Calgary Water Cooler Talk Thread

[You Need A Thneed]

1.83 posts per day.

[Ayreonaut]

I've plummeted to 11.03 ppd.

I was over 16 for a while. In my defence though, I'm travelling through Europe right now, and am spending less time on here.

[freeweed]

Originally Posted by furrycanuck

This belongs in the Food thread.

I eat dinner by the water cooler.

[The Chemist]

2.19 posts per day. I`ve wasted nearly 8 years of my life in this place

[SpongeG]

still snow there?

was there really 2 feet? someone I know on facebook lives near calgary and she said she had 2 feet of snow!

[jeffwhit]

Originally Posted by Vascilli

Future Shop. I applied in October or something and even got a voicemail to schedule a phone interview. But Bell decided it would be fun to delete my messages after 5 days. Hooray. I don't think they're hiring any more.

For the love of god if you have any self respect, or want to have any, don't work at Futureshop. Trust me on this. Besides, you seem like you have it together.

[freeweed]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

still snow there?

was there really 2 feet? someone I know on facebook lives near calgary and she said she had 2 feet of snow!

"near" is an interesting word when you live by the mountains. Places "near" Calgary did in fact get 2 feet of snow, if by "near" you mean within 100km.

No one in shouting distance from Calgary got any accumulation though.

Besides, 2 feet, or 60cm of snow is really just 60mm of rain. ie: a dry day in most of BC.

[mersar]

Well I'd go with closer then 100km, I know that not this past storm a few days ago but the one before left about 2 feet in Bragg Creek which is only 30km from the edge of Calgary. This past storm did leave some accumulation out that way though, coming into Cochrane and looking south last night you could see the ground color fade to white in that direction.

[freeweed]

30km towards the mountains, yes.

The point (that people not from here don't realize) is that Calgary sits right on the threshold of the Rocky Mountains. It may seem prairie-like but we're at a very high elevation for a city this far north and we're very very close to places that experience winter conditions 9 months or more out of the year.

Which is very different from having 2 feet of snow on the ground every May, which is what the perception often is.

Folks from BC who live "close to the mountains" often don't realize that the mountains here are entirely different than the coastal ranges, in sheer elevation, climate, flora/fauna, etc.

People also don't always realize that directly south of Calgary actually brings you closer to the mountains - a lot closer in some cases. Pincher Creek is almost directly south of us but it's right on the footsteps of the mountains. They got more than a foot yesterday, so people naturally assume that if you move 200km NORTH from that, there'd be snow.

Which isn't necessarily the case.

Like I said, "near" is an interesting term when applied here. Not that anyone who actually lives here should need to be told that, but I'm always surprised - I know folks who've lived in Calgary 20 years and have never made it to Waterton - a straight shot south that lands you in a whole different climate.

This thread is now my most favouritest.

[Bigtime]

Swine Flu Update

[Ramsayfarian]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Check this out:

Earlier today Brookfield Properties was advised of a rumour involving the swine influenza in the Bankers Hall Complex. Upon investigation we have discovered that the child of an employee in the building has a confirmed case of swine influenza contracted while in Mexico. This employee has no symptoms but has been sent home by the employer as a precaution, until further notice. Janitorial staff will be conducting extra sanitising of this employees work area, floor, and washrooms this evening - again as a precaution only.

Please be reminded once again that the Public Health Agency of Canada advises vigilance and good common sense sanitary practices. Good health habits to help prevent the flu include:

1. Avoid contact with people who are sick
2. Stay home when you are sick
3. Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing
4. Wash your hands frequently
5. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth as much as possible

Symptoms usually include those similar to seasonal influenza (flu) including headache, chills and cough followed by fever, loss of appetite, muscle aches and fatigue, runny nose, sneezing, watery eyes and throat irritation. Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea may occur in adults as well as in children. In more severe cases, or in people with chronic conditions, complications such as pneumonia may develop. (Source: The Public Health Agency of Canada)

If any of your employees present the symptoms described above, advise them to contact their own doctor's office for further advice and direction. In the unlikely case that any of your employees are, in fact, diagnosed with this form of the virus, please advise Building Management so that appropriate measures can be undertaken to mitigate any spread of the virus.

Shona

Shona Waddell
Manager, Property & Tenant Services

OMG we're all going to die!!! Everyone panic!!!

To put this in perspective, The Centers for Disease Control estimates 36,000 people die annually in the United States from the flu. That's the regular flu, not the fancy swine flu or Mexican flu as they like to call it in Israel.

Back to panicking.

[Calgarian]

I'm definitely going to go to Costco and buy all of the canned goods I can find, then I can lock myself in my apartment and wait for the apocolypse.

[Bigtime]

Too late buddy, I've already bought up all the canned goods from the Costco's in Calgary.

You're gonna die!

[Calgarian]

Did you hit superstore too?

[Innersoul1]

Did you guys hear that Nancy in accounting is sleeping with one of the guys in the mailroom?

[freeweed]

Bigtime already won the Internet.

Please move all pig latin to there.

[Ramsayfarian]

Originally Posted by Innersoul1

Did you guys hear that Nancy in accounting is sleeping with one of the guys in the mailroom?

I thought he was gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[Ramsayfarian]

A little pictorial escape from work. Some cool photos of lions.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/ear...e-cameras.html

[Bigtime]

Hey you guys stop talking bad about him. Do you know he gives all of his paycheque to orphans? Orphans with diseases.

[freeweed]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Hey you guys stop talking bad about him. Do you know he gives all of his paycheque to orphans? Orphans with diseases.

He's still a badass.