European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday november 19. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 11 dear Ann Landers i would like to comment on the letter from the woman who had fallen in love with four Alco Holics and was flirting with no. 5,she asked Why she keeps doing this same stupid thing. You told her it could be one of Many Ria " Jiw Luu Piti Iii itself esteem some women think so Little of themselves icy Don believe they deserve a decent partner and the notion that love conquers All and she will make her sweetheart so Happy he won t want to drink was in that woman s shoes several years ago. It took me a Long time before i figured it out. The scenario Goa like this. It s such fun to drink together. You feel so Bright and witty. You Are comfortable with the Lush because he does t look at you funny when you order your fourth double Vodka Martini. He is non judgmental and you re sure he is the perfect mate. A Wise and wonderful woman i worked with invite me to go 1o a meeting of alcoholics Anonymous. It was there thai i came to terms with my week i celebrate my fifth year of sobriety. Pass the word Ann. It lakes one to know one. I m any woman . . To kayaks Tat a candid response. I received hundreds of letter hut minded a great Deal like the one on dear Ann Landers i la bet the woman who was flirting with her fifth alcoholic comes from a family of problem from alcoholic families try to duplicate that unfurl filing environment so they can try once More for the love and support they did t get at Home. They want another Chance to of course Theydon i get it. That woman needs to get with a group called adult children of alcoholics. There Are More than 1,000 Chap ten throughout the country. Look in the phone will help her recover and get on wild her life. J.m.a., ph.d.,Lombard, ill. De jmj a think far � better response thin mine. Dear Ann Landers i be been Reading you for years and have never come across the problem i am about to Lay on you. This is no joke. My husband who is Normal in every insists on shaving his legs three or four limes a year. He says he enjoys the clean feeling and that it turns him on sexually. 1 consider this perverted and gel very upset when heroes it. Needless to say. We have spent countless hours fighting about it. May i have your opinion?"ha1rem" in Dayton Dew Dayton Long ago i took the position that women should be free to do anything they wish about the hair on their tags 1 am prepared to offer men the same option. Please Stop fighting with your husband about this. It i about Tut harmless a Tum on Ai i a heard of. Consider yourself Lucky. Dear Ann Landers on you Tell me Why food costs so darned much at airports beef and Ham sandwiches Are $5. Hot dogs Are $2.40. Hamburgers Cost 13.75. A cookie Sells for 11. Why should this be Rippe Boffato Hare dear ripped Airport space is very expensive. Add to but the Well known axiom there a two kinds of Money the kind my spend at Home and the kind you spend when you Are in Munt. Long lines at banking facilities discussed it has been said that the main reason the service shave compelled their members to enrol in sure pay was to save postage Money on paydays. Were i he spending that much Money to pay the troops this action has created Lens of thousands of new checking a Eun Flod Winder if the Money saved offsets the thousands of wasted Man hours spent i Bank lines every Day with 95 percent of the Mili tary and civilian forces in Germany using checking accounts we All know about the lines. The american express Hai a flier out about gel Ling out of line. I appreciate their concern but i cannot see the lines dwindling unless we have More tellers available to reduce them. Express tellers can offer Only limited services plus they can t talk to you about banking problems or do a Host of other things people require on a daily basis. I live in the Wiesbaden maim area and estimate there Are 20,000 to 30,000 american express users on any Given Day i would guess that there Ait Nomore than 20 tellers on duty in the entire area and unit funds lie up some of them. There Are five in press tellers in the area. Granted everyone does t go to the Bank every Day but a Large percentage i there and the lines Are Long. The Bank is not the Only place checking account cause lines. Every Lime someone writes a Check the bad Check list comes out. By the size of this list i sure a lot of Man hours arc spent counselling people who write bad checks. When your whole society uses checking account the lines will always be Here. How aggravating it is to be in line and three or four people in front of you write checks for less than $ id. 1 would like to see the lines at the Bank eliminated though since the Yare Only open during duty hours. We can always go to the Exchange and other places after duty bandstand in a line. Since the Dod writes the regulations for Ameri can express operations and German labor Laws gov Ern their hours and number of personnel i think it Stime to petition the germans to be allowed to