HomeMy WebLinkAboutLucknow Sentinel, 2009-01-21, Page 5The art of the master shopper
When it comes to the Art of Shopping, my mother
is a Master. Being retired, she can afford to spend
her days cruising the city with her friends, looking
for deals and, well, I guess looking for more deals. I
don't know if I'm real PROUD to say this or not but
most of her purchakes come from a store by the
name of Value Village:,,
For those of you who are not in the. "know" or
possibly in the "care," Value Village is a store
that resells previously enjoyed merchandise. It
is a veritable treasure-trove of...um...merchan-
dise that has been enjoyed previously. There
are, according to the experts (my mother), many
great bargains to be had there. This fact, for her,
would be like a flame to your common moth.
Somedays, she gets more than she
planned.
Last weekend, she and a friend paid
their weekly visit. They split .up and went
-their separate ways. Mom ended up in the
"home decor" section and found a beautiful tea ket-
tle. It was large and:, very new -looking with blue
enamel on the outside and white ` enamel on the
inside. "This is a great deal," she thought to herself.
That is the way her brain warns her wallet that it is
about to be called, upon. But don't think that my
mother is the type of person who would just go into
a store, find something that catches her eye and buy.
it on a whim.
Heavens. Don't think that.
Before buying anything, my motersubjects her
prospective purchases to a rigid inspection -process
that leaves no question as to the quality of the item
in -hand. For example, with clothing, you tug on all
the seams. With toys, you check for choking haz-
ards, cracks and loose parts. With tea kettles, you
check the inside of the spout for chips.
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Why? Idont� know. I'm sure there must be a good
reason. Much like there must be a good reason for
the WAY in which you perform this check: you jam
your pointer finger down as far as it will go.
The ordinary, run-of-the-mill consumer may expe-
rience a small problem retrieving her finger from the
afore -mentioned spout. Rest assured, my mom is far
beyond ordinary.
Yes, it's true. As soon as it went in, it was solidly
glued to the inside of that kettle. And there she
stood in all of her glory, purse in one hand and
kettle stuck, spout first, on Feter Pointer.
The other shoppers began to stare.
Mom was not worried. "All I have to do is
add a little moisture and my finger will slip right
out," she reasoned. Casually, she lifted
her finger up to her mouth and began
licking her finger AND the spout all
the way around.
The other shoppers began to step
away.
Realizing that she was making a scene,
she turned, nonchalantly tucked the kettle into her
armpit, bent her head down and began licking l in
earnest. Finger, Thumb, Spout, : Haidle...if it- was..
within reach, it was getting .moisturized.
The other shoppers were suddenly VERY interest-
ed in their. purchases.
Mom didn't notice because she was locked in a life
or death struggle with a second-hand kitchen appli-
ance In her eyes, she was making great headway,
but to everyone else, she was digging for chiggers.
Finally, . and not a moment too soon, the `:kettle
relented and released her finger. POP!
Everyone breathed a sighof relief.
ry
A few minutes later, my mom's friend appeared.
MyMom: "Where were. you? I got a `kettle stuck
y
on my er and had tolick it until it came off. I'm
keeping it, though. I can tell itis . a good deal. I'm a
Master Shopper!"
Her Friend: "You're certainly a piece of work!"
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Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, January 21, 2009 - Page 5
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Here is. $ photo of participant Bill Kirton and board member
- _ : _Finn .of Wln and District Commun Living who
$ its► $
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Mustang. ... The _ prize was was for :a serput on
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Winghanm and District Community Living.The Mustang was won
by Robert Ostryznik of . Guelph. Wingham ° and District
. Community Living would like to thank Montgomery Motors and
everyone who supported the Mustang Draw Fundraiser.
On Friday night
the Lancers headed
to Palmerston ` and
handed ` the 81's
their fifth loss of
the season, by a
score of 5-4. The
boys played an
excellent game of
discipline and
hockey with a great
focus on defense.
Erol Kahraman
played absolutely
amazing in net.
He held a very tal-
ented team to only
four goals and
made numerous
key saves.
Ryan Murley got
the Lancers on the
board in the first
period when he
ripped a point shot
through a screen,
provided by Rick
Andrew and Adam
MacDonald. Kyle
Quinn got the
Lancers second
goal when he
jumped on a
rebound with 2:26
left in tfirst peri-
od. Dan Drennan
and Mark Hackett
got the assists.
In the second
period Palmerston
tied the game at the
9:42 mark only to
see the Lancers
respond 19 seconds
later to take back
the lead. Craig
Moffat intercepted
a pass then sent
Jonny MacKinnon
and Luke Drennan
in on a. 2 -on -1.
MacKinnon fed a
beauty cross crease
pass for an easy
tap -in for Drennan.
The third period
saw one of the
year's nicest goals.
Luke Drennan sent
MacKinnon in on a
2 -on -1. Jonny kept
the puck and fired a
perfectly placed
snap shot over the
goalie's glove
hand, off the cross
bar and in, giving
the Lancers a 4M2
lead. Palmerston
battled back hard
and tied the game
with 6:35 left to
play.
The team didn't
lose focus and con-
tinued to play hard
and this hard work
frustrated
Palmerston and
forced them into
penalty trouble.
The 81's took three
minor : penalties
along with 2-10.
minute misconduct
penalties in a span
of two minutes.
The Lancers capi-
talized on the
power play when
Brian "Steamer"
Stanley scored on a
screened point shot
with just over four
minutes ' left.
Craig Moffat pro-
vided the screen.
It was Steamer's
first goal of the sea-
son and it could: not
have come at a bet-
ter time.
The Lancers
played hard and
came away with an.
y
important win 54.
On Saturday
night the team
headed to
Shelburne to play
the second place
Muskies. The team
was handed a 6-1
loss. The score
sounds lopsided
but it was a much
closer game than
that. It seemed
that the Muskies
got all the bounces
and breaks.'
Scoring for
Lucknow was
Mark Hackett.
Drew Fiddler and
Kyle Guinn got the
assists. Erol
Kahraman played
well in net. It has
been team tradition
to stop on the way
home from
Shelburne for some
of the finest chili,
compliments of
Kay and Harvey
Wheeler.
The : team
enjoyed the chili.
and would like to
thank the Wheelers
for their hospitality.
Ryan Murley is
in his fifth season
with the Lancers
and has been
named an Alternate
Captain.. Murley
is a terrific hockey
player with . a great
shot, tremendous
speed and a soft set
of ' hands. In the
past few games
Murley has been
playing • his best
hockey of the sea-
son.
The team plays at
home against the
fourth placed
Durham
Thundercats on
Friday Jan. 23 at
8:30 p.m.
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