Reddit pulse / page 43
Every post from Reddit, newest first.
Someone in south Edmonton counted 36 mosquitoes on one window screen this morning, and 40 on the one next to it. Peak mosquito season.
The sky turned deep red Friday evening. People thought wildfire smoke, but turns out it was just mosquitos being mosquitos.
Someone's looking for their cat in the Oliver neighbourhood. If you've spotted a missing cat around the area, check the thread.
Someone spotted a fluffy dog living its best life with its head out the car window on Roper Road and 75th Street. That kind of contentment.
The Spirit is already coming. Someone grabbed a burger after work and spotted Halloween decorations going up at the old Lowe's on the corner of Whitemud and Calgary Trail. Still August but apparently it's spooky season now.
Edmonton creator account Yegwave is blocking followers on IG — one person got blocked after asking why they're so obsessed with Edmonton when they're not even based in Canada. People are laughing but also genuinely curious if it's happening to others.
Rain's hitting Edmonton Saturday afternoon through basically Monday. A Redditor's worried their basement can't handle much more, and honestly, after this summer, fair question.
the old Paramount Theatre block on Jasper Avenue got new owners and restoration is coming. the historic spot's been quiet for too long — this feels like it could actually move the needle downtown.
someone's looking for a photographer for a super last-minute wedding — we're talking one month timeline. small ceremony, under 10 guests, probably a weekday. family illness is the reason for the rush. if you shoot weddings and can do short notice, this post's open for business.
long weekend's bringing big temperature swings — warm start, then cool and wet by Sunday.
Heritage Festival and Folk Fest are already planning how to handle unpredictable weather this August. Big Valley too. Everyone's prepping for rain.
Calgary showed up to help Edmonton with storm cleanup this week — the kind of move you remember.
need new chef pants — looking for somewhere local other than NAIT to buy them. what do other kitchen workers wear instead if you skip the chef pants altogether?
today marks the 39th anniversary of the F4 tornado that tore through Edmonton on July 31, 1987. someone's making a documentary and asking for accounts — if you remember that day or have stories passed down, worth connecting.
local cinema changing hands and people are talking about what it means for the space. grounds people in a really specific way apparently
heritage fest is this weekend and people are asking what dishes not to miss — everything looks incredible and the pavilions are insane. what are you hunting for when you go?
volunteering at fringe and hope mission soon, planning to park at heritage valley but fringe shifts go till midnight and i'm not sure if buses even run that late. century park parking's apparently a nightmare. anyone know how the transit thing actually works?
went to rundle park today to rent a pedal boat and found everything locked down at 4pm — no staff, no explanation posted, nothing on the city website. water levels gotta be it but there's zero notice
Someone's dealing with neighbour water damage and building a soakwell and French drain to solve it. They're maybe 10% through the project but at least they're making a plan.
People are genuinely divided on construction lane closures—do you merge early to be courteous or ride the closing lane to the end like the rules say? Turns out the law's on the side of the people merging late.
