north shore news MAIL Box Wednesday, January 28, 1998 — North Shore News — 9 lungs alr beefs over stogie stunt A senior Samaritan f Dear Editor: ‘Hey Darryl. Darryl Rawlings. Down here. It’s us, your lungs. Oh, vou don’t recognize us? Well we've Saw changed somewhat since you took up cigars. Anyhow, along 4 .j lent article “Extend sorrow to with throat, we want to thank you for the !4-hour cigar smok- ing. We just love all of that nicotine and tar. We always knew you were 2 smart guy, but this is genius stuf. After you call the Guinness Book, be sure to call Menza. We were talking to some of your other organs, and we've come up with some more great ideas for world records. “Skin thinks you should lic in the sun for a week — unpro- ‘tected of course. Prostate wants you to cat only red meat from now on. And, brain thought it would be neat if you talk on owo cell phones nonstop for a month. We taiked to fingers. but they're just happy with the yellow sain trom the cigars. So, thanks again for the fun times Darryl. And, don’t be discouraged by ail those’ people who say vou stink. You'll get a date one day. And, here’s hoping the North Shore News keeps purting smart guys like you on the front page. Sincerely, Lungs (Doug Grovener West Vancouver) Ss New WV library hours are no problem : | Dear Editor: Lately many West Vancouv' er residents have written to this 7 ewspaper complaining about the new hours that the West Van ibrary has implemented with the new year. Lama very faithful customer of the library, at least once a week visit to return books, take new ones, read newspapers and mag- :azines, search the Internet. The new hours are nota great prob- ‘lem; it is a matter of learning them and scheduling my visits : “accordingly. To all thosé who complain I ask: do you not remem- ¢ that in the summer last year we voted for the budget of this city, and the “majority” voted for reductions on the hours of the library as a way of saving money, and thus not increasing our taxes? Are those who complain now forgetting thar these hours are a result of our wishes? Possibly they ignored the survey and did not vote? Now it is not the moment of complaining, their vote to keep long hours and not to close for Christmas should have been expressed last year, and higher taxes would have been their choice. Dr. Fiorenza C. Albert-Howard West Vancouver S Bus drivers’ biffy a question of control ‘Dear Editor: In response to your newspaper article on the front page of Jan. 7 North Shore News, I was rather amused about the biffy problems in Lynn Valley. Most of the other routes have a bathroom facility for the dri- # vers and their need for one in Lynn Valley scems quite reason- able to me. Councillor Lisa Muni commented that she went all athe way to Calgary and stopped just nvice to go. (She must have aan incredible bladder.) Needless to say, J am sure that some drivers have gone to the j “too” at the Quay or Phibbs Exchange and still have a need to BS Thanks for illustrating ‘need for more sorrow Dear Editor: of us “Canadians” have to pay Re: ‘Timothy Renshaw’s _ the “bills.” “Jan. 18 column. Your article hit the nail on “Thank you for the excel- the head — too bad we could- mt get the politicians to sec the issue the same way that the rest of us do. Doris Harborne North Vancouver I.” This is so truthful —- why ‘one group of people being apologized to all the time and being hand-fed while the rest R END. 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