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I recently purchased a Probe BahnCard 25 Gold for 19,99€. I earned my money and more booking a trip to Berlin and back. Today I’m also traveling from Berlin to Leipzig and back for free, since DE won a gold medal yesterday. Whenever they win a gold I can travel anywhere in DE on the DB, even an ICE, for free! I won’t need the card once the 2 month period after purchase rolls over and I must pay the normal price monthly for the 25% Rabatt, but I have cancelled it already. I am happy about getting such a good deal. I love the trains and public trans here.

I'm happy that Friday the 13th is over.

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.

SCOTUS shot down Trump's tariffs!! Party time!

https://us.yahoo.com/news/articles/supr ... 11549.html

Fraufruit wrote: ↑Fri Feb 20, 2026 4:47 pm SCOTUS shot down Trump's tariffs!! Party time!

Not really...

Tonight I saw a fun movie, Die Ältern, with my German friend and I understood the fast moving dialog and jokes. And I‘m in a knitting group with German gals and am progressing well at making my first ever top-down sweater for me 3 year old grandson. I did myself a favor and got an English version of the pattern, but the gals help me in German. Nobody can accuse me of not trying to integrale.

After spending the last 40 years sans TV we decided to get one (48") so we could watch content like nature shows, documentaries, and certain films together and also with the Armenian Germericans (3, 6, & 9) when they visit. Our couch faces out to two walls of windows. So we bought a cool stand from a Danish company in order to be able to move it about in the living room. A German friend is coming by tomorrow morning to help with setting everything up. It all seems quite exciting.

https://de.pedestal.com/?utm_source=goo ... gLc7_D_BwE

Excited for you!

We got a new frig today out of necessity. Our 34 year old one started dying. It's pretty cool.

Fraufruit wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2026 7:14 pm
It's pretty cool.

I hope so

Well, the 48" TV on the stand with wheels is awesome! I watched Tatort München the last two evenings on it. I'm gonna miss Franz and Ivo. Maybe I'll have to go back to the beginning and watch them all again.

I see what you did there, snowing.

Apparently I'm currently entitled to a Canadian citizenship by virtue of my great-grandfather. My sister and my uncle who is just 2 years my senior are thinkin' on it. Of course, I believe my German permanent residency and future citizenship benefit me much more, especially since I'm parked here for good, but it still makes me happy. Insane!