hire More people or open More Banks. I think the extra expenses can be borne by Dod and it will still be Way ahead due to a big savings from the recovered Man hours. Dob Crockett Mainz Germany editor s note . Anderson staff finance Nices officer office of the Deputy chief of staff resource management he Usa Reuh re plies the writer has raised an Issue Long lines at Bank ing facilities and other Check cashing or retail out lets that accept checks that is a fact of our everyday life. Unless there Are drastic changes in our lifestyles or spending Hibits these lines will probably always be with us. However we in improve the situation. Increased staffing is not the Only answer in partic ular where physical facilities Are restrictive. First although some savings in postage May have been realized when sure pay to financial institutions increased ii was not a major Factor in the decision. Financial readiness for families Security of funds convenience to the individual and contribution to per Sonal financial management Are far More important to commanders and soldiers and their families. I m sure the critics Are saying what about the people who write bad checks sure pay is the Cul fur those people who require assistance in learn ing to manage a Check Book or establish a budget. Help is available. Most communities in coordination with acs Community Banks and Credill unions Spon Sor Check Book maintenance training and financial counselling to better prepare soldiers and families to handle Ihetu financial affairs. I encourage anyone who feels the need for assistance to attend these cja9me�. Most people do not like to stand in lines ind Lead ers Don t want their troops spending duty or training Lime standing in lines. Part of the answer is to Bank smarten use your banking options to avoid lines. Sure pay accounts at Community Banks and credit unions Are maintained free. Automatic Bill payments in local currency such As Utility and Telephone pay ments can he deducted from your checking or now account free of charge. Other payment Hare a $1 charge per transaction. Automated tellers atm Are available 24 heart a Day. True you can t talk to them but you on with draw or Deposit funds. Us of Quick Deposit boxes in the Bank can save time in depositing checks. It May interest you to know that atm in the Community Bank network account for Over 700,000 withdrawals and deposits monthly. Checks written for purchases in the commissary or Exchange May be written for More than the Purchase to provide extra Cash. Adequate staffing of Teller and customer service areas within our Banks does require attention. Mili tary service Headquarters and the banking contractor in Europe have Long recognised a need for staffing standards for application to Banks. Approx Al for a standards study was recently obtained and a consult ing contract award has now been made. In the interim staffing increase requests Low through command and Bank channels for approval. Usa eur currently has 25 requests for additional staff pending action. The German government does not restrict the num Ber of employees. The costs for the military banking program Are borne by the military departments and Are subject to the budget process and Competition for funding the same m other programs. Significant improvements in delivery of banking service have been realized since the 1984 array mandatory sure pay announcement arms were placed in 36 new locations and 19 older machines were re placed expanding the network to 97 machines. Additional arms have been requested for fiscal year 1988. The atm system will be upgraded starting in late fiscal year 1988. Saturday service was expanded to 19 new locations 35 total and late night and lunch Lime services added in other locations. Mobile express vans now operate id two array and to air Force communities at least 69 additional tellers and customer Tynice representative were authorized to support the sure pay Effort in 1984-85 and a total of More than 200 fall Lime equivalent positions were increased during fiscal year 1984-87. In the area of Wir Budni Mainz additional arms were installed at Martin Luther King Village and Mainz Kastel. A part time Bank was established at Mainz Kutei and hours were increased at Camp Fieri. Saturday service was added in Wiesbaden Mainz Kutel and Mainz. In summary although much has been accomplished to improve banking Community continue to change. The military commands Aad the banking contractor work very Cloudy to keep Pace Wilh needs and provide adequate Baal of service. Thes it col Suzan to l. Pi4ujp4, Usan Caputy editor i churn Marie Koht Matt m not Proctor Deane b. Be Dermott to Duon us niger Mem gig pm Cicur taxi in ugh this Chw Lupe it an Lizino Hirw Uno Tacl up Buciuni Tor own two Oft to in Blini htw41 Ovi Rwm Conland Al to Liri ind Sam jul tit not a mum h Union d. Or nor a try. U 5 Gavin item. Tin div dwt of do rim in u s european command the Ipp Tiro or Kew it no in Mil pud Kinon. Return to firt or Tuppie Iunus. 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