European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ann Landers dear Ann Landers several Days ago i received a Check for $20,000, and boy can i use it How i came to get this great gift is a pretty wonderful Story. Back m l9l, my parents offered hospitality and Friendship to dozens of servicemen who were being shipped out Toile South Pacific. My Brothers were in the Navy so my folks had two empty bedrooms after the War Many of these servicemen kept in touch with mom and dad through Christmas cards and letters. One Man who died a few months ago remembered my parents kindness and in his jul he left $20,000 to them a for their surviving  since i was their Only heir the Money came to me. Isnit that Beautiful a Man i never met left Money to me because my parents were Good to him. I remember hearing about the night mom  go to the opera so dad took this Man in her place. He had never seen an opera before and loved it. It was a Lucia i Lammer Moore with Lily Pons and Jan Pierce. After the War the Man became very successful and was a big us Poorter of the opera Back East. Please done to publish my name. Just Call me a grateful in san Francisco dear san Francisco a these Days when there a so much evidence of Many a inhumanity to Man a letter like yours is a marvelous upper. Thanks for sharing. A a dear Ann Landers my wife and i really enjoyed those comments from couples who Shower together. Can you stand one More Early in our marriage we were taking a Shower together while on vacation. Everyone in the hotel must have turned their water off at the same instant. Suddenly a blast of scalding water shot out of the Shower head i pushed my wife As far Back As possible taking the Brunt of it. When i lunged out of the Shower my right foot got wedged in the toilet. The rest of me slammed into the Wall a the Knob of the bathroom door raking across my Back every Inch of the Way. There i was sprawled out on the floor with one foot still in the toilet my Back scalded and scraped like a Carrot guttering a from now on we take  time does its magic arid of course we Are showering together again. But when couples Start to Tell honeymoon stories ours tops them All. Dear Flint Flint Mich. Since that column appeared in be received enough Shower letters to print three a Day for a week but enough is enough and yours will be the last. Thanks for the hilarious Windup. Dear Ann Landers be 3m 3 ear a with a not very serious prob Guy. A says a a full pick you up at 7 00 and we 11 go to  he does no to get Here until 7 20. He says he overslept. Another Guy says a a in la pick you up at 8 00 and Well go see a movie a he shows up at 8 30. He then insists that he said 8 30. We made the movie on time but i hated being kept waiting for half an hour. My problem is that i done to know what to say to Guys when they Are late i want them to know i done to like it but i hate to ruin the evening by starting off with a com Plant. Please advise. Dear Lex Lexington by. When a fellow shows up under 30 minutes late Lightheart edly Point to your watch and say a i thought maybe you stood me  anything beyond 30 minutes can be seriously tardy. Tell him you were worried sick that he had an Accident and to please Call and let you know if he a going to be that late again. C creators Syndicate Kes ipes european edition circulation 190,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan corp Mander editor in chief r it. Col Gayle w. Fix Usa Deputy commander editor in chief Polesi in ski Bob Wicker Deane b. Mcdermott production manager managing editor circulation manager min rules spa or 8 80 authorized unofficial publication for members of the contents of the stars and stripes Are not Nec or endorsed by. The . Government the de Par Mont of defense or the . European command. Edver Tising in this publication including inserts or Fem ?068  endorsement by the department of dense Orthe stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. Advertised in this publication shall be made available for Pur Orinski a without regard to race color religion sex National non phys Cal Handicap political affiliation or any other non Merit Factor of the purchaser user or Patron. . Main office switchboard 06165-6010 ets 348-6741 or 5823. Letters cafes Gas pricing policy discussed the stars and stripes reported that the . A Saver Fence  gallon of gasoline was regular unleaded tic unleaded 51.44 and regular leaded >1.25. It further reported that the a a average of $1.38 per gallon Overall was paid by motorists in the United mates As recent As sept. 21. How then can cafes be allowed to charge the . Sec members and civilians Here in Germany upward in add unt aim St $1,8� per 8auon Premium a. ? a a known fact that due to the devaluation of the a Quot a a a a Standard of living for most americans stationed m Germany is much lower than would be realized m the United states. Why is cafes being allowed ?nta8e two situation for the purpose of if we can to do anything about this situation then perhaps maybe we should ask our congressmen to do the Job they were elected to do represent us. A Rebecca Stone Hanau Germany i remember cafes policy going into effect whereas gasoline Price increases would not be announced in and rnct0 a fccc0n a Ltd a per ple fishing to buy Gas coupons Cost cafes earnings. I want to thank cafes for sus pending he policy and letting people in Italy know and prepare for the rate increase effective oct. 1. I do not begrudge cafes making a profit. Stateside