Hi Nancy!
BM>>> Yes. My cousin probably would have suggested NK for Austria's postal
BM>>> abbreviation: No Kangaroos! The Austrians do make a joke of being
BM>>> mixed up with Australia: post cards, t-shirts, etc., will have a
BM>>> silhouette of a kangaroo overlaid with the slashed circle and other
BM>>> joke references.
NB>>> Ok for souvenirs, but one would think that for official something
NB>>> more reasonable would be better, like the .at instead... ;)
BM>> Yes: fine for the joke reminder, for official anything definitely not.
NB>> Besides, one never knows... there might be a kangaroo in an Austrian
NB>> zoo.... ;)
BM> With the sign "I'm lost!" <g> ...Apparently there was an incident in
BM> 2018 and they don't know where the kangaroo came from:
BM> https://mashable.com/article/kangaroo-on-the-loose-austria/
BM> Checking stuff: Kirchschlag is about a 1½ hour drive east of Vienna;
BM> that's some hopping!
NB> Those large back legs do cover the territory... ;)
Agree, though one would think a big hopping critter like a kangaroo
would stand out. Not necessary 'all points bulletin' but as a
curiosity.
BM>> As for mail I doubt if the icon would even be considered: mail sorting
BM>> is generally automated and the machines just 'look' at the address.
BM>> Even when human intervention is needed (machine unable to sort) AFAIK
BM>> it's generally a picture of the envelope front and the person doing
BM>> the reading would probably ignore anything but the address portion, or
BM>> certainly isn't allowed the time to admire a slashed kangaroo. And
BM>> probably wouldn't 'get' the meaning as dealing with Albania,
BM>> Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, etc., etc.
NB>> Postal mail tends to have its own set of official abbreviations...
NB>> and one can always be more careful and spell it out entirely... ;)
BM> True, though "Austria" and "Australia" are somewhat close enough to be
BM> confused. ..Maybe like the old luggage joke: I went to Cincinnati, my
BM> luggage went to Tokyo, Istanbul....
NB> Just think of the tales that luggage could tell when it got
NB> back... <G>
And comes back with t-shirts and trinkets from the travels!
NB> All July has been mostly too hot... only had the occasonal night
NB> cool enough to make much difference in the house... Thankfully
NB> restaurants are starting to open for eat in, so we've gone out a
NB> number of times just for a leisurely meal in lovely cool
NB> air-conditioning... ;)
Which reminds me: I had a spam e-mail for the personal air conditioner
like my Mother had me get for my Aunt a couple years ago. Wasn't from
the company but someone else attempting to sell.
BM>>> Anyway, dry when they were here; shingling is done and looks nice. Now
BM>>> just waiting for the trim: gutters, awnings, etc. Got a call yesterday
BM>>> from the coordinating company hired by the insurance company saying
BM>>> there's going to be a wait as running behind. At least the important
BM>>> part is done.
NB>>> As long as it gets done reasonably expeditiously... ;)
BM>> Yes. And might be "anyone can shingle" but special equipment is
BM>> needed to form the gutters and window sills..
NB>> Possibly...
BM> See what happens. Not going to 'push' too hard in July but if nothing done
BM> by the beginning of August will talk with the insurance agent to
BM> get things going. OTOH theoretically the coordinating contractor
BM> isn't getting paid except for what we paid for the deductible until the job
BM> is completed. so that would seem like an incentive.
NB> Has that finally been done....?
Not yet. Think I told you the gutter guys showed up (no one calls?) and
they had been told the wrong size. Original contract showed 5" gutters (wrong);
the review changed to 6" (correct). The guys had 5" gutters
plus not enough. ... Couple of weeks later show up (no one calls II ?)
-- 6" gutters, sufficient materials, and also replaced the window sills
dented by the hail.
Siding -- still waiting on that. Only a few panels to be replaced and
so has to match. Gutter guys were also supposed to do that but the
panels they brought were the wrong colour: ours is a light gray and
they were give a medium gray. Did find out the guy at the office who
was supposed to be doing the corrections and research had been fired;
we're just caught up in the residue.
Awnings and screens -- so far nothing on either.
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