1. Locally to where I live (in the city of Mainz)....they had some kind of city-bus brawl around 9:20 PM last night. What the cops say....young guy (27) got into a argument with another young guy (17), and this led to the 17-year old pulling a knife and stabbing the legs of the older guy. Bus driver alerted cops, and the 17-year old was arrested. Older guy apparently OK, but he's in the hospital recovering.
What the fight was about? Unknown. Summer heat affect? Well...for the past five days....it's been amazingly cool for July days. I would add that evening bus rides (typically in Mainz), you never see the buses more than half-full.
2. Protests going on in the Baltic Sea region...over the build-up of the liquid natural gas (LNG) terminals. Mayor of the local town tried to see the Chancellor and Habeck (Economics Minister) yesterday....neither gave face-time.
The LNG operations? They are supposed to be finished and fully operational by the end of the year. Locally there, it's drawn a lot of negative attention. Decision has hurt both the SPD and Green Party.
3. Lot of chatter over the gang-rape of the German tourist gal by the five Germans on the island of Mallorca (Spain). Spain has a different view of this type of crime, and just being a suspect....you stay in jail. On Spanish law? If convicted....minimum of five years in prison...on up to ten.
4. Car news....Renault Twizy e-car will end production later this year (12 years of producing them).
The Twizy, if you ever saw it....was like a go-cart. Top speed was 80 kph for the max-version and 45 kph for the 'lite' version. My negative against it....you could only drive it on city streets and local highways (was not built for autobahn use).
5. German doctors are now recommending mid-afternoon siestas (like you do in Spain) because of the heat situation.
To be honest, at least in my valley, it's been the most moderate summer in twenty years. I've turned the home AC unit on (has to be 32 C for me to take this action) a total of five days so far. Looking at the weather status for remainder of July....it's not supposed to hit 30 C or more. I will admit, drought situation does still continue and 5-percent of the leaves on my cherry tree are dead now.
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