Thursday, November 24, 2022

Five German News Stories

 1.  Yesterday, at the Berlin Airport (BER)....the 'Last Generation' environmental activists cut the fence....broached the security area, and went to the glue-game again.

Police arrived and arrested them....while some flights were delayed in this process.

My humble opinion....this is probably the point where the prosecution folks and judges say 'enough' and assign significant fines, with jail-time.

2.  WELT had a piece on the approaching 'new' world where ATM machines might not exist.  Over past six year, around 3,800 less cash machines around Germany.  

Just in my village....around a dozen commerce sites, and with one exception....they all have card-swipe machines.  Most all bakery operations have gone to swipe situations.

3.  Focus had a piece this AM talking over Putin and Russia.  There is a suggestion there that Putin wants to have 1-million men in uniform, for the war, by early spring.  

4.  The FIFA folks (world soccer body) are supposed to meet next March (2023) and have a vote to keep the 'boss' (Infantino) around.  There wasn't supposed to be any competition on this matter.  N-TV news had a piece and says that there's a lot of discontent in Europe, and at least person's name will be put up to replace Infantino.

5.  I ended up at a local Wiesbaden restaurant for Thanksgiving dinner last night.  I have to admit, they did a 5-star job.  Total cost for 2 people, with wine/water included....around 86 Euro.  'Weinhaus Sinz' is the place, and I'd highly recommend it for 2023's Thanksgiving.  One suggestion....make a reservation at least two months ahead of time.....place was packed. 

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