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The car for farmers, trappers and "ttters-stef/ttis/ment' Classes went who need to get places they couidn't before. Some of the kids at our school, who live on islands, 'way out in the bay, cross the ice on the things. catch the school bus, dried 40 minutes to school, then make the return journey in the afternoon. You can 't knock that. And they're fine for recreation, too, if they're used with some sense. But there's the rub. As a cabinet minister remarked rec- ently, on the subject, "You can't legislate against stupidity." And some of the most' stupid people I know own snowmobiles. (Not you, gentle reader, not you). You don't go flying solo after an hour's' instruction. And you have to pass a fairly stiff test nowadays to get a car driver's license. But it seems that any nyurp of a kid (or adult) who can get one of the things started, and not nec- essarily stopped, is free to go out and commit mayhem or suicide. When I see some kid belting along at full throttle, on an icy road, or trying to pass a car an the right, l shudder. And when I see mature, middle-aged people attempting climbs and jumps and crossing thin ice that even an intelligent ape would shy at, I shake my head sadly. It seems that every third person you meet has a twisted ankle or a sprained shoulder or a bent bum. Then there are the gangs. The only difference between a motor- cycle gang and a snowmobile gang is the speed and the time of year. Both are likely to be half-stoned, Complete Decorating and Color Consultation Service . Van' Wall Coverings q Hardmg Carpets O Armstrong Flooring . Custom Made Draperies q Flo Glaze Paints q Kem qushes o Hees Pull Shades - .m.m~vzl.tm - " "'. 'r . . ‘. 'er ' . L', ", _ riiu"i"waitiirtootii,iits, ' I. Bill ii"',",";',",',"""", . Ist?'! Jun-nor WWW"? ._.’, and be. are - to vndalieln and Miter-titty the feeling at others. 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