Welcome to Wirtzfeld

The morning begins unusually hot: over 8 ° C in our Wirtzfeld. Yesterday the temperature climbed to 14.5 ° C, so not as hot as in other parts of Belgium, but still!
Spring is coming!

Yesterday had an intense day in Leuven, and improbable things heard about how some politicians think its profile around the internet ...
Again, the discussion up to an Internet provider can be held responsible should the content that customers place on the Internet. Could just as idiotic as the postman that you are responsible about the content of the letters he delivers ...

But, with politicians diskussieren has always been difficult, challenging arguments is then reacted with (yes, note:) "... in Iran and China is still possible! ..."
They have certainly found one when she taster at the expense of the state to China have made ....

The debate about the pensions are becoming crazier begins to take shape. 45 years professional should be completed? A doctor who specializes and is his 30th to be studied so then remain active until his 75th? Poor patients!

But what about those pilots in the Army, with 45 years (age, not career!) To retire? That they may be too old to fly any longer, I can have income ... but they can not have 20 years long service eg warehouse to do?

Man on the street will have to suffer for it indeed, that's for sure.
For incompetence asset is our politic!

Measured precipitation in the last 24 hours: 0.0 liter/m2
Temperatures below thermometerhut:
minimum -2.0 ° C, max temp. +14.5 ° C
Minimum temperature measured on this night the grass -1.0 ° C

Today it remains mostly cloudy and especially in the morning there is occasional light rain or drizzle. A few brief spells are possible later during the day, especially on the south. The soft limits vary between 10 and 15 degrees. A moderate wind from southwest, at the end of the day declining to south. Tonight is the first time in most areas still dry. During the night reached a relatively active area rain our country from the southwest. The minima situated between 8 and 11 degrees.

So yesterday to Eupen been to me about the Father State pension data on me.

I am glad it is not direct, because I was there so just like a dozen others obediently in a tiny waiting room waiting for the door of the "Blutentnahmeraum", a small room which is 4 specialists for workers, the self , and German officials say their pension service held an hour and half hour. (Once a month you find that four together in one place ...) and yet heard some horror stories about the bureaucracy that you would have to face.
Blutentnahmeraum The title on the door also has to do with this room normally used by the Red Cross for blood to collect ...

Long story short ... told my belgian career seems to be on all the data available, but for the time I got over the border in Germany have worked in the 70's will I get more information or application forms sent. Continued ...

Today again a beautiful spring day, and will be happy because today I have a DNS.BE committee meeting in Leuven, so that is a pleasant ride in dry weather.

Enjoy the beautiful weather, this weekend we have much rain!

Measured precipitation in the last 24 hours: 0.0 liter/m2
Temperatures below thermometerhut:
minimum -2.5 ° C, max temp. +10.5 ° C
Minimum temperature measured on this night the grass -3.0 ° C

Today it still dry but the sun is often clouded by pretty much high and middle clouds.

It is very gentle with ceilings between 12 degrees in the High Ardennes and possibly 17 or 18 degrees in the Kempen. A moderate southerly wind is blowing.

This evening and tonight across the overcast from the west with some light rain eventually. It remains quite soft with minima between 5 degrees and 10 degrees high Fens in Flanders with a moderate to fresh wind from the south to southwest.

Yeah, because ... Spring!

Witgevroren was the world this morning by the absence of clouds that night ... But that means that today we can expect sunny moments, and maybe the temperatures still come out of the freezer area ...

In our garage and basement apartment was next to the holiday, since Monday after the plumbers had also worked, a considerable layer of dust: caused by drilling for new pipelines from the ceiling mount. Brigitte has been working half days to get everything dust-free, and today they will still have to spend.
Well, the plumbers had an extraction system used by their drill, they had all that cleaning work can save, but yes, one company is not as clean as the other ...

Today the sweep for the (compulsory) annual cleaning of the chimneys.

Today I listen to the 'pension point' in Eupen, what they like about my past and future can tell, because there seem to be missing a lot of information about my younger days when I crossed the border in Germany worked. Over 5 years I should theoretically be able to stop working.

On the pension issue in Eupen were kept there during the monthly hours (1.5 hours per month, no possibility to call to make an appointment ...) three specialists are present: one for Belgian workers, a Belgian and a self-employed for the German border workers . I'm curious.

Measured precipitation in the last 24 hours: 3.8 liter/m2 as rain
Temperatures below thermometerhut:
minimum -3.2 ° C, max temp. +4.5 ° C
Minimum temperature measured on this night the grass -3.2 ° C

It is quite soft and beautiful spring day. The sun is often veiled by high and temporarily, by using thicker high clouds during the day from west to east draw. It is soft with maxima between 10 and 15 degrees. A moderate south-westerly wind is blowing. evening and at night it remains dry with high cloud fields. The minima lie between 0 and 4 degrees in the Ardennes and between 4 and 6 degrees elsewhere. A weak to moderate southwesterly winds that gradually shrinks to more southerly direction.

