‘ty you. are a a husband, please read no further but. pass this . ‘column immediately _ -to. your. wife. All. wives please _. note: When you are finished: reading, this can. either .be handed — back to your - -hysband . or used to line the cat’s sandbox - whichever you feel will do the’ - most good. ‘bit extreme for some people, yourself! ‘And;- ‘nobody. ‘to - Scream at you if you hap- pened to strew it around a fittle! . ” Sometimes, I have a yen to keep my share of the bed- “covers on my side where. they. belong. And to. watch’, the late. movie with Jeanette | MacDonald and Nelson Eddy instead of the one with fifteen corpses littering the landscape before the action Teally begins. ‘1 like my cat curled. up on my feet. O:K. maybe that’s a to throw: -her. out without bothering to open the door. Tm inclined to dawdle and. putter around and, naturally, I NEED someone to scream, “Get the lead out! We're going to be late.” But, it sure would be fun, just - once in a while, to cover the whole dining room table © with a 1500-piece jig-saw ‘puzzle and then spend two days wrestling. with it. The kids can be given bus fare and directions to the nearest River, Vancouver harbor and back again to it’s home base. - Delta Charters in Richmond’ (right behind the River Inn) The Nirvana ‘is plot the course and give you equipped with. all ‘sorts’ of marvellous devices to keep dear husband safe and sound after you wave him goodbye - best of. which ds a ' sober’. 7 " skipper. For four hundred dollars a day, .you can charter this craft and head out for the best. fishing around - all equipment supplied. Now, using simple arithmetic, i. even I can figure out that the good investment when you -consider the cost of fuel and lodging ‘over -a- weekend. The. skipper will. the benefit of years of ex- -pertise. (He even does more. than this share of cooking!) "Food and’ booze. aren't provided,. but, any “smart wife can fling a ‘brown grocery. bag: full of sustenance at the guy. - considering that she’s just gotten out of ‘cooking nieals for three days! If “Daddy Dear” ‘catches something - _ you've recouped y our ’ original inves Don’t © ‘long-— blame me if the toses the damn thing in a poker game! © Or if four of the eight “guys” . he rounds-up wear skirts! At inis time,-the “Nirvana” has . two “heads” ‘but no showers. ° . That ought to discourage the ladies’ from dropping® ir Leave your car window. open_ when you drive him home. Just another thing worth mentioning: If you should be planning a cocktail party for 25 people or less, consider ‘unique: the _$50 per ‘person ‘per day is’a- ° pani hee by Barbara, age | | MeCreadie “MacDonalds and the Sunday roast can stay where it belongs - in the freezer! Now, let’s discuss the high Price of fish. Second though- ‘eet rid of your husband? I don’t mean permanently, although with- some husbands I’ve met, the idea - Ever wanted to spend a weekend is commendable. at home by yourself eating all the cottage cheese and fruit you wanted without someone yelling, “I’m no _ bloody rabbit. Where’s the steak and potatoes?” gine waking up on Sunday morning and getting the WHOLE PAPER |to ‘we explored " ~let’s not! . . O.K. gals. Ever wanted to _ “And; while we're at it, wouldn’t you judge your freezer a little empty? — . Next question: Does your husband know seven other guys whose wives wouldn't mind their parting with them for a long weekend? Last week, I was treated to a five-hour cruise on a perfectly lovely boat. The weather was exquisite and the Fraser CP Air celebrates 30 years of international service CP Air is observing the 30th meat: Cy - It was on July 13; 1949 that a four-engined propeller driven Canadair 4 took off from Vancouver for Sydney, Australia on the = first scheduled overseas flight for the Vancouver-based airline. Unlike today’s 18-hour jet flight, with stops at Honolulu and Fiji, the pioncering 8,000-mile trip 30 years ago took more than two days as a more leisurely pace provided . for a one-day stopover in Hawaii. The new service had been heralded three days carlicr with a ceremonial pre- inaugral VIP flight, under the command of Capt. R.K. “Bud” Potter, now retired. Among the 32 personalitics on board were.the late Grant pagent president of Sn Hockey ‘Yeague. "president late newspaper . and the baron Roy Thomson, who was to become Lord Thomson of Fleet. Also on board were two senators, officials from the Department of Transport, and a press contingent which included veteran in- vestigative reporter Jack Webster and the late Bill Herbert who covered countless international events for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Because of the Canadair’s limited range, a fueling stop in San Francisco was necessary before going on to Honolulu for an overnight stop. The second day’s flight took the VIP aircraft to Fiji for another overnight stop one_ twenty-pound ~salmon; Nirvana rents out at fifty ~ 4 * bucks and hour rand will hold: 25 people. They can” even | “arrange the facilities: food, - waiters and bartenders.” Call Rick or Carol Cockburnm at aa Charters (604) 21+ 4211 oe oe ™® . Just a note for all “white knuckle” flyers. I’m equally skitty on boats under the size of the largest cruise ship but I didn’t bat an.“eye on the Nirvana. Perhaps the skipper, Rick Cockburn, had something to do with. it - he’s a pilot for Pacific Western Airlines and flies Hercules cargo ~planes__all_over the ‘world! THERE is PLENTY TO sce on the picturesque Malahat on Vancouver Island. Here, a biker, pauses to check out the totem overlooking Saanich Inlet. 4 with an enroute fueling stop - Subsequently, the airline fee caearaey "ied in Syd evita Rare as one of Vancouver. Canada’s official flag . carriers. Those leisurely flights passed into history on Dec. 3, 1965 when CP Air inaugrated DC-8 jet service to the South Pacific. In September of 1949 -- only two months after the South Pacific inaugral — Air launched its international route second with service between Vancouver, ' Tokyo and Hong Kong. CP . WAIKIKI $369 8 Days, 7 Nights, Al & Hote! WAIKIKI $439 16 Days, 14 Nights, Air & Hotel LAS” VEGAS $189 4 Nights, Ar & Hotel RENO $209 8 Deys, 7 Nighta, Ak & Hotel - RENO $179 5 Days, 4 Nights, Ak & Hote! 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