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economist suntribune opinion thursday sept 5 2002 mpp smart to help autobuying consumers ive owned seven cars in the past 40 years i loved one liked three was indifferent to two and hated one i know very little about cars im at the mercy of oth ers when making a vehicle purchase especially when buying used because most of us know so little about the automotive world my hat goes off to oak ridges mpp frank klees for trying to increase consumer protection for postcollision repairs for a good bit of time after the voters put mr klees into office along with mike harris and his common sense revolution i figured wed been getting poor leadership its too common and it makes no sense however when electing the local member the voters made the right choice i like frank klees hes an exceptionally good mpp while in the legislature mr klees recently told fellow mpps that the private mem bers bill is about improving highway safety by making sure vehicles that have been damaged in collisions are properly repaired before they are driven again when i bought my first car it had been in a wreck however i didnt need the government looking over my shoulder when i bought it i had a mechanic uncle look ing out for me during the early 1960s in small town ontario con sumers werent subjected to the dishonest practises seen today in automotive repair shops or on car lots forty years ago you knew who you dealt with and you dealt with who you knew my mechanic uncle knew his trade inside out and back wards gilbert alldread was born with a wrench in his hand he took pride in his work and regardless of time restraints and other pres sures safety was never com promised uncle gib earned a repu tation for being one of the best mechanics around he was also a good person mr klees knows that today mechanics like my late uncle are dwindling so ontario needs legislation to help protect people mr klees bill the collision repair standards act received first reading in the ontario legislation recently second reading is expected later this year the liberals and the new democrats should back mr klees in approving this bill when i bought my first car uncle gib made sure the joan ransberry vehicle his niece joannie her husband and baby would be riding in was safe oh how i loved that car it was a twotoned green two- door 1953 belair sports coupe i purchased it in the summer of 1963 a year after i got married id paid for the wedding and had some money left while id moved to a golf course home east of newcastle with my husband i left 200 to draw interest in a savings account in the orono branch of the canadian imperial bank of commerce i told no one including my husband about my nest egg when my baby boy arrived in the spring i decid ed our little family needed a set of wheels i told no one including my husband of my plan i called uncle gib and gave him the headsup he knew every carhunting spot in clark and darlington township a few days later uncle gib called hed found me a 170 gem the belair it needed bodywork the front end had been hit hed also pick up a nearly new motor the plan was to rebuild and install the motor do the body work and in a few days the belair would be back on the road it would have to be in my husbands name i was too young and too female to own anything serious half of the cost of the car and the motor was a belated wedding gift from uncle gib for the past three years id babysat my uncles son and never took a dime since we were family money didnt cross hands i bought three months worth of collision insurance and still had 9 left in my secret account uncle gib worked under neath the hood my baby watched from his carrying seat while i washed waxed and polished my new vehicle there i was i had a hus band to surprise nearly 10 left in the bank a beautiful baby and a 53 sports coupe what more could a 17-year- old girl want whats for dl this week our dinner entree is chicken supreme what that is according to my motherinlaw doreen is lovely big chunks of chicken breast in a smooth velvety white cream sauce with mushrooms the chicken breasts are poached in white wine pretty good dinner serves 34 reg 1695 ea thi 08 wk m week oktoberfest sage this is my favourite sausage and since were making them for the thorrinut village festival we thought that wed make them for the store too theyre made with coarseground pork marjoram mace an underrated spice coriander and nutmeg as well as others gf m qj reg 399 lb t r tss off great with a glass of beer msi w tms this is for certified chocoholics only what makes it double is that its made using both the finest dutch cocoa arid chunks of dark and milk chocolate its filled and glazed with a decadent chocolate ganache would it be a triple chocolate cake you decide if 11 this reg 1395 1895 jyf j week pumpkin pie well be making a limited number of pumpkin pies this friday and saturday if you crave one come on down large 9 size camotr eat up your vegetables folks we have great cauliflower this week at the very digestible price of theyre beautiful ea this week paitxa red ple soxjp there is something about the flavour of slow and longcooked onions that i find heavenly when they reach that point of melting they turn to caridy it seems to me add to this some fine guinness and youve got an onion soup right from heaven r reg 549 jwms serves34 week 0 lant something new from the bakery jaana has made an applepecan coffee cake with a glaze todiefor it consists of calvados french apple brandy 4 butter cream brown lra sugar and a hint of jm orange price i have never been a big fan of egg plant until a my wife grilled some on the barbecue and served it with olive oil and balsamic vinegar and b i tried this its a perfect blend of seasonings and textures great as a veggie dip spread on a manouchers baguette or any other bread or on a sandwich very versatile and definitely worth a try reg 179 100 g off this week these are largesize new crop apples from niagara they are mclntoshlike in colour size and actually taste but theyre not macs they are good lb this weekb niagara this is fresh coldsqueezed rather than hotsqueezed because you get the best flavour this way tasting is believing white or red 15 l glass up each rice ptjumng this is doreens dustedoff recipe from the past its slowcooked and finished with a touch of cinnamon really good 500 ml each xttdxtjvijcsr this is our last shipment of 12 monster mums if youve had a bit of crop failure or theres a vacancy in your garden these are an instant and j colourful fkm iflaiifl solution p 1 i vv 12 pot a if e coming next week our homemade corned beef will be back for the season be ready j 1 j- village grocer quality foods specials in effectuntil closing sunday september 8 hours mpn 1000500 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 900600 sun 1000500 548 carlton road unionville 9401770