1. Once again (believe me, I am so more tired of doing it than you are of reading it) went shopping for STUFF like coffee makers and vacuum cleaners*.
2. Found our local Vino market and got a case of really really tasty Bordeaux.
3. Discovered we weren't given enough parts to assemble our kitchen chairs and went back to the store to get them.
4. Put out the Gelbe Sacks** for tomorrow's collection.
* Though I must say nothing can put Joern in a better mood than a good vacuum.
**Gelbe Sacks: For some reason Nuremberg felt the need to distinguish itself in the world of recycling. In every other state in Germany- nay, in the world- you get a green plastic box and you fill it up with recyclable things and then put it out on the street once a week, feeling altruistic about yourself and slightly superior to your neighbor's less full box. Here, where I am happy to say you can recycle literally everything, you collect it all in a Gelbe Sack (yellow sack), and these then are left by the curb to be picked up. Simple, right? Nope. How do you get these Gelbe Sacks? "Well, they give them out once a year or so..." we are told. How do you get some if, let's say, you've recently made an international move? "Um, we have a few you can have..." What day do we set them out? "Oh, well, they don't come every week- just once in a while..." After being delighted to find that even the plastic baggie my clothespins were packaged in can indeed be recycled, trepidation ensued. What if- provided I get some- I fill up my Gelbe Sack before the collection? How will I know when they are coming? Is there some sort of secret Nuremberg Gelbe Sack signal? Does everyone just have piles and piles of Gelbe Sacks full of interesting, yet recyclable items, sitting in their houses, waiting for the signal? Once again, our neighbors came to our rescue with a WHOLE PACKAGE of Gelbe Sacks (after so much trouble they seemed more gold than yellow) and a list of dates to put them out for pick-up (twice a month). I was thankful for the sacks, but a little bit disappointed that there was no secret signal to be learned.
Dang, I was getting excited about learning more on the secret Golbe society. Maybe you can make up a story for tomorrow. See if you can have it contain a fairy, Gnome and dancing bear. If you can get it to end with a sword fight, it will be a best seller.
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