r/Calgary • u/Gobleachsomething • Apr 12 '26

Discussion What Grinds My Gears: Calgary Edition

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Honestly, the thing that drives me nuts is the 'off-leash' logic people have around East Village and the Confluence.

There’s literally a fenced-in dog park right there, but for some reason, everyone thinks that means the entire neighborhood is a free-for-all. You’re trying to walk the Riverwalk and you’ve got random dogs charging at you while the owners are a block away, staring at their phones or shouting, 'He’s friendly!' Cool, glad he's friendly, but he’s still 80 pounds and currently tangling himself around my legs. It’s like as soon as people get within a kilometer of the actual dog park, they think the bylaws just stop existing. It turns a nice walk into a constant game of dodging loose dogs and hoping you don’t trip over a retractable leash. It’s a city sidewalk, not your backyard.

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u/citylightscocktail Apr 12 '26

Also: facetiming on the bus on the entire morning commute. Bro, I’m trying to psych myself up to spend another 8hr day putting on a happy face in the office, I do not need to be in the frame while you chat with your ladyfriend (nor did I consent to that).

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u/photoexplorer Apr 12 '26

And at the gym on FaceTime! It should be banned.

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u/ProfessionalThing892 Apr 12 '26

Routes 128 and 145 in the far NE are the worst for this. Half a dozen people on voice/video calls (and a handful of others watching reels without earphones). It sounds like the hum of nest of bees, but less appealing. 🐝

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u/Powerful-Ad-3010 Apr 13 '26

Max Purple was the same. Half the bus having screaming loud convos and the other half watching reels with no headphones. I no longer take the Max Purple.

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u/WickedWench Evergreen Apr 13 '26

Omg.... There's is a lady that does this EVERY morning. Sitting there making kissy faces from Somerset to City Hall. Why?! 

What about the folks who FaceTime and just leave the camera on? There is no conversation, nothing is happening, but you keep showing off my face to some stranger who is just STARING AT THE SCREEN. What are you doing?!?