This was the ad for the national earthquake preparedness campaign ShakeOut in the Stratford Press. "The local participants may be a bit confused," says Claire.
Droppings part of the fun
John writes: "My daughter, a gymnast who has participated in the Santa Parade in various roles over the last three years, is very disappointed that she will not be allowed to do cartwheels amongst animal droppings at future parades under the new rules. Luckily we have pet rabbits at home, so if she really starts pining for the good old days, we can spread the droppings across the lawn and she will be able to get her quota of cartwheels among the droppings that way."
Under lock and key
Embarrassed #1: "When I was young, my job involved collecting and dropping off documents to all of the shipping companies around the city each day. This particular day, I carried a large pile with two hands, with my car keys on top. As I walked towards the lift, I tripped. The keys fell straight down between the gap at the door of the elevator, to the bottom of the lift shaft. I had to call a repairman. The week before, I locked my keys in the car ... twice. So when I got back to work that afternoon, red-faced, I was presented with a new key chain and padlock - to go around my neck - and a float device just in case I dropped the keys down a drain."
