Calgary Construction XXVI

[Daemon]

Tower construction and crane

[Daemon]

Downtown behind cloud vapour


Park

[Daemon]

Very interesting discussion condos fees. I live with my mother and father and I don’t pay condo fees however the discussion is very interesting

[dg66]

Originally Posted by Daemon

Very interesting discussion condos fees. I live with my mother and father and I don’t pay condo fees however the discussion is very interesting

You do pay condo fees, it’s cslled room and board.

[Corndogger]

Originally Posted by dg66

You do pay condo fees, it’s cslled room and board.

I doubt his parents charge him anything.

[dg66]

Originally Posted by Corndogger

I doubt his parents charge him anything.

He’s finished high school, so probably paying room and board.

[dg66]

I forgot to mention how cool that first photo is. I’ve never seen Telus Sky from that angle before. Well done.

Originally Posted by Daemon

Telus Sky




Telus Sky behind clouds

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by Corndogger

Suburbia's full of shit with his stories. Alberta law requires that condo corps have their financial statements audited every year and that the statements be provided to all unit holders. There's no way everyone in a complex is not going to notice $300K to $400K missing.

It wasn't missing, rather, they had kept it in a chequing account for two+ years. They didn't realize it was not generating any interest, and didn't realize that maybe they should buy some GICs or "something" with a majority of it, and keep the portion required for the next year in at least a basic high interest savings account.

Originally Posted by Deepstar

I was going to say.... I mean really $400,000 was just sitting around and was forgotten about, when it could have been in a higher interest account? I should check all my low interest accounts, maybe there's a million bucks kicking around.

Joking aside, that's a large amount of money for nobody to have paid attention to. Maybe Suburbia got his facts wrong?

I assure you I relayed the reality quite accurately.

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by Daemon

Some updates of construction

Mansions updates

Thanks for posting pictures, but has their actually been any update on the construction? They look exactly the same as last time.

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by dg66

He’s finished high school, so probably paying room and board.

We don't know that. Let's not assume.

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by Littlechilds

I'm assuming he does NOT.
ps...half of those house Daemon...are houses, not mansions.

You're assuming which part I was commenting on.

[Western Spaghetti]

Looks like the cold weather has slowed things down.

Originally Posted by Daemon

Some updates of construction

Mansions updates

[Western Spaghetti]

Originally Posted by dg66

He’s finished high school, so probably paying room and board.

Every family is different. The rule in my family was that once you completed high school, you either worked and paid board or you were a student.

[dg66]

Originally Posted by Western Spaghetti

Every family is different. The rule in my family was that once you completed high school, you either worked and paid board or you were a student.

That's how it used to be for most people, but these days parents generally let their kids stay at home without having to get a job or pay room and board.

[MrBigStuff]

Originally Posted by suburbia

It is great that HAWKS has posted some aerial shots!

Partners in Crime by Calgary Police Service, on Flickr

Beautiful shot of the 2 choppers!! I didn't know we had 2 of them.

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by MrBigStuff

Beautiful shot of the 2 choppers!! I didn't know we had 2 of them.

And it would have been taken from a third (not sure if also a HAWCS chopper).

[Edit]

Looks like it is two and not three (the photo must have been from a non-HAWCS chopper)
http://www.calgary.ca/cps/Pages/Specialt...ir-Watch-for-Community-Safety-HAWCS.aspx

The CPS Air Support Unit flies two EC-120 helicopters. These are one of the quietest helicopters available today. This style of helicopter has an enclosed tail rotor, called a fenestron, which reduces the noise signature of the aircraft.

[Northern]

Thanks Daemon

Originally Posted by Daemon

Some updates of construction

Mansions updates

[Northern]

Every family is different, but I find that these days kids stay with their parents longer. Back in the 80s, kids used to move out as soon as they hit 18, nowadays 30 seems to be about the average age when kids move out.

Originally Posted by Western Spaghetti

Every family is different. The rule in my family was that once you completed high school, you either worked and paid board or you were a student.

Originally Posted by dg66

That's how it used to be for most people, but these days parents generally let their kids stay at home without having to get a job or pay room and board.

[SteveP]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/c...s-cardel-panorama-west-lawsuit-1.5018766

Calgary condo owners, facing millions in repair bills, find out their builder isn't who they thought it was.

[Bad Grizzly]

Originally Posted by Northern

Every family is different, but I find that these days kids stay with their parents longer. Back in the 80s, kids used to move out as soon as they hit 18, nowadays 30 seems to be about the average age when kids move out.

Children do stay at home longer, but it’s not necessarily a bad thing. By staying at home longer they can take their time going through school or if not going to school they can build up their finances.