#8576139 - 03/03/16 12:33 PM
Re: The future is now
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Pretty sure he's with Jesus now.
I'll be in his neck of the woods tomorrow, going snowboarding in Fernie for the day.
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#8582168 - 03/09/16 10:39 AM
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Yeahhhhhhhhhh I'm not personally fond of Edmonton, only ever go there for work or hockey games in the past. HondaBilly might be able to give you any recommendations since he lives there. You should come to Calgary instead
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#8583166 - 03/10/16 07:24 AM
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I'll be up your way April 25-29th what's the haps in the Edmonton area?
What do you like doing? Where are you staying? Renting a car? Able to get around?
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#8583282 - 03/10/16 09:30 AM
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Yeahhhhhhhhhh I'm not personally fond of Edmonton, only ever go there for work or hockey games in the past. HondaBilly might be able to give you any recommendations since he lives there. You should come to Calgary instead ![wink ;\)](/images/graemlins/default/wink.gif) Come to Calgary? Ok, See you May. See how easy that was?
I'll find us a karaoke bar
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#8583285 - 03/10/16 09:31 AM
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Anyone coming to the Calgary auto show this week? I've got my sister and nieces in town, how long are you here til?
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#8583304 - 03/10/16 09:43 AM
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Hopefully the weather is nice when you come. It's a real mixed bag that time of the year. Could be nice and warm like last year, or it could be really shitty and snowing.
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#8583353 - 03/10/16 10:16 AM
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If you like walking, the river valley trails are pretty nice. It's such a tough time of the year though because of weather. But, if it's nice, Hawrelak Park is a great place to start. If you stay downtown it's pretty close to everything.
I had no idea where the Matrix was and had to look it up. I'm pretty close to it at least. You'd be a quick walk to the Legislature, which is not the most entertaining for sight seeing, but the grounds are really nice and there is lots of Alberta government history to see and read. The new visitor center is pretty nice. They usually have some neat government related historical stuff at all times. They recently had the Magna Carta on loan for the public to view. It was pretty interesting.
If you stay there, there is a great Thai place worth checking out. They even have a real ladyboy server. My wife and I go fairly often. https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/Matrix+Ho...41!2d53.5370342
High Level diner and Sugar Bowl are also great places for some decent food. Sugar Bowl has a great beer list, and it's nice to sit on their sidewalk patio and have a drink and people watch. They are local and have been around forever. They are a "quick" walk across the High Level bridge that has some pretty nice views of the city and downtown.
Why are you coming? Business? I would suggest a trip to the mountains, but it's a 3.5-4 hour drive. I would save it for your Calgary trip. It's much closer and easier to just do a day trip.
If you've never been, West Edmonton Mall is still pretty neat to see. Once you live here though you avoid it at all costs. Unless you have some shopping that needs to be done it's just a big mall with an amusement park and a water park inside it.
I've marked you in my calendar, so I can be reminded that you are coming. I will try and keep an eye out for interesting things that are coming up in the city that might be worth checking out.
Are you a golfer at all?
If you stay downtown, there are all sorts of pubs, and bars to check out.
Whyte Ave is close. It's the University party area if clubbing is your thing, but it also has a lot of good pubs and places to eat.
I will update as I think of other things.
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#8583400 - 03/10/16 10:52 AM
Re: The future is now
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Apparently the best poutine in Edmonton is close to the High Lever Diner and Sugarbowl. I've never been, but I see they have vegan options, so I might have to try it. (not vegan...lactose intolerant) https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/Matrix+Ho...!2d53.52324!3e0
Looking up things to do is opening new doors for me.
This area is probably one of my favorites in the city. It's got a great view, there is a ton of places to eat, drink, get coffee, and walk to.
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#8583896 - 03/10/16 03:54 PM
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Unless kids are welcome at the show I might not be able to stop by haha, could meet for beers some time if you're available. Message me on Facebook if you are free, going out for dinner with my sister and gf tomorrow night but could slip away tonight or Saturday most likely.
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#8583923 - 03/10/16 04:17 PM
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Yeahhhhhhhhhh I'm not personally fond of Edmonton, only ever go there for work or hockey games in the past. HondaBilly might be able to give you any recommendations since he lives there. You should come to Calgary instead ![wink ;\)](/images/graemlins/default/wink.gif) Come to Calgary? Ok, See you May. See how easy that was? I'll find us a karaoke bar ![laugh1](/images/graemlins/default/laugh1.gif) Don't bring that up. God I'm terrible and I know it but you get a few beers in me and it's Bon Jovi time!
O'sullivans by chinook is good for a karaoke shit show.
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#8584736 - 03/11/16 10:38 AM
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That joke was so bad I bled from my eyes reading it
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#8586720 - 03/13/16 11:07 PM
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Daylight savings time sucks the d
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#8586819 - 03/14/16 07:29 AM
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I'm probably in the minority that usually can't wait for daylight savings in the spring.
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#8589795 - 03/16/16 01:15 PM
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That feel when you take your sister and 2 young nieces to the airport for their 7am flight and are told they won't make the flight because it's 2 minutes before the close the flight for accepting baggage.....that feel is rage.
Fuck air canada in it's stupid face. This is the nail in the coffin for giving them any business. Did online check-in yesterday, went in this morning hit up a self check in terminal to print off boarding passes and pay for bag fees, it says to go to customer service for assistance. Wait in line for a few mins and the lady telling people which line to take immediately says they aren't going to make their flight because the flight closes in 2 minutes...I'm like well we're already checked in, why can't we drop off the bags and get them through security?
