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Published In The Great North Arrow, October 1, 2022: Who's Zoomin' Who?

September 20, 2023

- jim Young “Remember if you plan to stay, Those who give can take away. Don't bite the hand that feeds you.” - John Kay Last month we had a phone outage in the Argyle area that affected residential homes and businesses alike for a couple of days. Considering the circumstances, Bell did a good job of repairing the severed lines and getting service back as quickly as might be expected. However, the fact remains that Bell customers are charged for services on a monthly basis. So, why should Bell’s customers be expected to pay for services they did not receive? If your Hydro goes out, your meter stops running and you are not billed for electricity you did not receive. (I do have an issue with Hydro’s delivery charges that are still applied, however that is a discussion for another time.) The truth of the matter is, Bell’s customers are in fact eligible for a credit when outages occur, if they take the initiative to call and request it. What I don’t understand is, why isn’t a credit i

Apples For The Teacher

September 21, 2023

“In all our lives, there is a fall from innocence. A time after which, we are never the same.” - Gordie LaChance from the movie “Stand By Me.” Like most everyone, I have many fond and some not so fond memories of my school days. I leave it to you to decide which category this falls into. Either way, this story that takes me back to the 1960s when I was in Grade 5 or 6, remains one of my favourite stories to tell. This was of course pre-Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader but there was never a shortage of material to read in our bathroom when I was young. My father would bring home a variety of pocket books from his IGA that would be left behind for the rest of the family to enjoy. Now inappropriate for ALL ages! They were books like the pocket book versions of MAD magazine, Andy Cap, Riddle-De-Dee by Bennett Cerf, The Strange World of Mr. Mum, Army Cartoons and of course Playboy’s Party Jokes illustrated with sexy drawings of Playboy’s trademark Femlin created by LeRoy Neiman. But then ca

Published In The Great North Arrow, August 2021: The Game Of Golf

- jim Young “The trouble with Scotland is that it's full of Scots." - King Edward Longshanks in the movie Braveheart. I’m proud of my Scottish heritage. I am a descendant of many great Scottish clans including the “fighting McGregors” and the Lyons (which allegedly link me to Royalty) as well as many other proud clans such as Dickson, Killah, Chalmers and more. My Great Grandfather Thomas John Dickson was a Gordon Highlander, one of the “contemptibles” that fought to successfully defeat the Kaiser in World War I. Thomas John Dickson My cousin is a descendant of the William Wallace Clan. FREEDOM! I love kilts, bagpipes (to the dismay of my dog) and Sir Harry Lauder singing “ A Wee Deoch & Doris”. As a disc jockey, I even supported the Bay City Rollers when they were popular in the 70s. As a child I marveled at the workings of my toy steam engine that was modeled after the invention by Scotsman James Watt. I celebrate Robbie Burns Day and sing Auld Lang Syne every New Year

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