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37 posts,
21:19 today
Remote Job Offer - where to live?
I can more or less confirm the numbers you have written.
I remember that the first months in CH I was just scared by prices and I was saving like crazy. When I saw the savings slowly but steadily growing I kind of relaxed a bit...
41 posts,
21:18 today
Not a Lot of fun
I believe they do make inflatable car/booster seats for kids, which are easy to pack in luggage. It seems I remember we ended up getting one for our son when he was younger. Yeah, it's this "Bubble Bum" thing. They sell it here, too. But…
17 posts,
21:07 today
JWs in Switzerland
That's rather nice, I'll adopt that approach.
The rain falls on the good and the bad (Matthew 5:45). And don't listen to conspiracy theories. (Isaiah 8:12)
Bernard Black explains the Gospel to avoid doing a tax return.
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I own rental property in London and in Switzerland. I have bought and sold over the years. Made a gain on the UK property in £ but the collapse of the £ after Brexit changed the arithmetic: a 20% loss on the sale of 90% mortgaged Swiss…
When I was moving here from the US in 2009, I shipped many boxes to myself (including a lot of clothes) and was told that as long as I kept the value of the items in each box under 100 CHF (or maybe it was 100 USD -- I can't remember),…
4 posts,
20:35 today
Half fare card
This is an issue I've given to consideration and time over the years -- see my earlier posts in the thread https://www.englishforum...
As a Swiss-American (with a base and a car in the UK as well) I have opportunities others may not…
In case the civil solution is no longer available, I would begin with a suggestive performance towards children but mostly their parents. Play them a song while sipping your usual morning Bloody Mary, so they can hear. The German text…
Honest answer is I don’t know. Nobody knows, because only you and your current representatives have all the facts. You’re not (at this stage) asking him to represent you or act on your behalf rather, you want a (second?) opinion on…
66 posts,
16:09 today
Why is horse meat cheap?
…nothing bad in horse meat, even is better than beef by quality, if is grown organically...but majority of horse meat from supermarkets is come out of horse races then:
Inquiry into horse meat sources in the UK also revealed that…
1 post,
15:30 today
ANOBAG seeking advice
3 posts,
14:35 today
Oberwil Lieli Primary School
149 posts,
13:30 today
Covid vaccine and travel
Nope , I came back from Spain about a week ago and landed in Zurich . No checks whatsoever on the Swiss side .
The checks in Alicante basically consisted of making everybody stand in a queue in a space that was too small for social…
22 posts,
12:37 today
B&I Lions Tour
As I mentioned previously, the referee was not great overall, but really it was a case of the bounce of the ball.
The only call where I fundamentally disagreed was the lift by Watson on le roux. That was a yellow every day of the week,…
125 posts,
12:18 today
January 6 US Capitol Insurrection
These petty a$$ witch hunts while completely ignoring Hunter Biden, Pelosi, and 10% for the demented big guy are only going to guarantee that Trump is re-elected in 2024. This excatly how he won in 2020, by giving him so much rent free…
7 posts,
11:40 today
British Cheese Shop Zürich
The new owners are working on a new web shop, hopefully it'll be ready soon. My scones used to be sold at Jim's British Supermarket in Gland, have a word with them to see if they still have any.
But I'll post a link once the new web…
The whole of the Olympics is watchable via Discovery+ who have the European rights and certain live rights are then sold onto the likes of the BBC who have a much reduced offering this time. You can use this on a PC and then used an HDMI…
There is also the possibility to ask for a salary increase (or some bonus or perk) after 1 or 2 years, after both parties get to know each other and have seen how things are working out. If done politely and supported by performance it…
14 posts,
09:23 today
Sanity check - Travel documents
You’re not likely to be asked but it is a legal requirement to carry official ID with you and a Swiss residence permit doesn’t count.
I am assuming the UK one is their only passport? If so you need to get it renewed ASAP as you need…
17 posts,
22:19 yesterday
Name of electrical widget
Pity they don't use the lever ones in the mains connections of light fittings, it's almost always a basic WAGO.
So then we get posts on here about how to get the cables out (you just twist back and forth while pulling), or complaints…
26 posts,
18:50 yesterday
Gym Cancellation Problems
If he has confirmed taking the card in, I would use your legal.insurance to challenge him as it would also be up to them to refuse it. My limited legal knowledge would say that by physically taking the card it's a tacit acceptance of…
22 posts,
15:07 yesterday
Argh - cold callers!
I have not yet got rid of the landline, but the ringers on all handsets are turned off. Mobile phones are set to silent as well. I often choose to just let calls go to voice mail to be dealt with later - if at all.
Anyone who has a legit…
32 posts,
12:40 yesterday
Iway internet
Thanks, nadeemoidu! I'll definitely use that one next time.
Regardless of the speed test results and how they were measured, it was not meeting expectations. I'm glad that those of you with iWay are happy with it, and wish that we…
28 posts,
08:52 yesterday
Internet Privacy Worries
Theres no need to be mean or rude. You wouldnt dare talk like that to someone over the fence. Youre basically telling me to leave because I am not so informed as you? I think i said on my first post that I have just realised this about…
AFAIK the rail lights and the bars work on separate power circuits, so it's extremely unlikely that both fail.
I guess that's why you have to stop even if only the lights flash.
This is where the ability to read the signs comes into…
The island of Jersey and the rest of the Channel Islands will gladly accept your foreign / EU / Swiss vaccination certificates to avoid any need to self-isolate for those British Expats and other Swiss or EU
citizens who choose to use…
I thought we established in a thread a few weeks ago that was not actually true. Depending on the age of the DESIGN of the lock it may well be out of copyright protection. Patents last 20 years from when a new patent went into effect,…
I had a Tesla Wall Connector* (CHF520) installed by one of the firms recommended by Tesla in Canton Zurich. They quoted CHF2200 but found the job easier than expected and charged CHF1900.
I found electric supply companies more…
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