1. Yeah, the Russians officially defaulted on their loan business. They don't care about future financial situations with anyone outside of Russia. Banks involved in this mess? Screwed....royally.
2. Just massive delays and cancellations going on in Europe presently. One German journalist wrote a piece for Focus....being stuck in Finland. It's worth a read.
The only positive part of this story? After a full day of chaos and getting nowhere....around the end of the second day of waiting....the guy got on a flight to return to Munich.
All this chatter is scaring the crap of regular Germans, and you will see a trend occur where vacation talk goes back to just local surroundings.
3. Another large-scale brawl broke out at a outdoor pool (this time in Berlin). Again....kids using the large scale water guns.
According to Focus....250 folks in the fight. The start of this? Some kid blasted a 21-year-old gal in the face with a water gun. She spit on the kid. The kid reacted by using the water gun 'plastic' and hitting her in the nose....causing a broken nose. Chaos then occurred.
Cops then arrived, and the whole pool complex shut-down....everyone sent home.
4. This 'gift' deal that Chancellor Scholz was talking about....one month of zero income tax? Gone....Green Party said it wouldn't work, and did not support it.
5. Putin says 'yes'.....he will come to the G20 meeting in November. Being there in person? I have my doubts....probably a video speech....that they owe him a great appreciation for killing a bunch of Nazis in the Ukraine.
6. If you want to whine over your electrical costs....in Sri Lanka....electrical prices set to rise 800-percenet.
7. Chatter about the 9-Euro bus/train card? As we close out on 1 month of use....the general public likes the ticket. So the government is discussing matters about what happens after August (last point that you can buy the 9-Euro ticket).
The deal so far? You can travel anywhere in Germany with a ticket you buy on the first of each month, via 2nd class....bus or train. No fast rail-travel (ICE or inter-city).
What I anticipate? The government will come up (probably not in September) with a ticket that runs 30 Euro, but limits you to only your district region, which is good for a month. Selling this to people will be difficult, and it will not be as successful.
My view? I've used my June 9-Euro ticket around six times. I would agree....it's a great deal, but on trains being overly full? It's convinced me to only use it for local situations.
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