Fe ee 28 PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW __ ee ee Le COMMUNITY lectronic rival i isa wonderful thing. | don’t spend much time on the rest of the Internet, but email has me hooked. We secured our - doorway onto the net more than a year ago, shortly after arriving in the west. It was part of the price which had to ‘ME AND MY MopEM’ sions of an e- acre a Oe Se a eee ad Wednesday, August 19, 1998 nail junkie electronic greeting cards for birthdays, an- niversaries, even Christmas. When we were making arrangements to host a Japanese student this summer we. wrote her a letter, the old-fashioned sort, and gave her our e-mail address. About 10 days Jater an electronic letter showed up. | Use these valuable coupons below and service your car, truck, camper. 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For information on how to have your business listed on’ only slightly to say she took ~ access to a computer, so we - |. a letter detailing our. activi- -|* ties, paste it into the elec- | onds later, have it in the. 1° obviate the’ a7 calls, but it helps. 1 “through the magic of word processing, I can ; fire it offto our son and his family i in Halifax: es backyard this summer, A J little caution is all that is -* necessary to keep your hol: - be paid for our audacity in moving so far away from relatives and friends, chief among them my mother-in-law. “It is overstating things our departure from her im- mediate area as a personal affront. E-mail.has gone a long. way: toward solving that. Electronic mail requires. ‘have one at home. I can type ‘tronic mailbox and, sec- hands of my M-F-L in Ot- tawa. It doesn’t completely telephone The ‘bonus: is . that, ° take the same letter and, with minor changes 0 vorihe n return flow also. gesting ang f all gs The best part is that you | “don't ‘have 0. ow a lot about computers to. use email. Yrn. “ont let fires spoil: B your holiday, camp-' rd ~ ing/boating trip, or even a cookout, in.-your iday from becoming a disaster, : Enjoy your boat. Don't let fires or explosions mar your boating holiday or weekend. Each year the vessel population grows, increasing the ” ‘number of fires and explosions aboard vessels. __ Last year, there were 39 incidents involving boat fires in B.C. The damage loss was $937,000, and included five serious injuries, Of those fires, the majority were caused by electrical malfunc- tions and ignition of gasoline, propane, diesel fuel or alcohol fuels, ‘Most fires occur immediately after the vessel has been refucled. Most vessel fires can he pre- vented with common sense and proper precau- tions. Don't let your boat become a statistic this summer, oe ~~ Don’t smoke when using gasoline or other. . fuels, Shut down engines, fans, motors and heat- ~< ing equipment prior to fueling. 7 W Don't fill fuel tanks (o maximum capacity; leave room in the tank for expansion of the fuel, - Wipe up fuel spills immediately. a Don't fill portable tanks in the boat; take. ‘this billboard coll... |: 1 | oy ae i A es sional typographical peculiarity associated ou to find out if he had received his letter. We had an answer ond, wh 48 hours and could. “heaters are not safe. Have a minimum five- how to use it before a fire. ~~ recreational vehicle, tent arid your hotel/motel: ~ simple precautions and preparations to keep _ Peninsula’s three fire prevention officers, is pre- each month, For more information on fire safely, “ SIDNEY) FIRE EQUIPMENT SALES & SERVICE. |. os AOA 8th Street; Sidney 656- FIRE (3473) a ea Ea mT eT Te ee ee Letters from Japan tend to have the occa- with them, and we have learned that there are char- acters we should avoid if our letters-are to be clear in that country. But the ability to zing let- ters back and forth in the blink of an eye has meant’ that we could ‘talk’ to her sev- eral times before she actually ccamehere. Atthe same time, afriend, who is also hosting in-the same group, sent a letter to his student, also en- closing an e-mail address. Nothing happened. Ap- _ parently the student does ‘not have acomputer.. We finally had to ask ore time p nding | the keys i uutside enjoying the sunshin I wonder if! will go through w withdrawal if: then shore. or. Sait the fuel dock to be filled. Wipe up any. spillage . before ‘ placing. the tanks back aboard your vessel. | After fueling, ventilate the bilge. and engine compartment for at least five minutes before start ; ing the engine. : Use only stoves and heating equipment ap- proved for marine use. Portable stoves, and pound ABC dry chemical fire extinguisher read- ily available (in service condition), and know Ensure that a smoke alarm is installed i in your room. A five-pound ABC dry chemical extin- guisher should also be installed in each of ‘your motor or recreational vehicles, The Saanich Peninsula fire departments want you to have a fire free summer. Please take these your family safe from the thr eat of fire this holi- day season. - ‘This Fire Safety column, Sponsored by Sidney ne Fire Equipment and provided by the Saanich - sented in: The Review on the third Wednesday of . please contact the respective officer | in sour mu. ge wielpality cd . i aie Vibedail As Petidhs Wn bhai | 5b silent aad ee ikn.cias d.ras icneinee weusacninaes 1k eereaanaamenas vierascn a naman ial!