[Leica] Following in Geebee's footsteps - numbers 1 and 2

[nathan.wajsman at planet.nl (nathan.wajsman@planet.nl)]

I was talking about the stations on the motorways, where "last" and
"first" are clearly defined terms, unless you want to make an
unauthorised U-turn across the median ;-)

Having lived in Belgium for 5 years, I have long been aware of the joys
of Luxembourg: cheap petrol and cigarettes. Plus the people are nice and
have few hangups about which language they speak--most communicate
easily in Dutch, French or German (of which their own language,
Letzebuergisch, is a dialect).

For Belgians with savings it has long been a national sport to stash
their money in Luxembourg--the two countries shared currency long before
the Euro came along, so there was no exchange rate risk, and Luxembourg
was at least as discrete as Switzerland when it came to communicating
with nosy third parties such as foreign tax authorities. Unfortunately,
I was not in that lucky category of savers, since I acquired the Leica
habit during my time in Belgium :-)

Nathan

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----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
Van: Steve Unsworth <mail@steveunsworth.co.uk>
Datum: dinsdag, augustus 23, 2005 12:11 pm
Onderwerp: RE: [Leica] Following in Geebee's footsteps  - numbers 1 and 2

> But surely one person's first is another person's last ;-)
> 
> I found the petrol price by accident earlier in the summer. I was
> driving up the Mosel valley from Koblenz towards France when I took a
> wrong turning and crossed the Luxembourg border. The first thing that
> greeted me was a petrol station. I saw the prices and filled up :-)
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:lug-bounces+mail=steveunsworth.co.uk@leica-users.org] On 
> BehalfOf Nathan Wajsman
> Sent: 23 August 2005 06:06
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Following in Geebee's footsteps - numbers 1 
> and 2
> 
> 
> It is! When I was driving a lot between Brussels and Zurich, I 
> always 
> made sure to fill up in Luxembourg, as did many other drivers. So, 
> the 
> tip of the day: do not stop at the last petrol station in 
> Luxembourg 
> before the Belgian, German or French borders--you will waste as 
> much as 
> 1/2 hour just waiting to fill up and pay. Stop at the FIRST station 
> as 
> you enter the country.
> 
> Nathan
> 
> Steve Unsworth wrote:
> 
> > I live in Europe, I know the price or petrol ;-)
> > 
> > However, petrol in Luxembourg seems to be _much_ cheaper than 
> most of 
> > the rest of Western Europe, Andorra excepted.
> > 
> > Steve
> 
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