Major Adjustments Needed.

Continued from yesterday;

Waino Mullo learned in those early years in Port Arthur, Ontario as a newly licensed mechanic that cars in accidents were to be totally scrapped, so what he decided to do was ask for those particular vehicles so he could restore them himself. He was questioned consistently for asking such a request, but he was granted the damaged cars in question. He worked at home on those cars instead of overtime at one of the local garages, and by that autumn he had still spent 500 Canadian dollars to complete the repairs. One of those same cars that he repaired all on his own costed 10 times more at least brand new, however he decided to keep one of those cars for himself and his family, and owned and drove it for almost 20 years. Mullo would tell you in his later years that Mullos were truly global citizens. His three children had relatives in many countries as it turned out. Several languages are/were spoken at family get-togethers, but it was more difficult for the children when they were younger. One of Waino's two daughters who was born in Sweden before the family's move to Canada wasn't interested in learning or speaking Finnish. Mr. Mullo was very angry with her at the time and outright stated to her; "Speak what you want outside this house, but upon your return home you must speak Finn". She didn't approve of that rule of the household at all, but she eventually found the language very useful over the phone during her working days. As the Mullos continued to get used to their new lives in Canada, Waino still remembered the old days and being born in Europe when their village didn't even have electricity. Once iron plows were available for farming in those early years of the 1910s and 1920s, many of the curious villagers came to see one of the newest inventions for the very first time. At that time a century ago, life and the "wonders" in Europe were considerably different to what they are today in 2024, people were travelling to space by the 1950s/60s and even Finland was changing with the times. Once on a return trip to Europe, Waino noticed that the money was even changing as zeroes were being eliminated, and then along came the Euro. The biggest thing was that everybody had time, but not anymore. Even travelling by horse took time. Even just walking in the old days, you would meet someone and chat for a number of minutes in peace and quiet, but not anymore in this go-go world of ebb and flow. People don't even say "Good morning" anymore in the 21st century. Back in the 1990s, Waino and his wife Alma would take long daily walks near their new home at that time, and passers by would still say "Hey" as Waino reminisces. Having lived through many, many good and bad times during his 99 plus years of life, he was also able to prioritize and value what was and still is to this day most important. The move to Canada in 1951 was the best move of Waino's life as he vividly recalled. No one discriminates against you because of where you came from, and being Canadian my whole life, I know very well how much Canada was built upon by original immigrants from Europe and other countries overseas. If Waino and Alma were still alive today, they would probably still say that "Canada is the best country of them all in this world", but sadly, I would now disagree with that statement, given the many years of political upheaval and strife that continue to haunt and downgrade this fine nation.

To be continued, on my late dad's and mom's side in the weeks to come, and maybe even my life story heading into 2025.....stay tuned, but just not to mainstream media, please and thank you for that.