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by LeonG
Tue Jan 27, 2026 3:52 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Glatteis/Black ice clearing
Replies: 7
Views: 334

Re: Glatteis/Black ice clearing

Cat litter, interesting! Isn't that a bit expenive for a large area? Think I've found a delivery company, hopefully a small sack will turn up tomorrow. Am trying to avoid driving in these conditions. Got spooked a couple of years ago when someone slid into my car on a bad local bend in light snow. ...
by LeonG
Sun Jan 11, 2026 6:20 pm
Forum: Health insurance
Topic: Krankenkasse and non-EU pension
Replies: 4
Views: 494

Re: Krankenkasse and non-EU pension

I completely agree, TK have just contacted me and asked for Steuerbescheid despite me having informed them already of pension income from the UK. I have the same thing with AOK every year. They want estimated income to calculate my current contributions and Steuerbescheid to correct the past if my ...
by LeonG
Fri Jan 09, 2026 11:55 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: The Weather
Replies: 47
Views: 10996

Re: The Weather

It's snowing in Salzgitter for sure. I shoveled this morning. Was maybe 20cm thick but windy so in some areas you have more. I got the bus into town today and the bus driver said they stopped driving to Braunschweig because the bus got stuck. Apparently the train isn't running either but they have a...
by LeonG
Thu Jan 01, 2026 11:16 pm
Forum: Health insurance
Topic: sign up for KK before starting my new job?
Replies: 8
Views: 998

Re: sign up for KK before starting my new job?

I remember insurance being some kind of headache when I arrived here a million years ago. TK would not insure me because I didn't come here from an EU country and I did not have a job yet so I am guessing that you need your employer to take care of your insurance.
by LeonG
Mon Dec 29, 2025 8:27 pm
Forum: Berlin
Topic: Living in Berlin without a drivers license
Replies: 28
Views: 3494

Re: Living in Berlin without a drivers license

What if you rent a room from someone and the bills are in their name? :D Apparently they will accept these: Utility Bills: Electric, water, gas, internet, cable (within 90 days). Financial/Housing: Deed, mortgage statement, rental lease, property tax bill. Vehicle/Insurance: Texas vehicle registrat...
by LeonG
Mon Dec 29, 2025 7:31 pm
Forum: Berlin
Topic: Living in Berlin without a drivers license
Replies: 28
Views: 3494

Re: Living in Berlin without a drivers license

Meh. Visited my son in Texas some years ago, went to the DMV and got a license for $15 using his address. My Virginia one was expiring. Now I have a German one so I can drive in the U.S. or if necessary in DE. A lot of things have changed though. Everything was easier some years ago. Texas now requ...
by LeonG
Mon Dec 29, 2025 7:17 pm
Forum: Berlin
Topic: Living in Berlin without a drivers license
Replies: 28
Views: 3494

Re: Living in Berlin without a drivers license

Sorry I had no idea. But taking a more difficult test in a different state being illegal is kind of funny! The other way round I get. x Many states require residency in order to get a license there so you need a rental agreement, utility bill or something. It's kind of the same in the EU. You are s...
by LeonG
Mon Dec 29, 2025 7:55 am
Forum: Berlin
Topic: Living in Berlin without a drivers license
Replies: 28
Views: 3494

Re: Living in Berlin without a drivers license

> Your bigger problem is that CA has no reciprocity with DE, which means that you'll need to take courses and tests to get a DE license. Note CA to me is California. Perhaps you think I mean Canada. Sorry for the confusion. I have no interest in getting a German drivers license, as I hate driving a...
by LeonG
Wed Nov 19, 2025 11:56 am
Forum: Traveling in Europe
Topic: Ryanair goes totally digital. No paper bording passes.
Replies: 36
Views: 3434

Re: Ryanair goes totally digital. No paper bording passes.

Age UK have asked Ryanair to not forget about the 4.3 million older people who do not use a smartphone and recommends that there must always be an alternative to digital processing. As quoted on the first reply on this thread, you do not need a smart phone. You can check in online on a computer and...
by LeonG
Tue Nov 18, 2025 8:12 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Cancellations - not processed and not refunded
Replies: 4
Views: 483

Re: Cancellations - not processed and not refunded

If you legally owe them, it's not going to help reversing the SEPA payments because they will charge you again and maybe add a processing fee for their troubles. They don't really care if your daughter was there. Just that you had a valid contract. Google tells me that new contracts as of March 1, 2...
by LeonG
Sat Nov 15, 2025 10:03 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Why are you unhappy today?
Replies: 173
Views: 191981

Re: Why are you unhappy today?

This article is kind of sobering :( and I'm wondering what our local Icelandic guy here on TT thinks about it. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/15/icelandic-is-in-danger-of-dying-out-because-of-ai-and-english-language-media-says-former-pm The world is about to end too, isn't it? 8-) Since...
by LeonG
Fri Nov 14, 2025 6:41 pm
Forum: Traveling in Europe
Topic: Ryanair goes totally digital. No paper bording passes.
Replies: 36
Views: 3434

Re: Ryanair goes totally digital. No paper bording passes.

It is still possible to get good support when you get the right person on the right website. I told him we are now best friends. He agreed. :D Yeah, and then you can get the wrong person too. A few weeks ago, Telekom offered me to upgrade my internet to glasfaser, faster internet, same price. When ...
by LeonG
Fri Nov 14, 2025 10:21 am
Forum: Traveling in Europe
Topic: Ryanair goes totally digital. No paper bording passes.
Replies: 36
Views: 3434

Re: Ryanair goes totally digital. No paper bording passes.

This seems to be the development. You need to be online to do things or you run into problems and/or have to pay extra. The first I've heard of an airport check in fee was a year ago and it was eurowings. I usually check in online. I used to print my boarding passes. I don't anymore. You can have yo...
by LeonG
Mon Nov 10, 2025 6:33 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What Made You Laugh Today
Replies: 912
Views: 520939

Re: What Made You Laugh Today

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by LeonG
Sat Oct 11, 2025 11:10 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What Made You Laugh Today
Replies: 912
Views: 520939

Re: What Made You Laugh Today

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by LeonG
Sat Oct 11, 2025 12:00 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What Made You Laugh Today
Replies: 912
Views: 520939

Re: What Made You Laugh Today

Emkay wrote: Fri Oct 10, 2025 4:48 pm 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 😂
He wants you to move to his ranch and have his babies
by LeonG
Wed Oct 08, 2025 11:31 pm
Forum: Visa & residence permit
Topic: school exchange and Anmeldung
Replies: 8
Views: 1169

Re: school exchange and Anmeldung

A friends daughter went on school exchange to Canada last year. If she would have stayed the full winter, she would not have gotten credit and would have lost a year. She had another option which was to come back in Feb. which would allow her to complete the school year here without a loss so that i...
by LeonG
Tue Sep 30, 2025 4:33 pm
Forum: Berlin
Topic: From Renters Paradies to Renters Nightmare: Why you won’t find an apartment in Berlin anymore!
Replies: 3
Views: 1645

Re: From Renters Paradies to Renters Nightmare: Why you won’t find an apartment in Berlin anymore!

There is no housing shortage where I live but that's because nobody wants to live here :)

Nearby larger towns already have a problem. Desirable cities like Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart etc. forget it.
by LeonG
Mon Sep 22, 2025 10:15 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany
Replies: 65
Views: 19173

Re: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany

Side note - why is everyone in such a manic hurry?? That drives me crazy. I see retired people like me rushing around like crazy and trying to carve 20 seconds off of everything. I let rushing people go in front of me almost every time I shop. Not just the ones with a couple of items. The ones that...