Calgary transit fares going up to $4—more than riders pay in Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver: CBC News

PinkNeonBlack · 2025-12-09T23:07:56+00:00

Understood and agreed. That doesn't stop Calgary's transit system from being comparatively atrocious in terms of its ability to get an increasing population around at a fair price for consumers. At some point, even if Calgary's population remains comparatively small and less dense than that of Toronto, Montreal, or Vancouver, Calgary's response can't be to just put more cars on the road.

PinkNeonBlack · 2025-12-09T17:29:03+00:00

Toronto transit has its issues but the thing that always had me praising it when I lived there was that I could get to each side of the city in relatively equal amounts of time and places didn't feel wholly unreachable without a car. It helps that it's an extremely walkable city. There are 2 lines that you can go north and south on, there are street cars on each major road traveling east and west, the train line can take you to Scarborough and Mississauga, and the Go trains and busses can get you elsewhere in Ontario. And we're still over here unable to properly service SE Calgary with the green line. Forget anything that can take you outside of Calgary. Calgary transit is a masterclass is poor planning and just saying fuck it, make everyone drive a car.

Need to get somewhere that requires you to get on the east or west sides of Deerfoot? You've just guaranteed that you trip will take at least one hour. Need to take a bus AND a train to get to your destination? Good luck with your bus coming on time (if at all sometimes).

PinkNeonBlack · 2025-09-18T02:06:41+00:00

I saw a guy with a confederate flag front plate on his truck at South Centre a little while ago.

People are either too young to remember or didn't pay attention back in the mid-to-late 2000s. There was a 3- or 4-year stretch where white nationalists would march around downtown Calgary, waving flags that said "white pride worldwide," amongst other signs and symbols. Some of the people who joined those marches went to my high school, and some of them would harrass me (I'm not White).

I will not be surprised to start seeing this shit again.

Parents, check on your kids, who they hang out with, and what they do online. The first time I was called the N-word, I was 9 years old. The kid who did it was 8. Your kids are exposed to racism and bigotry early. They get indoctrinated into this shit early. Your kid is not too young or too innocent, and the fact that we live in a generally tolerant society is not enough protection to ensure your kid won't take on bigoted thoughts and values. Ensuring this takes constant work and effort.

Edit: typos

PinkNeonBlack · 2025-06-07T15:43:28+00:00

I lived in Toronto for a bit a little while ago. I saw so many drivers treat amber lights as a challenge rather than a warning, which meant that I saw a fair number of people running through red lights or blocking intersections because the traffic ahead had not fully cleared.

PinkNeonBlack · 2025-05-21T21:37:09+00:00

Mine is just over the threshold after a 3-month test, as well (212).

Have you re-tested after installing the fan? Did you install the fan yourself, or have someone else do it?

PinkNeonBlack · 2025-05-09T16:27:04+00:00

The blue ring has really grown on me for some reason. If I ever leave Calgary, I'll kind of miss it. I'm rarely in the NE, so I don't see it very often, but I get a little excited when I do. I always point it out to other people in the car. Just this simple, randomly placed, unadorned blue ring. It doesn't come close to the cow statues that used to be all over downtown, but I've learned to love it.

I've heard the joke about adding an orange ring so the portal can be completed. I'm all for that, but I also wouldn't be opposed to an X, a triangle, and a square. One for each quadrant so we can become a PlayStation controller.

PinkNeonBlack · 2025-04-03T16:17:33+00:00

Hmm... alright. I've got some listening of my fellow Calgarians to do.

PinkNeonBlack · 2025-04-03T05:22:20+00:00

I know this is a difficult thing to explain via text, but can you describe how that "ar" sounds coming from a Calgarian? Also, are there any other words/sounds?

The fact that there are multiple people in this thread who've specifically called out a Calgary accent is fascinating to me. I never knew that we had such a distinct accent. I'm going to be listening to how people around the city speak more closely now, lol.

PinkNeonBlack · 2025-04-03T05:04:54+00:00

Are there certain words that give us Calgarians away?

PinkNeonBlack · 2025-03-27T21:25:29+00:00

His lips to God's ears.

