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Home My WebLink AboutThe Times Advocate, 2006-08-30, Page 66 Exeter Times -Advocate Wednesday, August 30, 2006 Opinion Forum News Seniors' perspective Continued from page 5 where with someone they do not know. Have a family CODE WORD that only family members know. HowWe Count:What Supports do Women Need? Women said they need information and support from service providers to: • Provide encouragement and believe in her • Navigate and coordinate the social service system and make it work for them • Get help for essentials like housing, food, money, legal help, and child care • Understand their rights, now that the woman is poor • Help her over the long term — getting out of poverty is not easy or quick • Find a way to organize transportation • Initiate a complaint or appeal process when she feels unfairly treated Advocating forWomen's Rights: Every woman in Canada has basic rights protected by law. This does not always mean that a woman's rights are respected, especially if she is poor, Aboriginal, dis- abled, lesbian, a woman of color, or an immigrant woman. When a woman is not treated fairly and respectfully because she is poor she has the right to seek support and speak out. Community members have a responsibil- ity to advocate for women when they are treated unfair- ly, disrespectfully, or discriminated against. Communities can actively advocate for local, provincial and national policies to support women and address poverty. "I was discriminated against because of poverty — after discrimination becomes insecurity, and then comes depression." PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW # 90 on your telephone: I dialed '0' and asked the operator who con- firmed that this was correct so please pass it on. I received a telephone call last evening from an indi- vidual identifying himself as an AT&T Service technician (could also be Telus, or Bell) who was conducting a test on the telephone lines. He stated that to complete the test I should touch nine (9) zero (0), the pound sign (#) and then hang up. Luckily, I was suspicious and refused. Upon contacting the telephone company, I was informed that by pushing 90#, you give the requesting individual full access to your telephone line, which enables them to place long distance calls billed to your home phone number. I was further informed that this scam has been originating from many local jails/prisons DO NOT press 90# for ANYONE. The GTE Security Department requested that I share this information with EVERYONE I KNOW. After checking with Verizon they said it was true, so don't dial 90# for anyone! Police Remind Motorists aboutVehicle License Plates: The OPP would like to remind motorists about the responsibility of owning motor vehicles and registering them. Often, we receive complaints that people are receiving parking tickets or 407 toll charges for vehicles that they no longer own and they don't know what to do to stop it. When you purchase or lease a motor vehicle, the plates that are assigned to the motor vehicle belonging to you. If you sell, trade in, scrap or abandon the motor vehicle. It's your responsibility to remove the plates from it and store them in a safe place so that you have control over them. It is also a good idea to send a registered letter to the Ministry of Transport informing them that you are no longer the registered owner and whom you sold, traded or scrapped the vehicle to. If you no longer want to use them, then turn the plates into the Ministry of Transport so that you are no longer responsible for them If you follow these simple steps, then you won't find yourself hounded by collection agencies trying to collect outstanding tolls or parking tickets. MP Steckle wants EI Charge Dropped for all Farmers: Paul Steckle, Huron -Bruce MP and the associate critic for agriculture is calling upon Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the minister responsible for employment insurance to eliminate all premiums paid by farmers on off -farm income. "Our primary producers are currently facing their greatest financial crisis since the 1980's and, while gov- ernment can't alone overcome every hurdle facing the industry, we must offer farmers whatever help and sup- port that we can," stated Mr. Steckle in an August 10 press release. "These individuals cannot, generally speaking, collect from the plan because of their farming activities. This, despite the fact that most are working off the farm to help make ends meet on the farm. Many years ago, a farmer told me that he worked on the farm to feed his country and off to feed his family. Those words were never truer than they are today and we must recognize that reality and stop penalizing hard working Canadians," he added. Steckle plans to draft a letter to every Member of the House of Commons and the Senate to ask for their per- sonal support for Canadian farmers. Remember! Don't talk about a farmer with your mouth full! Why? Why do "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing? Why do "tug" boats push their barges? Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there? Why do "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing? Why is it called "after dark" when it is really "after light"? Why are "wise men" and "wise Guy" opposites? Why "phonics" is not spelled the way it sounds? If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular? Why do you press harder on the button of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead? Why is "abbreviated" such a long word? Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle? Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker? Why is there an expiration date on sour cream? George Carlin What My Mother Taught Me! My mother taught me to appreciate a job well done... "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside - I just finished cleaning!" My mother taught me religion... "You better pray that will come out of the carpet." My mother taught me about time travel... "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the mid- dle of next week!" My mother taught me logic... "Because I said so, that's why." My mother taught me logic # 2... "If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me." My mother taught me foresight... "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident." My mother taught me irony... "Keep crying and I'll give you something to cry about." My mother taught me about the science of osmosis... "Shut your mouth and eat your supper!" My mother taught me about contortionism... "Will you look at the dirt on the back of your neck?" My mother taught me about stamina... "You'll sit there 'till all that spinach is finished." My mother taught me about Weather... "It looks as if a tornado swept through your room." My mother taught me how to solve physics prob- lems... "If I yelled because I saw a meteor coming toward you, would you listen then? My mother taught me about hypocrisy... "If I've told you once, I've told you a million times: Don't exaggerate!" My mother taught me about behavior modification... "Stop acting like your father!" My mother taught me about Envy... "There are mil- lions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do!" My mother taught me about anticipation... "Just wait until we get home." My mother taught me Medical Science... "If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way." My mother taught me to think ahead... "If you don't pass your spelling test, you'll never get a good job." My mother taught me ESP... "Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you're cold?" My mother taught me Humor... "When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me." My mother taught me about wisdom of age... "When you get to be my age, you will understand." My mother taught me about Justice "One day you'll have kids ...and I hope they turn out just like you!" --Lucan Li =Summer Read i n= wrap-up The Lucan Library held its Summer Reading Program wrap-up party last Friday.About 168 children of all ages signed up this summer for the "Quest for Heroes" program, which involved each child reading eight books.At left, four-year-old Natasha, left gets some help with her craft from her sister, 1 6 -month-old Clara Chisholm of Granton.Above, sisters four-year- old Fiona, left and five-year-old Daniella Kress of Lucan sit down for a moment to enjoy a piece of cake and some juice. Below, seven-year-old Cole Lovell of Denfield succeeds in attaching Superman's logo in the right spot during a game similar to "Pin the Tail on the Donkey."(photos/Nina Van Lieshout)