Mountain Girl

Fancy a meet up in the New year? To wash away those winter blues

and for those coming down from altitude to swap ski stories


I was thinking towards the end of Jan, to give enough time for planning and organising.


I can only think of a couple of you these days as a few have stopped posting.

andrewrb143

How much extra beer can you buy when you don't pay PST? damn you and your rich fields of oil.

Mountain Girl

Considerably more beer than you!



Was going to work it out but I cant be Bovvered.........

andrewrb143

For such a rich province its a shame they can't clean them roads!

rajanmahadevan

I could not agree with you more. I thought the US was bad in this matter but its leagues ahead of Calgary. These guys don't even clear the Trans-Canada highway in Calgary

Judy in Calgary

As recently as last winter, city crews would be on the main roads at 4.00 a.m. and 5.00 a.m., clearing them in time for morning rush hour, if there had been a snowfall. I have been shocked at the city's lack of performance in this regard this winter. However, another thread has brought to light a possible explanation, namely, the shortage of workers during the current boom.

As I stated in the thread to which I've provided a link, even some Calgary hotels have had to close some of their floors for lack of cleaning staff. I know some service businesses that have reduced their operating hours because they cannot get enough staff to stay open for as many hours as they did before.

If the bottom falls out of this boom and it turns into a bust, as I witnessed in Calgary once before, and if that bust unfolds as the previous one did, let me assure you that service in Calgary will be impeccable -- but you may not have a job. Such is the cyclical nature of a resource-based economy.

Mountain Girl

I really should just give up honestly!!!!!


Are there an Calgarian's out there that fancy a meet up???

angelic_fruitcake

Yes please!!!

But I won't be there until next autumn at the earliest...can you get them in?

Alberta_Rose

ROFL .... see you on the 21st

andrewrb143

Haha i apologise for lighting that fuse! Life can get dull in a 'have not' province. I'd come, but the roads are piled high with snow which havent been cleared for years...maybe in the summer

sans

Mmm does'nt seem to be many Calgarians talking to us anymore sadly.Maybe their busey with the weather or time of year or maybe they just fed up with us

Steve&Tanya

Hiya

Might be up for that, but it depends when in Jan you are talking about as I am off to Blighty for a couple of weeks at the end of Jan. Hubby may be interested though.

angelic_fruitcake

Yeeehahhhh...we're one step closer....we sold the house (or at least, got an offer and accepted it) yesterday!

Hub will find out next week if he gets a transfer, or at least be a bit closer to finding out. If the answer is yes, we're motoring!

Still can't come out until September, as I'm putting in for early exit from work and that's the earliest I'll be able to leave...so maybe in October I'll be taking you up on the offer of a drink!

Jo Monaghan

[Hub and I will be up for a drink or two!!

burton bunch

Hi Mel

I fancy one but wont be there for a good few months