_. wetein complete agreement on . 8. Terrace Review — Wednesday, February 5, 1992 = The way in which my husband and I each approach the business © of purchasing a vehicle. differs . slightly. This interesting discovery - was bome home to me- duriniga recent search for a truck and . camper for our trip to the Queen ° : Charlotte Islands this summer. We. everything. . right up until we _ actually found a unit that looked promising. - . |< "That's when our troibles began. “My husband began his © méchanical inspection by lifting © the hood and tinkering with the — _motor. I didn't need to tinker, par: ticularly since 1 know absolutely nothing about motors. 1 was. _” impressed that the vehicle actually . - hada motor that started up when you tumed the key. I considered — this to be a strong selling point. Then he had the front end checked. Assuming that this involved pulling things apart, I “was skeptical when the mechanic did little more than lift the front of - the vehicle up ona couple of jacks | and took a quick peek undemeath. I suggested we continue searching until we. found a mechanic who” was willing io disassemble things. -This did not go over well with the mechanic, '. Then my husband placed the truck, aver a pit and inspected the - undercarriage. ‘Thoroughly bored the pit and tried to make intelli- gent conversation, wondering — when we would get around to dis-. - cussing all the really important - stuff. I discovered that standing in: over. ” a narrow pit and staring up ata " dirty undercarriage that's dripping . muddy road water all over you. _ . takes claustrophobia to new and *” interesting heights.. ‘His final check was to test the 4x4 capabilities of the vehicle. He ~~ chose to do this by driving side- ” ways across a large snowbank. Wondering if there might be a trace of insanity somewhere in his family, I watched from the side- . * lines as both the truck and camper ” tilted at an alarming angle. Already I could see tomorrow's “headlines in the National Enquirer: MADMAN KILLED BY OVER- . TURNING CAMPER AS HE _. ‘TESTS 4X4 IN'A TOTALLY ' INSANE AND UNSAFE MAN- NER. GRIEVING WIDOW | “inspection was s completed, we turned to other more important - matters. We began by arguing. a 1 © about the’colour of the truck, a... dark blue. He likes blue. I detest it. - [pointed out that rescuers ‘would . ~~ by this time, I wandered down into * never find us if we were to be. swept away during high tide i ina ~ blue truck because we'd blend right:in. Then camea heated discussion ‘be plenty: of storage space, but . _ there was no bathroom. ~. He explained that we could solve. this problem by purchasing a. port-a-potti and sticking itin — » whatever comer happened to be » ‘available, This struck me asa rather cavalier attitude, rand I demanded to know exactly, what he planned on doing with it if "polite" company happened to. © drop in for a visit. He suggested we keep it covered withanice .. . fluffy towel and use it as an extra _ seat. Good grief. ‘We finally agreed long: enough to o bay the truck and camper, but we're still arguing over some minor points, particularly the port- TEARILY EXPLAINS THAT HE _ a-potti. I just can't see myself HAD BEEN ACTING STRANGE keeping a straight face if someone _ FOR QUITE SOME TIME. - pops over for a chat and sits down Now that the mechanical on the damn bth. the camper: ‘itself. The! kitchen : area looked okdy, ‘the beds seemed | comfortable, and there appeared to" Sponsored by: . Uniquely Yours - Bridal Boutique e Fashions ; | Heather’ 5 Balloon . 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More than a year after they started. “putting their first grant application together, Project Literacy Terrace finally received funding of $51, 000 to allow them to hire a program coordinator and sect up and equip “ an office in the downtown core. — TWO YEARS AGO ~. | City council w was s giving attention 7 to ‘a proposal from the Terrace Fire Department to build a firefighter: taining facility .. . A school ‘bus _- carrying six students had a run-in with a logging truck near Kleanza hospital with minor injuries ... ‘Downtown - parking regulations ‘were being examined in prepata- tion for a a new parking ‘bylaw and ‘A two-day blitz by the Terrace detachment of the RCMP resulted in 41 vehicles being ticketed for safety defects; ‘. two vehicles with to brakes. were: ordered off the road ... A two-year PACIFIC NORTHERN GAS LTD. - ~ DIVIDEND NOTICE | NOTICE is hereby. given that the’ Board of Directors of Pacific Northem. Gas Lid, has declared a quarterly div- idend of 40 cents per share on the issued and outstanding Class A and Class B Common Shares ofthe Corpo- ° ration payable on March 20, 1992 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 6, 1992. By Order of the Board P.G. GRIFFIN " Secretary in’ and . coordinators were working against the clock as the count down to the. Northem B.C. Winter Games con-. tinued . _~parks. ‘and recreation superintend- ent, said general pool revenue was: 900 “paREE, YEARS AGO. expansion project, insisting. it: be: THIS WEEK... -° considered separately from * arly — other projects. being considered at’ the same time ‘i Meanwhile, ‘Aur- ora Summer ‘School’ of ‘the Arts. » was requesting . $25,000 “seed “- ‘money and the Terrace Art Associ- _ ation was: requesting a $25,000 time: goordinator’ i. Students at'Skeena ¢ ‘The Skeena. "Senior's. 8 ‘lotaca Society announced . they . had Wrong name Our apologies to Bob Suther- — - Jand, ‘whom. we erroncously named: Bob Sullivan in a story — ~ about his retirement from Mills © Memorial Hospital on page 13 of the Jan. 29, 1991. Terrace Review. oe AGAINST CANADA'S #1 KILLER _ HEART. AND STROKE. FOUNDATION OF B.C. & YUKON ™ | IMPROVING | YOUR ODDS Maggie Park #209-4526 Park Ave., Terrace, B.C. — | V8G 1V1 638-1167 - A thoughtful way. to remember is with an In | Memoriam gift to the Heart, and Stroke Foundation. ‘| of B.C. and Yukon. Please mail your donation to re se the above address and include the name of the vs | deceased, your name and address, as well as the. | |name and address of the niext- of-kin for an | : acknowledgement card.