European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Ann Landers Page 11 letters Ann Landers is on vacation. The following column is a rerun. Her regular column will resume sept. 3. Dear renders recently a youngster wrote and confessed his tear of sleeping in the Bottom bunk bed. He wanted to know if 1 had Ever heard of an upper bunk falling on a person in the lower bunk and if so what happened. Having had no experience with bunk Beds i turned to my readers. The results were staggering. Want to read Over my shoulder from Moose jaw Saskatchewan i m a Mother of 10 children. We had bunk Beds allover the place and that youngster who wrote to you need have no fear. Bunk Beds Are 100 percent Safe. They arc built so that upper mattresses and frames Are just a Little larger than the Bottom ones. If the upper Falls it will get stuck. It can t crash to the lower bunk. Mrs. . Dear mrs. . Thanks for your opinion. Here Are a few others from Greenwich Conn i m sending a picture of the upper bunk moments after it dropped onto the lower bunk and fractured our 6-Ycar-old s shoulder. My husband had the presence of mind to take this picture in Case we had any trouble with the insurance company. Portland Maine our eight children always invited sleep Over guests so we had bunk Beds in three rooms. Every upper fell at one time or another no serious injuries but awfully scary to hear a crash and screams in the night so we traded the bunks for trundle Beds that fit under one another for storage during the Day. This solved the problem. San Marino Calif i served As a wac in world War ii and had plenty of experience with bunk Beds during training i was assigned a lower bunk. The Gal above me was 5-foot-11 and weighed 165 had frequent nightmares that she d come crashing Down so one Day i asked her if she d mind switching bunks. She was very agreeable. Would you believe on week later 1 fell on her Bloomington ind when i was in College my Rookie took the upper bunk. He snored something terrible and it used to annoy the hell out of me. To get him to change his position i would lie on my Back raise my feet and give him a few sudden bounces. One night he was snoring louder than usual Loo much Bee Rand i really let him have it. Down came his bunk. The entire Structure collapsed. He laughed his fool head off and i got a Lump on my head the size of a Goose egg but luckily no fractured Skull. Savannah a an upper bunk fell when i was at Camp. Three Guys were jumping on the darned thing at the time. I was t Hurt because just a minute before i went to take a phone Call. Lucky me no location please Wei bought a Brand new bunk bed not cheap $540. One night our 10-year-old crawled into bed and his bunk collapsed on our 6-year-old. Thank god the Little Guy was curled up Way to the Side because the Metal Frame fell right on his Pillow. His Skull could have been store gave us a total refund and sent out a Man to add extra reinforcements to the new bunk the added bars and special screws it would be impossible for this bunk to fall. So there you have it folks. My furniture Consul Tants Tell me bunk Beds Are Safe if they Are Well constructed and if the kids do not jump on them. Still i prefer the Terra Firma and the Florma the belts. Shopping inconsistency concerns writer i have a live in Nanny to care for my child while i work As do Many other military and civilian families overseas. She docs housework and Many other things to help me out. There have often been times that i would have liked her to run errands for me at the shops in the Exchange Complex such As bringing in or picking up uniforms at the pick up Point picking up clothes from the tailor shop picking up photos Etc. Since she is Home All Day and i am not this makes sense and would be a big help. However she is a British citizen and not an id card Holder and since it is necessary to show an id card even just to drop things off she cannot run these errands for me. Yet she can and does cat freely at the Burger bar and the pizza shop As do quite a few other non id card holders. Why this inconsistency but More importantly i there any Way that registered Legal live in nannies can be authorized to run errands at the pick up Point and tailor shop for their employers i am not requesting Access to the Exchange itself just to the ancillary shops where errand running is common. If they can cat at the Burger bar i Don t see Why they can t run a fewer Rands for me at the pick up Point. This might be controlled by requiring the Nanny to show a copy of her papers proving her authorized live in Nanny status and a Handwritten note from the employer stating the specific errand s to be run and certifying that the errand is for an id card Holder. Or is there some regulation that prohibits this name withheld Wiesbaden West Germany editor s note master set. Dayton p. Strick land customer relations he cafes Enro pc replies while your suggestion obviously has Merit cafes Europe is not the policy maker on these decisions. We probably would be hippy to take Money from anyone willing to give it up. Eligibility criteria is determined by Usa eur and is listed in Usa eur regulation 600-700, individual logistic support. At present this regulation does not allow live in nannies to run errands for eligible individuals such As yourself. As for non id card holders eating at cafes facilities the Only ones authorized Are those local National employees who have been determined to have a need by the local commander. That Means those individual working on an installation May eat their on duty meals in cafes food facilities. No we do not Check id cards at our food facilities and Burger Kings. Signs Are clearly posted at these facilities which state who is eligible to eat there. I Hope we never have to resort to checking id cards there and that we can count on people s honesty. If you feel strongly about a change to this policy it might be Best to address your suggestions to the policy makers. Details Given on microcomputer training in response to a recent letter to the editor the seventh army combined arms training Center docs not have a six week school in Munich to train personnel How to use a microcomputer. Effective and efficient use of the investment the army has made in microcomputers is an important program. Seventh army training come established the microcomputer training program in november 1986. We offer intensive two three four and five Day courses at training centers in Munich Heidelberg and Frankfurt. These courses Range from the introduction to microcomputers to a programming including base Iii enable. A ultimate. Lotus 1-2-3 and training on other Usa eur Standard software pack Ages. The first Quarter fiscal year 1990, microcomputer training schedule will be available within the next few weeks. This schedule will announce the training to be offered at each of the three microcomputer training Sites mentioned above plus the training offered by the office of personnel management 0pm in Darm Stadt. To obtain a copy of the training schedule write to commander seventh army combined arms training Center attn Aetta Dit my add . 09407-5421. This training is available to members of the . Forces in Europe. Training is also available at your local site and can be arranged by contacting us at the address above. Bert h. Parks or. Chief and division Munich West Germany group organizing Tea towels exhibit can you spare me a Tea Towel Kitchen Towel ? i am organizing an exhibition of Tea towels and am Campaign. Manning an a District of Bradford involved in Community work. Names of senders will be recorded. Betty Hird 8 Durley Avenue Rescue on the autobahn my car recently broke Down on autobahn 5. I had my family with me. A . Army sergeant stopped to help us. Seeing As How my car would not run and the hour was late he loaded his car with my family and Luggage and took us All the Way Home some 40 Miles out of his Way from Baum older. Many thanks go to sgt. Lee Var Rcpt. The William r. Nicholas family Hahn a West Germany Bradford 9 bd9 5lg, West Yorkshire England editor s note the Bradford War on cancer Money is raised for this Appeal Charity through various Means including fashion shows and Jumble Flea mar Ket Type sales. Friendship state juror in regards to All the hoopla about a Texas politician stating the the Friendship state was too wimpy a slogan for Texas but might suit Kansas or Ohio i have to laugh. Obviously no harm was meant but natives from these two states Are up in arms. I simply must ask does t anyone have a sense of humor any More George r. 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