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Page 4 — latelOaew Sentinel, Wednesday, July 10, 1996
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She's short on A00100'.
I have discovered that I am lacking
virtue in one area patience. And I
have also discovered that I would never
make a living at assembling.
We received a poly hose reel for
Christmas and until the weekend it had
Sat in its box - all 23 pieces. So in a
short spurt 'of self-confidence, I decided
to play Mrs. Fixit and, assemble the
contraption. I wanted to' surprise the
- love of my life -with my mechanical
abilities when he got home.
Unlike my best? 'better? equal? other
half, I did read the instructions - all five
pages. After the first read through, I
was tempted to put it all back in the
box, but I couldn't figure out how I
took all 23 pieces out. As I sat there in
the garage contemplating
the mess on the floor, my
self-confidence jumped
one degree- higher when I
• realized I only needed a
• 7/16" wrench (or
• adjustable end wrench),
knife and a screwdriver.
• This can'tbe, thatdifficuld•Wrongt,
didn't have ny trouble figurine*
'What a 1/4" square nut vvas - there was
only one of them. I was even able to
• separate the 'machine screw from, the
test of the screws.
• My first problem was trying to
screw-in five screws to hold the two
• reel halves together.' I didn't have
• enough muscle power. Ah, get one of
• those handy electric tools Mr. Fixit has.
I've seen him change the ends it but
really never paid much attention. I
found this 'thing I thought was supposed
to unlock the area where you insert that
other thing, but I couldn't' figure out
how to' use it. Baal( to the muscle
power. By then I was getting a little hot
under the collar. Sheer determination
forced those screws into place, howev-
er, patience was running thin and once
again I contemplated throwing the
whole thing in the corner and waiting
for the expert. .
It took me 15 minutes to figure out
what a 'dimple' in the crank tube was.
My next largest hurdle was the installa-
tion of the water system, quickly fol -
•lowed by getting the frame of the
whole darn thing to fit correctly over
said' water system.
I persevered and two hours later, I
didn't have one piece left over - that
was an accomplishment in itself. I had
the 'hose on it and was testing it for
Success wasmine, and oh how
sweet the feeling of accomplishment
even if it did take me two hours.
Feeling pretty proud of myself, I led
Mr. Fixit' to the garage to show him my
handy work. His reaction was not quite
• what I expected - a simple chuckle as I
complained about the complexity of the
• job. No hug, kiss,, slap on the back to
say well done dear. .
There's one thing I know for sure,
I'rn buying myself one of those electric
screw drivers. It can reside in my own
private tool box until the next time my
betterjudgement goes awry.
"Mlonsi.
Oh, it must be raindrops...
The rain set early in tonight,/ The sullen wind was soon awake./ It
tore the elm -tops down for spite,/And dicfits worst to vex the take.
(Browning - Porphyria's Lover)
(Livingston photo)
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70 years ago
July 15, 1926
By
auto from Pacific Coat - Mr. and Mrs.
• Robert Thompson, the latter a sister of Mr.
Hugh 11,1acIntosh of town, were here over the
• weekend, having motored all the way from Finley, in
the State of Washington, to visit their old friends
Ontario.. •
"•They left Finley on June I and arrived here on July..
HI After a few days in Goderich, they will start the
return trip July 15 and hope to arrive home• early in
August.
They stopped at many camps on their way Some
were well equipped with' gas or electric stov,s cabins,
kitchen and even shower baths, all at The 'disposal of
• the motor tourists - the modem wayfarers.
Zion jubilee * Zion United Church, Ashfield, will
• hold a Colden Jubilee reunion on July 25 and 26, in
A
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celebration of the 50th anniversary of the present
church building. It is expected to be the largest cele-
bration of its kind ever held in Ashfield.
50 years ago
July 17, 1946
War bride enroute here - On board the
Georgic which docked at Halifax on
Monday' is a Lucknow-bound war bride,
Mrs. •Bertha May Taylor,* wife of L. Cpl. Louis
Taylor= Louis arrived home several months ago. Since
•then he has purchased a home in Luckno* and is
employed in, the plant of Lucknow Industries
Limited.
Jack MacDonald arrived home from overseas four
years to the day he left. He has been in the service for
five years, being stationed hi Canada for a year prior
to going overseas.
• Employees of the Lucknow Industries plant are at
present having a week's holiday, during which the
boiler has been torn down for inspection and other
maintenance work. •
Hwy. 864is presently being graded and tarred as a
temporary measure to put the road in good shape fo
the summer.
Charles McQuillin of St. Helens won the prize for
the best fifer a the 12th of July celebration at 'Myth
• on Friday. Having recently received his army dis-
charge, it was the first fifing he had done since join-
• ing the service.
Operational wings and a diploma awarded posthu-
mously to Plying Officer George Andrew McQuillin,
have recently been received by his sister, Miss
Beatrice McQuillin of St. Helens.
On Thursday of last week, the mercury climbed to
an official 90.5 degrees, for the hottest day of the
year to time.
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