>>>>Language shouldn't be a problem. I had a friend from around Düsseldorf who took a 3-month course and learned it quite well - missing a lot of grammar and morphology, but got the meaning across and generally managed to communicate.
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>>>Well that sounds rather good. I do get ADSL 6000/whatever the power is more stable (but I have an UPS anyway) and the DSL/phone is disconected the same rate. We need the kids to grow up first? :)
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>>Mine did... I'm a grandfather of three healthy kids (two boys, one girl), so far.
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>>And I make my own brandy to celebrate each birthday :).
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>No grand children so far. Just four girls. (Well, one maried, one betrothed). Nestling needs a decade to fly out, at least.

Only three girls here, but spread over 13 years... Now that we're alone, can't say it's better or worse. Just kind of more silent. It's a different life, that's all. And they do visit often enough (and stay long enough) so we get to watch the grandchildren grow (that's when the silence is, speaking redmondese, subperfect).