Calgary Construction XXVI

[Tobyoby]

Originally Posted by GSS

I had some time to kill so I googled skyrisecities and checked it out. It’s a really good site, I can see why everyone left and went there. To be honest I’m baffled why there are still people here.

It's kinda the chicken before the egg scenario. Skyrise was an okay site before, but has become very good lately because of all the members who left to there.

[Xelebes]

Originally Posted by Suburgatory

Either they all died in the great “Where Did You Choose To Live and Why” battle or Bigtime put them all out of their misery before taking his own life last year. They have all been reincarnated at skyrisecities.

???

What?

[DoubleK]

There is a Soil Mec drilling piers at Mission Landing.

Kinda interested to see how this one turns out.

[Deepstar]

Originally Posted by GSS

I had some time to kill so I googled skyrisecities and checked it out. It’s a really good site, I can see why everyone left and went there. To be honest I’m baffled why there are still people here.

For construction and development related topics, SRC is a much better site, but this site is more retaining. IMO, SRC is like a documentary, and SSP is like Jersey shore or housewives of New York City. You know it’s awful, but you still want to see what happens next.

[linx]

I'm gonna stay on here and outlast the wave of crybabies....

What kind of city would we have if it didn't contain different types of neighborhoods and housing. These suit the different lifestyles of the population and neither the homes nor the people living in them are in competition with each other. They compliment each other

[Corndogger]

Originally Posted by linx

I'm gonna stay on here and outlast the wave of crybabies....

What kind of city would we have if it didn't contain different types of neighborhoods and housing. These suit the different lifestyles of the population and neither the homes nor the people living in them are in competition with each other. They compliment each other

The first wave of people who left here did so b/c they could handle different opinions. The last wave left b/c Surreal Places left to go run part of that other site. He was a great contributor in terms of photos and those photos were like a drug to some here. That's a big part in why they left. Now we're left with a few people who occasionally pop in to do a quick drive-by insult and tell us how much this site sucks and how great the other site is. If you want a clearinghouse of project info with no critical debate then the other site is great. But some of us want more which is why this site will live on.

[ST1]

Originally Posted by Corndogger

The first wave of people who left here did so b/c they could handle different opinions. The last wave left b/c Surreal Places left to go run part of that other site. He was a great contributor in terms of photos and those photos were like a drug to some here. That's a big part in why they left. Now we're left with a few people who occasionally pop in to do a quick drive-by insult and tell us how much this site sucks and how great the other site is. If you want a clearinghouse of project info with no critical debate then the other site is great. But some of us want more which is why this site will live on.

Except that this site doesn’t actually have any critical discussion or debate and the other site does. Six months ago I might have agreed with you, but not these days.
This site will live on of course, but its days of being the main place to go for development and construction discussion are done. It’ll be like the Calgary section of SSC, which is fine. The internet’s a free place for people to do as they choose.

Also don’t mistake my post as me trying to convince people to leave and go to SRC, I’m merely giving my observations.

[Corndogger]

Originally Posted by ST1

Except that this site doesn’t actually have any critical discussion or debate and the other site does. Six months ago I might have agreed with you, but not these days.
This site will live on of course, but its days of being the main place to go for development and construction discussion are done. It’ll be like the Calgary section of SSC, which is fine. The internet’s a free place for people to do as they choose.

Also don’t mistake my post as me trying to convince people to leave and go to SRC, I’m merely giving my observations.

The times I've gone to the other site I've seen nothing but people agreeing with each other. I think this site is more open to debate but I agree there's little critical discussion--at least in this particular form but it is getting better. We need to move past the vicious labeling of people just because they do or believe in something we don't if we're going to have real debate.

I took your post to be opinion only. People will go where they want but I have a feeling many from the "new" site still visit here.

[dbp]

Listen guys, it's one thing to disagree with someone else's opinion, but it's another thing to trash them for their opinion.
Too much of that has been happening over the last few years and it's got to stop.
Just my opinion.

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by Deepstar

What exactly is better about the quality of life in the suburbs? The only thing i can think of is having a larger house

Not sure why you're pushing us into this debate again instead of acknowledging that people have different needs and wants, and it is not all about size.

But since you asked the question -

There are many things that a suburbanite will perceive as better, and most of these things are highly defensible ...

