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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday January 13, 1988 - Page 12 Heaven forbid that I get their water dirty with my hands. Anyway before I started Operation Cleanup, I tried to calm my nerves by pacing out the door and around the oil wells. Then I stalled a little more by wandering up the creek bed through the culvert looking for some special stones to put in my fish tank, finally staggering home under the weight of about half a ton of perfect rocks. After I washed my finds and my hands and called Paul for any last minute orders, I could delay no longer. Unable to face my ordeal alone, I drafted Ned Cly, who was peacefully going about his duties in the store downstairs, to stand by. And the great undertaking was undertook and so far nobody has gone into shock from all that trauma, not even me. There are, Im sure, many : Doris Valle The Storm Gods are still sitting on our heads here. From my window Cedar Mesa is barely visible, just a darker gray shadow below the lowering gray sky. Across the river the Navajo rug dyes have faded into muted tones of white and gray. I am terribly bored with winter. But this has been the right atmosphere for pacing restlessly around the house, trying to avoid the moment of truth when I had to vacuum and change the water in my new aquarium. I keep asking myself: after bringing up four children and heaving a big sigh of relief when they were self sufficient, what could have possessed me to take on new mouths to feed? True, these are littler mouths and for the most part silent ones. They cant say, Now, Mother . . . and thats ah improvement on past circumstances. But theres Gus and the cats who, thanks be to God, have moved from my back door to the bam. My daughter Cheri, who is responsible for the fish caper, insisted an acquarium with pump et al requires no care but son Paul declared that since Cheri and I did everything wrong, the water must be changed after two weeks. Thats the danger period, he said darkly. Before he left, Paul gave me a lesson in fish care. I think I felt better before all his instruBe careful or youll ctions. vacuum up a fish. I sucked up two once, he said. And be sure your new water is the right temperature. Once I decided Id give my fish a treat with really warm water. I killed a lot of fish that way . . . Wash your hands good before you start, all the way up your arm. You might have some detergent or germs or something. It occurred to me that there might be a few germs in the fish tank in that their toilet habits dont seem entirely sanitary but rC1987 mim Ea E3 UNIROYAl to ini things going on down here Puncture Sealant Belt which are completely unrelated to fish but I cant at the moment think what they are. My cats favorite delivery man, Holsum Dave, has disappeared again. I thought for a few days that wed lost Frito Lays Mr. Chips but it was his computer that was ailing. I couldnt understand why chips had to be electronically programmed about their appointed rounds but it seems that in todays world no computer, no chips. And then theres that delivery man who goes around his route wearing an emergency medical Milage Warranty Road Hazzard Warranty your Uniroyal Master Tire develops a hole within the warranty period, we shall gladly replace that tire If FREE OF CHARGE techni- cian cap. You may partake of his products without fear; help is near. Oil men seem to be noticeable only by their absence from the fields but Bill and Bobbie Sutherland are in town again, planning to drill on some lease land they took over from MASTER TIRE 58.95 185-70R- 14 ......63.95 195-70R- 14 64.95 155-80R- 13 165-80R- 13 ...53.95 55.95 SUPER BUY I C-6- 00 Puncture Sealant Belt 215-70R- s6295 15 SOUK 205-75R- 205-75R1- RWL 15 205-75R- RWL 15 RWL 4 5395 $5995 JANUARY SPECIALS Trailside General Stord OPEN 24 HOURS DAILY 13 TP Williams. Which reminds me of another abandoned site I stumbled across during my last Valley of the Gods hike. The old iron pipe was inscribed Hyde Oil 1, with detailed survey information. How nice, I thought. Now I know exactly where I am. Unfortunately what I needed was the location of my car, not my body. f.lonticello 175-70R- ! PICKUP SEAT COVERS Lube, Oil Change? Up to 5 qts oil g90 Standard PEPSI Truck $2795 $189 Truck $2995 U Great choice of colors UNIROYAL N Little League Jazz Basketball CANYONLANDS TEXACO And Tire Center 110S. Main 678-264- 1 Blanding ! |