page 6, January 5, 1977 - North Shore News ‘‘VYou’ll find me in the Yellow Pages under Chicken,’’ says Bob Hope in one of his films. That’s how I’ve felt up to now at the thought of driving in winter anywhere north of . Abbotsford. Which explains why George, wife and younger daughter came to be battling their way at 7:40 a.m. on December 24 through a milling throng in the tiny entrance porch of B.C. Vancouver passenger depot. Raii’s Worth All of us bound for Christmas in the Cariboo, with someone eise doing the driving. If you've never ridden B.C. Rail’s thrice-weekly Dayliner to the ‘north -- and provided time is no object -- it's a trip you definitely owe yourself before you die. I wouldn't have missed it for the world. Even though it persuaded me to cancel my listing in the Yellow Pages and go up by car next winter,.after all. For newcomers to rail travel, B.C. style, the trip is full of gentle little surprises, | most of them pleasant and some of them amusing. Our first was the huge number of other people who (it being Christmas Eve) had decided to do exactly the same as we'd done. SCUFFED SHOES With just a quarter of an hour to go. before the advertised departure time the single eight-foot wide bag- gage check counter, manned -by a. couple of harassed employees, was besieged by several hundred _ fellow- passengers -- each of whom seemed to have at least four cases, frequently supple- mented by cardboard crates, skis, guitar cases and the occasional sled. There was no. line-up, access being _ strictly by private enterprise, scuffed shoes and bruised shins the price of the eventual checking tickets. Lesson No. 1: get up early and get there first. Lesson No. 2 we'd already followed: book ahead in the reserved coach. For an extra $5 it assures you of a seat, two quite passable meals and peaceful company. Plus free coffees, head pillows and (in some coaches) reclining seat- backs. You can also buy cigarett- es and soft drinks. Provided you don't start breaking the place up, nobody minds your bringing along a little some- thing of your own to fortify the soft drinks. Since the 463-mile run to Prince George takes (on good days) about two hours longer than the non-stop flight = from Vancouver to London, Eng- land, these are all very welcome amenities. ROLLING GAIT We finally departed at ten to nine, a mere 50 minutes late. and it) immediately became apparent why the stewardess and other B.C. Rail functionaries passing up and down the aisle walked with the rolling gait of seamen on the — smaller Transatlantic freighters. A better name for the train would be the "'Swavliner” For 90 per cent of the with . 230-mile journey up to the Cariboo Plateau I’m willing to bet there's hardly a stretch of perfectly straight track longer than about 300 yards. The rest consists of alternat- ing curves that swing the cars over at five to ten degree angles, first to one side, then tothe other... - A visit to the John is a major adventure. And the skill with which the staff deliver your laden meal trays to you is something that would do credit to a circus highwire artist. The scenery, of course, is out of this world. After Horseshoe Bay the majestic vistas of Howe Sound. From Squamish the leisurely wind- ing climb up over the Coast Range, reaching its high point at Alta Lake. Then the gradual descent to Pember- ton and onward to Lillooet -- curving and swaying caut- iously for miles along the flimsy-looking embankment just a few feet above the waters of Anderson and Seton Lakes. EYESTOPPER It's shorily after Lillooet, however, that the real eye-stopper of the entire trip begins -- the 15-mile climb along the eastern edge of the Fraser gorge, clinging pre- cariously to the mountainside with a hair-raising 2,000 foct drop on the Ieft to the thin winding band of the river below. Like lemmings, all the passengers crowded to the left-side windows to view the awesome spectacle. When that happens on ferry boats, they have a nasty habit of capsizing. So, after one hasty peek, I retired firmly to my right-side seat, hoping to provide at least a little counter-balance to keep the swaying coach on an even keel. And sure cnough, dawdling around the curves at 10-15 m.p.h., B.C. Rail's Train No, I" made it once pain, continued on page 8 bushes, - you, and grabs you by By Guillermo Lam You’re a woman. You’re going off your late shift. You approach the parking lot for your car. Before you reach it, a stranger jumps out from . behind some. approaches the arm. What do you do? : ‘*Scream,’’ says one. ‘*Run,”’ shouts another. ‘“‘My knees would buckle up, and I'd go weak,’’ admits another. All three were members of a group of women who met recently in the Lions Gate | Hospital Auditorium to re- view and discuss a docu- In early December, the North Shore News carried an article ‘“‘Anatomy of a Rape Hearing,’ explaining the trauma. rape victims and their parents face. This part deals with a new approach to dealing with potential rapists. inentary film on rape prev- ention sponsored by the N.V. RCMP Detachment. The film entitled ‘‘How to Say No to a Rapist and Survive,”’ is narrated by U.S. rape prevention expert ¢ Fred- eric Storaska who in nine years has lectured in more than 400 colleges. He claims he has studied everything on the subject of rape. His interest began, he tells his audiences, when at the age of 22 he ‘‘saw 10 guys rape an 11-year-old girl. ‘‘There was no one around who talked about rape then,’’ _he says. DIFFERENT APPROACH ‘*Storaska’s appracch to rape prevention is differ- ent,’” agrees. Cpl. Ron McKay. N.V. RCMP crime prevention coordinator. Until I carefully studied Storaska, 1f some one had asked me what to do when approached by a . potential rapist, I would have said: scream, struggle and shout! But that’s inviting. danger according to Stor-. aska,’” McKay explains. ‘*He believes,’’ continues McKay, ‘‘that the victim should go along with the rapist until she can safely react.”’ Among examples Storaska uses to illustrate his point is the incident at a college in ‘South Carolina: ‘‘A group of students were at a dance. When a girl . walked out, a man she didn’t know grabbed her and said: ‘‘I want you to go for a ride with me now! She said: ‘‘Great,’’ ad- ding, ‘Didn't I see you inside dancing?’ The bewildered - stranger replied: ‘Yes.’ ***Well, I followed you out here,’’’ she remarked. 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