[News] CSEC and City of Calgary agree to restart formal discussions on new arena

[FormerPresJamesTaylor]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Not really accurate.h

Spoiler!

[FormerPresJamesTaylor]

Originally Posted by Major Major

A concourse lined with 1000s of single toilet bathrooms. Each one has a closet with a personal bartender and pocket dog artist.

[curves2000]

I have always wondered why the Flames don't have a couple of employee's directing traffic in the side washrooms on the concourse? The way it's shaped, a lot of people just line up for the first few stalls, meanwhile the ones in the back literally have no line up.

If they were able to encourage people waiting in line to get moving towards the back for literally 10 minutes a period, they might be able to collectively get a few hundred more people in and out of there, spending money concessions etc a game

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by getbak

His most-recent tour was all stadiums and he only played Skydome and BC Place in Canada.

His previous Canadian tour was in the fall of 2019 and that was an arena tour where he played multiple shows in each of Vancouver, Edmonton, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg. With that schedule, I'd say it's safe to say he would have played Calgary if the Saddledome had been able to accommodate him.

I don’t think so though. Sometimes tours skip Calgary or Edmonton for whatever reason, even pre new arena up north. Sometimes even when they play smaller venues they still skip one city.

Playing only 1 city per province isn’t unheard of. It’s just as likely he picks one location and skips the other.

[Wormius]

I have wondered why there is a not a medic station near any set of stairs. Every time I have gone to a game, I have seen somebody fall and nearly kill themselves. Last game, some guy slipped and hit his head on the railings.

[memphusk]

Has anyone ever fallen over the handrail in the first row of the nosebleeds?

[Jiggy_12]

Originally Posted by memphusk

Has anyone ever fallen over the handrail in the first row of the nosebleeds?

Yes, unless I am mistaken, many years back (maybe 10-15) I believe this did happen and there were some serious injuries to both the person who fell and the person who was fallen on to.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Jiggy_12

Yes, unless I am mistaken, many years back (maybe 10-15) I believe this did happen and there were some serious injuries to both the person who fell and the person who was fallen on to.

Against the Canucks, I was at that game. Suddenly everyone in one area was standing and going crazy. Turns out there was an altercation and a Canucks fan started to fall and grabbed his buddy. They both fell over the railing into the second tier.

There was never any public update on what happened, which is consistent with the Flames. I remember there was a heart attack in section 220 at a Sharks game during the anthem. The Flames proudly announced the resuscitation, which the local media produced a story on. But I'm sure there's been worse outcomes of medical emergency that they don't announce (Someone collapsed during the anthem when the Flames hosted an AHL Heat game at the Dome, and looked pretty dead to everyone around the area).

[jayswin]

I still remember the worst two people I've ever seen in my life at that game. Two early 20's guys walking up to their seats got told to stop and wait while EMS was dealing with an issue. They were 10 feet away and someone told them that a man was having a heart attack.

The one guy looked over to the area in annoyance and said to his friend "well, I hope he dies then" and kind of laughed. His buddy laughed and they stood there in complete annoyance that they couldn't get to their seats. I mean I was a stupid kid, but never had ugly feelings like that towards a stranger at risk of losing his life.

[GullFoss]

Originally Posted by jayswin

I still remember the worst two people I've ever seen in my life at that game. Two early 20's guys walking up to their seats got told to stop and wait while EMS was dealing with an issue. They were 10 feet away and someone told them that a man was having a heart attack.

The one guy looked over to the area in annoyance and said to his friend "well, I hope he dies then" and kind of laughed. His buddy laughed and they stood there in complete annoyance that they couldn't get to their seats. I mean I was a stupid kid, but never had ugly feelings like that towards a stranger at risk of losing his life.

To me this sounds like really dry, sarcastic humor. Easy to be taken offensively and probably wasn't delivered very well and probably wasn't funny...but it reads like a joke to me.

What year was this?

[Phaneufenstein]

Originally Posted by memphusk

I had to pinch a loaf at the game something fierce one time. Spicy hot wings earlier in the day bit me. I trot off to the ####ter and it had one handicapped sized toilet stall. Well someone had booted the door out past the lock so it was swinging the wrong way and I couldn't lock it. I also couldn't reach it to hold it closed. Buzzer goes to end period. Probably a dozen people opened that door to se me mid loaf. All I could say is this seats taken. Pretty funny now, wasn't great then.

Legit laughed out loud, thanks for actually sharing this unpleasant at the time experience!
Could totally see a situation like this unfold, which makes this funnier.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by GullFoss

To me this sounds like really dry, sarcastic humor. Easy to be taken offensively and probably wasn't delivered very well and probably wasn't funny...but it reads like a joke to me.

What year was this?

How is making a joke vs a comment any better while standing next to an unconscious father getting resuscitated while his young son stands in shock?

Either way it comes off sociopathic, not poorly delivered or unfunny. This was around 2006/2007 ish. Ken King was up there immediately.

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Not really accurate. Even with a new building there’s no guarantee he plays here. He likely still does 2x shows just in Edmonton.

And the current tour was a stadium tour. We had no chance regardless of the arena.

And then there was that tour (2011-12) Elton John went to Calgary, Red Deer, Lethbridge and Grande Prairie but not Edmonton.

[Jordan!]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

proves that hockey can work in Florida IMO and b) proves that it's pretty much just all about winning at the end of the day.

Their arena is in an excellent location btw..

Tempe about to become the new Tampa

What's next on the Calgary arena front?? Still seems like years away from even an agreement? 5+ from breaking ground?

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Jordan!

Tempe about to become the new Tampa

[GreatWhiteEbola]

Originally Posted by Flames_Gimp

it will be nice to have an actual toilet that i can use,aparentally wheelchair people don't get the ####s lol

If people would stop pissing all over the accessible stall and toilet seat I would be eternally grateful. McMahon does it right, there's a universal washroom with an attendant. Pure bliss I tell ya!

[midniteowl]

Originally Posted by GullFoss

To me this sounds like really dry, sarcastic humor. Easy to be taken offensively and probably wasn't delivered very well and probably wasn't funny...but it reads like a joke to me.

What year was this?

I totally disagree! When someone's life is on the line, when someone is fighting for his/her life, it's NEVER time to make a joke about it. Doesn't matter how old that idiot joker is.

[PuckSlap]

Originally Posted by jayswin

I still remember the worst two people I've ever seen in my life at that game. Two early 20's guys walking up to their seats got told to stop and wait while EMS was dealing with an issue. They were 10 feet away and someone told them that a man was having a heart attack.

The one guy looked over to the area in annoyance and said to his friend "well, I hope he dies then" and kind of laughed. His buddy laughed and they stood there in complete annoyance that they couldn't get to their seats. I mean I was a stupid kid, but never had ugly feelings like that towards a stranger at risk of losing his life.

One of those moments you wish you posted or a picture of them.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by GullFoss

To me this sounds like really dry, sarcastic humor. Easy to be taken offensively and probably wasn't delivered very well and probably wasn't funny...but it reads like a joke to me.

What year was this?

Hey...I like dark, gallows humour probably more than the next guy, but if someone is in actual life or death distress? STFU and GTFO of the way.

If you want to be a chucklehead about it later within your friend group, thats your business, but in the moment? At the scene?

Time and place and read the room. What if that guy's wife and kids were right there?

The only really appropriate response in that moment is "Holy ####! Really? Let me get out of your way!"

[The Yen Man]

Really hoping cooler heads prevail and both sides reach an agreement soon, as it really does seem like the arena's an inevitability. There's way too much construction around the area not to have this Event Centre there eventually. It feels like they city's already penciled it in at this point.