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Oroo Wekl'flesWednesday, .January 6, 199 - 13 Ice s torm of- century a happy memory e Winter warm up The fierce ice storm that bit eastemn Ontario, Quebec and parts of the Maritimes in Januaiy 1998 left many com- munities and rural areas wthout heat and electriclty. Thousands were forced to leave their homes to seek ernergency shelter., For those ln R-2000 homes, however, the storm proved to be littie rmore than an interesting diversion. If they didn't already know how well their houses were. designed to keep the heat i, the greatice stormn proved it beyond a shadow of a doubt. Gloria and Wayne Hovey, of Manotick Station, near Greely, Ontario stayed warm and toasty in their 2,900 square foot R-2000 home. Even after. five days wthout power, the temperature inside remained a constant 20-21 degrees Celsius. "I couldn't belleve how nice and cosy it was. I felt guilty belng so com- fortable whlle others were cold and forced to leave their Leftte r t o Union leaders are seeklng to lead their rnernbership along the path of voting strategically for opposition parties i the election expect- ed this year. The followlng thoughts you may consider of meniti brlnging a perspec- tive on this atternpt to prac- lice guided dernocracy to your readers. Your truly, Joe Huegi Niagara Falls, Ontario UNION LEADER~S: SHEPHERDS OR JUDAS GOATS If Canadian Auto Union President Hargrove and other union leaders beileve their rnerbership will follow thern blidly and "vote strategical- ly" to defeat the Conservatives they are mistaken.' Fortunately for Ontario union members think. In 1995 they recognlzed that, despite support by their lead- ers for so called "Ernployrnent Equlty", job quotas rather than menit dld not Improve productivity, lowered morale arnong, those passed over, and created a bureaucratic, cost to companles an d tax- payers alike. Personal experlence con- vlnced themn social assistance had been ralsed to a level where those who chose not to work found little incentive to leave welfare to do so. Despite the admonitions of their leaders to vote for Liberal or NDP candidates i the upcomlng Provincial elec- tion, union members once- again will not follow blindly but will determine indepen- dently If the parties they are homes," said Mrs. Hovey. George Queen of Rothesay, New Brunswick, lost power lntermittently for three days. His R-2000 home is 15 years old, one of the first ever built. "We have a propane fireplace, but we dldn't operate' It because, if we had, the house would have gotten too warmn," sald, Mr. Queen. R-2000 homeshave hlgh levels of insulation in the walls and ceilings, and the windows'and doors are also very energy- efficient. Claude Riel of St. Losaire spent il days without elec- trlcity and only needed a slow- combustion fireplace for heat. Even without power to run the ventilator that brigs in fresh air, Riel said, "you still get circulation from the air exchanger, so good air quai- ty is neyer a problem." Riel considered himself lucky. I stayed in rny house while almost everyone on my street was gone." the Edlito r beig told to support repre- sent their interests. Or if they wlil bring back job quotas, increase social assistance rates, and reverse tax reduc- lions to pay for them. 1Cornei frorn the cold to the Bowmanville Blood Donor Cllnic, and warrn your heart, whlle you save a life. Your gift of biood to sorne- one who needs it will warrn your spirits and chase those chilis away. YoulIl be warmed by the satisfaction that cornes from knowing that your blooti wfi be glvlng sorneone a new lease on life. So rernember when you're out there, shlverlng in the, cold, or sloshig through the slush, there's a place you'l1 always be welcorne - the Blood Donor Cliic! 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Places 1 hav e done time by: Clifford Francis Years ago, I lived on a piece o f property called the 'Damneara Ranci'. I kept some livestock on the ranch and con- sidered myseif somewliat of a -gentleman farmer. At tliat time 1 was dating a girl fromn Prince Edward Island. Slie was as pretty as tlie Island, and liad liair as red as tlie P.E.I. cday. 1 fondly called lier Potatoe Lips'. She would say to me, "Clifford, you're no oul paint- ing, but you're better than noti- inig." We got along very well; tliat was until one Tliursday morning wlien I kissed lier good-bye and took a load of grain to the Co-op to have it ground into cliop to feed my pigs. Ross, the. pig food, grinder told me it would be several hours before the feed would be ready. As luck would have it, I ran into my friend Ed ai the Co-op (lis real name is Earl but lie didn't want me to mention liim in this story) and lie suggested we get some refresliment from tlie'Liquor Store to lielp kili some time. It was Sunday before 1 made it liome again, thougli I did phone Potatoe Lips on Saturday and told lier flot to pay tlie ransom, I'd escaped.. On Sunday when I pulled into the driveway 1 could hecar the liungry pigs squealing over the song 'l have been every- wliere' playing full blast on my tape player. On top of ail that noise 1 could hear Potatoe Lips swearing at me. I pulled up to tlie barn and > ' ~ se, started unloading the feed and began feeding the hungry pigs. Potatoe Lips was furious with me, and would flot listen to my explanation that 1 was slim- ming the1 pigs down for the pig races over at Solina. Then it happened. A pig bolted through the door caus- ing Potatoe Lips to fali fiat on lier back into the pig manure. In my condition, 1 thouglit she Iooked pretty funny and started to laugh. That's when she got up, grabbed a round moutli shovel, went to the house and smnashed out every window she could reacli. After the pigs had been fed and their stalls cleaned out, 1 went back to the house. Potatoe Lips was batlied and dressed, and 1 met lier coming out of the house with lier suit- cases packed. 1 was stili laugli- ing and said, "Potatoe, you've missed the window in the out- house." She then took off lier bigli lieeled slioe and wliacked that window out. She went liome to P.E.I. and neyer came back. I blamed it ail on Ed. Someone told me later slie was living on fisli and clips witli a guy fromn Cape Breton Island. UT PAY VS TO ADVERTIE IN THE ORO""NO WE E KLY TIMES 983-5301' lES Call me 10 buy or sel!... Orono a nd arears real estate representative... K ryslyna Jones 983-6013 ReoltyI-Net ASSOCIATES (DURHAM,)Inc. 1050 Simcoe St. N., #103, Oshawa TEL: (<905) 721-2112 'hank. you Oroîw f,1or our support in 1998. ý,oofingforwarcf to ving your reaf e stat e needs ini 1999!