European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday. Augusts 1986 the stars and stripes Landers dear Ann Landers your columns touch All outlives in so Many ways and i bless you for the Days you be Bright ened and the things you have taught us. You Are part of our National heritage no Day is com 1 plete until we read Ann what god Given Energy o have written every Day sincei95s1 after 20 moves in 35 years of married life 1 can Tell you i could not have made it without you. Annie. And now will you please rerun my favorite column i found it stuck in my recipe Book. This Gem deserves to be a million. A Decatur ill., Reader dear Decatur Here it is with pleasure the station by Robert j. Hastings tucked away in our subconscious minds is an idyllic vision. We see ourselves on a Long trip that Al most spans the continent. We re travelling by passenger train and oui of the windows we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways of children waving at a crossing of cattle grazing on a Distant Hillside of smoke pouring from a Power Plant of Row upon Row Olcorn and wheat of Flatland and valleys of mountains and rolling hillsides of City skylines and Village Halls of biting Winter and blazing summer and cavorting Spring and docile full. But uppermost in our minds is the final a certain Day at a certain hour we will pull into the station. There will be bands playing and flags once we gel there so Many wonderful dreams will come True. So Many wishes will be fulfilled and Romany pieces of our lives finally will be neatly fitted together like a completed Jigsaw Puzzle. How restlessly we Pace the aisles damning the minutes for loitering. Waiting wailing waiting for the station. However sooner or later we must realize there is Noone station no one place to arrive at once and for All. The True Joy of life is the trip.,the station is Only Adream. It constantly outdistanced us. When we reach the station thai it we it Means when i m 18, that will be us when i buy a new 450 so Mercedes Benz that will beit when i put the last kid through College that will be it when i have paid off the mortgage that will be it when i win a promotion that will be it when i reach the age of retirement thai with be it 1 shall live happily Ever after unfortunately once we get it then it disappears. The station somehow hides itself at the end of an endless track. Relish the moment is a Good motto especially when coupled with psalm 118 24 this w the Day which the lord hath made we will rejoice and be Gladin it ii ant the burdens of today that drive men mad. Rather it u regret Over yesterday or fear of to Morrow. Regret and fear Are twin thieves who would Rob us of today. So Tup pacing the aisles and counting the , climb More mountains eat More ice Cream. Go Barefoot oftener swim More riven Walch Moresi duets laugh More and cry less. Life must be lived As we go along. The station will come soon enough. Dear read Turrif it i printed Mel hint that has the Poul ullity of Eka Afaf Lew . Jut essay u it i Hope Hubert Littky Mason pfc old in to Saver the Naai eat too Mottau thine off that you can enjoys so 0infwsr. 0� 2fth Day. Page 11 letters feedback on Frankfurt Bremerhaven bus i feel that i must take exception to and hopefully Correct some regarding the bus service 19 and from Bremerhaven and Frankfurt. As far As j can Tell the Only Benefit accrued is the ability to move More passengers. There have been cer Tain statements made that in reality Are not True. These statements have been printed in the stars and stripes eur army Magazine and other publications. I Rode the bus to Bremerhaven on two separate Occa Sions in april so i feel my statements Are based on fact. There is no smoking allowed on the bus regardless of what is published. On both occasions the Driver did not allow smoking. The bus does not offer blankets and pillows As Perth to ticket officer. Even so it is difficult to sleep in a seat that does t recline As far As the highers would want me to believe. There were no snacks sold on the bus. What is rather upsetting is the requirement to get of of the bus at the rest Stop. This Means that even if one is Able 10 sleep on the Way that sleep is interrupted bythe rest Stop. The bus arrives too Early at Bremerhaven. My guesses that at least 90 percent of he travellers arc there to pick up their privately owned vehicles. No facilities reopen until 7 or 7 30 . While the bus arrives about 5 30-6 30 , i feel that the real problem with using the bus i what happens after people arrive in Bremerhaven. For the most part people have travelled Long distances Roget to the to the required two hours prior to Depar Ture. They then travel the seven to eight hour trip maybe sleeping along the Way. After processing through the Pov facility maybe another two hours or so these people then drive maybe another eight hours to Home stations. Due Totime constraint and costs people Are pressured to re turn promptly. What is the solution my suggestion would be bring Back the duty train with maybe a nominal surcharge to offset the costs. I would gladly pay 50 Marks to Beable to sleep and arrive at the Pov Point at opening Lime. Arrangements and stops could be arranged to transport those personnel going to other places in Northern Germany like a Bui. In View of the inconveniences of the new improved bus service i can Only see his As another Benefit of military life being reduced. Staff sol. Junes w. Hall Frankfurt editor s note a spokesman from the office of the Deputy chief of staff logistics he Usah Euh replies we appreciate the feedback you provided on the Owr Ahon of the bin. We hoped hit we would receive Many comment both Good and bad. And we ban. In addition several members of the staff Hare nude unannounced trips on the bin to see what is going on Irith this new service. Each of the main ideas Yon presented with the latest status is addressed below 1. Smoking there is no smoking allowed on the bus. We tried to have a Section for each but it was just too inconvenient for Alt. The new army rules on smok ing will a Fouch. 1. Pillows and blankets a problem at first naw solved. Pillows and blankets an available upon Board ing the overnight bos. 3. Snacks drinks non alcoholic an available. Snack Al by the bus Driver became unwieldy and potentially dangerous so we had to Slop. Riden should Purchase refreshments before the trip or at the rest Stop. 4. Rest Stop passengers Are no longer required to exit the bus at the my Stop. 5. Earty arrival at Brente Rhoaten was a problem. Break Haven Burger bar is supposed to open at 6 38 am. With the arrival of the in. We have not heard of a Early arrive since the end of april. 6. Bui Comfort Yon Are right about the a Linini seats. They do not lilt Back in a horizontal position and sleeping is difficult. Do personnel Are authorized a Day logo there a Day to return plus the required proc Essing time. The beat and safest Way is to Lake the a bus North upend the night at the Harbor Koue or a Dartlian hotel please Book in Advance and drive bark after processing the car. 7. Government payment far picking up Pov Only mileage payment from Bremerhaven to the duty station la ant Holud. 8. One but Point with the switch from the train to bos we doubled the capacity and provided a faster More flexible schedule at half the nut. The night bus ii still the most popular. Witt the of duty train Soo Piliu space available travellers were turned Down each month. We think that it is an improvement. We Are continuing in evaluate bus service to ensure that it is efficient and of High Quality. 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