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German efficiency

Posted By: barnacle

German efficiency - 22/04/2021 19:11

Lost my intwebs this afternoon; a bit of a pain for a while as everything comes up the same pipes but it got better. An hour ago, Telekom sent me a fine email:

Originally Posted by Telekom

Sehr geehrter Herr Barnes,

es liegt aktuell eine technische Störung in unserem Netz vor.

Es ist möglich, dass auch Ihr Festnetz- bzw. Internet-Anschluss betroffen ist.

Doch keine Sorge: Wir kümmern uns bereits intensiv um die Fehlerbehebung, damit Sie Ihren Anschluss so schnell wie möglich wieder uneingeschränkt nutzen können.

Hier noch ein Tipp, falls es künftig noch einmal zu einer Störung kommt:

Bitte gehen Sie auf unsere Internet-Seite www.telekom.de/stoerung. Dort finden Sie eine aktuelle Störungsübersicht, können aber auch jederzeit ganz bequem Ihre Leitung prüfen oder eine Störungsmeldung an uns senden.

Freundliche Grüße

Ihre Telekom Deutschland GmbH


Roughly translated: it was broken, it might still be, we're looking at it - in future, look for info on www...

Using the internet I haven't got, presumably... laugh

Neil
Posted By: avtokrator

Re: German efficiency - 22/04/2021 21:12

Alles Ka**tt, as a friend of mine would say laugh
Posted By: Countrycruising

Re: German efficiency - 23/04/2021 07:32

Gota love German thinking laugh
Posted By: barnacle

Re: German efficiency - 24/04/2021 06:04

Heh. I'm ploughing my way through German traffic regulations (something I should have done earlier, but...)

https://routetogermany.com/index seems to cover everything, apart from the 'do not bump into trees' warnings they have on some roads locally. But there are some oddities which I'm still thinking about:

  • A roundabout with a sign is a roundabout, and traffic on it has right of way. Signal on the way out, but not the way in, which is fine.
  • A roundabout without a sign is a four way crossing, and traffic to the right has right of way...
  • A cycle must have lights, even if only used in daylight.
  • You may not 'tune' your car except internally without (inspection and) permission. Tyre sizes may not be changed, exhausts may not increase noise, spoilers, engine changes/mods/replacements...
  • Trams have right of way over everything, except emergency vehicles with blues and twos. Busses have right of way over everything except trams - if they're pulling out from a stop, you *must* wait even if already alongside. As far as I can tell, *everything* has right of way over a thirteen year old UK registered Bravo.


All good fun!

Neil
Posted By: jaaps2

Re: German efficiency - 24/04/2021 07:47

Originally Posted by barnacle
Heh. I'm ploughing my way through German traffic regulations (something I should have done earlier, but...)

https://routetogermany.com/index seems to cover everything, apart from the 'do not bump into trees' warnings they have on some roads locally. But there are some oddities which I'm still thinking about:

  • A roundabout with a sign is a roundabout, and traffic on it has right of way. Signal on the way out, but not the way in, which is fine.
  • A roundabout without a sign is a four way crossing, and traffic to the right has right of way...
  • A cycle must have lights, even if only used in daylight.
  • You may not 'tune' your car except internally without (inspection and) permission. Tyre sizes may not be changed, exhausts may not increase noise, spoilers, engine changes/mods/replacements...
  • Trams have right of way over everything, except emergency vehicles with blues and twos. Busses have right of way over everything except trams - if they're pulling out from a stop, you *must* wait even if already alongside. As far as I can tell, *everything* has right of way over a thirteen year old UK registered Bravo.


All good fun!

Neil



In the netherlands you can add that bicycles have prority (at least liability wise).
And I still do not know how to cope with UFO’s on a roundabout:

http://www.googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=887&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=52.02734,5.129081&z=17
Posted By: jaaps2

Re: German efficiency - 24/04/2021 07:49

http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2006/04/ufo-landing-strip/
Posted By: barnacle

Re: German efficiency - 24/04/2021 07:55

All you can do is take your hat off, I guess...
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