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Going to Eagle Lake was a different story; 8 to 10 miles per hour was tops and you were in low gear most of the time. Cranking the car was dangerous because it would quite often back-fire. We had to mend our own tubes on the side of the road, and stop at least twice for water. The trip to the cottage usually took hours. My job on Saturday was to wash the car, change the oil and drive Mother to town. She said she was safer with me than with Did. (Thirty years later she preferred Dad's driving). We were living in Orillia and as soon as school was out we packed for Eagle lake to stay until Labour Day. We were up at 5 a.m. to get started by 6 o'clock. Usually we made Bracebridge for a picnic lunch and reached Eagle Lake by 6 p.m. Twelve hours on the road! On one trip we had to back up the Novar hill to get gas to the engine since the tank was under the front seat. I had one of the first radios in South River when we lived in Ard's house; this was about 1922. It was a peanut tube, battery operated, with 3 sets of ear phones. Mother and Dad didn't like its crackling. I had to keep it in my bedroom. Hube and I used to invite one pal in each night. It was no good until after 10 o'clock. The only 2 stations we could get were KDKY Pittsborough and Schencectady N.Y. There were no broadcasting stations in Canada. My first car radio had an antenna underneath and was terrible. Believe it or not, we still didn't have electricity or sewers in South River when I had the radio. I spent the winter of 1922 drawing lumber from Deer Lake for Sam McGirr at $12.00 a week - 13 hours a day for $2.00. (There were no unions!) We got up at 5 a.m., fed our horses and cooked breakfast. In the summer bunkhouse 6 of us slept in a row on the floor to keep warm, with all our clothes on except rubbers. (That included mitts and cap). We ate frozen potatoes. It was 16 miles to South River. We were on the road by 6 o'clock, crossed East Bay, and arrived at noon. I had dinner at home (Three helpings of everything !), helped take off Norm McGirr's load and my own and was back to camp by dark. We fed the horses, cookod supper, and put on 2 loads of lumber by lantern. It was 11 o'clock when we got to bed. We had Saturday night off and drove back to camp Sunday afternoon.