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WATERIDO CHRONICLE Publisher. Gil Bosveld 886-2830 Fax: 886-9383 E-mail: wchronicteesentermN I \l’lll Hanul lit-glut“! ”mined Mlnlgrv 75 King St. South, Suite 201 Waterloo. Ontario N2] 1P2 Inlem-Iinnd Standard Scull Number ISSN 0832-34 I0 The Waterloo Ouorucie ls published wry Wednesday by The Fairway Group. a division of Southern Ontario Community Newspapers lnc., a diviston of Southern Publications. a (LanWest Co mpany The views of our columists ale their own and do not necessarily represent those of the newspaper. sto ‘ CS",?, i1..- , mm In: k :ngh Nt) Islvos" In hlwl I ”plum-I In "'rlt'rs And 'rthvr materials sumrmtred m Ihr Publisher and Alta-pin! for pulllu annn rcmaifG wulh the author, Inn the publisher and us Int-lures may fun-Iv "'produce Ihrnl In 5mm, elv, mum m other In!!!“ Ttttt marloe mum“ Is 71 Mug NI N Null? All Waterloo N2.' "'2 null» mast adult-w“ mhmmdmenm nel. and mu lax numhei Is mm 91t13 Carolyn Ansley Clrulllllllll Mun-gel Letters P6licy Andrea Bailey Bob Wbanac new“: - mm lim Alexander Dlrtclor " [Wiring Can-dim MIMI-non: Mai Sales Product Agreement Numb" Cal Donald Debunh Cmndalt Norma Cyca Mugging Audited circulation: 26.056 136378 [Aunt thaw.“ ”mined hales Iuannr Durant Mvmlsln; Suits Gerry Mattrce Rel-ll Saks "was" Karen Dwyer Chum-lion These scenarios pale in compahsoh to what I believe sparks the ultimate sense of fear __ loss of control. This re'ality check of sorts smacked me in the face this past weekend when I came a hair away from los- ing a member of my family, - - After arriving, I decidéd id iake Sadie for a stroll along a gravel walkway, which runs through some parkland near my parerys' home, _ - It's actually ' prular route for dog owners to walk their pets, as Sadie seemed to make a few four- legged friends that evening. A __ __- - oever came up with the saying, 'There's wrxothing to fear, but fear itself' obviously led a pretty sheltered life. There's plenty to fear in the worid these days, and I'm not talking about big hairy spiders, or what might be under the bed when the lights go out. And the scariest part is that it can strike any- where, anytime, and wjthoul warning. - My parents were out of town for the day, so I decided spend some time with my favourite fux- face, Sadie, our two-year-old puppy Hey, she could be 10, and she'd still be a puppy to me. "After Sadie did her norria routine ofsniffing and squatting we reached the point in the trail Where we had to cross a busy street before continuing on our No problem. I learned how to look both ways a long time ago. - _ But once we reached the other side of the street, we encountered a threat of another kind. A large dog came charg- ing out of the home next to the walkway. At first we both froze to get a feel for the canine's intentions, Everything seemed OK, just some harmless sniff- Now: if it were my dug attacking another, I would have jumped on Sadie to holy her back, _ A _ At one point I yelled at him, "Can't you grab her?"; only to hear. "I'm trying!". Not very well, I'd say, In her struggle to get away. Sadie's collar and leash slipped up over her head, causing me to lose my grip on her. Remember the busy street we had just crossed? To get away from her attacker. Sadie headed back toward the road, ntot knowing enough to stop. By then the dog's brain-dead owner, who should have had enough sense to have his mutt tied up, arrived on the scene and gave a half-hearted attempt at trying to restrain his dog. M the' owner did was tell me this kind of thing has never happened. while trying to grab at his does tail. Watching this in honor, I screamed for her to come back. I was utterly helpless I couldn'l catch her and I couldn't control her. All I could do was pray she would be lucky enough to make it to the other side, alive and unharmed [hank God she did, My last words to me l'ellnw dog owner before rmwng the Mreet rm self were. "Tie your dog up for r... mke PF Not my finest mumenl maybe, but any- Ulll' In mg no“ In " plrhlh “alkuuw should he mmd, lul (.rl Iluur .uum.1|~ mlu-I h". ouvurtu'tirtgitlctuvor hazing ”ll'lll tted up In hammer tlw [lllllli hmul- turtht-r. I made " mil m Ifo' Kill Iwm'r W,iItsrloo Hummu- Not rm, who "I rum ham-(I the mnwr a “arming mrr .Illnumg his dog In run at large H II happens again charges will he laid I’ve taken about 1.000 lessons from this experi- mat with the top two being to never lake any situa- mm for granted. and to always air on the side of catr nun Oh yer, and In ng nw puppy a hug every time I 511‘ her 'Suddenly the other dog I [5&1th began lunging at Sadie's neck, with its teeth ready to do some damage. I've flashed hack to that Splll second of helpless- nuss many times over the Last few days, and each tittw l feel sick tomy stomach