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by yesterday
Mon May 05, 2025 2:12 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: German cities do badly in expat analysis
Replies: 7
Views: 319

Re: German cities do badly in expat analysis

This is all a bit subjective Look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_quality_of_life_indices It gives 6 different measures on the quality of life in various cities, I am sure you could make up rules in a hundred different ways, to give one city an advantage over another. Or just use things like i...
by yesterday
Fri Apr 25, 2025 7:39 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Eigenbedarf
Replies: 3
Views: 621

Re: Eigenbedarf

I do not know much about it, but if you want to fight to stay, then I would say join a Mieterverein. There are plenty around, even in Munich.

Sorry to hear about your bad fortune and wish you luck
by yesterday
Wed Apr 23, 2025 11:35 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: ‘Odd’ request from imminent new Uk tenant
Replies: 17
Views: 4413

Re: ‘Odd’ request from imminent new Uk tenant

I used to be a UK landlord, but not anymore ... Seems to me that they are asking for a rent reduction, if they will rent for a longer time ( 6 months ), if you are not happy about the length, maybe consider asking them for a 1 year ( or more ) contract for the reduction. Only you can decide how much...
by yesterday
Tue Apr 15, 2025 11:14 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Toytown meeting in April 2025
Replies: 26
Views: 26923

Re: Toytown meeting in April 2025

Yes. I'm thinking about changing the venue to Augustiner Keller so we can sit outside. https://www.augustinerkeller.de/en - is there easy parking there? Looking at Google maps https://www.google.com/maps/search/Munich+parking/@48.1432249,11.5504657,18z?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxMy4wIKXMDSoASAF...
by yesterday
Mon Apr 07, 2025 9:47 am
Forum: Investments
Topic: Stock market investments
Replies: 53
Views: 68536

Re: Stock market investments

I think the real bloodbath will come when the EU and Japan announce their retaliation.
by yesterday
Fri Apr 04, 2025 9:50 am
Forum: Investments
Topic: Stock market investments
Replies: 53
Views: 68536

Re: Stock market investments

When it comes to the stock market, people don't ever seem to think they've won too much. But any loss always seems to be unbearable. I can generally successfully detach by reminding myself that we’re still really just fine, I’ve got awesome friends, and my lovely nearby walks and that daily view of...
by yesterday
Thu Apr 03, 2025 5:17 pm
Forum: Investments
Topic: Stock market investments
Replies: 53
Views: 68536

Re: Stock market investments

Boy o boy, do I wish I had sold more now. I did sell, a lot of MSF and some Airbus and all of one EFT that was up a lot, but I wish I had sold a lot more now. Then waited for the drop and bought back in. I know it will come back, one day. Probably better not to look, just think about the nice things...
by yesterday
Tue Apr 01, 2025 2:30 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Home Printer
Replies: 24
Views: 86902

Re: Home Printer

That's a nice printer, just make sure you print some thing, about once every 2 weeks, even if you do not need to, otherwise your print head will become clogged up. I normal try, to print something that uses all cartridges, fitted to the printer. Maybe try, patterns from here https://printatestpage.c...
by yesterday
Mon Mar 31, 2025 10:13 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Summertime/Wintertime - the clocks change soon!
Replies: 16
Views: 11292

Re: Summertime/Wintertime - the clocks change soon!

Thankyou bethannbitt and tap, I guess I learned something today :)
by yesterday
Mon Mar 31, 2025 1:54 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Summertime/Wintertime - the clocks change soon!
Replies: 16
Views: 11292

Re: Summertime/Wintertime - the clocks change soon!

Interesting, I was only quoting what my mother told me, when I was about 15 or so.

Maybe things are different these days.
by yesterday
Mon Mar 31, 2025 12:20 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Summertime/Wintertime - the clocks change soon!
Replies: 16
Views: 11292

Re: Summertime/Wintertime - the clocks change soon!

While of course its just a pain to change the clocks, I think we should at least remember the reasons why we do it. 1) Its estimated, that many many children, are still alive today, because they can go to school/come home in the light meaning less accidents, more of the time at least, rather than ha...
by yesterday
Mon Mar 24, 2025 3:44 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Proverb of the day
Replies: 14
Views: 8716

Re: Proverb of the day

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. ...
by yesterday
Sat Mar 22, 2025 1:49 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: More and more people trying to visit the United States end up behind bars | DW News
Replies: 5
Views: 11884

More and more people trying to visit the United States end up behind bars | DW News

maybe watch this video, its from DW and is stating that Government around the world have updated conditions for visiting the US, not some random web guy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbwuaw5_hrg As stated in this video, several foreign people ( dont say how many ), are getting stopped at the entr...
by yesterday
Fri Mar 14, 2025 7:52 pm
Forum: Investments
Topic: Stock market investments
Replies: 53
Views: 68536

Re: Stock market investments

All the stuff I read indicates, thats its going to make all countries that play the game worse off, But you have to listen to what Trump says ie Trump thinks that everyone will be worse off in the short term, but in the medium term to long term, he thinks that the USA will be not as badly off as the...
by yesterday
Fri Mar 14, 2025 11:14 am
Forum: Investments
Topic: Stock market investments
Replies: 53
Views: 68536

Re: Stock market investments

Still think, if you think the current bad times will continue, ie more tariffs, and the stock market will fall further, then its not the worst idea to sell and buy back lower down the market. But of course I have no real idea what the market will do, so I guess I am going to ride it out, which is no...
by yesterday
Thu Mar 13, 2025 8:39 pm
Forum: Investments
Topic: Stock market investments
Replies: 53
Views: 68536

Re: Stock market investments

So as noted above, I was worried about a correction, and it seems we now have one :), although not for the reasons I gave, it has all been down to the man in the Whitehouse. I did sell, some of my investments, late last year, which I am happy about now, as I need the cash for something else. At the ...
by yesterday
Fri Feb 28, 2025 1:18 pm
Forum: Live events
Topic: Live music gigs
Replies: 7
Views: 8162

Re: Live music gigs

Did consider going to see AC/DC last year, but was put off by the price tag. I also think, that as there is really only one original member of the band (Angus young) left, that AC/DC has become a tribute band, and has should not have a high price tag, like with going to see more or less the same lin...
by yesterday
Thu Feb 27, 2025 10:11 am
Forum: Volt, Ampere & Watt
Topic: Mini Backofen
Replies: 7
Views: 28717

Re: Mini Bakofen

Yes, you can just buy, plug in, cook and eat. Personally I think you should think about, getting a better version. I bought a microwave, grill and oven small device years ago, I find it perfect, because you can save on the space in your kitchen. You can also cook many many different things in in dif...
by yesterday
Wed Feb 26, 2025 7:12 pm
Forum: German politics
Topic: German election February 2025
Replies: 11
Views: 14285

Re: German election February 2025

I think it is extremely un likely that the Afd with its partners will ever get to 50 % vote share. Which is required to form a Government in Germany I did not check but I do not think it has every happened before, under the current parliament rules, not under the old rules. As long as the other main...
by yesterday
Wed Feb 26, 2025 11:35 am
Forum: German politics
Topic: German election February 2025
Replies: 11
Views: 14285

Re: German election February 2025

I tend to think, that a vote for the Afd, was or is a bit like a vote for Brexit. In that a lot of people voted Brexit, in the UK, because they wanted a change, because things were not going so well for the general economy in the years before the Brexit vote. This meant that a lot of UK people were ...