[08:54] <slashbel> congrats czajkowski, hope the new job works out well
[08:56] <czajkowski> thanks
[09:01] <ebel> yeah congrats czajkowski !
[09:15] <czajkowski> thanks yu guys settling in over there
[09:15] <czajkowski> ebel: made your peace with fizzy water :)
[09:15] <slashbel> slowly
[09:16] <slashbel> we're still working on the kitchen… i expect ebel will be drilling into some more concrete on saturday
[09:16] <slashbel> it's illegal to drill on the evenings or sunday
[09:16] <czajkowski> aye so I saw
[09:16] <slashbel> well it might not be illegal
[09:16] <czajkowski> bit odd but also nice but odd
[09:16] <slashbel> but the police will be called
[09:16] <slashbel> (and the police *will* come)
[09:17] <czajkowski> does mean if you're sitting at home in the evening you wont hear people drilling so there is that
[09:17] <slashbel> exactly, this is how you have middle-class people choosing to live in apartmenta
[09:17] <slashbel> they're not just for the young and the poor
[09:18]  * slashbel is queueing up furniture that needs tacks hammering in to them, for a suitable time
[09:19] <czajkowski> heh so it's a lot of DIY then
[09:19] <czajkowski> no bother to either of ye then
[09:19] <slashbel> yes, it is common to rent unfurnished here
[09:19] <slashbel> unfurnished means no light fittings, no kitchen etc, but at least you get a bathroom
[09:19] <czajkowski> yeah all over here is unfurnished as well
[09:20] <czajkowski> ah well at least there is a kitchen and light fittings
[09:20] <slashbel> unfurnished is so much better… you don't have to put up with the landlords shit
[09:20] <slashbel> it really annoyed me having to chuck away good furniture when i moved to ireland
[09:20] <ebel> yeah it is very queit then at night or evenings
[09:21] <slashbel> you can rent places with a kitchen, but roughly 90% of places don't come with a kitchen (so it rather limits your options)
[09:21] <slashbel> and we landed with roughly 2 weeks to find a home
[09:22] <czajkowski> nods
[09:23] <slashbel> but at least we should save around €7000/year on rent
[09:23] <slashbel> for a place that is almost twice the size as smithfield
[09:25] <czajkowski> ah makes sense then
[09:25] <czajkowski> and the jobs
[09:25] <czajkowski> both of you guys working?
[09:25] <slashbel> yep, we had jobs before we left ireland
[09:25] <czajkowski> sweet
[09:25] <czajkowski> :D
[09:25] <czajkowski> Jon goes to Germany every few months on a bike ride
[09:26] <czajkowski> takes one of his motorbikes over on a road trip
[09:26] <czajkowski> loves the roads over there
[09:26] <czajkowski> there are currently 3 motorbikes in my driveway :/
[09:26] <slashbel> ebel is working with openstreetmap, and i found a job doing dev work on switches/routers etc (like i did in dublin)
[09:26] <czajkowski> wow good stuff
[09:26] <czajkowski> :D
[09:26] <czajkowski> congrats to you both
[09:26] <slashbel> yep, this area of germany especially is very good for the biking!
[09:26] <slashbel> thanks
[09:27] <czajkowski> Last trip he did nurburgring
[09:28] <slashbel> we're right next to schwarzwald
[09:28] <ebel> yeah.
[09:30] <slashbel> although we have a daunting task ahead, on friday we plan to head to the TÜV and re-register our bikes
[09:31] <slashbel> which unfortunately does take a few hundred euro off the value (irish vrt)
[09:33] <czajkowski> better than having to buy a new bike
[09:37] <slashbel> that's what i figure. i could have sold my bike in ireland, bought a similar one here and saved money
[09:37] <slashbel> but at least with my bike, i know the history
[09:38] <czajkowski> nods
[09:38] <czajkowski> at until you get settled no point in adding any extra hassle or expense
[09:39] <slashbel> aye, we have been busy enough as it is
[09:47] <ebel> yeah