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Huron Expositor, 2007-01-17, Page 6Page 6 January 17, 2007 • The Huron Expositor Opinion Strategies go horribly wrong in game of Risk From Page 4 Iceland. And then the red army took over Africa, before entering South America, again, before I could ever get there, since I was still fighting Central America. Before I knew it, all I could see on the board was red, with only two little pockets of blue remain- ing in North America and Australia. It was clear at this point I had two options. Admit defeat and put away the game before things got ugly, or drag my pride off the floor, dust it off, and fight till the death (more specifically - my death). Within her next couple of turns, the red army moved into North America and Australia, and I was left reeling. Her last turn is a bit of a blur to me. All I remember is her wiping out my last unit and her diabolical laughter ringing through my head over and over again. I had lost the game and she had conquered the world. She told me she quite enjoyed the game and wouldn't mind play- ing again sometime in the future - if she can find someone to play with that is. I sat there in disbelief, trying to figure where my strategy had gone so wrong, second guessing every move I had made. She went into the bedroom to read about Grey's Anatomy. Church Services You are invited to attend these area churches St. Thomas Anglican Church ACdgrep ,tdhePazshdmeIttySped Jarvis St. Seaforth 527-1522 Rector. The Rev'd Sue Malpus M Div Sunday, January 21 WORSHIP AT 9:30 AM SUNDAY SCHOOL & NURSERY AT 9:30 AM Join us prior 10 our service for coffee et 9 em Everyone Welcome St. James Roman Catholic Church Welcomes you 14 Victoria Street, Seaforth 527-0142 Weekend Masses: Sat 5:15 pm Sun. 11:00 am Fr. Chris Gillespie Bethel Bible Church An Associated Gospel Church 126 Main St. Seaforth 527-0982 Sunday School 9:45 am Sunday Worship 11:00 am B&G Club Wed. 7:00 - 8:15 pm Youth Activities Wed. 7:00 pm Pastor Mark Kennedy EVERYONE WELCOME Egmondville United Church Sunday, January 21 WORSHIP 11 AM SUNDAY SCHOOL 10AM NORTHSIDE UNITED CHURCH 54 Goderich St. W. Rev. John Gould Sunday January 21st Worship 11am Sermon: "Good New of God's Favour" All Welcome. Sunday School & Nursery During Worship First Presbyterian Church Goderich St. W., Seaforth Rev. Henry Huberts Sunday January 21 11:15 am service Sunday School & Nursery Provided. `Awesome' photos of Brussels New Year's Levee appreciated To the Editor, I wish to thank the Seaforth Huron Expositor for your excellent cov- erage of the events held in Brussels on Jan. 1 at the New Year's Day Levee, held to kick-off the upcoming Brussels 135th Homecoming. The amount of photos taken (and in colour, too) in the Jan. 3 edition was awesome and is greatly appreciated. This will for sure assist any- one in creating a scrapbook of this year's events. See everyone July 27, 28 and 29. Thanks again. John Lowe Advertising/Publicity Chair Brussels 135th Homecoming Have an opinion? Write a letter to the editor! with 8,11 Sherk, the Old Car Detective RK°"""T HEARTLAND FO You 8Y CREDIT UNION JOHN SQUIRREL'S 1939 MERCURY CONVERTIBLE By Bill Sherk "The Old Car Detective" John Squirrel of Okanagan Falls, B.C., still remembers his first con- vertible, purchased in Toronto in 1952: "In those days Danforth Avenue was used car alley and the further east you went, the lower the quality of cars got. East of Victoria Park were a series of these lots, and on the worst of the worst I found a 1939 Mercury convertible. "The body was not rusted but had its fair share of dings and dangs. The windshield header for the top was made of wood and was almost totally rotted away. The engine smoked so bad, there were no mosqui- toes left in Scarborough. "The price of $25 (knocked down from $40) was all I could afford. I asked about a warranty and the salesman said: 'I guarantee it will get off the lot.' "It didn't make it! Front wheels over the curb and it died. True to his word, the lot man installed a new fuel pump, about $1.25 in those days. I slowly drove it to a rented garage. "I already had a souped -up flathead engine just waiting to be dropped into something. I'd never done an engine swap before, but a couple of weeks later, I started the old Merc and took my first real ride. "Did this thing ever go! Sadly, the brakes were not up to the new engine (they weren't up to the old one either). I rebuilt master and wheel cylin- ders, turned drums, and relined all wheels. Yahoo! Now I can go and stop. "What's this violent shimmy at above 5o mph? King pins and tie rods - what the heck are they? There is much to be said for safety checks on vehicles before they are sold. Once again, back to my rented garage. "I learned real fast how a hot wrench works. Thank the Lord for where I worked as I could borrow most of the tools I needed. Finally, this thing goes down the road quickly and safely but still looks like heck. Then a Hertz Rent -a -Truck rear-ended me at a downtown stoplight. The driver insisted I take the Merc into the Hertz body shop for repairs. Two days later, from the doors back, I had a new 1939 Mercury convert- ible - new taillights, bumper, trunk handle, and shiny black paint. Wow! "The front end now looked so terrible, I was shamed into doing it too. Six months later, and barely keeping out of debtor's prison, the car looked good and ran really well. "Then 1 traded it in for a '51 Plymouth hardtop. Bad move! I wanted another ragtop. With help from Mom, I bought my first of seven 1951 Mercury convertibles. "Lots of cars over the years, but your first convertible, like your first sweetheart, holds a special place in your heart." Do you have any car stories or photos to share with our readers? Send your e-mails to bill@carstory.com. News Ratepayers ask for more light in Egmondville Susan H u n d e r t m a r k After receiving a letter signed by 10 ratepayers complaining about a lack of street lights in Egmondville, Huron East council referred the matter to the public works coordina- tor. The letter expressed concern about a lack of streetlights on Kruse Drive at the west end of Fairway Road. "As you are aware, there are no sidewalks in the area. Couple this with the lack of adequate street lighting and we have a safety con- cern for drivers and pedestrians using this section of roadway," said the letter. Ratepayers asked for a light on a hydro pole on the northeast corner of Fairway Road and Kruse Drive. "We can tike a look at the street and see what consistency is going on with the existing lights," said Public Works Coordinator Barry Mills. "I drove all of Egmondville last night and there were four dark cor- ners," said Mayor Joe Seili. "If there's a pole there, we can put a light on it and bill them for the elec- tricity."