12 - Sunday. May 26. 1991 - North Shore News

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th VYOUTRE dike ime friend
Lorna, you don't really
need to read this column,
Why don’t you go joy
somewhere, or make some
muffins? EH do vou more
good. Because this column

is forthe helpless, like ine.

Eleanor
Godley

THE VINTAGE YEARS

We are legion, and come in
both sexes, all aves and colors,
und with a fascinating range of
dispositions, We were born with
more than the usual number of
thumbs, plus a space between the
ears which in the Lornas of the
world is chock full of practical
skills.

When Lorna's garage starts
looking grungy, she drags out the
seraper and the paint and the
brushes and goes at it. Hf its root
starts to leak, she's up a ladder
without a wobble, pokes around,
then heads for the shingle shop. [f
she sees a hole chat needs digzing,
she titkes spade in hand.

Me and my ik? Well, we either
buy a new garage or sell the car.
As for that hote, it will remain
forever inside out.

We just don’’ have the bumps
thar govern electrical outlets and
fence-posis diggers and cald
frames and stuff like that, When
things of that nature intrude on

our percipience we look around
for the versatile, talented, valued
and incredibly seeretive people

known as Handy.

Qnee upon a time we used the
term handyman freely, but we've
nowadays got a gender problem.
So we'll compromise on handy
helpers, and } am happy to report
a sighting of a covey of same.

The first nest on my list is call-
ed Senior Citizens Repair Service.
This is a non-protit outfit in Bur-
naby, run by and for a bunch of
retired tradespeople. They've been
organized now for Il years and
have done 15,000 jobs!) Their
leader and energizer, Jack Fisher,
says he's handled exactly six com-
plaints, all minor, from that body
of work,

When you call 291-1133 be-
tween 10 am. und noon, one of
five volunteer dispatchers will take
your order and fell you when to
expect help. The standard rate is

$10 per hour, minimum of two
hours’ work, plus 30 cents a
kilometre for travel time. The

workers are all retired tradesmen,

carpenters, painters, plumbers,
dlectricians, and are guaranteed
reliable.

They're working because they

Hike too use what thes know, they
like sieeting the people whe call,

and cher retired sears are auv-
thing but aimless.

No big jobs, mind

Thes won't build vou a new

garage, but they will renew gutters
and repair roots and cut the Togs
off your bed. us they did tor a
small lady who Jonged to hit the

sack without first niounting a
stool. This time of year, they're
prepared to do garden cleanup

and spring things.
They'll help lighten sour dark

corners and your other burdens,
Keren
Now they could use reeruits

from the North Shore. They get a

fatal Satis tramp thas
Tospotidd tear them, pint
time tnd mvadved
man fies te come from: Bun, th
Phere bs nei vite man @n
West Vancouver Whos on rap far

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them. bur thes feed mere an the
vatepories disted above as wel ats
others.

Phere nist be alb sorts of ialent
af that sortoan our shore. and the
framework of erganing ts al-
ready in place and has proven
sturdy. Pim haping there are lot
of offers. Some mont’. age ny
priceless Handyman fit auc for the

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needs.
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