right Theres more to fear There's nothing to fear, but fear itself" Yeah VIEWPOINT Switching brokers from stock to pawn olly, it seemed that the heat wave would ever end, Mind you, I like hot weather, but that was the first time I was ever glad to see it gone. Particularly annoying was the stinging in the eyes which comes with the smog. And stays with the smog. The rain that broke the heat would have been welcome if it amounted to anything As Churchill didn't quite say, "Never have so many people waited so long for so little." I was expecting a downpour. a real gully washer. Something akin to the time it rained so much that they had to get a deep-sea diver to wind the clock at the old Kitchener City Hall. Wind in Your Sails: You probably know a salesman who isn't doing too well. He's proba- bly the kind who couldn't sell Windex to a Peeping Tom. At the other extreme, there's the salesman who 1“** ’ * sold me four new tires I didn't ‘ 'l i, LN l - need. What made it even worse -- (N 4 I I had a motorcycle at the time. Are, Take the recent story on the RIM Park financing. h appears the one salesman made $l.4 million on the park deal, based on a com- mission of 35 per cent and the $4.1 million profit that MFP made on the deal. lt's sutvly just a cm'ncidence, but the Windsor deal seems fraught with the same problem as Waterloo'; Come In think of " so is one with Brock University. One for the Park: lust maybe W'alerioo would like to hear a kind word about RIM Park Understand, I couldn't sell a fire extinguisher to Joan of Arc, but I think I know what the not- too-successful salesmen are doing wrong Simply put, they're selling the wrong things What's more he earned nearly $2 million in commissions for a landfill deal and subsequent leases for the Essex-Windsor Snlid Waste Authority. Now. mark you, this isn't likeselling hrush- cs doorto-door. and some days he may not complvie a dval at all. But. let's say he dons a deal own tveck -, nh lu'rkf letis make it every tivo wt-oks. Hm xull making " good living. Maylw m" own salesman is rut out for that hncof work. But n standstorvasor1thcremur,t be hundreds of pulls like that (mu Oh well. nun/hr not hundreds, but there mm! ht' dun-r13 Or maybe just u few Meanwhile, Waterloo taxpayers fret and fume. They aren't sure which way their tax rate IS headed. They don't know whether they'll have to switch broyt-from stock to pawn. " CONDITIOHIIIG HYDRO BILL SANDY BAIRD A father with three boys in Leaside soccer sweaters was seated at McDonald's the other day when he was asked where they played. Said he: "It was Waterloo's new park and that sure is a beauty. And the buildings that go with it! It's a pleasure to visit." And-it's just too bad Waterloo may not afford it. Now we may look stupid, but that doesnt mean we're not, So let's withhold criticism of the RIM Park financing until the case is closed. Yes sir, as they say, if you can keep your head while others all about you are losing theirs, you'll be the tallest in the crowd. How's ht? When a youth was fatally stabbed at Victoria Park during the Victoria Day celebrations. some other youths named the"Slingem" as the gang responsible, But that same night policemen said they've never 7 ""‘ij heard of the Slingers. And now, Mit R ' during a trial arising from a 1999 . stabbing, the role of the Slingers r a, was canvassed again and again. And that same leadership let them be 1ll prepared for the APEC melees. That isn't the way we think of the Mounties. Granted. therc've been other cases recenllv In which they played Dudlm‘ Dough! and fumhlvd " bit let's get back In the way " used In lw win-n the Motmtics were supl-r-slick and thorrmp,hh reliable Yes. the Mnumics may ”PHI an vxhaustive rvmt‘w In 19ng] that kind of crvth hllilv For his part, Mr Chretien has survly got thc message by now Keep your hands off pol" r operations. That'll be hard for him hecausv hr- secms a driven man, a guy who has to have a frnger m everything that happens in Canada. Agreed. demonstrators have a right In protest, as much as we loath their ideas. I don't know who's teaching these kids democratic principles. but I think it's Attila. - Still, I think the implement some of the demonstrators use to voice their opinions. really says it. A bullhorn. DY Like most older Canadians. m I've long been a fan of the ' Mounties. They have fallen under sad leadership if they let govern- ment tlurJkies bully them into anything. The Arm of the Law: The Chretien government and the Mounties have been criticized for their roles at the 1997 APEC sum- mit. Former judge Ted Hughes found that federal officials bullied RCMP brass who were ill prepared for the melee that was coming. If they didnt," how eerie the poli_ce ditint knoyv ngoql them?, Ott, Ort.... I DON‘T LIKE THE LOOKS OF THI$....