European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse April 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 Arm Landers letters dear Ann Landers please print some thing that a lot of teens will under its a message to my i know my Little disappointments Are no f big in just a what problems could i possibly have when in an adult ill find out what real trouble this is what you keep telling but i really do have problems serious ones that Bug me a Why dont you understand they May be Petty to you but they Are very important to you say you had a miserable childhood and that by comparison mine is yours was harder physically but not Emo say i am that i take everything for granted and dont appreciate you keep telling me How much you sacrificed for in sure you dont realize How hard i try to please when you come Home from work tired you feel you have a right to be demanding and you Tell me to shut up when i Start to talk about my when you Are in a Rotten mood you expect me to Cater to i feel like crying when you dont notice any of the things i did to please in you beef about the work that int done and complain because i didst set the table right or the vegetables Are a Little you Tell me these Are supposed to be the Best years of my dont you remember that the change from adolescence to adult Hood can be very rough its hard for me to believe you were Young give me a i want to get along with please meet me i am your daughter dear daughter i wonder How Many teenagers you spoke for on behalf of All of them i want to thank you for a very Good dear Ann Landers i didst care for your response to the woman who complained because her Hus band agreed to split the dinner Check evenly with the eight other some had lobsters and while they ordered chopped Steak and drank club Why should people who Are watching their Money subsidize the High livers your answer didst make any let Down in dear in to and thousands of others who didst like my i ask Only that you read it i suggested that when couples with varying appetites and incomes eat out to Gether they arrange in Advance for separate that Way nobody feels taken advantage of arid goes Home if no such arrangements Are made be fore the ordering takes it is embarrassing As the woman husband pointed out to take out a Pencil and pad and ask around the who had lobster who had chopped sirloin How Many scotches did you and Mary Joe did Bill and Mabel order i repeat if Money is and you Are dining with people whose tastes run to Champagne and arrange in Advance for separate it will keep the blood pressure Down and save Wear and tear on reminder All letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and address of the writer and must be we do not read unsigned but we will withhold your name on request and protect your All letters Are subject to the rest of the Story of Munich Columbia hotel after Reading the articles on the Colum Bia hotel in i feel like Paul har vey and have to Tell you the rest of the As i was the director of engineering and housing Deh when some major decisions were made on the Colum Bia anyone who has visited the Columbia hotel knows what poor shape the hotel was not since before the 1972 Munich when prefab bathrooms were in stalled in some was any major work done on the because of its poor Condi most european come personnel did not want to use the hotel the occupancy rate As i recall the Fig ures often asked for by congressional and department of the army the co Lumbia hotel had one of the highest utilization rates by lower enlisted recognizing this problem in the arc commander directed that i look at a total renovation of the Columbia along with the we were to in clude a plan for a conference Center within the the amount of Usa eur conference business going to such places As bad kiss Ingen and Willinger is another subject that in sure would further justify the need for a conference which one of us like to go on temporary duty try to Munich if we were housed in a decent hotel with that both inhouse assets and a civilian architect engineering firm developed a total the renovation included room upgrades with bathrooms renovated bar and dining room facilities child care Center a functional lobby with a Tours desk and other shops Security rooms for vips and a conference facility which included a Large room that doubled for conferences or evening banquets and then smaller conference a mix of appropriated funds for major repairs to utilities and other work to meet current and no appropriated funds for new Furni were to be while the final configuration was not exactly my first Choice of the i must admit the result would have Given usar eur a firs class conference it was one of the upcoming projects on which we briefed Many vips depart ment of the Congress at that they All thought highly of the As stated in the stars and firm under an army contract studied the entire arc while their personnel were Well meaning and i enjoyed skiing and socializing with some of i must Point out some areas that make me question some of their first of most were totally unfamiliar with the military of the Usa eur members of the team admitted they were not expecting the arc operation As it their expertise was primarily in the hotel and restaurant and i dont in the least question that but they were not prepared to look at recreation programs such As ski hang adventure i spent Many As did the Deh explaining appropriated and Nona Propri ated funding and How it played into the Deh expecting