Water up to row 10 at Saddledome. Dressing rooms submerged.

[FFR]

https://twitter.com/42megasxlr/statu...709952/photo/1

Photo inside the dome... Very sad

[getbak]

Eerie.

[Locke]

I think this has honestly been the worst day in the history of the City of Calgary.

Not because of the Dome, but because of overall destruction and devastation. Its been absolute madness.

And yet, I believe it should confirm everyone's faith in this city. In the face of insurmountable opposition the people of Calgary still give. They donate their time, their money and their supplies.

It is in the actions of people under pressure that true character is proven.

[browna]

Originally Posted by FFR

https://twitter.com/42megasxlr/statu...709952/photo/1

Photo inside the dome... Very sad

So that's from the "behind the bench side" of the Dome, given the red seats, and taken from the outside part of a luxury box.

Looks to be fairly in the middle of the rink, maybe more towards one end...the red reflection on the left is likely from the clock that's up halfway in the second level (though not sure why it would have power) at the end.

Here's a pic...count 5 or 6 rows down from the box to get an idea of where the water does indeed come up to.

[Caged Great]

[blender]

Originally Posted by Locke

I think this has honestly been the worst day in the history of the City of Calgary.

Not because of the Dome, but because of overall destruction and devastation. Its been absolute madness.

And yet, I believe it should confirm everyone's faith in this city. In the face of insurmountable opposition the people of Calgary still give. They donate their time, their money and their supplies.

It is in the actions of people under pressure that true character is proven.

I lived in Calgary for over twenty years, and I know how good of a city it is, so I'm confident that things will be ok in the end, but vibes to everyone who is affected by this disaster.

[You Need a Thneed]

Looks to be 10-12 feet deep then.

Rough calculation:
3 tonnes of water sitting on each square metre of floor = approx 600 lbs per sq ft, on every square foot of that floor. Hopefully. There isn't too much that is compressible under that floor.

[puckluck2]

Originally Posted by blender

I lived in Calgary for over twenty years, and I know how good of a city it is, so I'm confident that things will be ok in the end, but vibes to everyone who is affected by this disaster.

Born and raised Calgarian, 27 years and I think this will make our city even stronger. I think we forget how completely fortunate we are. 0 deaths in Calgary so far with a massive amount of flooding. Everyone from the Calgary police, Fire department, EMS, Parking control, to the Army and countless other agencies has made that all possible. I love this city, wouldn't want to live anywhere else. What's not to like? you feel safe pretty much anywhere you go and I've lived in probably the worst neighborhood in Calgary my whole life and I would still feel confident walking alone at night. I've visited a lot of places and I'm not just saying this as cliché, but we honestly have some of the nicest good hearted people in the world.

We live in the best country in the world and one of the best cities in Canada. No flood will change that.

[pylon]

Originally Posted by Locke

I think this has honestly been the worst day in the history of the City of Calgary.

Not because of the Dome, but because of overall destruction and devastation. Its been absolute madness.

And yet, I believe it should confirm everyone's faith in this city. In the face of insurmountable opposition the people of Calgary still give. They donate their time, their money and their supplies.

It is in the actions of people under pressure that true character is proven.

This isn't the worst day in Calgary.

The day Trudeau announced the NEP, and bankrupted thousands of families in this city was. I will never forget the day I came home from grade 1 and my dad was crying with his face buried in his hands saying to my mom "What will we do? What will we do?" over and over. They had just bought a massive $350,000 house (in 1980 dollars, it equivalent to about 1.5 million now) 2 months earlier, and it just less than halved in value, and my dads entire company was laid off along with almost every other engineer in this city. Half my friends moved away, or moved to other parts of the City as everyone downgraded, and I never saw most of them ever again.

My dad had 2 friends kill them selves they were so financially devastated, and families were torn apart over the stress of fathers losing their jobs, as it was still very uncommon for wives to be bread winners back then. My dad was reduced from being one of the most brilliant engineers in his field, to a Handyman fixing toilets for 3 years, and we lost everything, and their was no insurance to bail you out.

