Mrs. — |
absorbing the shock of how |
close. she came to’ death..

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A family room: of a British.
. Properties - home. exploded
| during’
; Sunday’ ‘S lightning | storm:
“just

‘like a- -Howitzer’’
five .minutes © ‘after. a
woman had_ been ‘sitting
there. :

“Ht was. “horrible,”
Jay.. Jessiman,

“It's a very scarey feeling

when you see what could 7

have happened.” "

Fortunately.
Jessiman were in the carport
when lightning struck their

home at.368 Moyne Drive
and they think this may. well -
| ‘have saved their lives...

- The ‘Jightning struck the
house. in a chain reaction. It

© Hit a 100-foot hemlock tree’.

on. adjacent municipal --

ground, which ‘‘literally ex: °.~
ploded. and ‘sent splinters six _
or eight feet long like spears.

hurling in every direction.”

e

says Mr. Jessiman;

e Struck. the: ‘outside flood- |
which. : grounded out»
into. the house where

light,.

°. All the heat vents blew out

e Cooking elements. explod- _
ed off the s stove;

| Vancouver |
had a field day over. the long.
weekend, busting drinkers

West -

who were enticed into the

open air. by. ‘the. / Blorious

“weather. c

“says:
still

Jay and Roy

Police.

© Wall plates around electri- |

The. ‘motors ‘were lifted
cal switches exploded;

et West ‘Van: Yacht: Club
and Thunderbird ‘Marina. and

. ners to’
© Furniture was “upended” police warn: “boat: ow |
and = kitchen counters °° engrave engines with ‘ident- .
cracked; ot es

ification. numbers as: part‘of
Operation. Identification ‘to ;

e > The TVs set blew and _ Prevent thefts. |”

° An explosion i in the family
room © ‘twas’ . just’. like”
" Howitzer going off.” ae

Mr. Jessiman | ‘comments:
‘‘We were : sure. fortunate.
We were doing some work in.
the carport, which was. what
saved us. My wife. had. just.
“been: in’ the’ family: room <

which exploded. It was a
pretty. ‘shattering .. ‘exper- >

-dence.”” 6+

‘Meanwhile, “a biock ': ‘away;- o
at 354. Stevens Drive, Nils .
“and Joan Carlson f ound their’ ;
attic was. blazing.

- ‘50-70 70% OFF ORIGINAL PRICE
Boating: )00kKs. Cook books.
art books. children’ ‘5s books.

_ Sewing books, automotive.

_ books. ‘Thousands to choose
Aram. :

Says Mrs. ‘Carlson: “There: 7
was a clap of thunder and we ~
felt a shock in. the. house
_There was a. surge: ‘in “the

lights and. then ‘the TV. went:
off. ra

‘When. the debe was: in
~ spected Tuesday, : ‘the’ roof

was still hot and Mrs. ~ 4 135 Lonsdale -
Carlson. says: ‘We. had a ~ North Vancouver °
Dyralite_ roof, . _ fortunately.

Had it been a shake roof it
would have gone.’

os poe .

On. the roads, they charged “A police spokesman com=
‘seven people with impaired. ments: ‘We're going .
driving and dished out two ~ continue with. this. push’ over
24- hour suspensions. the next couple of months in
the hope of curtailing - the
liquor... offences for . the
summer. cy

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boa foeront ws er See.

il Gin ady, a North Shore resident who has already
~_ Seen another, dream come truc, her.on me year old | sen. Aaron. [Terry Beters photo] ”

ae minors as being | in  posses-»
sion ‘with: liquor ° and. also;
made 14 Jiquor. seizures.

. Police: patrols; _mostly on : Smarty } a
the beaches. charged eight. posh Rel

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