In spite of the holidays —
and perhaps BECAUSE of
them — Ive a lot of
questions from readers. One
reader has a problem I'm
sure most of us would love
to have!

DEAR BARBARA: My
husband is the manager of a
family-owned firm and has
held his position for 20
years. He loves his job and
- even in the current recession
everything is going well.

The owners of the firm
had a Christmas party for the
staff in mid-December and
my husband was singled-out
for great praise especialy
because there have been no

lay-offs or pay reductions
etc.
The owners took my

husband aside and gave him
an envelope containing two
tickets to Hawaii and a hotel
voucher for two weeks. Now
comes the problem! We'd
love to go but neither of us
has ever flown before and
although I'm willing to give it
a try, my husband is
terrified. He is afraid to tell
anyone and afraid to stay
home for fear the owners
think he's ungrateful for the
-gift. Any suggestions?

trayel-
wise

b Barba ra
McCreadie

Co
ANSWER: First let me tell

you that I'm perhaps the
biggest white-knuckle
traveller in Canada! Take-
offs and landings leave me
wet-handed and shaky. Once
I'm in up in the air it's OK as
long as we dont bounce
around.

The one flight that bothers
me the least is the Wan-
couver-Honolulu route for a

number of reasons. It's
generally a smooth flight
because’ there re no

mountains to cross and the
air is generally better over
water. The atmosphere
aboard Hawati-bound flights
is great! Everyone is happy
to be escaping winter and
the crews like the run.
Perhaps your husband
could see his doctor and get
a mild tranquilizer. Have
hfm test the effects a couple
of tumes before he departs
and adjust the dosage to

perhaps even half a tablet if ;

it works. No alcohol, of
course! The other option
might be to have a stuff drink
just before departure but take
it easy. Who needs him so
tranquil that he can't func-
tion?

I hope vou decide to “risk”
if because two weeks in the
islands will give you a new
lease on life. If you find you
can't, [m= sure the owners
will understand and be
willing to exchange the gift
for cash. If worst comes to
worst, let him blame the
whole problem on vou

DEAR BARBARA: My
husband got slightly loaded
at a party and before I could
do anything about it, agreed
to take a two-week holiday
with .a couple ! positively
can't stand! There's no way
to back out and he thinks I'm
being unreasonable. How
can I cope with this to
minimize the agony?
ANSWER: Someone is
being unreasonable but it
isn’t you! Anyone who can’t
find a way to get out of
boozy promises is a jerk.

If you must “grin and bear
it”, at least try for com-
pletely separate ac-
commodation. Demand
TWO one-bedroom condos
instead of one large one.

Get together over lunch
with the other wife. Who

‘knows? She might be just as

hesitant about the
arrangements as you are. A
firm set of ground rules is
essential for any travelling
couples, especially ones who
aren't related. Insist on time
to do your own thing and
decide how bills in
restaurants will be split and
paid. Try to anticipate any
sources of trouble before
they begin — I suspect that
you might be wise to have a

15 - Wednesday, December 29, 1982 - North Shore News

They'd love to go to Hawaii but...

gentle talk with your
husband about the things he
takes on while peering
through the bottom of a
giass.

Good luck! Be glad it's
only two weeks, not the rest
of your life.

Oddly enough. I was just
reading the previous letter
when the phone rang. The
lady caller hada problem so
similar to the one above that
we had a good laugh over il.
In this case, her husband was
cold sober when he invited
his mother to accompany
them to Mexico for their
winter holiday. Relations
between wife and mother-in-
law were never all that good
but worse since the recent
Passing of father-in-law (not
to the cemetery but to the
secretary!)

We spend a great deal of
money when we decide to
travel. It is unfortunate
when you pay to have a

rotten time. Travel com-
panions should be chosen
-with the same care that
youd take if you |. were
loaning the other people the
same amoGnt of money.

There are basically two
kinds of people — “loners”
and “groupies”. The two
don't function well together.
Personal habits that may
gripe you slightly at home
turn into disasters when
you're in Tokyo. Little things
like poor table manners are a
slight annoyance if you share
the odd-meal with someone
but try doing three meals a
day with someone’ who
chews with their mouth open
and gargles their soup.

If I should ever consider
travelling with someone
outside of my own family I'd
take care not to lock myself
so firmly into the
arrangements that 1 couldn't
get out at any time. Think
about it.

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