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- Thu Mar 27, 2025 12:55 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: What made you smile today? :)
- Replies: 161
- Views: 88378
- Mon Feb 10, 2025 12:53 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Today I learned something stupid!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 548
Re: Today I learned something stupid!
A man, a plan, a canal - Panama!
- Thu Dec 05, 2024 10:18 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: State School choices in Germany
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13815
Re: State School choices in Germany
Although not quite a state school - they get some subsidies and so the fees are not too high... I am talking about the Waldorf / Steiner schools. I seem to remember that you'd tried these on the "old TT". Would that be something for him ? My 3 kids and a bunch of nephews / nieces went to W...
- Sat Nov 23, 2024 10:21 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: What Made You Laugh Today
- Replies: 581
- Views: 214790
- Tue Nov 12, 2024 12:05 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: What are you watching right now?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6398
Re: What are you watching right now?
Just finished the 2nd / newly released series of
The Diplomat on Netflix
Well worth it!
And a terrific and unexpected cliff hanger at the very end (no spoiler from me)
The Diplomat on Netflix
Well worth it!
And a terrific and unexpected cliff hanger at the very end (no spoiler from me)
- Tue Nov 12, 2024 12:00 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Why are you happy today?
- Replies: 132
- Views: 90514
Re: Why are you happy today?
Good for you HEM!
Keep up with the physio!!
Keep up with the physio!!
- Tue Nov 12, 2024 11:56 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: What Made You Laugh Today
- Replies: 581
- Views: 214790
Re: What Made You Laugh Today
Yuch,
and I thought sweet and sour was something vaguely Chinese
and I thought sweet and sour was something vaguely Chinese

- Thu Nov 07, 2024 1:33 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: What made you smile today? :)
- Replies: 161
- Views: 88378
Re: What made you smile today? :)
Are you worried by letters from the Finanzamt? Does each FA letter cause you tremors? Imagine that you didn't receive one but 1700 letters, all identical, on the same day... Thats what happened to this guy in Quickborn (Schleswig-Holstein) Quote : A man in Quickborn , Schleswig-Holstein, will not so...
- Wed Nov 06, 2024 12:13 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: What Made You Laugh Today
- Replies: 581
- Views: 214790
- Mon Nov 04, 2024 9:26 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: What Made You Laugh Today
- Replies: 581
- Views: 214790
Re: What Made You Laugh Today
Once you see it, you can't unsee it !!
- Thu Oct 10, 2024 1:10 pm
- Forum: Health insurance
- Topic: International travel health insurance outside Germany
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2348
Re: International travel health insurance outside Germany
I'm with
https://www.europ-assistance.de/privatkunden
for their travel health insurance. (Reisekrankenversicherung).
Stiftung WarenTest reports them as being TOP of the pile, but
I have never claimed though.
Works for me with several trips abroad over the year.
https://www.europ-assistance.de/privatkunden
for their travel health insurance. (Reisekrankenversicherung).
Stiftung WarenTest reports them as being TOP of the pile, but
I have never claimed though.
Works for me with several trips abroad over the year.
- Tue Oct 01, 2024 3:21 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: German word of the day
- Replies: 83
- Views: 78970
Re: German word of the day
Wandering around a furniture shop the other day, I couldn't understand the description of a sofa with " Nosagunterfederung ". The mixture of English and Deutsch threw my comprehension out until my wife spotted that the sofa will not sag and has a collection of springs in its base to help w...
- Sun Sep 15, 2024 10:57 am
- Forum: Volt, Ampere & Watt
- Topic: Low voltage current on outer surface of Floor lamp
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2557
Re: Low voltage current on outer surface of Floor lamp
A fuse will only blow if it overloads. That is long after you're dead. Only there to protect the equipment/wiring What you are demonstrating is a failed RCD (Germans say FI Schalter). This should break the circuit if a tiny residual current leaks to earth. This protects you!! Urgently get the landlo...
- Thu Sep 05, 2024 12:02 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: What got you flummoxed today?
- Replies: 109
- Views: 56508
Re: What got you flummoxed today?
I also wonder if proof reading is now only done by AI.
- Thu Sep 05, 2024 12:00 pm
- Forum: Traveling in Europe
- Topic: Temporary car insurance for a car with US license plates
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5161
Re: Temporary car insurance for a car with US license plates
At those prices, wouldn't it be cheaper / easier to rent over here?
Additionally, the rented car wouldn't be so obvious (so less risky)
Just my thoughts...
Additionally, the rented car wouldn't be so obvious (so less risky)
Just my thoughts...
- Wed Aug 07, 2024 5:03 pm
- Forum: Health insurance
- Topic: Hausarzt: some of them have "dr." in front of the name, some not
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3831
Re: Hausarzt: some of them have "dr." in front of the name, some not
A Dr. has written a thesis and has gained the qualification 'Doctor' It could be maths or English or whatever. Or in your case a medical Doctor. Passing the exams to be allowed to practice medicine in Germany is enough. Aside: In the UK I was treated by Dr. Smith. But the consultant surgeon was Mr. ...
- Sun Aug 04, 2024 4:54 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: What Made You Laugh Today
- Replies: 581
- Views: 214790
Re: What Made You Laugh Today
https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/coming42/10385844/233428/233428_600.jpg This is exactly how an external consultant spoke at my kid's school some 10yrs ago. He was reported to the police by some kids (police of course warned beforehand). Reported to school staff by other kids. The point was however ...
- Tue Jul 23, 2024 9:45 am
- Forum: Health insurance
- Topic: PKV -> GKV after UK retirement age and Brexit
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3817
Re: PKV -> GKV after UK retirement age and Brexit
Many thanks, Panda for the explicit and complete answer. Yes, I have a German pension. So my chance getting the NHS to pay my German GKV are now zero. I have to work out if a sojourn in Ireland or the Netherlands would be possible or even worthwhile. Thanks again for the details...even though not wh...
- Mon Jul 22, 2024 6:40 pm
- Forum: Health insurance
- Topic: PKV -> GKV after UK retirement age and Brexit
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3817
PKV -> GKV after UK retirement age and Brexit
To clarify PKV = Private Krankenversicherung (Private Health Insurance) GKV = Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung (Statutory Health Insurance) I am privately insured and want to change to statutory health insurance. So I took out private health insurance some 20 years ago for all sorts of reasons. I'm n...
- Sun Jul 21, 2024 1:02 pm
- Forum: Accommodation
- Topic: buying house with credit
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5814
Re: buying house with credit
If there is a lump sum coming your way in those 10 yrs, then arrange before you sign the mortgage that early repayments are allowed. That way any windfalls can be used to lower your borrowed capital thus reducing monthly payment. eg aging aunt or whoever inheritance, bonus from work. Costs a little ...