2014 Calgary Stampede

[Senator Clay Davis]

The liquor thing is weird because most Stampede parties take the time to get special event licenses anyways, so drinking can pretty much go on anytime. This is just about bars trying to get a few more drunks in the door at 8am and using the Stampede as a cover.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Otto-matic

Calgary Herald‏@calgaryherald30 minsBREAKING: Stampede parties can start at 7 a.m. Friday (and 8 a.m. for the rest of Stampede) as AGLC authorizes early liquor service #yyc

Calgary Herald‏@calgaryherald29 mins
“As part of the continuous improvements to our policies, we’re taking this opportunity to pilot more flexible liquor service hours":AGLC CEO

Oh boy! We get to deal with drunks at 8am now for a week straight

Is this a new development?

[calumniate]

That's the question I always ask.. what time does the liquor store open!

[Ducay]

Originally Posted by calumniate

That's the question I always ask.. what time does the liquor store open!

Finally all the money being thrown at Councillors by the Homeless Lobby groups is finally paying off! Well..at least I hope that was money they were throwing at them.

[iggy_oi]

Does anybody know where to find a list of how many tickets each ride costs, looking more for the kids rides

[Burke Salad]

Do they still offer that roast beef buffet in the Saddledome? If so, anyone know what the cost is?

[Barnes]

Originally Posted by DoubleK

Source?

Every beer ever opened by a server? If it wasn't manditory why would every golf cart have 4 beers sloshing around in the cup holder?

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by DoubleK

Is it law in Alberta to open a beer when serving it?

The AGLC Licensee Handbook states:

5.3.10 All liquor containers (e.g., cans, bottles, etc.) must be opened
by licensee staff before being served.

[DoubleK]

Thx. That's what I was looking for.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by nik-

Is this a new development?

No kidding. This won't change the number of morning drunks, just where they get boozed up.

[csnarpy]

Nm

[WhiteTiger]

Went to sneak a peek tonight. My first time going to the Stampede in a decade. I was pleasantly surprised. The wait for rides wasn't too bad at all, the crowds were decently light. Will probably wait 10 more years before going again. The vendor section in the BMO pretty much felt like one giant "As Seen On TV!" advert.

[llwhiteoutll]

Originally Posted by jaydorn

I dunno 10 days of 8:00am-2:00am beers seem like a recipe for disaster. A one off for parade day or a gold medal game is one thing, but I'm not sure how a stretch of alcohol fuelled mayhem is gonna work out

You can't seriously believe that 2 hours earlier is going to have a negative impact?

[Knut]

Went to Bull-bustin at ranchmans last night. What a great idea and fun event.

[Regular_John]

Originally Posted by llwhiteoutll

You can't seriously believe that 2 hours earlier is going to have a negative impact?

As I said in my original post, for one off events, sure, it's not a terrible idea.

But I do see having the Cowboys tent or Nashville North open & serving at 8:00 as a potential recipe for disaster. The tents are messy enough during their regular hours, so why stretch it out further? I'm also not just thinking this year, but going forward if 8:00am serving times during Stampede becoming the standard.

[getbak]

[Hack&Lube]

^ so that's where the 3rd jerseys came from lol

[calgarygeologist]

Is there any place to bet on the chuckwagon races? Either in person or online? My online sportsbook doesn't offer chuckwagon betting (obviously the event is pretty small and localized.) Does Shanks off-track betting do chuckwagons?

It always makes it a little more interesting to watch the wagons when a small wager is involved.

[MuscleOnTheBlvd]

I went to the parade today, watched the whole thing for the first time in a few years.

I didn't see the Mayor though, was he there or did I miss him. There was a few other politicians and the Mayor of Lethbridge.

I must say I was expecting a little more presence from the Flames, they had a float with all their teams which was okay and the Stampeder cheerleaders which kinda saved the whole thing in my view, it was just okay.

Otherwise it was a good parade, could have had a few more marching bands. I liked the military tanks, troops and marching band as well as the RCMP.

My favorite thing was probably the Native Warrior, may have been from the Siksika band.

[nik-]

There were tanks?!