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p4 weekender august 30 1986 weekender comment safety a prime concern as summer holidays wind down thousands of local youngs ters will be heading back to school this coming tuesday that means school buses on the roads and youngsters walking or on bicycles traversing busy roadways and these children in the caref ree innocence of youth often dont look where theyre going that puts the onus on mature motorists to be just a little more watchful when approaching youngsters walking or cycling although something of a nui sance especially on twolane country roads school buses re quire a special kind of vigilance on the part of motorists firstly it takes a great deal of patience to keep ones cool when following a school bus from stop to stop along its route however patience is exactly whats needed after all the safety of youngsters getting on and off buses is at stake secondly motorists should ex ercise extra vigilance in order to obey a school buss flashing red lights on busy highways it is vital that the flashing lights be re spected a vigilant driver can stop in time lets have a safe and happy school year southern climes are very enticing standing on the dock with my friend lorna recently marvelling at the stunning lake simcoe sun set i began to sense summers coming demise and it made me think of the south ff i ever write a novel im de finitely using that as my opening sentence ah the south the islands of the caribbean the mountains that roll right down into the sea in puerta vallarta mexico the surf washing multicolored shells onto white sand beaches and those ocean sunsets that set the sky on fire just like last monday at simcoe as blessed as we have been with sunshine and warmth this sum mer oh come on now whats a little rain it wont be easy to bid the season farewell but when we do it will be time once again to go down to the travel office and check out the latest fun in the sun brochures these glossy little comcons can rival the thrill of actually flying south each year the lour operators compete to see whose printed material can best combine beer commercial good life prog- aganda with playboy style seduc tiveness personally all i care about are the pictures showing the beach those wind blown palm trees the size of the waves layout of the hotel and of course the sunset shots which is not to say mind you that i dont have any appreciation at all for the other types of scen ery featured in the travel brochures its just that too much good lifing on a trip south tends to bring you home needing a weeks rest to recover from your holiday now i know that some south freaks are not turned on by 747s and all inclusive caribbean re sorts there are those who like myself hear the song ventura highway on the radio one cool late autumn morning and im mediately begin fantasizing a fourwheeled winter escape be cause as the tune goes this town dont look good in snow everybody should give in to this urge at least once i speak from experience here having spent the winter of 7273 with the bride of six months touring mexico in a van on 13 a day best to do this while you are young however a constant expo sure to budget mexican fare would be sure to offend the more mature palate the most appealing thing about a winter holiday down south is that it lasts so long not the trip itself but the two or three months before you go as you study the brochures and pump everyone you know who has been to where you are going in order to get the complete run down of dos and donts the slides you bring home from your holiday will always be there so you can relive you trip in living color at any time and most people bitten by the southern sun and sand bug start planning next years getaway the minute they arrive home so it makes for a great hobby espe cially when you use all the video materials now available on the sun spots for home viewers sure it may be a little early to give up on summer and start plot ting a winter getaway but it takes times to coordinate these things to convince your spouse or friends or relatives of the benefits of a week or two of relief from winters icy grip like the man says i love it when a plan comes together besides i have friends in the travel business and after the slow season they have just suffered through with the european scares they can use a little adv ance promotion for the winter ahead just trying to help out so well see you in the domini can republic in february youll thank me for it then and dont forget to bring your snappiest bathing suit you just might end up in next years brochure economistsun the tribune weekeit bruce annan publisher 9 heritage rd markham l3p 1m3 2942200 4959440 6402100 6492292 published every saturday by mcuoland priming publishing and distribming at 9 heritage rd mar kham ontario l3p 1m3 tel 294 2200 second class mail registration number 1247 the markham economist and sun published every wednesday and saturday at 9 heritage rd markham is one of the metroland printing publishing and 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