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16-The Canadian Champion, Friday. December 14, 2001 R Al urray Tow > ;nlu '> Luïw i &Li Lîfestyles section every second Fr/day t&e aVew ea! Specializing In: 0 Wight Management 2-4Ibs per week 0 Electro-Muscle Toning. Reduce 1-2 Sizes in 5 Weeks a Nutritional Counselling a Nutritional Supplements for Weight Loss BEVEB[YIHIILS- Cail or Your Free Consultati .on 550 Ontario St. S. Unit 18 905-875-2889 She had somne gooid points, but not about everything e from 1 THINK on page 12 This lime, however, 1 tbink Ms Ilnus had somle good points, but flot about everything. If, for exaso- pie, 1 concentrated on my own shoricomingo before compiaining about anyone cisc's, i wouid have no lime lefi for complining. And the part about moving my hand when îhey don'l bother 10 look at me when giving my change? Weii, i don'i tbink lbat's showing ibat l'm rude and uncoor- dinaîed. 1 wii admit, though, thai il shows ltai somotbing is wrong wiib me bocause i îbink il's bilani- ous. But, i ihink sbe's righl about treating people the way you wish 10 be trealed in return. i have become so jaded witb the service ai fast food and coffee places ihai 1 approacb the conier in a sulien demeanor. Ms Insus îuggosls ihat if I were t0 be pleasant to tbemi lbey wouid be pleasani back. Incideniaiiy, evotybody I taiked 10, about the subjeci agreed tbat the service wtt atrocious and added tome stories about thoir own expe- nience. We're flot talking about boens everywhere, jusi the major chains. i thougbi i had made tbat clear tise firsi lime. Wits tisai in mi, how- ever, i set oui 10 use the 'hIsus Melbod'. My firsi altempi wtt ai a drive- lhrough coffee place. i painted a smile on my face wiie ordering. i was deiermined 10 be tise mosi plettani customer that place had ever seen. "Drive ahead," said the tlking voice box when i wtt fin- ished ordering. "Hello!!" i beamed when I reached tbe window. There was a person bebind the window person cbatting away, but the window per- son iooked directiy ai me as i handed ber the money (and Ms Imus wiii like ibis) i dropped tome of il on Uhc ground by accident. 1 sworo (she won*t like ibal) and opened Uhe car door 10, serounge around for il. The porson smiied ai me for a second and thon sisul Uhe window because i wtt taking to long. 1 evenluaily found il and lbey came back 10 thc wmndow as i sbeepisbly conlempiatod wbethor 1 realiy wtt as uncoordinated as Ms Insus suggesled. 1 lefi a tip as ans excuse for my own shortcomings. My nexi antempt wtt ai another drive-ibrough a couple days lter, just 10 the cat of Milton. 1 bad aiready ordered ai the taiking machine, whicb I didn't smiie ai ibis time, so be banded me my cof- fee wiîbouî a word as I handed bim the money and wailed for my change. i cieared my ibroal as 1 wailed. "How is your day going?- I repeat- cd 10 myseif as per Ms insus' instuction. Yup, Mr. Friendiy was going 10 get bis due. He canme back, deep in conversa- lion wiih somebody behind bim and sluck bis band oui Use window with the change, bis bead tmcd. What now? I was templod, bolieve me. Just a litile movement of my hand and ho wouid lean a lessos. But, no. il wasn'î par of the Imus Melbod. i didn't put my band oui rigbl away, and ho tmcd bis bead for a quick giance Io find il, wbicb i relucianly sboved forward. He dropped il in my band without a word or anoiber look and tiammed the window shut. i starod ai the glass partition. "How is your day gomg?" I askod il. Christmas Ch.., is H.,.! ... and so is Santal Visit hint at his Winter Woodiands for photos by Milton Photo Foto Source Santat hours MonfTuaesAged Dec. 17-19: 2-8 pm Thursiprl Dec 14: 3-8 pmn Dec. 20. 21: 2-8 pmn Saturdays Dec. 15,22: 11-8 pm Sundays & Xmas Eve Dec. 16, 23, 24: 11-4pm EX-TEN-DED HOLIDAY HOURS NOW UNTIL CHRISTMAS Mon-Sat 10 amta, 0 pm tsome stores may be open earlier Sun. Dec. 16. 23 10 arn to,5 pm X-mas Eve 9 arn to 5 pmn Boxing Day 10 arn to 5 pm (Normal hours resumne Dec. 2lth-30th) New Vears Eve 9:30 arn ta, 5 pm In hopes that St. Nucholas soon would be there friendly &familiar Escarpment Country- Tourtsm Partner Shopping Hous: Mon.to Fri. 9:30 a.m. -9:00 p.mt.Satutday 9:30 a.. -6:00 pm Sunday Noonto 5:00 p.m Comer ofMan& Ontario Enumuu N bigla Doc. le 905-878-3900 m - * 8-.d .. FuIl Pqg-.- E=hM«. pmdut.