2013 Calgary Best Neigbourhoods

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by fotze

I think if you just posted those pictures and took out that 'objective' nonsense it would go over better. Those pictures do make it look pretty nice.

My high school girlfriend lived in Bonavista and I have fond memories of fingering her along those nice beaches (fingering was a big deal at the time for some reason and I shudder at how lame I must have been).

I just wouldn't like the drive from downtown to and from their. I have to do that drive in the spring for my kids spring hockey and I just hate other Calgary drivers too much to do that every day.

Well, yeah, in retrospect I'd have worded it differently.

[valo403]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Well, yeah, in retrospect I'd have worded it differently.

Funny that you say that given that each time you've attempted to adjust your position all you've done is double down on a lake (and not just any lake, but your lake) being objectively better. That's the part people are taking issue with.

Your lake looks nice, I'd probably enjoy a BBQ in a lakeside yard, but I'd never want to live there. It offers nothing that appeals to me on a day to day basis, and that opinion is shared by numerous people. You probably wouldn't like living in my apartment, or my neighborhood, and that opinion is also shared by numerous people. We all value different things, and it is possible to sit here and discuss what those things are and why certain places meet those needs without resorting to declarations that certain things are inherently valuable when they clearly are not, or that certain personal opinions on what is valued carry more authority than others.

[Rhettzky]

Originally Posted by Sliver

I can't speak for all of the lakes, but LB is filled with city water, so the water is very fresh. The property in general is maintained to a much higher standard than a typical public beach. The sand is groomed regularly, there are a lot of flowers, trees, bushes, etc. There are also rules that help keep the facility nice and clean (e.g. no dogs allowed so you don't have to worry about stepping in mess, no glass bottles so there is never broken glass, etc.).

I don't really know about that. According to this post by troutman...

Originally Posted by troutman

Lakes dirtier than pools, but still safe

Swimmers at even the dirtiest city pools are exposed to far fewer disease-causing bacteria than beach-bathers at Calgary's nine private lakes, show tests commissioned by the Herald.

http://www.canada.com/story_print.ht...4ec96&sponsor=

...Lake Bonivista is the 2nd "crappiest" lake in the city.

TESTING THE WATERS

Fecal coliform counts from samples collected by lake managers between July 19 and July 23, and submitted to the Calgary Health Region. The figures represent the number of colony-forming units per 100 millilitres of water. Lakes are allowed to have counts of 200 colony-forming units per 100 millilitres. Two back-to-back tests of 400 prompt closure.

Auburn Bay less than 10
Lake Sundance less than 10
Lake Bonaventure less than 10
McKenzie Lake 10
Coral Springs less than 10
Lake Midnapore less than 10
Arbour Lake less than 10
Lake Bonavista 20
Lake Chaparral 40

[19Yzerman19]

If sliver is trolling he's doing an excellent job because that scrollbomb was incredibly goddamned annoying.

[worth]

[Peanut]

So is it an objective or subjective benefit that Lake Bonavista is plagued by attack hawks and (temporarily) no mail delivery?

http://www.calgaryherald.com/touch/n...tml?rel=841484

[calgarywinning]

The Lake Bonavista Lake dropped to 20 on the test because of the recent vandal attack and their use of the lake as a potty. It will bounce back.

Concerned resident.

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by calgarywinning

The Lake Bonavista Lake dropped to 20 on the test because of the recent vandal attack and their use of the lake as a potty. It will bounce back.

Concerned resident.

Was it bums using the LRT to get down there and walking over?

I bet it was. Don't those bums know they belong in the inner-city?

[PsYcNeT]

Originally Posted by bigtime

was it bums using the lrt to get down there and walking over?

I bet it was. Don't those bums know they belong in the inner-city Detroit?

Fyp.

[Robotic]

Mail delivery has been suspended in Lake Bonavista due to a hawk...

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/ca...024/story.html

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by Robotic

Mail delivery has been suspended in Lake Bonavista due to a hawk...

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/ca...024/story.html

Lake Bonavista. Only community to have a superduper mailbox.

Residents must now pick up their mail at a Canada Post office between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

Lake Bonavista. Only community to have a superduper mailbox.

Residents must now pick up their mail at a Canada Post office between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Pfft. How many other communities have a mail pick-up where you can also see the lake? Being completely objective and impartial, I think this is a major plus to Bonavista as the greatest community the world has seen!

[Slava]

Originally Posted by fotze

Also what other community has an area dedicated to people with Downs Syndrome?

Those people don't get lake access though. Discrimination?

[Zevo]

If they had lake access they would probably have drown syndrome.

[macrov]

What a stupid list. THe best neighborhoods are obviously the ones with the highest prices attached to them. Lol. HOw stupid.

[Regulator75]

Nm

[Canehdianman]

Originally Posted by macrov

What a stupid list. THe best neighborhoods are obviously the ones with the highest prices attached to them. Lol. HOw stupid.

Weird that the neighbourhoods with the most desirable traits are the most expensive.

I wonder why that is....

[normtwofinger]

Sliver working out:

Spoiler!

[Coach]

Oh man not this thread again.

[Papa Gino]

Originally Posted by normtwofinger

Sliver working out:

Spoiler!

I went to Jr High with that guy, and he works at the Lake. What a guy. Is that you Sliver?