06-22-2018, 01:10 PM
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“Rest Areas” in Edmonton centre?
Hey guys,
Sort of a silly question, but hopefully someone can help.
I’m super unfamiliar with Edmonton, so is anyone aware of any any decent spots to overnight park in and around the city centre/strathcona/gateway Blvd near the river? Or areas NOT to park overnight? I’m usually pretty comfortable sleeping outside a city, but DT in Edmonton weirds me out for some reason.
Thank you
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06-22-2018, 01:26 PM
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One of the Nine
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lol. You're going to sleep in your car in DT Edmonton? Well, if you're too cheap to pay for a hotel, I would imagine that a hotel parking lot would be a surprisingly low heat place to sleep in your car.
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06-22-2018, 01:40 PM
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I think yours safest and closest bet is, the Walmart parking lot in Red Deer.
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06-22-2018, 01:55 PM
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FYI - Sleeping in your vehicle is Illegal. I just found that out a few days ago when a buddy told me.
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06-22-2018, 02:10 PM
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i am trying to decide if this is a serious question, or if you are having fun with us on a friday afternoon.
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06-22-2018, 02:23 PM
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Drive 3 hours south. Much safer. Cleaner too.
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06-22-2018, 02:35 PM
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Taking your life in your hands sleeping in your car in Stabmonton.
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06-22-2018, 02:56 PM
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My family used to sleep in the car when I was little. We would travel from town to town selling our wares at flea markets and at town fairs/exhibitions until we saved enough money to open up our own shop in Calgary. We had one of those windowless Econoline cargo vans so nobody could see us inside. I remember we once slept in the parking lot of Northlands Coliseum. I think that parking lot is still fairly accessible. And it's a large (and irregularly shaped) lot so should be easy to park there without drawing too much attention.
Last edited by snootchiebootchies; 06-22-2018 at 03:25 PM.
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06-22-2018, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Northendzone
i am trying to decide if this is a serious question, or if you are having fun with us on a friday afternoon.
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Very serious. I will be catching a late show, then heading home as soon as I can. I will not be sober, so driving isn’t an option. I’m a hell of a lot more comfortable in my car than most grundgy motel rooms, and there’s no way I feel like spending $100+ for a place to close my eyes for a few hours.
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06-22-2018, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by 81MC
Very serious. I will be catching a late show, then heading home as soon as I can. I will not be sober, so driving isn’t an option. I’m a hell of a lot more comfortable in my car than most grundgy motel rooms, and there’s no way I feel like spending $100+ for a place to close my eyes for a few hours.
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Careful with sleeping drunk in your car.
1) you can be charged with a DUI for being in care and control of your vehicle if you have the keys
2) when you wake up you won't have a good idea if you are sober or not so for a show ending at 11 driving home at 3 or 4 probably isn't a safe idea.
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06-22-2018, 03:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 81MC
Very serious. I will be catching a late show, then heading home as soon as I can. I will not be sober, so driving isn’t an option. I’m a hell of a lot more comfortable in my car than most grundgy motel rooms, and there’s no way I feel like spending $100+ for a place to close my eyes for a few hours.
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06-22-2018, 03:59 PM
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Spring for a hotel. Losing your license will cost you a whole lot more
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06-22-2018, 04:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GGG
Careful with sleeping drunk in your car.
1) you can be charged with a DUI for being in care and control of your vehicle if you have the keys
2) when you wake up you won't have a good idea if you are sober or not so for a show ending at 11 driving home at 3 or 4 probably isn't a safe idea.
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Agree with number 2, but I'm not sure about number 1. I asked a cop a couple weeks ago about this and he said as long as the keys aren't in the ignition or on your person then your fine
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06-22-2018, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by flamesfan1297
Agree with number 2, but I'm not sure about number 1. I asked a cup a couple weeks ago about this and he said as long as the keys aren't in the ignition or on your person then your fine
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Yeah I'm not sure of the exact rules but before sleeping drunk in a car I would be asking a lawyer to ensure I'm not at risk. Keys in your pocket in the front seat might be different than folding down the back seat sleeping in a sleeping bag with the keys in the console.
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06-22-2018, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by GGG
Yeah I'm not sure of the exact rules but before sleeping drunk in a car I would be asking a lawyer to ensure I'm not at risk. Keys in your pocket in the front seat might be different than folding down the back seat sleeping in a sleeping bag with the keys in the console.
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Why bother wasting their time or yours? Just don't even put yourself in that situation if you don't have to.
I'm not a lawyer but I have to imagine the cost and hassle of defending yourself from an obviously avoidable situation would grind my gears in hindsight.
https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/...drunk-parking/
If nothing else, Lapid says, the ruling offers a good opportunity to repeat the advice he so often provides to his clients. “Don’t use your car as a shelter,” he says. “It’s not a good safe haven because you are going to have an uphill battle trying to prove to the courts that you wouldn’t have put the vehicle in motion.”
Consider getting a copy of your friend’s house key instead.
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06-22-2018, 05:05 PM
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You park next to a breakfast place, toss your keys in the mail slot with a note "coming for breakfast, please hold my keys for me" and go to sleep. There, can't drive. In the morning you have a chance to wake up, have some coffee and food and decide if you are sober.
Y'all make this so complicated.
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06-22-2018, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
You park next to a breakfast place, toss your keys in the mail slot with a note "coming for breakfast, please hold my keys for me" and go to sleep. There, can't drive. In the morning you have a chance to wake up, have some coffee and food and decide if you are sober.
Y'all make this so complicated.
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What restaurant has a mail slot?
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06-22-2018, 05:12 PM
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All of them in Edmonton. It's where the gangbangers dumb their knives after stabbing. Kinda like we have safe needle drop boxes, all commercial buildings have mail slot for knife drops.
And I wasn't actually being serious.
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06-22-2018, 05:16 PM
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Also, this one does. First breakfast place I checked.
https://goo.gl/maps/Ct5CqvmXSPq
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06-22-2018, 05:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz
You park next to a breakfast place, toss your keys in the mail slot with a note "coming for breakfast, please hold my keys for me" and go to sleep. There, can't drive. In the morning you have a chance to wake up, have some coffee and food and decide if you are sober.
Y'all make this so complicated.
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There we have it. And you can say you got the plan from "the Fuzz" so if there's any problems, it's entrapment.
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