Saturday morning, Dad, Uncle Mac, Gay and I went for a walk along the riverfront. It was a warm, humid morning with a gradually thickening blanket of fog over the city. As we trolled along, Uncle Mac started to limp. No one said anything at first, but Gay became especially concerned as the limp worsened and suggested that we should turn back, but Uncle Mac assured her it was just the damp weather, and he would be all right. Gay took his elbow to help him along. Now, if my uncle had continued this way, he could have enjoyed the assistance and the sympathy of a young, pretty woman, but Mac being Mac, he couldn’t let the situation rest at that point. As the fog thickened to a solid grey, Uncle Mac’s limp had altered so his gimpy leg seemed to rise and drop, giving him an odd sort of up and down, hitch-along gait. Dad and I were puzzled as Uncle Mac had never had any leg problems, but knowing his propensity for a good joke, we figured something was going on. Gay, now really concerned, demanded to know what was wrong. Uncle Mac halted and, leaning heavily on Gay’s arm, gazed soulfully into her eyes and confided that the problem lay with his artificial leg. Gay asked sympathetically if there was pain. Uncle Mac replied, “No, there was no pain. The problem was caused by the choice of material used in the artificial leg”. Gay, by now thoroughly puzzled, asked what material was used. The answer was cork! Uncle Mac then started to explain how the cork leg, because of its natural buoyancy, tended to float in dense fog conditions, causing his leg to rise. At this point, Gay echoed Aunt Evelyn’s “Oh Ma-ac!” Whether visiting them in Windsor or entertaining them here at home, we always had a good time when Uncle Mac was present. Every family should have an Uncle Mac.
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Denfield General Store and Post Office in its original location, 1903. Photo: London and Middlesex Heritage Museum Archives.
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