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In case you hadn't noticed once again it is a marvellous summer and once again our noble editor lias spared no expense to bring you entertainment from every corner of the world. If you'll remember last suminer we had direct reports from the Trent canal but this summer we've gone even further out of the expense sheet and the next few columns will come to you from England. In fact, the next one after this will come from Whitby England on the east coast. Actually if the truth were known about all this you might suspect I'm writing to you whilst on holidays because our noble editor won't give me any but I'd never tell you that about our editor and communal slave driver. So anyway it wasn't too long ago, like a Thursday of last week that I found myself boarding a jumbo jet for the great hub of society called England and as I walked to the plane I was forced to cross myself because I didn't see how they would ever get that mass of aluminum off the ground but of course they did and here I am, not too many hours after leaping out of that.same plane to kiss the ground. I'm not too fussy what ground I kiss when I leap out of planes just as long as I can continue to get back on the ground in a civilized manner and with the least impact. After arriving I did notice when I finished brushing the dirt frorn my whiskers that it was rather a lot colder than when I left Canada. At least I think it was colder Rumors have been persisting for sometime that yours truly who writes this column every week for the Whitby Free Press has been kicked out of the country by PET, the big chief in Ottawa, in reprisal for ail those nasty columns written about the Trudeau Government. Well, relax folks. Alex is still alive, hasn't been kidnapped by terrorists and is well and very much kicking somewhere in greater Mississau- ga where anything can happen and is likely to happen around this time of year. Frankly, I have spent most of my leisure time recovering from that big social event at Freelton, Ontario where this year's Miss Nude World was chosen. Once again I had been elected to take pictures of Miss Nude World (Debbie Taylor was the winner) and of course, I was also asked to take some pictures (discreetly, mind you) of some of the losers. In fact, nude pictures are coming out of my ears. Despite the hard work I put in at Four Seasons Nature Park, the general atmosphere of Miss Nude World was somewhat disappointing. First, I noticed that my friend and editor Mike Burgess did not show up for the festivities, although he said he would be there - rain or shine. Informed sources (as uninformed they might be) say that the editor's wife had vetoed the plans; some insist that no one but Mike himself had chickened out at the last minute but less radical Miss Nude World fans suggest that Mike had cameras at the repair shop and therefore, was unable to record the events for posterity. But, if Mike was there and I didn't se-bim - my apologies ail the way. This year's BIG SHOW at Freelton attracted some 6,000 curious onlookers and about 30 photographers. The show was generally, poorly organized. In some instances it was unreal and downright phoney. Carl Alkerton, responsible for the annual nude Pow-Wow, is partly to blame for the let-down. First, he had hired an inexperienced PR man who kept harrasing newsmen, instead of helping them. The poor chap kept explaining what "type" of pictures are allowed to be taken by professional photographers. I was told that instructions had gone down the line that security men could pounce on cameramen and take their film away, if they so desire. Then, tlhcie wasthe Elite crowd, peddlinig their magazine. A couple of good looking chicks were hired for the promo job. Both "took off" right to the bone and proved to me that Elite girls are starting to look more like real pros. On top of that - they're no longer modest, little creatures shying away from publicity. The crowd this year was noticably smaller than previous years. Everyone seemed to be a little bored with Miss Nude World pageant. Understandably so: onceyouhave seen one naked woman, then (you guessed it) you have seen them ail. Nudity, minus sex, creates boredom and makes me yawn. P.S. Yours truly will be on vacation for two weeks. liave a good summer. because 1 was shivering but that may not all have been from the cold. It was however suspiciously sunny and had I not seen the sign at Gatwick to confirmn It I might have suspected that our captain had landed us on the wrong island. Of course aIl I had heard of England was that it rained forever and even now, the third day of my visit here there has been no rain yet and I have a feeling when It comes we may have to start building arks. One thing for sure I am on the right island and it is England and thus I find myself faced with some different aspects of life than I found in Canada. Like, for instance the first couple of days I almost starved to death because for some strange reason the restaurants all seem to close around 5 p.m. and that is still early in the day for me. Not realizing this I started to wander around after six looking for a place and not finding one. I was told that I could get a bite to eat in the pubs when they reopened after supper but nobody could give me a definite time. Of course now by the third day I'm getting used to stocking up ivith food and more and more I'm dis- covering subtle little differences in our way of life or rather I should say in the