Great Canadian Skyline Thread II

[Chadillaccc]

Running up and down the cliffs east of downtown this spring…


Cliff Runner by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

[lio45]

I prefer "Chadillio45" as our combined username.

Also, I prefer Lincolns to Cadillacs. (With a few exceptions like the late 1940s.)

[lio45]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Running up and down the cliffs east of downtown this spring…


Calgary by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

Not aptly named at all

Pic title should be "Hairy bearded dude (with a few buildings in the background)"

[PortaPetee]

Originally Posted by lio45

I wouldn't bet on that. You don't know me. And it's true that I don't know you very much (beyond the fact that I can observe you do have some gym-style muscle, but that doesn't mean much IMO).

If you're ever near me or vice versa, you know what, beer is on me, and if you still want to fight afterwards, I'll consider it; deal?

I hear wedding bells!

[MolsonExport]

[ue]

Originally Posted by lio45

I assure you, I'm a very compassionate and kind person in person, and the thought that I would enjoy others' discomfort is frankly really weird (to anyone who knows me).

Chad can't have it both ways - he can't claim he's a "vulnerable" person (your own word) that should get special treatment, while also dishing it out liberally and openly bragging he's now able to take it. It's one or the other. I tried to treat him like a normal fellow SSPer - but he managed to turn my candid conversation-generating question about why the Bow nearly always looks the tallest in most of the typical views of Calgary into a shitstorm too. There are two paths at this point - he can ignore all the users he has a problem with, or else he can choose to interact with them... but without guarantees that everyone will always take his insults without reaction.

I have noticed this too. Chad despite his “progress” still resorts to childish behaviour but claims to be beyond it or whatever. He called Molson Export an idiot unprovoked, for example. However, he has also been very candid about his mental health struggles, so you constantly egging him on and taunting him with dragging out the wooden shacks debacle is both very rude and a complete waste of this forum’s time. Give it up, man. Perhaps realize that you constantly baiting someone with mental health issues (or anyone really) may make it hard to not give in after repeated baits.

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

I haven't posted all day, and they've barfed another two pages of their bile all over this forum, now with another joining in and supporting their 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵. I'm through with helping.

No, Chad, you just need to stop. Seriously. This website is clearly a very toxic environment for you, even 9 years later, and if you really want to discuss urban planning and architecture, there are other online mediums for it. I’m not saying this from the perspective of your contributions to the forum (like photos or development news/updates or on-topic discussion, not whatever this is) are not without merit, they are, I’m saying this for the sake of your mental health. Obviously I don’t know all the details of your health and I don’t need to, I’m merely suggesting finding another outlet to discuss these things. I know you mentioned at one point it was the main reason for you coming back to SSP after all these years. Your shirtless photos are not helping.

Ultimately, you both need to stop.

[PortaPetee]

I think I shall shuffle off and go back to lurking without signing into an account.

I'm not helping here - just contributing more to the problem - and I'm probably just earning some ill will of my own.

Take your chill pills and have fun y'all.

[Chadillaccc]

I appreciate the concern UE, but as with the entirety of the last decade, they won't shut their trolling mouths, so I'm gonna post whatever I like too for once. Like I said already, at least what I'm posting is relevant

I will add though, you're right about my treatment of MX though. He was the worst of the worst for years, and that's why I haven't been able to let his past cuntiness go. I'll leave those un-earned insults out of my future posts.

[lio45]

Originally Posted by PortaPetee

I think I shall shuffle off and go back to lurking without signing into an account.

I'm not helping here - just contributing more to the problem - and I'm probably just earning some ill will of my own.

Take your chill pills and have fun y'all.

You absolutely shouldn't go, I've read most of your contributions in the various threads and you're definitely an interesting forumer with lots of interesting input to contribute. You also had no role at all in "contributing to the problem", I can assure you of that.

[MolsonExport]

[lio45]

Originally Posted by ue

However, he has also been very candid about his mental health struggles...

But he said lately he was over them and had grown up, and then he got rid of his mile-long ignore list and bragged he was ready for adult conversation with other forumers. I had no reason to doubt him at that point.

I treat pretty much all other forumers here normally - for example, treating esquire normally, means "OMG WTF all those surface parking lots just right off Portage and Main, the very heart of a city as big as Quebec City and bigger than Halifax?!?"

