14 July 2006
cars and borders
CARS
today's adventure was locking my keys in the trunk. i've got this loaner beamer 318. i put my backpacks in the trunk, which took some shoving and finagling (because i've still got a crate of pia's water in there), so i set the keys down to manage things. when i was done, i popped the lid shut, feeling very proud of myself, and looked at my empty hands. ach!
long story short, the bmw is a very secure car, hard to steal. and since there were no wire coathangers about, we had to call the BMW dealership. they sent a guy who broke out the taillight in a very professional way, and released the latch.
perfect. now i have to return it, because they don't want me driving a busted up car. but i think i'm just going to turn it in and ride the train to Berlin. that sounds funner (and more relaxed).
BORDERS
The land around bamberg changes character very quickly. one minute you're in the forest, the next a field, the next a town. the towns are small clumps of buildings. not much outlying, nothing like suburbs. the woods are just that, no houses in them. just woods. very structured, very scripted. everything is regelmeßig - following rules, regulated, orderly.
there's no graffiti in the bathrooms. how am I going to learn funny little poems auf Deutsch?
it's very hilly in this area. i'm convinced there will be good mtb'ing somewhere nearby. you can't tell me that the german kids are so well behaved that there aren't any bandit trails. i don't believe it.
today's adventure was locking my keys in the trunk. i've got this loaner beamer 318. i put my backpacks in the trunk, which took some shoving and finagling (because i've still got a crate of pia's water in there), so i set the keys down to manage things. when i was done, i popped the lid shut, feeling very proud of myself, and looked at my empty hands. ach!
long story short, the bmw is a very secure car, hard to steal. and since there were no wire coathangers about, we had to call the BMW dealership. they sent a guy who broke out the taillight in a very professional way, and released the latch.
perfect. now i have to return it, because they don't want me driving a busted up car. but i think i'm just going to turn it in and ride the train to Berlin. that sounds funner (and more relaxed).
BORDERS
The land around bamberg changes character very quickly. one minute you're in the forest, the next a field, the next a town. the towns are small clumps of buildings. not much outlying, nothing like suburbs. the woods are just that, no houses in them. just woods. very structured, very scripted. everything is regelmeßig - following rules, regulated, orderly.
there's no graffiti in the bathrooms. how am I going to learn funny little poems auf Deutsch?
it's very hilly in this area. i'm convinced there will be good mtb'ing somewhere nearby. you can't tell me that the german kids are so well behaved that there aren't any bandit trails. i don't believe it.
