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To the Editor: Re: Pickering Airport ' years ago, the provincial Conservative government under Bill Davis refused to sup services to build the roads necessary for the proposed airport. We all thought that was the end of the matter. Thirty ears later, the tederal Liberal gov- ernment is reviewing the airport proposal Erin . ve the poo le been asked if they want it? No, but they were told that it ' be reviewed, and uilt. We don’t need an’airport in Pickering; we have Pearson and Hamilton airports. The proposed Pickering Airport and Pearson are too close to each other. Why not look towards building up Hamilton Airport to better serve the Kitchener, Waterloo, Niagara Falls, Cambridge and Guelph areas which would alleviate all those people frog: the back-up at Pearson? If the provincial Liberals under Dalton McCuinty are sincere about their envx- ronrnental/land, green space and wildlife issues, then they can do what the previ ous government did refusing services and road access to the rt landsp if it happened once it can ppen again Besides, what better way t the nuclear power plants that Pickenn is known for than musing usingthat land 0for something of a more environmental ecological logicalnature? fuse the Pickering Airport. Mr. McCuin stand up for the people, please. Steve Whitchurch- Stouffville In the 1960s, Spofford's Dry Goods sold everything from floor tiles and ladies’ clothing to cups and saucers, as Jill McWhlnnie's nostagllc trip down Main St. attests. According to the original Stoufl‘vflle Free Press. the store first opened in Daley‘s Block in 1889 on moved onto Main Street two years later. fl" ** ' Readers Write Pickering Airport not needed Moved here from Main Street, why shop else- where? Merry Christmas Thos. E.Winters 905-640-1867 MONTHLY MALAISE Historic Photo A Venerable Main St. Merchant Ym'ie no one until you‘ve written your very own diet book They’re all utttheeeda fromtheunappe. tizing Dr. , who a pen: to be t on tub of territory, to John Gray, the world's cutest phi- losopher and author of en Arr From Mars, Women Are From Wnus, who has just come up thh a statthngly original title, The Mars and Venus Diet and Exercise Soluuon To become a bout (id: celebrity nowadays it‘s no longer man to have flawlcu skin, a body nickinnect,as onledityTVJ I_Ip sheet for u lance abuse wt] a my. perfect Lou'u Vuiuon purse in thh to transport your day, pel- fect dogeue In yet another futile grab at 15- minute immortality, not to mention bucket: of money, I have decided to weigh in with a timely tome which will surely catapault me to belated stardom: The Boiled Egg Diet. If I lived on my own permanently, my cholesterol would be right off the Riehterecele,butult la,mydletof choice is adhered to only when Mr. Wallethead hits the road for some southerly golf resort and I am left alone and palely loitering in front of the fridge. It all goes back to my child- hood in the land of hope and glory, when boiled eggs and Marmite sol- diers, washed down with a swig of Lucozade, constituted the ultimate comfort food following any kind of illness. I’m not claiming that this is a balanced diet, although I do suggest ringing the changes by alter- nating toasted bread with English muffins and occasionally holding back on the Marmite. I also recommend milk or tea in place of Lucozade. In my day the ad tag line for the latter sugary treat Queen of the Eggheads Personalized Insurance Service By Kate Cildcrdalc 64 Sandiford Drive, Unit 1, a o‘ ”’Olle . STOUFFVILLE a \‘me \ A ""$Urance.com " O“ A 1 'QLLER . VI :HNSURANCE LTD But I digress. During my recent 1f widawhood, 1 cu med the filed eggs with in: fruit, the zemaindex of a Hnfloween package of miniature Caramilb purehnedby my :pouse, and en occasional fistfu'l of peanuts. On one memorable day, was ‘A glut of better'. My brothers and l liked it use it was sweet and fizzy. Nowadays you cm still buy this concoction,” re kv used as a high-energy“ spo rink, which shares shelf “Sheree Powith sev- cul stung ue beverages the! look disturbingly like wind- shield wuher By the time TI er Wallethead [appeared at the o d homestead, l was more than ready to return to a healthy, balanced diet. The downâ€" side of regulu eating, however, is sticker shock. A dozen will set ydu back a mere 8‘). , a small jar of Marmite lasts for weeks and bread, milk and tea are staples in the Cilderdale pantry. my lovely neighboux presented me with a tub of delicious homemade pwhich l eked out over two nights, figuring that it would make up for the lack of vegetables hitherto consumed during my week of going to work on an egg. Meat, fish and fresh veggies, on the other hand, cost real money. So while I cannot recommend The Boiled Egg Diet as a long-term strat- egy for health and wellness, I can't say enough about its propensity to bring down the weekly expenses and allow those of us who are proud members of the slothful commu- nity to indulge in a glorious week of minimalist cooking ‘ Maybe I’ll buy Mr. Wallethead an extended golf tour for Christmas. Not only will it make him happy, but it will also be the best present the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency could ever hope to receive. WWi