Reddit pulse / page 17
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been hearing mobile detailing spots all over the neighborhood doing exterior car washes on driveways, but we're told it's illegal. are those businesses exempt from the city water bylaws or what?
just moved back to calgary after uni and have zero friends from high school left in the city. looking for people to hike, bike, climb, and hit live music shows with. if you're also 21F and struggling to meet people here, hit me up.
anyone know the best yarn shops in calgary? looking for craft stores and wondering what locals recommend.
so people are carving and writing "incel" all over calgary buses like it's a game to spot it. apparently it's everywhere.
A toxic weed called black henbane is showing up all over Calgary this year. There's a big patch of it south of the children's hospital along University Drive. The plant is dangerous but 311 reports don't seem to be working — just be aware it's out there.
Person got struck by a train on the blue line at Shaganappi Monday morning. Service is down between Westbrook and Sunalta — transit says shuttles are running but hundreds of people at Sunalta haven't seen one yet. Update: the pedestrian is in critical condition.
Someone mapped out where Flock-style license-plate cameras are in Calgary and found only two — one watching eastbound traffic on 144 Ave, the other near Pinebrook. Neither monitors high-traffic routes, so if they're supposed to catch criminals, placement's already failing.
Someone's running a contest called Pluck the Purple — pick 15+ purple flowers, photo your bouquet in a vase or bagged for garbage, submit it, and you're in a draw for a $100 local garden centre gift card. Free entry, enter as many times as you want.
Calgary Fire Department is reminding people not to wear ankle leashes while paddleboarding on the river — a safety issue that has claimed lives.
ivor strong bridge is now open. one less thing to navigate around during the deerfoot upgrade mess.
folk fest pulled in solid numbers this weekend even with the smoke hanging around and the heat. people showed up anyway.
andrew clarke just stepped in as the new ceo of calgary co-op. he's talking about fixing the financials and making the customer experience better.
Heavy police and fire response on Hawkstone Drive in Hawkwood last night. Looks like a house fire — the whole block was lit up.
Workers at the Shops at Heritage complex are noticing the parkade sinking. There are now support beams underneath and a bunch of no-parking signs up front, but maintenance crews aren't visible yet.
The rotten egg smell is back in the northeast again. People reporting it say the fire department confirmed a couple of years ago it's probably the drying-out retention ponds.
311 requests are getting closed without explanation or any actual work done. People report potholes unfixed, missing bus shelters never replaced, pothole tickets disappearing. The system's not working the way it used to.
17th Ave was buzzing Saturday night—someone posted random photos from the Red Mile and is trying to reconnect with folks who wanted to be tagged but didn't exchange socials.
smoke painted the sky again over Calgary this weekend—photos from around the city show bulls grazing under an orange haze, and Deerfoot commuters captured sunsets so vivid they look edited but weren't.
realtors are cold-calling homes in older Calgary neighborhoods to see if owners might consider private sales. one parent asked Reddit if it actually works—the thread has plenty of takes.
parent took the kids down, realized both are still too jumpy around animals to bring one home yet. good call on building exposure first.
