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WM i hit I i t‘nmmcu: - Wednesday. lkxetnbel a was . 9 v v. V . t . . . O O ‘ ‘ ) I ‘ s s ‘ [ll Hits [0 PHI: CHRONICLE . Wishlng Jumbo a l “_ " _ 7' _ W" W _, A y hhose it» 11’ "1 ti“ Mam; aquatic life?" ' " o cartoonis‘ ShOUld he is Dr Richard Beyers. local dentist How does ill-SA react in our nut; llt e 00 ortune , be ashamed (retired) and past president of the ural waterways and what effect is it Royal (killege ofl)ental Surgeons of having on our neighbours down 0 O No wonder your cantxinis‘t does- Ontario. stream? S C rlstmas 1 n't sign his name. lie should be He extols the merits offluoride l am also alarmed that our cur; I ashamed‘ and condemns those who dare rent council does not see the waste. 1 - . - , . . 1 . , last week he insulted the Clay speak out against adding hydrofluor Can we afiord to buy something I ve heard It said a?“ when an elephant raises m trunk. “5 d . . . .. _ , , .. symlnlofgoodluckfortuneandoptirmsm. and Class (1allery and this week he rosilicit acid (”MAJ to our water, and then throw away 98 per cent? l' h - - . 1 , , - 1 . g _ . , y . . _ . m oping this is the case as my favourite neighbourhood insulted the seniors living near Dr, Beyers indicated Waterloo is Why are we as taxpayers paying . - - - . 1 . . . , . . , . . Video store Jumbo Video. Wllh their elephant mascot. are in Waterloo Park. of which I am one. an intelligent community. Well, for something that Is already In ~ - , 1 - ‘ , , ‘ ‘. ‘ . , , fierce competition each and every day â€" especrally during the We have no complaints about sinte we are intelligent. why did he toothpaste and mouth wash? 1 ~ . - . . , . _ . . g . . (.hnstmas season â€" With big box retailers like Walmart. Best children playing in the park and not present us With any scrence to Would this same money not be bet- Buy and Future Shop love to take our grandchildren there. consider? , . . ter spent on preventative dental And though Jumbo Video is a Canadian retail chain. with 32 We have had complaints about loud Nowhere did he mention the dif- care for children in need? . ~ . _. g . . ‘ . ‘ . stores across the country. I constder the laurelwood Plaza horse and music at inappropriate ference between naturally occumng Please show us source sctence . - 1 . . - . . . . . . . , . . . location in Waterloo to be more like an independent bustness. times of the day and night. fluoride in water and the MESA provtng HPSA in dunking water is 1. . - . . , . . . , And for me. thats what sets it apart from large chain retailers My neighbours and l are not actually being added to our drinking safe and causes caVity reduction. "15 run like a momâ€"and-pop shop thanks to Steve Chapman i -I . ' ' _ . - ; . ‘ grumpy Old farts. That ‘3 very insult water. . . M” all. we are paying for ”' and Ward Pudney. who recognize the value of fair business mg. Nowhere did he mention that Would you buy anything from a ”c“ e d exc tio al c t er . there is a large difference between salesperson who simply says p 1 c an - ep n us om serVice. DorothyH h ‘ ral fl 'd dh HFSA 'bel' _ ld l m reminded each time I walk through the doors that Wantehrloow" 3w {‘th M90” e an 0w five me or wou you want Jumbo is also a fun experience for the family. as my daughters a “W em rd’.’ k . t l proo ' jump at any opportunity to browse the kids' movies, gaze at mtoeriolei‘énlfilifi’l‘ifié. MaryAnnGllhuly Pani'bal'wns' “chem“ ”Webb” â€"a”‘“ewh“e°a" Dentist ShOllld have pally fluoridated water. The rest of Waterloo mg free popcorn. But “5 sad to think ‘7 . . th HFSA . d h d . that in the years to come. Video stores \ , \ given us the suence '3 ~ . gmngh‘ PM” 6 ram like Jumbo may bea thing ofthe past. 1l \l\\l l =l l and out into our envrronment. . ‘ _ . . . Wh . th . h . a; “if; "Ste; “4.5;“. « thanks to what Pudney refers to as \l\ I \ fter reading '35! weeks Chronicle wh' fimhls ”igt‘i‘iefnce SHOWER '.,_1; a, FM: 1.5%.,“ twém .3? “fragmentation in the business." est column. “Carefully consider 'h at a .t at , .hrom us gig z": 1‘ ,1. a... .1 . I , 5‘ “When your kids are older. they'll the fluoride question" by Rick Bowers. 