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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 2009-10-14, Page 7Sidewalk in dire need of repairs To the editor; Would someone, please, come out and fix about eight feet of sidewalk in front of 166 Hincks Street. It makes me feel sad to see a wheelchair come and look at the eight feet of gravel and turn around and go back to the cor- ner, drive on to the street to go around the gravel. It has been this way for about two months. It should either be fixed or a sign should be put up advising people to "Use at Your Own Risk.' Sincerely, Art Bell • • Goderich Signal -Star, Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - Page 7 on Knox Christian Outreach Committee seeks 'hand-in-hand' public support To the editor; Walk with us Hand in Hand. The Knox Presbyterian Church Christian Outreach Committee invites you to join them for sup- per and an evening to support local organizations. On Tuesday, October 27th, the Knox Christian Outreach Committee is hosting an evening that reflects their mandate to help promote and co-ordinate events and activities of a mission- ary, outreach and service nature. This "Walking Hand -In -Hand" event will raise awareness of the work done by the Huron Wom- en's Shelter and Rural Response for Healthy Children. Work done in the past by this committee has supported lo- cal projects such as; Willing Workers, Huron County Christmas Bureau, Food Banks, Habitat for Humanity. Their outreach is also national and international, supporting the Cariboo Minis- tries in British Columbia, winter clothing for people served by Evangel Hall in Toronto, rebuilding team sent to Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina, computers for the Libertad School in Nicaragua, donations of funds to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank to name a few. Walk with them Hand in Hand to help those less fortunate and Letters opinion bind people together in a bond of friendship. Supper is a cel- ebration of local cuisine featuring sausage, scalloped potatoes and dessert. The evening starts at Knox Presbyterian Church with displays and social time at 5:00 pm followed by supper at 6:00 pm and presentations by both the Huron Women's Shelter and Rural Response for Healthy Children. Child care will be provided. Tickets are $5.00 each and children under four are free. Support this worthwhile event by purchasing a ticket from any committee member, at the church (519-524-7512) or from the Huron Women's Shelter (519-524-5333) or Rural Response for Healthy Children (519-482-8777) offices. Lauren Rooyakkers Christian Outreach Committee Member (519) 233-3448 Almost time to start planning for next CIB From page 6 bours, in which they expressed their appreciation for my efforts in helping to make our neighbour- hood look attractive. I feel honoured that they would think that much of my time planting -and maintaining the triangular plot across the street to make such a nice gesture. It's nice to have the recognition. Thanks to Peter and the rest of you! It will soon be time to tear out all those pretty plants, and start planning for next year! If you think you would like to join our Communities in Bloom group, you are welcome to come out to our next meeting on Tuesday, Oct 20th at 7 p.m. at the tourist Centre. Doug R. Bundy Communities in Bloom Volunteer Goderich 519-524-8895 You know your pilot is into the sauce when... Several months ago an ugly airline incident occurred at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport that had 300 passengers on a Boeing 767 screaming for their lives. And their plane was still on the ground. The crew was preparing for take -off when pilot Alexander Cheplevsky came on the P.A. system and said "Welcome Aboard" in Russian. Nobody on the Moscow to New York flight could understand him. Then he switched to English which was unintelligible even to the Americans on board. Then he . continued to slur his way through a stream of consciousness diatribe that was likely a mys- tery even to him. The pilot of the plane was obviously drunk. As passengers began to grumble and com- plain about the pilot's incoherence they were told to shut up and to quit "makir. , rouble." Some were threatened with expuls, from the plane, on the spot. (I know what you're thinking — the KGB has infiltrated Air Canada's flight. attendant training program. Wait. It gets better.) One passenger used his cell phone to call the Aeroflot office in the airport where he was told it was "impossible to have a drunk pilot!" They hung up on him. Finally Aeroflot ground officials boarded the plane to calm things down and their pitch to the passengers was: "It's not such a big eat practically flies itself." Man, there's a confidence builder, eh? You know how passengers some- times clap and cheer upon landing? Well, the passengers on Aeroflot Flight #315 were booing before take- off. As the yelling of the rebellious passengers got louder and more des- perate, Aeroflot officials asked the pilot to come out of the cockpit to prove he was not drunk.. He refused to leave the cock- pit. Finally, after much pleading and some threatening the pilot wobbled out of the cock- pit, unsteady on his feet with bloodshot eyes. When passengers demanded he be thrown off the plane, the pilot offered to make a deal. "I'll sit quietly in the comer," he said. "We have three more pilots. I won't even touch the controls. I promise." I'm sure that as he slurred his words, pas- sengers were not too sure about the "I'll sit in the comer" bit. As passengers demanded to be let off the plane, Ms Ksenia Sobchak, Russia's best known TV host stepped forward and demand- ed all four pilots be replaced. Aeroflot offi- cials backed down and a new crew boarded the aircraft before the Russian farce ended like a Greek tragedy. The flight left three All the World's A Cirrus... if the pilot is drunk because this aircraft hours late . with . pilots who were clearly sober. Later a spokeswoman for the air- line said_ the pilot's blood test showed no traces of alcohol. - She blamed the incident on the "mass psychosis" among disgruntled pas- sengers. Aeroflot, famous for rude flight attendants, lousy service and inedi- ble food are now known for employ- ing pilots who got their wings at the Boris Yeltsin Flying School. Other pilots, one from British Airways, have been found to be drink- ing on the job. You can't be too careful when you life is in their hands. Here then are sure-fire signs ° your pilot could be plastered: • Even before take -off he invites all pas- sengers to sing along to "Ninety-nine Bottles of Beer On The Wall." • He boards the plane wearing an engi- neer's hat and whenever he makes an announcement you hear a train whistle in the cockpit. ' `• You notice his shirt tail is sticking out his zipper as he dances down the aisle with his flotation device. • He's first in line when the flight atten- dants bring out the Duty Free cart. • Halfway through the flight he begins screaming "Hijack! Hijack" and gets hys- terical when he..adds "Hijane! Hijane!" • Over the North Atlantic he tips the plane slightly so you can see the Grand Canyon on your right. • He asks that passenger Johnny Walker identify himself to the flight crew and another bottle of Scotch is smuggled into the cock- pit. • After announcing that the in-flight movie system is not working, he offers to fly low over drive-in theatres for the rest of the trip. • Suddenly he stomps out of the cockpit to demand the guy in the front row remove his shoes and then begins tickling his feet. • He announces that he's getting low on fuel and orders all the little bottles of Smirnoff Vodka be passed forward. • He invites female passengers to come to the cockpit where he's accepting air miles for membership in the Mile High Club. • His speech is slightly garbled when he instructs passengers not to smoke in the washrooms and store crying babies in the overhead compartments. • You hear hien on the radio sending out an emergency Mayday distress call for cocktail wieners. • You notice he's wearing a captain's hat, shorts, a Hawaiian shirt and humming the theme song from Gilligan's Island. • And finally, you know your pilot is gib - bled to the gills when he keeps deliberately flying into turbulence in orderA tato staay�awake.