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- ---- 8 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, October 16, 1990 Letters io the editor Our garbage problems is serious To the Editor: It is unfortunate that people in general still do not realize the seriousness of our garbage pro- blem and its effect on the environment. Garbage dump sites should not be determined by the self interest group that can squeal the loudest. The environment is universal and forever; it is not local and short term. A location for a dump site should be determined by the most that our politicians have the political courage to do just that. Regarding the probable use of valuable farm land for such a dump; did the Cartwright group raise any protest to help the P.A.C.T. organization preserve their farm land? Was there a shread of protest from Scugog residents over the last twenty-five years when they were returning a provincial government that per- mitted thousands of acres each asphalted and industralized from Cobourg to Niagara Falls? To be crying over seven hun- dred acres in Cartwright would appear to be crocodile tears sup- porting the NIMBY (Not in my back yard) syndrome. The proper site for a garbage dump should be one that is the most environmen- tally friendly. Second rate won't 0. Roy Grierson, environmentally compatible area that can be found. Let us hope year of some of the most valuable farm land in the world to be Port Perry, Ontario Life's Like That by Julia Dempsey Previously in Life's Like That: "My boyfriend is a klutz. He falls off roofs. He hammers his thumb more than he hammers nails. He receives a new injury everytime he plays hockey. He is never without some sort of scrape, cut or bump. Doctors just roll their eyes when he walks (or is wheeled) into the emer- gency room." But on Friday, October 5th, Clay Dempsey sustained the biggest injury -- one that will last a life time. He married the biggest pain in the neck -- ME! Mind you, I'm not that bad. He could have done much worse (at least | think so). He may have even been able to do better, but | doubt there are few women like myself who will put up with balled up socks in the laundry hamper. It's probably a miracle that he did marry me. | have, in the past, done some "Clay-bashing" in this column. | suppose that will all have to stop now. Any slanderous comments or slight over- exaggerations about my accident prone junkie of a husband that get printed in future editions of the Port Perry Star will probably be grounds for divorce. And we didn't sign a pre-wedding legal thingamajig so a divorce would probably create a messy custody battle over who gets the bird. But honestly, isn't marriage beautiful. What is his is ours, and what is mine is ours. If he comes home with a cold or the flu, | get to share the misery. What, | ask you, could be more fun? And now a word of warning to other young women who are about to embark in a life of wedded bliss: Never, and | repeat, never marry a man who rolls up in the covers like they're some sort of cocoon and then sleeps diagonally in bed. It's too late for me, but perhaps other women can be spared the sleepless nights I've endured while crammed in the corner of the bed shivering. And while I'm on the topic of beds, why is it that hotel and motel beds are either too hard or too soft. For our honeymoon, we travelled in southwestern Ontario and the Muskokas. For the six days we were on the road, the road would have made a better sleeping ground than the beds we slept in. While I'm on the topic of our honeymoon, | have to tell you that we went to the honeymoon capital of the world -- Niagara Falls. I'd only been to the falls once before in my life. | was five months old at the time and quite frankly | didn't remember much about that first trip. The magnitude of the falls is just incredible. It was no wonder that we wanted a closer look at 18 falls, so we took a ride on the Maid of the ist. Have you ever been on the Maid of the Mist? It's a wonderful (and very wet) ride into the cen- tre of the Horseshoe Falls. Well, to keep you dry, they give you these one-size-fits-some rain- coats. Being all of five foot two inches, | tripped over mine the entire voyage. | couldn't put on the hood, because it covered my entire head right down to my chin. | couldnt see a darn thing. And to top it all off, the coats, which are designed to keep a person dry, had been worn by numerous other people that day and were soaked all the way through. While on our jaunt across Ontario, we had to eat out for every meal. Not only is this a costly venture, but it can also prove to be quite embar- rassing. It never fails. No sooner do you have your mouth crammed full of food, and the wait- ress comes to your table and asks if everything is okay. "Delicious, thank-you," is our usual re- sponse, but try saying that with a mouth full of food. Not only do you end up with bits of food all over the tablecloth, but all the chunks of food stuck between