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Don’t forget a sombrero with little die-cast cars to represent all that new parking

Unlike the (exceptional) European highway stops, I always get the sense the rest stops want you to stop, but not linger…

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 1h

You’ve got children, it’s baked into the process (otherwise you go squirrelly)

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 1h

Bonus funny bones 🤣

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 1h

I mean, as long as the “after” picture had all the requisite pieces 😬

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 7h

I mean, rather poetic that the 20th century started off with millions of new arrivals arriving by boat...

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 9h

Yeah, I know someone else who stomps around and tells me they used to like the old way of things: they're called my children. Talking about just phoning it in...

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Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 10h

Someone saying "we believe in local democracy" while praising Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for big-footing Edmonton city council on zoning and I think I might have a stroke

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 12h

(hence why provinces are so keen to shove amalgamation down the throat of cities)

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 12h

Suburban Montreal has always been as NIMBY as the rest of them, sadly.

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 12h

I think it's a byproduct of what NIMBYism represents: a fear of the unknown, a fear of the Other, an expectation that status quo preservation is priority no. 1. This latest craziness out of West Montreal kinda captures it for me. bsky.app/profile/ohth...

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 13h

Don't really pay attention to gas prices for obv reasons, but tanking up 4 days ago at $1.37 (after the 13 cent prov tax cut) and seeing $1.73 yesterday at Macleod and 12 is genuinely insane. I guess Dani was hoping to get a little more mileage out of that tax cut announcement, but that's moot...

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 14h

I couldn't even imagine my city govt taking any feedback about endless road and sidewalk closures and actually doing much about it. Go Mamdani... youtu.be/oohRn36CWhs?...

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Work in Progress: How we're tackling Sidewalk Sheds (with John Wilson)

YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Doesn’t get the clicks, alas..

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Hmm, I don’t usually play Happy Mondays on my solo backpacking adventures (mostly to sing along to), but now that I think about it…

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I think whatever governing body the fire chiefs fall under have been pushing this angle… saw news clips from Toronto and Edmonton along the same lines. It’s up to the media to balance the stories with facts and context, but I guess that doesn’t get the clicks, so…

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“Dental plan. Lisa needs braces.”

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

If you’re like me you gun it down 10 St and then screech on to the South Bow MUP. I missed the part of the detour signage that had that C Train ped bridge open to connect the north and south.

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ha… that’s been the running joke of the North Bow MUP forever, sadly. I think the City thinks it’s a feature, not a bug. Fine for the next few mos, but once spring hits it’s gonna be total chaos.

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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Cowards. Senior business leaders in Calgary are cowards notwithstanding the handful who signed the Calgary Chamber letter. Yes, they flag wave & stand up for Canada on Q10. None of them will say anything about the other 9 questions which also massively impact their employees & business. Weak AF.

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Cinema just around the corner, nvm the Core Shopping Centre…

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I think I saw some hours of operation on there I thought… will try to remember to take a snap. Could be a free for all, not sure… they obviously have 24/7 security

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Oh boy, I was wondering when the fun was starting again

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Anywhere near an eastbound 401 onramp? 😂

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Perhaps a funny hat or shirt is in order... gotta find the Big & Tall section of the local Goodwill

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I had to numb myself to even read all those idiotic questions, but especially the nauseating 9

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Ha, if memory serves, the photo shows in half but yeah, was racking my brains whether I follow the photo or what it says on the back of the ballot 😬

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I know I’m late to the game to discover this public, heated, bike lockup at the Manulife Place at 7 Ave & 5 St SW, but will definitely give it a whirl while I await my pass-secured access #yycbike

Staple locks aplenty in the Manulife Place public bike parking room, accessible from street level

Entrance to the Manulife Place public bike parking room, accessible from street level

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Secured… with a bike lock of course #yycbike

Costco skeleton relaxing on the porch, secured by an ABUS bike lock

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The 7’ frame is going to require some proper positioning … plus the kid got a sundae on the way out, so asking her to hold the box was going to be a lot 😅

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

When the kid really wants that oversized skeleton thing and you just can’t say no 💀 #yycbike

Little girl in a Larry vs Harry eBULLITT hauling a Halloween skeleton from Costco in Calgary

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Yup, worth setting the camera up

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Hmm, didn’t think this would just fly under the radar

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Yeah, lots of grizzly activity, so we were surprised when we came back in the darkness and there was a bunch of tents set up

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Now that’s how you sunrise… had a feeling set up the time lapse might pay off. Get out and ride: day started off at +16! #yycbike

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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Calgary looking 👀 at you. Chamber didn’t ask the Premier one question on separatism. Instead, the head of the Chamber (Yedlin) let her sell her Neo-head tax on foreign workers.

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I love the snow… all the fairweather types disappear 😅

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Still a couple hours (save some energy, could be a good sunset). Yes @tinybeaches.bsky.social I got your obligatory counter shot, but I always get it when the LED flickers 😂 #yycbike

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Get on out there before the snow hits #yycbike

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If venture to say around 0… we even got rain some time after midnight, assuming it froze around 4

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Everything is just in advanced state of decay, waiting for another major project to fix it

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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

And rightly so, it’s a dog’s breakfast along the Elbow. Heard there were plans to extend the 12 Ave cycle track to Confluence after all the arena/GL work was done, but…

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