European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday january 27,1994 kind gesture brightened a Rainy Day the stars and stripes today s crossword Pago 21 dear Ann Landers something happened while i was at the North Caro Lina state fair in Raleigh that will have a lifelong effector my daughter and me. I Hope a very special lady will see this in your column and know my my 12-year-old daughter and i sat waiting for my husband to return from a ride he was enjoying it began to rain. A Young family was nearby and the Mother offered me an umbrella. I thanked her and said i d be of without it. When the rainfall became heavier the woman walked Over to my wheelchair handed mean opened umbrella and said please keep she the hurried away with her family. When i recovered from my astonishment i realized i had to find some Way to let her know How much her kindness meant to me. You see Ann that woman could not have known How she turned a very difficult Day into a Lovely one i have multiple Scle Rosis and it was the first time i had appeared in Public in a wheelchair. It was in a Way an admission that Myles were Defeated. It was an emotional Day for me and she turned those emotions into Joy. I Pray that i can live my life in As Lov ing a Way As she does and repay that kindness with on of my own when the Opportunity presents itself. 1 Hope she reads this and recognizes herself. Carol in Burlington dear Carol i too thought giving you the umbrella was a Loving gesture but to my Surprise two women on my staff did Ann Landers not agree. They Felt that some disabled people might find the offer demeaning. We phoned or. Henry Butts who is the medical director and chief executive officer of the rehabilitation Institute of Chicago one of the world s be stand he agreed that Many disabled people do indeed resent it when someone tries to help them. Or. Belts added however that he docs not like to Sec Well meaning ple attacked when they attempt to do a kindness and that it is of to offer assistance even though it might not be accepted graciously. Dear Ann Landers i wonder Hov Many of your readers realize that a cordless Telephone is simply a two Way radio betwee the Handsel and the base. That Means when people use a cordless phone or a cellular phone their conversations can be picked up by scanners and other Short wave receivers Over a wide area. Furthermore the per son at the other end of the line can also be heard. I Learned this firsthand while testing a scanner i was repairing for a Friend. I also Learned that the Range of a cordless phone is at least a half mile. The Range de pends largely on How Many obstructions such As build Ings lie Between the phone and the scanner. A fellow iowan dear fellow Ivvan thanks for the tip. According to Mary Beth Johnson at Amer itch cellular services you Are partly Correct. Most scanners can pick up Only one Side of the conversation if you arc using a cordless or cellular phone regardless of what kind of phone the other person is using. Letters to Ann Landers should be addressed to her at . Box 11562, Chi Cago Iii. 60611-0562. C croat Ora syndicates rudeness becoming customary dear Abby i m sure you la be deluged with . Customs service stories but i wanted to snare mine we were returning from the far East and ran into a customs officer who kept badgering me regarding a Diamond Pendant i was wearing insisting that it be declared a Purchase. Finally i remembered that i had worn it for my Driver s License picture so i whipped that out. After inspecting the photo graph with a grudging Smirk he let me continue on. I realize this is a problem be cause Many Are not honest in their declarations but it really was an upsetting experience. Badgered in Minnesota Dea badgered i received a flood of letters concerning . Customs inspectors and con. Another of the con letters dear Abby dear Abby you and i must have had a run in with the same Cus Toms officer in Honolulu. He was very rude and questioned everything i brought Back from new zealand including the Little packages of Candy i had in sealed bags to give to my children. He acted like i was some kind of Crook and made me show him receipts for everything Candy included. Luckily i had kept All receipts in an envelope in my purse. He even read my personal diary which i Felt was an invasion of my privacy. He laughed at some of the things i had written and repeated some of the entries out loud. My husband who was standing behind me in line had no difficulty at All victimized traveler gig Harbor Wash. Dear readers tomorrow Well hear from some readers who View customs inspectors from a very different perspective. Letters Tor this column should be addressed to dear Abby at . Box 447. Mount Morris. Iii. 61054. 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