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22 economist siinsuntribune diversions saturday feb 26 2005 husbands often buy back donated clothin from page 21 was attached to a nice suit he bought just before he got married it disappeared mr petrilli related and he never knew what hap pened it works both ways how- ever when mr petrilli notices bags in jbis garage destined for the local thrift store hes sometimes tempt ed to take a peek if he finds something he cant part with i pick it up and put it back he said thats not as bad as some hubbies who wander into local thrift stores such as the salvation army family thrift store in markham specifically to buy back clothes their wives have brought in brenda mcgruthers pet peeve is a formerly white t- shirt belonging to her hus band gord that is now so threadbare you can see through it she said mr mcgruthers recently retired after 30 years of running his own business gord mcgruthers septic tank and drain service it is now oper ated by their son james mccluskey she describes the theyre men dont look good in white shoes mary garisto woodbridge resident too good to wear now phe nomenon new shirts will often hang in the closet while mr mcgruthers reaches for the old reliables i am saving them hell say when ms mcgruthers asks what hes saving them for he gives her that look she suspects he counts his old shirts to make sure theyre still there she said with a laugh then theres the perfectly fine pinstripe suit dating back to the early 1970s lurk ing in some closet in wood- bridge it belongs to domenic garisto who runs a painting business he claims he doesnt have many other old clothes because his wife mary throws every thing away and the suit is coming back in style he said in fact he has seen sev eral men wearing similar fashions his wife has been trying to get rid of that suit for the past 10 or 15 years and dont even mention the white shoes he has had them for 20 years and he never wears them ms garisto said men dont look good in white shoes she stated sheil go through clothes at least once a year and chuck anything that hasnt been worn in a year or two at that point youll never wear it she said mr garisto keeps old clothes or would like to because of sentimental rea sons or hes willing to wait for them to come back into fashion no matter how many decades it takes and there is indeed something good abut the passage of time at the care and share thrift shop in stouffville joyce turman who is the manager of the work room has seen it all there are the clothes that are dated just old enough within the last decade or so to be out of fashion and not too appealing retro clothes are big with those who loved the 1960s and 70s vintage clothes date from the distinctive styles of the 1940s and 50s further back in time is antique clothing which is much scarcer she has noticed older men tend to wear their clothes a lot longer than younger guys their clothesoften come in to the thrift shop carefully washed ironed and folded she can tell when a young mans mother has threatened her son with clean your room because those bags contain all kinds of clothes new old never worn slightly worn grungy all crumpled up together although couples have different opinions on the subject of old clothes its pretty low on the list of the irritations of life from page 21 17000 websites dedicated to her she put on 20 pounds for the role because she wanted to look normal not a supermodel type rai is new to acting but she positively glows with confi dence and talent as a treat for hip hop and rb fans singer ashanti puts on a smokin hindistyled hip hop per formance at an indian beachfront rave thats glows with confidence talent where the films romantic plot takes shape in the form of an english man who washes up on shore there is great richness in location as the film starts in rural farm country in punjab moves to an indian neighbourhood in london a mansion next to windsor castle manhat tan and los angeles in one spectacular scene the indian lovers are singing to each other on the beach at malibu and when the camera pans out a massive gospel choir is serenading them panning out further still there is a bollywood style line dance of boardcarrying surfers and a baywatchinspired singing duo the film is a feast for the eyes and heart the charac ters are often eating singing and dancing wear ing swirling brightly coloured silks and gold jewelry and enjoying life as we in the urban west often forget families are tight and they spend time together its a delicious life the plot is close to the novel and this space is too limited for any explication suffice it to say its an entertaining and incredi bly uplifting film made under the auspices of ex- miramax boss harvey weinstein who appears in a scene shot in india on the closing credit roll if this is the kind of stuff hes going to turn out then fine harvey get out from under disneys shadow and do your thing the movie world will be a better place rick mercer every canadian loves a challenge right on average each canadian produces five tonnes of greenhouse gases a year driving heating and cooling our homes using appliances almost anything we do that uses fossil fuels for energy also creates greenhouse gas ghg emissions and these emissions are causing our climate to change take the onetonne challenge reduce your energy use and your ghg emissions by 20 or one tonne youll save money and help to protect our climate and our air quality get your guide to the onetonne challenge visit climatechangegcca or call 1 800 ocanada 1 800 6226232 tty 1 800 4657735 one tonne challenge take action on climate change 11 government of canada gouvernement du canada canada