From: Bob Ciupa
Sent: July 22, 2011
To: Valerie Williams
Subject: Re: Locking Pins

Hi Valerie, Canada Post will be fine.

Heddie McVeen was a childhood friend of my wife Martha’s grandmother. I’m not quite sure of the story but as she aged, whenever Martha’s grandma spoke of Heddie there was always some oblique reference to guns and the stealing boyfriends back in the early 1900’s. As I gather there was never enough said to be sordid, but enough to be intriguing and vaguely steamy to a child of 8 or 10.

When we got the boat and I mentioned to Martha that since many people give the self-steering a name because they consider the equipment as extra crew, so she might wish to name the Hydrovane she blurted out, “Heddie McVeen.” Might have something to do with the phonics, I’m not sure. Certainly doesn’t have to do with guns!

Best regards.

Bob

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