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[GGG]

Really to fix Banff you need to charge an excessive amount for parking anywhere in town and a moderate amount at the big lot at the entrance.

Get cars out of the town proper unless people pay excessively. I’m general free transit subsidized by those who want to drive.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Icantwhisper

Idiot in McKenzie towne lighting off fire works last night, 1 or 2 sets of fireworks cool , fun. 7-8 fireworks, all the same kind, nothing different at all, 5 mins apart, now you're just annoying everyone for 40 mins.
I think Mckenzie Towne is the city capital of making a tonne of noise for no reason, loud crappy cars, loud music, just obnoxious people in general.

What do you want me to do? I had a box of Fireworks, I've got to get rid of them at some point and I thought I picked an appropriate moment!!

[Locke]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

I haven’t been to the Grizzly House.

But there’s gotta be one redeeming quality about it… doesn’t there?

Though, I only see Banff’s worst whenever I walk by.

I can't even remember the food. No BS it had to be among the top 3 worst dining experiences of my life.

I couldnt get out of that place fast enough.

And the worst part? Go and take a piss. Oh yeah. Try it. Every surface is covered in grease. Want to flush? Oh that handle is greased up baby! Wash your hands?

Good. Goddamned. Luck.

The handles are covered in grease. Even if you wash your hands the second you go to turn that tap off? You're covered in grease again. Door handle to get out of the bathroom? You bet its greasy.

There are people who have wrestled in tubs grease who were less greasy than the average customer at The Grizzly House!

You literally breathe it in.

*shudders*

[Locke]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Well it’s not really a place you visit for the exciting drive through it.

There is the Banff Museum which I think is absolutely exceptional! Learning about the Swiss and German Immigrants who scaled all of the Mountains for what essentially amounts to 'for fun' and essentially built that place?

Its fascinating.

It is actually very cool. They've got old-timey climbing equipment on display and they tell you about the early explorers, its really interesting.

"Thanks, I dont want a 'Canada key-chain' my my key-chain needs are met, nor do I require a fridge-magnet I'm fine, this is more interesting."

People sometimes forget that people came to Canada and saw..."What the hell is this? Lets climb them!"

[Locke]

I wouldnt touch that Fondue without a Paramedic and a Priest standing by.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by GGG

Really to fix Banff you need to charge an excessive amount for parking anywhere in town and a moderate amount at the big lot at the entrance.

Get cars out of the town proper unless people pay excessively. I’m general free transit subsidized by those who want to drive.

It needs a massive underground parkade outside the town connected to a monorail.

[Barnet Flame]

Originally Posted by Locke

I've volunteered to serve meals at homeless shelters in the past. Its usually a very pleasant experience.

If you ever need an emotional or mental 'pick-me-up' those places are awesome!

"At least I've got it better than that guy!"

I am kidding. Of course.



Have you ever been to The Grizzly House?

It might be the single most disgusting establishment I have ever entered. I know of it's sordid history but even now, after being 'cleaned up' you can just feel the grease on every surface. Its palpable.

I haven’t been to the Grizzly House in decades.

Most people think ‘Grizzly’ relates to a bear. Not in this context.

[Barnet Flame]

Originally Posted by Locke

I can't even remember the food. No BS it had to be among the top 3 worst dining experiences of my life.

I couldnt get out of that place fast enough.

And the worst part? Go and take a piss. Oh yeah. Try it. Every surface is covered in grease. Want to flush? Oh that handle is greased up baby! Wash your hands?

Good. Goddamned. Luck.

The handles are covered in grease. Even if you wash your hands the second you go to turn that tap off? You're covered in grease again. Door handle to get out of the bathroom? You bet it’s greasy.

There are people who have wrestled in tubs grease who were less greasy than the average customer at The Grizzly House!

You literally breathe it in.

*shudders*

That ain’t grease.

[Raekwon]

Originally Posted by Icantwhisper

Idiot in McKenzie towne lighting off fire works last night, 1 or 2 sets of fireworks cool , fun. 7-8 fireworks, all the same kind, nothing different at all, 5 mins apart, now you're just annoying everyone for 40 mins.
I think Mckenzie Towne is the city capital of making a tonne of noise for no reason, loud crappy cars, loud music, just obnoxious people in general.