We will recover from this for the better part in months, the NEP took the better part of a decade for this city to recover from as it wasn't until the mid-late 80's that things really started getting back on track, from what was essentially Alberta being robbed out of jealousy and spite from the East.

[KelVarnsen]

Can we not make this about politics?

[3 Justin 3]

Originally Posted by pylon

This isn't the worst day in Calgary.

The day Trudeau announced the NEP, and bankrupted thousands of families in this city was. I will never forget the day I came home from grade 1 and my dad was crying with his face buried in his hands saying to my mom "What will we do? What will we do?" over and over. They had just bought a massive $350,000 house (in 1980 dollars, it equivalent to about 1.5 million now) 2 months earlier, and it just less than halved in value, and my dads entire company was laid off along with almost every other engineer in this city. Half my friends moved away, or moved to other parts of the City as everyone downgraded, and I never saw most of them ever again.

My dad had 2 friends kill them selves they were so financially devastated, and families were torn apart over the stress of fathers losing their jobs, as it was still very uncommon for wives to be bread winners back then. My dad was reduced from being one of the most brilliant engineers in his field, to a Handyman fixing toilets for 3 years, and we lost everything, and their was no insurance to bail you out.

We will recover from this for the better part in months, the NEP took the better part of a decade for this city to recover from as it wasn't until the mid-late 80's that things really started getting back on track, from what was essentially Alberta being robbed out of jealousy and spite from the East.

[killer_carlson]

Originally Posted by KelVarnsen

Can we not make this about politics?

Ok, as long as you keep perspective the city has been through worse.

[icecube]

Nm

[Slava]

Originally Posted by pylon

This isn't the worst day in Calgary.

The day Trudeau announced the NEP, and bankrupted thousands of families in this city was. I will never forget the day I came home from grade 1 and my dad was crying with his face buried in his hands saying to my mom "What will we do? What will we do?" over and over. They had just bought a massive $350,000 house (in 1980 dollars, it equivalent to about 1.5 million now) 2 months earlier, and it just less than halved in value, and my dads entire company was laid off along with almost every other engineer in this city. Half my friends moved away, or moved to other parts of the City as everyone downgraded, and I never saw most of them ever again.

My dad had 2 friends kill them selves they were so financially devastated, and families were torn apart over the stress of fathers losing their jobs, as it was still very uncommon for wives to be bread winners back then. My dad was reduced from being one of the most brilliant engineers in his field, to a Handyman fixing toilets for 3 years, and we lost everything, and their was no insurance to bail you out.

We will recover from this for the better part in months, the NEP took the better part of a decade for this city to recover from as it wasn't until the mid-late 80's that things really started getting back on track, from what was essentially Alberta being robbed out of jealousy and spite from the East.

This is garbage. Take a look at how people have lost everything in Southern Alberta. Flood damages are not covered and while the government will surely step in to assist in the rebuild, there are a lot of things that cannot be replaced. I've sat down with people who had no time to leave their homes and lost family heirlooms, photos and everything else. I've seen the pain and anguish and I'm telling you bluntly that you have no idea what you're talking about.

Take a stroll through these areas (please don't at this point and stay out of the way!), and have a chat with some of these people who built our country. Explain to them that what they're going through is no big deal because of the NEP. What a joke.

I have no idea why you would post this trash in a thread about the saddledome either. Here on CP, regardless of your political stripe, I think most of us are as disappointed and saddened by the damage to the saddledome as anyone. Yet you decide to take cheap political shots and try to turn things into an argument. What a disgrace.

[Cleveland Steam Whistle]

Originally Posted by 3 Justin 3

I know! Pylon killed a guy......with a trident. He should probably lay low for a while.

[pylon]

Originally Posted by Slava

This is garbage. Take a look at how people have lost everything in Southern Alberta. Flood damages are not covered and while the government will surely step in to assist in the rebuild, there are a lot of things that cannot be replaced. I've sat down with people who had no time to leave their homes and lost family heirlooms, photos and everything else. I've seen the pain and anguish and I'm telling you bluntly that you have no idea what you're talking about.

