Saturday, August 4, 2007

The lack of fans

I have to whine again about the lack of airflow here in this city. I can live without AC, but would it be possible to put in some form of AIRFLOW? If you've lived in a house without AC in the east, you probably had ceiling fans. They at least kept the air moving.

This is a foreign concept in Calgary. The elevator in my building has no airflow. Step in it on a hot day and it's 35C inside. No airflow. The C train and bus system has no airflow. If you're sitting in a C Train downtown and it's stopped at a light, there is no airflow. Now imagine that C train being STUFFED so full you can't move. And you're in a suit. THIS is the genius of Calgary.

There is a place in The Mission called Nellies. It's a place to eat breakfast. Nice place, but it too has no airflow. When you go in there, it's stuffy and hot. Exactly how am I supposed enjoy my breakfast when it's boiling hot? I'll give them credit, they do have a fan here and there. But it's not enough.

There is one place you can experience AC in Calgary. Goodlife Fitness. Walking in there you get that feeling you got walking into a shopping mall in Toronto. You open the door and POOF, this wall of cold air hits you.

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