Fun place to visit, a weekend was fine. I have no idea how those people live.
And I mean that. Like genuinely, actually survive.
I have never eaten or drank more in a 48 period in my life. I thought I was going to die on the drive home.
Just walking back to your own place is like 3 BBQ stops, beer, cigars, cocktails...I didnt even want to look at booze for 2 weeks after a weekend there.
Do they spend Winter in Rehab prepping for next summer? Nope. Not my scene whatsoever.
hahahahahaha. Dude we had the exact same experience. Would be hilarious if we were randomly there the same weekend. It was exhausting. Those dudes are a different breed. Non-stop drinking, socializing and generally right-wing politicking around. I needed a weekend to recover after being there for a weekend. And they start early in the morning, too. Like, I need to fricken sleep in and recover after one of those nights, but those guys are up and in the boats at the crack of dawn. I don't get it. I think I'd need to start using cocaine or something if I were to go back. I could not keep up.
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Banff doesn't have residency requirements, the national park does. National parks have many special rules. It's not a matter of "well we wanted our town to stay small so we implemented a bunch of hurdles for people to jump over". Hell, Canmore only exists in the form it does because it's just OUTSIDE the park.
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Banff doesn't have residency requirements, the national park does. National parks have many special rules. It's not a matter of "well we wanted our town to stay small so we implemented a bunch of hurdles for people to jump over". Hell, Canmore only exists in the form it does because it's just OUTSIDE the park.
Thanks for specifying that I wasn't speaking about banff but banff national park. Please sanction me
The point, obviously, was that the two are not comparable.
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hahahahahaha. Dude we had the exact same experience. Would be hilarious if we were randomly there the same weekend. It was exhausting. Those dudes are a different breed. Non-stop drinking, socializing and generally right-wing politicking around. I needed a weekend to recover after being there for a weekend. And they start early in the morning, too. Like, I need to fricken sleep in and recover after one of those nights, but those guys are up and in the boats at the crack of dawn. I don't get it. I think I'd need to start using cocaine or something if I were to go back. I could not keep up.
"You cant drink all day if you dont start early!!"
Jesus CHRIST people! Can I have some coffee?
"Only if theres whiskey in it!"
Its goddamned 9am!
"Here's Bacon, Eggs and Sausage and a cigarette! Lets go Boating!!"
I'm going to throw myself into the lake and just peacefully sink to the bottom.
Yeah...not my scene.
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"You cant drink all day if you dont start early!!"
Jesus CHRIST people! Can I have some coffee?
"Only if theres whiskey in it!"
Its goddamned 9am!
"Here's Bacon, Eggs and Sausage and a cigarette! Lets go Boating!!"
I'm going to throw myself into the lake and just peacefully sink to the bottom.
Yeah...not my scene.
You are knocking it out of the park with this. I can't believe how accurate everything you're saying is. Carbon copy of my experience.
And all the kids were just scampering around interchangeable with the other kids. We'd pull our boat up beside some other boat, a bunch of kids would trade places, then we'd be towing some randos for a while. Then we'd pull up beside some other boats and random moms would toss us some beers and sandwiches and we'd carry on.
Nobody seemed to care it was 35° out and we'd been on the lake with no shade drinking for 12 hours. I felt like I was the only sane one, but since I couldn't beat them I just had to join them.
Those people seriously need to learn what a nap is. No clue how that many people with that much stamina managed to find each other. It defies all logic and probability.
You are knocking it out of the park with this. I can't believe how accurate everything you're saying is. Carbon copy of my experience.
And all the kids were just scampering around interchangeable with the other kids. We'd pull our boat up beside some other boat, a bunch of kids would trade places, then we'd be towing some randos for a while. Then we'd pull up beside some other boats and random moms would toss us some beers and sandwiches and we'd carry on.
Nobody seemed to care it was 35° out and we'd been on the lake with no shade drinking for 12 hours. I felt like I was the only sane one, but since I couldn't beat them I just had to join them.
Those people seriously need to learn what a nap is. No clue how that many people with that much stamina managed to find each other. It defies all logic and probability.
Oh my God yeah...its like they had a system. The ladies' boat would pull up and I'm thinking...
"Okay, we'll tie up together, maybe anchor a bit, chill, do some swimming..."
Nope.
"Here is beer, food, we're exchanging those random children for these ones and you keep boating, kthanxbye!!"
Are you fatating s###ing me with this?
And you're right. Nothing you could do. Crack another beer and try and make sure you come back with the same number of kids you left with. It doesnt have to be the same kids...just the same number.
And then when you get back its BBQ and more drinks and heres a cigar and....on and on.
I dont know where they get the energy...and these arent young people! We're not talking College Dudebros...although they might have used to be, but they're in their 40s and 50s and they're drinking like the English.
It was probably the single most exhausting weekend of my life.
"So...you going to buy a place out here?"
Fata. No.
I swear, it was like the whole community tried to put on this big show to try and sell us on joining...it was like a Cult. Thats exactly what it was like.
Nope. I'm not going to pay money for what is effectively 'Torture By Fun.'
Man...if the Soviets had thought of this, history might have turned out very differently.
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Oh my God yeah...its like they had a system. The ladies' boat would pull up and I'm thinking...
"Okay, we'll tie up together, maybe anchor a bit, chill, do some swimming..."
Nope.
"Here is beer, food, we're exchanging those random children for these ones and you keep boating, kthanxbye!!"
Are you fatating s###ing me with this?
And you're right. Nothing you could do. Crack another beer and try and make sure you come back with the same number of kids you left with. It doesnt have to be the same kids...just the same number.
And then when you get back its BBQ and more drinks and heres a cigar and....on and on.
