tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post6567830932680751442..comments2024-03-28T05:16:26.153+00:00Comments on You are witty and pretty! : 'Where Angels Fear To Tread` or: Berlin's Building Sites - Uhrgh! Brittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-19382046134523744022014-08-17T12:28:07.418+01:002014-08-17T12:28:07.418+01:00Dear Jacqui,
in one comment above I said too that...Dear Jacqui, <br />in one comment above I said too that the craftsmen are necessary - what I cannot stand is bone-idleness, they are really, really cheating (fault of the architect, I think: if he would control more often, he would see). No end in sight... :( <br />If you ever come to Berlin: tell me before and we'll meet! And as London: Berlin IS very much -- cranes, growing, regenerating, vibrating. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-64717091109437211122014-08-16T14:02:19.538+01:002014-08-16T14:02:19.538+01:00Hi Britta,
I agree that the noise from workman can...Hi Britta,<br />I agree that the noise from workman can be very wearing but, I guess it has to be done { although, they could be a little quieter whilst they are doing it !!!! }. … and, I commend them for working such a long day but cannot believe that they start at 6.30 a.m. !!!! How long do you think that it will go on for ?<br />I love Berlin. We were there about 15 years ago when our son spent a year there as part of his degree and, there was a lot of building going on then. They always say about London that, when the cranes are no more in London then London is no more. XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-57278292950650467102014-08-14T16:07:38.970+01:002014-08-14T16:07:38.970+01:00Dear Pondside,
so Vancouver gets the Chinese mone...Dear Pondside, <br />so Vancouver gets the Chinese money - we (hahaha: 'we' isn't the right word) get Arabian and Russian money. Apartments are often empty for 11 months. As to the roads: the government didn't put even the vehicle-tax-money into them... and the bridges become sometimes dangerous... <br />If I find those photographs, I'll show you what some people buy ('After'), but I've seen it 'Before', shudder... Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-38616973349136370922014-08-14T16:02:45.408+01:002014-08-14T16:02:45.408+01:00So you lived very near to our Bavarian Quarter in ...So you lived very near to our Bavarian Quarter in Berlin! See: we've got the best of two world's: Berlin AND the Bavarian Quarter (and son&dil in Munich). Bad Kissingen to Berlin: a very big change indeed! Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-15735362378111730982014-08-14T15:55:07.630+01:002014-08-14T15:55:07.630+01:00Dear Geo.,
thank you! We fled - as announced - fo...Dear Geo., <br />thank you! We fled - as announced - for a week to an island - now we are strengthened again. Hopefully. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-75370975902014511202014-08-14T03:27:23.059+01:002014-08-14T03:27:23.059+01:00Demolition, construction, renovations - three urba...Demolition, construction, renovations - three urban plagues of this century. Vancouver is one of the most expensive cities in the world - certainly the most expensive in Canada. There is a huge influx of Chinese money, and many apartments sit empty, having been purchased sight-unseen from across the globe. Of course, in the rest of the country, where winters are cold, the summer is spent in finding ways to avoid the road repair crews - all that cold makes the roads heave and repairs are eternal.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-36472673467777715542014-08-08T03:18:38.119+01:002014-08-08T03:18:38.119+01:005 years ago I lived in the Tiergarten, near the pa...5 years ago I lived in the Tiergarten, near the park. I love Berlin, I miss it to this day. Before that, I lived in Bayern, in Bad Kissengen for a year. What a change. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-2462973247897575462014-08-07T07:52:02.194+01:002014-08-07T07:52:02.194+01:00Dear Brigitta,
Noise and inertia appear to be univ...Dear Brigitta,<br />Noise and inertia appear to be universal constants of nearby construction. My sympathies.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-70703286394723249272014-08-07T07:37:58.933+01:002014-08-07T07:37:58.933+01:00Dear You,
I want to add a word from the blog-auth...Dear You, <br />I want to add a word from the blog-author: normally I am glad that there are craftsmen and handimen etc - and believe that in every profession there are a great many people who are average work-doers, some are downright lousy, and some are very good. <br />I see the Polish workers a few houses up the street: they work really, really hard. We were unlucky to get those German specimens of sloth and brassiness here right beside our dwellings. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-55355181881692579102014-08-07T07:07:33.240+01:002014-08-07T07:07:33.240+01:00Dear Emma,
you speak out of my heart! The dirt - ...Dear Emma, <br />you speak out of my heart! The dirt - Berlin is the city in Germany with the highest fine particulates in the air, they found out (and that is not healthy..) - is a real nuisance too. On the island the wind will sweep our lungs, and the gulls will be trying to outdo the song of the waves. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-12922033228562423342014-08-07T07:04:03.204+01:002014-08-07T07:04:03.204+01:00Dear Sue,
