Calgary Alberta Floods 2013 - Re-entries slowly starting

[Disoblige]

Originally posted by eglove


Crowchild to Glenmore

Haha, oh yeah, duh! Thanks.

Originally posted by fiveowed

was at chinook today half the stores are closed

Ah. Thanks for the heads up.

[speedog]

Originally posted by jibber


Does price gouging only apply to people with business licences and not to private sales?

The problem with the FB price gouging site is the dumb people there - complaining about the expensive CO-OP fruit trays without first looking into the reality of the situation.

Even in our shop, we had a customer in on Friday complaining about the cost of the bag of dog food they bought - why is it so expensive now? Apparently in their apocalyptic panic, they felt the need to buy a bag that was almost 6 times larger than they normally buy but threw reason out the door and couldn't understand why that big bag cost more even though on a price per pound basis it was a better deal - this after I even explained to them that they regularly bought a small bag.

Anyhow, for private sales - I'd say buyer beware no different than any one of us purchasing a vehicle through a private sale.

[rage2]

Cop with laser speed trap on Sarcee and 16th. You'd think he'd be out there relieving others from their 20 hour shifts.

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by rage2
Cop with laser speed trap on Sarcee and 16th.

[jibber]

First pictures of the Saddledome:

[jibber]

More pics inside the Dome. Total loss.

[revelations]

Originally posted by rage2
Cop with laser speed trap on Sarcee and 16th. You'd think he'd be out there relieving others from their 20 hour shifts.

Traffic guys dont care about anything else - except tickets.

They should be ticketing all the gawkers.

[nzwasp]

I wonder if the BMO center also flooded?

[Vagabond142]

Originally posted by nzwasp
I wonder if the BMO center also flooded?

Convention spaces yes, as far as I've heard. Not sure about the Corral, but that's lower than the Saddledome so more than likely

[ercchry]

went to check out my neighborhood, army was just mobilizing just south of the 17th ave/blackfoot bridge... hopefully they are not expecting something to happen





all in all its not TOO bad in inglewood.

power is out for a good chunk of 9th ave, all you can hear are pumps and generators. lots of homes and businesses in the entire area are pumping out their basements. our place is still dry... but this is all thats saving us right now

[Vagabond142]

Looks like the first major bridge closure for flood damage has happened

Calgary Police ‏@CalgaryPolice 48m

The Cushing bridge connecting 17th Ave and Blackfoot Trail is now closed due to deteriorating conditions. #yycflood

[ercchry]

Originally posted by Vagabond142
Looks like the first major bridge closure for flood damage has happened

Calgary Police ‏@CalgaryPolice 48m

The Cushing bridge connecting 17th Ave and Blackfoot Trail is now closed due to deteriorating conditions. #yycflood

Guess that explains the army...

[revelations]

Word on the street is that DF is closed btwn heritage and Peigan due to downed powerlines.... can someone confirm?

Edit:

DF .... 17th -> Peigan SHUT DOWN BOTH WAYS

[Vagabond142]

Calgary Police just tweeted that the 14th St NW Bridge is CLOSED at this time.

[DeleriousZ]

Originally posted by Vagabond142
Calgary Police just tweeted that the 14th St NW Bridge is CLOSED at this time.

Yeah just read that too, wonder why? Has been fine all day.

[ZEDGE]

Originally posted by jibber
More pics inside the Dome. Total loss.

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What a mess.

[asp integra]

anyone know how busy crowchild going north over the river is right now?

[Vagabond142]

Let the douches emerge!

Crackmacs ‏@Crackmacs 1h

and the Biggest Douche Award of 2013 goes to http://i.imgur.com/hJ3VkPL.jpg #yyc #yycflood #abflood

[Vagabond142]

Originally posted by DeleriousZ


Yeah just read that too, wonder why? Has been fine all day.

They aren't outright saying. I have tweeted asking them

[revelations]

Originally posted by Vagabond142
Let the douches emerge!

Crackmacs ‏@Crackmacs 1h

and the Biggest Douche Award of 2013 goes to http://i.imgur.com/hJ3VkPL.jpg #yyc #yycflood #abflood

Saw comments like that posted on the CBC website about the floods article. Not surprising unfortunately because thats how good the corporate mass-media is at educating people.