tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548998064010609443.post2124191843745930647..comments2024-01-11T21:42:53.282+01:00Comments on Snooker in Berlin: Random Tuesday - Just 'Cause I WannaSnookerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17684505561658711584noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548998064010609443.post-72084911211372272202010-08-24T16:26:11.511+02:002010-08-24T16:26:11.511+02:00I stopped carry my passport around years ago, once...I stopped carry my passport around years ago, once I realized what a pain it would be to replace it. I used to worry what would happen if someone demanded proof of citizenship, but it never happened.<br /><br />One thing about being abroad - you get express service for passport renewals. I discovered that a few months ago to my joy and relief.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548998064010609443.post-60445563399854822762010-08-19T16:22:31.160+02:002010-08-19T16:22:31.160+02:00You are not restricted to tuesdays to make random ...You are not restricted to tuesdays to make random bullot lists ;)<br /><br />glad to se eyou blogging again though! Say hi to Frank from meGoofballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11155032632164828945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548998064010609443.post-80080327865129052962010-08-19T14:11:59.988+02:002010-08-19T14:11:59.988+02:00It isn't even a Mosque, they are winning by pr...It isn't even a Mosque, they are winning by promoting their language. I prefer "Lower-Manhattan Muslim Community Center".<br /><br />Also, gotta love The Daily Show, "You Can Build A Catholic Church Next To A Playground -- But Should You?"scatterlinedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11996978054685128660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548998064010609443.post-88219187597345527002010-08-19T09:17:26.002+02:002010-08-19T09:17:26.002+02:00@ Tiaras - I've heard of horrible bureaucracy,...@ Tiaras - I've heard of horrible bureaucracy, but making people cry... ugh!<br />@ Cliffie - For me Inception was beautiful to watch, hard to keep the brain wrapped around<br />@ Moose - I've lived here going on six years and never had to show ID at the post office. What is that about? To pick up stuff?<br />@ Ian - There were three secured doors before I even got to the building, one of them behind a doorbell. As I walked through it, an employee came up behind me in a hurry and pushed herself into the door as it was closing. So much for that security division. <br />@ HB - TOMMY ROCKS! (well, in a geeky, funny kinda way) Oh, and I feel like about 20... it's just my birth certificate that keeps getting in the way.<br />@ Jul - I'm thinkin' the Swiss are smart. I've often wondered why a country that insists I tell it where I'm living within 10 days of moving in doesn't want me to have an official German document with that information. <br />@ G - The guy at the Consulate actually talked me OUT of the card.Snookerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684505561658711584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548998064010609443.post-57653848800049603232010-08-18T13:45:46.338+02:002010-08-18T13:45:46.338+02:00I had to replace my passport just before we left- ...I had to replace my passport just before we left- didn't realize that Berlin just switched over to appointments and almost had a problem with it. On the other hand, I did order the card and I do expect to carry it around with me. Since I had a passport stolen, I never carry the original with me and no one has ever asked for it- the Post has always accepted my driver's license (although I sometimes give them a US one as it looks more "official"). I'm hoping the new passport card will be accepted as a Personalausweis, and I'll tell you whether it works out.G in Berlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548998064010609443.post-7951582129259928952010-08-18T11:06:43.946+02:002010-08-18T11:06:43.946+02:00That's a whole lot of thoughts for a Tuesday.
...That's a whole lot of thoughts for a Tuesday.<br /><br />It seems so ridiculous to me that the German government expects us foreigners to walk around carrying our passports at all times. At least Switzerland issued us little foreigner ID cards.Julhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075537123043560936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548998064010609443.post-5059461636523228042010-08-18T10:00:56.194+02:002010-08-18T10:00:56.194+02:00Tommy Emmanuel: I once saw him at The Basement in ...Tommy Emmanuel: I once saw him at The Basement in Sydney (that sentence would impress Australian jazz-heads, as well as revealing my age). Utterly cool. Enjoy!<br /><br />Now, Snooks. Half of all women make it to 80. That means, statistically, you probably haven't quite reached halfway yet. Does that make you feel younger?The Honourable Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05234119524600114890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548998064010609443.post-41291452065357103652010-08-18T09:51:00.069+02:002010-08-18T09:51:00.069+02:00Wish I'd have had a camera the one and only ti...Wish I'd have had a camera the one and only time I've been to the US Consulate in Hamburg, but you had to give it up at the entrance, which, like you describe, is airport-securty lite.<br />Once past the gate and inside the consulate's opulent surroundings, the vigilance dropped to zero. While walking around - alone - in the tastefully decorated rooms off the main hall where the function was happening, I kept ticking off all the beautiful things anyone could have walked home with. Not that I would have lifted anything, but sure enough, there was no security check on the way out the door at the end of the night.<br />- ian in hamburgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548998064010609443.post-3483978351430902742010-08-17T22:17:48.849+02:002010-08-17T22:17:48.849+02:00I think it depends what you mean by - "can...I think it depends what you mean by - "can't use it as ID".<br /><br />No, you cannot use it as a travel document to cross a border, but if you go to the post office and they want an ID, they take the card, no questions asked, whereas the driver's license will get you the opportunity to come back another day because it's not ID. It's "just" a DL.<br /><br />I carry the paper one with me when I leave town (besides going to work - they have a copy of my residence permit at the office too). Otherwise, I carry the card, which establishes my identity. Had that paper one stolen last year - not going through that again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548998064010609443.post-59772176005653011392010-08-17T21:08:31.269+02:002010-08-17T21:08:31.269+02:00I really dug Inception, too. A half-price matinee...I really dug Inception, too. A half-price matinee movie in a heatwave in the USA is a nice treat...especially when the movie is good to boot.cliff1976https://www.blogger.com/profile/12826968508225851483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548998064010609443.post-71190626892386240032010-08-17T18:03:15.776+02:002010-08-17T18:03:15.776+02:00it is much easier w/ an American passport - my fri...it is much easier w/ an American passport - my friend is Mala (Malaysian) and went to the embassy in Germany (her hubbie and kids are German passport holders) for a visa to live in Switzerland - they made her cry!tiarastantrumshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03036618235332598079noreply@blogger.com