European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 9, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse Pagels the stars and stripes monday. June 9. 1980 Isyss Biilly the Joys of being a camping dropout co Donn h of 4 h summer is Here. I am fatter than Ever. The aphids arc on my roses. I can t get Gas. The Flics Are coming into the House because the kids refuse to shut the door. But still i m Happy. When everything goes wrong i just remind myself that at least i Don t have to go camping. Not Ever used to Camp. It was my husband s idea. The first Lime we went we borrowed a Friend s equipment and took off for some place in Connecticut. Three dollars a night and All the bugs you could was five months pregnant and had a baby who could t walk. It rained. My daughter crawled around in the mud for three Days. I was so heavy i Bent the Frame on the Little cot that belonged to our friends. My husband strode around chopping Wood and talking about How great it Felt to do something physical. When he was a kid he used to Load water melons on a truck. He s never gotten Over it. Anyway we camped i said i haled it and my husband said. Great Well buy our own we bought every Gadget you could think of. We had a 9x10 tent a Gas stove a Gas lamp a plastic Tablecloth a thing to haul water a Little potty for the kids plastic to put in front of thedoor a guide to campgrounds in new England steeping bags cols and utensils. When a decided to Lake off for nature land i was the one who got to pack All that stuff. In addition. I got to buy food take towels and sheets pack two Complete sets of clothes one for 40-Dcgrcc weather and one for 90-Dcgrcc Cal her. Rain Wear it always Rains Lawn chairs Bug Spray and pots and pans. Then Afler packing for two Days i actually had to camped in every sort of Campground. They were about As natural As Disneyland. Each Campground had a recreation Center with pinball machines and jukeboxes bathrooms with hot and cold running water boat docks with canoes and paddle boats Square dancing for entertainment and in some cases gymnasiums with basketball courts. The campgrounds were usually off interstate 95 or in Timbuktu. There was no in Between. We were the Only ones except for an occasional College student or two who had a Canvas Lent. When we got set up a procedure taking longer than creation itself we would Flop in our Lawn chairs and watch the trailers Roll in. These people had kitchens bathrooms striped tarpaulins to Pul Over the Entrance to the trailer and Little Woodbur cd signs that read poop sic Ricky and Rita was the trailers also carried bumper slickers All Over the Back that read guns arc for every to what16 . Who for management. A a you oou4rl.tl i m Couch. Duty. . 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A Waara 19 european River 22 one of turkic horde 24 docked tallow a horse 25 commotion 2 renovates 27 harem29 under the weather foot like organ33 Dirk m brass wind instrument 38 husband of isis40 ship shaped clock 42 he loved an Irish Rose 43 Power of nature Polyn 44 labor 44 dispatched 47 engage 48 afresh reporter s question Tod oils crossword ers support your local America love in or leave it i Don t Brake for Liber als and if you can read this sign you re following too i moved the trailer folks got settled you could t Tell they were in the wilderness at All. The Blue Light of their tvs flickered through the night. The plastic geraniums gleamed on the plastic Tablecloth. Two dollars a night and $40.000 Worth of equipment. My husband loved the Way we spent our Days. There was so much to do. You could sit in a chair and swat bugs. You could walk in the Woods and watch for snakes. You could get in a Canoe and Row. You could build a fire and watch it go out. You could watch poop sic and Ricky s to next door by pulling up close to their trailer window. You could go play the pinball machines. The Central event in a camper s life was. Going to the bathroom. I went As Seldom As possible. The bathroom was always about a mile from our tent. Before bedtime we made ritual group trips Complete with flashlights toothbrushes towels and always wore flip flops. You could not have forced me even at gunpoint to put my feet on those floors. I never showered. I took sponge Baths. Going into those dark Damp mildewed Concrete showers was unthinkable. The rest of the family thought nothing of we got Back from the bathroom there was nothing to do so we went to bed but not to sleep. Five minutes after the Gas Light went out one or All of us needed to go to the bathroom again. Even Whort the kids got old enough the Little potty accompanied us on every trip. It was May be As popular As Ever. I Don i know nor do i care to know. The camping equipment is stored in our basement. We Haven t camped in seven years. My husband keeps bringing up the subject. I turn shifty eyed selfish and obnoxious. This summer will be just like the last seven i Tell him Camp free or else. Ship sinks off Cyprus Warnaca. Cyprus a the 8,920 Lon swedish ship Zenobia Sank one mile off this South Cyprus port in shallow water. Dear Ann you be repeatedly said you Hope some kind Stulll Tell you when you show signs of getting soft in the head. Well. 1 m telling you. The time is letter from the imbecile who wanted to know if she waste Only woman in the world who slept in her underpants did it the fact that you would print such drivel is evidence that you re clearly around the Bend old girl. I suspected you were on the ragged Edge when you went on and on about How to hang Toile paper. Should the tissue go Over the Roll and Down or close to the Wall and under this preoccupation with trivia makes you viable candidate for the loony bin. Please hang it up. Granny and go quietly. New Haven dear new Haven i appreciate your warm hearted concern. The next letter might be of interest to you. Dear Ann thank you for printing an occasional Wacky let Ter. With so much grief and anxiety in the world it s pure Joy to read something Light and thoroughly human. It s been said that no Man Isan Island. You prove it every Day by bringing us All a Little love Vou for it thanks for the Day Brig Hoer new York. Take that and that and that new Haven. I think Iii stick around for awhile. Dear Ann regarding you letter to the aging Gay who complained of loneliness your advice move to a big City was of As far As it went but you did t suggest a City. San Francisco As everyone knows Isth Best City for Gays. You then said "1 wish i could be More Well you could be been a lot More did t you speak to his de Spair Over one night stands i cheap motels you should be told him that sex in t the subtotal of a person s existence. While society generally sees homosexuals As just that and Noth ing More i wish to state that m a useful person a Good Citi zen and i also happen to be advice to seek out organizations where he could enjoy the companionship of others of his kind was Good. But Youdin t give him the names of those organizations. Most cities have religious social groups organized by Gays and friends of Gays. Dignity is the organization for Gay catholics. The metro Politan Community Church serves protestant Gays. And i Ohio i know that each group is open to Gays of All last comment As to whether homosexuality is a fault of the genes or psychological conditioning it s neither since it s not a fault. God made me and he does t make one person in 10 in this coun try is Gay there must be a Rea son As Well As a cause. Another Onedear one you be expressed Point of View with which Man readers will disagree but you de store a Chance to be Beard and ii Amk to for writing. Is. I have repeatedly suggested organizations that offer companionship for cays and will do so again in the future 1c to pm Enyx Palm. He
