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Good Evening from the other side of the Big Pond! It´s been an unpleasant and slow day at this end. Lots of [um] and [st], but surprisingly warm for this time of the year. i guess it´s the remnants of Sandy taking care of our weather. Flo, a mug of hot chocolate, please - I need something to brighten up. Just got the word that my sister suffered a stroke, leaving the left side paralyzed. She is off the ICU into regular care, so there seems to be no immediate danger for her life. I am grateful that there are folks taking care of her. She lives in Munich, so we can´t go there and be with her. We have to wait and see how she develops, she might have to go into assisted living. She´s only 60 ... No MRRing in the next days. My plans are final and I don´t dare to touch them - things can turn only worse at this stage. I am waiting for a kit to arrive, I was hoping to have it by now. Tom - I hear you what you say about those supposedly plug & p(r)lay gadgets. Took me 4 hours to get my TV set up and running and this one is without bells and whistles! Property tax: We have that in Germany, too, but it is a completely different beast. Whenever  a house is build, there is a tax assessment, based on a theoretical (1914 (!) value. The tax is a percentage of that value. The tax does not change at all, unless the percentage is changed. State of repair/maintenance of the property is not considered. The property tax on my house was $ 250 a year on a $ 1,000,000 market value. Aren´t we lucky? Well, Since I don´t have a house, I don´t have to pay property taxes... Have a good one!
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