Oberursel’s swimming pool problem

July 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Oberursel’s swimming pool is one of the most discussed topics in the town, after the Hessentag.

For many years, one of its problems had been that the pool was either open as an indoor pool (Hallenbad) or an outdoor one (Freibad), but as far as I know not as both at the same time.  This meant that if there was a bad summer, the ticket receipts could be severely affected.

Oberursel's old swimming pool building

Oberursel's old swimming pool building, closed since September 2008

But it was with the closure of the indoor pool in September 2008 that the real problems started.  After the collapse of the roof of a public ice rink in southern Germany, many towns commissioned studies of their public buildings to ensure that they did not suffer the same fate during the winter months, which appeared to be receiving more snow from year to year.

Oberursel’s roof was deemed too unsafe for public swimming, and the indoor pool has not been open since. [Read more…]

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Santory Ice Cream

July 6, 2011 By 1 Comment

Eating Santory Ice Cream on LanzaroteFor many, it is probably an ice cream just like any other.

For me, it is a part of being on holiday in Lanzarote, because as far as I am concerned I cannot get this ice cream anywhere else.

It is called “Santory”, and at first glance you would be forgiven for thinking it was whipped ice cream fresh from a machine.  Except it’s not.  It comes out of a freezer, even though it is in a cornet.

But the cornet is in a plastic holder and the chocolate sauce is frozen as well, at least at first.

I do not know much about “Santory”, except that it is a product of the Canary Islands and is made by a company called “Kalise”.

It is something different, unlike the ice cream that I am used to, and I look forward to it every time I visit Lanzarote.

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Eddie Stobart

July 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Wer kennt Eddie Stobart? In Deutschland wahrscheinlich nicht so viele, in England dagegen hat er sogar eine Art Kultstatus. Eddie Stobart hat in England in den 50er Jahren eine Speditionsfirma gegründet die sehr berühmt geworden ist. Und warum?

Es ist ein Familienunternehmen in der mittlerweile 3. Generation und immer noch sehr erfolgreich. Durch einige Regeln und Besonderheiten haben die Fahrer der Spedition einen sehr guten Ruf erlangt. Da wäre zum Beispiel, dass die Fahrer, wenn ihnen zugewunken wird, sie zurück winken müssen. Auch haben sie alle einheitliche Kleidung, was früher aus Hemd mit Krawatte bestand und heute mit Polo-Hemden etwas gelockert wurde, aber trotzdem alle noch einheitlich sind. Das Hemd mit Krawatte war das Markenzeichen der Spedition. Und mit den Polo-Hemden kam auch ein neues Aussehen der Lastwagen.

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