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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-10-30, Page 24Page 6A—Crossroads—Oct. 30, 1985 fi. GORDON (;RE'EN One of the ringe benefits of being a iter is that you are contin ally being asked to give a peech of some sort. Which, think is not neces- sarily tribute to his intel- lectual = stature. More probably whoever signs him up for the job does so know- ing that writers, being for- ever hungry, will seldom argue about the fee suggest- ed so long as it goes with a good meal. Anyhow one afternoon re- cently I had the honor of being asked to speak to a group of urban church-wom- CREEPING SUCCESS Ants exist in astronomical numbers in every habitat on earth. They survive so suc- cessfully because of the close cooperation among millions of individuals. A single ant is insignificant, but a swarm can kill a small mammal or defoliate a tree. "A Thousand Million Ants" ex- plores the social organiza- tion of five different ant communities and their sec- rets for survival. Army ants are the main predators of invertebrates in Central America, while leaf cutter ants strip the leaves from plants for their under- ground gardens. Not all ants are predators, however. Acacia thorn ants live in trees, which they protect • from other enemies; and weaver ants stitch mangrove leaves together, using silk produced by their young. The fifth 'group,' the enor- mous bulldog ants of Australia, provides a clue to the history of all the others. Ancient' and complex be- havior patterns are revealed in remarkable film taken in- side a bulldog ant nest. See "A Thousand Million Ants" Nov. 4. at 8 p.m. on TVOntario. Gerbils live 5 years Gerbils, desert rodents that comprise a hundred or so species, are similar to rats in both appearance and size. They .make popular pets and can live up to five years. en. My topic doesn't par- ticularly matter here, but the good women who had in- vited me have long been dis- tinguished for their quiet piety; the affair was very, very proper in spite of its friendliness, and the meeting itself was held in one of our most luxurious hotels. It was in short, about the worst place in the world to make a faux pas, and that is almost what I did. For as I was fidgeting at the front ta- ble . waiting for madam chairman and her aides -de- • camp to set the other busi- ness in order before intro- , ducing me, I happened to pull out a handkerchief. My best of wives had outfitted me for the occasion and the hanky was fresh, white and well ironed. It wq.• I opened it out and noticed the peculiar monogram on it that I began to feel uncom- fortable. For there, in round black letters designed for all the world to see and take warning, was the stamp of one of Canada's largest and best known penal institu- tions. It took me a minute or two of blushing thought to reason out what had'happened, and then I remembered that a weekend guest at our house lately had at one time,served as a guard in that same in- stitution. Obviously, the of- fensive hanky which had somehow got into our laundry basket had come from him. How he got it, I am not quite sure, because I uid not suppose that a penal . institution would brand the clothing of its officials as well as that of its inmates. Perhaps it. had been "bor- rowed" from one of the criminals! But as I sat there wonder- ing if the good women had noticed the monogram on my handkerchief, I began to think of how little difference there sometimes seems to be between those of us who are considered good citizens and those of us who are locked up in the vicinity of a govern- ment rock pile. Here was myself, for instance, just now collecting my wits to ad- dress a women's uplift so- ciety, a fact which in itself must have testified to my repulation. And yet as I thought back over the secret places of my own personal history, I had to admit that there had been times which might — under strict legal interpretation — have tangled me in the toils of the law had there happened to have been a policeman peer- ing over my shoulder at the appropriate moment. Nor could I help but won- der how many of the fine ladies who sat before me could claim a record that would be entirely beyond le- gal reproach. How many of them had never, never suc- cumbed to the urge to get some foreign -bought object past the customs? How many had never, never fail- ed to be anything but abso- lutely honest with the gov- ernment at tax time? How many had never, never relished a cut of meat which some old skinflint of a grocer had somehow forgotten to charge them for? At the University of In- diana in Bloomington, there is a celebrated professor in the School of Social Studies who commences each of his courses by requiring every student in the class to write down all of those incidents in his life, which, had it been discovered by the right per- son, would have been punish- able by law. Graciously, the professor requests that all signatures be omitted when the assignments are turned in. The results are always a bit breathtaking, and in 'at least one class over ninety per cent admitted that they had at one time or other been guilty of an offense serious enough to have netted them a jail sentence! I don't think that the ven- erable professor's intention. was to establish the essential depravity of the modern American. 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The problem is that the deck is approxirnately 1 ,inch lower than the main floor. .Carpeting has been laid without regard to the differ- ence in floor elevations. I want to remove some interior walls and open the house to include the former deck area. .%long with this remodeling, we want to raise the level of the deck floor to the level of the adjoining floor. I don't want to break out the old concrete and pour a new floor since it is a large area. 1 have some experience with concrete and want to add the I -inch layer of con- crete on top of the existing. Is this acceptable? Should I use an epoxy sealer or an additive to insure bonding? What preparation is required on the existing concrete? A. You should be able to raise the level of the existing deck floor by using a con- crete glue in the mix of the added concrete layer. Redi- Crete concrete glue is one brand name. Follow the in- structions on the container and mix with any concrete • mix. This should `ensure ad- hesion of the new layer of concrete to your present sur- face. Drama special `Showstopper" "Showstopper" is a fast- moving,humorous mystery which will be telecast on Sunday, November 3, 9 - 10 p.m. on CBC Television. This drama special, which was made on location at the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal, re- volves around a graduating class and their ill-starred production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Its success means a great deal to the class members, climaxing their three years of study, but the project seems to be plagued by bad luck. First the props are tam- pered with, then the cos- tumes are slashed to rib- bons, and it quickly becomes clear that someone in the school wants to sabotage the production. Showstoppers leads view- ers on an exciting chase through the workshops and corridors of the National Theatre School, at the same time offering glimpses into the lives of aspiring theatre professionals. PARENTS! 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