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~V-V ‘7‘“ page? NORTH LEEDS UNTERN ' EDITORIAL PAGE- FABULOUS FEBRUARYI?! February brings us Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day, Ash Wednesday, and Pancake Tuesday each year. It also seems -to bring us, with a certain dastardly regularity, ice storms, the flu and budgets! Thank goodness it is the shortest month of the year. Goodness knows what else would be thrown at us if it had another couple of days to work with. Groundhog Day came and went...with the groundhog seeing and not seeing his shadow, depending on your precise geographical location.’ It seems to me that no matter what this creature does, winter is still about three weeks longer than I really appreciate. Thisyear, for some unknown reason, I forgot Pancake Tuesday....and my family were most upset at missing the annual "pig-out" of crepes, carefully flipped in view of the dining table. (I hasten to add that they too forgot...only remembering three days after the date!) Valentine's Day brought the usual raft of crazy cards and the much appreciated floral gift from "himself". - No chocolates for a change..."they" must be watching my weight too!) The ice storms created the usual havoc although local schools only had one "snow day". From the amount of driving I've been doing, I would guess that most drivers are taking a little more care when the weather gives that extra challenge. How unfortunate that, when the weather improves slightly, all the bad habits return: passing on solid yellow lines, trying to pass as the car in front is making a left-hand turn, driving with "slightly" befogged windows, and parking so close to corners as to make it nigh impossible to check for traffic! I sometimes wish I could be a traffic cop for a few hours. Either that or Hercules and physically move someof the offenders! Cars alsoseem to have an aversion for running well in the winter months. Flat batteries, tires and low windshield wiper fluid are minor complaints compared to sticky what'sits; worn-out thingimibobs and burnt-out turnâ€"it-ons! The inventor of the automobile certainly should be given the "stress-creating" award of the century! Nothing like spending an hour and a half shovelling your driveway and then finding that the silly vehicle you've just strained your back for wont even start! (no letters about small cars from .15 please!) The Flu! This year's strain was apparently extremely virulent, knocking some of our hardiest souls out of action for several days. The variety of symptoms made a conversation topic for several weeks. Lets hope the "bug" has left for the year...and hopefully wont find North Leeds next year. That kind of tourist we don't need! Unfortunately, or fortunately, the new budget wont be out by the time we go to press. I know we are all waiting with baited breath for Mr. Wilson's latest financial configurations...the only thing we can be certain of is that it will cost us more and we're going to get less. At least that seems to be the trend lately, no matter which party is in power. While the press harps on about junkets to Mexico, trips to Europe and the continued increase in the cost of government....our dollar bounces up and down like a yoyo. Fears of cut-backs in social service funding, increased taxes for those with jobs yet further "tampering" with "early retirement" schemes which were introduced to open the job market for the younger would-be workers makes one wonder just how the eighties will finish. Those who have well-paying jobs usually spend their money in the marketplace, creating a demand for products and services, thus making way for job creation. To tax this group more and more to fund (or underfund) social services seems a non-job productive method. Leave more money in the hands of the workers and their spending would create more employment which surely would be a more positive approach. The Free Trade issue is still being heavily discussed and its implications vary depending on who is addressing the matter. My question would have to be: is "Buy Canadian" now old hat? Several organizations funded with tax money are freely permitted to spend in the U.S. Mr. Masse is, in my mind, on the right track, when he initiates ideas which would make "Buy Canadian" compulsory. Too bad that in some of the provincial areas this is not enforced! Enough already...the budget is not even out yet. That's it for Fabulous February...it will soon be history...and we'll only have March to deal with before the "start-up" month of April - garden planning, opening cottages, planning Vacations, black fly, mosquitoes -â€" Oh well, what would we do if everything was perfect???!!! 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