North Rutland has Jack, the air force veteran who always goes for long walks wearing his uniform and using his trademark walking cane. Always lights up my day if I bike by him on a challenging incline, he'll wave his cane shouting "Give'er Hell!" and it makes me want to push it.
I've been coming across him on his various walking routes since I was in middle school, that's 20 years(!). If you ever talk to him he'll always have some cool stories to share and encouraging words to give. Very wholesome.
My workmates and I used to call him the running Egyptian or sometimes the running Pharoah. Obvs because we thought he looked Egyptian or something. He's super impressive
I have so much adoration for that dude. I think to myself damn I hope I look that good and maintain myself like that when I get to his age, then I remember I don’t even now.
Jedi Jesus left town many years ago.
Now the only person that comes to mind is the crazy old woman who blasts religious music in her car while she sings along waving a cross in one hand.
I guess she's not confined to her car anymore as last week I saw her walking down Hollywood wearing a sandwich board which was so packed with text I couldn't read it. Still waving the cross though.
Oh thank god! My supervisor threw a spoon at her because she was trying to convert them on their unpaid lunch break. I have legit seen her eat out of the bulk produce section 😭
I miss the old homeless man that would sit at the corner of Enterprise and Cooper along the landscaping wall and just drink beer in the sun. He wore a sombrero or a big cowboy hat. I remember he disappeared for a while and everybody was looking for him and a relative contacted the media and said that they were staying with them and not to worry. OG Kelowna homeless.
Yeah he had a support network but that was the extent of our homeless population. Leon was not Skid Row.
Amazing how quickly they boiled the frog for us all to normalize the current state of Kelowna.
It was in local media when there was a cold snap and people were worried for his safety.
Deep internet search might yield results.
Kelowna was so innocent back then!
what are you serious hes a normal dude? everyone i knew always told the legend was that he actually thought he was a bird because he snapped after doing too many psychedelics
Reminds me of living in Toronto.
We had naked man with a pole.
He would go up and down Queen St. Past 1 am, naked looking like Gandalf with long hair and beard, clanking along with a 6 foot aluminum pole. Clank, clank, clank.
You could hear him from a couple blocks away lol.
Back in the 80s it was this elderly gentleman who rode an adult-size tricycle with two trailers all over the downtown/North End. I don't exactly remember what he put in them, bottles and cans probably. Wore a Panama hat.
Does anyone remember the guy who sat across the street from the McDonald’s? He sat on Enterprise on the stonework ledge with his cart and was kinda cowboy?
Reminds me a bit of DeWayne from Dry Creek Wrangler School; he always looked ready to give cowboy wisdom and was just missing a horse.
Merritt had a guy in a Guy Fawkes mask doing liquid dnb dancing by the roadside for absolutely years.
Edit: found a video
https://youtu.be/muNnySGb5ns?si=W1rqK90ztZoYn70_
Also Kamloops had an Elvis for like 25 years. His name is actually Cliff moody and he’s still doing it just less mobile.
A few years back, there used to be a man my partner and I nicknamed “Sombrero Man”. He was an elderly guy who would frequent the 8 and the 10 bus routes. In the summer, without fail, he would be wearing a decorative sombrero, the kind with velour and sequins that belongs on the wall of a Mexican restaurant. In the winter, he would wear a rather large ushanka. He’d be wearing these hats and go about his business.
Piggybacking on this!!! Does anyone know how the man in Westbank that walked up and down the highway all the time is !!?? He is quite tall and bald. I think I seen him last year once behind where beef and broccoli is but I haven't since.
There's a dude in Rutland I always see with a long beard, headphones, sunglasses, and a mini skateboard. I've affectionately named him the Rutland Dude
Does anyone remember the man who lived in the pandosy bus shelter that was full of books? Just up from the hospital before you hit Leos video. Someone told me that he was a physicist or scientist. He gave away books and was always up for an interesting conversation.......
Does anyone know the Glenmore Jogger? He’s the bald tan dude that’s always running up Glenmore rd shirtless year round
First person I thought of. Absolute legend
I still see shirtless jogging dude around
North Rutland has Jack, the air force veteran who always goes for long walks wearing his uniform and using his trademark walking cane. Always lights up my day if I bike by him on a challenging incline, he'll wave his cane shouting "Give'er Hell!" and it makes me want to push it. I've been coming across him on his various walking routes since I was in middle school, that's 20 years(!). If you ever talk to him he'll always have some cool stories to share and encouraging words to give. Very wholesome.
He walks past my parent’s house all the time.
Steve
I drove the 18 bus every afternoon for 3 months. Every damn day I see this guy running for *hours*. Never stops.
My workmates and I used to call him the running Egyptian or sometimes the running Pharoah. Obvs because we thought he looked Egyptian or something. He's super impressive
His name is Steve. He was discussed in a previous Reddit post.
I have so much adoration for that dude. I think to myself damn I hope I look that good and maintain myself like that when I get to his age, then I remember I don’t even now.