I dont know where they get the energy...and these arent young people! We're not talking College Dudebros...although they might have used to be, but they're in their 40s and 50s and they're drinking like the English.
It was probably the single most exhausting weekend of my life.
"So...you going to buy a place out here?"
Fata. No.
I swear, it was like the whole community tried to put on this big show to try and sell us on joining...it was like a Cult. Thats exactly what it was like.
Nope. I'm not going to pay money for what is effectively 'Torture By Fun.'
Man...if the Soviets had thought of this, history might have turned out very differently.
Okay, apologies to all for the derail and sidetrack in this thread, but if you are a normal person and ever ended up at MacGregor for a weekend you'd totally be okay with this.
Yeah man, it was borderline traumatizing for me. Like, I want to say there was a Stepford wives thing going on there, but that's not quite accurate, either. There was a culty vibe and I don't understand how everyone could be best friends with everyone. That doesn't make any sense. Nobody was particular with who they hung out with. Anybody will do. And if you were on your deck literally anybody walking by would just walk right on up and join you. I was trying to have a weekend with my hosts, but I spent the whole time meeting a bunch of people I didn't give a fk about. Like, leave us alone?
And in theory it's a perfect little spot. Close to Calgary, low cost of entry, lake fun, that community centre is really nice. Everything about it is cool and affordable, yet...it felt kinda psycho. I was uneasy there. Could never just relax; the place was vibrating.
"Torture by fun". Godamnit Locke. I'm going to share our exchange with my wife. I've never been able to articulate my scars from that weekend and I've never really talked about it because I thought maybe I'm just lame? I had to fake it along with everyone else or I thought they'd devour me or something. When it was time to leave I swear I just floored it to try to get back to the safety of Calgary as fast as I could.
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Okay, apologies to all for the derail and sidetrack in this thread, but if you are a normal person and ever ended up at MacGregor for a weekend you'd totally be okay with this.
Yeah man, it was borderline traumatizing for me. Like, I want to say there was a Stepford wives thing going on there, but that's not quite accurate, either. There was a culty vibe and I don't understand how everyone could be best friends with everyone. That doesn't make any sense. Nobody was particular with who they hung out with. Anybody will do. And if you were on your deck literally anybody walking by would just walk right on up and join you. I was trying to have a weekend with my hosts, but I spent the whole time meeting a bunch of people I didn't give a fk about. Like, leave us alone?
And in theory it's a perfect little spot. Close to Calgary, low cost of entry, lake fun, that community centre is really nice. Everything about it is cool and affordable, yet...it felt kinda psycho. I was uneasy there. Could never just relax; the place was vibrating.
"Torture by fun". Godamnit Locke. I'm going to share our exchange with my wife. I've never been able to articulate my scars from that weekend and I've never really talked about it because I thought maybe I'm just lame? I had to fake it along with everyone else or I thought they'd devour me or something. When it was time to leave I swear I just floored it to try to get back to the safety of Calgary as fast as I could.
The film 'Midsommar.' Essentially.
Thats essentially the experience. They are so kind, and generous and welcoming and you just feel like there is something bubbling under the surface.
"There is something wrong here...something off...I dont know what it is, but its there...what happens in that Community Hall when I'm not here?"
And my wife and I were the EXACT same..."Start the car."
"Do you guys want breakfast??"
Just GO! GO!!
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Just want to set the record straight as this was the most alarming thing said in this thread (or the Israel war thread, for that matter). I'm not a boomer. Gen X...born in '76.
I'm open to trading my boomer card for your Gex X card.
Thats essentially the experience. They are so kind, and generous and welcoming and you just feel like there is something bubbling under the surface.
"There is something wrong here...something off...I dont know what it is, but its there...what happens in that Community Hall when I'm not here?"
And my wife and I were the EXACT same..."Start the car."
"Do you guys want breakfast??"
Just GO! GO!!
JFC. This was us exactly, too, except swap breakfast for "Do you guys want to go on the boat? The lake is like glass!" Fk no! You'll kidnap me for 12 hours. Gotta go. Gotta go. Gotta go. That's all I could think. I was laser focused on escape.
I'll let this go now, but maybe we should exchange numbers or something so we can be there for each other if we wake up in a nightmarish sweat or something over this down the road. We're like PTSD party veterans from MacGregor Lake.
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As an aside, my wife and I went to visit some friends that have a trailer on a lake, and its a very, very tight-knit community.
I'll come to a BBQ every now and again, wave hello, have some drinks, but if I'm sitting on my porch listening to music or whatever that is not an invitation to come in.
I want to be left alone sometimes.
If you want to go hiking in the woods for whatever reason, do you have to take the whole neighbourhood with you?
Living in the mountains is almost by definition an attempt at solitude.
JFC. This was us exactly, too, except swap breakfast for "Do you guys want to go on the boat? The lake is like glass!" Fk no! You'll kidnap me for 12 hours. Gotta go. Gotta go. Gotta go. That's all I could think. I was laser focused on escape.
I'll let this go now, but maybe we should exchange numbers or something so we can be there for each other if we wake up in a nightmarish sweat or something over this down the road. We're like PTSD party veterans from MacGregor Lake.
I'm telling you...serious Cult vibes, some kind of Satanic thing where they need newcomers to consume to keep their own Livers working? Maybe they all have one big communal Liver in the community Hall?
I dont know, but they'd have picked the wrong guy in that case.
I'll let it go now too, because we're derailing a very important Canmore discussion.
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People who complain about second homes or cabins as a concept being a deprivation of someone having their first home just invariably sound to me like they're upset that things haven't worked out well enough for them in life that they get to be the sort of person who has a cabin. It just never sounds like anything but jealousy.
Unfortunately, the population of people who are jealous of others who have one property to live in is growing, let alone being jealous of those who have two.
