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now but if you would please leave your name and number after the tone id get back to you as soon as possible soon i had to admit but not to my husband that it was quite a useful device not long after wards i was even leaving coherent messages on other peo ples machines instead of han ding up in tonguetied confusion things were going well i loved my husband my children and the cat i could even tolerate my answering machine i should have known that wouldnt be the end ive heard about a place that sells apples for a song he said fresh from a day of accessing files and initializing disks i told him i thought 69t a lb locally was beat big flueis i kates corner w kate gilderdalefj off diehard car batteries are superpowered to give you dependable starts when you need them most they possess the latest technology and multifit application for most imported or domestic cars plus a 60month warranty 106265579 sears reg 8499 ea 7499 si we specialize in brakes exhaust and suspension your moneys worth 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i thought grimly on the next page i discovered it was more of a soul mate than had anticipated i began to feel a warm flow of empathy as i read switch the machine on if its net already on when it told me to insert the disk into the disk drive metal end first label side up i was hooked not only did it speak english it addressed without condescension the total technological incompetence i had hitherto imagined was miie alone by the time the old man got around to sitting down in front of it i found i could actually teach him how it worked now my machine and i are in separable and i just cant unders tand people who wont try com puters im still holding out against car telephones though g at one point in my checkered career i sold advertising the only place on earth where i could escape from clients whose ads had appeared on the wrong day or with the wrong phone number was my car driving aimlessly around markham dropping into the mall for a coffee i could avoid all con tact with the world and put off the dreaded m o m en tjvb f confrontation 9 now theyre even trying j tb eliminate that haven and all you have left is the excuse that you misunderstood someone because of static no doubt some high- tech genius will soon find a cure for that in fact technology has a lot for which to answer procrastinators everywhere are a doomed species with fax machines pop ping up relentessly across the na tion we cant even blame canada post for losing things in the mail its really going to sort out the sheep from the goats and a lot of us are going to be unmasked meanwhile i refuse to obtain a car phone but if i do ill want an answering machine attachment call screening and promise to get back to you as soon as possi- ble if its someone threatening you never know they might even believe me when i say the tape ran out and i didnt get the message student trade fair a success by bruce stapley students at stouffville district secondary school had an oppor tunity to see what makes thp tech department tick feb 2 the gymnasium was transformed into a demonstra- tion area for the machinery used by the sdss technical classes i the event is known as trade fair it was a handson affair with students actually getting 3 chance to use the machines said wally currie the schools woodworking specialist they were able to make small things and see displays of whats beep made this year and in the past by the various students displays included project related to woodworking elec trical auto shop machine shop and drafting teachers were on hand to assist students in demonstrations grade 9 to 11 students arrived at the gym in groups of 35 from 13 pm to view and participate draws for pizza added an addi tional personal touch were not just trying to enj- courage students to take up these interests for future careers said mr currie its good t know something about these trades as a hobby a boy or gin can save a lot of money if he or she can fix his or her own car do electrical work or build 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