><g> gotta love Texas, it's like its own couuntry. Was this East Texas by any chance?
>
>Dana
>
>
>> They had a lot of blue laws in TX in the 70's when I was there for a
>> few months. Long list of things you could not do or buy on Sunday.
>> Strange - the folks in front of us at the store could buy a chew toy
>> for their dog, but couldn't buy disposable diapers. And we couldn't
>> buy a frying pan. The whole pharmacy section was closed off.
>> -Ben
>>
>>
>> >blue laws? haven't heard that _expression_...
>> >You know Canada has grown up a lot since you've left.
>> >Ottawa is an excellent city now.
>> >You're dating yourself! ;-P
>> >You should come back for a visit sometime and surprise yourself!
>> >regards,
>> >Patrick
>> >
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: dana tierney
>> >
>> >lest you think I am picking on Winnipeg, I do a lot of jeering at
>> Ottawa
>> >too, which is a similarly sized city. One of my favorite stories --
>> >apparently at one point (and maybe still) you could not buy gas in
>> Ottawa
>> >after 10pm. I asked the gas station attendant why and he was like,
>> well
>> >then... people would be able to buy gas whenever they want! The
>> horror!!!
>> >
>> >Lots of people used to think the blue laws were a good idea; that's
>> the
>> >mentality I'm dealing with here.
>> >
>>Dana
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