Calgary Water Cooler Talk Thread - Page 61

Full Mountain · #**1201** Posted **Aug 3, 2012, 8:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by DoubleK

I'm looking to buy a Nexus 7 tablet. Has anyone seen them in stock anywhere in Calgary? I have been checking the Future Shop and Best Buy websites to check stock, but they have been out for a couple weeks now.

I'd be surprised if you find any in stock for a while, your best bet is ordering from here

LFRENCH · #**1202** Posted **Aug 13, 2012, 2:44 AM**

This seems like a terrible idea for a movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn6ie1zCkZU

as a urban nerd i'm shaking my head....

fusili · #**1203** Posted **Aug 13, 2012, 3:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by LFRENCH

This seems like a terrible idea for a movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn6ie1zCkZU

as a urban nerd i'm shaking my head....

Ah, come on man. Bicycle couriers are an awesome part of urban culture.

freeweed · #**1204** Posted **Aug 13, 2012, 1:13 PM**

I'm way behind on these threads, so forgive me if this has already been discussed... anyone taken a raft through the new weir now that the water is lower? How is it?

Also... should we create a hailstorm mini-thread? I'm seeing dents in one of our cars and we didn't even get half the size of hail the rest of the NW saw. I imagine a lot of damage after last night. Reports of sunroofs and windshields smashing, and pieces of houses being blasted off (damnable vinyl siding!).

DizzyEdge · #**1205** Posted **Aug 13, 2012, 4:24 PM**

I just walked through inglewood and saw around 20 dents per car roof..

Calgarian · #**1206** Posted **Aug 13, 2012, 4:57 PM**

Haven't heard anything of any damage to any buildings downtown so far, golf ball sized hail definitely has the ability to smash some windows...

DizzyEdge · #**1207** Posted **Aug 13, 2012, 6:10 PM**

http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity...y.html?cmp=rss

vid · #**1208** Posted **Aug 14, 2012, 12:51 AM**

1ajs' wifi keeps crashing. Someone pull him out of the house and show him a good time.

Do it for me.

1ajs · #**1209** Posted **Aug 14, 2012, 1:01 AM**

were having a meet and greet on thursday vid

vid · #**1210** Posted **Aug 14, 2012, 1:03 AM**

I'd love to be there but I have a previous engagement 2,000km away. I hope more than one person shows up!

Bigtime · #**1211** Posted **Aug 14, 2012, 3:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by vid

I'd love to be there but I have a previous engagement 2,000km away. I hope more than one person shows up!

I think we have about 7-8 confirmed, so it should be a gooder.

Calgarian · #**1212** Posted **Aug 14, 2012, 8:50 PM**

Looks like we're in for another thunderstorm...

Bigtime · #**1213** Posted **Aug 14, 2012, 9:07 PM**

We're getting hit pretty good here in the NE by the airport, no hail yet.

mersar · #**1214** Posted **Aug 14, 2012, 9:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bigtime

We're getting hit pretty good here in the NE by the airport, no hail yet.

And its already over in the NW, blue sky visible again. Didn't get much hail or thunder, but the wind was pretty wicked. For one moment the cloud was hanging so low you couldn't see COP from the University, and the rain that was coming down was, well, actually going upwards at times as it deflected around buildings on campus. Was actually pretty neat to see.

freeweed · #**1215** Posted **Aug 14, 2012, 9:20 PM**

Downtown is already mostly clear, but wow - that was some of the strongest winds I've ever seen here. And that's saying something in Calgary.

I hope worksites were tied down something good.

bigcanuck · #**1216** Posted **Aug 14, 2012, 9:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by freeweed

Downtown is already mostly clear, but wow - that was some of the strongest winds I've ever seen here. And that's saying something in Calgary.

I hope worksites were tied down something good.

Lots of firetrucks roaring through the core - I guess we'll have to wait until the news gets out as to whether there were any weather related events...

Calgarian · #**1217** Posted **Aug 14, 2012, 9:27 PM**

Yeah it looked windy as hell outside, glad I was inside lol.

mersar · #**1218** Posted **Aug 14, 2012, 9:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

Yeah it looked windy as hell outside, glad I was inside lol.

Still quite windy in the NW, and I can see another dark band of cloud heading our way from my office. The very fast moving low level cloud that is out there is pretty cool to watch too.

Bigtime · #**1219** Posted **Aug 14, 2012, 9:35 PM**

Already reports on twitter of smashed windows downtown, and even mention of TD Square being evacuated (not sure why).

High angle rescue is out to get stranded window washers on the 15th floor of a building on 5th avenue.

DizzyEdge · #**1220** Posted **Aug 14, 2012, 9:36 PM**

the radar showed the heart of the storm right passed directly over Airdrie, anyone airdrie folks on here? Also said radar conked out as soon as the edge of the storm got to it at 2:40ish.