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Page 4 — Halton Hills This Week, Saturday,-October 17; 1992 OPEN S SUNDAYS! By Joan Scannell . There’s an old saying which e we’ve often heard, and that is, EX) fp E' 5. BOXED MEAT “You can’t teach an old dog new FROZEN FOOD J tricks.” Well, I’ll have you know that this old dog has learned to use a microwave oven, program a VCR, get results from a serger OCTOBER FESTIVAL SALE + Turkey Sausage New York Steak || sewing machine, and can work a + Bavarian Sausage Pork Chops computer to a certain extent. + Bal <g I won’t say it wasn’t a brain by Back Ribs Chicken iy strain, but what I find more difficult is trying to break old habits. Now ardwachs wach Mae ae there are good habits and bad is Sale ends Oct. 25/92) habits, and then there are just...habits. Delrex & Guelph Sts. Georgetown 877-0721 ‘One: ee morning: when I Gere & Bridal Boutique ONE DAY Lrit Scle SUNDAY NOV. 1 Hours: 12 Noon to 5 p.m. ~ GEORGETOWN STORE on ed GOWNS from 899 to ®499 Not All Sizes Available In-Stock gowns also ON SALE at great savings!! Alterations extra can be arranged at a later date Visa and MasterCard Accepted Let us help you plan your Special Day! *® Wedding gowns and headpieces *® Attendants gowns *& Dresses for the mother of the bride and groom *® Dyeable shoes and accessories *& Wedding invitations *® Professional personalized service Y=Vallo)ecmce) mm cal-mieiiel acy was at the supermarket, waiting to go through the checkout counter with my shopping buggy full to overflowing, I glanced over and saw my daughter-in-law waiting in the next aisle. She waved to me, as we made our way together to the exit, she said to me in her forth- right way, “I hate it when retired aoe do their shopping on a Saturday Hanon .I thought to myself, why do I shop on a Saturday? Of course, it all goes back to more than forty-odd years ago, when my husband got paid on a Friday night, and I would leave the children with him on a Saturday morning and do my week’s shopping in peace. And now here I was, with not only six, but seven shopping days, cluttering up the aisles for those who have only one or two days to shop. I had just never thought of changing. Then I thought of the washday habit. Who invented Monday as washday anyway? I used to hate coming home from school on a Monday, especially in the cold weather. The kitchen would have lines strung across it from the ceil- ing, with all sorts of damp clothes hanging down, ready to slap me in the face. My own experiences with wash- days were easier, of course, but still, it entailed using a wringer washer and a set of rinsing tubs. It became a sort of competition, not only to get the washing out on the line before your neighbors’, but to get it even whiter and brighter than theirs. Everybody washed on Monday, and if one of the neighbors did not have anything on her line that day, we knew that she was either sick or lazy. (Who says we don’t have a class system‘ Sometimes I would cheat and do the wash on a Sunday night, but of course I didn’t dare hang it out until Monday morning. Friday was the day I would bake, and clean the house for the week- nd. So after almost half a century of sticking to these habits, I am mak- ing a conscious effort to change them. It’s been nine years since my husband retired. (I can’t see my own retirement in sight yet.) Breaking these habits has not made life any easier... in fact, I’ve become quite disorganized. We often run out of bread and milk, I forget whether it was this week or last week since I changed the bed linen, and I often hear the cry “I have no clean socks left. I won’t mention the layers of dust. In fact, another old saying that haunts me now is “I don’t know if I’m coming or going.” e \\ 873-1470 77 Main St. S., Downtown Georgetown #7 Referendum vote uncertainty By Wendy Long One thing is clear: many Halton Hills citizens don’t have a clue how to vote in the October 26 Referendum. An independent poll conducted by Halton Hills This Week revealed a plethora of “I don’t knows” a handful of “No” and not TTERY OTT! of ¢ wor Serene’ 10 Mountainview S. pr 9741 Guelph & Delrex 873-3056 Georgetown Wed. Oct. 14/92} YU) 03 12 35 42 43 45 Bonus: 13} Encore: 2 5 6 6 6 7} Sat. Oct. 10/92 216 ig 22 23 40) Bonus: 11 Early Bird 09 12 16 33) RE: INOFFICIAL Call 870-9134 (Lotto 6/49) or 870-9135 one potential “Yes” vote. Citizens acknowledged that despite being bowled over with media information on the Charlottetown agreement, they still don’t know enough, at this point, to make an informed decision. Here is a sampling of what citi- zens said: “T need simple information that I can understand, information’ that! in my language,” said a store clerk. Many said, “I haven’t had time to read it over.” “T et ‘ ae and I don’t care,” said a ay f tant " studied it that much. Nobody seems to really know any- thing about it.” “I’m voting no. I’m tired of being blackmailed.” “T don’t trust the politicians. Especially since it hasn’t been ou written up yet legally.” ‘Don’t you think that’s a private question?” a haven’ t read over my thinga- maji “You don’t know which is the lesser of the two evils.” “I don’t understand all of it.” “People are just too confused.” “[ haven’t paid much attention to - it yet. I don’t care about Quebec. If they want to go, let ‘em go. They’ve been dictating to the rest of the country for too long as far as I’m concemed.” SENIORS AND RETIREES io LO CHILDREN This advertise: ge ‘The Halton Board of Eavetion —_ Students in HALTON BOARD OF EDUCATION LS. need your help with reading, writing, communication, + crafts, storytelling. Find out about this unique GrandTime program Call PETER GH 0) YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! lent sncreed Nipor. be Wales Grastline Comm Bob Williams. Director r