a Hale Koa Type they were looking for a clean the team was briefed on our plans for the renovation of the Columbia while they had no comments on the Basic they did have some operational although i was no longer stationed in Garmisch when the final report was based on the comments in the stars and stripes these questions must have prevailed throughout and into the final they wanted to know Why arc was in the conference if it was a recreation it was explained that Many Neucom agencies hold conferences and seminars and Are encouraged to use existing during the periods when summer and Winter sports programs do not fill the to conferences Are booked to maintain High since we were going to totally renovate the we took the blinders off and included a first class conference they wanted to know Why arc had the Columbia hotel in the first place since there were no recreational facilities it was explained that recreation can take on Many and just get Ting soldiers and families out of their Barracks and housing areas was a step in the right even if not in Munich during the onto or a Day or two wandering around the City is Good rec the Columbia Tours program exposes Neucom personnel to Many inter Esting facets of living in not All Neucom personnel want to play and the High occupancy rate for the lower enlisted grades indicated some attraction to the big having spent time in All i Gua Rantee there is More night life for the single Soldier Barracks in Munich than in any of the other three arc contrary to what apparently is dated in eve expanding Munich City Public transportation is just around the Cor Ner from the this Means soldiers Reagan missed Man says so president Reagan decided to Send vice president Bush to president Chernen Kos Reagan has now thrown away three chances to show up for a soviet presi dents his excuse for Chernenko was a the mos powerful Man on Earth make time in his schedule to at tend the funeral of the second mos Power Ful Man on White House spokes Man Larry Speakes also cited logistics problems for a no notice presidential Reagan has had More chances to attend soviet leaders funerals than any president since the 1917 bolshevik he had the Chance to show the soviets hed set his foot in their he had the Chance to show the soviets he honors their respected he chances to talk briefly with the Toi bring with him the feeling of Good its said that the first five minutes deter mine what Type of Friendship people have has again declined to meet the Man on the other Side of the so much for Friendship at this on the other what if vice presi Dent Bush went to the funeral to Start some friendships himself Reagan was born be fore which makes me wonder just How healthy our president airman Rob Rosenberger Ramstein Germany t aggie set Muster on april 21 every friends and former students of Texas University gather at various Sites All Over the world to renew acquaintances and to Honor fellow aggie who have died during the past this traditional which began Over 100 years is known As Muster a term which denotes the schools Strong military there will be More than 500 musters throughout the world this including at least three in persons wishing to attend should Contact Frankfurt area James Rhein main a farm Len area Buzz Ramstein a Heidelberg area Jill Heidelberg u Wright Rhett Miln Germany without privately owned vehicles could get to the Columbia solely by Public transportation and those driving could Park their cars in the private lot adjacent to the once at the Public transportation could be used to visit the City of my nearby when in enjoy the oktoberfest and Fasching without worrying about the most frequently asked when i was was when we were going to improve one facility or numer Ous projects were in the works a total renovation of the Sheridan hotel in Gar a fitness Center with indoor Pool at new ski lodges at both Garmisch and to name a i think the Neucom Community got shortchanged on the Columbia hotel Deci it is often said in the business world that it takes Money to make anyone who has observed the major turnaround in the last few years of the bavarian american arms in Nuernberg can see what Effort in the right direction can i seriously doubt the forces will come out ahead for that come out even on any compensation for turning the facility Back to the West German gov the germans will surely look at the existing Columbia As most of us do As an rundown hotel and will compensate i believe had the Columbia project progressed As it would have made Money in the Long run and provided not Only a conference but a Nice hotel facility in one of Germany biggest and mos interesting Daniel Waldo Heidelberg european edition Usa editor in chief Cdr us Deputy editor in chief Blackwell production manager Proctor managing editor Mcdermott circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for members of the military services contents of the stars and stripes Are not necessarily the official views or endorsed the the department of defense or the european the appearance of advertising in this including inserts or does not constitute endorsement by the department of or the stars and stripes of the products or services everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for or patronage without regard to National marital physical political affiliation or any other non Merit Factor of the or military address the stars and Apo International malt the stars and Postrach 11 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