Interesting discussion about the batteries and "simpler" life...we always like to think it was better then : ) I grew up in Western NY but my mother's family was from Tyrone. We spent lots of time visiting, especially in the summer. We would stay at our grandparent's house and my aunt and uncle lived right next door. We knew everyone on the street and in the surrounding neighborhood. We were free to go play in the cemetery at the end of W 13th St (which, by the way, was a dead end : ), and we used the path through the cemetery to walk to Reservoir Park...when we weren't walking up the middle of the stream in our famous "rock hopping" game. If anything came up we could stop by the old Hildebrand homestead across from the park or any number of houses where our relatives (Leamers, Givlers, Eckerts, Briggs, Hildebrands) lived...and if they weren't home, there were those family friends who seemed like relatives...come to think of it, we must have known half the people living in that end of town! We also made regular trips to the store for candy and goodies...it seemed the name changed frequently but Sunnycrest is one that comes to mind. There was another store a bit farther down the road for those really adventurous days. Of course, the big trip was getting in the car to drive to Gardner's Candies downtown! Yes, trips to Tyrone are still some of my fondest memories and I still like to drive down when time permits and retrace my steps, even if most of the relatives are no longer there to visit. It always felt like a safe place, even if only in our own minds. Scott -- Scott B. Maitland, Ph.D. Associate Professor Family Relations and Applied Nutrition University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 Ph: (519) 824-4120 ext. 56156 Fax: (519) 766-0691 email: [email protected] Faculty Web Site: http://www.family.uoguelph.ca/page.cfm?id=25 Course Web Sites: http://maitlands_ug.pageout.net/