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Whitby Free Pres, WeôiedaY. Augusi 18. 1993. Page 7 ............................................................................................................................................... :5: ~. 5:: 55 iï«e Fish and trees For the past week I have been on vacation. By the time you read this, I won't be. In the process, I have learned a number of -things. Some are worth sharing. First (and this is not original, but true) some advice: neyer travel any distance in a closed car with any individual who has just learned to whistle. Don't ask. Second: residents of Price Edward Island have distinct opinions about things. A 'fixed link' means either a bridge or a tunnel -- to replace ferry service which is now the only method of getting a car to potato island. The federal government has promised ... aw, forget it. It's only tax money. Anyway, isianders support the link (a bridge) or don't, ail for their own reasons. A sure way of striking up a conversation is to say, 1I see the courts have approved the link." Then stand back. There is lots to do on P.E.I. Like capture dead clam shelîs. Collect rocks on the beach. Taine a pet jellyfish. Or go deep sea fishing. Which brings to mind a little ditty composed by a four-year-old niece while deep sea fishing for cod one bright morn- ing. Song (to the tune of something nursery- schoolish): "Oh, we fltshed and we fished and we fished, And we sat and fished and [i"shed. And we fished and we sat And we [ished and we sat And we sat anid sat and fished." You get the idea. We also spent several days at a relative's cottage. There are lots of things to see at a cottage. Like trees and trees and trees and trees and trees and trees, trees,.trees, trees. (Okay, vacation has made me a little punchy.) Incidentally, one of the difficulties (or advan- tages) of vacations lies in a simple observation: news stops happening. We drive home through Quebec. As far as we know, Canada has declared war on the U.S. over NAFTA. Or Quebec has declared war on Ontario. Or ... Yeah, I know. That's worse than trees, trees, trees, trees, trees, trees, trees, trees and more trees. Other pieces of information too trivial to share: hello to the Whitby resident (I missed the name) who works at Oshawa Public Library and whose father, Mike, lives on P.E.I. and runs lO-kilometre road races, like one on Brackley Beach. Hello, hello. What else can we share? In parting, a few bits of vacation I would as soon forget. T-shirts at $23.99. Thunderstorms. The smell of Edmunston, N.B. And a gift- wrapped nothing for kindred spirits selling for $5.50 (1 guess the thought counts). Mny, many other memories are worth keep- WIIITy pOST OFFICE, C. 1920 This stone post office stood ut Brock and Dundas streets, where the Bank of Montreal is now, from 1910 to 1959. The sign to the left on the waIl of the brick stores -advertises McIntyre's Hardware. Notice the cat-iron drinking trough for horses at right. WhtyAcvu oo 10 YEABS AGO fromn the Wednesday, August 17, 1983 edition of the WIUTBY FREE PRESS *Mayor Bob Attersley celebrated his Sth birthday on Aug. 13. *Const.ruction has begun on more than 500 feet of sound barriers along Hiughway 401 in the West. Lynde subdivision. *Peacock Sports bantamn lacrosse teamn has won the AI-Ontario Championship. *Local fishermen are entering a salmon derby with $1.25 million in prizes. 35 YEARS AGO from the Thursday, August 14, 1958 edition of the WH1TBY WEEIKLY NEWS *An extended dry dock ut McNamara Marine wilI accommodate lake freighters. *Camp Farthest Out, a religious camp ut the Ontario Ladies' College, was attended by 160 young people- *Eleven-year-old Dennis Burtinsky was revived after nearly drowning in the Kfinsmen Park swimming pool. *Everett Quantrill is the new manager of the Stokely Van Camp canning factory, succeeding Bill Forbes. 80 YEARS AGO frm the Thursday, August 14, 1913 edition of the WIIITY GAZETE AND CHRONICLE " John J. Bell, principal of the Whiitby High School, will organize a cadet corps ut the school this fali. William A. Broughton and Sons have established Brookside Truck Farm where Pringle Creek crosses the Kingston Road. " A new furnuce hus been installed in the Myrtle Public School. " Mayor J.E. Willis has called a second nomination meeting to fui a vacancy on the school board. There were no nominations at the first meeting.