Reddit pulse / page 14
Every post from Reddit, newest first.
Someone's getting relentless harassing calls from a "Cash 4 Cars" number — 14 calls in three hours from different countries, telling them to get fucked each time. Reddit user says they blocked the calls and disabled voicemail to make it stop.
People who ran Hustle for the House yesterday got more than promised—phones recorded 5.7km instead of 5k, so finish times were slower than expected. Mayor showed up, free Village Ice Cream at the end, and everyone says it was worth it for a good cause.
Kids in one neighbourhood keep kicking soccer balls into someone's house from the nearby playground—dents all along the siding, windows nearly missed. Homeowner's tried talking to them and has video evidence, but they just run away after the big hits. Next move: parents or non-emergency line?
Bearspaw Dam looked absolutely wild this morning around 10am — mist rolling over the water, totally worth the drive if you're into that kind of scene.
someone spotted a hit and run at Crossiron Mills Saturday between 11:30am and noon — Hyundai scraped a red Ford truck while trying to park, then just moved to another spot instead. Witness got pictures if you're the Ford owner.
fire tore through an Esso station at 1st SE and 12th Ave early this morning. crews scrambled to put it out. whole area's still cordoned off.
someone shot heritage park photos on a 1930s camera. the images look wild — grain, fading, totally different from anything shot on modern film.
Gambling ads are everywhere in Calgary — radio, malls, bus stops, podcasts, digital billboards — and a Reddit user is asking why they're not regulated like smoking or cannabis ads. Young people are obsessed with the apps, and someone's worried about folks battling addiction getting hit constantly.
Someone posted photos of night lights at Victoria Park — downtown Calgary packed on a summer evening, full of people, restaurants glowing, the city buzzing.
A bunch of bikes showed up on 11th Avenue and nobody knows why. Locals are asking — if you've got the answer, someone on Reddit's looking.
You've got limited time to grab a mail-in ballot for the referendum — way faster than dealing with early voting or election day lineups.
Run for the Cure is coming up October 4. Get signed up if you want to participate.
Someone went to Jayman's show homes event last weekend in SE Calgary and said it was surreal — name tags, small groups herded into an Oscar-themed presentation room, then escorted to homes with dozens of sales staff in matching suits and headsets stationed outside each unit. Felt less like a house tour and more like a sales operation.
Calgary Transit's tracking app is down and has been for several days — you now have to guess when your bus arrives instead of checking live updates. The city and transit haven't explained why or when it'll be back.
CPS Gun Violence Enforcement Team seized several weapons including handguns, a 3D-printed gun, 3D-printed silencer and 3D printer. Three men facing 20 charges, some allegedly violating release or firearms prohibition orders. Also charged two men after woman was trapped inside portable washroom when they tipped it over in July—she was hospitalized after exposure to waste.
Someone spotted a beautiful bastard of a cat on a pole near Kerby Station on the way to work and posted to spread awareness. No details on whether the cat needs help.
Two Spaniards living in London built the UK's first-ever national padel team and competed at the World Padel Championship held in Calgary in August 2008. Padel was practically unknown in Canada and the UK back then—the entire UK had only five courts. Today it's booming everywhere.
A truck hauling a trailer went sideways across all lanes of NB Deerfoot just past 17th Avenue Friday evening, backing up traffic. Avoid the area if you can.
High River's International Balloon Festival kicks off Friday, the Cutting Horse Futurity starts at Nutrien Western Event Centre, and the Calgary Fall Home Show opens at Stampede Park. Lougheed House opens its History of Halloween exhibit Friday too.
Theo, six, showed quick thinking that helped stop a potentially deadly fire. Calgary Council recognized the boy and his parents at City Hall. Calgary is proud of you, Theo.
