Lee's parents met Alf and Ann Poulter at Knox-Metropolitan United Church in Regina sometime around 1965. The Poulters invited the Zwaals to their farm after church one Sunday. That visit started a friendship until both Poulters and Zwaals had passed.

Lee would go out to the farm, usually on a Saturday, and help Alf with chores around the farm. He learned to operate all four John Deere tractors (the 3020 was the best because it had 12 gears forward and 3 in reverse). He also learned how to back up a trailer (well appreciated later in life).

Alf hauled his wheat to the Saskatchewan Pool elevator in Tregarva. That was about eight miles/15 kilometers from the farm (one and a half miles south, five miles west and two miles south).

Lee didn't have a garage in which to work on his VWs, so he took advantage of Alf's offer and did a lot of work in the shop and east barn. The most ambitious project was to put a new motor in Lil Red, his 1961 Beetle. It turned out the most cost-effective answer wa to buy a written-off 1964 Beetle from Saskatchewan Government Insurance. This was followed by removing the body from the chassis on both vehicles. The body and chassis were then switched and Lee thereafter drove a 1961 Beetle with a 1964 chassis, with its more powerful 1964 engine.

Lee brought Lez out a few times, but mostly he was put there on weekends by himself, helping Alf and Anne around the farm.

Another important lesson - how to drive on a gravel road. This sounds simple, but could be deadly. Approaching a bluff, cautious with the shoulders, washboard sections, loaded vehicles, and on and on. Once experienced, he could easily (and safely) drive 100 kmh on a gravel road.

The load consisted of about 100 bushels of wheat hauled in Martha the grain truck (1950 Chevrolet 1 ton with hoist). Special care when the gravel roads were not dry; stay in middle and in 3rd gear (about 30 mph/50 kph). And never cut a 90 degree corner too sharp because the angle could cause you to sink into the corner or even fall over.

When Lee was finished helping, Alf would generally say to him "OK, go fill your buggy", which meant that Lee would fill his 1961 VW with gas from the big tank in the farm yard.