Lucknow Sentinel, 2009-09-30, Page 5•
Trip to CN Tower was "monumental" experience
One of the Important Family Events for the
Thrice clan this summer was a trip to
Toronto. Like most people, I like the "idea"
of Toronto as long as I don't have to drive
through it, visit it or think about it in any
way. Unfortunately, it would have been
impossible to see. the CN Tower without it.
For those of you not in the know, the CN
Tower is a tourist attraction which holds
the record as the world's tallest free
standing structure. The difference
between a "free standing structure" and
Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - Page 5
has had MILLIONS of people go through it
and they are all safe. No accidents!"
R -Rebuttal -"Dad, if millions of people
have been on that elevator, it's probably all
worn out by now. We could all die."
R -Reason- "Honey, being up there is no
different than being down below. You
still have a solid floor to stand on."
R -Rebuttal- "If it's all the same,
then I'll just stay down here."
T -Threaten- "Look kid, I just
paid A HUNDRED BUCKS for a glo-
rified elevator ride so I can guarantee you that you
WILL be going :up."
C -Cry (at the top of her voice)-
"DDDAAAAAAADDDDDDEEEEEEEE
PLEEEEASE DON'T MAKE ME GO UP
THEItE! N00000000!".
B -BRIBE -(This is where Mom steps in to save
the child's life.) "Honey, if you go up to the top of
the free standing structure, I111 buy you some very
expensive souvenir jewelry:"
I hate the bribe step. It makes me feel so. cheap.
The entire event turned : out to be a classic
DWSAI-IHTTWA.GSHU adventure. (Dad Was
Surprised At How High The Tower Was And Got
Scared Halfway 1Jp.)
My Wife: "I've never seen a grown man cry like
that..."
Me: "Do still get the expensive souvenir jew
elry?"
Mark Thrice is our nationally syndicated humor
columnist.
a "building" or a "pylon" is unknown to me. Ido
know that it would not be as exciting to drive four
hours to visit the world's tallest pylon.
We arrived' and bad our first "monumental"
experience which was paying the monumental fee
of one hundred dollars just to get through the
front doors. Luckily, it wasn't until we were inside
that my daughter informed me she wouldn't be
going to the top of the tower via the glass : eleva-
tor. In fact, she wasn't even sure about lingering
on the main floor. •
Now I know that a lot of you are thinking:
"Man, if I was taking the whole family on vaca-
tion and one of : my kids` threatened to ruin it, I
would lose my mind!" But the Thrice family : is
different. As you can tell by �my weekly column,
we are experts in the realm of parenting and in
this particular situation, we did not panic. instead
we used the proven RRRRTCB method of negoti-
ation.
R -Reason -"Honey, this free standing structure
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Submittal photo
Members of the Lu Legion Pipe Sand and Teeswater
Highlanders Pipe Ban took to the skies for a ride on the ferris
wheel during the 146th Lucknow Fall Fair . on Saturday; Sept:19.
►cif Editor,
I:just received my copy of the "Ripley Sentinel".
Real good pictures of the Teeswater Pipe Band.
Would any readers give us copies of the pipers and
'drummers from the Lucknow Legion and Teeswater
Bands, as they rode and played on the ferns wheel?
We'd surea iate some.
ppm
Editor's note,
I was at the Fall fair all weekend and wasn't noti-
fied that the pipe bands would be on the ferns wheel,
but I was able to track down a picture that was gen-
erously submitted to me. You can find it on this page.
Anne. ?ritchard,
P.M. Lucknow Legion Pipe Band
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Garit Reid,
Editor of the Lucknow Sentinel
BY TROY
PATTERSON
Kincardine News Staff
Huron -Bruce Liberal Riding
Association president Dick
Whyte said so far three profes-
sionals have put forward their
names to earn the next nod from
the Federal Liberal Party.
Dr. Maarten Bokhott, a practic-
ing physician in Clinton and for-
mer Huron County medical offi-
cer of health, hails from just out-
side of Blyth. A meet -and -greet
barbeque kicked off his campaign
this past Sunday at his home.
Brockton mayor Charlie
Bagnato made public his inten-
tions to run as Bruce County's
nominee.
Deb Homuth, a: school principal
in Exeter has also thrown her hat
into the mix.
Whyte said there has yet to be a
date set for the nomination meet
ing, but they're aiming for late
September, or early October.
Notices will be sent out to Liberal
Party members, many of which
are being recruited by the candi-
dates, in order .to allow voting
Sentinel Correction
On page 19 of the Sept. 23' Lucknow
Sentinel, the picture identified as the
Lucknow Legion Pipe Band is the
Teeswater Highlanders Pipe Band.
ointnations
privileges once the meeting is
called.
"It' a very democratic process,"
said Whyte. "Some of .the people
who come may not know the can-
didates. So (the candidates) can
come and share' their views on
things."
Each candidate is given 10 to
15 minutes to outline their inten-
tions before members cast their
votes.
Whyte said this is often the
longest - part of the night, with
about 800 members voting at the
last nomination meeting.
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