European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 06, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. October 6, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers May i respond to older and Wiser at 26"? 1 am a Liber ated Independent divorced woman in my 40s. I did the sin Gles scene for Many years and like older and Wiser i became involved in a bad situation when 1 was in my mid-205. When 1 sobered up i found myself in a rat infested dump with a doped up sen maniac. Resisting could have Cost me my life so i gave in. I Learned a Good lesson about getting zonked in a bar and leaving with som Coni i did t know. As i look Back 1 Don t know How i could have been so dumb. But at least i took responsibility for my actions which it seems very few women arc willing to do these Days. It is much easier to holler rape. I feel sorry for the office Romeo. It sounds to me like the poor son of a gun was set up. Ill sign this sympathetic in Maine dear sympathetic i Kim Bee i be rec red to retch storm Gre warded Nail both pro Aad Coo. The who wrote showered Tot with Praise. Bat 90 percent of the Wooten were fun rub. The thought i Gate room too much of weak. You Are one of the few Fanala who saw it differently. I appreciate the a port dear Ann Landers i was especially interested in the letter from the woman whose Mother suffered from the pack rat syndrome because my husband has had the same problem All his life. Our Home looks like a garbage dump. Tools magazines and broken toys he expects to repair them someday arc every where. There is not an Inch of closet space shelf space or room in our basement for another bottle or Basket. He looks in the paper for garage sales and manages to make them All. Seven months ago i told him if be did t get psychiatric help i was tiling for divorce. He agreed to go. I now feel Quali fied to write a Book about psychiatrists. They Are full of baloney. This fake he been charging my husband $90 for 50 minutes and he has t done one bit of Good. He has however come up with Sev eral theories As to Why my husband has the problem. None of them fit but Here they Are 1. As a child he was deprived of Materi Al possessions love or both. 2. He has a fear of letting people gel close to him so he clutters his Home and life with objects that build  3. He could never get along with people so he surrounds himself with things that substitute for this loss. 4. He is insecure and frightened of life fearing that one Day he May be poor so he piles up things he might need. He can never find anything not one of the above explanations has any Validity. The real reason my husband is a pack rat is because his father was one. Please comment.  in Newark dear Cuie i agree that Many psychiatrists Are full of baloney and Are sicker than their patients but some a extremely effective and hate done a lot of Good. Your husband May a e grown up in the pack rat environment but he clearly has a Geranium in his cranium. And i Hope the shrink can uproot it. Reminder All letters to the editor must the full printed name and address of the writer and must be signed. We do not read unsigned letters but vie will withhold your name on request and protect your privacy. All letters Are subject to editing. Questions on military vehicle wrecks get answers i am writing this letter in Hopes of get Ting a response to Simc questions that have been on my mind since i was involved in an Accident with a military vehicle. Why does t the military insure the Driver of a military vehicle 1 was never in formed thai if i was involved in an Accident 1 would be responsible for the damages incurred. I was on duty Al the time was Given a direct order to drive my vehicle to deliver supplies and unfortunately was involved in an Accident that was my fault. No other properties or vehicles were damaged. I was told however that if other properties were damaged they would be covered by insurance. I was curious As to Why i would not be covered. What Steps can 1 take to avoid the expenses if i were to be Al fault of another Accident it would seem unrealistic and utterly impossible for me to have myself insured while driving a military vehicle. My concerns lie mostly with How can i protect myself if in an Accident 1 what is the army s policy with persons involved in accidents Why does t the army insure the Drivers name withheld r re me r a ten. Germany editor s note a spokesman from the office of the staff ludic adv Eule us i Sarteur replies we arc Happy to answer your questions concerning insurance and the operation of military u1 hides. Berlin travel queries answered my wife and i would like to go to Berlin together. But because i am american and she is German we would like to know How we could go together without having to Fly. As far As we know going by car i would have to Cross checkpoint Charlie and she a German transit Road. We would like to know if we could use the duty train or is courteous Drivers when we moved to the Kaiserslautern area in july and i accepted a Job on Ramstein a several people warned me that i would find the morning and evening traffic a prob Lem. Nevertheless. I decided that i was willing to fight a motorized Skir Mish twice a Day to work at the Job 1 enjoy. After i month commuting from Kaiserslautern. However i feel compelled to write an open letter to All the other Drivers american and Ger Man who share the Rush hour with me. Not Only have i met Only consider ate Drivers. I have yet to see anyone else be treated less than kindly. The Long lines at the Gates May move slowly but they do move and Drivers coming in from a Side Road know that those on the main Road will let them