Sep 8, 2023, 2:37 pm
Last edit by: CdnFlier
Calgary Fall AC FT Do - 8th Annual Burgers & Scotch Evening
Location: Buchanan's (738 3rd Avenue SW)
Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
Boarding Time: 18:00 (likely will last until about 23:00; come and go as you please, stop in for an appetizer on your way to another dinner, come for a drink after a family wedding, whatever)
We will be in the private room of the restaurant, so guests can fully relax, and experience our discreet service with new-found peace of mind
Reservation is under Adam Smith (private room is to the right as you come in the main door)
See this post for a few additional notes.
Current Availability
J0 C0 D0 Z0 P0 R0 I0
This is a Jetz charter – no Y seats in sight!
Confirmed pax (HK status)
Signed up for EF alerts on Do availability, but not yet committed to the Do (HL status)
Only come to Dos with T-shirts / don't like burgers or Scotch / committed to eating burgers and drinking Scotch elsewhere that night (UC status)
Important Event Notes - FAQ
Important Event Notes (real ones this time!)
Location: Buchanan's (738 3rd Avenue SW)
Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
Boarding Time: 18:00 (likely will last until about 23:00; come and go as you please, stop in for an appetizer on your way to another dinner, come for a drink after a family wedding, whatever)
We will be in the private room of the restaurant, so guests can fully relax, and experience our discreet service with new-found peace of mind
Reservation is under Adam Smith (private room is to the right as you come in the main door)
See this post for a few additional notes.
Current Availability
J0 C0 D0 Z0 P0 R0 I0
This is a Jetz charter – no Y seats in sight!
Confirmed pax (HK status)
- Adam Smith +1
- canadiancow - AC 226 YVR-YYC on the Friday
- AmericanBovine
- YYC3722 +1
- recreationaltimetraveller
- BlondeBomber
- folkart
- SearsTower
- boomerfss
- Aussieincanada
- HerpaYvr
- nomadic.relief
- Yyc_yyc
- smilee
- yyznomad
- D582
- vancouver25k
- douglasr
- Zorak
- krazykanuck
- asovse1
- RangerNS (arriving Friday evening; in town all Sunday)
- Jumper Jack (November 3 AC159 YYZ-YYC, November 5 PD362 YYC-YYZ)
- AwardBee
- FlyWhere
- DrunkCargo +1
- King Chung Huang
- YYCCL3
- TVBurns
- Nitehawk
- sexykitten7
Signed up for EF alerts on Do availability, but not yet committed to the Do (HL status)
- Flynn58
Only come to Dos with T-shirts / don't like burgers or Scotch / committed to eating burgers and drinking Scotch elsewhere that night (UC status)
- Bohemian1 (thought his ticket to SCL was getting him to Smith Cocktail Lab)
- taupo
- TTC900Rocket
- CanadianMike
- FarSiren
- Symmetre
- RatherBeInYOW
- canopus27
- Altaflyer
- wjw
- painintheuk
- gcashin
- TheViperOne
- tcook052
- Melville
- Politico_pk
- expert7700 +2
- billdokes
Important Event Notes - FAQ
- It’s in November. That’s not really fall, is it?
Yes, technically it’s still fall until December 21. - Oh, good, so it won’t snow then, right??
Our commitment to the highest standards of customer service and safety extends far beyond the comfort of our venue. Unfortunately, it can snow any day of the year, and in some previous years when this Do was held in September, it was snowed. So prepare for the worst and hope for the best! - Will the YYC Fall Do offer the ability to savour a choice of refined dishes and a vast selection of wines and spirits?
Yes. The restaurant has a very long whisky list and the best burgers in town. You can savour a sit-down meal from the à la carte menu crafted for the Do. - What if I like hockey puck beef?
Then you're a weirdo, but I guess you can ask them to do it.
Important Event Notes (real ones this time!)
