"Bin Laden won't Intimidate Us" Says Father Of Four
By
Crusty Blanche-Froid, Halifax, 20 Oct. As my sneakers sloshed through
the chemical foot bath at their front door, and retired veteran Fred Lipschitz
passed the metal-detecting wand over my body, I knew this Halifax couple
would not be cowed by terrorists — at least by those disguised as reporters
or visitors carrying concealed weapons or anthrax spores sprinkled on their
boots.
Mr. Lipschitz who spent his career in the military defending Canada against its enemies, explained as he guided me safely through the razor wire protecting their small living room: "We only have one gas mask that I bought years ago at Ron's Army and Navy, but my wife says that she feels safe with the face mask that the Canadian Tire salesman said would protect her from anthrax dust."
The couple are determined that they will live as normal as possible though both say they find eating 'a bit of a strain'. "It's hard eating and chewing with the protective devices in place, but we're getting the knack of it," says Mr. Lipschitz. Marjorie Lipschitz says that their dog, Pauli, is joining their brave effort to carry on as usual. "I couldn't find any face mask that she would tolerate but at least when I take her for her daily walk she is protected from fallout."
The
full story of how this brave couple is coping with the War on Terrorism
will be told in a special edition of the Notional Pest on Remembrance Day.