07-09-2021, 10:40 AM
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#41
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Its a pass for me, Usually I go down with a buddy for one day, enter the lotto's get my corn dog, and some other tasty belt busting tweets, wander around, see the super dogs and on the way out get some mini donuts.
It just doesn't feel that appealing this year.
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This is the exact same situation for us. We usually go every year for the exact reasons you stated. Definitely not going this year, and I may not go again for quite awhile, but we'll see. I can't think of a musical act I've liked that's played, so it's very rare, but that's one thing that could probably get me back.
With how much Stampede is being shoved down Alberta's throats, and how we bent over backwards for a mediocre carnival, I'm just annoyed when I see Stampede anything this year..
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07-09-2021, 10:49 AM
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#42
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Yeah, I can just see a surge happening after Stampede and in about a month they'll be regret for rushing this thing in.
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This is the same crappy viewpoint that everyone had when many states opened up (months and months ago) without a surge. All the scare mongering about packed ball games, concerts, basketball, hockey, have lead to no surge. And our vaccination rates are crazy higher than those states were at the time (and still are)
Get back to life, quit letting Covid run things, and quit letting people like this act like they're on a high horse (not directed at you CC) still. This isn't summer of 2020 pre-vaccine.
"Come hell or high fever" is about the dumbest slogan I've heard, and is a favorite around mask-Karens, rightfully so.
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07-09-2021, 10:56 AM
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#44
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Powerplay Quarterback
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I'll be going on Wednesday to see my favourite band. But I'll be wearing a mask and I always stand near the back or off to the side anyways (because I hate crowds), so I am not worried.
I just want to see some music, some fireworks, learn about the Sham wow, eat a corn dog and buy a dream home ticket like every year. That's what Stampede is for me.
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07-09-2021, 10:59 AM
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#45
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Winebar Kensington
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Originally Posted by Ducay
This is the same crappy viewpoint that everyone had when many states opened up (months and months ago) without a surge.
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I thought I saw there has been a surge in the SE and Missouri?
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/08/healt...day/index.html
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07-09-2021, 11:22 AM
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#46
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by troutman
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Yes, primarily amongst the unvaccinated.
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07-09-2021, 11:36 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Ducay
This is the same crappy viewpoint that everyone had when many states opened up (months and months ago) without a surge. All the scare mongering about packed ball games, concerts, basketball, hockey, have lead to no surge. And our vaccination rates are crazy higher than those states were at the time (and still are)
Get back to life, quit letting Covid run things, and quit letting people like this act like they're on a high horse (not directed at you CC) still. This isn't summer of 2020 pre-vaccine.
"Come hell or high fever" is about the dumbest slogan I've heard, and is a favorite around mask-Karens, rightfully so.
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Well the US has seen a 20% increase between last week and this week. They have more without the vax, sure, but our double dose numbers should have been higher before big events came back. The number of people without the vaccine in Alberta can still easily cause problems in our hospitals this fall.
We saw numbers drop last summer and skyrocket in the fall/early winter. These increases aren't instant. Hopefully the rules in places like NN help keep this from happening again.
There's a crappy viewpoint here, and it's one that lead to having more restrictions for longer than was needed, it's not from the people who would rather be a little more cautious.
People aren't saying don't open things up, they are saying maybe things Nashville North could have waited another month.
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07-09-2021, 11:48 AM
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#48
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Wucka Wocka Wacka
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: East of the Rockies, West of the Rest
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On another note....anyone who is heading down to the grounds and might have an interest in Indigenous Art please check out Neepin Auger's work at the BMO building.
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07-09-2021, 12:15 PM
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#49
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by AFireInside
Well the US has seen a 20% increase between last week and this week.......
.....People aren't saying don't open things up, they are saying maybe things Nashville North could have waited another month.
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20% increase in cases, ok, what about hospitalizations? Now that we have almost 80% with one does, cases shouldn't matter, especially if the majority of those cases have mild symptoms due to having at least one dose. I almost wish they would just stop reporting daily positive cases and only track hospitalizations, given that's the only metric that matters.
What would waiting one more month do? Honestly, didn't all Alberta have like 30 cases yesterday? How much lower do you want it to go?