• Lower cost for the same amount of space
• Availability of basic requirements within set budget, EG a three bedroom dwelling for a family of four
• Close accessibility to schools and (affordable) daycare / Montessori
• Close access to sports fields and recreation facilities, including soccer fields, ice rinks, swimming pools
• Close access to more affordable grocery options
• Lower traffic and traffic related noise (including ambulances, police sirens and fire trucks)
• Lower overall crime density / lower overall prostitution density
• Closer proximity to jobs (IE for people who work in the school system, higher education, healthcare, light industry, etcetera)
• Ability to have and store (without extra fees) outdoor recreation items such as camping gear, canoes, off-road vehicles, in some cases trailers, boats, etc.
• Looking to not have HOA fees IE some people do not like a fee that could increase outside of their control, and which never gets paid off like a mortgage
• Wanting to participate in the market increases associated with ownership of the land you live on
• Having own flower and vegetable gardens

I fully get that not all of the above will make sense monkey choking singles in their twenties, but we all need to recognize that people have such wants, and people have kids, and people have budget limitations, and people work outside of the core. So let's move on and head back to construction.

We're probably up for a crescent heights photo update!

[topdog]

Originally Posted by Corndogger

The times I've gone to the other site I've seen nothing but people agreeing with each other. I think this site is more open to debate but I agree there's little critical discussion--at least in this particular form but it is getting better. We need to move past the vicious labeling of people just because they do or believe in something’s we don't if we're going to have real debate.

I took your post to be opinion only. People will go where they want but I have a feeling many from the "new" site still visit here.

Maybe they have, but collectively they have posted exactly zero times here at this site. Time to forget about them and move on.

[topdog]

Originally Posted by Bad Grizzly

Frankly I'm glad some of those pretentious urbanist boobs moved on. Surrealplaces and Chadillac used to post too many pics, and Chadillac with his hissy fits. Anybody remember Boris512? the hard core urbanist who used to live with his parents, give me a break The other guy that used to annoy me was Bigtime, a.k.a. head of the Druh Farrel fan club. Of course how could anyone forget Furry Canuck, you didn't want to make a punctuation error or he'd take a suck attack. I can't say I miss any of those guys.

I miss SP and Bigtime, but don’t miss those others, especially Furry Canuck, I’ve never come across a more petulant person than that guy. Another guy I don’t this is Corporate Whore, dude couldn’t say anything positive if his life depended on it.

[MrBigStuff]

Originally Posted by Suburgatory

Either they all died in the great “Where Did You Choose To Live and Why” battle or Bigtime put them all out of their misery before taking his own life last year. They have all been reincarnated at skyrisecities.

Please tell us that this isn't true. Is it that Bigtime just moved over to the Skyrise cities site and not the other thing???

[Corndogger]

Originally Posted by topdog

I miss SP and Bigtime, but don’t miss those others, especially Furry Canuck, I’ve never come across a more petulant person than that guy. Another guy I don’t this is Corporate Whore, dude couldn’t say anything positive if his life depended on it.

Did Furry Canuck have a different user name years ago? If it's the same guy I'm thinking of I agree with your assessment.

[Tobyoby]

Originally Posted by MrBigStuff

Please tell us that this isn't true. Is it that Bigtime just moved over to the Skyrise cities site and not the other thing???

He's still alive, he's just over at SRC.

[Tobyoby]

Originally Posted by Corndogger

Did Furry Canuck have a different user name years ago? If it's the same guy I'm thinking of I agree with your assessment.

Originally Posted by topdog

I miss SP and Bigtime, but don’t miss those others, especially Furry Canuck, I’ve never come across a more petulant person than that guy. Another guy I don’t this is Corporate Whore, dude couldn’t say anything positive if his life depended on it.

He was Furry Canuck a long time ago, then he changed his named to Rusty Van Winkle.

[jc_yyc_ca]

Originally Posted by Tobyoby

He was Furry Canuck a long time ago, then he changed his named to Rusty Van Winkle.

Rusty Van Reddick

[topdog]

That’s the guy, it didn’t matter which name he was using, alls I know is he was a boat load of bitchiness.

Originally Posted by Tobyoby

He was Furry Canuck a long time ago, then he changed his named to Rusty Van Winkle.

Originally Posted by jc_yyc_ca

Rusty Van Reddick

Originally Posted by Corndogger

Did Furry Canuck have a different user name years ago? If it's the same guy I'm thinking of I agree with your assessment.

[Daemon]

My school

[Daemon]

Telus Sky from rotary park