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Issue Nr.5 2008:Layout 1 18.03.2008 13:56 Seite 28<br />
28<br />
When <strong>the</strong> poorest of <strong>the</strong><br />
poor have tears <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
eyes through pleasure of<br />
receiv<strong>in</strong>g our gifts, our<br />
feel<strong>in</strong>gs are also deeply<br />
touched and tears are allowed.<br />
A German Truckers magaz<strong>in</strong>e<br />
goes with <strong>the</strong> German Round<br />
Tablers Help Convoy to<br />
Romania.<br />
The 1 st of December 2007 was<br />
just such a day that one<br />
wanted to stay <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> warm<br />
comfort of his home. It is cold<br />
wet, and foggy. The pre-<br />
Christmas feel<strong>in</strong>gs were<br />
build<strong>in</strong>g up <strong>in</strong> our m<strong>in</strong>ds and<br />
it had given us <strong>the</strong> impression<br />
best to stay at home<br />
with our feet up and enjoy<br />
life.<br />
In Gruendau-Lieblos not far<br />
from Frankfurt am Ma<strong>in</strong> it is<br />
all different. 80 German<br />
Round Tablers and Helpers<br />
are stand<strong>in</strong>g by with <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
eight 40 Ton trucks, two 7,5<br />
Tears of Joy<br />
ton trucks and 2 coaches wait<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for <strong>the</strong> chance to get mov-<br />
<strong>in</strong>g on <strong>the</strong> German Motorways.<br />
The trucks are fully loaded<br />
with 30000 Christmas packets.<br />
AGM,. Gloucester GB 23rd - 26th April 2009<br />
These are what <strong>the</strong> Tablers<br />
had collected, sorted and<br />
<strong>the</strong>n loaded onto <strong>the</strong> trucks<br />
from <strong>the</strong>ir journeys over<br />
<strong>the</strong> last few months for <strong>the</strong><br />
Children <strong>in</strong> Romania.<br />
1300 hard and tir<strong>in</strong>g kilometres<br />
lay before <strong>the</strong> honorary<br />
helpers reached Timisoara<br />
(Temeswar) <strong>in</strong>Romania.<br />
If we travelled from <strong>the</strong> top<br />
to <strong>the</strong> bottom of Germany<br />
we would only have 1000<br />
kilometres to travel, and<br />
apart from <strong>the</strong> countryside<br />
not much will change.<br />
Completely different when<br />
you consider our trip <strong>in</strong>to<br />
<strong>the</strong> east.<br />
You cannot<br />
avoid dropp<strong>in</strong>g<br />
back a<br />
f e w<br />
decades <strong>in</strong><br />
time. NicolaeCeausescu<br />
who<br />
ruled from<br />
1974 till<br />
1989 with<br />
his dictatorial policies drove<br />
<strong>the</strong> land andpeople <strong>in</strong>to<br />
poverty. Even<br />
s<strong>in</strong>ce his dictatorship<br />
<strong>the</strong>re<br />
are no big<br />
strides forwards.<br />
Even <strong>the</strong><br />
few big West<br />
European Motor<br />
cars, you f<strong>in</strong>d <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> ma<strong>in</strong> towns<br />
will not alter<br />
much.
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