That's not "poking the bear", it's "reacting to pictures posted on an urban affairs forum with comments that will generate discussion".

BTW, both the wooden shacks and the Winnipeg Surface Parking conversations turned out to feature interesting information. It's just that one had more drama than the other.

Also, I think I'd side with Acajack's advice over yours on the matter of whether it's healthy for Chad to try to "face his demons" as opposed to quitting this forum. I don't dislike his contributions, I just could do without the drama. (So could everyone else, I'm assuming.)

[mousquet]

Originally Posted by lio45

Also, I prefer Lincolns to Cadillacs. (With a few exceptions like the late 1940s.)

Ouais mais toi, tu dois être un nostalique des voitures avec des capots (hoods) et coffres (trunks) interminables, avec un peu de chome ici et là, histoire de dire - yeah, I'm looking good.
Comme ça.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_LeSabre

Genre de Buick garé dans la cour de mes grand parents maternels quand j'étais petit.
Faut dire, mes grand parents étaient très pro-US. Un peu naïvement, devaris-je dire. Mais bon, ils ont vécu la 2nde guerre mondiale.
Et il faut avouer, je trouvais cette voiture de collection fascinante quand j'avais genre 8 ans, comparée au design beaucoup plus discret et humble des voitures européennes.

Mais je te mets au défit de garer cette voiture dans les rues de Paris. Et puis la mécanique n'était pas fiable. D'ailleurs, mes grand parents louaient un garage à un réparateur dans leur cour (qui était assez vaste), lol.

Les grosses bagnoles US, c'était du genre "shiny but unreliable". Tout l'inverse de ce que les Allemands ont commencé par faire, et maintenant tu vois qui est le vainqueur.
Mercedes et BMW se foutent littéralement de la gueule de tes Lincoln. Ils n'en peuvent plus de se marrer. Ils dominent tellement le marché des voitures premium partout dans le monde qu'ils pensent l'avoir à leur disposition pour l'éternité.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by lio45

Let's also note that Stryker, who's autistic, nonetheless got banned eventually. From the point of view of interactions in this forum, you kinda have to assume everyone's normal and grown up. If we know you aren't, we can try to give you a break, but only to a certain extent.

I always thought Stryker and LakeLocker were the same person. Am I wrong?

[ue]

You two really deserve each other if you both can’t just stop taunting one another and seeing the error of your ways. It’s also very emblematic of how far this forum has fallen. I’ve already started ignoring some previously frequented subforums, but perhaps it’s truly time to leave this dumpster pile of what was once a cool place.

Also it is Saturday my dudes ... just log off and enjoy some fall weather. These endless debates don’t matter.

[Maldive]

Originally Posted by lio45

You absolutely shouldn't go, I've read most of your contributions in the various threads and you're definitely an interesting forumer with lots of interesting input to contribute. You also had no role at all in "contributing to the problem", I can assure you of that.

Chad I know you value my advice... ^ he's sucking up/shopping for safe harbour in the arms of a new friend.

Lock and load now.

[Chadillaccc]

Lmfao! Maldive your posts today have been amazing.

[Marshal]

OK, enough. You guys are ruining this thread and the rest of us want it back. I don't care about the history, the insults and reactions, the poisons and the pains. Both sides of the coin are being childish and rude to the rest of us who use this for skyline photos and info. If you can't stay on topic, if you can't be adult enough to not impose your fighting on everyone, take a break. For crying out loud and fucks sake!

lio45: you are in the wrong when you think it is OK to use this space to 🞵🞵🞵🞵 around with others. Stick to topic related material.

Chad: Do Not Quit. But, you are also wrong. Someone else's bad behaviour is not a valid reason for you to behave this way. Rise above. Hold on to your health and insist that you be your better adult self. You are wrong thinking that your contribution is justified by the other forumer's behaviour. Your behaviour is also 'telling' everyone else that you don't care about what we have to put up with as a result. You quit last time because of this. You have come back and contributed plenty of excellent content. Please get over this and move forward as the adult you are.

🞵🞵🞵 🞵🞵🞵🞵 . . . this ain't kindergarten! Well, not quite.

[Coldrsx]

[mcminsen]

A quick shot from the Skytrain.




Sept.21 '20, my pic

[jakethesnake]

Shamelessly stolen from reddit. Let's get this thread back on track.

edit. i really need to learn how to make the pictures smaller