European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 17, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 21 complainer to Hong up his problems today a crossword cil dear Ann Landers thanks for printing my letter  How i dislike those recorded messages on answering machines and promised if you called me you would not get a recording. Well Ann you did Call me and wrote about it in your column. I thought your reply was excellent. You said a the Telephone is an electronic Miracle and the biggest bargaining the industrialized world so switcher beefing  your Telephone Call changed my whole life. When you told me i had a negative attitude i decided then and there to take a positive Outlook on things that displease me. Also i want to apologize for asking a Are you married a when you called. Several women have been calling me lately trying to get dates. One More thing Ann. Yesterday i phoned the Public Library to Sec if it had a Telephone Book for Charlotte  As usual i got a recorded message listing the Library a hours plus a selection of numbers to press for other information. Then i heard a if you want to talk to the reference desk press 6.�?� i thought id struck Gold because i was still within the three minutes i had allotted. I pressed 6. The message was As follows a a in a sorry All our lines Are tied up at this time. Please hang up and Call later in the Day thank  my three minutes were Over. Yes Ann the Telephone is an electronic Miracle. In a getting mine disconnected immediately so i can maintain my positive attitude v v a . In California dear . A. Thanks for being such a pussycat even though i was pretty hard boiled on the phone. Here a More on the subject a a Quot a a a a. A a a Quot a dear Ann Landers v i want to say thanks for that column about getting a recorded message and being put on hold when you tried to Contact a suicide hot line. Right on girl. Please continue to be critical when help is not immediately available in emergency situations our Federal government also is Overly fond of voice mail. I dare you to Call the immigration and naturalization service and see if you can reach a human being. It is appalling that taxpayers Are expected to foot the Bill for such poor services. 1a hot in Houston dear hot a v y a v&Quot--1 tried to Call the immigration and naturalization service in Chicago. It took me 45 minutes to reach a live warm body. Here a what happened the initial recorded message offered choices of Anfor mation. Then there was a 10-Minutc recording with specific information on the chosen subject. After listening to the entire message i was Given the Choice of receiving a live  after another 35 minutes on hold i was finally put through to a real person. Loners to Ann Landers should be addressed to her at . To 1.1562, ,Iii,60611-0562. A a a a a a Quot Quot c creator Syndicate. A a. S on owners in dear Abby a. Last year you printed an article about leaving pets in cars during the summer heat. 4 thank you for advising your readers that the animal Protection Institute has cards that explain How an animal can die from the inside heat of an automobile. Please Abby print that information again before the really hot weather sets in. I Ani also an animal Lover. Sandra to Williams Taft Calif. Dear Sandra thank you for writing. Your letter May save some pet owners a Good Deal of grief and remorse. The animal Protection Institute . Box 22505, Sacramento Calif. 95822, Sells cards that can be placed under the Windshield wipers of thoughtless pet. Owners. They sell for Only $3 per 100 cards. The printed message reads in part a your dog May be dying we understand you meant to be kind by taking your dog with you today but you could be risking your pets life. A. A a a a v. A a a a a a. A on a hot summer Day the inside of a car heats vc17 quickly. On an average 85-Dcgree Day for example the dear Abby temperature inside your car a with the window slightly opened a will reach 102 degrees in 10 minutes. In 30 minutes it will go up to 120 degrees. On warmer Days it will go even higher. A if your dog is overcome by beat exhaustion you can give immediate first Aid by immersing him or her in cold water until body temperature is  dear Abby i just read the letter signed a Hurt and disappointed a who complained because she received one sympathy card signed by All her co workers when a close family member passed away. You said a forgive me but a sympathy card bearing the signatures of All your co workers does not necessarily indicate a tack of  someone had to Purchase the card and see to it that it was signed by All your coworkers and mailed to you at your Home a Abby i thoroughly agree with you. When i was hospitalized in Scottsdale am., i received one Large get Well card from the gang i bowled with in Tumwater Wash. It had All their signatures on it. 1 will keep that card As Long As i live. If each person had sent me a card i doubt if i would have kept 50 cards. Bob Haenke Mossyrock Wash. Letters Lor uses column should be addressed to dear Abby at . Box 447, a mount Morris Iii. 61054. A. C Universal press Syndicate a across 1 rudiments 5 Likely 8 diner entree 12 diner employee 13 Wahine s Bestowal 14 Cairo a River 15 moralizing discourses 17 theseus 1 Challenge 18 scratch w 19 erstwhile Acorn 20 earrings locales 21 possesses 22 outdo 23 poultry buy 26 underbrush 7 Tacker 30 Grad 31 Josh 32 Racetrack 33 undoes an. Amend Rhent 35 skill 36 prepare Tor Battle 37 indivisible 38 positive thinking proponent 41 Columbine Call 42 ovine line 45 indy entry 46 menus hats 48 unyielding 49 he often Calls out 50 quest 51 Nap 52 Scrob ban. Expletive 53 renders dumb. Struck. Down 1 Rue the. Run. 2 a gift. 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