Don’t laugh… This 300+ lb palatial retreat, featuring an oak toilet seat, oak toilet paper holder and iron hardware was impressive.

Built at the request of a good friend, it even survived being (unintentionally) launched out of the back of my pickup truck along the highway at over 120 km/hr. The only damage was some slight “road rash”.

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The City of Calgary has dubbed Calgary a bike-friendly city, with bikes permitted on most roads. There is an amazing pathway system shared by cyclists, walkers, runners and rollerbladers. Calgary’s multi-use pathways have a speed limit of 20 kms/hr, unless posted otherwise, and for the most part, all the different users of the pathways co-habitate peacefully. Many downtown buildings have bicycle parking facilities and support for cyclists is integrated into the transit system.

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