r/ColoradoSprings • u/Techie4evr • 13d ago

News PSA:Bear Alert(brown)

Be Carefull, Brown bear spotted just past Austin Bluffs Pkwy & Union. Seen him @ 6:03am

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u/Bryguy3k 13d ago

Austin Bluffs and Union is right next to a green space and creek and not “the middle of town”.

It’s really common to see a wildlife, including bears, along all of the creeks.

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u/Knee_Fight 13d ago

Boy, you're right, silly me. It's slightly north-west of being right in the middle. And none of that is an excuse to be a rude prick to someone just trying to share that they saw something. Maybe they're new in town, or to that area. Maybe they haven't been lucky enough to see more wildlife there. Regardless, being a sarcastic jerk in response to a simple post like that was absolutely uncalled for.

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u/Bryguy3k 13d ago

The geographic middle of sprawl is almost never the “center” but rather the center is the oldest (if there is a downtown) or densest area. This specific area is the opposite of dense and actually quite wild still.

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u/Knee_Fight 13d ago

Thanks for the unnecessary pedantic lesson, but my point was to explain what I meant when I said middle.

but never mind, apparently someone stating that they saw a bear is some sort of unthinkable crime around here. Clearly OP should apologize for bothering to say anything. First to the bear, then to everyone on this sub for forcing them to read such filthy language as 'be careful, I saw a bear.'