Path: utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!cognos!gords From: gords@cognos.UUCP (Gord Smith) Newsgroups: ont.general Subject: Re: Sunday shopping Message-ID: <7823@cognos.UUCP> Date: 8 Jan 90 14:55:27 GMT References: <90Jan3.133311est.10773@ephemeral.ai.toronto.edu> <1990Jan5.052756.25431@robohack.UUCP> Reply-To: gords@cognos.UUCP (Gord Smith) Organization: Cognos Inc., Ottawa, Canada Lines: 46 I'm not sure which one wrote the quoted text, as the entire article appeared with attribution marks beside it (that wouldn't get past our news program!) In article <1990Jan5.052756.25431@robohack.UUCP> peterm@robohack.UUCP (Peter Marshall) writes: >In article <90Jan3.133311est.10773@ephemeral.ai.toronto.edu> tjhorton@ai.toronto.edu ("Timothy J. Horton") writes: >> For my family Sunday Shopping has nothing to do with sin, it has to do >> with necessity. Both my children are ashmatic and often need medication >> at inopprotune times (like Sunday). There is a store that opens on Sunday >> now, but will be forced to close (due to square footage laws). This >> store supplies Ventolin at the lowest price in town. Don't talk to me >> about 'sin'. It's my families health you're messing with. The whole >> question of Sunday Shopping is a question of priviledge; if you do the >> right things our goverment gives the priviledge to sell, or shop on Sun- >> day. If I work hard and make lots of money I have the priviledge to >> wander down to Mirvish Village and buy a $5000.00 work of art on a Sun- >> day. But if I don't make enough money and need my son or daughter's >> medication at the best price I am denied the priviledge. #define FLAME_ON Speaking as an asthmatic, if one doesn't keep a reasonable supply of Ventolin handy, one is stupider than the politicians that run this place. If this place is a drug store (which I assume it is) I agree that it should be deemed 'essential' and able to open on Sundays. However, the argument you're using is ludicrous. You should know to keep an adequate supply of Ventolin on hand. If by some quirk you run out (lose the inhaler, etc.), go to a (more expensive) drug store that's open! When you're having an asthma attack, money just doesn't seem very important, believe me. Why can't you make sure on Saturday that you have enough medication for at least one more day? There is an upper bound on how much Ventolin you can take before risking death. I get a new inhaler the first time mine misfires. You don't mess around with your (or someone else's) life. #undef FLAME_ON Sorry for the flame, but this is the lamest argument I've seen on this topic yet. -- D. Gordon Smith Voice: (613) 738-1338 ext 6118 P.O. Box 9707 Cognos Incorporated FAX: (613) 738-0002 3755 Riverside Dr. uucp: gords@cognos.uucp || uunet!mitel!sce!cognos!gords Ottawa, Ontario "I bumped into Brewer's Retail 24 times!" - D. Prosser CANADA K1G 3Z4