Another round of “yesses” and “nos” from this move:

Yes, you can sign over your washing machine and dryer to the new tenants in your rental home. No, you can absolutely NOT sign them over, we don’t do that any more. Yes, we will make an exception for you this time.

No, you cannot book a move by telephone and e-mail, you MUST come in to the office. Yes, we will e-mail you the form to fill out and e-mail back to us.

After the move, art class in Stuttgart (Patch)

No, we cannot guarantee your preferred moving dates. Your furniture will be picked up before Christmas and delivered after New Years. It is irrelevant that the new job will not pay for temporary quarters since the new location is only 2 hours away from the old location. Yes, we can pick up before Christmas and deliver between Christmas and New Years. Yessss, we can maybe pick up and deliver before Christmas.

Yes, you can make an appointment to get your new license plates. No, you cannot get your new plates because of a computer glitch with your insurance company. It doesn’t matter that you were on the phone for half an hour before the move to notify your insurance company of the move.

No, you cannot drop of your cats’ veterinarian records on Thursdays, because we are closed. Yes, the website says we are open on Fridays. No, you cannot drop the records off on Friday because we are CLOSED. Go away. Come back next year.

Yes, you can make an appointment to get your ID card updated. No, you cannot get your ID card at your appointment because the new machine is broken. Yes, you can sign in for a “walk-in appointment” and wait an hour for your updated ID card.

Door in Konstanz, Germany

No, you cannot order an orange bin for recycling at your house, only your landlord can do so. Yes, you can drop off your recycling at the center a few miles outside of town. In the rain. With insufficient parking. #firstworldproblems

That’s enough for today!!!

Cafe in Konstanz, Germany