| The effects of Stampede are inescapable for downtown Calgary workers: urban folk dressed as cowpokes are everywhere; country music fills the air; and horses make their presence known in the sight, sound and smell category.
And then there are the breakfasts. Some come with all the fixings. Others feature the Stampede burrito – a pancake wrapped around two beef sausages.
But not everyone enjoys the opportunity to belly up, regardless of what's offered. Here’s the best comment on Stampede breakfasts that I overheard this year:
"Ah, it's all getting cheap," a disgruntled longtime downtown worker explains. "The breakfasts get worse every year. They give you a pancake that tastes worse than the paper plate it's served on and call it breakfast? Give me a break. I've had enough of those.
"And then there's that God damn Klein. He gets served a banana cream pie, the best breakfast of all, and what does the asshole do? He presses charges against the guy. I'd love to have had a cream pie." |
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