Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

2022-09-10 09:02:08

A neighbor wanted to have walls built with red stones(?), which apparently are currently not available for delivery. The mason has canceled the contract with the house building company, the house construction is now at a standstill. :/

If you mean bricks/Poroton... my shell is currently being built with them. The shell builder said upon inquiry: No delivery difficulties with the stones, rather problems with deliveries because of missing truck drivers. Region RLP/Pfalz

2022-09-10 09:20:29

And politicians who do the job full-time and have no secondary jobs or additional income.

And by that I mean all professional politicians. In our village of 5,500 inhabitants, the mayor is automatically chairman of the following committees by virtue of office:
- Savings bank board of directors
- Supervisory board of the housing cooperative
- School association
- Various foundations

The position at the savings bank alone is compensated with 4,000 euros per year...
If he wants to get involved, then please on a voluntary basis.

Because I am getting so worked up right now, here is an example from local politics on the subject of conservative parties:

Four years ago, a provider offered to rebuild the existing daycare center because the old building is an energy disaster, and to simultaneously expand it and build an after-school care facility. Decision of the majority conservative city council with mostly elderly members: rejected, we don’t need it, we have never needed that before. Official reason: A survey by the mayor and the parties found that there is no demand for childcare in the town – besides, with the larger option, the municipal subsidy for this outsourced municipal mandatory task would also be significantly higher. And the money can be saved. After all, it’s only about children and families.

Current status: the available care places in the new building are insufficient, first parents are legally claiming their entitlement. The mayor begged the provider not to demolish the old daycare yet and to set up a temporary emergency care group there and, in the medium term, an after-school care facility.

With a gender quota and/or modern parties/people in the city council, a different decision would certainly have been made here.

2022-09-10 10:21:51

I don’t know what you always expect from conservative parties. We have seen for 16 years how many developments were either neglected or deliberately destroyed by conservative parties.

What I wish for is a modern party that tackles the problems of the present and future without dragging along a whole entourage of old men who, due to their upbringing and personal life history, do not even perceive these problems as such and even if they do, have no solutions to offer.

Among others, I see the following problems:
- Energy prices
- Climate change
- Skilled labor shortage
- Housing shortage
- Defective transport infrastructure
- Catastrophic expansion of communication infrastructure
- Problems balancing work and family
- Lack of digitalization
- Opaque tax system

Which of these issues do you want to solve with conservative parties and conservative methods? These are almost all topics that do not exist in the reality of these people’s lives and therefore are not addressed.

No no. There needs to be a young, dynamic team that is not stuck in the lobby and party swamp and does not mess around with outdated phrases, methods, and tricks like the fuel discount. Just look at the transport minister’s concept for CO2 reduction. Anyone who until now thought that Andi Scheuer was a zero will be surprised.

Hubertus Heil wanted to reintroduce a home office requirement starting in October to ease the pandemic situation. Nice side effect: many employees would have been immediately relieved because they would save on fuel. Nice nice side effects: CO2 would have been saved and energy in general, which at the moment is so scarce that we are supposed to wash ourselves with a washcloth.

And how do the predominantly conservative parties decide? Bam: rejected because although it would actually help, they are afraid of the complainers who cannot work from home and therefore complain. No matter how much energy is saved, the fear of breaking habitual patterns won.

And that’s why we don’t need a new or additional conservative party, but a modern one that lives in the here and now and also offers modern solutions for modern problems.

Okay, maybe conservative is the wrong word. It is true that a lot was neglected under Merkel. I strongly criticized that back then and always had to hear that it was nonsense and that Merkel is so good. Irony of fate.

The SPD also participated in the government and can be completely thrown in the bin. Now the Greens have been in power for less than a year and disaster is looming. They are massively overwhelmed by everything, most have no training or competence.

Where is modern politics supposed to come from? Maybe I see things too black, but without structural change, nothing will happen.

We actually need a new progressive party in the right spectrum. The AfD is too dusty and backwards-looking.

2022-09-10 10:59:15

And by that I mean all career politicians. In our village of 5,500 inhabitants, the mayor is automatically chairman of the following committees by virtue of office:
- Board of directors of the savings bank
- Supervisory board of the housing cooperative
- School association
- Various foundations

The position at the savings bank alone is paid 4,000 euros per year...
If he wants to get involved, then please on a voluntary basis.

Since I am getting so worked up, here is an example from local politics on the topic of conservative parties:

Four years ago, a sponsor offered to rebuild the existing daycare center because the old building is an energy disaster, and at the same time to expand it and build an after-school care center. Decision of the majority conservative city council with old people: rejected, we don't need that, we have never needed it before. Official justification: a survey by the mayor and the parties found that there is no need for childcare in the town – furthermore, with the larger option, the municipal subsidy for this outsourced municipal mandatory task would be significantly higher. And the money can be saved. After all, it’s only about children and families.

Current status: the existing childcare places in the new building are not sufficient, the first parents are asserting their legal claim. The mayor begged the sponsor not to demolish the old daycare center yet and to set up a temporary emergency care group there and, in the medium term, an after-school care center.

With a gender quota and/or modern parties/people in the city council, a different decision would certainly have been made here.

In our municipality, the mayor is only voluntary and that is f...
Until last year, we had a young father with a family who also ran a tax office. Very innovative, tackled many things, and was sometimes too fast for the "old people" (e.g., he ordered that the street lighting in the village be converted to LED.
Afterwards, he apologized after complaints for not taking the official long route... pfft... his predecessor practiced so much nepotism here and didn’t even apologize!
Unfortunately, he resigned from office because he simply couldn’t manage it part-time and developed health problems.

2022-09-10 13:27:11

What is wrong. Masks protect against severe courses because they significantly reduce the viral load that is transmitted. It also makes a difference whether you pick up a few dozen rotaviruses on a door handle or whether you are vomited on by a child for days. One may cause a queasy feeling in the stomach, the other means occupying the bathroom as living and sleeping quarters for two days.

You can read it yourself at the RKI:
“What must be considered when using FFP2 masks by laypersons?” “When using FFP2 masks by laypersons in everyday life, the individual health suitability must fundamentally be checked and ensured. Furthermore, when selecting the mask, it must be ensured that the mask fits the face shape and size and sits correctly and snugly (e.g., a tight fit is often not possible for people with beards). Targeted instruction can support the correct handling,” says the RKI.

All things that unfortunately have not been addressed so far.

2022-09-10 13:30:28

You can look it up at the RKI: "What must be considered when using FFP2 masks by laypersons?" "When using FFP2 masks by laypersons in everyday life, the individual health suitability must basically be checked and ensured. Furthermore, when choosing the mask, it must be ensured that the mask fits the face shape and size and fits correctly and tightly (e.g. a tight seal is often not possible for people with beards). Targeted instruction can support correct handling," says the RKI. All things that unfortunately have not been addressed so far.

Just because some people still wear their mask below their NOSE doesn't mean there is enough information about the correct wearing and selection of masks. :rolleyes:

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