the teeth are so unappealing. Anyway, all joking aside, right now | feel like the luckiest girl in the world. Regardless of what | have said about my beloved in the past (and logy in the future) he is one terrific guy and love him dearly. A more appropriate thank you will follow shortly, but to our relatives, friends, co-workers and neighbors, a heartfelt thank you from us both. We couldn't have done it without your support. Racks and signs add to village-like atmosphere From Page 7 laws. Presently, even the signs are ignored by some. As for the remaining barrels, sandwich boards and merchan- dise stalls and racks - simply have the merchants move them to im- mediately in front of the stores, rather than (as some have been) jutting out at right angles onto the sidewalks. When Queen Street was reconstructed, if anyone else remembers, it was designed with a view to having sidewalks of suf- ficient width for flower barrels, benches, garbage containers, etc...and they are more than ade- quate to handle all these things and more. The sidewalks are very wide, but the space needs to be us- ed a little more prudently, and everyone will benefit. If the use of our sidewalks is to be considered, Council should take firm action on issues which are a real threat to pedestrian safety. Why would they not ban skateboards and bi~ycles from the sidewalks? Skateboards should not be allowed at all in the downtown area; they are invariably used recklessly and with complete disregard for pedestrians and vehicles. I am sure there are many people who have only nar- rowly escaped colliding with a skateboarder. As for bicycles, more often than not they are ridden or left lying on the sidewalks. Bicycles are vehicles, and, as such, should use the roadway. The Highway Traf- fic Act applies to them as to all other vehicles, and they cannot be allowea to be ridden on sidewalks. To underline this issue, some years ago the Town of Newcastle enacted a municipal by-law ban- ning bicycles from sidewalks in the core areas of Bowmanville. Newcastle and Orono. Could we have some similar action in Scugog? The existing by-law which restricts the use of snowmobiles in the downtown area, could perhaps be expanded to encom- pass bicycles and skateboards. This action would be of far greater benefit in ensuring the safety of pedestrians, than bann- ing the very things which give Queen Street its unique character. There are two other areas which should also be of prime con- cern: The ongoing hazard of vehicles making U-turns at Queen/Water Streets, and the dreadful intersection at Queen/Perry Streets. The U-turn situation could be easily resolved, as has been pointed our numerous times before (Peter, maybe it's time for another comment from you!). And most of the problem at the mid-town intersection would be eliminated if traffic ap- proaching Queen Street, from either north or south Perry Street, were to be restricted by No Left Turns. This, together with the removal of one parking space at the North-West and South-East corners of the crossroads would vastly improve matters. Sincerely, Vonne Haigh, R.R. 3, Port Perry Burned by bad drivers To the Editor: What is it with you extremely inconsiderate drivers in this town: I am really annoyed with all of you. Let me tell you why. Here it is, the Considerate Inno- cent Driver driving down Queen Street east and someone pulls out in front of you from a parked parallel parking spot. They don't just pull out, firstly, without a signal, but to top it off, they pull out and in order to avoid a collision, you must jam on your brakes. You know who you are! Are you not looking? So, the innocent driver, who is me, and likely many other people in town, hits the horn. Then, what does Inconsiderate Driver do? - he proceeds with a disgustingly rude hand signal to the Innocent. I am totally fed up with you - you jerks. As this has happened to me on several occasions, it's time that you read this letter and start to consider others. Perhaps you Turn to Page 10 ists for those who remain. ey are disap Enjoy them while you can. PRESSING MATTERS From Page 6 Not much discussion focused on 'big picture' topics. Not much can be done, other than to orchestrate delaying tactics agalnst a virtual state of siege, and pray for a miraculous ange in the winds of fortune. aring, these the values cherished by those who town Canada are vanishing with them. ood people, and many of ive the 'good life' in wikis ...john For Better or For Worse® bol yw, AEG BN 2), i Il tl ll | WONDER IF MIKE REALLY | YoU HAVE TOTRUST HIMEL. YOU HAVETO BELIEVE GOES WHERE HE SAYS HAVE TO TRUST THAT HE'LL MAKE GOOD HE'S GOING. ONCE HE'S MORALS AND THE DECIZIONS.YOU ((¢~ OUT OF THE HOUSE You | COMMON SENSE WeEVE HAVE TO BELIEVE IN JUST DON'T KNOW). TAUGHT HIM 3 HIS HONESTY. THE. = ISTO TRUST 1 17 AND BELIEVE HIM. | by Lynn Johnston * EMMERSON 193 QUFEN ST., PORT PERRY, ONT. LSL iBY PHONE (416) 985-7306 ALL LINES OF GENERAL INSURANCE HOMEOWNERS - FARM - AUTO COMMERCIAL * *