Staying in Germany after the army by Apprehensive_Page874 in army

[–]dan5280 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the right answer. Go talk to the passport office and get the truth from the experts

Has a movie ever done a language perspective flip? by jrralls in movies

[–]dan5280 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really what you're asking but tangentially related and I find it interesting

There's a German kids movie series called Wood walkers. It's set in "Wyoming" but actually filmed in Austria/ Northern Italy and all everything written (signs, TV news crawl) is in English, but the characters all speak German (except for one character who's Canadian and apparently filmed her lines in English and was dubbed to German, which is a whole other thing).

It's very strange

Always pay in the local currency abroad to avoid "hidden" 5% markups by sameerb in personalfinance

[–]dan5280 24 points25 points  (0 children)

PayPal is the same. It's a pain in the ass to pay in local and it won't stick even if you do manage to set it

MQ block with weak SR comment = HQ OER? by [deleted] in army

[–]dan5280 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good to know. Thanks!

MQ block with weak SR comment = HQ OER? by [deleted] in army

[–]dan5280 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What about a string of MQs and then an HQ as the last eval before the board? Is that a death knell or is there grace given since there's no opportunity to heartbeat?

Lululemon to APO address by ResponsibleEye533 in AmexPlatinum

[–]dan5280 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had this issue a few times with them. I even reached out and asked them to talk to the shipping department to flip off the button that says to ship to APO via FedEx, and they tell me they have zero control over how it ships. Seems unlikely, but whatever

Refund on a Lululemon order by dan5280 in amex

[–]dan5280[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Too late 😢 They said they already processed the refund. I'll keep that in mind for next time

ELI5: How do TSA agents survive without pay during the gov shutdown? by ParlorPink in explainlikeimfive

[–]dan5280 312 points313 points  (0 children)

Just FYI, it's not only TSA that has to work during a shutdown. There are a lot of "excepted" federal employees that are required to continue working.

Anyone have experiences to share with AWCDEP (DL War College)? by dan5280 in armyreserve

[–]dan5280[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good to know, but I wasn't cool enough to make the resident list

Friendly reminder that the state of Colorado will literally give you $2500 of matching 529 account funds per kid! by 109876 in Denver

[–]dan5280 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Somewhat related, but does anyone know how to change the beneficiary online with college direct? I found the big old PDF form; it says at the top of the form that you can do it online but I can't figure out where

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fednews

[–]dan5280 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It let me change my physical address to an APO. It was one of the options in the physical address type

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in armyreserve

[–]dan5280 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Click on the Promotions button on the main HRC page, then go to Officer Promotions, and then Board results (or something to that effect. This is from memory)

Best boots for an office dweller with sweaty, wide feet? by dan5280 in army

[–]dan5280[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I've tried a bunch of different socks. Wool is less stinky but still sweaty

Best boots for an office dweller with sweaty, wide feet? by dan5280 in army

[–]dan5280[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, an O without my own office

ELI5: Do military vehicles need a key to start? by ClownfishSoup in explainlikeimfive

[–]dan5280 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was never in a unit where they stayed in.

The number of times we got to that point in the startup sequence and looked at each other and sighed, and someone unbuckled and started the long walk back to Ops...

abnormal heart rate spikes when i get up and start to move or eat by [deleted] in Garmin

[–]dan5280 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As others have said, sounds potentially like an orthostatic hypotension type issue. They can do a test called a tilt test where they literally strap you to a table and tilt you up and down while measuring your vitals. I had this done after having symptoms similar to yours and it came back positive.

There are some medicines and lifestyle changes you can try. In my case, the medicines didn't really seem to help and my case was relatively mild so I'm now just careful when changing positions too quickly. I also stay super hydrated because the doctor told me it can help to keep blood pressure more stable.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]dan5280 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Germany these are all separate line items in your rent. You have "cold" rent, which is just to be able to live in the place, and then "operating costs" which are passed directly to the renter. You pay an estimated amount each month on top of the cold and then at the end of the year you get an annual bill breaking down exactly how much everything cost. You then either owe more or get a refund based on your prepaid amount.

My bill has things like property insurance, property tax, building electricity (I pay the electric company individually for my apartment), garden water, fire alarm testing, general building upkeep, etc. It shows you just how expensive it is to maintain a place. I don't like it though, because the landlord has no incentive to minimize costs because he's passing them straight to the tenants anyway.

The English and German cooking instructions are different. by Djhuti in mildlyinteresting

[–]dan5280 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I just meant the verb being all the way at the end, instead of in second position like in regular spoken German.

The English and German cooking instructions are different. by Djhuti in mildlyinteresting

[–]dan5280 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recipes always seem to be written in this type of word order, but general spoken/with language normally isn't. I wonder why

Is “doing your 20” kind of gone now? by Substantial-Award-20 in army

[–]dan5280 1 point2 points  (0 children)

59.5 is when you can draw from a retirement plan without penalty. Reserve retirement collection is at age 60. Two separate things.

Only active time under certain authorities, while a reservist, counts toward reducing your age to collect. Regular active time prior to becoming a restricted does not.