Take a stroll through these areas (please don't at this point and stay out of the way!), and have a chat with some of these people who built our country. Explain to them that what they're going through is no big deal because of the NEP. What a joke.

I have no idea why you would post this trash in a thread about the saddledome either. Here on CP, regardless of your political stripe, I think most of us are as disappointed and saddened by the damage to the saddledome as anyone. Yet you decide to take cheap political shots and try to turn things into an argument. What a disgrace.

That wasn't my intention, I am just pointing out we have been through worse and I lived through it. We lost everything not because of physical damage, we had to start from scratch because of financial damage that was out of everyone's control at the time. And the people that did lose everything back then, had no federal aid, or insurance to help them.

I wasn't trying to make a political statement, I was just trying to give perspective to people who may not have been around during that very dark time. This whole situation sucks the big one, but for the better part, we are talking about 'things' that will be replaced, and for the better part, people are going to be fine very soon. That was not the case back then.

[DazzlinDino]

Originally Posted by Slava

This is garbage. Take a look at how people have lost everything in Southern Alberta. Flood damages are not covered and while the government will surely step in to assist in the rebuild, there are a lot of things that cannot be replaced. I've sat down with people who had no time to leave their homes and lost family heirlooms, photos and everything else. I've seen the pain and anguish and I'm telling you bluntly that you have no idea what you're talking about.

Take a stroll through these areas (please don't at this point and stay out of the way!), and have a chat with some of these people who built our country. Explain to them that what they're going through is no big deal because of the NEP. What a joke.

I have no idea why you would post this trash in a thread about the saddledome either. Here on CP, regardless of your political stripe, I think most of us are as disappointed and saddened by the damage to the saddledome as anyone. Yet you decide to take cheap political shots and try to turn things into an argument. What a disgrace.

I think you completely missed the point of his post, he was actually trying to be encouraging while giving an example of recent hard times in the City. I don't get the impression he has any intention of discussing politics it was just used for clarification. Definitely some people are going through terrible, terrible times right now and we need to do all we can to stand shoulder to shoulder.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by pylon

That wasn't my intention, I am just pointing out we have been through worse and I lived through it. We lost everything not because of physical damage, we had to start from scratch because of financial damage that was out of everyone's control at the time. And the people that did lose everything back then, had no federal aid, or insurance to help them.

I wasn't trying to make a political statement, I was just trying to give perspective to people who may not have been around during that very dark time. This whole situation sucks the big one, but for the better part, we are talking about 'things' that will be replaced, and for the better part, people are going to be fine very soon. That was not the case back then.

You didn't lose everything. You had all of your personal effects, all of your pictures and mementos and everything. These people lost EVERYTHING. Have a look at the houses in Bragg Creek or High River where the floods have clearly destroyed those peoples possessions. People have died in the severity and thousands have been evacuated. I'm not going to argue this with you, basically because its the completely wrong thing to do. But people losing their homes in the midst of a global economic recession is not comparable to people heading to work when all is well Thursday morning and then finding out they lost their homes.

[pylon]

Originally Posted by DazzlinDino

I think you completely missed the point of his post, he was actually trying to be encouraging while giving an example of recent hard times in the City. I don't get the impression he has any intention of discussing politics it was just used for clarification. Definitely some people are going through terrible, terrible times right now and we need to do all we can to stand shoulder to shoulder.

No, it's OK, I am a complete a-hole, as the couple I have put up in my condo right now, that are running errands in one of my cars, while her husband is wearing my clothes, think I am a complete uncaring a-hole too. They told me that when I made them breakfast before I left for work this morning. I have no perspective on this situation.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by pylon

No, it's OK, I am a complete a-hole, as the couple I have put up in my condo right now, that are running errands in one of my cars, while her husband is wearing my clothes, think I am a complete uncaring a-hole too. They told me that when I made them breakfast before I left for work this morning. I have no perspective on this situation.

Good lord. Obviously my disdain for your bringing politics into this doesn't mean I think you're a terrible person.