®, ’ SUGOOESNDONUeaeebseesbenresseneeneseseaaennrs “MONEY in the bank.” It’s a lovely phrase, on a par with _ “Goody, goody, |. Daddy’s home” and “Dinner’s ready now.” "They all'speak cf security , in this more or less uncertain life we're given, Most of us, apart from the died-in-the- wool adventurers, prefer the ‘feeling of stability, of accountability, especially | with regard to our spending power, When we're young we're taught. that the way to, j peace and happiness is, as a. rule, the combination of being able to pay our own way, keep ourselves sweet and ‘clean,-learn all the useful things we'can absorb and don’t get overdrawn at the . bank. There have been hard times for a lot of us in my generation —times when | there wasn’t money either in s the bank or in the pocket.’ f- Those dreadful years of - “widespread economic “depression broke a !ot of hearts and ground down a -lot of youthful anticipation Me of that happy and ‘fruitful future that the fairy-tales promised. -_ :: Maybe'the experience made us tougher, but it ~. robbed many young people fof the youthful buoyancy - ‘that might have carried them « farther had they not felt “totally defeated for too long “a period. It was pretty hard "to find a friendly bank in _ those tough times, in fact “friendly bank” was an oxy- moron, : : ‘yf I remember when I went: “off to Vancouver from the COMMENTS In an attempt to. reduce drug costs, many drug plans are pay- ing only for certain brands and groups of drugs. This can result in your medication looking dif- ferent than before. We will tell you when these changes are made, but if your prescription is different-looking and you arent told, call your pharmacist | to check. Whar do you do with unused i medications in your home? Don't throw them in the garbage. This practice could harm children or pets. It is best to bring them to your pharma- cist for safe disposal. Free Parkin Free Delivery for Pharmacy _ Prescriptions DAVIES ’ PHARMACY 1401 St. Georges 985-8771 North, going on 19 and bent on getting a teaching certificate, | tried to get $50 from my bank to cover the expenses of getting estab- lished in the city, and was handed $25, the bank man- ager having decided that was enough, $50 would obvious. ly put me on the wayward Hiei I couldn’s fight his posi- tion but it stayed in my mind, Later on, after 20 years of sharing a small but steady business adventure with my husband and yet more banks, I was finally ready to embrace the credit unions. Their style persuaded me they’d be less hidebound than long-established banks. They are prepared to assume you have geod sense, until you show them otherwise. I’ve found a greater feel- ing of parity between the customer and the organiza- tion, and I sense less starch in the upper echelons. Whatever you call it, it isn’t stuffy, and has proven quite capable of taking care of our New 2 line engine @ Speed manvol tran Air conditioning * Power brakes * $199/month based on 24 month “Han” tease of 1997 Ford Escort (X with PEP OITA with o downpaymeit of $2,300 on approved credit. Io months apply, Vehicle must ba returned in good wor bits of money and stands ready for friendly exchange should our needs alter, Hye just found out they're even more flexible than E knew, [fF Pin laid up, or there ds a serious snowlall, or accident, 1 can do all my banking, shift funds, pay my bills, get ry statement faxed to me, all of it via the tele- phone, | won't mention the option of the ABM machine, T know it’s there but up to now T have refused its allure, I like to do my banking with a warm, breathing, live cashier, thank you very much, and will probably stay stubborn on that point, I do see the valuc of the other options though — should I fall ill or the creck overflow, I can still assure myself there is enough money stashed away for me to write a cheque to the doctor and/or the engineer. And any time of day or night, your Memberlink number will give you a foan — it seems an unlikely ser- vice after dark, but what if you're being held for ransom a Banking on positive change somewhere? You'd be darn lad you had your magic Memberlink number in your head, svouldan’y you? Of value to the globe trotters, to whose company | used to belong, there are connections made for you, worldwide. Wherever you are, in these magic days, there will be a bank machine close by. I don’t knew about Tibet, or Greenland, but ina lat of places, What a treat. To be able to move around freely, without fussing about running out of money or worrying about keeping it safe on your person, that’s a big load. off the traveller, especially the elderly trav- eller We are often regarded as easy prey because usually just by looking at us it is easy to tell we're not very swift on our old feet. We old folks see all these improvements being hatched right and left around us. 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