Calgary Construction XXVI

[thegoodlife]

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Originally Posted by deepstar

some people may find the conversation interesting, if you two aren't interested in the conversation don't whine and moan about, and above all don't make yourselves look dumb by adding to it.

[Fishthebow]

Originally Posted by Littlechilds

Why you gotta be so aggressive??
The pictures add context, and Visually worth a post... if you don’t like, move on. People are sure combative on this forum.
Also, don’t fully get the magnifying glass comment... thought the pics were pretty easy to see.

I think he’s referring to the thumbnail size of the image. It’s hard to read anything off of them

[Suburgatory]

Originally Posted by Western Spaghetti

Whether the term inner city means geographical location or it's a term to describe a low income, densely populated area makes no difference in Calgary's case is both situations apply. While Calgary's inner city may bot be as bad as some of the American inner city areas, it's still the ghetto of the city, in particular the Beltline. The visions you see of American inner cities where neighborhoods with squalid apartments exist, and prostitutes and junkies roam and streets and crimes are routinely committed, hold true for downtown and the Beltline. Mention homeless people, prostitutes, needles, crime, public urination and vomiting and the first place people think of is downtown and the Beltline. Yeah those things exist in smatterings throughout the city, but mostly in the core.

You live a pretty sheltered Never Leave Cranston life don't you?

[Suburgatory]

Originally Posted by Littlechilds

Why you gotta be so aggressive??
The pictures add context, and Visually worth a post... if you don’t like, move on. People are sure combative on this forum.
Also, don’t fully get the magnifying glass comment... thought the pics were pretty easy to see.

Your graphics were perfectly clear for anyone under 85 to see.

Btw, to those that can't, perhaps you should learn how to zoom pages in your browswer. Usually it's ctrl & +, ctrl & - to zoom out and ctrl & 0 to reset to 100%.

[SteveP]

Originally Posted by Suburgatory

Your graphics were perfectly clear for anyone under 85 to see.

Btw, to those that can't, perhaps you should learn how to zoom pages in your browswer. Usually it's ctrl & +, ctrl & - to zoom out and ctrl & 0 to reset to 100%.

No, it's something to do with the site he's hosting them on. They were showing up really tiny like an inch wide and an inch tall, and when you zoomed in, they were blurry to the point of being un-readable. Now they aren't showing up at all.

Originally Posted by Littlechilds

Why you gotta be so aggressive??
The pictures add context, and Visually worth a post... if you don’t like, move on. People are sure combative on this forum.
Also, don’t fully get the magnifying glass comment... thought the pics were pretty easy to see.

Can you try hosting graphics at a different site going forward?

[SteveP]

FFS, are you and people like X_ting_on even reading the posts? Dude, it's a dictionary definition, and thus accepted as a defined meaning. Yeah, maybe it's not exactly like it sounds, but hey English is full of those words.

Phone caller: Hey is your fridge running?

Phone callee: yes

Phone caller: better go chase after it.

Do you get where this is going?

Originally Posted by Suburgatory

Put your damn urban dictionary away.

Adjective: a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it.

Noun: a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

Lets try it.

Adjective: red (of a color at the end of the spectrum next to orange and opposite violet, as of blood, fire, or rubies)

Noun: car (a road vehicle, typically with four wheels, powered by an internal combustion engine and able to carry a small number of people)

red car

Ok, now on to level 2.

Adjective: inner (situated inside or further in; internal)

Noun: city (a large town)

inner city

[SteveP]

lol. Awesome

Originally Posted by dg66

Apparently it does require Wikipedia or a dictionary as some people can't seem to grasp the difference between a literal translation and a coined phrase or euphemism. You might want to look up 'euphemism' in the dictionary.



For your reference.

Cauliflower Ears shown in the picture below do not actually contain cauliflower.

[Northern]

Excellent examples of why most people choose the suburbs. All of those houses are overpriced crap really. The third house is nice, but I'm sure costs an arm and a leg.

Originally Posted by speedog

Highwood (on the north side of Queens Park Cemetery) is now starting to see quite a bit of new construction, R2C zoned bungalows getting bulldozed and replaced by infills, duplexes,large mansions or even new bungalows on a double lot. Land prices in Highwood are cheaper than Capitol Hill, Mount Pleasant and Tuxedo/Balmoral and as such, there's starting to be a lot of interest in Highwood.

Direct bus routes to the UofC, MRU, Foothills Hospital plus all three levels of public schooling within 1.5km, new outdoor rink, soon to be completely renovated outdoor pool are attractive to a lot of young families. Great access to the airport plus direct bus to downtown are pluses as well.

Last picture includes a laneway home as well...

