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Post by jval07 on Aug 17, 2011 13:53:06 GMT -6
Man I just drove down St. James St. to go to Pro Hockey Life. What a joke. Worst designed shopping district in North America. A truck took up all 4 lanes trying to back into Furniture Villa. Big delay. Both lanes are brutal... people turning into every store. Never understood why there was a need to build right up to the street. No room to add a lane or access road in the future.
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Post by Lions67 on Aug 17, 2011 14:40:32 GMT -6
yes, must agree. St. James St. is by far the worst road in the entire city. poorly, poorly thought out. i avoid that area at all costs......if i can
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Post by Ric O. on Aug 17, 2011 16:23:31 GMT -6
I've lived in Winnipeg for all 32 years of my life, except for the partial 5 years I spent in North Dakota going to University. The one complaint I have over and over again is the lack of a freeway system. If you're not from Winnipeg, good luck navigating. There's no direct route anywhere and our signage to direct you places is invisible. Our city is one traffic light after another. Any expressway our city designed was immediately destroyed by endless traffic lights. We don't believe in frontage roads either so be ready to hammer the breaks as people decide last second they want to pull into the Tim Horton's on their right. My biggest issue with this is depending on where you're headed, you may have to drive through some of the crap neighborhoods which should never have to happen. Yup, you're speaking my language...
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Post by selanne405 on Aug 17, 2011 17:36:22 GMT -6
While were on the topic of roads, round abouts seem to be popping up more and more in my area of the town and quite honestly they seem to work well.
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Post by ediger on Aug 17, 2011 17:37:37 GMT -6
do you guys think this booze law is because of prohibition in usa causing crime in Mb back in the 20's ? Some of it. Manitoba's liquor laws are very out of date. Thankfully, they seem to be improving it. From what I understand, the changes the liquor act (which are almost all good changes IMO) are just the first phase. A phase two, which would involve things like beer gardens, open containers in public and possibly even pricing, will be discussed in the new year. Could very easily change if we have a change in Premier come October. I'd really like to see them create zones where open containers are permitted. One area that comes to mind is Old Market Square when it's being used for an event. Scrap the idea a beer garden and just allow people to enjoy a beer in the grass while watching whatever is on the stage. It works in countless other cities without issue. Doesn't have to be an area where it's permitted 24/7, but at least when there's an event on. Hell, they could turn Albert St or something into a pedestrian corridor and make that the downtown party district. The people buying up all the condos wouldn't be too pleased, but I say who cares? It's what you get when you live downtown.
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Post by jval07 on Aug 17, 2011 22:18:13 GMT -6
While were on the topic of roads, round abouts seem to be popping up more and more in my area of the town and quite honestly they seem to work well. They're alright. Encountered tons of them on a trip to Australia a couple years ago. Difference is their roads were designed properly for them. I drove through one in East Kildonan a few weeks ago and I have no idea how a bigger car would fit.
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Post by jval07 on Aug 18, 2011 11:29:21 GMT -6
So we have stolen cars under control now but the little bastards are so bored now they're lighting our city on fire? WTF is with all the arson?
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Post by swervinmervin on Aug 21, 2011 21:21:36 GMT -6
Here are some Winnipeg stories: 1. Our season ticket group met (7 of us PLUS significant others) this month for a barbecue to celebrate the team coming back, and to pick our tickets for the upcoming season (we have 4 season tickets amongst our group). One of our group is currently living in ALBERTA. He has 10 games, 2 tickets per game as part of our group. Our friend from Alberta travelled to Winnipeg for our ticket night, and will be travelling to come to the games. We had a very logical system set up to pick games, we used it, and it worked. But when it came time for our friend from Alberta to pick, everyone else in the group said to him, "Just go ahead and pick all your games right away". Everyone agreed, so that's what he did. We did that so that he could pick several groups of games that were close in time together, so that he could go to several games on each trip to Winnipeg. That's what Winnipeg, and Manitobans, are all about! 2. 2, maybe 3 degrees of separation. The stage play was called 6 degrees of separation, meaning that everyone in the world is separated by maybe 6 actual human relationships. In Winnipeg (Manitoba), it is probably 2 or 3 degrees of separation. Many weddings receptions involve people getting to know each other, including who they already know as friends or family, in common. It is really a very big village. We are all family here. Despite our license plates "friendly Manitoba", our Provincial personality is probably more "reserved" than "friendly". But if you get a Manitoban talking, you'll be coming for dinner before you know it. 3. Natural beauty. Sure, it sounds crazy. But I mean it. Yeah, we don't have mountains. But there is a soul in the prairie landscape, that includes vast skylines, breath-taking sunsets, beautiful lakes and beaches, fantastic evergreen forests, beautiful groves of birch trees, and (as was the case this year) often amazing summers. Yep. Natural beauty. Try a sample - camping or beaching is a good way to check it out. Try the fresh pickerel at Gimli, on one of the restaurants on first street, for a starter. You'll be back for that, many times over. I could go on for another hour typing these points. But I think you get the idea!
