European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday june 8, 1990the stars and stripes Page 11 pm a letters far Ann Landers i have waited 10 years to write this letter. Thanks for the perfect Opportunity the i am sick and tired of hearing Bate that have been getting a bum that bats Are harmless Little Crea rap All these years and if Given a a so. How do you re Register your car Chance would make great pets. On april 17, 1977, while working in Austin Texas i was attacked by a Bat that appeared out of nowhere bit me on the shoulder flew away returned in a Tew seconds and Sank its Teeth into the Back of my neck. I was immediately taken to an emergency Center and Buven a tetanus shot plus a series of shots which i had to take in the stomach every Day for 21 Days. I was allergic to those shots which left me legally Blind and hearing impaired. I was 29 years old at the time the Critter that bit me was one of those so called a a harmless fruit bats. You would be doing your readers a great favor by printing this. Erb 6 �?c.l.b., Austin . Yours is one of dozens of letters documenting miserable experiences with fruit bats the variety touted to be harmless. Bats were never very High on my hit Parade but after Reading a stack of letters similar to yours i would like it known that i have no interest in joining a Bat club nor do i want a Bat House for my front Lawn. Dear Ann Landers i am still boiling about the advice you gave the woman who was taking care of her Mother in Law for free when the old lady had assets and could Well afford to pay a caregiver. As if that weren to enough the elderly woman had another son in town who was Well heeled but he never offered a dime to ease the Burden and his wife did absolutely nothing to give the caregiver a bit of Relief. Today people Are living longer which Means that children in their 50s, 60s and 70s Are taking care of elderly parents. This is As it should be but when the elderly person has financial Means it makes no sense for a daughter in Law who is struggling to carry the whole Load. The writer who signed herself a a angry made it Plain that she resented being enslaved yet you told her a continue to do what you know is Why should she the notion that virtue is its own Reward went out with the Bustle and the Hatpin. Wake up Kiddo and join the 20th Century. Generally your advice is right on the Money but this time you were nowhere. A Chattanooga dear Chat i am reopening this Issue because since i last dealt with it i have received a barrage of letters from readers who like you believe my advice was flawed at Best if not downright Lousy. I have come to the conclusion that the readers Are right and i was wrong so please pass the soy sauce. I am eating my words. Chomp chomp. Dear Ann Landers recently i won a baseball Pool at a local pub. When i went to pick up my winnings the bar owner said a a rent to you going to buy a round for the bar a i said a no i done to know these the Guy suddenly got an attitude problem and said a that is not proper bar the drinks would have Cost me at least $50. Was i wrong a Rockland . Dear Rock i know nothing about bar etiquette. I need your help readers. C creators Syndicate three Blind mice department of the army civilians All lived the Good life in Usa eur. Until that dreaded Day came. The Day their Auto registration came due. The first mouse being above average intelligence knew he would receive a yellow card from Usa eur vehicle registry alerting him that the time was Here for re registration. Alas the card came not. At the last minute he plunged ahead. His Auto was inspected and he rushed to the my station. But it was too late. A your registration has expired or. Mouse. You must turn in your permanent plates get temporary plates then wait for your permanent a but kind lady a the mouse lamented a i work in a restricted area. If i have to get new plates ill need a new site pass and that will mean ill have to Deal with an entirely new Section of the bureaucracy woe is me a a a in a sorry or. Mouse. Rules Are the lady pined. A woe is me a repeated or. Mouse. A Well a said the lady a let me Call Usa eur a not on ets a said the mouse in fear. A of course a said the lady. A woe is me a cried the mouse. Time passes a emr. Mouse a said the lady. A apparently its up to our discretion on the new plates so you can keep the old three weeks pass a woe is me this letter says my plates have expired. I have to go to Kapaun air station for new ones woe is me a Ned the mouse in the second Blind mouse had witnessed the first Blind mouse a problems. This mouse Hadnot received his yellow card either and his registration would expire in one month. Thinking he had plenty of time he had his car inspected went to the registration office in bad Kreuz Nach paid $10, and got his temporary registration. No problem. One month prior to the expiration of the temporary registration he got a letter. A emr. Blind mouse a it stated a your records indicate that you do not own this car. You must submit proof of ownership and a double White insurance or. Mouse was indignant. He phoned Usa eur registry. A How can my car which in be driven for a year not be my car a cried the second mouse. A the computer does no to lie or. Mouse he was told. A you need new a but i work in a restricted area. If i get new plates ill need a new site pass. That Means ill have to Deal with an entirely new Section of the bureaucracy woe is me a wailed the mouse in anguish. A Tell you what a said the Usa eur clerk a keep your old plates. Go to bad or Cugnach and get a new registration. Ill Call them and smooth the a not on ets a whispered the mouse in disbelief. A of course a said the clerk. A woe is me a cried the mouse. The mouse got the new temporary registration. But two weeks later a letter from Usa eur motor vehicles came. A dear or. Mouse. Your registration has expired. Please have your car inspected submit a new a form 190, a new double White card and $ 10. A no Boroody Knook oops the trouble in be seen a Sang the piteous creature. Well the third Blind mouse after painfully witnessing the trials and tribulations of the other two mice resolved to avoid the trap. Eight weeks prior to expiration of his registration he had his car inspected completed the registration card and mailed it with $10 to Usa eur vehicle registry. The Check cleared the Bank in 10 Days but after a month the mouse had received no registration. He Calls. Yes on ets a you cashed my Check. Where is my registration a said the mouse cautiously. A a Haven to seen it said the voice. A Call next a can you look for it a said the mouse. A a it a not on the computer so i can to look for it a came the reply. Second week a same Story. Third week a a you cashed my Check. Where is my registration a repeated the mouse. A a Haven to seen it. I suggest you pay for a copy of your cancelled Check and take it to your servicing vehicle registration said the clerk. A what servicing registration office a screamed the mouse. A the one you initially took your $10 and registration card said the clerk in amazement. A but i never took it to a local office. I followed the directions on the a form 190-1q that said i should mail it to Usa eur vehicle stated the baffled mouse. A a ask ask a said the clerk. A most registrations sent directly Here get lost. Done to Send them the moral of the Story when next your registration is due fling thyself at a cat. A Frank r. Sweet third mouse Kriegsfeld West Germany a article on state offends West virginian a recent article in your paper really appalled me. It was telling about a bad vacation someone had in Blue Field . Hey there a More to our state than just being in Bluefield . Its a Beautiful state if you get out and see it All. In a a proud West virginian and i just done to like what was stated. Letting one person put Down my state was a bad mistake As was stating that the people in West Virginia Are like the East germans. That was a cheap shot. A few months Back a tour group took a tour of West Virginia but Only showed the bad times and not the Beautiful attractions our state has. I could list you 100 attractions and still find More if i really dug in. I could take the same Guy who was quoted in your article put him in a Small town in California and he would find it just As bad As he did West Virginia. One More thing. There Are a lot of people in the military and Here in Karlsruhe who Are from West Virginia. So next time someone takes a cheap shot at a state do a Little research on that state and see what attractions it has. 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