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p4 tribune kby29il st stouflyille oconnor visit sure to spark debate ocal mpp larry oconnor will be in the area wednesday night to meet with constituents its an opportunity to meet and talk with the ndp member of the ontario legislature his press release stated but the mpp may be in for more than he bargained at the meeting at green gables manor on 9th line at the bloomington sideroad constituents from uxbridge and stouffville will be on hand in droves most likely to challenge the mpp on a host of issues it is the first opportunity since before the ndp budget for residents to take up their beefs the budget the oath to the queen the truckers dispute a growing tax revolt and pending auto insurance legislation will be grist for the mill at this meeting oconnor should be staying up late to do his homework for this one certainly the taxpayers of this area will be checking it u hial f fcm wj w fl a waluc henry ford was the father of highwjy robbery h ow can it be that man is able to fly millions upon millions of kilometres to the moon but man cannot make a car that will travel more than 8000 kilometres without a tune- up how is it that man can put big metal birds in the sky defying all logic and gravity to boot for years on end and yet man cannot make a spark plug last a couple of years it bothers me a great deal that the car companies and service garages think we are too stupid to realize that something aint quite right here lets say you spent 15000 on a small car by some manufacturers standards and recommended maintenance programs the cost of regular tuneups and oil changes is going to cost you more than 2000 before you hit 100000 kilometres and thats not including the cost of anything that will go wrong note that i stress the word will there because believe me i know about car repairs i am still paying for a lemon that i sold two and a half years ago it only had 50000 kilometres on it but in two months i put more than 2500 into it so i ditched the thing got into a new car lease deal paid big bucks for what they call extra protection anything goes wrong they chuckled and grinned its covered oh except for wiper blades and brake pads no sweat i thought my days of paying the high cost of car minute with mair a n d re w maintenance are going the way of the edsel all you have to pay for they added are regularly scheduled tuneups went in for a regularly scheduled tuneup last week its a big one they said oh and by- theby we found a couple of things wrong with the car this and that were worn this and that were busted this and that were rusted no sweat i thought this is where my extra protection will kick in sorry sir they said these items i have listed are not covered but you told me just wiper blades and brake pads i protested evidently someone lied to you sir evidently so i said so how much are we talking small pause about 500 for your regularly scheduled tuneup and another 1400 for the this and that when i was revived i got back on the phone forget it you pirates i wailed ill fix it myself for nothing i hung up with the satisfied feeling that id just warded off a vampire attack with a neckring of garlic bulbs but since i know next to nothing about internal combustion engines i can only sum up this sordid tale in one way car for sale cheap needs work stouffvilleuxbridge tribune publisher editorinchief editor advertising director business manager promotionsdistribution mgr operations manager patricia pappas jo ann stevenson andrew mair debra weller chris bertram jennifer hutt pam nichols staff reporters tracy kibble enzo oi mafieo juce caspersen photographers sjoerd witteveen steve somerville heal estate joan marshman classified retail sales ooreen deacon debbie amundsen uxbridge distribution arlene maddock published every wednesday by metreland printing publishing arid distributing at 9 heritage rd markham ontario l3p 1 m3 tel 2942200 second class registration number 1 247 the stouffvilleuxbridge tribune published every wednesday at 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wasnt certain however about the powers of make up and hairdressing artistes to transform this apparition into one of those gleaming and sleek creatures beloved of the after photos besides what if i went in and got all fixed up only to find i much preferred the original me although the new version usually looks better there are times when the raw material appears to be a considerable improvement on the improvement a before photo in the womens mags tends to resemble the stark and unflattering portrait you get from a photo booth a drivers licence office or a purveyor of passport photographs all it needs is some numbers on the bottom and youve kates corner kale q i i de rda i e got the perfect mug shot for the criminal classes as depicted in kojak or whatever the current tv equivalent is hair is lank and unkempt makeup has not yet been applied and the facial expression has got monday morning written all over it as for the duds lets just say there are no witty little armani jackets casually draped over charming understated alfred sung pantsuits ive got to admit they work some pretty convincing looking miracles but not without some pretty expensive help not only do you have to take out a mortgage on the clothes you also have to visit a phenomenally expensive downtown hairdresser to get your hair restyled and subtly enhanced with color which needs re touching every four weeks these guys may be polite about their subjects in a double page magazine spread but try darkening the doors of their exclusive salon if youre over 21 andjjot designed like julia roberts who did this to your hair they cry in horror as they run their well- manicured nails through your crowning glory the trouble with a makeover is youll either love the look but be unable to afford to keep it up or youll long to be your dull boring comfortable self again alas that cute little cut and perm the fashion guru insisted was so you and which makes you look like a cross between mc hammer and madonna will take months to grow out its called learning from experience