The Rural Voice, 1986-09, Page 6PLOWING MATCH
SPECIALS
Do it Yourself
with steel products
from Lakeport Steel
Pipe Specials
3 1/8 0 D pipe 5116 wall 52.35 per foot
3 118 0 D pipe ' wall $1 95 per fool
3 1/8 0 D pipe 3/16 wall . 51.50 per foot
500 pipe''. wall 53.15 per foot
3'h x 'h Flat Bar 66 cents per foot
4 x 318 Flat Bar $1.35 per foot
t . x 11/2x 1/8 Angle 31 cents per foot
Round Tube 100 wall 31 cents per loot
1 ODTube
25 inches long .... 15 cents per foot
1 5/8 0 D Tube
45 inches long _.19cents per foot
Cement Mesh Ideal for
Barn Yards 566.00 per rob
Hog Pannels 3' x 20 feet opening
2"x6'
top 10 bottom 546.44 each
Sleet Doors:
Ideal for barn yards 520.00 each
Paint.... ... 57.00 per gal while supply lasts
Cable: 'u inch .. ..... ...65 cents per loot
Chimney Caps
8 inch x 8 inch
8 inch x 12 inch
12 inch x 12 inch
521.95
524 95
52795
Makita Power Tools
12 inch Chop Saw $239.00
318 inch Hammer Dalt $105 00
Tools
4 piece Gear Puller Set
(8 inch. 6 inch. 4 inch. 3 inch) 569.00
Sand Blasters 5319.00
Cement Myers. 526900
Wood Stoves: 5349.00
(Special Re Hog Equipment)
inch rod 18 cents per foot (min. 500 ft l
(We have many more items too numerous
to mention so drop in and take advantage
of these plowing match Specials)
LAKEPORT
STEEL
HOURS:
Monday to Friday 8 to 5
For further information,
call Lakeport Steel at any
of the following:
Hanover 519-364-1247
1-800-265-5513
Goderich 519-524-2171
1-800-265-5183
6 THE RURAL VOICE
STATE OF HAPPINESS?
77 OR 81 PER CENT
Some women, myself includ-
ed, sometimes wonder if their
husbands ever wish they had
married someone else. This
niggling doubt about my
suitability as a marriage part-
ner usually comes right after
I've popped the clutch and
Super Wrench took a flying
trip off the top of the
haywagon, or when I've had
to admit that I first noticed
the loose wheel on the haybine
right after it passed me in the
field.
All my doubts have been
laid to rest by the Chicago Sun
Times. A recent survey of
theirs indicated that 77 per
cent of the men polled, would
remarry their current spouse.
Take into account that this
was an urban survey, and had
it been done in the rural sec-
tor, the percentage of happy
husbands would likely have
been higher. The reason I
believe this, stems from the
difficulty in training a wife to
be an asset on a farm.
Super Wrench, I'm sure,
would not like the chore of
training a replacement. I know
where the bog hole is at the
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back of the farm and know
enough to keep the equipment
away from it. My replacement
would likely sink the tractor to
the axles. I know what shear
pin gets cut off in the feed
mill when the feed is heavy,
and can replace it. Super
Wrench's second choice would
likely wait until he came
home, and present him with
unfinished chores. My ex-
perience in helping him start
our decrepit equipment is in-
valuable. Another woman
would likely have trouble
knowing exactly how many
spurts of ether it took to start
each tractor in cold weather.
Super Wrench might end up
scraping the tractor off the
shop ceiling if he tried starting
it with another woman.
I totally disregarded the
second part of that survey,
and sure didn't show it to
Super Wrench. The reason for
that was quite obvious. It
reported that 81 per cent of
the men married more than
once claimed supreme bliss
with their partners. That's a
difference of 5 per cent be-
tween them and the first
timers. Obviously when you're
number two or maybe even
three, you try harder.
The solution lies in not
allowing your spouse a chance
to look around for a replace-
ment. The way I'm popping
the clutch, it's all Super
Wrench can do to hobble to
the house, let alone run the
roads looking for 81 per cent
state of happiness. C
Gisele Ireland, from Bruce Coun-
ty, began her series of
humorous columns with The
Rural Voice and has written
several books since.