I couldn't find prices for these exact houses posted above, but found some comparable ones in the area of Highwood. The price of having a new home in Inner-sprawl land is very high it seems.

800K for this shoebox


825K for this starter home


700K for a duplex. Yes, and uninspired duplex will cost you that much in Highwood.

[Suburgatory]

Originally Posted by SteveP

FFS, are you and people like X_ting_on even reading the posts? Dude, it's a dictionary definition, and thus accepted as a defined meaning. Yeah, maybe it's not exactly like it sounds, but hey English is full of those words.

Phone caller: Hey is your fridge running?

Phone callee: yes

Phone caller: better go chase after it.

Do you get where this is going?

Running is a verb. English is hard.

[SteveP]

Originally Posted by Suburgatory

Running is a verb. English is hard.

A verb that can be defined, as in defined in a dictionary. This may comes as a surprise to you, but nouns aren't the only words in a dictionary.

Allow me to demonstrate
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/run

English might be hard for some, but apparently just having to think is harder for others.

[Bad Grizzly]

Originally Posted by Suburgatory

Running is a verb. English is hard.

Yeah, I don’t think you got it. Thinking’s hard.

[Bad Grizzly]

I’m not going to get into a big debate about the meaning of inner city. This post below does a job of summing up the whole debate, if the literal types can’t get it, it’s pointkess trying to explain it to them.

Originally Posted by dg66

Apparently it does require Wikipedia or a dictionary as some people can't seem to grasp the difference between a literal translation and a coined phrase or euphemism. You might want to look up 'euphemism' in the dictionary.



For your reference.

Cauliflower Ears shown in the picture below do not actually contain cauliflower.

[Bad Grizzly]

This, people is an excellent post. It’s a great example of what I’ve been trying to explain for years - that inner sprawl or inner city areas are bad value. BTW I love the term inner sprawl. It’s a great description for those neighbourhoods. I wonder if all those urbanist noobs would be so easily willing to over pay for a house if they knew they were living somewhere classified as inner sprawl lol

Originally Posted by Northern

Excellent examples of why most people choose the suburbs. All of those houses are overpriced crap really. The third house is nice, but I'm sure costs an arm and a leg.



I couldn't find prices for these exact houses posted above, but found some comparable ones in the area of Highwood. The price of having a new home in Inner-sprawl land is very high it seems.

800K for this shoebox


825K for this starter home


700K for a duplex. Yes, and uninspired duplex will cost you that much in Highwood.

[Suburgatory]

Originally Posted by SteveP

A verb that can be defined, as in defined in a dictionary. This may comes as a surprise to you, but nouns aren't the only words in a dictionary.

Allow me to demonstrate
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/run

English might be hard for some, but apparently just having to think is harder for others.

Person 1: You have a fridge for sale? Where's your fridge for sale located?

Person 2: Inner city

Somewhere in close proximity to the center.



What the heck does the verb operation of a fridge have in similarity to inner city.

[accord1999]

Originally Posted by Northern

700K for a duplex. Yes, and uninspired duplex will cost you that much in Highwood.

And it was listed originally last June for $749K. It's been around this level for several months now so I'd expect another price cut soon.

[Suburgatory]

Originally Posted by Bad Grizzly

This, people is an excellent post. It’s a great example of what I’ve been trying to explain for years - that inner sprawl or inner city areas are bad value. BTW I love the term inner sprawl. It’s a great description for those neighbourhoods. I wonder if all those urbanist noobs would be so easily willing to over pay for a house if they knew they were living somewhere classified as inner sprawl lol

[Bad Grizzly]

Originally Posted by accord1999

And it was listed originally last June for $749K. It's been around this level for several months now so I'd expect another price cut soon.

Especially in this economy. Like seriously overpriced. Should be more like 500k

[Bad Grizzly]

Originally Posted by Suburgatory

I sense some disagreement. Given that one house hasn’t sold and the price has dropped, I’d say others agree with me.

[craner]

[Fatcat loser]

Except you're missing a very important point. The reason those prices are what they are, is because there's a demand for those areas. Yeah, sure you can get a place cheaper in Skyview or Bridlewood or some other crap neighborhood in the middle of no where for cheaper, but that's because demand is low in those neighborhoods.

Originally Posted by Northern

Excellent examples of why most people choose the suburbs. All of those houses are overpriced crap really. The third house is nice, but I'm sure costs an arm and a leg.



I couldn't find prices for these exact houses posted above, but found some comparable ones in the area of Highwood. The price of having a new home in Inner-sprawl land is very high it seems.

800K for this shoebox


825K for this starter home


700K for a duplex. Yes, and uninspired duplex will cost you that much in Highwood.