5 hrs. to kill on cold Sunday evening

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Fort Mac...I've heard other stories. Sounds like a place for youngish person to make some money and then move on somewhere more livable. I heard from other employees where I work, who have friends working up there.....there's a practice of "hot bunking"...that's a person sleeps in shifts with other people for their bed. As soon as you finish sleeping, someone else gets to sleep in your bed. A sign of some companies too cheap to accommodate their employees properly. Or people saving on accommodation costs.

Always good to learn how one's city is changing, NBYNW. Drop me a line when you do plan to visit or need advice where to stay/what to see. At the very least do go through Banff /Lake Louise area if you haven't already. By the way, there is a recent/new bike path from Banff to Canmore. It's a flat 20-25 kms. one way.

On Calgary's website, you will find they seem to be on a binge to improve their parks. There's a park (nothing but an huge expanse of cut grass. Very typically prairie-like-- to me. It makes Toronto look lush.) a short bike ride away from us that they recently asked for public input/ideas.

We have a whole section East Village, that the city has plan to make it more livable, multi-family, etc. for walkability, etc..... I think it's a 15-yr. long plan with some parts done which include along bike path just last yr. Different developers involved or about to be involved.

I actually still feel abit off (whoozy)..and need to check into a hotel and pamper myself on that evening. I bought myself a book..something I haven't done um....over past 8 months or so. It is a long holiday weekend for us in this province.

No I don't mind eating solo in restaurants...happened before I met dearie, whenever I go on biz trips or whenever he is on long solo cycling trips when I am working.. I think it's actually easier for women to eat solo in restaurants in bigger cities compared to small town: you're less conspicuous because most people don't know who you are or even care. (Might sound alienating to some folks, but I like that type of anonymity when I eat alone, etc. I only want people who know me and care/love me to be interested in my life.)

So I discovered for a particular hotel, I qualified for their senior's rate....at over 50! My GAWD, I'm only 52. .I better make sure I have my ID..in case they ask.