European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday november 9. 1986 the stars and stripes 11 Sam Tarn wont die nor a Fol Imp i Tony. One tint created a Mataln of Bull b the in Druitt of new Yukers who Ose to not. Hen a sampling from Brooklyn i Wai Sun glad to see someone weak up about us of new yorkers. Lul year i had some Root canal work done. It was very painful i and my jaw was swollen Lite a balloon. I Fot on the subway Der 1 lot nun hour and there were no teats to i tabbed a Simp. After 10 minute the pain became to intense i just i Down on the filthy floor and cried. All around were people heading Ribeir news papers. Not one person said a single word to me far the duration of the Nde which Wai 53 minutes. That have happened anywhere but in new York. From Long Island Don t Tell me about new York men and How people behave on subways. When i was nine months pregnant with twins i took subway Home from the doctor1 office. Of course there were no seat. A Nice Middle aged woman saw me struggling to slay on my feet and offered me her seat the minute the Hood up a great big Lummox stepped in front of me and grabbed the space. The woman was furious but there Wai nothing she could do. Several passengers saw the whole scene but no one spoke up. Terrible in t it missing old Dixie dear Dixie by Mari met the of a torn where Doe Soo Paw Whilla act Wawer anywhere he wants from West Heston during the statue of Liberty Celebration i took a train to Manhattan. It was hot and crowded i usual. My foot a in � cast and i was on clutches. Of course there were no seat. I counted ii tee be boys and girl who were seated. Had i been the Mother of any of those teen agers 1 would have insisted that he or she get up and offer a seat to a disabled person. How can Parent allow their children to be so rude and uncaring from Yonkers be Lair Ann. You never know from looking who i Able bodied. My husband appears to be perfectly healthy but he has a heart condition diabetes and a hernia that needs to be repaired. I Don t see Why be should live up his seat for woman who u carrying three big boxes from Bloomingdale s. From Bhe Plains i be heard h said that humans Arete same the world Over. Not True. I be rave led the us verse and new York City has the toughest meanest me first and to Oeck Wilh you people 1 have Ever seen. Last month 1 boarded a train to the Bronx with a Siulung headache and my Arm was in a Ding. I never elected tract a seat because i had been on that train a thousand Ernes and always had to stand the whole Way. To my Surprise a no 1" i -1""1 " no Ali please take i run he replied Emporia Kansas. Taif. Survivor writes to All the sufferers this letter is dedicated to All the sufferers to Al the victims of stairwell and laundry room tragedies which seem to beset our troops stationed in Ger Many. It is written to Comfort those victims of the dreaded curse of cafes did it again1 and How come that Guy got More pcs Money than i did not to forget the poor souls who have yet to under stand american express Check cashing policies Al though explanations of these policies appear at least once a week in your columns. I think i shall title his letter survival and maybe it la bring a smile to Hose who will the realize that life Over Here in t Oil that bad. You survive to laugh about it. I survived Iran in the sos. 1 survived having mylar stoned for driving through the moslem Section wearing a Short sleeved dress and no Scarf to cover my hair this in 90-degree weather. 1 survived being mobbed at the grand Bazaar for jus being there on a Friday the moslem holy Day and inadvertently stumbling onto a procession of chanting fanatics. I barely escaped with my life running As fast Asl could with the frenzied mob at my heels i survived the Lumbar water Reservoir Over which our House was built we opened a trap door in the Kitchen at the exact moment when the Sun would Shine on it to ascertain the water level and also see various indescribable creatures swimming in it i survived pumping this water into dual 50-gallon Drums situated on the roof from whence we obtained our bathing and washing water. 1 survived the daily lighting of the kerosene water beater a demonic invention that would blow you sky High if you did not catch the proper Hiss of the kerosene fumes. I Only lost a few Bain and eyebrows so proficient did i become at taming the beast. I survived Morocco and its hazardous driving conditions on roads and streets clogged with sheep and cow herds Donkey carts Etc. I survived the indignity of being asked to leave the Post Exchange together with All other patrons to Achonu Rodatt a local Sheik and his retinue so that they could shop undisturbed. They would buy everything in right. When we were allowed Back in not even a Needle could be found. 1 survived Northern Japan when Snow was piled 6feet deep on each Side of the Road and we drove in tunnels for six months out of the year. I survived the endless serenity and politeness of the japanese who cannot say no to a request for fear of hurting your feelings but to which they Haven intention of complying. I Learned very quickly that Hai so Desu really meant no Way lady. 1 survived typhoons and earthquakes and living in a Small uninsulated wooden House where we froze in Winter and sheltered in summer with again the ubiquitous kerosene Heaters he Only source of heat. Watching the Lone Ranger on tvs aying Domo Rigato Tonto saved that Lour. I survived Micronesia living on an Island no bigger than t mile by i half mile. Boredom Cou pled with the nightly outdoor movie in marshal Lese right under my window almost did me in. Since there was no red meat there scrawny Chick in a routes Les sauces was the daily menu. I survived Saigon and its smog 10 times worse than los Angeles on its Best Day and the oppressive heal. 1 survived washing clothes in the Shower no easy task but no squabbling either. 1 survived the fear of one a y Jis covering thai the faithful Cycle Pousso who took me and my friends to Market every Day would Lum out to be a pc when the time came. I survived running Home from he a i barn stand just before curfew which is when the South vietnamese would Start shooting at every thing that moved. Of i almost forgot. I also survived a three year slay at the Patch Barracks housing Complex i Stuttgart and am amused to see that nothing there has changed. 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