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Post by perch35km on Aug 25, 2011 10:33:01 GMT -6
There is nothing more beautiful than driving into the sunset after a short rain past a sunflower field. I love going to BC for the mountains, but there is something about the openness of the prairies that always makes me smile.
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Post by Tim on Aug 25, 2011 10:36:19 GMT -6
So What's Winnipeg LIKE? Officially the best city in Canada, now that the Jets are back! and
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Post by GreatCanadian on Aug 25, 2011 11:42:52 GMT -6
9$ for a 6-pack over there??
It's 13$ for 6 here in New Brunswick....
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Post by P on Sept 3, 2011 10:43:57 GMT -6
I think one of the things that gives the 'peg character are the fact that our streets are not numbered, but have actual names. No 2nd street N or 6th avenue SSE. Portage and Main wouldn't sound the same as !st & 3rd. I haven't been to many places, but from what I've seen, Winnipeg is somewhat unique in this. Maybe someone who's traveled a bit more can confirm, or debunk this.
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Post by jval07 on Sept 3, 2011 13:59:00 GMT -6
I think one of the things that gives the 'peg character are the fact that our streets are not numbered, but have actual names. No 2nd street N or 6th avenue SSE. Portage and Main wouldn't sound the same as !st & 3rd. I haven't been to many places, but from what I've seen, Winnipeg is somewhat unique in this. Maybe someone who's traveled a bit more can confirm, or debunk this. Which makes our city even harder to navigate or give directions if you haven't been here. Anything to with our streets (especially the lack of direct routes/expressways) is what I hate about this city.
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Post by Tim on Sept 3, 2011 14:31:17 GMT -6
I think one of the things that gives the 'peg character are the fact that our streets are not numbered, but have actual names. No 2nd street N or 6th avenue SSE. Portage and Main wouldn't sound the same as !st & 3rd. I haven't been to many places, but from what I've seen, Winnipeg is somewhat unique in this. Maybe someone who's traveled a bit more can confirm, or debunk this. Which makes our city even harder to navigate or give directions if you haven't been here. Anything to with our streets (especially the lack of direct routes/expressways) is what I hate about this city. One word GPS problem solved!
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Post by Prairie Orca on Sept 3, 2011 14:49:42 GMT -6
Let me see... - More often than not you will run into a Winnipegger who is friendly.
- Largest urban forest of American elm trees (est. 200,000); largest urban forest of elms for that matter, as Winnipeg has about double of Amsterdam ("Elm City of Europe").
- Lots of snow in winter. You can make that 15ft snowman you've always dreamed of! Or make a quinzee (snow version of igloo).
- Festivals. If you wake up one day and decide you want to go to a festival, there's a good chance that at least one is running at the time.
- Urban parks. There's the basic playgrounds, to central park, to Assiniboine, Kildonan, etc parks. There's quite a variety to choose from.
- Tim Horton's, 7-Eleven. Self-explanatory.
- Multicultural. Especially in the northern parts.
- Lots of restaurants. Want to eat out? Drive down any street with commercial businesses and you'll probably find at least one non-fast-food restaurant.
- Last I checked, Winnipeg has the most hockey rinks per capita. I think that speaks for itself.
Those are just the basics. I've travelled across Canada and the States, and I've been to a lot of the major cities that so many have dreamed of living in. Quite a few of them are nightmares in regards to traffic (New York City especially). Lots of places seem to have a higher percentage of rude people. Maybe I keep getting the "luck" of the draw or something, but that is what I've noticed.
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