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Gosh, Mik the bacon, that's proper sad, and as you say, 63 is no age.

If anyone knows his family, please let them know he mattered here, is mourned and they are in our thoughts as they learn to live without him.

I happened to read this thread on Friday 9th Jan A friend took my photo with her phone, following the instructions on the application website. The photo is evaluated when you upload it during the application and they'll immediately inform you if the photo is considered "good" or "poo...

There's an Aktion going on this year in which my local wool shop is taking part, 'Bis März 2027 sollen 36.000 Paar handgestrickte Socken für Obdachlose gesammelt werden.' So knitting socks for the homeless. My shop is hosting a monthly knitting circle. Go look at the knitting/wool shops and they'll ...

bethannbitt wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2026 12:47 pm The giant speaks funny English.

Yup, we sometimes call helicopters Bellypoppers - his books are so cool. Some of the film versions are very good, too.

I enjoyed both posts - the challenge of 'reading' the text and the explanation of what's really going on. Very much a thing to ponder, thank you! My schoolteacher had a party piece she did which was Cinderella and worked on a similar principle - fewer letters messed with I think...always great fun. ...

Oh, looking good!

Right, going to be brave and go for it.

Alberto wrote: ↑Sun Aug 17, 2025 4:34 pm Probably not as resistant but for such large price difference worth a try.

Alberto, how are yours doing? (irrelevant quotation used as a calling card )
Did you do your grand tomato shelter project last year?

Anyone put their windowsill plants out yet?

I'm thinking of being brave tomorrow - wetter app seems to think the Eisheiligen were an accurate last frost prediction this year...

Parsnips haven't sprouted, but I might try another lot.

Equiniti do seem to operate on an annoying revolving schedule of insisting on doing things one way and then changing their minds... Apparently you can write an email giving them authority to send you documents by email :roll: including : · Full name: · Date of birth: · Unique pension reference numbe...

It sounds like it would be easier for him just to leave it until he dies and let someone else deal with it. That's my plan anyway for dealing with the 110m2 cellar, double garage and shed all completely filled with 30-odd years of crap! :lol: Yup, kid#3 has got ahead of that one and has a very effe...

Excellent, thank you.

Oh, super, thank you. Usually we don't have to pay anything, rather we get money back from them, so just the Widerspruch, with a copy of last year's Jarhresrechnung, then?

Well, Wednesday evening we found an overlooked Jahresabrechnung from the Stadtwerke which luckily I opened straight away, since it asks for 16.000€ to be paid by the 10th April. We had a Zählerwechsel last October, and kid#3 who was here at the time doesn't have a photo of the number at the time. We...

Yup, my other half as well. Not next year, but not a full 10 years as I remember.

I remember back in the day people were mentioning that their cards came with expiry dates coinciding with their GB passports.

So that might be worth a look, especially given the current problems people are having with UK travel.

Absolutely. His wife has the Irish anyway, and he'd only go if he got a suitable job there.

I have said I think he can go anywhere in Europe with his wife, as spouse of an EU person, but is that true if he has the job and she doesn't? That I'm not at all sure of.

Our friend wants to get freedom of movement and after his 5 years go somewhere warmer.

I suggested it to my brother who is very miffed to have lost his FOM but the 5 years would be more complicated for him.

You can move there and work for 5 years afaik. A friend is planning on doing just that.

Well yes, there is that too.

It's just more mud in the water, really, because of the 'might' - who is really going to leave their travel plans on the whim of a Ryanair dude? Airline employees are notoriously fickle and this kind of extra power isn't helpful to an individual traveller at all...

Again, not gardening per se, but the fishdoorbell is open again today!!

https://visdeurbel.nl/en/

Gardening-wise, anyone planted tomatoes or anything else inside yet?
Anyone ever done parsnips at all?

I find the advertising aspect of this interesting. I knew about it from here, I think. Our Burgeramt wrote to all the British people living in the Landkreis to suggest we sorted ourselves out in terms of citizenship before the Brexit deadline - which I felt was above and beyond, and brilliant. The D...