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rage 38, Samuary 31, 1979- North Shore News

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1 received a- letter this
week from the Vancouver
passport. office (E.H.
Woodyard, director)

‘commending the column I

wrote on. passports.

He said, “It is a balanced
and ‘basically factual ar-
ticle’... °

‘He also.

e liked the
suggestion that travellers
memorize their passport

number and goes an to.
suggest - ‘that it should be
written .down somewhere.
else — ‘such as where you’
keep your copy of travellers’
cheque numbers. Include
the place and date of issue.

He didn’t like my in-
that. getling a
Passport involves any “red
tape” and mentioned that the
passport-office is doing their
best to make it as easy as
possible to obtain a passport
quickly. Excellent! And I
also commend the govern-
ment for their efforts on our
behalf. .

Mr. Woodyard also took
some exception to my
comments on guarantors. He
said, “... likelihood of ex-
posure, not prestige or
reputation is the criterion
which has been used in
developing the list of in-
dividuals to whom an ap-
plicant for a Canadian
passport probably has ready
access...”

Well, Mr. Woodyard, that
may be true for some

people, but it sure would
make it a lot easier if I could .

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_lawbreakers.

these’

run across the street to my
neighbor who has known me

for 15 years rather than take |
up the professional time of -

my doctor or lawyer.

Unfortunately, although’
my neighbor i is a ‘paragon of
Virtue’, he just works for the
government!

The passport office didn’t
like my comment

this remark was taken a little

‘out of context. I specifically

mentioned parolees. or
people™
warrants. .

I sure hope Canada isn’t
going to make it easy for
people to get
passports! I would hate to

think of the -cost to the.

taxpayer to send a couple of
RCMP officers abroad to

‘escort them back. Every jab

should have some fringe

_benefits but this, I feel, is a

bit much!

1 know that wasn’t in-
tended by your letter, Mr.
Woodyard. .Thank you for
your comments and I really
appreciate your prompt
response. It’s nice to know
that you're a reader.

Ive a huge pile of mail
which has been personally
answered where possible and
I have condensed some of
the questions of general
interest. Since I’m going to
be taking a~sun break in a
week or so, these will be
published right away. _

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columns on the lovely
Hawaiian islands for réaders

who have asked o7]
questions. < .

- .We’ve been to the islands
before but each year things
change — new _ resorts,
restaurants, special tourist
attractions and ouch! —

prices. I just hate paying.

over 19 cents to buy an
American doilar.

Since we didn’t make
reservations a year ago, we
found ourselves’ in
something of a spot, trying
to find «° suitable ac-
commodation on the island
of Maui. Luckily, my friend
Wellington Lee of Silverwing
was able to come up with
enough space for a family of
five on short notice.

The next problem is
getting to the airport. When
you must be there by 7:30 in

the morning you hate to ask

a friend to drive you.

The airport limousine

‘used to come to the In-

ternational Plaza Hotel
which wasn’t too bad — a
cab ride there would only be
about six dollars. This
service has been cancelled.

The desk clerk at the

Plaza gave me a good idea, ,
_ though. We’re going to rent

a car here on the North
Shore, drive it to the airport
and drop it off. That will cost
us about ten dollars —
cheaper than a cab.

If you happen to be taking
your family for the first time

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to Hawaii, I have a few tips
that might come in handy:

1. Bring your own beach
towels. It makes me spitting
mad to head for the shower
and find that every towel in
the place is crunchy with
sand.

2. Make your kids wear
thongs. I've found broken
glass and sharp shells make a
mess out of soft little feet.

3. Watch for red warning

flags on the beach. They

mean keep out of the water.
Small children can be
sucked out so fast into

- treacherous surf that you'd
never get them back.

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4. Never turn your back on
the surf. The odd wave is
much stronger than average”
and will take you out fifty
feet before you know it.

5. Nothing less’ than
$50,000 additional medical
coverage for each member
of the family is adequate.

’ Hawaii's medical costs are

the highest in the world.

6. Carry proof of
citizenship for each member
of your family. Passports,

birth certificates or
citizenship papers are
recommended.

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