soem sort but I saw age range from 12 - 60.
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I asked them what they were doing. Their resident dog whisperer had them go to the park to observe the ways the dogs communicate with each other, so that they might better communicate with their own dogs.
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06-10-2011, 09:48 AM
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I also saw around 30 kids running around a field near my house last night; funny thing was, they were all wearing colored shirts and shorts.... Anyone know whats up?
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06-10-2011, 10:05 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ducay
I also saw around 30 kids running around a field near my house last night; funny thing was, they were all wearing colored shirts and shorts.... Anyone know whats up?
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Sounds like devil worship to me.
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06-10-2011, 10:11 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ducay
I also saw around 30 kids running around a field near my house last night; funny thing was, they were all wearing colored shirts and shorts.... Anyone know whats up?
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Did the shirts say "Timbits"? If so, that's a donut-worshiping cult. They get them young.
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06-10-2011, 10:12 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 4X4
Isn't it about time for the annual poop pick up? Maybe they were taking inventory of all the turds so that they knew how many poop bags to order?
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Saw signs thats on Sunday
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06-10-2011, 10:13 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MickMcGeough
I asked them what they were doing. Their resident dog whisperer had them go to the park to observe the ways the dogs communicate with each other, so that they might better communicate with their own dogs.
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Seems interesting, they didn't say who though?
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06-10-2011, 10:30 AM
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Kind of off topic but those people on the street corners downtown with the clipboards trying to get me to donate to the red cross or whatever really piss me off.
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06-10-2011, 10:30 AM
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#2 960 Prankster
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: In a Pub
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesKickAss
Seems interesting, they didn't say who though?
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They whispered it.
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06-10-2011, 10:35 AM
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Ate 100 Treadmills
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Originally Posted by malcolmk14
Kind of off topic but those people on the street corners downtown with the clipboards trying to get me to donate to the red cross or whatever really piss me off.
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Oh yeah....soliciting in public spaces is not cool. The worst part is I tried to make a one time donation to them and they said you had to commit to a payment coming off your credit card every month. Apparently a large part of the money collect never actually finds its way to the charity either. Charities in general are bad at donating actual money to their cause. This puts another level of people you have to pay between you and the cause.
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06-10-2011, 11:41 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blankall
Oh yeah....soliciting in public spaces is not cool. The worst part is I tried to make a one time donation to them and they said you had to commit to a payment coming off your credit card every month. Apparently a large part of the money collect never actually finds its way to the charity either. Charities in general are bad at donating actual money to their cause. This puts another level of people you have to pay between you and the cause.
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Presumably at least some of that money goes to paying the people with the clipboards...
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06-10-2011, 11:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fotze
I decided to jaywalk when spotting them ahead, they saw this and shouted "are you just trying to avoid us?" I said "Yup".
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They do seem to be getting more rude.
I should probably call the city and report them for violating the panhandling bylaw.
http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/bu/cityclerks/3m99.pdf
Because I've definitely been hit up by these guys at transit stations, and they've pursued me after I've said no once. It seems to me like that's in violation of this bylaw. I wonder if they'd pay the fine ($50) or take the year in jail...
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06-10-2011, 11:54 AM
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Do you think the city really wants to deal with the backlash for fining Red Cross volunteers? (assuming they don't have some form of permit, etc)
EDIT: Straight out of panhandling bylaw (3M99): " but does not include a solicitation allowed or
authorized pursuant to the Charitable Fund-raising Act, R.S.A. 2000, c.C-9. "
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