into the line on a Lipp Cring basis. When one reaches the Gate he finds that the maps have also been practising polite Friendly attitudes. Every single morning regardless of the line s length. I have been greeted cheerfully. Today in response to my morning How Are you i got a huge Grin and moderately great it made my Day. So to All my fellow commuters and to the Gate guards thank you. You make getting to and from work As close to painless As it s possible for it to be. Mrs. . Franks Kapaun As Germany this impossible because she is German arc there any other alternatives since we would like to travel together. My wife and 1 carry a yellow civilian . Card. . Morgan ii Essen Germany editor s note a travel Clear Ance specialist from the office of the adjutant general he Usa eur replies As holders of the Usa eur or i Sam i re Gilcre and identification card a or a form 174 yellow you and your German spouse can travel to Gether to West Berlin on the Helmstedt Herlin autobahn in a vehicle hearing . Forces plates issued in the Federal Republic of Germany be or Berlin american Korcos in Italy a plates issued in Italy or plates issued for the use of Allied forces in be and Berlin. When travelling the Helm sled Berlin autobahn in an Allied forces plated vehicle you must process through four autobahn checkpoints. These checkpoints listed in order of travel to West Berlin Are Allied checkpoint Alpha la Elmstedt soviet checkpoint Marien Bora soviet Check Point Drewitz and Allied checkpoint Bravo Berlin. You arc permitted to irate to West Berlin via the Helms cd Skrlin railway on Allied military duty trains using i he a or a form 174 Only when travelling in a duty status with official duly orders. If you and your spouse desire to travel from West Berlin to East Berlin via Allied checkpoint Charlie the . Military police at this location will provide detailed information and special instructions on travel to from and in East Berlin. There Are additional documents individuals must possess when travelling via the Himstedt Berlin autobahn. These include the Berlin movement order briefing statement vehicle registration und valid Driver s License. If you have further questions regarding clearance and documentation requirements for travel to and from Berlin you should Contact your organization s administrative Section. Standing ovation for an to i would like to Lake this Opportunity to speak out about the people who complain about the armed forces television service. These arc the people who sit in the bar Racks and do nothing but complain about what s on the television schedule instead of getting Oul and taking advantage of being assigned in the european theater by travel ing and sightseeing. I for one have been in Germany twice and have enjoyed both Tours. 1 have enjoyed watching an. 1 believe that an should be Given a standing ovation for the out standing Job it has done in the past and continues to do in the present. It s a tremendous Job trying to please every individual s taste but they continue to try. It is my personal belief that an docs a better Job than any civilian television station could under the same circumstances. With the addition of Saint which was t available on my first tour live programming is More relic Etc and More readily available. Solo those individuals that Are Lucky enough to receive an and still complain about the programming i say to you shut the to off and go see a Little bit of  staff sgt. Dallas j. Christensen Nuernberg Germany pen pals i would Entov some pen pal. I am 20 yet of. I Enion writing Ilia eng and driving. Brian Knight pc Box 5101 Apo . . 09123-5377 your letter really concerns two situations. The first is where no Are Al fault in an Accident that results in injury to another person or damage to another person s property. The second is where you arc Al fault in an Accident and cause damage to government property. Generally the army docs not Purchase insurance to protect itself or its employees from liability for properly damage or per Sonal injury. Instead the army and the United stale self insures through a claims system. In the first situation a third party who incurs damage in an Accident with a Mili tary vehicle May submit a claim that would he paid if the military Driver caused the Accident and was performing military duties when the Accident occurred. There fore there is no need for you or any other go Ern Merit employee o buy insurance for Protection from liability from this Situa Tion. The second situation involves an Acci Dent where a military Driver causes dam age to a government vehicle or other government property. As a government employee you have a personal obligation to make sure that you do not damage government property for which you Are responsible. If you negligently damage a vehicle the army has the right to establish through the report of Surrey system your monetary liability for that damage. Although it May be possible for you to buy insurance to protect yourself against this risk this insurance would most Likely be quite costly. The bust method to protect yourself against this liability is to be especially careful in operating and Safe guarding government properly. European edition capt Dale k. Patterson us cmdr Jeffrey s. Zakem us Deputy editor in chief . Blackwell m. Proctor , Meo Weott production manager managing de. Circulation manager this newspaper i an authorized unofficial Powlic Alki Tor member of me military services Oversea. Content at the Stan and stripes Are Noi necessarily the of flow a Teri of or endorsed by the . Governor to the department of detente or the . 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