My uncle works in the utility business and sent me this. Pretty interesting!
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March 11, 2010 1:51 p.m. mtn UltraDork
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March 11, 2010 2:00 p.m. Dr. Hess PowerDork
Where The Hell is Edmonton?
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March 11, 2010 2:09 p.m. DrBoost Dork
That's cool.
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March 11, 2010 2:13 p.m. Scott Lear Production Editor
Invert for beer consumption rate, eh?
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March 11, 2010 3:46 p.m. Keith PowerDork
The water usage in our house mirrored that graph exactly.
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March 11, 2010 3:58 p.m. EastCoastMojo SuperDork
I have to pee just looking at that graph.
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March 11, 2010 4:24 p.m. Streetwiseguy New Reader
Dr. Hess wrote:
About 5 hours west of Saskatoon.Where The Hell is Edmonton?
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March 11, 2010 4:34 p.m. cwh SuperDork
I believe it's about the same during super bowl. Just not in Canada.
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March 11, 2010 4:57 p.m. neon4891 UberDork
Super what?
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March 11, 2010 5:43 p.m. HiTempguy Reader
Streetwiseguy wrote:
Dr. Hess wrote:
About 5 hours west of Saskatoon.Where The Hell is Edmonton?
Nonono, you got that wrong. Saskatoon is about 5 hours EAST of Edmonton.
How teh berkeley can you know where Saskatoon is but not Edmonton? ;)
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March 11, 2010 8:37 p.m. Dr. Hess PowerDork
That went right over your heads. Y'all must be a bunch of kids. "Where The Hell is Edmonton" was a really big saying in the late '70's. Ask your parents. I had a shirt that said that, sent to my by one of my aunts. People in Louisiana were really clue-less. Lots of dumb looks from them.
I got kinfolk all over that area, Edmonton, Red Deer, Wide Spot on the Road to a Rape Seed (OOOPS, I mean "Canola") Farm, etc.
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March 11, 2010 10:06 p.m. pinchvalve UberDork
I used to be in the WWTP business, and most plants worried about one event: the Superbowl Halftime Flush.
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March 12, 2010 12:07 a.m. friedgreencorrado Dork
Data rules! See, science doesn't have to be boring!
I'd like to see similar data re: full-course yellows in motor racing coverage..
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March 12, 2010 12:52 a.m. joey48442 SuperDork
Is Saskatoon near Dog River?
Joey
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March 12, 2010 1:34 a.m. SkinnyG Reader
Dr. Hess wrote:
Red Deer
No, but it still hurts.
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March 12, 2010 7:16 a.m. ZOO Dork
I understand that many, many Air Canada flights were delayed around North America because passengers weren't boarding the flights -- but rather staying at the gates watching the game.
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March 12, 2010 7:26 a.m. Woody UltraDork
Dr. Hess wrote:
That went right over your heads. Y'all must be a bunch of kids. "Where The Hell is Edmonton" was a really big saying in the late '70's. Ask your parents. I had a shirt that said that, sent to my by one of my aunts. People in Louisiana were really clue-less. Lots of dumb looks from them.
What's that all aboot?
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March 12, 2010 10:40 a.m. Keith PowerDork
joey48442 wrote:
Is Saskatoon near Dog River?
Joey
About 3 hours away, actually.
In the 80's, everyone knew where Edmonton was.
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March 12, 2010 10:53 a.m. neon4891 UberDork
Keith wrote:
joey48442 wrote:
Is Saskatoon near Dog River?
Joey
About 3 hours away, actually.
In the 80's, everyone knew where Edmonton was.
Why? Is that where Mr. M. J. Fox is from?
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March 12, 2010 10:53 a.m. mtn UltraDork
Keith wrote:
fixed.About 3 hours away, actually.
In the 80's, everyone knew where Gretzky was.
Want to see something cool? Look up a map of the NHL. All the teams are in the US, or almost in the US. Then you have Edmonton, the outlier in the middle of nowhere. Admittedly, there is Calgary that is pretty far up there as well.
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March 12, 2010 12:10 p.m. ZOO Dork
mtn wrote:
Keith wrote:
fixed.About 3 hours away, actually.
In the 80's, everyone knew where Gretzky was.
Want to see something cool? Look up a map of the NHL. All the teams are in the US, or almost in the US. Then you have Edmonton, the outlier in the middle of nowhere. Admittedly, there is Calgary that is pretty far up there as well.
As a hockey fan, I don't see that as cool. Especially when you overlay a ticket sales map onto it :(
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March 12, 2010 12:10 p.m. Dr. Hess PowerDork
How aboot those chuckwagon races, eh?
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March 12, 2010 12:21 p.m. Keith PowerDork
Winnipeg was pretty far out as well. Too bad the Jets moved.
But that's where hockey lives! In the cold, where the ground is frozen for half the year. Population densities are a bit lower for some reason. I firmly believe that a city should not be allowed to have an NHL team unless it's possible for the local kids to play outside on natural ice. Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton, Boston, Chicago - even Denver, no problem. Phoenix? Uhh, no. Send them back to Winnipeg!
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March 12, 2010 12:59 p.m. Jerry From LA HalfDork
joey48442 wrote:
Is Saskatoon near Dog River?
Joey
No, but it's a fur piece from Flin Flon.
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March 12, 2010 1:26 p.m. mtn UltraDork
Keith wrote:
Winnipeg was pretty far out as well. Too bad the Jets moved.
But that's where hockey lives! In the cold, where the ground is frozen for half the year. Population densities are a bit lower for some reason. I firmly believe that a city should not be allowed to have an NHL team unless it's possible for the local kids to play outside on natural ice. Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton, Boston, Chicago - even Denver, no problem. Phoenix? Uhh, no. Send them back to Winnipeg!
Agreed.