- The burger and Scotch theme is purely optional. Those are the specialties of the restaurant, but you're free to have a salad and a Coke Zero, fish and white wine, or whatever floats your boat
- We will have access to a few of the restaurant's recent Whisky Wednesday tasting menus which offer a flight of 3-4 whiskies at a reduced price. For past Do attendees, this is the same as previous years
YYC Fall Do - 8th Annual Burgers & Scotch Evening - November 4, 2023
Oct 30, 2023, 9:47 am
#136
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Attending a controversial early morning maiden voyage in Edmonton at 4AM, should drive in by early afternoon. If anyone needs an airport pickup and doesn't mind a 60/75-min spread (cuz you'll be at the MLL, right?) just let me know
I'm in Calgary several times a month and finally got to try both the Element and Four Points (Airport) this weekend. I know this commentary might be a bit late since you've all probably booked accommodations already, but let me just say...both these hotels are...very compatible with corporate rates...
Both hotels share a shuttle. The shuttle runs on this road that we've been begging the city to rehab for ages...and that road is not the Deerfoot Trail freeway but an internal road network around the airport. The shuttle is scheduled hourly from 4:00 a.m. (northbound) to 3:00 p.m. and other times you'll have to call the front desk with a 30-35 minute wait at Pillars 16/17 near Arrivals Door #4. Travel time on the dumb road choice is approximately 30 minutes, which is a bit asinine but whatever it's nice
I personally get around Calgary by transit, so if you're doing that, get downtown via LRT or BRT after one bus ride. Use the Calgary Transit MyFare app to buy fares if you're interested. Element is really nice, Four Points looks really dated and the fire exit signs don't point toward an exit by the way, if you care about that
I'm in Calgary several times a month and finally got to try both the Element and Four Points (Airport) this weekend. I know this commentary might be a bit late since you've all probably booked accommodations already, but let me just say...both these hotels are...very compatible with corporate rates...
Both hotels share a shuttle. The shuttle runs on this road that we've been begging the city to rehab for ages...and that road is not the Deerfoot Trail freeway but an internal road network around the airport. The shuttle is scheduled hourly from 4:00 a.m. (northbound) to 3:00 p.m. and other times you'll have to call the front desk with a 30-35 minute wait at Pillars 16/17 near Arrivals Door #4. Travel time on the dumb road choice is approximately 30 minutes, which is a bit asinine but whatever it's nice
I personally get around Calgary by transit, so if you're doing that, get downtown via LRT or BRT after one bus ride. Use the Calgary Transit MyFare app to buy fares if you're interested. Element is really nice, Four Points looks really dated and the fire exit signs don't point toward an exit by the way, if you care about that
Oct 30, 2023, 3:35 pm
#138
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: YVR - MILLS Waypoint (It's the third house on the left)
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Oct 30, 2023, 3:55 pm
#139
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: YYZ
Programs: Only J via Peasant Points, 777HDPeasant or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance and Narcissism.
Posts: 6,041
Oct 30, 2023, 4:32 pm
#141
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Unsigned ourselves from EF DO availability alerts (not sure if EF alerts even work anymore, thanks alot AC).
Althogh it's been a long time (tens of hours) since our last 11 scotch tastings, my +2 are mumbling about wanting warm weather for the 3.5 day school weekend.
Unless YYC has more wildfires and climate change by Friday, it's likely 3 gate J upgrades will clear on the YYZ-YYC dreamliner.
Althogh it's been a long time (tens of hours) since our last 11 scotch tastings, my +2 are mumbling about wanting warm weather for the 3.5 day school weekend.
Unless YYC has more wildfires and climate change by Friday, it's likely 3 gate J upgrades will clear on the YYZ-YYC dreamliner.
Oct 30, 2023, 4:38 pm
#142
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: YYZ
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Posts: 6,041
Unsigned ourselves from EF DO availability alerts (not sure if EF alerts even work anymore, thanks alot AC).
Althogh it's been a long time (tens of hours) since our last 11 scotch tastings, my +2 are mumbling about wanting warm weather for the 3.5 day school weekend.
Unless YYC has more wildfires and climate change by Friday, it's likely 3 gate J upgrades will clear on the YYZ-YYC dreamliner.
Althogh it's been a long time (tens of hours) since our last 11 scotch tastings, my +2 are mumbling about wanting warm weather for the 3.5 day school weekend.
Unless YYC has more wildfires and climate change by Friday, it's likely 3 gate J upgrades will clear on the YYZ-YYC dreamliner.
