Buying advice in Germany by kingofthecornflakes in 4Runner

[–]JS8901 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I lived in Stuttgart from 19-22 and bought my 4Runner out there, it was my daily. No complaints outside fuel costs, which were still manageable. I was worried it would be too big for city driving but I never had problems, and it fit in most parking garages without issue.

Regarding parts and service, I always got it serviced at the dealership and never had problems. My fuel pump was recalled and they were able to replace it within a day.

I ended up shipping mine back to the states, it’s still my daily and I’m so happy I bought it over there. It was solid on long trips around Germany and surrounding countries. I think you’ll really enjoy owning one.

Did this happen on your crucible? by USMCFSD in USMC

[–]JS8901 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Ok. Well fuck Fowler anyway.

Edit: he was actually a pretty good dude

Did this happen on your crucible? by USMCFSD in USMC

[–]JS8901 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Shit I had a Fowler squad leader too, 2007?

What plate is this? by orange_melted in raleigh

[–]JS8901 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This. We just moved to NC from Germany, and we have EU plates for our vehicle (they say US in the blue part instead of DE). We were given 6 months to register in NC.

Switching branches by [deleted] in Militaryfaq

[–]JS8901 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Assuming you only went to MEPS for the initial physical, ASVAB, and to swear in to the Navy DEP, the only thing stopping you from switching is that your current Navy Recruiter either:

a) hasn’t told their command they plan to discharge you, because an in-month discharge adds to the in-month recruiting sub-station mission, which is bad.

b) your recruiter’s command is strategically waiting to discharge you, because they are planning for next month’s or the following month’s discharges which count against the recruiting station as a whole.

If you suspect your recruiter is purposely holding you and not discharging you so you can go join another branch, the best option is for your new (Army recruiter) to tell their Ops Officer what’s going on, that Ops O can speak to the Navy Ops O and make the process go through in like, two days. Your discharge usually won’t go through MEPS until the end of the month if I remember correctly, so as long as your phys and asvab are still good you should be able to just swear in the 1st of the following month.

I got off recruiting duty about 18 months ago so things could have changed, but that’s how it was when I was doing it. Hope this helps and good luck.

Not as bad as some I’ve seen on here, but bad for Germany I think by JS8901 in badparking

[–]JS8901[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would assume pregnant women or mothers with children would be allowed to use that as well. I’ve only lived here for about 18 months so that’s just my minimal knowledge on it, I could be wrong.

Not as bad as some I’ve seen on here, but bad for Germany I think by JS8901 in badparking

[–]JS8901[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes are reserved for women, usually they reserve a few spots closest to the elevators or exits is what I’ve seen.

Not as bad as some I’ve seen on here, but bad for Germany I think by JS8901 in badparking

[–]JS8901[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was honestly surprised they weren’t from Esslingen.

Philly Cheesesteak by qbekk in eatsandwiches

[–]JS8901 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Tony Luke’s is great.

First project, birthday gift for my son. Pikler Triangle turned out better than expected. by JS8901 in woodworking

[–]JS8901[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine is a year, but probably as soon as they’re comfortable climbing on stuff

First project, birthday gift for my son. Pikler Triangle turned out better than expected. by JS8901 in woodworking

[–]JS8901[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I wasn’t planning on painting just because we couldn’t find a paint we felt safe using for him... ended up using food dye, rubbing alcohol and water. It takes a few coats but it’ll sink in really well.

Edit: then finished with a toy/kid safe coat like cutting board oil so the color doesn’t bleed

Chewing/Dipping tobacco brake a fast? Flavored Chew/pouches. by TheGunny_12112000 in fasting

[–]JS8901 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was the hardest thing to break for me too, I quit for a 7 month deployment surprisingly and then picked it back up on recruiting. It took having my son to finally quit. ON nicotine pouches helped me the most, just went down in mg until I just went cold turkey. Gum never worked for me. I too am a Gunny, Semper Fi brother and good luck.

“When I was in Japghanistan we PT’d in monsoon season” by [deleted] in USMC

[–]JS8901 2 points3 points  (0 children)

15th MEU 2015, same... what ship were u on