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Page 22, Whltby Froo Pross, Wocfrisday, Deomber 21, 1994 * When ene pute away "childish thingd" and becoines an adult, one aise realizes that there are roalities we nover even dreamed jabeut wben we wero bide. Perbaps the one that bits hardegt is the realization. that around this time of year, ne matter what the movies tell you, Santa needs a littie help te ensure that the.ro's sometbing wrapped under the tree. Ever heIpful, my husband came up with bis ewn'Wish Iàste which this year centains nething but items for a car that doesn't need a thing. Perbaps I should explain. For as long as he can *remember, Fred has wanted a mid-sized convertible. Last year, just before Christmas, we went te an antique-car flea market where someone had a 1966 Dedge Dart ragtop offered for sale. Fred fell in love with it, telling me over and ever that it doesn't need a bit of work" and I won't de anything te it, Ilil just drive it." (Don't think he was trying te justify it te me; in our fanmily, ]Pm the one who says 'Teu want it, buy it," and be's the one who tells me I have tee many cars and cant have anether. Henest.) WelI, we turned it inte bis Christmas present, and just before the New Year the litle car came home. It really was in great shape, but I should have known btter. Fred simply can't keep bis banda off anything ho buys. Within two weeks, new tailliglite and headlight bezels were winging their way from Arizona te our bouse. The grille came out te ho brushed and traightened, and the trunk carpet was replaced. The car had a few parking-lot dings, which I was assured could be repaired and touched Up. Knowing Fred the way I do, I *wasn't the least bit surprised when this turned into a complete new paint job. By Apili it was running on new tires, w.ich had te be mounted a woek later on the new wheels. They Iooked quite nice against the now chrome pieces he ordered as Weil. ' Se what's on the ' Wish List?' Well, a now windshield, interior carpeting and seat covers. But before any of those could even go on, he'd have to put the motor back in. It camne out last week te replace some rustod froet iluims: that little rpi has turned ite a complote rbid. Now he's got his eye on a car which he adinits needs a 'b3it of work." 1 can't bogin -te imagine what that could possibly ontail. And my Christmnas present? Well, tradition in our bouse means eight sparkplugs and a bottie of Chanel Number 5 in the tee of my stocking. That miglit seemlike a strange combination, but it makos more sense than one mnight think. The plugs are te make my Stueakr run better, of course. And a dab of the perfume, along with a few well-chosen words, ensures that Pm net the one getting my banda dirty putting 'em n. To aIl readers, a very Merr Christmas and the happiest New Yoar. And te Santa, sSe if you can't get the windshield down the chimney witheut scratching it too badly. Thanka again. 'CRUISERS' sales director Dennis Debur- machine, radar, night-vision and video ton (standing) shows Durham Regional cameras, heads-up display (projected on Police deputy-chief Bob Jarvest the f irm's windshield -- there's no instrument cluster) advanced concept police car. The car has and retractable lights, among other 'gee a built-in computer, printer and fax, whiz' features. Phioto by Maerk Reesor, VJhltby Free Pres Roasds coalition urg9es user-pa y Ail funds collected from Ontario choice of mode of transportation. drivers should ho used for the, In the cae of many other transportation system in Ontario. services sucli as the public transit So says the Better Roads system, recreational facilities and Coalition, an association of road municipal parking, etc. funds usere in Ontario, in ite pSiton paid by the user are dedicated te papor entitled 'Dedicated Taxes pay for the provision of the for Reads and H-igbways.' service. The coalition contends that it is The coalition notes that tbe unfair te ask Ontario moterista te federal goverument lias for pay. for services that are the several years now taken in over responsibility of tbe whole $2 billion annually from Ontario community througb gasoline and motorists, returning virtually fuel tex merely because of tbeir nothing te roads in Ontario, whereas the province, even with their increase in road expeditues, anticipates recivig $00million more frem tbe read user than it proposes te spend on the syetem. Dedication te tbe road system of road user taxes sucli as gasoline fuel and licence fees is net uniquee. 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