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Old Posted Mar 12, 2020, 6:07 PM
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Nice pic. Halifax is getting some impressive downtown density.
Reminiscent of Abidjan if I may say so. It even has the waterfront cachet!
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Old Posted Mar 12, 2020, 6:09 PM
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Someone barges in and makes snarky, insulting comments they know people will find offensive and then says "wow" multiple times to feign shock and spew additional insults after achieving the intended result, then claiming everybody else is to blame. Some things really never do change.
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Old Posted Mar 12, 2020, 6:12 PM
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Someone barges in and makes snarky, insulting comments they know people will find offensive and then says "wow" multiple times to feign shock and spew additional insults after achieving the intended result, then claiming everybody else is to blame. Some things really never do change.
Just having a bit of fun.
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Old Posted Mar 12, 2020, 6:14 PM
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Oh i'm sure they were
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Old Posted Mar 12, 2020, 6:16 PM
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Oh i'm sure they were
Not sure I am reading you right.

Do you think I am being disrespectful to Halifax on a serious level?
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Old Posted Mar 12, 2020, 6:28 PM
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Nice pic. Halifax is getting some impressive downtown density.
I remember when the dark brown pomo building stood out as being the tallest in that part of downtown, which 10 years ago was outside of the main little clump of ~20+ storey highrises.

It's too bad there isn't more variety in heights. Most major new developments are built out to the allowed maximum envelope and on most sites that's governed by approximately the same height limit. If the narrow building under construction (The Jade) were 2x the height it would add a lot of visual interest. Regardless all the new residents and businesses will have a big impact on how vibrant that area is. The city looks much larger and busier now than it did when I lived there, and the pace of change reminds me of what you only used to see in Toronto or Vancouver.
     
     
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Old Posted Mar 12, 2020, 6:34 PM
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Reminiscent of Abidjan if I may say so. It even has the waterfront cachet!



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I remember when the dark brown pomo building stood out as being the tallest in that part of downtown, which 10 years ago was outside of the main little clump of ~20+ storey highrises.

It's too bad there isn't more variety in heights. Most major new developments are built out to the allowed maximum envelope and on most sites that's governed by approximately the same height limit. If the narrow building under construction (The Jade) were 2x the height it would add a lot of visual interest. Regardless all the new residents and businesses will have a big impact on how vibrant that area is. The city looks much larger and busier now than it did when I lived there, and the pace of change reminds me of what you only used to see in Toronto or Vancouver.
I'm planning to visit this summer (assuming travel still exists in August) and I'm looking forward to seeing the changes first hand after not having been to Halifax in over a decade.
     
     
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Old Posted Mar 12, 2020, 6:49 PM
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Not sure I am reading you right.

Do you think I am being disrespectful to Halifax on a serious level?
Oh my comment had nothing to do with you or Halifax. Your post didn't even appear until after the page refreshed when i posted mine.
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Old Posted Mar 12, 2020, 7:52 PM
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LMAO. Chad found his inner Trump deflecting the ridiculous comment through insulting the entire forum. Like there are parts of the Beltine and with no water in site.
     
     
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Old Posted Mar 12, 2020, 8:22 PM
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I'm still not understanding how my comment was so shocking to people. That view of Ottawa looked brutal, no question. And some people on this forum deserve to be insulted, so I insulted them. Just as many of you regularly insult me for little or no reason. Was not targeting the entire forum.

My shock was genuine, because how can people be so offended by a fairly innocuous comment about a really bad angle of a city everyone here knows is otherwise beautiful. No city is beyond criticism, and Calgary is wrongfully insulted regularly here, and rightly insulted often as well (disclaimer: this criticism of a small part of the Ottawa skyline was rightful). That's where the shock and hilarity came from on my end. I said nothing at all about water, btw. Many of you are reading wayyyy too much into it. Like, wayyyyyyyyy. Take a fuckin pill like I do, I highly recommend it. It might even help with personal growth!




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I thought it was an interesting comment that actually made me realize some things I'd always wondered about but could never quite put my finger on. So thanks.

Glad I could help. You're one of only like two people who responded without feigned/needless offence. You've always been a pretty good dude, not one of the people I was referring to.
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Not sure I am reading you right.

Do you think I am being disrespectful to Halifax on a serious level?
Actually I think I'd view the comment as a compliment. Though I've never been there it looks like an attractive place (at least in the wikipedia touristy-type photos)...


(Note the stadium near the water that Halifax doesn't have...)



It even has palm trees like Halifax! (reference my sarcastic posts from the weather thread... yeah, I know, I shouldn't... ):

     
     
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Old Posted Mar 12, 2020, 9:45 PM
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It is a beautiful city, just with a looot of 70s concrete apartment blocks. That's where the joke came from. Then the typical SSP outrage for no real reason. I'll bet you're the only one, or maybe two people on here who looked up what Abidjan even looks like, and bravo to you for it!
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Old Posted Mar 12, 2020, 9:58 PM
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I'm still not understanding how my comment was so shocking to people. That view of Ottawa looked brutal, no question. And some people on this forum deserve to be insulted, so I insulted them. Just as many of you regularly insult me for little or no reason. Was not targeting the entire forum.

My shock was genuine, because how can people be so offended by a fairly innocuous comment about a really bad angle of a city everyone here knows is otherwise beautiful. No city is beyond criticism, and Calgary is wrongfully insulted regularly here, and rightly insulted often as well (disclaimer: this criticism of a small part of the Ottawa skyline was rightful). That's where the shock and hilarity came from on my end. I said nothing at all about water, btw. Many of you are reading wayyyy too much into it. Like, wayyyyyyyyy. Take a fuckin pill like I do, I highly recommend it. It might even help with personal growth!






Haha you know it!





Glad I could help. You're one of only like two people who responded without feigned/needless offence. You've always been a pretty good dude, not one of the people I was referring to.
I actually like that photo and view of Ottawa. It's charming in its own way. But I get that it's not for everyone.
     
     
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^^^Love those 3 Ottawa pics.

Didn't realize Ottawa had palm trees!
     
     
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Old Posted Mar 12, 2020, 10:08 PM
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It even has palm trees like Halifax! (reference my sarcastic posts from the weather thread... yeah, I know, I shouldn't... ):
The palm trees are in Dartmouth though. And some say Dartmouth also has a certain third world charm...
     
     
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Taken last summer. Don't think I ever saw these posted here though:



2019 Toronto Aerial 24
by Michael Muraz, on Flickr


2019 Toronto Aerial 27
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2019 Toronto Aerial 17
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2019 Toronto Aerial 07
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2019 Toronto Aerial 03
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2019 Toronto Aerial 02
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It is a beautiful city, just with a looot of 70s concrete apartment blocks. That's where the joke came from. Then the typical SSP outrage for no real reason. I'll bet you're the only one, or maybe two people on here who looked up what Abidjan even looks like, and bravo to you for it!
LOL... I'm usually oblivious to SSP outrage. I have a built-in mechanism that makes me skim over it but not retain it!
     
     
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The palm trees are in Dartmouth though. And some say Dartmouth also has a certain third world charm...
Only those who don't know it, but that's good. It keeps the riffraff out!
     
     
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Awesome shots of Toronto as per usual MonekyRonin!
     
     
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