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We were at the Roxette concert in Kiel yesterday evening. Some days previously there had been a newspaper article saying that there were still many tickets unsold but on the night it looked pretty full to me. Concert was VERY loud & lasted from 8pm until 9:45. We had seats right in the middle - ...

AlexTr wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2026 12:19 pm Yeah, 75 just doesn't seem that old anymore.

Oops - I just turned 74

Our house has a single 4000 or 4400 litre tank (cubic).

Currently I cannot get close enough to read the metal label on the tank. Contents last for more than one year.

Our heating oil tank shows cms (not terribly accuratly).

In the "Summer" (like now) we have it just set for hot water; in cooler months also the heating during the day.
Clearly the amount of oil used varies enormously.

Sannerl wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2026 7:45 pm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Attenborough

100 years today.

I remember seeing him deliver the Royal Institution Christmas Lecture (on TV) in 1973 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Ins ... s_Lectures

We have tickets to see them in Kiel 18th July.

It is the 1st April... On Wikipedia (English) entry page: "Today's featured picture" featuring Sir Nils Olav , colonel-in-chief of the Norwegian Army's King's Guard ... The story is as likely as there being a wolf in IKEA Altona (Hamburg). Moment mal ... Nils_Olav_inspects_the_Kings_Guard_...

There used to be a dealership in Schleswig-Holstein called Renault Rost.

Elsewhere an Autohaus Rost does exist ...

Would be disasterous for us as well (both retired).

HEM wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2026 7:37 am This was a complete surprise - yesterday at the flying club's AGM:

My wife responded: Herzlichen Glückwunsch, und das bevor du 90 bist!!

This was a complete surprise - yesterday at the flying club's AGM:

A pair of Cranes who have taken up residence on a nearby field.
(Long-range photo)

Franklan wrote: ↑Sat Feb 14, 2026 8:42 am I'm happy that Friday the 13th is over.

There is another one in 4 weeks.

A few months ago I would have suggesten Stollen (a good one).

Just in case anyone is interested - as part of the Schleswig-Holstein Musikfestival on the 18th July Roxette are giving a concert in Kiel.

We have tickets & are looking forward to it.

Tagesgeld at the Bank of Scotland (based in Berlin). NOT the Royal Bank of Scotland.

https://www.bankofscotland.de

This is all very interesting as my (now adult) children were born in Germany & hence have German citizenship (& ID) but also have British citizenship "by descent". They have never had a British passport; both visited the UK (with me) in pre-Brexit times, using their German ID. They...

And another one: