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Churches & Temples www.gcrc.on.ca (Affiliated with World Christianship Ministries) St. Georges Anglican Church GEORGETOWN CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH welcomes you! 11611 Trafalgar Road (north of Maple Avenue) 905-877-4322 Lead Pastor: Rev. Gary vanLeeuwen Associate Pastor: Rev. Ted. S. Bootsma Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 am & 6:00 pm Georgetown Alliance Church 290 Main St. (S. of Maple 905-873-0249 www.togetheratgac.com St. Johns Anglican Church, Stewarttown est. 1834 Trafalgar Road and 15th Sideroad - The Friendly Little White Church on the Hill All are welcome to Sunday Services: 10:00 am Interim Priest in Charge: Rev. Canon Marni Nancekivell Church Office: 905-873-0235 Sunday Worship* at 10:00 AM *Nursery & Jr. Worship for Children 60 Guelph Street, Georgetown 905-877-8044 Additional parking at Georgetown District High School www.stgeorgesgeorgetown.com SUMMER WORSHIP 8:00 am, 9:30 am (9:30 am Nursery Care) 116 Main St. South Georgetown, ON (905) 877-7585 a Time for Fellowship & Friendship KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Dr. Kobie Du Plessis www.aztec-net.com/~KPC Service Dial-In: (905) 702-1629 REV. DR JAMES COOPER Gods Word for Todays World. SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE: 11:00 A.M. (Nursery Services Provided) www.knoxgeorgetown.ca COME MEET THE NEIGHBOURS Georgetown Fall Fair September 5, 6 and 7th Come make some new friends. Watch this newspaper for more details. www.georgetownfallfair.ca READY TO TAKE THE STAGE? Battle of the Bands entries call Lee at 905-877-9550 PROUD SPONSOR YOU WON What do you want to win next? e-mail us & you win a prize if your idea is chosen! Features@independentfreepress.com and the WINNER is JOHN KNIGHT Ballot entered at Turner Automotive $500 in Call 905-873-0301Call Ext. 237 to accept your prize! Acton/Georgetown, Friday, August 15, 2008 11 Every time I return from a week of vacation, I find I need time at my desk just to get rested up. You see, Im one of those people who likes to use vacation time as an opportunity to do projects at home ones that have been waiting for that time when Im not hindered by a commitment somewhere else. Last week was that time. The Sidekick took time off too, and we agreed wed do a few day trips, but also tackle some of those jobs weve both been looking at for ages. One job has been waiting for us since last November November 25, 2007, to be exact. You see, last year we had a load of concrete delivered to level out the floor in the barn, making it accessi- ble for a skid steer loader or a tractor to drive in and out. We poured half of it last year. And the other half of the barn floor has been sitting there, crying out to be finished. Before we even started our week off, I established the date of the pour August 8, 2008, at 3:30 p.m. I had to set a distinct date and time for the project to make sure I had called in a few favours so I had some help with the job. For those who havent experi- enced the joy of pouring concrete, there is a lot to be considered. Its heavy, its backbreaking (espe- cially on a wheelbarrow) and its a bit intimidating, as you set your tiny wheelbarrow under the spout of a cement truck that has a capacity of hauling 11 cubic metres of the flow- ing, enveloping stuff. Always enthusiastic about any project, The Sidekick wanted to get right into the fray. With a stature of 5 2, I knew the possibility of putting her on the end of a wheelbarrow wasnt going fly. Shes simply too little. And there were three of us guys, with a grand total of three wheelbar- rows available. So, doing the math, it wasnt gonna happen. She spied the cement rake. I can use the rake! she said affir- matively. Okay, well dump the concrete into the forms and you can rake it level before we trowel it, I explained. After the first of the concrete oozed out of the chute into my wheelbarrow, I wheeled it over to the forms. Behind me, a second load filled the next wheelbarrow, followed by the third. It was a smooth-run- ning operation, with one wheelbar- row following the other like a well- oiled assembly line. About 25 minutes into the pour, I looked over at The Sidekick. She was suddenly looking pretty used up. You okay? I asked. I never knew that concrete was so hard to rake, she said. I think both my arms are pulled out of their sockets. And my backs killing me! (Okay, thats something like what she said... in truth, it might be deemed unprintable.) She took a much deserved rest and I took over what was left of the raking, and then started to float the service of the cement. In 40 minutes total, we had the truck empty and the concrete in place. The time-consuming part of troweling the concrete continued for another hour, as we put the finishing touches on the pour. As the four of us proudly surveyed the finished project, the inherent dif- ference between man and woman became so clearly apparent. The three of us guys stood there, pleased with ourselves, thinking how serviceable that area of the barn is now, as visions of skid steer loaders moving material danced in our minds. But The Sidekick, adding her female perspective, peered across the shining wet, freshly-troweled cement, and asked that burning question. Where can we mark our ini- tials? (Ted Brown can be reached at tbrown@independentfreepress.com Where can we mark our initials? Ted Brown