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Oilerfan
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# Posted: 22 Jun 2013 15:47
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Well I planned to put the floor on the cabin this weekend however Mother Nature had other plans. Since we reside in Calgary and we take the transcanada through Canmore/Banff to get to our cabin...there was no access. The road was completely washed out in Canmore and it wasn't long before the flooding in the mountains made its way towards Calgary. Thankfully we live in a community well above to river. Nearly 100,000 people displaced. We fed a few friends this morning that weren't as lucky as us. Not getting out to the cabin is a small issue compared what others are dealing with here.
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Just
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# Posted: 22 Jun 2013 17:03
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I'll bet your lake is full to the top .
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trollbridge
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# Posted: 22 Jun 2013 17:45
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That is a bummer! Mother nature always gets the final say, doesn't she? I have fond memories of Banff. It is absolutely breathtaking there  I hope roads can quickly be rebuilt and people can get back to their normal routines.
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OwenChristensen
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# Posted: 22 Jun 2013 20:27
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Wouldn't it be nice if you could share with Colorado.
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Montanagirl
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# Posted: 22 Jun 2013 22:38
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Watching the flooding from NW Montana . . .that's terrible!
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razmichael
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# Posted: 23 Jun 2013 10:15
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I was in Edmonton last week doing trials on equipment and much of our military equipment and people were pulled to go to Calgary and area. All the planning we did but we did not consider major flooding at the end of June! Big inconvenience for us but not that important when you consider the 3 to 4 people dead and the massive mess. What is amazing is how well everybody is handling it and helping neighbours etc. Downtown Calgary (third largest city in Canada) is evacuated and without power but I've seen very little reports of looting.
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trollbridge
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# Posted: 23 Jun 2013 12:26
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Just saw coverage on the weather channel. Devastating flooding. I was very shocked to hear that was the result of 5 inches of rainfall. I understand that it all flowed down from the mountains but what I don't understand is how it isn't fairly common. 5 inches is a lot of rain, but here that would happen every so often. Is that very unusual in that part of Canada? Or what am I missing?
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razmichael
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# Posted: 23 Jun 2013 12:37
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More complicated than just rain. An extended period of rain that soaked the ground in the mountains. Ground still frozen below the surface so no capacity to absorb the water and then a long period of very heavy rain over a large area with a storm that got trapped. Way more than just 5 inches of rain. Having said all that, the extreme flooding was not expected and hit very fast.
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trollbridge
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# Posted: 23 Jun 2013 13:04
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A 'perfect storm' so to speak? Amazing the death toll is so low. Thank God!
You know what also made me think? The prime minister was speaking. Stephen Harper, I believe was his name. Why do we never, ever, hear anything much at all about Canada down here in the U.S.? I realize it is a huge land mass with not much for population compared to here, but that intrigues me. It's like everyone just kinda minds their own business-doesn't get into wars and conflict with others around the globe. I'm sure you have your issues-as do all countries. But you are just very, very quiet up there! Lol.
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leonk
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# Posted: 23 Jun 2013 13:16
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Have been watching AB trouble on the news. Pretty bad.
I hope it all goes back to normal quickly.
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Oilerfan
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# Posted: 23 Jun 2013 15:25
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Canadians are an amazing group. For whatever reason most people are just friendly and caring. Always proud to call myself a Canadian.
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hattie
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# Posted: 23 Jun 2013 22:23
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I hope you are keeping safe Oilerfan...
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razmichael
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# Posted: 24 Jun 2013 08:44
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Hi Trollbridge - Quoting: trollbridge It's like everyone just kinda minds their own business-doesn't get into wars and conflict with others around the globe.
Although a generalization, Canadians tend to know more about the U.S. than the reverse (not a surprise given our exposure to U.S. programing and news). Looking at Afganistan – Canada lost about 1/10th the number of soldiers as the U.S. did but our forces are about 1/10th the size so we pulled our weight. From Wikipedia: "During the first five years of the war, the vast majority of coalition deaths were American, but between 2006 and 2011, a significant proportion were amongst other nations, particularly the United Kingdom and Canada which have been assigned responsibility for the flashpoint provinces of Helmand and Kandahar, respectively". Gulf War – "Canada was one of the first countries to condemn Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, and it quickly agreed to join the U.S.-led Coalition. In August 1990" (Wikipedia). Libya, Bosnia etc etc. Canada tends to wait until the UN sanctions an operation before jumping in but, especially in the last 10-15 years, we have provided a great deal of support to the U.S. operations (given our population and Armed Forces size). This participation is not supported by all Canadians and some see it as contrary to our "Peace Keeping" image – having done some of that Peace Keeping I will say that the average Canadian has a very false view of Peace Keeping!
Sorry for the lecture – just wanted to provide some details.
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ericfromcowtown
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# Posted: 24 Jun 2013 09:07
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We too are in Calgary. While we're high and dry in regards to the flooding, the same can't be said for my place of employment, which was evacuated, and which has now been closed for lack of electricity and running water since Friday morning. The novelty of having a couple days off from work is more than mitigated by the uncertainty of when I'll be back to the office and by the damage and suffering which the flooding has created.
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trollbridge
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# Posted: 24 Jun 2013 09:29
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Hi raz...not a lecture. I didn't mean for that to come off as insulting or to imply that Canada doesn't pull it's own weight. I was really just thinking out loud, I guess. I just find it interesting that especially as close to Canada as we are here in Wisconsin, we just really don't hear much news. Maybe that is because we aren't close to the large cities like Montreal or Toronto
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razmichael
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# Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:13
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Quoting: trollbridge I didn't mean for that to come off as insulting
Never for one moment thought you intended to be insulting! Don't worry.
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trollbridge
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# Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:24
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Okay, relieved 
I know sometimes written communication can easily be misinterpreted, but I would hate to come off as insulting or rude 
Hope you have a great day!
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naturelover66
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# Posted: 24 Jun 2013 18:09
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I love Canada...and in my opinion , we have alot to learn from our wonderful neighbors.
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