English style oflife. Had I been in Canada I would have scalded myself numerous times already because for some strange reason the hot water taps are on the right over here. The only reason I haven't scalded myself by mistakenly using the wrong tap is because it takes quite a while to get hot water from the tap. Once you do it is certainly hot enough to do damages but don't hold your breath waiting. Cold is another aspect that h find disconcerting. For another strange (to me anyway) reason it seems almost impossible to get a drink with a great amount of ice. Almost all the drinks are either hot as with tea or coffee or luke warm as with the beer at the local pubs. h have tried a number of pubs and beers but they are all the saine, lukewarm or barely just cold. If I order a drink such as run there is only a piddly bit of ice which soon melts and there is nothing worse than warm rum and coke. Coke is another thing I find either scarce or not so popular. In many places I have found Coke available but the average Britain seems to prefer Pepsi. While exploring down many side streets I have seen local kids playing in the streets while Recreation Department needs help from public to set up programs The Whitby Recreation Department needs your help. The advisory board for the new West Lynde public school has proposed several after hours programs for the school, some of which arc not final. The programs which have been finalized for the school' are Brownies, Guides, Cubs, Scouts, the Recreation De- partment's 'Fun after Four' sessions, sports nights for the men and women of the con- munity, and the YMCA's Saturday morning kindergym and baton programs. The advisory board has a number of other programs planned and wants commu- nity input as to which of these would be rnost popur lar. Some programs such as cooking, wine making; quilting, crochetting and needlework could be helpful to homemakers. Others like ceramics, rug hooking and macrame may be popular with craftspeople. The board is also looking at establishing chess, bridge, book and photography clubs. Dancers may have a choice of ballet, modern jazz or social dances. For the more athletic, soc. cer, self defence, boxing and table tennis are proposed. The Recreation Depart. ment would like interested persons to phone Laura Reid at 668-5803 to voice their preferençes of the -.bove Ilsted programs or make sug. gestions for others. Oshawa Downtown Terminal Oshawa GO Terminal 401 & Simcoe Whitby GO Terminal 401 & Brock Ajax Shopping Centre WHITBY .FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13. 1975, PAGES5 but seldom do they have a can of Coke. To me neither Pepsi or Coke tastes the same as.in Canada but I don't know if the difference is in the water they are made with or if the actual flavouring of the syrup is different. Of course the beer tastes different ahd although I haven't tried many of the brands I have not found too much difference except that "the beer doesn't seem to have that hard carbonation Canadian beer has. Something I have not found anywhere is, air conditioning and I guess .Britain didn't have much of a need for such a luxury until recently when this marvellous heat wave hit. I suspect there will be many Britains at work today who are con- sidering installing an air conditioning unit rather than the fans which -many offices have but which aren't much good when the weather gets as blisteringly hot as it has lately. Of course I'm not too popular over here because al] the locals are staggering around talking about the heat and I'm making replies like, "Yes, isn't it marvel- lous!" Of course they're too polite to say anything in reply but I sure get some looks. And they really should do something over here about the money which has almost ruined at least o.ne pair of my good pants. The ten cent pieces are the size of our quarters. Fifty cent pieces are quite common so the result is that with 100 cents to the pound it isn't too difficult to wind up with a pocket full of change and baggy pockets and sagging trousers. There are many more differences over here and of course one is that they drive on the wrong side of the road so in a near future column I will tell how London is adjusting to my driving habits. See you again soon........ from England. LeisureR@-ýworld 723-3393 One hour earlier, Saturdays & Labour Day One hour later on Sundays 8:20 a.m. 8:27 a.m. 8:34 a.m. 8:42 a.m. Arriving Exhibition hourly from 9:48 a.m. RETURN TRIPS leaving Exhibition Station hourly until 12 midnight. Whitby, Ajax via 401 & Baseline Connecting with GO Train at Pickering. Gray Coach or GO Buses Leave Whitby Agency 106 Colborne St. Whitby GO Terminal Ajax Shopping Centre (Note: No Sunday Service Westbound) A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. 8:30 9:30 10:30 11:30 8:34 9:34 10:34 11:34 8:42 9:42 10:42 11:42 Arriving Exhibition 9:48 10:48 11:48 12:48 RETURN TRIPS: Daily service leaving Exhibition Station every hour 4:00 p.m. to 12:01 a.m. NOTE: 6:00 p.m. Service not operating Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. NOTE: 8:00 p.m. Service not operating on Sundays. For further information call GO Transit Oshawa Ajax 683-2000 723-2241 683-4281 Whitby 668-3746 @•TEAUfl Operated by ON, Gray Coach Lines and Travelways for the Toronto Area Transit Operating Authority clutchine a cah of Pepsi bmw takes you right to the EX. AIR CONDITIONED BUS-TRAIN SERVICE GO Buses leaving every hour, connecting with GO Trains at Pickering Station. HOURLY SERVICE FIRST BUS ligu