The Amway WWDB Spring Leadership Conference will be held in Calgary, Alberta, on May 5 and 6, 2012, at the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede grounds.
Keepin' up with my theme of finding more enjoyable things to do than pay $125 on a ticket to World Wide Dream Builders Spring Leadership 2012, I'll mention that I just attended an Amway function where I was brainwashed by the company.
Calgary was almost as difficult to navigate as Spokane in terms of finding stuff to do. There aren't many attractions that aren't seasonal or located outside of town. It appears that Calgary has parks, festivals, and rodeos, but due to schedule constraints, none of these events will take place on May 5 and 6, 2012.
Believe it or not, Anna Banana has a vague understanding of where Calgary is located. Years ago, one of my pals from Los Angeles relocated to Saskatchewan. Sometime in the late 1990s, Ambot and I travelled up to see her and her husband, and it was a pleasant visit. It's not difficult to get there. Drive north on I-5, which will take you all the way to the Washington-British Columbia border. It was called the Canada Highway at one point, and it runs from eastern Ontario to the Atlantic Ocean in what I believe is a single piece of highway infrastructure. In any case, that was the highway we were travelling on, and it passes through Calgary. We did not come to a halt. There was nothing there that we were interested in. Aside from the fact that I did not stop in Calgary, I have only a few faint memories of passing through Alberta. First and foremost, country music is broadcast on every radio station. It didn't bother me too much because I enjoy listening to a variety of musical genres, but Ambot was a tad upset with the music selection. They also spend the most of their time on the radio talking about Albertan schnooks. Yes, that's correct. All I do here is discuss about ambots, and that's it!
A fight between an Albertan schnook and an Albertan ambot, who wouldn't pay to watch that? It's a joke, of course!
The Calgary Tower is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week. Apparently, from the summit, you can see the city, the Rockies, and the grasslands, according to the description. To my ears, it sounds a little stale. The cost of the tickets is $15.24. What the fuck is that kind of a price tag? Why not $15, $16, or $15.25 instead? Normally, I'd say different pricing for different age groups, but these prices are so fucking strange that I'm forced to write them down. Over the age of 65, $13.33 is charged. Between the ages of 13 and 17, $10.48. $4.67 for children ages 4 to 12. Then there's the additional 5 percent tax to contend with. What the heck is it that they're charging tax on something as ridiculous as this? It's not like there's a physical product here. You take an elevator ride up to the top of the building and look out over the city and the prairie? I was unable to locate any twofer coupons. At the very least, in Las Vegas, the two towers are almost the same price, but the city offers 2 for 1 deals elsewhere, making $15 for two people a better bargain. Attend Spring Leadership in Las Vegas if you aren't actually attending the Amway indoctrination conference, which is a possibility. The view from their observation towers is far more intriguing!
The Calgary Zoo is located in Calgary, Alberta. Yes, I have discovered yet another zoo in a place where the Amway WWDB is hosting its Spring Leadership Conference! At $21, the zoo here is a few dollars more expensive than other metropolitan zoos. Perhaps it is more expensive to feed animals in Canada? Various age groups are charged different prices. As opposed to the tower, at the zoo they do not have the weird penny pincher pricing that is prevalent there. However, they still intend to charge you an additional tax on top of that.
The Glenbow Museum is located in Calgary, Alberta. Some visitors on Trip Advisor have commented that it is a pleasant museum. It costs $14 per person, with a minor discount for other age groups. At the very least, this one includes the tax in the price of your admission! I'd still prefer to visit the zoo rather than the museum.
Seeing as how I've discovered other beer breweries in other locations that provide free tours and tastings, I decided to check out Big Rock Brewery as well. The first thing I discovered was that they expect you to pay $25 for the tour and sampling! What the f*ck is going on? Did they get wind that a number of ambots were going to be in town and decide to take advantage of them, knowing how accustomed they are to being taken advantage of by Amway? As a result, I'd recommend skipping this one and sticking with the establishments that offer free beer tours and tastings. However, the name piqued my interest. Is it possible that this Albertan schnook had a large rock in his yard that he had to figure out what to do with? In addition, the website provided some further information, including the fact that people walk out in the area just south of Calgary to look at this large boulder, which reportedly was deposited there by a glacier, to take pictures of it. Yup. The thrill of driving around seeking for pebbles out in fields is one of the most thrilling things about living in Alberta.
Although no harm is meant to anyone from Calgary, it appears that the highway leading out of town will be the most popular tourist attraction.
If you're married to an ambot, try to persuade him to attend Spring Leadership in Honolulu or Las Vegas, where at the very least you'll have something to do while he's away being brainwashed by the cult leaders.
Amway is a jerk!
WWDB is a snoozer!
Spring Leadership is a pain in the neck!
Finding things to do in Calgary when you don't want to go to Spring Leadership is a pain!
It's a joke, but it's true. I'm such a city gal, you guys!
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