Old Crank
Old Crank's JournalMy funny mind.
We bought a flat in Munich and have been in it since September. We have a parking spot but the garage is being renovated until the end of this year. No big issue as we don't have a car except for the noise.
Our complex is currently repainting and sealing the outside walls of our building. That is a good thing. There is a schedule. Germany after all, there is always a schedule... The painters are doing our wing a week or so before the listed schedule. The walls have been done but they haven't as yet finished the panels separating our balcony from the neighbours yet.
So they are a WEEK AHEAD of schedule for my section and I'm chomping on the bit to have them finish up. I keep looking out the windows and wonder why they haven't gotten to my place yet. How sad is that?
My blooming neighbourhood
A couple of quick pics while walking to the grocery store before the hail came.
Trump's popularity is in the dumper in Europe
Are we surprised?
YouGov European tracker series looks at Donald Trump's popularity in Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain
Where I live.
Germany
April’s tracker poll found that 8% of Germans had a favourable opinion of Donald Trump and 87% had an unfavourable opinion.
These scores are within the margin of error of those for March’s survey, and therefore represent little change.
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54666-how-popular-is-donald-trump-in-europe-april-2026
Bits and bobs from Paris
We were both feeling under the weather when we hit Paris. So we didn't get to ramble around like we normally do.
Will the HOA let me put this between our bedroom windows?
They objected to this.
Centre Pompidou
A cleaned up church in Paris.
We like to go to organ concerts, so when he went through Paris we got tickets to hear one in the newly rebuilt Notre Dame Cathedral. Here are a few pictures of how she looks now. Very nice restoration.
Heavy metal, and more, contamination found in the dirt removed from the White House
Construction project. This has been dumped onto the DC public golf course.
Contaminants IdentifiedTests on roughly 37,000 cubic yards of debris identified the following:
Toxic Metals: Lead, chromium, arsenic, and mercury.
Chemical Compounds: Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), various pesticides, and petroleum-related compounds.
Contamination Level: These substances were found in concentrations exceeding laboratory reporting limits and baseline levels.
This means that the White House could be found to be a superfund site.
Shut it down and move all the operations to....
Alligator Alcatraz. I hear it is empty or heading that way.
Oldtimers in Munich
They do this most every year. These cars aren't trailer queens of 99 point show cars. They drive them in and drive them out so you can see them on the city streets getting there. Quite a few get driven around town on sunny days. There is quite the Oldtimer group of rallys and tours every summer also.
There were 14 Porsche 356 versions and 2 Spyders.
Gun or starter assembly?
Gotta Gogo
Only fire trucks now
Adjustable shocks aren't new
Some American iron
Back when Bentleys raced, 1939
Oldest licensed Fire truck (ladder) in Germany 1913
REO Wolverine, 1928
BMW doesn't trust you to remember
What the firing order of their 4 cylinder engine.
A friend had a numbered combination lock and this was the combination for garage.
I was at an Old Timers show this weekend. And noticed this little detail on the valve cover.
Right of the oil fill cap.
I'll have some more pictures from the event tomorrow or a bit later.
Remember the Isetta by BMW?
Here is the electric version. Not by BMW. This is the Microlina. The bubble car comes in 2 + versions.
One had the speed capped at 49 kph (30 mph) and doesn't need a full license. Up 100 kilometer, 60 mile, range
The other can go faster and can reach near 100 k[h, 60, and has a couple of hundred kilometer range.
A 2 seater with a fair amount of storage. Meant to zip around town for errands and the like. The front opens like the Isetta for driver and passenger access.
I could probably park 2 in my garage space
More info than you needed here on Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microlino
Chess set for the family gear head.
Saw this at the flea market in Munich yesterday.
Was dragged away before I could count the pieces .....
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