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[The Fisher Account]

My wife thinks that when the 'EMPTY' light comes on in her car, that just means it's time to start driving my car

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by The Fisher Account

My wife thinks that when the 'EMPTY' light comes on in her car, that just means it's time to start driving my car

Similarly, when my kids vehicles reach empty that's when they wanna take there cars somewhere with me, knowing I'll pay to fill it.

Damn, I'm a sucker.

[Superflyer]

Originally Posted by Locke

"Calaway Park Loses Power"

It'd make for an interesting Jurassic Park sequel? Maybe a mid-budget horror movie?

Wasn't that the first Jurassic Park movie?

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Superflyer

Wasn't that the first Jurassic Park movie?

But that one had dinosaurs. This one… wouldn’t…

You’ll have to forgive him, he’s an accountant.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Superflyer

Wasn't that the first Jurassic Park movie?

It didnt 'lose' power, Newman turned it off!

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

But that one had dinosaurs. This one… wouldn’t…

You’ll have to forgive him, he’s an accountant.

Calaway Park was originally supposed to be another flintstones village when they built it so it wouldn’t be too big of a stretch to put an underground dinosaur engineering genetics facility into the script.

[TimSJ]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Similarly, when my kids vehicles reach empty that's when they wanna take there cars somewhere with me, knowing I'll pay to fill it.

Damn, I'm a sucker.

Had to switch cars with my daughter at lunch today. Hop in and start it up. 32km to empty. FFS every time.

[Raekwon]

Originally Posted by Sliver

As a veteran of calling bylaw on dogs I have bad news for you: bylaw won't do jack squat.

I've even done the 30-day journal of times of day of barking and stuff. Goes nowhere.

The only real way to get action now is to assume the dog has been abandoned outside and call to say you're concerned the poor pupper is scared, hungry and has no shelter...maybe the owners went out of town unexpectedly and left the dog or maybe it's somebody's lost dog that got trapped in a yard accidentally? It's ridiculous, but if you call out of fake concern for the barking banshee they'll send somebody over right away. If you call for concern about your own sanity and the illegality of the dog barking they dgaf.

Well i'm 99% sure they think we called bylaw on them anyway. He was working away in the garage building something and they seem to be locked away in the basement now as I can still hear them barking but faintly. Getting dirty looks from them and no more small talk. My wife did thank the facebook post about calling bylaw so I assume that is what did it, lol.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Raekwon

My wife did thank the facebook post about calling bylaw so I assume that is what did it, lol.

Thanks Karen

[btimbit]

People that take themselves seriously are the worst

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by btimbit

People that take themselves seriously are the worst

Still cool for cats, though.

[Zary's-Mustache]

Originally Posted by iggy_oi

Calaway Park was originally supposed to be another flintstones village when they built it so it wouldn’t be too big of a stretch to put an underground dinosaur engineering genetics facility into the script.

Originally? Pretty sure it did open up with that scheme then they went away from it after a few years.

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by Zary's-Mustache

Originally? Pretty sure it did open up with that scheme then they went away from it after a few years.

I’m pretty sure it’s always been calaway park. I remember reading about it somewhere, but I could be wrong.

[Minnie]

Originally Posted by Zary's-Mustache

Originally? Pretty sure it did open up with that scheme then they went away from it after a few years.

Originally Posted by iggy_oi

I’m pretty sure it’s always been calaway park. I remember reading about it somewhere, but I could be wrong.

From Wiki:

The park was created by John McAfee, a former Red Deer lawyer, and 15 other investors from British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario. Around 1979, the group paid $500,000 to Hanna-Barbera Productions for the licensing rights to the characters and locations in The Flintstones. While the original TV show ended in 1966, various Saturday morning series continued the basic plot lines, including The New Fred and Barney Show (1979) and The Flintstone Comedy Show. In addition to the Flintstones theme, a Victorian motif was planned for the park; similar to the Grande World Exposition of 1890 in Canada's Wonderland, which opened in 1981. It was presumed by park founders that parents' entrance fees, along with food and gift purchases, would pay operating costs.

Originally planned as Flintstone Fun Park, the project was to cost $8 million; costs "mushroomed" during an energy and real estate boom. The park cost $25 million, including $3 million for the primary corkscrew roller coaster.


