We finally have wheels...Because we are here under the SOFA agreement we could not drive in Germany until we had a USAEUR license. This required us to to go to a 3 hour orientation where we watched a really bad video reminincent of the early 80's videos about drinking, driving and STD's. Then come back another day after studing a 82 page driver's manual (I am not kidding) about the dos and don'ts of driving in Germany. The test is 100 questions long--you can only miss 15 to pass. I missed....15. Just by the skin of my nose the instructor said. Alex passed too and we proceeded to the nearest rental agency to procure a set of wheels--a VW Golf. My little CR-V will be here in a few weeks and it is considered a giant vehicle here. There are around 138 different road signs in Germany...if not more. The priority road is the thing that will get you and the roundabouts...must like the circle thing because there are a million of those here.
Friday, July 4, 2008
We Have Wheels!!!!!!
We finally have wheels...Because we are here under the SOFA agreement we could not drive in Germany until we had a USAEUR license. This required us to to go to a 3 hour orientation where we watched a really bad video reminincent of the early 80's videos about drinking, driving and STD's. Then come back another day after studing a 82 page driver's manual (I am not kidding) about the dos and don'ts of driving in Germany. The test is 100 questions long--you can only miss 15 to pass. I missed....15. Just by the skin of my nose the instructor said. Alex passed too and we proceeded to the nearest rental agency to procure a set of wheels--a VW Golf. My little CR-V will be here in a few weeks and it is considered a giant vehicle here. There are around 138 different road signs in Germany...if not more. The priority road is the thing that will get you and the roundabouts...must like the circle thing because there are a million of those here.
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Wow, it sounds like you guys are going through culture shock, as regards both Germany and the US armed forces. We did this a number of times in Africa and South Asia. Bottom line: time will heal all and at the end of two years, you will leave with regrets. So hang in there, all these things will work out. Grandad John
Its good to see you guys are able to get around now. Regina and I miss you guys alot and are looking forward to talking with you around the holidays. I hope you guys are having fun and we hope to talk with you soon.
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