Why are there two red men?

July 26, 2010 By 3 Comments

One of the things that I’ve always wondered about in Germany, is why some pedestrian crossings – eg. in Nordrhein Westfalen – have two red men on them:

Pedestrian traffic lights in Cologne

Pedestrian traffic lights in Cologne

I have two theories:

1. It reinforces the red light by having two.  If one stops working, the other one should still light up.

2. It’s cheaper because the towns only need to buy one type of light and then use different filters on them, rather than buying 3-lamp and 2-lamp lights.  Surely it must use more energy, though?

Does anyone know the answer?

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Open Day at Imkerei Ullmann

July 21, 2010 By 1 Comment

Imkerei Ullmann, a local bee-keeping family, is holding an open day on Sunday, 25th July.

Starting at 10am, visitors can expect tours around the apiary to get an inside view of the life of the bees and how the honey is made.  At the end of the tour there will be a chance to try different types of honey.

There is also a barbecue planned and pony and trap rides for children.

The apiary is located in Erlensee, just east of Hanau and on Sundays is best reached by car.

More information can be found on the Imkerei Website.

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Trying out 24 hour shopping

July 20, 2010 By 2 Comments

Having read about the 24 hour supermarket machine, we just had to try it out for ourselves.

The menu was easy to operate, and our purchase was delivered quickly.  But I had a feeling, that the 2000 items had been selected to give a wide variety of types of item, rather than trying to offer different brands of the same item.

Trying out the 24 hour supermarket machine
Trying out the 24 hour supermarket machine

This is obviously an attraction for those who have left something at home, a toothbrush, for example, and are happy to have any type as long as it’s available any time of the day or night.

Since there is a normal type of supermarket in Puerto del Carmen next to the machine, anyone wanting something more specific may need to go there during opening hours instead.

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