On 16 October 1979, Municipal District of Rocky View No. 44 councillors voted 6 to 1 approve the Flintstone Fun Park, the opposing vote coming from the Springbank councillor. The approval came after council sat as the Development Appeal Board over a six-week period, and included a field-trip to "similar" parks in the United States. During hearings, residents submitted that it would ruin their rural lifestyle, while the Calgary Regional Planning Commission suggested it would not comply with established planning documents. The approval came with the requirements that there be a distance between it and two nearby schools, that the park and parking lot be in the north end of the property, that development beyond the initial 60 acres (of a total 143 acres) would require further development application and approval, and that the park comply with a noise provision. The park was to have all layout plans, landscaping, landscaping materials, operation practices, and entrance and exit signs meet with M.D. approval. Bill Copithorne, councillor for the Springbank area, suggested to the media that conditions weren't specific enough for residents.

The Alberta Appeal Court (AAC) ordered a second hearing by the council, again sitting as the Development Appeal Board. The hearing took place in June 1980; three of the councillors were disqualified by the AAC for having visited the American parks previously. The developers argued that they felt 90 per cent of area residents wouldn't object once they visited the park and realized they'd be "proud" of it. If approved, the developers suggested that they would welcome a committee "mostly of opponents" to have a say in planning the park. Locals objected to a proposed fake mountain. McAfee denied knowledge of a statement of company objectives, which included the creation of an on-site hotel. Both sides argued whether the park met the definition of a country recreation centre.

The Flintstone Fun Park developers felt 200,000 people would visit in the first year, and somewhere between 400,000 and 500,000 annually after a decade or two. By this point, the expectation was that there would be a four-lane overpass above Springbank Road, to lessen the traffic disruption. McAfee said the company did not expect to be profitable in the first few years. Approval was given with conditions.

A cement truck depot was seeking to move into Springbank at the same time, it too was opposed. It was blocked quickly on the grounds that the regional plan limited industry in rural areas.

Nine land owners filed a motion in the Alberta Appeal Court in mid-July, seeking permission to challenge the ruling on the grounds that council acted contrary to both a local by-law and the Calgary regional plan, didn't adequately explain its decision, and overstepped its powers by attaching conditions.

Without the ability to ask the Alberta Planning Board (APB) themselves, the Springbank Action Group (SAG) asked in February 1981 that the Calgary Regional Planning Commission or Rocky View school board refer the matter to the APB, using recent legislation that allowed it to settle the situation. Once either organisation had brought the matter to the APB, the SAG would take over from them and represent the opposition. SAG would probably concede if the APB voted against them, but would be able to appeal the ruling in the courts should the APB rule against the park.

With its major challenges out of the way, Flintstone Fun Park changed its name to Calaway Park, and was under development by January 1982. The new name is a reference to the park's location away from the city of Calgary, combining the 'Cal' from the nearby city's name with the word 'away'.

[Fuzz]

John McAfee, is there anything he hasn't done?

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

John McAfee, is there anything he hasn't done?

[Regorium]

Grr. Got porch pirated a few days ago, and now we see our random assortment of items on facebook marketplace along with a ton of other "Brand new in packaging" listings of random items.

So frustrating that police won't do anything, noone will do anything. This pirate just ruined the day of like 25 people for a few hundred bucks.

[Zary's-Mustache]

Originally Posted by Regorium

Grr. Got porch pirated a few days ago, and now we see our random assortment of items on facebook marketplace along with a ton of other "Brand new in packaging" listings of random items.

So frustrating that police won't do anything, noone will do anything. This pirate just ruined the day of like 25 people for a few hundred bucks.

Honest question, what do you expect police to do? can you prove that the items on Facebook are actually the ones stolen off your porch?

[Yamer]

Originally Posted by Zary's-Mustache

Honest question, what do you expect police to do? can you prove that the items on Facebook are actually the ones stolen off your porch?

If they were really ambitious I suppose they could start an investigation and put a monitor on the seller. Should enough complaints for items match up to a particular seller's account, especially if they are exclusively offering brand new, unopened items, they could create a pattern and cause for action. That relies as much on the public to report theft in detail as it does for law enforcement to commit to the investigation.

Realistically they probably won't do that because it's petty theft and much easier to continuously say "there's nothing we can do". I know they have larger fish to fry, but it's always frustrating as a victim to watch them shrug their shoulders.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by Regorium

Grr. Got porch pirated a few days ago, and now we see our random assortment of items on facebook marketplace along with a ton of other "Brand new in packaging" listings of random items.

So frustrating that police won't do anything, noone will do anything. This pirate just ruined the day of like 25 people for a few hundred bucks.

Somebody stole my GPS and I found it list Kijiji. I unfortunately fumbled this and they went incognito. What I should have done was offer to buy it and then taken the item and run, go back and egg their house., car, whatever.