1. With the Munich Security Conference wrapping up....ever noticed that basically whatever script that folks had for Davos (a month prior).....they are simply revisiting the same topic....same ideas....same words....for the Munich 'show'?
2. German Post is discussing some idea....two types of regular stamps for letters. One would get it there within 1.5 days (the current expectation for the past fifty-odd years) and the other would be 3-to-5 days.
Course, the long-delivery stamp would cost what you typically pay today for the 1.5 day deal.
To be honest....I think most Germans would only buy the 3-to-5 day stamp for 90-percent of their mail.
3. I noticed off N-TV news this AM....some German PhD type sat and added up the cost of the Ukraine-Russia war on Germany itself....saying it ran up to 100-billion Euro.
Frankly, I'm shocked it's not double that amount.
4. Weather-wise? Some parts of Germany this week will hit 20 C (68 F). Yeah, it's been an odd winter. I probably shoveled snow just three times so far, and used half a bucket of salt.
5. Some weird event on the west side of Frankfurt from 2 AM Sunday morning. The way cops describe it....they got a phone call about a disturbance in some apartment building going on.
Apparently, some 10-year old German kid had a water pistol and was 'soaking' folks in the building when they answered the doorbell.
The kid escaped to his apartment....closing the door. Using a knife in some manner....he threatened the officers from under the door. At some point....he opened the door and attempted to throw the knife at the police.
Some effort was expended to control the kid, but failed, and the cops resorted to irritant gas to get his attention.
Adults in the apartment? None. Just two sisters who'd locked themselves in the place to feel 'safe'.
Cops later found the mother and released the kid back to her.
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