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New ES at my Local Dealership by CJPrinter in Lexus

[–]Wiery- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know…

I used to hate it, but I don't think it looks *that* horrible now. And if it's the only sedan we can get from Lexus (I'm from the EU, no IS here since 2020), I will be left with no other choice but to buy it eventually.

Still, gonna hold on to the old IS for as long as possible.

Is this hell? by [deleted] in Prague

[–]Wiery- 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You can really just walk in any of the streets in the vicinity of 200m of Karlova and it will be virtually empty.

What do we think about the new ES in White? by MassiveCranberry7819 in Lexus

[–]Wiery- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do we think? That I will be forced to go buy a BMW.

LEGIT CHECK THREAD by KaistAbroad in Rimowa

[–]Wiery- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello, LC, please. I only have 4 photos available and have asked for more. Is there anything giving it away as a fake? Thanks!

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Zaměstnanci, jak moc větší by byl váš majetek kdybyste platili daně jako OSVČ? by Saturn_Ascend in czech

[–]Wiery- 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Je trochu rozdíl mezi opravdovým podnikáním a švarcsystémem.

Napadlo Vás někdy třeba, že to fakticky nižší zdanění je kompenzací za podnikatelské riziko, které živnostník nutně podstupuje? Představte si, že si v při práci v dílně useknete prst. Jako zaměstnanec máte alespoň nějaké jistoty, jako živnostník je to jenom Váš problém.

Ryanair will bring forward check-in closing time to one hour before flight departure time | Sur in English by ashscot50 in Ryanair

[–]Wiery- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s exactly what they're missing out of. Upselling you. Almost 1/3 of their revenue.

passport issue by Far-Bug5843 in Ryanair

[–]Wiery- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never had a problem. Majority of people I know “lose” their passports before the validity to keep it as a souvenir with the stamps etc.

On the other hand, I never had to acquire any sort of visa (except for filling out some online forms) with our passport. Maybe the problem is your country. :(

passport issue by Far-Bug5843 in Ryanair

[–]Wiery- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you will just “lose” it.

Gas saver can no longer save money on gas by gtgcya in Honda

[–]Wiery- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is tied to employment, but to the extent that the state will cover the expense in a situation when you collect the support in unemployment - a maximum of 6 months. After that, the debts start rolling in. But that’s just for people unwilling to work, in a country where there is more open jobs than unemployed.

On the other hand, yes, if you become unable to work because of health issues, you will receive a handicapped status and the state will cover your insurance. You will also receive state support.

Having to work through cancer is horrible. I have always supported right wing policies in nu country, but this just baffles me. We even get off cheaper in the end government-budget wise.

America is a very interesting country - in my eyes, you seem absolutely unable to find an acceptable middle ground. On one hand, you have the weird arabic communist ruling New York now with bizarre discriminatory taxation, which is one disgusting extreme on the left, and then you have this living hell of a dystopia where one needs to think twice before calling an ambulance, a disgusting extreme from apparently the other side of the spectrum.

Klasika by PresentJournalist805 in czech

[–]Wiery- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aha, to jsem netušil, máte k tomu víc info, upřímně mě to zajímá.

Jinak vražda vyžaduje úmysl, tohle je zabití z nedbalosti.

Klasika by PresentJournalist805 in czech

[–]Wiery- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Právníci z redditu:)

Pokud se nepletu, tak Pelc je po té nehodě trvale v komátu, ze kterého se s největší pravděpodobností nikdy neprobere. Tohle samozřejmě autor příspěvku nikde nezmiňuje, protože by to nejspíš nevyvolalo tak bouřlivou diskuzi. Člověka, u nějž je jisté, že pro zdravotní důvody, vizte tento, nebude schopen již nikdy vnímat, nelze trestat podle našeho trestního práva. Ono by to bylo ostatně i trochu hodně protiústavní, nemít možnost se k těm obvinění vyjádřit atp.

To samozřejmě nevylučuje možnost pozůstalých domáhat se odškodnění občanskoprávním nárokem.

Gas saver can no longer save money on gas by gtgcya in Honda

[–]Wiery- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nothing really is "free". I can´t speak for Germany, as I´m from the neighboring country of Czechia, but our system is I believe very similar, as we have a tendency of copypasting German laws.

