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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-09-10, Page 5taw The readers write: HITS A HOMER — Jim Guenther (32) of the Dashwood Tigers in the centre of the picture is surrounded by his mates after hitting his second home run in Sunday's first game over Nanticoke. T -A photo Batt'n Around Continued from page 4 than Chuck arriving from next door with a coot beer for yours truly and a bottle of pop for Steve. While the giant roof planking stub- bornly fell to the onslought of our wrecking bars and sledges, the whole operation was a monumental task in view of the three layers of shingles. Work screeched to a halt at one point when I felt a stinging sensation on one arm and watched from my precarious perch as dive-bombing hornets took ex- ception to our invasion of their habitat. A trip up town for a can of spray soon eliminated the enemy but the mud nests hanging from the rafters gave evidence that the cabin had been home to thousands of the stinging insects through the years. With our task nearly completed, Les Steele and his three cohorts arrived on the scene to start the intricate engineering task of loading the cabin onto heavy steel beams and wheels for its trek. A gaping hole was punched into one end section of the foundation which hung out over the steep bank and the crew set a pair of wheels into the back portion of the cellar and then duplicated the effort on the opposite site. A ramp of railway ties was built to follow the slope of the terrain and with the giant steel beams carrying the weight of the bearing logs, a crane picked up the front of the beams and the slow. rocking descent was un- derway as the cabin moved off the foundation. A check with Les revealed that the height of our load was nearing the max- imum. but he nonchalantly indicated "we'll be alright". His reassurance again was little consolation and on the drive along the intended route I could see hundreds of wires that were ob- viously strung too low and would be snarled by the cabin wall. But why worry? After all, our escorts would merely stop the project as the first wire was nipped and there'd be the mammoth bills from Ontario Hydro, BeII Canada and the Grand Bend PUC to repair the damage. As it turned out, of course, Les was correct and the writer was suffering from optical illusions. The cabin had room to spare under all the wires along the trip. although a few tree branches on the concession road proved troublesome. Moving day was not bright, matching the writer's mood as he considered the overhead wires, bumpy roads, rocky Medway Creek, traffic jams and irate motorists. etc., etc. Slowly the weathered cabin inched its way up the steep incline from Snider Marine la new landlord had taken over) and was on to the River Road, scraping a couple of tree branches before hitting Highway 81. -Two OPP cruisers. an MTC truck, two pickups and a log house were soon rolling along the highway, the writer trying his best to stay on the road while at the same time trying to keep his eyes closed as the wires loomed overhead and the fears of falling cement chinks loomed in his mind. It soon became apparent that Les Steele was again correct. There was ample room to spare beneath the wires. The cement chinks stayed in place and we rolled along the highway at 20 mph with little inconvenience to any traffic. A change in OPP escorts was made near Lieury and a minor adjustment made in the load and we were off to Highway 4. The trip was as easy as rolling off a log. so to speak, and while it was necessary to smash off one wooden gate post to get into the pasturr,field, the house was soon bobbing along the pasture. through the creek bed and up the incline between the trees to a point beside the new foundation. With deft use of jacks, cranes and wheels. the moving crew slowly inched the house onto its new foundation and the nightmare had once again turned into a dream, although the incessant rain beating into the topless abode provided more washing for the floors than was neccessary. Now the task of sandblasting the logs. re -chinking the spaces between the logs and otherwise returning the structure to its original condition will be an ongoing story that will be shared as work progresses. Somehow. moving furniture now seems so easy! SHOP IN OUR GARDEN STORE FOR GARDENING SUPPLIES 1,4 1,. IIMSaLI GREEN HOUSES FOR A FRESH NEW HOUSE PLANT 4._ TT II a1/2 L /\)lc�c/c DAVID SWIM ANO FAMILY R R. 2. Zurich 565-2122 Closed Sundays PAc k hr tE7 ���t/+✓. rlrn,r.r,. II 1( 9 dowers Canada a FI: Complains about R. R. 1 Kirkton To the Editor: Many small companies have. in recent years been swallowed up by larger ones and many people have been saddened by this trend. The idea that "big is bad", whether it be big business or big government, has found many supporters among con- servative and liberal thinkers. But recently in our local area I have seen an example in telephone service where I would welcome "big" in preference to our little municipal telephone com- pany. It took the mail strike to make me realize how the Blanshard Municipal Telephone Company operates. Not realizing that I could pay my telephone bill in the same way I could pay th hydro nor that the rural mai tan would, indeed, pick up mail from my box (he had continued to deliver my bank statement but I didn't know he would also pick up), I delayed paying my telephone bill until seven days after it was due. 1 realized that I should do something about the bill and stopped by the Blanshard Visitor from England During the month of Sep- tember, Ann Meadows, a Community Work Advisory for Hereford and Worcester Counties, England, will be taking a close look at community involvement in Huron County. It is one of aseriesof visits she is making to Australia, the Philippines and to Canada to review rural development experiences. The focus of her visit will be the Rural Development Outreach Project in Huron County and the involvement of local people in develop- ment programs will be of particular interest to her. She will be in contact with local residents who are in- volved in community con- cerns as well as agencies and local Councils. With the aid of an Ernest Cook Fellowship, Ann Meadows expects to com- plete a book on Rural Development experiences abroad as well as those in which she has participated in Weyside Community Project in England over the past two years. Any , additional in- formation may be obtained from Louise Marritt, RR 1 Wingham, phone 335-3906. Times -Advocate, September 10, 1981 Page 5 telephone interest charges Municipal 'Telephone Com- pany building on Highway 23 and intended to slip the check under their door. I was quite surprised to find that they actually had a desk and provided customer ser- vice but my check was not accepted as it was made out since the penalty charge for even one day overdue was 10°7. Figured on an annual basis, that is 120% per year - a lot more than the 11% monthly interest charged by Bell which comes to 18"c, per year. I now understand that the same Blanshard Municipal Telephone Company (who take their orders from the Ontario Telephone Service Commission. 3625 Dufferin St.. Downsview, Ontario) has now taken the "law" unto themselves and have sent out notices that they will disconnect a telephone if the bill is not paid within 15 p-� LEASE 70 RATE Or 1.25% over Prime whichever is Lower, at time of delivery on a 12 month term. Other special rates for 24 or 36 mo. leases. These app- ly on ordered 1982 models of Cutlass Supreme, Monte Carlo, Omega, Citation, Chevette, Im- pala, Caprice. 235-0660 586 Main Street, Exeter 235-0660 seven days after it is due. Bell. on the other hand, sends two or three reminders and it is a good month before this drastic ac- tion is taken. 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