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My IPhone mentioned today 1 degree, feels like -8

I would love to simply stop driving when I move to Berlin, but am wondering about buying new furniture there. Presumably IKEA or equivalent will deliver it? I bought once a sleeping sofa and mattress at Höffner and it was delivered to my home free of charge. They also took my old sofa and mattress....

I’m watching the World Championship Darts in the Ally Pally in London on Sport1.

German television will probably air that movie this week to honour her. Also, great music from Ennio Morricone. Recently, they showed plenty of Robert Redford movies.

Claudia Cardinale (87) passed away. She appeared in Once Upon A Time in the West, which is one of the biggest western movies of all time. She also played in The Pink Panther and The Leopard.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c237elg3rr3o.amp

One point was that customers complained about no baskets. When baskets were introduced, turnover reduced so baskets were removed. I don’t know if it’s still like that? My local Lidl has no baskets as well. I always found that odd. I only buy there on occasion and then perhaps 4-5 items which I put ...

I saw many movies like Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid, The Sting, A Bridge Too Far, All the Presidents’ Men, Out of Africa, etc.

Great actor.

Yeah, today it’s raining again like yesterday and the day before yesterday. I think it rains every day for two weeks now. It’s also only 15 degrees in the afternoon. My brother lives on Mallorca. Boohoo.

bethannbitt wrote: ↑Wed Jul 30, 2025 10:07 am Will summer properly resume or is he gone?

Well, it’s supposed to resume end of next week. So far, it is rubbish. The best summer was 2018. I call it Spanish summer in Munich.

Donald Rose (110!) passed away. He was Britain’s oldest WWII veteran and also the oldest man in Britain. He fought in Northern Africa as a desert rat, fought in Italy and also took part in the D-Day landings. He received the French Legion of Honour: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqx2dl2nxdvo.amp

My ongoing travel insurance also covers „boring“ things like theft/damage/missing of luggage and legal assistance .

Frederick Forsyth (86) passed away. I loved his thrillers like The Day of the Jackal and The Odessa File:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czj4ljxv17xo.amp

Yesterday, it was like autumn in Munich. Put on my wintercoat. Brrr.

Mietschuldenfreiheitsbescheinigung (one word). It basically means a document stating that you have no debts towards your landlord and that you always paid your rent on time.

Hollywood legend Gene Hackman (95) passed away. Very sad together with his wife and dog. Two Oscars.


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewkkkvkzn9o.amp

I handed over my old apartment last week. I didn‘t paint it. All walls are white anyway. My landlord didn‘t say a thing about it. My contract has no clause as well about painting or renovating. Often, these clauses are void. The Bundesgerichtshof decided on these contracts in recent years. She menti...

If you do an Ummeldung or Abmeldung at the Bürgerbüro the Finanzamt, Deutsche Rentenversicherung and GEZ (TV fees) are automatically informed.

I’m happy, because today I received the keys of my new apartment in Nympfenburg-Neuhausen, Munich. I had to leave my current one in Westend due to Eigenbedarf. I lived there almost 20 years. Time for some change. After I started applying for a new apartment, I received an acceptance of the landlord ...

Lilium found an investor last minute and employees will return to their jobs. Some good news just before X-Mas.

Indeed. That‘s many jobs. I read it will happen in a socially acceptable manner. Also, other German companies will shed many jobs like ThyssenKrupp. That‘s worrying. On the other hand, I‘m a tax payer and tired of bailing out the German car industry. Remember Abwrackprämie and the endless Kurzarbeit...