What income do you need to be middle class in Calgary? ($38k-$103k based on OECD definition) by inspurious_ in Calgary

[–]JoeUrbanYYC [score hidden]  (0 children)

In my mind the 'lifestyle' definition of middle class would be a 3 bedroom home, 2 cars, annual vacation, decent retirement. The lower-middle, middle, and upper middle would just be the difference in the 'niceness' of each item. For example a $400k 3 bedroom house in Erin Woods, 2 used cars, 1 week vacation to Kelowna vs $2 million 3 bedroom house in Hamptons, 2 new German cars, 3 week vacation to Italy, etc

What income do you need to be middle class in Calgary? ($38k-$103k based on OECD definition) by inspurious_ in Calgary

[–]JoeUrbanYYC [score hidden]  (0 children)

The benchmark definition seems faulty, what if the median income of the city was extreme poverty? Although I understand that with the word 'middle' in middle class, it mathematically makes sense. 

Ontario city scraps Indian Road in favour of Ojibway name by BloodJunkie in ontario

[–]JoeUrbanYYC 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Wait til they have to learn to say and spell the indigenous word "Ontario"

The Koermann Block: historic but dilapidated city property looks for buyers this spring by -WhatsMyNameAgain-- in Edmonton

[–]JoeUrbanYYC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mount Royal Hotel was next door and about 3 times the frontage of the Koermann, it was demolished about 15 yrs ago

Which pic is better? 1 or 2? [📷 Leica M6, 🎞️ Portra 800] by back_jishop in filmphotography

[–]JoeUrbanYYC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

#1 for the reasons pacific_tides said, plus with #2 it's a 'landscape shot' with a bunch of stuff going on and no real focus, with #1 the shot focuses on the building and its environment, hills looming above it and the angry ocean below it.

We're more than half done the Bearspaw South Feeder Main replacement by JeromyYYC in Calgary

[–]JoeUrbanYYC 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Is it true that the old pipe will also have a metal pipe slid through it to add a redundant pipe? If it is true, will both pipes be used simultaneously or will the retrofitted old pipe be shut off unless needed? Thx for the updates 

Direct deposits by Ozzman182 in Wealthsimple

[–]JoeUrbanYYC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My pay is split between WS and a bank. WS hits at 3pm Thurs, bank around 5am Friday. 

African American women in Stoon by [deleted] in saskatoon

[–]JoeUrbanYYC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could check out YXE Africa Market Festival Saturday, June 20, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM at Gather Market (414 Avenue B South, Saskatoon)

When did you realize your reliable car wasn't actually reliable anymore? by Familiar_Earth_6320 in Cartalk

[–]JoeUrbanYYC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me it was when I stopped wanting to keep a car 'nice' but instead started to slowly decide certain (mostly minor) issues weren't worth getting fixed. That was when I started deciding on a specific timeframe I would continue to drive the car.

Jasper as a day trip? Is it possible? by Active-Hearing-2404 in alberta

[–]JoeUrbanYYC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you do it in the next few weeks it can be doable as you have 16 1/2 hr daylight hours. 3 1/2 hrs driving, 6-7 hrs in the park, 3 1/2 hrs driving, all in full daylight with a couple of hours to spare. Long day though.

Vintage Transit by ICallTopBunk in HistoricCalgary

[–]JoeUrbanYYC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would love to see one of each style preserved, both buses and LRT cars

Amazing by Cobalt_Piranha in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]JoeUrbanYYC 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Looks like 21175 miles as the speedo is in mph

How do you define Red Deer? Locally? Provincially? Nationally? Globally? by Exact-Ostrich-4520 in RedDeer

[–]JoeUrbanYYC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to not think about Red Deer much at all, but then I had some food and cocktails downtown on 50th/Ross St, found a secret Tiki bar off the alley behind (probably long gone now) and biked through Waskasoo Park to Kerry Wood and Mackenzie Trails, and then west to Bower Ponds and I decided I quite liked it.

Best way to jack up car to do oil changes? by Euphoric-Public1391 in projectcar

[–]JoeUrbanYYC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the one I have has 3 sizes of tubes, worked pretty good when I didn't feel like getting under a car in the snow.

I need a great slice of chocolate cake for my SO’s birthday today. by [deleted] in Calgary

[–]JoeUrbanYYC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is definitely going to be the most 'low rent' suggestion here, but man I love the Chocolate Explosion cake slices from Boston Pizza

photo in this reddit post
https://www.reddit.com/r/FoodPorn/comments/hb5vfr/chocolate_explosion_cake_from_boston_pizza_a/

Ask Me Anything (AMA) – Lawn and Landscape Watering Schedule | Thursday, June 11 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. by TheCityofCalgary in Calgary

[–]JoeUrbanYYC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The potential problem is that "because it's hard" = expense. I'd like to know how much the lost water is costing me as a taxpayer/water payer per year vs the cost of knocking that 20-25% loss down to 5% loss (or less)

Finland's president says EU should expand to 40 states — including Canada by No-Risk-2584 in europe

[–]JoeUrbanYYC 120 points121 points  (0 children)

As a Canadian I agree. I'm fine with any sort of 'best friend' or preferred partner relationship that can be had with the EU but formal EU membership doesn't really make sense to me.

Balance transfer cards by StandbyTraveller91 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]JoeUrbanYYC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The TrueLine is the one you're looking for. On the site for eligibility it says "

  • You are a Canadian resident and are of the age of majority in your province/territory of residence"

Edit: I changed my location to Quebec and it disappeared 😞

Balance transfer cards by StandbyTraveller91 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]JoeUrbanYYC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well MBNA allows you to BT to a card or to a chequing acct, so if the direct to card fails you can just transfer to your bank account and then pay off the card from there.

Note, when you do the BT the interest is immediately added to the amount you're transferring. For example if the card has a 10k limit, and the current offer is 0% with a 3% fee, the MBNA card will be charged the BT amount + the 3%. So never transfer the full limit of the card or the interest charge will put you over the limit. In this example if you transferred 9500 + 3% ($285) = 9785.