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Good Morning, a dull day here in northern Germany - wet & windy. As this is our usual fare, I should not complain. Not much planned for this morning, other than following that "invitation" to see our welfare administration people. Most likely they just want to know how I am doing with my job applications - closing in on 2,000 this month in a two-year time span. Warning - there could be a rant ahead! The German economy seems to be doing fine, our government is pondering over tax cuts. Word is out that we have a shortage of qualified labor and therefore should loosen our immigration laws to attract skilled labor, preferably with an academic background. Well, I am qualified and I do have an academic background, plus more than 30 years experience in management jobs - how come i don´t find a job? Oh, I forgot, I´ll be turning 55 in a few weeks - too old for this country. End of statement. Janie, a mug of dark roast, please. Ken - a typical Murphy day. What can go wrong, will go wrong. I had many of those in the recent past - today may turn into one of them. Hang in there - better days are sure to come for the two of us! (Wish I knew when). Andy - [#welcome]. Good to see a new face to join this gang. When I became a member of this forum, I thought this place to be something of a "closed shop" - a platform for folks who really know each other well. Took me  some time to collect my guts and knock on the door. It flung wide open! I have never met finer folks than in this place! YGW - it´s a river bed, not a road bed, but I think you are right - I will darken it a little and then pour the water. Garry - Petra is a blessing for me.  Her father died 14 years ago, shortly after retiring. He was a difficult man to be with, strongly opinionated and never much of a family man. He died just when his character "softened". We miss him. Ray - [bow] for the interior of your engine house. Now if i could do that in N scale .... [:-^] Jeff - I have been worried a little - take good care, will´ ya, pal? Here is a German redneck story: A Redneck comes to Germany and rents a Porsche, as he has heard that there is no speed limit on our Autobahns. The car rental agent gives him a few words of caution, but the Redneck jumps into the car, steps on it and zooms off onto the Autobahn. It does not take long and he´s back to the rental station, demanding a new car, as the "old" one has broken down. The car was perfectly in order, the agent states, what did you do? Well, as I entered the Autobahn, I really stepped on it, shifting through the gears in a jiffy. Upon reaching top speed, I shifted into "R" for "Racing" .... Have a good one!
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