5‘ owering. u” w“ mg etc. '5 0mg ‘24 ”wt-:11 ‘ 9 “Adam ‘ . *' * * think that's crazy that Dad actually went to a store to pick up a movie and fl then brought it back." Pudney told ‘ F. din If Chri d me. “The biggest challenge we're fac- . ' In g myse at a Stmas crossroa 8 ing is there are so many options for - watching movies now â€" cable sysâ€" l Hmkslikeit might be time to update some ofthe Every now and then my wife. who admittedly is a terns like Rogers. satellite. and those ‘ linstnias displays around the Bourke homestead. bit ofa Christmas freak. will look jealously at some- kinds of variants. But reading a rating " i l've noticed the tacky animated Santa now creaks one else's whimsical collection ofbrightly lit inflat- system is not the same as walking and groans when he moves. [To be fair to the jolly old able Characters and talk dreamily about how we amongst the racks and getting a per. MARSHALL elf. so do I, and I am considerably less animated than should get some. But since I have a hard enough sonal opinion." WARD ‘ he is) And I’m not sure the Minister oflximestic time keeping the barbecue in place during the con; Chapman agreed: “A lot of people ~â€"***-** .. *4 Affairs is really all that pleased with the s. . . stant wind gusts we get around our enjoy getting out. reading the back of the (movie rental) covers. outdoor display. ) . . place. I'm not too excited about chasing and discussing new releases. along with older films. Jumbo has ”me again this yearl have purchased l l l( l ( ll a big floppy snowman all around always been about that tactile experience. As for Rogers (digi- ncwChnstmag lights. i believe this might } B()U RKF Waterloo's westside. I can see myself. as tall. they claim to offer High»[)efiniti0n. but they can't deliver he 15 consecutive years. ever since the ‘ ‘ the snow whips around my head. true ill). so if you're a quality junkie. you're not going to get it people who make them started changing . ._ clutching my inflatable snowman. from them. ‘ everything. l have had icicle lights. chas- fir “Please Frosty.,.please don't go.” "It's also about supporting local businesses. and if all we > mg lights. pure white lights. coloured . g ‘4‘ So far none of my daughters have care about is getting the lowest price. then at the end of the 1 lights. LED lights and even those great big ‘ . 7 complained. But then they also haven't day. all we'll be left with are cookie-cutter big retail stores that . old bulbs that had the added bonus of ‘ _ w been at the house yet. don't care about quality. and can't deliver that personal touch.” ' allowing you to cut ham with your t~lec- . ' " .- Even though none ofthem live here It's true. as Oscar “Wilde once said. “Nowadays people know tric meter. . I, anymore they still insist on voicing the price of everything and the value of nothing.” They have all been up at one time or l 1 their opinions about Christmas deco; But Pudney is optimistic. predicting the Blockbuster mega- another. Rarely. in those years when it’s l ‘1 - f rating. (Where they got this outspoken franchise “with their ill-advised 'no late fees,‘ which were a ter- warrn enough and i feel properly ' nature is a bit ofa mystery to me.) rible business move for them. and everyone else," will be inspired. have they have been up at the Acouple ofyears ago wealmost had brought to their knees before long, “Blockbuster is a good same time. But I feel neither the urge nor ‘ BRIAN an insurrection on our hands when we example of a business that doesn't care about the customer." the energy to compete anymore. BOURKE arbitrarily moved the Christmas tree said Pudney. “lhey're not going to make it through the first Plus, we don't have any children at . from upstairs to downstairs. We were half onOlO â€" Blockbuster is going to fall over." home anymore, which means i no longer ‘ " " told in no uncertain terms never to do There's another old saying, this one Russian that sums it up get the heartfelt oohs and aahs when i switch on the that again. nicely: “No matter how much you feed a wolf. an elephant still lights We haven't put out all the Christmas bric-a-brac has bigger halls." And I can't help but think we are at a crossroads. yet and have seriously discussed not bothering, Until Dec. 18. go to Jumbo and donate a non-perishable Do we keep throwing up a smaller. restrained display Something tells me by the end ofthis week I will find food item and receive a ballot for a chance to win a Blu-ray ofChristmas cheer that sneaks underthe neigh- people who no longer live at my house ferreting player. A winning ballot will be drawn on December l9th and hourly radar? Or do we go over the top and launch a through boxes and bins to make things look like they all food collected will be donated to the KW Food Bank the full out holiday decorating assault? (Which it seems always have. week before Christmas. For more information on Jumbo's to me. would only end with us being labeled as the And don't tell them but we wouldn't have it any Donate to Win' promotion call: SISâ€"8860500. “crazy old Christmas couple” up the street.) other way. Our admittedly lame collection oflighted reindeer '00 and sleigh out front now has half it's lights out. And Brian Bourke. a member ofthe “15.3 K001. FM Marshall Ward is a visual artist and independentfilmmalcer. it's too small to be seen when we get much more momingcrem can be reached hyemat'l at Email is welcome at marshaleardEihotmailcom, than a dusting of snow. hbourchoolfmrom.