Speaking with a co-worker today and she said that people were shooting off fireworks at Scotsman Hill before the fireworks. Why would you do that with all the people around you and right before a proper firework show.

Edit:

Also waking up to people in Airdrie complaining the fireworks in Airdrie were too good and cost too much taxpayer money . . .

[Icantwhisper]

Originally Posted by Locke

What do you want me to do? I had a box of Fireworks, I've got to get rid of them at some point and I thought I picked an appropriate moment!!

Buy a variety, you just lit the same garbage firework 8 times, now get in your mustang and floor it while blasting crappy EDM

[Zary's-Mustache]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Okay. Maybe somebody else can ask you what you mean then.

My bad, was a ######bag response to you. Was in a bad mood.

I think Banff needs to expand. It's clear the amount of people coming in everyday over the summer is just too much for Banff to handle.

More gondolas. More places to eat. Maybe offer restaurants incentives to open in banff.

It just feels like we are just too scared to make it better and bigger because of some animals. Eff the animals, this is our land.

Let's make it bigger.

[you&me]

Ordered groceries online from Superstore, which is gross enough already... But then when reaching for an ingredient that's needed for dinner, it's unsealed and half eaten. Max gross. #### Superstore.

[Whynotnow]

Originally Posted by GGG

Really to fix Banff you need to charge an excessive amount for parking anywhere in town and a moderate amount at the big lot at the entrance.

Get cars out of the town proper unless people pay excessively. I’m general free transit subsidized by those who want to drive.

Yeah I’ve often thought, the only way you get into town with a car is if you are a resident or with a hotel reservation. Everyone else parks out close to the highway and shuttled into town.

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by Zary's-Mustache

My bad, was a ######bag response to you. Was in a bad mood.

I think Banff needs to expand. It's clear the amount of people coming in everyday over the summer is just too much for Banff to handle.

More gondolas. More places to eat. Maybe offer restaurants incentives to open in banff.

It just feels like we are just too scared to make it better and bigger because of some animals. Eff the animals, this is our land.

Let's make it bigger.

You.wouldnt need to offer incentives to restaurants to open in Banff. If you lifted the hard cap on development and leased more land it would grow.

[Zary's-Mustache]

Originally Posted by bizaro86

You.wouldnt need to offer incentives to restaurants to open in Banff. If you lifted the hard cap on development and leased more land it would grow.

If you want to attract the big name fancy restaurants like Harveys/Swiss Chalet combo restaurants you'd have to offer something for them to bless that little town.

[Shazam]

What weird takes on Banff.

There's still plenty of times when it's not busy.

There's still plenty of parking, even when it's "busy".

There's still parts of Banff that are very quiet, even when it's busy.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by 8 Ball

The Banff Springs is exeptional.

Is it?

I mean don't get me wrong it's pretty cool setting and the building in parts look cool.

But unless you get a room in the original building, it is just a hotel & room.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

While the log ride has definitely seen some improvements in the last decade, it's definitely not a "top to bottom brand new" ride.

For reference, here's what it looks like now:

Spoiler!

vs. it's original look pre-2015 renovation:

Spoiler!

It hasn't seen any significant upgrades since the 2015 reno, which was mostly just visuals and increasing the speed in the 'rapids' area after the first drop.

Thanks

Doesn't seem impressive to me

[GGG]

Originally Posted by Shazam

What weird takes on Banff.

There's still plenty of times when it's not busy.

There's still plenty of parking, even when it's "busy".

There's still parts of Banff that are very quiet, even when it's busy.

I want to get rid of cars so that Banff is more walkable. There will be a plebiscite in August on the pedestrian zone on Banff ave in the summers. Essentially the town council passed a motion to make it permanent and then a group petitioned to undo that decision so now there will be a plebiscite.

If it were me I’d further expand the car free zones and restrict external car access. It would make Bamff better

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by GGG

I want to get rid of cars so that Banff is more walkable. There will be a plebiscite in August on the pedestrian zone on Banff ave in the summers. Essentially the town council passed a motion to make it permanent and then a group petitioned to undo that decision so now there will be a plebiscite.

If it were me I’d further expand the car free zones and restrict external car access. It would make Bamff better

I could get behind this, but it would be nice if they had large parking lots on the edge of town. Pretty simple to do. Cut some tress and chuck down some gravel.

Maybe throw in a free shuttle to Downtown Banff for good measure