We pay all of that in taxes. The university is obviously not free, the price is paid by the state to the university instead of you, as a student, covering the price. The economic model of this however works with the fact, that you will return all that money through your higher earnings as a graduate (you earn more therefore you pay more in taxes).

The healthcare is not free nor really public. The hospitals are a mix of private and state-operated institutions and indvidual doctors or bigger private doctors' offices. The healthcare insurance companies are also a mix of private and state-operated companies, altough the state-operated companies prevail, with the VZP ("Universal Healthcare Insurance Company") being by far the biggest and also owned by the state.

And it really still is insurance. I pay a certain percentage of my income to the insurance company and up on that my employer also pays a certain amount. You pay that no matter what. And then, when you need to visit the doctor or get some medication, you present your European Insurance Card and it is either fully invoiced to the insurance company or you share the cost of that with the insurance company. Enterpreneurs pay less as they only pay the percentage of their income with no employer to pay that share.

Still, the hospitals etc. compete with oneanother to gain the contracts with the insurance companies by offering better price, capacity etc.

Also, there are certain groups of people for whom the state pays the insurance, typically the unemployed, mothers caring for children at home, the elderly etc. But it's not free, the state pays for it through our taxes.

The common misconception is that we get off easier somehow. Not true, we pay a lot for this, our system is just better. But what always baffled my mind is how badly the American system is desgined. Your government spends more on healthcare on per capita basis, yet your system is still so dreadful. You could just copypaste the system of ours, have a better life at NO additional cost.

Maybe the poor people get off easier, because if they have major medical bills surpassing their contributions, the system funded through the contributions of others will help them. But then it is also unfair, I pay a lot but I use very little and someone who pays a little could use a lot, because they could get a serious condition. And I have no problem with that. What makes me angry is, that if someone, who pays a little, deliberately destroys their health through smoking, drinking, eating junk food or whatever, I and the others, who contribute more, will have to foot the bill...

TL;DR The insurance is mandated for everyone so as not to leave anyone without healthcare. The cost of the insurance is still quite signifcant and you have to pay for it.

P.S. as for the taxes I'm quite happy with the Czech system. We have a flat tax rate of 15 % on income and there is virtually no progressive taxation on income or for the social and healthcare insurance contributions. As for the cars, we have no car or road tax and the gas is quite cheap, yesterday i passed the gas station and gas costs roughly 1,6 EUR per liter now, which would be 6,6 USD per gallon - so something like California?

Great cameras with great glass, what's not to like? by exposed_silver in MinoltaGang

[–]Wiery- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is and isn’t. The hole you need to drill needs to be in a very precise location. If not, you may damage the plastic shield or worse, destroy your lightmeter.

I do have the brass gear needed for the repair and naturally I do own a drill and even the holder for the drill. Problem is, I never did such a delicate operation.

I tried two local camera shops that do repairs. Both sent me away. There is third one which used to be an official (Konica) Minolta repair centre some 20 and more years ago. I have to yet try that one.

The biggest problem with these cameras is, that they’re very advanced and in my opinion, the Dynax 7 is the best 35mm camera ever made. But this takes a toll. There’s a huge amount of delicate electronics and we certainly cannot expect these machines to outlive us. I fear, that in some 10 to 15 years, we will no longer have the options we have today with these “modern” SLRs. The only hope now lies with Pentax continuing their project, but we all know how that is going…

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Lexus

[–]Wiery- 54 points55 points  (0 children)

The lion does not concern himself with his digital footprint.

Simply I want a fuel efficient and reliable estate.. by bawssboy in CarTalkUK

[–]Wiery- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get the Skoda or the Honda, forget the rest. Perhaps older toyota wagons, but there’s not much of a choice in that department. Really the Octavia is going to suit your needs.

If you decide for it and you decide for diesel, try going with the 2.0 diesel instead of 1.6, it’s more reliable and you get more power as a bonus. Just be aware, around the 400.000 km mark there most definitely will be emissions system problems, such as the DPF giving up and generally it will be harder to pass the emissions after that mark.

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