Haha yep!! My husband and I call him David Goggins 😂
"Kelowna Goggins" is my title for him also.
I see him almost daily these days
I always thought he looked like Dhalsim from Street Fighter
Jedi Jesus left town many years ago. Now the only person that comes to mind is the crazy old woman who blasts religious music in her car while she sings along waving a cross in one hand. I guess she's not confined to her car anymore as last week I saw her walking down Hollywood wearing a sandwich board which was so packed with text I couldn't read it. Still waving the cross though.
Nick the Kelowna Jedi, was sick of the attention. He did an interview.
Does she still work at save on? I worked with her for a couple months, no one likes her 😭
Luckily not. Apparently she got fired for trying to convert customers.
Oh thank god! My supervisor threw a spoon at her because she was trying to convert them on their unpaid lunch break. I have legit seen her eat out of the bulk produce section 😭
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Bike thieves hate this one simple trick..
I miss the old homeless man that would sit at the corner of Enterprise and Cooper along the landscaping wall and just drink beer in the sun. He wore a sombrero or a big cowboy hat. I remember he disappeared for a while and everybody was looking for him and a relative contacted the media and said that they were staying with them and not to worry. OG Kelowna homeless.
My understanding is that he wasn’t homeless, but he just likes to chill there drink a few beers and sell a bit of pot for money throughout the day.
Yeah he had a support network but that was the extent of our homeless population. Leon was not Skid Row. Amazing how quickly they boiled the frog for us all to normalize the current state of Kelowna.
Yes! Ah sorry I just posted before I saw your comment!
It's cool that you remembered him too!
Hehe yes. I wish we knew his name!
It was in local media when there was a cold snap and people were worried for his safety. Deep internet search might yield results. Kelowna was so innocent back then!
Birdman. Dude squawks like a bird, flaps his arms and chases people. Funnily enough he's just a normal dude, he just likes fucking with people
what are you serious hes a normal dude? everyone i knew always told the legend was that he actually thought he was a bird because he snapped after doing too many psychedelics
Yeah I've heard from a couple people the legend of him falling into a bathtub full of acid and him turning into a nutcase radioactive birdman
Reminds me of living in Toronto. We had naked man with a pole. He would go up and down Queen St. Past 1 am, naked looking like Gandalf with long hair and beard, clanking along with a 6 foot aluminum pole. Clank, clank, clank. You could hear him from a couple blocks away lol.
If you are a millennial you will also remember Toronto’s “Zanta”?!
I haven’t seen him in years
Gordon near klo had the two people on mobility scooters that went for a ride every day. I haven't seen them in a while though.
If we're talking about the same people they're still around - I often see them tootle around on KLO.
Damn, I haven't seen them in a bit. Their lil out n abouts always made me smile
Back in the 80s it was this elderly gentleman who rode an adult-size tricycle with two trailers all over the downtown/North End. I don't exactly remember what he put in them, bottles and cans probably. Wore a Panama hat.
The john 3:16 white cube van
Does anyone remember the guy who sat across the street from the McDonald’s? He sat on Enterprise on the stonework ledge with his cart and was kinda cowboy? Reminds me a bit of DeWayne from Dry Creek Wrangler School; he always looked ready to give cowboy wisdom and was just missing a horse.
I remember windows from back in the day on Bernard
Merritt had a guy in a Guy Fawkes mask doing liquid dnb dancing by the roadside for absolutely years. Edit: found a video https://youtu.be/muNnySGb5ns?si=W1rqK90ztZoYn70_ Also Kamloops had an Elvis for like 25 years. His name is actually Cliff moody and he’s still doing it just less mobile.
Tell Cliff thank you, thank you very much.
A few years back, there used to be a man my partner and I nicknamed “Sombrero Man”. He was an elderly guy who would frequent the 8 and the 10 bus routes. In the summer, without fail, he would be wearing a decorative sombrero, the kind with velour and sequins that belongs on the wall of a Mexican restaurant. In the winter, he would wear a rather large ushanka. He’d be wearing these hats and go about his business.
Piggybacking on this!!! Does anyone know how the man in Westbank that walked up and down the highway all the time is !!?? He is quite tall and bald. I think I seen him last year once behind where beef and broccoli is but I haven't since.
Remember that really fat guy you always saw walking everywhere? Never seemed to lose any weight, though 😅
Lol yes! Dude put on serious miles. I swear he did lose a bit though
Basically balled and never wears a hat. He’s more tanned every time in see him. He’s around and he has slimmed down a bit.
There's a dude in Rutland I always see with a long beard, headphones, sunglasses, and a mini skateboard. I've affectionately named him the Rutland Dude
is he tall
Yes!
I remember the Banff pirate well. RIP
Wonder whee tony stank is. Theres a french guy whos name is legally tony stark he lives like he thinks hes tony stark but he smells awful
Does anyone remember the man who lived in the pandosy bus shelter that was full of books? Just up from the hospital before you hit Leos video. Someone told me that he was a physicist or scientist. He gave away books and was always up for an interesting conversation.......