Every Christmas Mr. MacIntyre would receive his winter clothes for a Christmas present. These clothes would have to last him the entire winter. His mother was a wonderful cook and every Christmas she would cook a great feast. For a treat at Christmas they would get pop. One of Mr. MacIntyre's favorite Christmas memories was when he got a seven foot long oak sleigh. He went to Garson's hill on Christmas day to test it out. He boarded the sleigh and on the way down, near the bottom he ran into a post. The only damage done was a broken rod. Sleighs back then were made to last.

Birthdays, on the other hand, were far less important than Christmas. On his birthday, Mr. MacIntyre's mother would prepare a great feast. After the feast was over he would receive one present.

In the summer, the boys would get one ball and one bat to play baseball with. It would have to last them the entire summer. They did not have any baseball diamonds, so they played in the school yard on a slope. The girls on the other hand didn't get anything. When Mr. MacIntyre was young they had no baseball diamonds and no hockey rinks. Mr. MacIntyre's father did not believe in any type of sports. Back then they did not have any televisions. They just had one radio, that they all crowded around on Saturday nights to listen to the hockey game. Today we consider fishing something fun to do; but back then it was a necessity. Mr. MacIntyre told us a story about when his teacher's boyfriend came once a week to visit. She would send them out to play for the afternoon. One day Mr. MacIntyre got the idea to go fishing behind their school (Prince Township School ) with some of his friends. His teacher's boyfriend ended up not staying the afternoon and they got in big trouble from their teacher and also their parents.

After hearing Mr. MacIntyre's story, we are glad that we are living in this time rather than a while ago. Even though it sounded interesting we are still glad we live in the nineties. We really appreciate Mr. MacIntyre coming here and telling us his experiences and about life back then. It really makes you appreciate what you have when you hear how it once was.