Calgary - what's it like to live there?
Oct 21st 2010, 6:22 pm
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Re: Calgary - what's it like to live there?
Hey all
I've been in Vancouver for a few months now and like it.
Still not decided as to whether I like Canada enough to leave the UK completely, mind you.
But, I'm still doing my research.
So, there is a potential job opportunity in Calgary.......can anyone give me some idea of what it's like there?
Mr S
I've been in Vancouver for a few months now and like it.
Still not decided as to whether I like Canada enough to leave the UK completely, mind you.
But, I'm still doing my research.
So, there is a potential job opportunity in Calgary.......can anyone give me some idea of what it's like there?
Mr S
Oct 22nd 2010, 1:53 pm
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Re: Calgary - what's it like to live there?
My better half got something similar from Marks, but its doesnt let you breath nearly as well, and is pretty saggy around the eyes. I much prefer the Seirus one.
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Oct 22nd 2010, 2:13 pm
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Re: Calgary - what's it like to live there?
Best ones Ive seen, and swear by are the seirus "combo TNT" ones with the moulded neoprene bit round your mouth, fleece for your neck and thin top to fit under your helmet no problems. They fit pretty well around your eyes, so your goggles dont steam up from the inside
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My better half got something similar from Marks, but its doesnt let you breath nearly as well, and is pretty saggy around the eyes. I much prefer the Seirus one.
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My better half got something similar from Marks, but its doesnt let you breath nearly as well, and is pretty saggy around the eyes. I much prefer the Seirus one.
Oct 22nd 2010, 2:19 pm
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Re: Calgary - what's it like to live there?
-27 on the lift sounds grim.
At least the bump here is never crowded and we hardly ever have to wait to get on the lift anyway
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Oct 22nd 2010, 5:20 pm
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Re: Calgary - what's it like to live there?
Same here
From a distance, they look like the things some cyclist couriers use. After seeing an instructor with one at COP when it was so cold I have a private lesson (as no one else showed up, in fact I had the choice of 4 instructors!). I bought one. Now I have about 4 with all different designs. I use one like this: http://www.bulabula.com/products/#/?...8&modelId=5465
Most hills have them.
From a distance, they look like the things some cyclist couriers use. After seeing an instructor with one at COP when it was so cold I have a private lesson (as no one else showed up, in fact I had the choice of 4 instructors!). I bought one. Now I have about 4 with all different designs. I use one like this: http://www.bulabula.com/products/#/?...8&modelId=5465
Most hills have them.
Oct 22nd 2010, 6:16 pm
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Re: Calgary - what's it like to live there?
They are excellent. I bought some at COP, and some online. I have a number of them striped and snazzy - all the gear and no idea - that`s me!
Oct 23rd 2010, 11:18 pm
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Re: Calgary - what's it like to live there?
Still, you are very much entitled to your opinion.
Oct 24th 2010, 12:35 am
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Re: Calgary - what's it like to live there?
So where are all these great shopping venues, great restaurants and great architecture? I admit they may exist in small quantities, but they are not on each street corner.
I enjoy living in Calgary but such things are not for me and there is no way that Calgary can compete with "great" cities across the globe on such criteria.
No one said it is impossible to party, after all, most Brits under the age of 30 do so each Friday and Saturday night in their local towns. I doubt very much that access to great nightlife was high on the list of reasons to move to Calgary for those that did.
Oct 24th 2010, 2:26 am
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Re: Calgary - what's it like to live there?
Cheers for all the replies.
Sorry I've been away for ages....bloody internet companies!
I guess I should really venture up there and check the place out.
Sorry I've been away for ages....bloody internet companies!
I guess I should really venture up there and check the place out.
Oct 25th 2010, 6:14 pm
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Re: Calgary - what's it like to live there?
How long have you been here? Not long by the sounds of it. Factor in wind chill and 0% humidity.
Oct 26th 2010, 9:09 pm
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Re: Calgary - what's it like to live there?
Hi guys my name is calum and myself and my family of my wife and four children will be making the migration to canada in febuary,with calgary being the destination as my wife has secured a position with a healthcare firm. My wife will be working around the foothills area and we would love a place close to her work.So could you advise us of some nice areas for us and our 4 kids around the south east or east side of sw. School has to be a big part in any outcome. Thanks guys. Calum ,dundee, scotland.
Oct 26th 2010, 9:41 pm
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Re: Calgary - what's it like to live there?
I double checked the stats I put in a previous posting and to make a correction its approx 24 days reaching -20C and 4 days reaching -30C on average each year. I'm pretty circumspect about Calgary and the weather but there's no reason to be quite as critical as some have been. It doesn't stay at -30C for weeks or months on end which is what some to be suggesting. The coldest months coincide with very little precipitation so that snowfall in Jan/Feb/Mar combined was lower than the snowfall in each of Apr and May. I don't mind the cold when it gets really cold because it doesn't stay like that for that long usually. The valid criticism of the climate in Calgary is the length that the winter can drag on and the unpredictability of the spring and early summer.
Oct 26th 2010, 10:01 pm
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Re: Calgary - what's it like to live there?
It can't be that cold in Calgary - just watch the kids on their way to school. The girls in tiny little shoes. Not one will wear a hat or gloves. Few wear big jackets.
Either that or the kids are really tough and/or victims of fashion.
Either that or the kids are really tough and/or victims of fashion.