Radio show: Who wants to go to edmonton?

[peter12]

Originally Posted by Calgary Flames

Flying sucks? right

Yeah, flying sucks. As soon as I get on the plane I can hardly wait to get off.

[soulchoice]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Heh.

That is what I thought. I went for my first time last year on Canada Day (Whyte Ave)... It was pretty lifeless, except for gangbanger wannabees and drunken teenagers.

Downtown was also dead. Barely any activity. And the mall was not all that great either.

The things you described can also be said about our city here, Calgary. Downtown here is the same way as well, dead, lifeless. Edmonton is not as bad as some make it out to be. However as one previous poster says, this is a Flames board, so i guess there will always be some civic pride here for the city of Calgary.

[Agamemnon]

Originally Posted by Calgary Flames

Flying sucks? right

Flying does suck. It just happens to be the fastest way to get places. If you're a 180+ pound man who's over 5'10", you get real tired of coach airplane seats real quick.

[Buff]

Originally Posted by Agamemnon

Flying does suck. It just happens to be the fastest way to get places. If you're a 180+ pound man who's over 5'10", you get real tired of coach airplane seats real quick.

Try flying when you're 6'3" and 250lbs. Caught the skyjet from Calgary to Salt Lake, and that was horrible. The guy in front of me would not have been able to recline his seat if he tried. The flight from Salt Lake to Hawaii was better, but I still had less than 1" clearance between my knees and the seat in front of me.

[Weiser Wonder]

London to Calgary on Air Transat was no fun. Mr. Lowertheseat in front of me didn't help. Flying would probably be fun if it was your first time but I fly so much it's feels more like riding the bus for hours straight.

[Resolute 14]

If you want a fun flight, take a 16 seater to Fort Nelson.

As far as the topic goes, I do find it hilarious that it took 25 tries for Edmonton to find 3 people willing to go there, though the yo-yo promotion was the truely embarrassing one for Edmonton.

[Hemi-Cuda]

The national contest was part of a $50,000 marketing ploy to attract attention to E-Town.

so it's not just the oiler fans with those rediculous nicknames? those stupid shortened names annoy me so much it's enough for me to not go up there just in spite

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

so it's not just the oiler fans with those rediculous nicknames? those stupid shortened names annoy me so much it's enough for me to not go up there just in spite

That annoys me to no end as well. It just reminds me of those white hicks that are always on Jerry Springer talking in ebonics, and it always sounds so forced.

It also annoys me how they call their team "The Oil". It would be like us calling our team "The Heat", or Panthers fans calling their team "The Cat". It's so corny.

[RedMan12]

Originally Posted by Agamemnon

Flying does suck. It just happens to be the fastest way to get places. If you're a 180+ pound man who's over 5'10", you get real tired of coach airplane seats real quick.

I'm 6'2" 195 and after a 10 hour flight to Japan I can't move my legs. Only thing that makes it tolerable is the seat back tv and games, and all you can drink alcohol.