~FROWPAGETI

of Spanish, Barbara, if you
never learn any °. other!
_ QUITHADO.. _ QUITHADO,
QUITHADO. re a

As. he dusted -me: off
"(Argentine gutters. aren't
noted for their cleanliness!),

he kept repeating: “You | will
‘say . aia ;

Don't ask me to ‘spell it.
But, if someone ever yells
that word at me, }’ll do a
skidding stop. The pronun-
ciation is Castillian—which.
all educated Argentines

‘Speak. _ a

+ I don’t think it will do: you
much good. in Mexico—they
don’t lisp in Central America.
But, if I’ve saved one reader
from decorating the front of a-
bus .

The Pizza Hut was not
quite up to Canadian stan-
dards. They served cold

QUESTION: We are
planning to drive to Florida
this summer on I-75. from.
Detroit to Orlando. We did it
last year and just loved it.
This year there seems to be a
problem - gas. ~

Can you tell us just how
bad the gas shortage is? Are
there long line-ups and

waiting? Is there rationing?
When?.

Our big wagon uses a lot
of gas.We don't want to fly
and are limited to weekend
travel because we work.

No one seems to know

what’s happening - even the
newscasters.

ANSWER: It's no wonder
that you can't get the in-

oon will learn one word”

hat's

pizza: and’ warm "cokes. But,

- when you’ve had a glimpse
of infinity -... As-I swabbed- --:
off: a -skirined knee in the: .

washroom, 1. repeated my

new word. Anybody need a.
new, mantra (or >_ whatever .

else they call.

in the
meditation crowd)?

* * O*

A post card brightened my <
day. The front was a study of.
wisteria growing in Okazaki
city. The airmdil sticker-was

even more interesting—it was
printed in Japanese and
FRENCH. Very curious—do
the Japanese think we.are all
fluently bilingual? .

Yi

“Well here we are in
beautiful Japan, and, Barb,
it’s not expensive as. ‘Jong as
you have ‘@ Japanese girl

‘friend - who - has: lots of
‘brothers and. sisters. We
have been taken to lots of
unusual places—a_ small
village where the industry is
pottery (we will have to try

formation | you want from
newscasters - things change
from day to day and from
place to place.

' In some areas, lineups can
be two hours long while in
others the lines are for
residents only and out-of-
state cars get pushed
through. Sometimes the
pumpsl are only open until
they run.out so your best bet

the story
on US gas sho

is to fill up early. ¥

Some people who have
just returned from the same
trip reported that they had
no trouble on ‘their way
down but all sorts on the way
back. Prices were high - they
paid $1.19 for the smaller
American gallon and they

- out” ‘our - Rew - idishes=-well . .

priced and antsual)..

experience. W be

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i oo \

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The food is fantastic with _|
- lots of raw fish and beautiful:

tasting, fruit and  vegs.
Tomorréw we leave for the

“:gemi-tropical South Island of
: Kyushu for some rest. and...
"sun, before leaving for Hong

Kong and mot € shopping.

Love, |
Neil and Yoko a 7

If ‘ could answer the ard: fo

Dear Neil and Yoko: If that

bit about the new pottery was

an invitation for dinner—l
accept! Please see to it that I
get my fair share ‘of raw fish.
I love. the stuff.

Wish I were there!

« Love,
Barbara

age?

‘were often limited to a 10-

gallon maximum.

It.- appears. that the
problem is escalating and I
can’t see much hope for
improvement. Be prepared
for delays which can be a
problem if you must return
to work on a certain day.
Got any friends who will
lend you their Datsun? That
big gas-gobbling wagon may
die of starvation.

The problems on the West
Coast seem to be limited to
California but that may
change overnight. Some
Hawaii visitors found
problems - pumps closing at
four p.m. We didn’t en-
counter any but the car we
had didn’t burn much gas. We
didn’t go that far, anyway.

Let's hear about Rome

QUESTION: Would you
please write a column on
Rome? We are going there in
August and I’ve read a lot of
travel books. Is that ever
discouraging!

We'll have a week -only, I
don’t know where to begin. I
don’t expect a letter - but
will watch for anything you
write on Rome,

Is there anything worth
seeing in Genoa? We will be

_ there for a couple of days

before we take a ship to
Malta.

ANSWER: I'll try ta do a
series of stuff on Italy. My
youngest daughter, Janine,
keeps asking me, “Mom,
please write about Genoa.
It’s the best place in

Europe!" She even went so
far as to bring me all the
pamphiets and junk that she
had collected on our last stay
there.

Regular readers will know
that Genoa is my “home
away from home” and I love
that grimy city like no other.
Be patient -. all Italy-bound
travellers - and Janine.

Buy snow shovels

QUESTION: Here we are
trying to plan our next
winter vacation, We've had
Hawall up to our cars, tried
Mexico once (never again}).

I wouldn't mind a cruise
but my husband spent too
many years in the navy and
says that he'd sooner shovel
snow. The Caribbean Islands
are out - I've heard so many

bad reports about them that
FD OONER SHOVEL
SNOW.

We hate squallor so North
Africa would be a poor
choice. I guess anyplace In
the Mid-East is the same. Is
the South of Spain sultable?

ANSWER: Suitable for
what? You aren't apt to have

the shovel snow, but your
bikini won't get much use. I
can’t give you too much
encouragement about a
winter holiday in the sun as
your attitude leaves some

gaps.

Try Florida and with luck
they won't have a cold snap.
Or buy “His or Hers” snow
shovels.

; ‘We. had ~ a trip into the
mountains to visit.an’ indivi-
dual potter and that was an.

'ORONT A

Ont

VANCOUVER BC

Thomas Adams Distillers td.

CANADA

3, May 30, 1979: - North Shore News

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