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by Emkay
Mon Oct 13, 2025 12:50 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What made you smile today? :)
Replies: 226
Views: 126809

Re: What made you smile today? :)

Made me smile….
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by Emkay
Fri Oct 10, 2025 4:48 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What Made You Laugh Today
Replies: 799
Views: 437208

Re: What Made You Laugh Today

All my problems are solved….Elon Musk with blue thingy badge has sent me a friend a request….he's sure to be my knight on shining armour 😂
by Emkay
Fri Oct 10, 2025 2:08 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What Made You Laugh Today
Replies: 799
Views: 437208

Re: What Made You Laugh Today

Fraufruit wrote: Thu Oct 09, 2025 5:52 pm Is that for emkay? :lol:
Haha, I saw franklan’s post before yours and thought thank goodness we don’t have a gas oven 😂
by Emkay
Fri Sep 26, 2025 1:08 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Why are you happy today?
Replies: 194
Views: 136858

Re: Why are you happy today?

I just saw some happy posts and despite some unpleasantness for me at the moment, there’s hopefully, always something to be happy about….I rescued this 50 year old monstera from my neighbour. New house owner threw it into his renovation trash pile so I ‘plant napped‘ it a few weeks ago during a very...
by Emkay
Sat Sep 20, 2025 4:53 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany
Replies: 64
Views: 2863

Re: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany

It’s very different to the UK supermarkets where the cashiers helped pack and didn’t start with the next customer until all sorted. It can be awful for elderly customers to be so rushed. @kiplette, that’s annoying about the wine. I thought prices shown are valid even if they got it wrong. I’d have l...
by Emkay
Fri Sep 19, 2025 1:14 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany
Replies: 64
Views: 2863

Re: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany

Goodness, after seeing mention of checkouts…..just had a flashback to old TT. Did Poppit/Poppet (RIP) post a little funny checkout story that got the most likes ever? Perhaps someone can remember how it went before I bodge it completely 😊 I remember it like this: He had loaded all the goods on the ...
by Emkay
Wed Sep 17, 2025 11:34 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany
Replies: 64
Views: 2863

Re: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany

The supermarket has to proof that you wanted to steal anything. And exactly that will be a loooooooooooooooooooooooong discussion, that nobody wants ... Why would one start that discussion, when it is obvious how not to start it? Proof is difficult. I think there’s even some kind of zero tolerance....
by Emkay
Wed Sep 17, 2025 6:38 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany
Replies: 64
Views: 2863

Re: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany

Goodness, after seeing mention of checkouts…..just had a flashback to old TT. Did Poppit/Poppet (RIP) post a little funny checkout story that got the most likes ever? Perhaps someone can remember how it went before I bodge it completely 😊
by Emkay
Tue Sep 16, 2025 12:53 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Inheritance tax and German citizenship
Replies: 7
Views: 3982

Re: Inheritance tax and German citizenship

I‘m just revisiting the matter of my inheritance after my mother‘s death last October. I‘ve confused and forgotten some issues in the overall state of things over the last year. In December 2024, I submitted a permitted free text letter to the Finanzamt re my inheritance. Reliable Makler detailed ho...
by Emkay
Mon Sep 15, 2025 7:34 pm
Forum: Health insurance
Topic: Offsetting Familienversicherung income limits
Replies: 15
Views: 3623

Re: Offsetting Familienversicherung income limits

I can't find any information online about attaching a Wise or Revolut account to a NSANDI account - my suspicion is that you can't, but if someone with better google-fu can find that out, it would be helpful and not only for mini-emkay :D @emkay - can your kid open an HSBC account like you did? Tha...
by Emkay
Mon Sep 15, 2025 7:30 pm
Forum: Health insurance
Topic: Offsetting Familienversicherung income limits
Replies: 15
Views: 3623

Re: Offsetting Familienversicherung income limits

Kiddo and I get excited every month. Happy with an occasional £25 so far 😊. Still trying to work out how she can get her outstanding wins without a Uk bank account….. Have you looked into a Wise account (used to be transfer wise) or Revolut, for some of them you do not need to be a UK resident but ...
by Emkay
Mon Sep 15, 2025 2:45 pm
Forum: Health insurance
Topic: Offsetting Familienversicherung income limits
Replies: 15
Views: 3623

Re: Offsetting Familienversicherung income limits

@kiplette. That’s good news kiplette. I’m just having new front and back doors installed that takes me under the KK limit this year. Next year, it’s likely going to be unavoidable! Just to mention….as far as I’ve learned and hopefully understood correctly, for DE tax (therefore KK too) matters, you ...
by Emkay
Fri Sep 12, 2025 6:21 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany
Replies: 64
Views: 2863

Re: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany

Thanks for adding the Lidl documentary link to my last post 😊
by Emkay
Thu Sep 11, 2025 6:54 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany
Replies: 64
Views: 2863

Re: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany

IMG_20250909_083424_509.jpg This is why I'm not happy today. In 13.5yr of life in Germany I have never shopped without carrying my rucksack with me. Most of my shopping is few items only, and probabbly 95% of the times I'm on the bicycle. I intend not to follow their instructions. Comments? I watch...
by Emkay
Sat Aug 30, 2025 6:53 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: How to watch Nottingham Forest v West Ham football match tomorrow Sunday 31.08.25
Replies: 3
Views: 465

How to watch Nottingham Forest v West Ham football match tomorrow Sunday 31.08.25

It would mean a lot to my childhood best friend if I could see at least the start of this game. Her dad was a former prominent Nottingham Forest player in the ca. 1970’s who sadly died last week in Australia. Before the game tomorrow, Forest are paying tribute to him. Lots of his family will be pres...
by Emkay
Tue Aug 12, 2025 8:35 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What made you smile today? :)
Replies: 226
Views: 126809

Re: What made you smile today? :)

😊

If people don't like you, it's ok. You only need to be concerned if dogs don't like you. Then it's time for some self-reflection.
by Emkay
Wed Jul 30, 2025 8:52 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Selling house through Makler…..what to expect
Replies: 23
Views: 11645

Re: Selling house through Makler…..what to expect

Goodness, after my post in March about the Makler asking for a ‘kleinen Obolus‘ for his services suggesting 1000€, I just got an invoice from him to that effect. Seems like it was hand delivered to our post box. I’ll see if our Rechtsschutz insurance can help to avoid escalation.
by Emkay
Wed Jul 16, 2025 8:52 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Gardening
Replies: 110
Views: 45770

Re: Gardening

That little voice in the back of my mind keeps telling me to set some trip-wires, but I guess that might have some kind of legal consequence - unfortunately! :D It could well be wildlife taking them. Especially if it happened last year too. Are most fallen gooseberries also gone? We’ve a few small ...
by Emkay
Sun Jul 06, 2025 12:14 pm
Forum: Berlin
Topic: avoiding the middle of the day
Replies: 18
Views: 1795

Re: avoiding the middle of the day

Super cooling and seemed to repel mosquitoes too 😊 Slightly odd question, but what does it smell like? It looks interesting, if it doesn't smell like a hospital ward :) (I once broke a TCP bottle in the bathroom and that ruined bathtime for weeks....) Oh, the dreaded TCP….i can smell it now!! This ...