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Video Wednesday: Safety First

March 12, 2008

Important safety tips for all the German forklift operators out there. Like the video? You can visit the Official Staplerfahrer Klaus website. Oh yeah, and Happy Birthday to me!

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Sorting Trash in Germany

March 10, 2008

Germans take recycling very seriously.  I’ve heard of fights erupting among neighbors in apartment houses over improper sorting.  To help you with figuring out what goes where, I’ve compiled this little guide. First, there can be up to four containers at your residence or in public places.  There’s the paper and cardboard container, that is denoted by either green or [...]

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I’m so excited

March 8, 2008

Tomorrow I’m off to Munich and I am very much looking forward to getting acquainted with the city.  I’ve been twice before, but only for a couple of hours each time, so this trip will let me get a real taste of life in another of Germany’s big cities (as far as big German cities [...]

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Strikes, strikes, and more strikes

March 6, 2008

Germany is getting just as bad as France nowadays.  Here’s a message I received from the US Consulate (you too can get these messages by registering with the State Department).  In addition to what’s listed in the message, Deutsche Bahn (the train service) are planning to strike indefinitely starting on Monday.  So basically, if there [...]

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Not all that windy city

March 2, 2008

“Nothing to report today” The major storm with hurricane force winds generally failed to appear yesterday, at least in our neck of the woods.  Sarah had organized a ladies brunch meetup for the morning, but from 8-10am it was stormy (the rain was falling horizontally), and since it was supposed to be bad off and on all [...]

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Expats in the Wikisphere

February 29, 2008

While tooling around Wikipedia, I came across a page listing American Expatriates in Germany (who have Wikipedia articles written about them).  The people listed are not all currently in Germany, it just denotes people that have lived in Germany at some point.  Priscilla Presley and Martin Lawrence, both born on US military bases in Germany, make the [...]

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Where to find a used car in Germany

February 10, 2008

I am in no way an expert on purchasing a car, so all I’m doing is giving you some tips on locating used cars that are for sale. First, if you require an automatic, your pickings will be much slimmer, and with larger cars, generally limited to the luxury models. This was my experience when [...]

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