European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers letters dear Ann Landers i know this is a silly problem com pared to most you but to me it is after being a Bachelor for nine years i was recently we both knew adjustments would have to be and we settled some of the problems in but one Small item was not discussed and it is creating More trouble than i dreamed its the toilet old habits Are hard to i am simply not accustomed to flopping the lid Down before i leave the we started with gentle reminders and then tried taping notes to the from there we went to Good natured kidding that led to last week we escalated from snarling to Yelling and i have decided it is easier to rebel than to i refuse to apologize for my habit Ever when i enter the bathroom i have enough sense and decency to lift the does it re Auire of my wife More Energy to Flop it Down than it does for me to flip it up no in because i am fighting i say if a woman Doest have enough sense to look where she is about to she deserves the in my Courtesy is something that is it should not be will you Settle Ann and if you Arent on my please skip the whole i have More trouble that i can Cope with right up in grand rapids dear up an inherent risk of writing to Ann Landers is that she might use your letter especially if the problem is one a great Many people can relate yours i Only Hope you Are not so exhausted from fighting Gravity that you cannot pick up the paper to read my i believe it is fair to say that any object that is shared should be left in its Normal in the Case of the commode that a fancy name for Buster the Normal state of the seat is the wife of a Well mannered male should not need to look where she is she knows he is a gentleman and will return the lid to its proper the Only solution i can if you insist on behaving like a stubborn is an apartment with two you can then leave the seat up in and she can keep the seat Down in dear Ann Landers one More will you denounce drop in guests i am a courteous person who loves visitors when they Are but i see red when people show up unan their message your time Means nothing compared to my desire to Why dont these fools realize it is just Plain rude for All they know they have walked in on an a family people who have worked All Day and finally found an hour or two for them what do you think of a sign by the Bell that if you we rent dont ring in Tennessee dear t it wont you must find the Cour age to say to the i cant invite you my Day is please Call ahead next then shut the if it ends the you May be 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 mail order int what it used to says Reader what is happening to the mail order services these Days Ive lost several Hun dred dollars in paid Magazine subscriptions and computer software that just never a or ceased to arrive Long before subscriptions were expired defense electronics for sex stopped arriving in Spring of last year although the subscription expires october 1985 in september 1984 i sent analog computing Magazine a subscription to a monthly cassette tape to accompany the they cashed my Check but i never received the tape or any answer to two letters to them since the american software club of Connecticut cashed the Check i sent with my first order to sent me one shipment with Only about Worth of computer one of which i did not order and cannot use the Only answer i received to my letter of requesting refund of tire rest still not received was a postcard requesting that i return the disk i did not order in a similar Case last year with a califor Nia software i received nothing five months after they cashed my Check and i wrote several letters of complaint to no i finally wrote to the state attorney through whom i was Able to get my Money refunded by the who apologized that they had lost my address it appears this trend will surely Hurt the reputations of both our Apo and the reputable mail order businesses if the rippers get away with such dishonest is there any address Here or in the Usa to which one May write to Register complaints against these firms you can bet it will be a Long time before ill take out any More Magazine subscriptions or order anything by mail from any one we really need some Protection for Consumers overseas Hasenyager Germany editors note Jeffrey chief Legal assistance office of the judge usar replies Federal regulations require that Merchan Dise ordered through the mail be shipped within the time stated in the if no delivery time is within 30 Days after the company receives the the Only exception to this requirement occurs when the seller notifies the buyer of an expected delay and the buyer con failure to ship within the prescribed time gives the buyer the right to cancel the order and to demand a re fund of any Money demands for refunds should be sent by certified return receipt if no satisfactory response is the matter May be brought to the attention of the postal services chief postal the Federal Trade and the consume puerto Ricos qualities overlooked like a previous writer who criticized the article on was upset by the stars and stripes Choice of but my displeasure comes from another i do agree that the sport is cruel and detrimental to human but what was so disappointing was of All the aspects of the rican this cockfighting business was chosen my last stay in puerto Rico was for and i had nothing to do with nor saw anything having to do with this it after a pastime for being completely engulfed in the military i see hispanics Are rarely shown in an accurate and i depth misinformation runs even on an for the easter spot on nations Trade i  believe the one on puerto Rico i realize unlike mexican americans for puerto Picans Are not so deeply embedded in american history As to show a unified impressions on what puerto Rico is like is based on in Many this is not to our is it it is a shame when an Opportunity is Given to show the puerto rican lifestyle so thank you for a special thank you to those who for warded donations As Well As prayers and words of kindness in response to my plea in january in the stars and stripes to help my now 8 months has biliary Artesia As Well As cirrhosis of the his Only Chance for continued life is a liver Over was raised in Usa eur to help jasons parents finance the my sister and her family were deeply As to promote better understanding fighting is considered so a num Ber of us were dismayed and if the theme of cockfighting was of main in could you not have mentioned other countries if the interest was the puerto rican could you not have Given other aspects such As Legal status As an american Commonwealth and its important strategic political Idolo american religious influx National the tourist education and its serious love of music and Beautiful beaches and Ideal its history and its contribution to the i Hope that i May someday see an accurate and More i depth portrait of puerto Rico and its there Are so Many puerto Picans who serve or have served in the armed these include in the army my my father 31 my father inlaw and various uncles and and in the air my ours is a Rich culture and Many misconceptions should be Rios Serrano Frankfurt to Jason touched by the kindness and generosity of the military though Jason is still physically too Small for the needed trans the expenses for Send to United Community credit 112 North Algo Iowa committee to help Jason thank Russell Baas Germany pen pals i am a 20yearold Al Lipina and would like to have my name published in your pen pal my hobbles include Reading collecting station Ery and i am the eldest girl in a family of i graduated with a Commerce Malor in account i was born on Christmas be Canoy 26 taboo sur Oro Zulefa City Philippines i am a 22yearold filipino and would like to correspond with both males and females from different my hobbles include playing Ball singing and Reading interesting Batas 41 Merlano Road Dumaguet Philippines please add my name to your list of pen i am 31 years my hobbles Are collecting and playing Villanueva Bureau of land transportation regional office x Bagayan de Oro City 8401 Philippines i would like to have pen i am 38 years old and like collecting perfume bottles and Nagles Bureau of land transportation regional office x Bagayan de Oro City 8401 Philippines i am 21 years old and would like to have pen i like going to cooking and Bandal 227 Prionas Cebu Philippines or Protection office for the or state where the seller is addresses for these agencies can be obtained from the consumer resource available for reference at Usa eur libraries and Legal assistance it May also help to complain to the publication the advertisement appeared nondelivery of periodicals should he explored through local Apo if this seems unlikely to resolve the write to the including with your if at All a copy of a recent mailing or at least a subscription account explain what issues have not been and request that your subscription be extended an equal number of request a prompt and Send the letter certified return receipt if no answer is notify the chief postal inspector of the and consider consulting with a Legal assistance disposing of crafts in response to the recent article compar ing creations and i would like to make two Points the army wants to get rid of a three year Supply of res so soldiers can go Back to then i suggest you Send All surplus res to shelters for the Home less and needy throughout the Usa who would be glad to get such a food in defense of the strawberries in let me say there 1 eat them dry and there just like a Candy to any soldiers out in the Field who dont like please Send them to Bloom Germany the european edition Usa editor in chief us 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