The Ugly Canada Thread

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by GeneralLeeTPHLS

Yea...that car doesn't make this any less ugly. Some anonymous early 00's or late 90's ratty rod.

At least it didn't have a ridiculous spoiler on it.

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by biguc

I hope they're selling their members' contact information to CRA scammers in Nigeria. Otherwise, I don't know what their goal is. Keeping staff turnover high?

They know their core demographic. Have to keep them coming or they'll lose them to ABC Country restaurant, Swiss Chalet, Ricky's and IHOP.





I think the guy with the beard wants to murder the fat one.

[biguc]

You know you're scraping the bottom of the barrel when you struggle to retain customers who buy the cheapest thing on the menu, don't tip, complain about everything, and see nothing wrong with ordering hot water and bringing their own tea.



I got this treat from google maps today. Giant Tiger, Tim Hortons, some guy wearing a turquoise flannel shirt with athletic shorts and flip flops, a literal car crash, and lots and lots of parking.

[O-tacular]

The worst Smitty's in Calgary:

https://www.google.ca/maps/@50.966659,-1...o_SWUqO_aiLU2TNHNcFpw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

On ugly Macleod Trail sandwiched between a RONA and a Walmart in an ocean of parking.

[WhipperSnapper]

I've never been to a Smitty's. Looks like I haven't missed out on anything.

[biguc]

Best Buy Furniture looks like a winner. It's a baby clockzilla in the making.

But why does McCleod Trail have a chainlink fence down the middle? Is it to catch blowing trash, or so that when suicidal people smash their cars into the jersey barriers, the debris doesn't fly into oncoming traffic?

[WhipperSnapper]

jaywalking prevention system

[niwell]

It's pretty common in Calgary on the medians of major roads near malls - presumably to stop pedestrians from jaywalking across. I remember they had a similar fence at the mall I grew up near (Market Mall) - https://goo.gl/maps/ZJ85pD5FXvo

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by niwell

It's pretty common in Calgary on the medians of major roads near malls - presumably to stop pedestrians from jaywalking across. I remember they had a similar fence at the mall I grew up near (Market Mall) - https://goo.gl/maps/ZJ85pD5FXvo

Another beauty is the median by Chinook.

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Calgary...b652b63a!8m2!3d51.0486151!4d-114.0708459

[GeneralLea]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

Another beauty is the median by Chinook.

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Calgary...b652b63a!8m2!3d51.0486151!4d-114.0708459

You could still jump that, looks like a really fancy median with how much space it gives you.

[WhipperSnapper]

You can go ahead and jump it. I'll walk to the next light.

Toronto's pedestrians deaths are skyrocketing while Calgary is seeing a decline. The majoirty of deaths occured when the pedestrian had the right of ways but leaves a lot of room for jaywalkers getting hit taking a short cut across a high speed boulevard.

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

You can go ahead and jump it. I'll walk to the next light.

Toronto's pedestrians deaths are skyrocketing while Calgary is seeing a decline. The majoirty of deaths occured when the pedestrian had the right of ways but leaves a lot of room for jaywalkers getting hit taking a short cut across a high speed boulevard.

Well they shouldn't need them anymore as they are building an indoor bridge across Macleod directly into the mall. I hold no illusions about any of Macleod trail improving though.

[vid]

Originally Posted by biguc

You know you're scraping the bottom of the barrel when you struggle to retain customers who buy the cheapest thing on the menu, don't tip, complain about everything, and see nothing wrong with ordering hot water and bringing their own tea.



I got this treat from google maps today. Giant Tiger, Tim Hortons, some guy wearing a turquoise flannel shirt with athletic shorts and flip flops, a literal car crash, and lots and lots of parking.

I feel at home in this photo.

[MolsonExport]

It's John Baird!!

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

It's John Baird!!

Indeed it is!

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

I've never been to a Smitty's. Looks like I haven't missed out on anything.

It's still a step above this place:

[MolsonExport]

I think the most depressing restaurants in Canada have to be those awful McDonald's inside Walmart. Completely bereft of decor (Save for perhaps giant posters of French Fries). Overflowing garbage cans. Sticky tables. 2 day old tabloid newspapers. Soulless florescent lighting. Fatties and their porky kids. That fucking ugly yellow "slippery floor" sandwich board sign that is ALWAYS out front.

groundspeak, wookiepedia, farm4

[cyeg66]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

World wide uglies: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=216559

O M G.... With her back to me, working at her desk, my wife actually wondered if I was ok, mistaking my chortling for fits of coughing. There are some real gems in there. And everytime I see that feckin' Clockzilla, forget chortling, I just burst out laughing.

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

I think the most depressing restaurants in Canada have to be those awful McDonald's inside Walmart. Completely bereft of decor (Save for perhaps giant posters of French Fries). Overflowing garbage cans. Sticky tables. 2 day old tabloid newspapers. Soulless florescent lighting. Fatties and their porky kids. That fucking ugly yellow "slippery floor" sandwich board sign that is ALWAYS out front.

groundspeak, wookiepedia, farm4

That sign spelling Joy with a McNugget is soul crushing.

[SignalHillHiker]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

It's still a step above this place:

#LeaveChes'Alone