yes - the hazards and the amenities... ...Dear Sue, <br />yes - the hazards and the amenities... :) <br />Soon the island will be waiting (but only one week for us - husband is in an important project). Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-28012423959774428462014-08-07T06:49:09.650+01:002014-08-07T06:49:09.650+01:00I sympathize. It is my personal opinion that these...I sympathize. It is my personal opinion that these "workmen" have only one purpose in life... to drive me insane. They are always loud and become louder when they are taking a break, usually right under the window of the spot in my house that I wish to be. As you said, they arrive early, do little during the day except to make noise, and try to stay as late as possible to disrupt my life as much as possible. The dust seeps into my house and I have to clean it. I could go on. Your island is the best bet.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-47475418894323450582014-08-07T00:47:24.415+01:002014-08-07T00:47:24.415+01:00Oh, you remind me of so many examples of this haza...Oh, you remind me of so many examples of this hazard of urban living! I won't bore you with them, but I sympathize totally. Enjoy your oasis on an island. It's the best thing to do!Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-12840752621448617322014-08-06T21:18:24.569+01:002014-08-06T21:18:24.569+01:00They were quicker than I, dear Paul! They were quicker than I, dear Paul! Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-29085094669172110892014-08-06T21:01:26.077+01:002014-08-06T21:01:26.077+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-84963196171278134432014-08-06T20:58:02.999+01:002014-08-06T20:58:02.999+01:00Dear Susan,
I even would be - sort of - happy if ...Dear Susan, <br />I even would be - sort of - happy if they'd wait till 8 AM. I think that inside of them is a big aggression against their work - and those bourgeois sleeping people - so they make the scales come 'right' a bit. The worst thing is: one can't even take a nap around noon - of course at that time they increase their output of hammering again... Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-91830166008190617362014-08-06T20:50:49.968+01:002014-08-06T20:50:49.968+01:00Dear Suze,
thank you for your compassion! I enjoy...Dear Suze, <br />thank you for your compassion! I enjoy silent mornings with a cup of strong tea on the balcony (I am a lark - husband an owl). If they would work the time they are here, it would be all over in a while - but digging the earth with a teaspoon in one hand and a cellphone in the other - that will take long... Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-75914480959135624752014-08-06T19:43:15.582+01:002014-08-06T19:43:15.582+01:00I hope you gave those workmen a wolf whistle Britt...I hope you gave those workmen a wolf whistle Britta. xMr Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08570356924117694493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-27490151723289374362014-08-06T17:16:33.774+01:002014-08-06T17:16:33.774+01:00That's not exactly the sweet sound of birdsong...That's not exactly the sweet sound of birdsong awakening you in the morning, eh? I suspect the "work" habits of many people in the construction and renovation business is the same worldwide. (But couldn't they at least wait until 9 AM or so to start...?)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-64164766534759657442014-08-06T14:03:20.842+01:002014-08-06T14:03:20.842+01:00Oh, Britta, how lousy. Especially, I think, the cr...Oh, Britta, how lousy. Especially, I think, the crazy early hours. To have the circus begin before 7 am does press one into making plans for a holiday! Mornings should be a gentle easing into the day, a gift. Wrong to have that ripped away. :(Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-70554248456849961842014-08-06T13:09:30.624+01:002014-08-06T13:09:30.624+01:00Dear Rosemary,
I saw it in London: the house in B...Dear Rosemary, <br />I saw it in London: the house in Battersea (almost Clapham) - and the whole street - went up into (seemingly) unrealistic prices over 1 million Pounds for a tiny house - walled to two others in a row, nice little garden, but old windows, old waterpipes, old charm - I say... <br />In Munich people on a low salary as postmen or salespersons have to ride a long way as commuters, rents are too high in the city - now it starts here in Berlin too, though you can still find big flats, but gentrification sets in relentlessly. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-53493050654027109062014-08-06T13:01:43.922+01:002014-08-06T13:01:43.922+01:00Dear Tom,
yes, it is a bit much. I appreciate whe...Dear Tom, <br />yes, it is a bit much. I appreciate when things become more beautiful, and know it doesn't happen over night - but these two men are very --- special. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-63615476809572204832014-08-06T11:56:45.676+01:002014-08-06T11:56:45.676+01:00Work men must be the same the world over - loud mu...Work men must be the same the world over - loud music, shouting, and mess. We also have the same problems in London with house prices going through the roof because of overseas purchasers. The problem is very acute as essential workers e.g. doctors, nurses, teachers, firemen etc just cannot afford to buy in the city anymore. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-73205918889595429542014-08-06T09:51:54.539+01:002014-08-06T09:51:54.539+01:00That's a lot to take in! I do agree about the...That's a lot to take in! I do agree about the shouting phone-calls, especially when the caller does not bother to walk away from his neighbours.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.com