Posts about: Get With It
Monday, January 26, 2015
The farm needs takin' care of. And it's a lot of work. It constantly needs upkeep. However, it's not the kind of farm you are thinking of. It's our trash farm. Thanks for the term Aaron (he's our neighbor). Our trash farm got really bad. So we did some overhauling and now it looks better.
I splurged on some more bins to keep it in. Now at least they aren't such an eye sore. I would take pictures of my kids and there would be the ugly yellow bag in the background. I've thought about posting in White Walls about their trash centers but I'm pretty sure no one else except those of us living in Europe has to deal with this. Should I do it? I'm still curious though. What do you do with your trash and recycling? Are you a real American with your can under your sink? Do you have a decorative trash can? Is there such a thing? Please tell me I'm not the only one who actually thinks about this. lol.
In Germany you recycle everything. We have 35 gallon cans for rubbish and compost and a 65 gallon can for our paper. Glass and plastics are separated and go in bins that are located in different spots around our city and on post. I worked for a trash company. I'm pretty familiar with the amounts of trash people produce. Most people do fine with 1 96 gallon trash can. Some people choose to recycle and that's an additional 65 gallons. I guess with all of the combined gallonage (haha) it ends up being the same but it's a ton more work! Am I lazy? Germany is really on top of their eco-friendliness when it comes to this stuff. I was really gung-ho when we got here. I love compost because I love gardening and it's great for that. I got a little lazy during the summer because it was gross. I think recycling is awesome. But it can be a little overwhelming. Especially when I feel like it's taking over my house.
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I splurged on some more bins to keep it in. Now at least they aren't such an eye sore. I would take pictures of my kids and there would be the ugly yellow bag in the background. I've thought about posting in White Walls about their trash centers but I'm pretty sure no one else except those of us living in Europe has to deal with this. Should I do it? I'm still curious though. What do you do with your trash and recycling? Are you a real American with your can under your sink? Do you have a decorative trash can? Is there such a thing? Please tell me I'm not the only one who actually thinks about this. lol.
Monday, July 21, 2014
I'm starting a new series. In this series I will document and rant and rave about the things I wish Germany would get with the times on, and vice versa, what I wish the U.S. would catch on to. There's so many of them!
For today we will be featuring Euro cash.
If you are new to the area, new to Germany, or even just new to European life, I have news for you. It's ridiculously slow. And part of that slowness is in the way money is handled and dealt.
Everywhere you go accepts.... cash only! What?
You don't get to see those cool sign that say "Visa/MasterCard/American Express Accepted Here". Nope. None of that.
It's only the euros baby! Which is kind of annoying because there's like a hundred different sizes of the bills and the coins too. This doesn't work out with the OCD part of my personality. I can't keep these babies bundled and cute and in order cause their shape is so skewampus.
For today we will be featuring Euro cash.
If you are new to the area, new to Germany, or even just new to European life, I have news for you. It's ridiculously slow. And part of that slowness is in the way money is handled and dealt.
Everywhere you go accepts.... cash only! What?
You don't get to see those cool sign that say "Visa/MasterCard/American Express Accepted Here". Nope. None of that.
Do you see in that picture how there's no dollar bills? The lowest "bill" they have is a 5. So that means I have HEAVY €2 and €1 coins. Heavy. In my purse. And it's not like a quarter where if you misplace it, it's no big deal. Freakin €2 is $2.70! Mucho Dinero. And then there's the 2 euro cents. and the 10s and the 20s and the 50s. Holy cow centsman!
So anyway, sometimes I'll be somewhere and I want to just pull out my handy debit card and then I realize I can't even use it at somewhere like McDonalds and I'm left to sweat and dig around for all the expensive change i have. #Frustrating. Yeah. I totally hashtag'ed that.
The end of this rant.
On to better, more enlightening things. Remember that blog? The David one? I'm going back to old school and am emailing out the links when he writes a new post. Let me know if you want in on that goodness.
Do you prefer cash over debit? If so, what century were you born in? Jk.
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