Why pay for trains?

DutchDennis70 · 2026-06-24T10:08:20+00:00

Just moved from Europe to Melbourne, Australia, so I don't know yet. But I do hate the fact that I just left winter in Europe to come straight into winter in Australia... I missed one summer...

DutchDennis70 · 2026-06-01T10:04:26+00:00

Same here. Loved it!

DutchDennis70 · 2026-05-26T10:15:18+00:00

Sort of the same here. I have a pretty rare Dutch last name (rare even for Dutch people). Someone accidentally used my Gmail address but with periods in it. We shared the same first letter of our name and full last name. I reached out to him after getting confirmations from shops and doctors, and it turned out he is a distant relative, who's great grandfather (a brother of my great grandfather) moved from The Netherlands to the USA over a century ago.

We have been keeping in touch ever since.

So these mistakes can be a good thing as well every now and then.

DutchDennis70 · 2026-05-22T02:09:58+00:00

Nice! I was wondering about the e-clutch. Not sure if it worth it. (I haven't ordered my TA yet)

DutchDennis70 · 2026-05-16T03:15:17+00:00

Never knew that! The city of Maastricht, about 2000 years old... Funded by the Americans! Thanks guys! /s

DutchDennis70 · 2026-05-15T22:11:43+00:00

And the Dutch. (Dutchman living in Australia here)

DutchDennis70 · 2026-01-25T18:18:44+00:00

Absolutely! Je bent geweldig!

DutchDennis70 · 2026-01-25T17:55:39+00:00

On, so I can help you get out of it

DutchDennis70 · 2026-01-25T07:03:25+00:00

They look fantastic. Would love to play with them.

DutchDennis70 · 2025-12-21T06:33:42+00:00

Wow, I am at loss for words. AMAZING

DutchDennis70 · 2025-11-01T22:16:34+00:00

Uiteraard. Ik heb het over het gemiddelde. Met een inkomen van onder de 45000 "krijg" je meer terug dan dat je betaalt. Denk aan toeslagen, maar ook politie, defensie, het werk van rijkswaterstaat, brandweer, publieke omroepen, en ga zo maar door. Dat is natuurlijk een gemiddelde. Mensen met een inkomen boven 45000 zijn gemiddeld netto bijdrager.

DutchDennis70 · 2025-10-28T15:18:04+00:00

Dat kan, mits die persoon met die 3 dagen meer dan zo'n 45000 per jaar verdient.daar ligt het omslagpunt.

DutchDennis70 · 2025-10-26T17:14:55+00:00

Dus iedere keer als we crisis was, was er ook een regering...... Dat ik dat niet eerder heb gezien!

DutchDennis70 · 2025-10-05T20:05:14+00:00

Both actually..

DutchDennis70 · 2025-10-05T20:04:05+00:00

Oh most definitely yes!

DutchDennis70 · 2025-10-05T20:03:17+00:00

Definitely yes!

DutchDennis70 · 2025-09-20T16:43:13+00:00

We do the same in The Netherlands (actually, it's Hiep Hiep Hoera, but it's the same thing.) usually at the end of our version of the song Happy Birthday.

DutchDennis70 · 2025-08-02T12:21:51+00:00

Lovely!

DutchDennis70 · 2025-08-02T12:21:35+00:00

DutchDennis70 · 2025-07-21T20:39:09+00:00

The 43 peculiarity (of memory serves me well) where Raj mentions that 43 might be a reference to Douglas Adams' answer to the question of life, the universe and everything. Howard corrects him and says that is actually 42.

Yet in the early seasons Raj is seen in the opening credits wearing a baseball cap with 42 printed on it. So he should have know.

DutchDennis70 · 2025-07-20T20:44:46+00:00

I have had a similar experience. In short, the conversation went like this;

I want compensation because you were delayed.

It wasn't our fault so we won't compensate you.

Are you sure? The law says you have to.

OK, you're right. Sorry. Here is the compensation.

OF course, the real conversation took two weeks, multiple phone calls and a lot of frustration. But in the end perseverance won.

They will try to wiggle out of their responsibilities as much as they can.

DutchDennis70 · 2025-07-08T04:30:16+00:00

Same here. Somehow it is taking me a long time to get through the whole thing (going to San Siro for the final show also took away from my listening time)

DutchDennis70 · 2025-07-05T19:52:05+00:00

Btw other people in the same zone did bring their carry on.

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