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07-09-2021, 12:30 PM
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#50
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Monster Storm
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Calgary
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Speaking of the Arts and Crafts Western Showcase in the BMO building. You can check out my sons lunch kit I built. It’s on display there this week.
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07-09-2021, 12:33 PM
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#51
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Originally Posted by username
20% increase in cases, ok, what about hospitalizations? Now that we have almost 80% with one does, cases shouldn't matter, especially if the majority of those cases have mild symptoms due to having at least one dose. I almost wish they would just stop reporting daily positive cases and only track hospitalizations, given that's the only metric that matters.
What would waiting one more month do? Honestly, didn't all Alberta have like 30 cases yesterday? How much lower do you want it to go?
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Closer to 70% than 80 of eligible with one dose, just over 60% total pop. Small correction, but accuracy matters. Split is about 55/45 (eligible/total) for fully vaxxed.
I agree otherwise though. Cases are super low, vaccination rates are super high, restrictions around these things seem entirely reasonable... I'm not sure what we'd be waiting for at this point.
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07-09-2021, 12:52 PM
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#52
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Originally Posted by username
20% increase in cases, ok, what about hospitalizations? Now that we have almost 80% with one does, cases shouldn't matter, especially if the majority of those cases have mild symptoms due to having at least one dose. I almost wish they would just stop reporting daily positive cases and only track hospitalizations, given that's the only metric that matters.
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Of course cases still matter. Hospitalizations are still going to directly track with them, just the denominator changes with higher vaccination rates. It'll just be something like 1% of cases ending up in hospital instead of 4%, or something like that.
And even if not a single vaccinated person was hospitalized, there are still enough unvaccinated people to easily fill up Alberta's hospitals if it's spreading widely. So case rates are vital in determining what the risk to the unvaccinated population is. If they're low, then the risk of a bunch of them getting infected and filling up the hospitals is low. If it's flying through the population, then there's a very big risk of that happening, even if infections among the vaccinated remain generally mild.
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07-09-2021, 12:55 PM
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#53
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Was walking by the Trop last night and as I approached I heard what sounded like their usual Stampede tent that they have in the parking lot. But then as I got closer the place was no busier than usual. Turns out someone was hosting a corporate Stampede party in their front yard nearby, complete with security and smoke pit.
No skin off my back. Just found that strange, and not at all surprising.
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07-09-2021, 01:06 PM
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#54
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Pent-up
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Plutanamo Bay.
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It’s been a hell of a grind, have fun and be safe Calgary. Yahoo!
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07-09-2021, 03:36 PM
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#55
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Somewhat anecdotal, but i have been watching todays rodeo and attendance looks WAY lower than normal.
Infield seats look like they are about 60-65% while the grandstand might have about 1500 people.
Really unfortunate.
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07-09-2021, 04:09 PM
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#56
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Marseilles Of The Prairies
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^ I think that should have been the primary driver to wait another month; not a safety issue, but a comfortability issue. A die-hard adherence to a specific week rather than when they would draw the biggest crowds seems stupid.
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07-09-2021, 04:10 PM
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#57
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My face is a bum!
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Really unfortunate.
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Meh, rodeos suck at the best of times.
SuperDogs attendance is the measuring stick of Stampede success.
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07-09-2021, 05:37 PM
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#58
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Originally Posted by transplant99
Somewhat anecdotal, but i have been watching todays rodeo and attendance looks WAY lower than normal.
Infield seats look like they are about 60-65% while the grandstand might have about 1500 people.
Really unfortunate.
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How many tickets did they sell? A friend was telling me that when he bought some you couldn’t buy the ones next to his.
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07-09-2021, 07:35 PM
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#59
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Olympic Saddledome
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Edmonton to not have K Days...but still have a Midway...
https://globalnews.ca/news/8017017/m...edium=Facebook
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07-09-2021, 10:53 PM
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#60
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by transplant99
Somewhat anecdotal, but i have been watching todays rodeo and attendance looks WAY lower than normal.
Infield seats look like they are about 60-65% while the grandstand might have about 1500 people.
Really unfortunate.
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I was just watching the Rodeo on TV from earlier today and I was surprised to see the American and Brazilian cowboys in the events. I thought the government wasn't giving the Cowboys and exemption to come up here but apparently that must have changed at some point.
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