C10 - Wednesday, March 10, 1982 - North Shore News

SHOW THEM WHERE THE PARACHUTES ARE KEPT

Train your kids before they travel

I hope you all enjoy this
letter as much as 1 did!
When we think of travelling
with children, our first
thoughts are on making the
expenence as easy and as
pleasant as possible for the
parents and the kids. Lets
not forget the rest of the
travellers as this reader
carefully points out

Dear Barbara:

1 have just read your
article “Up in the air with
travelling kids” and it was a
good article, but you forgot
to mention ME, the
travelling businessman who
has been stuck with
travelling kids.

Tell Mom to stop her kids
from kicking the back of my
seat — it's very annoying 1
don't think it funny her kids
tapping my bald head with
their dirty, sticky fingers.

I don’t want her kids
sticking their hands through
my seat trying to steal
papers.

I don't Ike the reading
lights being turned off and
on and | don't like her kids
running their cars over and

those

my

The new ‘designer’ gun

BEVERLY HILLS. Calif
(UPL) - Now, to protect their

designer jeans. designer
purse, designer boots and
designer eyeglasses. the

wealthy can own a designer
handgun — for only $10,000

To soothe the nerves of his
ultra-rich chents in today’s
cnme-mdden society. the
owner of the appointments
only Bijan boutique 9 on
Rodeo Drive is appealing to

under my seal
I don't want them yaping

trayel-
wise

by Barbara
McCreadie

at me from the aisles
No. | dont want to crawl

their designer mania with a
$10,000 gold-inlaid handgun
that any self-respecting
milhonaire would be proud

toown
Bian Paksad took a
standard 38&calibre Colt

pistol that sells for $1Y& and
added So6 grams of tnlaid
gold parts into the cylinder
around 4 highly polished
blue steel surface
Instead of

the tacky

under the eat
their crayons

1} dont have to tell them
my name or what lm doing
When I'm eating my canned
apricols, ] dont want them
watching me My papers do
nothave any comic sections

No, they cant rest their
heads on my seat when they
sleep. 1 don't carry anything
for them to play with. I don't
want to keep my eve on the
baby or the kids while mom
isin the washroom

Please, just leave me
alone. Hang the kids outside

looking for

of the windows and bring
them ino when we land
Please. Barbara Mc-
Creadie help me.. help
me...

If you pmnt this, please
don't mention my name — 1

don't need the follow up
Dear Reader: Somehow. |

cant visualize you as the
victim of much child's play
One glance. razor. sharp.
should do the yob

But 1 do agree with
everything vouve said My
own pet hate is the un:

disciplined world travellers

a
plastic handgrips Bijan
incorporated an Italian

leather and suede handgrip
The pistol. of course. has
a pold embossed designer
label Only 200 of the puns
will be made
“Tam a designer not a
gunsmith ~ said Bryan. who

gave the world bulletproe!
clothes “There ‘aill not be
one more made It awoa

collectors mem —

Delinquent tax payer

PHILIPSBURG. Pa
Manilyn Ferguson has reason
to be bewildered by a
collecuon agency's attempt
to have her son pay about
$56 in delinquent state in
come taxes

Chnstopher is) only five
years old
Mrs Ferguson. whose

family lives in a rural areca of

central Pennsylvamia said
her son received «a stern
letter last week from a

Pittsburgh Collection
agence y
The

letter it

aReas y
had been asked by
the state to collect HHS Chan
unpaid Lose

waded odin thc

tances from

Failure to pay

Wosagd could

lead Co additional penalties

Mrs

calledd the agency

berpuseon fioall,

“DPhey were mace hee

sand

Portugal

&

Europe Coach Tours
Film Night

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roseweay travel

Suzanne Carson ( Th

Senior ( onsullant

S/6 B16

who turn the aisles into a
jogging track — round and

Byer trv to eat a meal
when youre seated next loa

where the parachutes were
kept and | didnt feel a bit

round and round Since I babe in arms? No chim: SOTTY that Mother
always choose an aisle seat. panzee has a longer reach or overheard
my elbow, often balancing a a firmer grip. Please. parents, give the

scalding cup of coffee. 1s lots

On one flight. I offered to

rest of the travelling public a

of un to bump. “See the lady
jump. Mom!"

How about the gremlins
who are “old enough to go to
the washroom themselves’?
Floors are fun to flood, sinks
make dandy lakes wo sail
boats and toilet flushes are
blue. blue, blue, blue.
EVERY TIME. Thatis, until
the soluuon runs out Just
before I make a visit to the
facilities.

show two. little brothers break. Civilize your kids

G

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