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Georgetown Acton Wednesday Sept 1983 B3 500 pounds of bricks and planning I still too dinged dry to get up about If you on fig ure out that mangled metaphor to Im going to give you light yet Dot without weight This came to roe via Jack Ryan who dipped it from someone who had reprinted It from the newsletter of the English equivalent of the Workmens Com Board Therefore its at least fourth hand but Im sure it will tickle the nubilities of any person who has ever bad to deal with the civil service whether it be Revenue Canada the County Weed Commission or the Sewage Committee of the Town Council It a bricklayer report for com pensation for an accident It might be entitled Poor Planning Here it goes Dear Sir I am writing in response to your request for additional information in Block of the accident reporting form I put Poor Planning the cause of my accident You said in your letter that I should explain more fully and I trust that the following details will be sufficient I am a bricklayer by trade On the day of the accident I was working alone on the roof of a new sixstorey building When I completed my work I discovered that I had about pounds of brick left over Rather than carry them down by hand I decided to lower them In a barrel by using a pulley which fortunately was attached to the side of he building at the sixth floor Securing the rope at ground level I went up to the roof swung the barrel out and loaded the bricka into It Then I went back to the ground and untied It slightly to insure the slow descent of the pounds of bricks You will note In Block of the accident form that my weight is pounds Needless to say was Jerked off my feet so suddenly thai I forgot to let go of the rope Due to my surprise proceeded at a rather rapid rate up the side of the build ing In the vicinity of the third floor 1 met the hazard which was now proceeding in a downward direction at an equally live rate of speed This explains the frac lured shoulder Slowly only slightly I continued my rapid ascent not stopping until the two ringers of my right hand were knuckled deep into the pulley which I mentioned in paragraph of this correspondence Fortunately by this time I had regained my presence of mind and was able to hold tightly to the rope in spite of the excruciating pain I was now beginning to experience At approximately the same time however the barrel of bricka hit the ground and the bottom fell out of the barrel Now devoid of the weight of the bricks the barrel weighed approximately pounds I refer you again to my weight in block 11 As you might imagine I began a rapid descent down the side of the building In the vicinity of the third floor I met the barrel coming up This accounts for the two fractured ankles broken tooth and severe lacerations of my legs and lower body Here my luck began to change slightly The encounter seemed to slow me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell into the pile of bricks and fortunately only three vertebrae were cracked lam sorry to report however that as I lay there on the of bricks pain unable to move and watching the empty barrel six stories above me I again lost my mind and let go of the rope Sincerely I know that Workmen Compensation Boards get stories like this and even more fanciful but they rcahardnosedlot and I hope this bricklayer got full compensation and was out moonlighting on a construe tion Job two weeks later purely for his imagination We have a pretty good social assistance system in Canada one of the best In the world even though one of the Middle class who get stuck for most of it There t too many people really hungr in this country There are very few people who cant get medical attention when they need it We talk about a poverty level in this country that would be riches to most of the people in the so called Third World was talking to my son the other night Hes lived in a dictatorship Ive fought against We talked the best place in the world to live We dont always even often agree But we decided unanimously that Canada despite its vagaries of politics economy and weather was just about the first choice in the world to be born re create find a decent living raise a family and die Without someone breathing down your neck every minute I think 111 stick around as long as The Lord lets me Where else can you feel mor ally superior to a vast nation next door to you KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Barry Timleck BINGO Holy Cross Church Auditorium ACCOUNTANT EVERY THURSDAY BUI 10 IN 64 numbers 500 65 numbers WO numbers 300- numbers 200 numbers mln SEPTEMBER 16 17 18 ACTON FALL FAIR BABY SHOW SATURDAY SEPT 17th IN ARENA Pre Tho Public Ac ion in Saturday Sep 17 15io1 15pm not accompany tor and RIBBONS Class Twins years Class Girls months Class 2B Boys months Class 3A Girls 12 months Class 3B Boys 712 months Class A Girls months Class Boys months Class Girls months Class Boys months Acton Fall Fair Antique Tractor Pull Sunday Sept 18th All tractors must be years or steel lugs Entry Fee per class Exhibitor Fee WITH NAME ADDRESS a PHONE NUMBER TO Acton Agricultural Society Box Acton Ontario 70th ACTON FAIR PARADE mm FORM SATURDAY SEPT 17IH PARADE TO START AT 12 NOON NOVELTY COMMERCIAL BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS COMPETING FOR PRIZESOF 1st 2nd 3rd No Entry Fee Sector Boa Acton onor before Wad Sept VOTE cMttr with School high All MUST BE A McMKZIF SMITH SCHOOL MdhlghtehooO BY111SAM NAME OF ORGANIZATION Acton Fall Fair PET SHOW TIME DATE Sunday Sept PLACE Fairgrounds limned years CLASSES GENERAL IB FOR DOGS CATS pot Classifications BookJ Host trained 4 BGSIcosiumadpetfcnndlOr 5 Most unusual by a IS Tho smallest pot RIBBONS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL 8531620 ANNIVERSARY MISS ACTON FAIR COMPETITION 1983 winner will be eligible for the 1384 Miss C Sweetheart of the Fair Contest JUDGED ON APPEARANCE PERSONALITY AND POISE FridaySeptember16th AT THE FALL FAIR fwigy Variety featuring the Leahy tally Two Runners Up Will Act As Queen Attendants FOR ALL CONTESTANTS Donalod Or tool and SPECIAL PRIZES FOR WINNER AND ATTENDANTS DeadSne for Entries Wednesday Sept at 7 pm There will be an informal rehearsal on Thursday 730 m Sept- 15th at the Presbyterian Church REQUIREMENTS WVMrHttanfidrMaannM In dm and to lone formal fix formal by Acton and Pint MttS ACTON FALL COMMITTEE Sept ACTON FALL FAIR at Acton Park Friday Srtember 16th ALL DAY Arabian Horsa Show 400pm Poultry exhibits concession exhibits midway food concession Hall exhibits 615pm Rooster Crowing contest Heavy Horse Pull Family Entertainment Variety Show Crowning of Miss Acton for 198384 ADMISSION Adults Students Children under Parking Saturday September 17th 900 a m Hall exhibits poultry exhibits midway concession exhibits food and refreshments Carlsberg Championship Hitch Beef Cattle Show Junior Beef Cattle Junior Horse Show Heavy Horse Show Light Horse Show Harness Ponies Sheep Show inside outside concessions and exhibits Poultry Show 12 noon Large Parade Tug of War Pioneer Games regulation 130pm Baby Show in arena Bird Dance Competition pm Hog Carcass Auction ADMISSION Adults Students Children under 12 FREE Bus Service from around town to the Park each hour FREE Featuring piece band Saturday September Acton Arena 9pm 1am Advance Ticket Sales at Village Variety Shop Mill St E Acton -LIMITEDT1CKETSAVAILABLE- Siiiday September 19th 12 noon Carisberg Hitch Rabbit Cavies Dairy Cattle and Junior Dairy Carrie Show English Horse Show hall exhibits inside and outside concessions Swin Show Western Horse Show Pet Show Model Boat Show Antique Tractor Pull 4x4 Truck Challenge of Acton tors in the arena ADMISSION Adult Students Children under Bus Service from around Town to Park each hour FREE for further