She ushers us up to a customer service lady, she's like yeahhh oooo not gunna make it...i'm like uhh they were checked in since yesterday and I have been here and already checked in since before the cut off, why can't we get them through? Boarding doesn't start for 15 minutes. Her response was "I don't know"
At this point I'm pretty steamed, I wasn't even looking at her and I mutter 2 fucking minutes, she says to me with tone "why is it our fault that you are late?" I'm like what...the....fuck. I tell her that I was speaking to myself and not to agitate me.
Stunned cunts exist in the world, and she was definitely one. She just wasn't a smart person, or helpful whatsoever. No one was looking/yelling around for the last name to try and get people onboard while we waited to talk to the first air canada lady, we were already checked in, if the self check in machines had just printed off the bag tags we could have dropped them off and got them through security before boarding even started. But nope, just stupidity and pretty much straight rudeness.
They ended up getting booked on a later flight, but instead of getting in at 5pm, they get in a midnight now. I guess my lesson learned is even if you're flying domestic, show up 39 hours early. I think I'll pay extra to fly westjet now.
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#8589802 - 03/16/16 01:20 PM
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Air Canada is the worst.
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#8590303 - 03/16/16 07:56 PM
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If you like walking, the river valley trails are pretty nice. It's such a tough time of the year though because of weather. But, if it's nice, Hawrelak Park is a great place to start. If you stay downtown it's pretty close to everything. I had no idea where the Matrix was and had to look it up. I'm pretty close to it at least. You'd be a quick walk to the Legislature, which is not the most entertaining for sight seeing, but the grounds are really nice and there is lots of Alberta government history to see and read. The new visitor center is pretty nice. They usually have some neat government related historical stuff at all times. They recently had the Magna Carta on loan for the public to view. It was pretty interesting. If you stay there, there is a great Thai place worth checking out. They even have a real ladyboy server. My wife and I go fairly often. https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/Matrix+Ho...41!2d53.5370342 High Level diner and Sugar Bowl are also great places for some decent food. Sugar Bowl has a great beer list, and it's nice to sit on their sidewalk patio and have a drink and people watch. They are local and have been around forever. They are a "quick" walk across the High Level bridge that has some pretty nice views of the city and downtown. Why are you coming? Business? I would suggest a trip to the mountains, but it's a 3.5-4 hour drive. I would save it for your Calgary trip. It's much closer and easier to just do a day trip. If you've never been, West Edmonton Mall is still pretty neat to see. Once you live here though you avoid it at all costs. Unless you have some shopping that needs to be done it's just a big mall with an amusement park and a water park inside it. I've marked you in my calendar, so I can be reminded that you are coming. I will try and keep an eye out for interesting things that are coming up in the city that might be worth checking out. Are you a golfer at all? If you stay downtown, there are all sorts of pubs, and bars to check out. Whyte Ave is close. It's the University party area if clubbing is your thing, but it also has a lot of good pubs and places to eat. I will update as I think of other things.
Thanks for the write up! I'm coming on business, but I'm not a golfer at all unless you feel like teaching me.
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#8590522 - 03/17/16 07:28 AM
Re: The future is now
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HondaBilly
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If you like walking, the river valley trails are pretty nice. It's such a tough time of the year though because of weather. But, if it's nice, Hawrelak Park is a great place to start. If you stay downtown it's pretty close to everything. I had no idea where the Matrix was and had to look it up. I'm pretty close to it at least. You'd be a quick walk to the Legislature, which is not the most entertaining for sight seeing, but the grounds are really nice and there is lots of Alberta government history to see and read. The new visitor center is pretty nice. They usually have some neat government related historical stuff at all times. They recently had the Magna Carta on loan for the public to view. It was pretty interesting. If you stay there, there is a great Thai place worth checking out. They even have a real ladyboy server. My wife and I go fairly often. https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/Matrix+Ho...41!2d53.5370342 High Level diner and Sugar Bowl are also great places for some decent food. Sugar Bowl has a great beer list, and it's nice to sit on their sidewalk patio and have a drink and people watch. They are local and have been around forever. They are a "quick" walk across the High Level bridge that has some pretty nice views of the city and downtown. Why are you coming? Business? I would suggest a trip to the mountains, but it's a 3.5-4 hour drive. I would save it for your Calgary trip. It's much closer and easier to just do a day trip. If you've never been, West Edmonton Mall is still pretty neat to see. Once you live here though you avoid it at all costs. Unless you have some shopping that needs to be done it's just a big mall with an amusement park and a water park inside it. I've marked you in my calendar, so I can be reminded that you are coming. I will try and keep an eye out for interesting things that are coming up in the city that might be worth checking out. Are you a golfer at all? If you stay downtown, there are all sorts of pubs, and bars to check out. Whyte Ave is close. It's the University party area if clubbing is your thing, but it also has a lot of good pubs and places to eat. I will update as I think of other things. Thanks for the write up! I'm coming on business, but I'm not a golfer at all unless you feel like teaching me.
I'm also not a golfer. I do enjoy the driving range though, and there is a pretty decent one in the river valley that should be open by then.
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#8590745 - 03/17/16 10:55 AM
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wait a min... so you show up roughly 30 mins before the flight leaves and you dont understand why your baggage cant make it on? If they would have made it through security and made the gate they would have been fine. But that isnt nearly enough time for them to get the bags on the plane.
Oh and fuck westjet. Their seats a tiny. Every 2nd trip I take with them they leave my shit in another city. No free upgrades to 1st class. I avoid them like the plague. No we showed up an hour early, used the self check in terminals to print off boarding passes and pay bag fees, then it told us to contact the customer service agents for bag tags, then from here waiting to speak to someone they're like lol you late now, you fucked. In the time we waited and tried to sort things out they told us we're late and the flight is closed now.
I wish Canada had more than just 2 major airlines.
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