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Good Morning, Folks! Rain fell on frozen ground yesterday evening, immediately covering all of northern Germany under a thick blanket of ice. Our parking lot has been transformed into an ice rink, "decorated" by ice sculptures looking very much like the cars that are parked there. No end to that in sight, it is quite foggy outside and the fog seems to freeze, Better to stay put until the side walk, the parking lot and the roads are cleared. No idea when that will happen - we need to get our food supplies restocked not later than Wednesday. herrinchoker - I once read that there were more electric cars registered around 1900 in New york than there were gas powered cars. Ladies preferred the ease of handling and Macy´s had battery charging station in their parking lot. The Ford Model T change the situation, as cars became more relieable, easier to handle and foremost, cheaper! Unfortunately, battery development also stopped pretty much around that time. We may have lost 100 years in developing high energy density batteries. Just imagine where the world would be today? Independency from oil imports from Arab countries and all subsequent political inclinations coming from the imports would be just one aspect of many! Sometimes, looking back to what we once had and rediscovering old values is not at bad thing at all! I am not sure what I will make of the day. My mind is still focussed on finding ways to move my family out of the mess threatening us. The more I look into the matter, the less I see a realistic chance for an "orderly retreat", which makes me sad and nearly paralyzes me. What really makes me mad ist that my American foster parents wanted me to stay in the US. They even would have put me through college, but I felt I could not accept their generosity at that time. It was a big mistake, when seen from today´s angle. Zoe, it´s Sunday and I have not had my big Sunday breakfast for a while. So, please make it a serving of pancakes and maple syrup, fried, crisp bacon, scrambled eggs, buttered toat and jams, a tall glass of OJ and lots of coffee - thank you!
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