investigators Are trying to determine if people Are being upped off by profiteers. Cafes is above such tactics Gas has gone from 33 cents a liter to 45.4 cents per liter during the current crisis. This Impact of $12.40 x 4 400 liners per month equals $49.60 unexpected unbudgeted expense. A couple of cents difference in the Price of Gas can be a asic budgeted by individuals and corporations. Cafes showed a great Lack of compassion by maintaining their policy of not giving prior notice to the people in Germany before hitting them with a $50 increase. Apparently someone saw the negative Impact resulting in the Advance word being Given to Italy. Was someone asleep at the switch is there no Over watch of a policies or did someone make a conscious Choice and choose profit line Over the Bottom line a people if this is the Case a a they Are in the wrong business and should be held accountable. A name and location withheld with a recent Chart in the stars and stripes showing the comparative Price of gasoline paid by cafes customer sin Germany and that paid by the average consumer in the United states we have another example of the company store alive and Well. The Chart showed that cafes customers in Germany and the Netherlands Are paving $1.65 a gallon compared to the average Price of $1.38 a gallon in the muted states. And lest we forget remember that those . Prices contain All sorts of Federal state and local taxes while those offered by cafes contain none. Actually stars and stripes was being kind to cafes customers. I have friends in Louisiana who Are paying an average of $1.30 a gallon and Are burdened with a 10 percent local sales tax one of the highest in the nation a Bob Jones Kapaun air station Germany. I noticed in the paper that cafes is raising gasoline prices again. Cafes started boosting prices on july 24, then on aug. 4, aug. 24 and sept. 22. That a four times m a Short period. Is cafes going to continue to raise the prices the last three times cafes gave notice prior to the gasoline Price increase. The least that cafes could have done is give an Advance notice by radio an or newspaper. Its Only common Courtesy. What cafes pulled was totally uncalled for. A Tina Endicott Pitburg a Germany editors note a master sgt. Dayton p. Strickland customer relations he cafes Europe replies we sympathize with your frustration Over higher gasoline prices. We have trimmed our profit margin on gasoline from about 21 cents a gallon to 16 cents a Gal a it a a of of by duh the requirement to raise funds has not diminished. We want cheaper gasoline and As soon As that becomes possible we will offer it. We have not changed our policy regarding Advance notification of Price changes up or Down on gasoline or any other retail commodity. In Italy the Navy Exchange system has the contractual control Over the gasoline program not cafes. We wow although some customers might use their allotted ,y month it a he average Tiel usage per  registered motor vehicle is Only 45 Gallons a he liners be month a Cost increase of about $20. V adjustments also take into account the rising Price of gasoline. Reader St to  protect free world i would like to take this Opportunity to express my opinion in regards to operation desert shield. I feel that it is important to know about situations around the Globe and the pros and cons on issues. I have read a few disturbing articles recently in the stars and stripes in regards to operation desert shield. I Don t feel that our forces Are in saudi Arabia to a fight for  i believe that our forces Are there to protect the interests of the free world. Saddam Hussein is in my opinion a terroristic dictator with expansionist ideas. He is filled with a ruthless Pride and crazed with the idea that he has a god on his  i wonder would god condone the massacring of thousands of innocent men women and children i question that in regards to Saddam Hussein a use of chemical agents against Iran. Now he has a a annexed Kuwait. Where will he Stop if he were to gain control Over Kuwait soil resources would he continue to keep steady Oil prices and free for departments dial 06165-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus the 282,826,328. Sports ext. 225,268,263.332,321,221. Features ext. 230,245 or 341. Letters to editor ext. 208. Education a cml Jones ext. 226. Medicine Janet do Agostino ext. 230. Business Randy Mcclain ext. 326. Advertising display ext. 247 or 309. Classified ext. 349. Telex 419-332. Tel fax 06155-601376. Mailing address Apo 09211-4211 or Postrach 11 14 37, d-6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany. 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Trade would this precious resource be used to gain Power and manipulate countries Saddam Hussein has use amp a us tsp As Shields against attack. Does this not seem a Little irrational he must be stopped and that is Why our forces Are there. We As soldiers swore to defend against All enemies foreign and Domestic. This Issue affects us As Well As the world in general. As i and my brother who is in saudi Arabia stated to our parents a we chose this Field and we knew what to expect when we volunteered to defend the interests of the United  however i done to agree with the decision to have our troops m saudi Arabia playing a waiting game. I feel that our superiors need to make decisions and Complete the Mission of operation desert shield As soon As possible. A pfc. 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