Oct 30, 2023, 6:56 pm
#143
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,645
I think I'm on the verge of removing myself too. I was up for spending a couple hundred on a flight and hotel for a weekend but the more I look at flight times the more I'm realizing I would probably have to fly out Friday and return Monday and that would make this a $600 trip plus ~ $1k worth of miles which seems ... not in my price range for a dinner/do.
Hm. Not super familiar with domestic red-eyes. It's quite confusing that AC shows 1am flights as morning flights. I see now that there is an option of flying a direct YUL-YYC on a 220 Saturday morning and then returning Sunday night at 1am either direct or through YYZ.
I'm still doubtful if I want to blow 50k+ miles on this though...
Hm. Not super familiar with domestic red-eyes. It's quite confusing that AC shows 1am flights as morning flights. I see now that there is an option of flying a direct YUL-YYC on a 220 Saturday morning and then returning Sunday night at 1am either direct or through YYZ.
I'm still doubtful if I want to blow 50k+ miles on this though...
Last edited by zkzkz; Oct 30, 2023 at 9:16 pm
Oct 30, 2023, 10:54 pm
#145
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: YLW
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I fly in at noon, I have a car as I need to do some PST shopping, I always keep an Alberta shopping list to buy stuff with less tax than where I live
I am at the Courtyard only because it was the cheapest, it's nice, free airport shuttle and I do not spend a lot of time in the room. Stayed there last month on my last shopping trip, it was just OK, nothing to write home about. I like the Delta & Marriot at the airport but when I have a car I stay offsite.
Can take anyone to the airport area at the end of the night, may dump the car off that night also, sleep in, and fly home at noon
Lived in Calgary for many years, so I will skip the tourist stuff, but I will say Canmore & Banff are great places to visit though. If you want to stay indoors and check out a cool mall, Crossiron Mills is a really neat mall, just north of the city
For those out-of-towners who will drive, Alberta Loves their photo Radar, so vans and SUVs parked on the side of the roads, slow down.
I am at the Courtyard only because it was the cheapest, it's nice, free airport shuttle and I do not spend a lot of time in the room. Stayed there last month on my last shopping trip, it was just OK, nothing to write home about. I like the Delta & Marriot at the airport but when I have a car I stay offsite.
Can take anyone to the airport area at the end of the night, may dump the car off that night also, sleep in, and fly home at noon
Lived in Calgary for many years, so I will skip the tourist stuff, but I will say Canmore & Banff are great places to visit though. If you want to stay indoors and check out a cool mall, Crossiron Mills is a really neat mall, just north of the city
For those out-of-towners who will drive, Alberta Loves their photo Radar, so vans and SUVs parked on the side of the roads, slow down.
Oct 31, 2023, 1:08 am
#146
Join Date: Mar 2022
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I’ll make it to one soon enough. Been working almost 9 on 1 off since April. Usually our transatlantic air traffic slows down by about 30% in the winter as most airlines switch to sun destinations. This usually equates to a better schedule and more time off but no end in sight as of yet to the bad schedule and traffic levels.
Oct 31, 2023, 5:41 pm
#147
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I'm scheduled in lateish on Thursday, staying at the in-airport Marriott, then Dorian for two days, then at the airport again (though at the Delta) before a morning flight back to the States on Monday. I have a car reservation and was going to drive up to Banff for sightseeing on Sunday (I think krazykanuck was going to join me?)
Anyone interested in the Hitmen game on Friday night?
Anyone interested in the Hitmen game on Friday night?
Oct 31, 2023, 10:28 pm
#148
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For those uncertain about bringing +1s, Mrs. Smith is confirmed to attend and, despite recently going from zero status with WS, BA, and AC to Gold, Silver, and 50K respectively (100% BIS, no status matches!), is a totally normal person who is happy to chat with +1s who find us FTers to be a bit much
). This does not preclude the fact that she is better than a normal person 
).
Nov 1, 2023, 1:27 am
#149
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That's the plan. I'm staying at the Doubletree Calgary North, which seems North in name only, as it's not far from downtown.
Is there a good brewery hopping area in Calgary for those inclined? Should be a fun get together, I'm looking forward to all of it, minus the cold.
Is there a good brewery hopping area in Calgary for those inclined? Should be a fun get together, I'm looking forward to all of it, minus the cold.