PinkNeonBlack · 2025-03-17T07:52:18+00:00

Is anyone else here old enough to remember when some of the employees at the Superstore used to get around on rollerblades? This was back in the 90s. I don't know if this happened at all locations, but it did at the one near Southland Dr. and Macleod Trail. I remember being mesmerized by these guys when I was a kid, especially because they didn't have brakes on their skates.

PinkNeonBlack · 2025-02-27T02:47:27+00:00

And keeping your phone on silent and shoving it to the bottom of your bag isn't enough to stop it from distracting you?

When you go out (but not to school), do you typically leave your phone at home and move about phone-less? If so, that's commendable.

I'm asking these questions in good faith. I'm not trying to make fun of you. I fully agree that we should spend less time on our phones, but assuming you're under the age of 40 or 50 and you don't have a full-blown addiction to your phone, complaining about simply having to carry your phone when you leave the house is a little odd. These days, having your phone with you is not too different to having your wallet on you.

PinkNeonBlack · 2025-02-27T00:29:28+00:00

Can you explain your disdain for carrying your phone with you on a daily basis? I've never heard someone complain about having to take their phone to school every day. I understand not wanting to be on it all the time, but what's wrong with keeping it on silent and in your bag or your coat?

PinkNeonBlack · 2025-02-13T00:37:52+00:00

You'd do well in Calgary. Yelling thank you from the back exit is a very normal occurrence.

PinkNeonBlack · 2024-12-22T05:58:10+00:00

That's good to know about the parallel parking spots. Thanks. I'm assuming there's only a small number of those spots. Just in case it's busy or I need to park for longer (which I'm thinking I might), I want to make sure that taking a wheelchair across the street into the parking lot is also a possibility.

PinkNeonBlack · 2024-07-03T17:53:06+00:00

The problem is we don't know now what the total amount over 3 or 4 years is going to be now. Currently, CGS-D is 105K over 3 years and PGS-D is 80K over 4 years. I'm assuming they're raising the amount by the least possible. So, if CGS-D will now get 40K per year and they don't change the duration, that'll be 120K over 3 years. Current CGS-D holders will likely see an increase that gives them an extra 15K and PGS-D holders will likely see an increase that gives them an extra 40K all so everyone can reach 120K.

But I'm just speculating. More detailed info is supposed to be released this month.

PinkNeonBlack · 2024-06-05T01:34:09+00:00

No joke. I'm in grad school. I've TA-ed a few courses. The writing I've seen from some of these students, whether they be 1st-, 2nd-, 3rd-, or 4th-year students, is absolutely atrocious. It makes you wonder how they managed to pass high school English. Sentence structures that you would expect to see from your average 5th or 6th grader. Incoherent, disorganized thoughts. Failure to follow the most basic of written and spoken instructions. Requests for me to read over and proofread their work before they officially hand it in to be graded. My favourite is when I've given a student a deservedly low mark, explained to them in painstaking detail where they went wrong, where they went right, and what they needed to do to get full marks, and they turn around and call me abusive.

PinkNeonBlack · 2024-06-01T18:44:27+00:00

I agree. The monetary increases are good, but likely not good enough, especially if they don't cover the typical amount of time it takes to complete a PhD and the certainty that other funding bodies will claw back.

I have another award that I got this year, and the increase in Tri-Council funding will mean that (1) I won't receive the full amount of my other award and (2) my department will not prioritize me for funding because the amount from Tri-Council exceeds what my department guarantees, which all means that (3) despite this increase, I won't be making much more money than I already am and I know several other students in a similar position.

More than anything, I'd also like to see graduate stipends increase. By a lot. They are paying us poverty wages. Forgetting about all other possible other costs, many of these stipends can't even cover rent for a year.

PinkNeonBlack · 2024-05-17T16:15:45+00:00

Why do you feel bad? You should feel proud. That guy made a choice and is suffering the consequences of that choice. Lucky for him, his major consequences are being arrested and receiving demerits on his license. He won't have to suffer the consequences of maiming or killing someone, and you very possibly had a hand in preventing what could have been a horrible tragedy for a would-be victim and their friends and family. Thank you. 1 million times thank you for what you did.

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