The temperatures are already rising, and the birds outside seem to be pleased about, because early in the morning you can hear everywhere birds singing. Also because in our large trees across the street this morning a whole flock of sparrows were perched on trek to the North is.
But the few magpies and crows, a few finches and blackbirds, sparrows and a whole bunch of great tits make themselves heard loudly.

And if you are lucky, the temperature also will soon be able to rise above 10 degrees.

Spring, come on!

Measured precipitation in the last 24 hours: 6.2 liter/m2 as rain
Temperatures below thermometerhut:
minimum +0.5 ° C, max temp. +5.0 ° C
Minimum temperature measured on this night the grass +0.5 ° C

Today is the first local hazy and cloudy morning with some rain in the east. From the West appear gradually spells alternating with clouds. Maxima of 6 degrees to 11 degrees to the High Fens elsewhere. The first moderate winds blowing from west-northwest, then later turns weak and variable or southerly directions. Continues the next night with dry spells and high clouds. The minima vary between -2 degrees in the High Fens and 3 or 4 degrees in the center and west of the country.

It also thaws, and the remaining snow melts even further, although this morning we again a very thin layer of new snow on top of old snow remains found.

March showers ...

Measured precipitation in the last 24 hours: 3.4 liter/m2, partly snow, partly rain
Temperatures below thermometerhut:
minimum +0.5 ° C, max temp. +3.0 ° C
Minimum temperature measured on this night the grass -0.0 ° C

Today it remains cloudy to overcast with occasional slight rain or drizzle.

The limits vary between 5 degrees to 10 degrees High Fens and elsewhere. The wind blowing steady and sometimes quite strong at sea from the west with gusts up to 50 km / h.

Tonight and tonight it is raining from the northeast. In the second part of the night in the dry north again. The minimum range of 2 degrees in the High Fens to 5 degrees elsewhere. The wind still blows first and later moderately weak predominantly from west to northwest.

The day begins in gray Wirtzfeld, mainly because it is gradually thaws and the snow starts to melt thaw in mist ...

Expectations are that it gradually becomes warmer and the winter and we (hopefully) can afsluiiten for this season. Who knows?

Work on the water are almost round, the plumbers have worked Friday to prepare for everything, while we sat on hot coals to leave our pleasant evening with friends.

When all lines were closed and tested, they accidentally found in the drain of the laundry have a hole drilled, allowing them to come back again Monday for the final design done.

Today we will take it easy, probably will have family visiting, and the rest is still cycling (Paris-Nice and Tireno Adriatico) and the first race of the Formula 1 races. All good programs where you can hang in through a couch and the monotonous sound of the commentators and / or good engines can doze ...

I will in all events not much effort today!

Measured precipitation in the last 24 hours: 0.0 liter/m2
Temperatures below thermometerhut:
minimum -0.0 ° C, max temp. +3.05 ° C
Minimum temperature measured on this night the grass -0.0 ° C

We start with many clouds and sometimes there is some rain or some showers, in the Ardennes in winter even temporary in nature may be in the morning. During the day, some local spells, which are widest at sea, where the usually dry.

The limits vary between 4 degrees in the High Fens and 8 to 9 degrees elsewhere

Tonight will remain mostly cloudy with heavy south of the Sambre and Meuse some some light wintry showers. Elsewhere there is some slight chance of rain. Locally it is foggy.

This morning there is another piece fresh snow in our cases.

Yet another reason to crawl back into bed after a long, sauna-fun evening with friends.

Maybe later today to a message again?

Again a minuscule thin layer of snow this morning on top of the snow remains here locally but still between 5 and 10 cm high are ...

The engineers are busy with the installation of new water pipes in our house, but yesterday we still in a portion of the home water use, after the lead had been cut halfway down and had set up a stop. So they could in the other half of the house away all the old pipes.

Today there will still be working all day and finally went this morning the main valve closed and we must make do with water from pots, pans and filled the tub (to the toilet to wash) ...

The works provide the necessary course in house dust and junk but we have to see over here.

Last night we had family visit us, and today some will still fall within the same, because Brigitte celebrates her birthday!
Tonight we escape the dust and then we are invited by friends.

Measured precipitation in the last 24 hours: 0.2 liter/m2
Temperatures below thermometerhut:
minimum -6.5 ° C, max temp. -1.5 ° C
Minimum temperature measured on this night the grass -8.0 ° C

This morning is the first foggy and cloudy and a heavy drop of rain. After some temporary opkla-rings is again overcast and rain will follow in the West. In the east it seems to stay drier. The limits vary between 1 and 6 degrees with a light to moderate winds from the west. Tonight and last night reached the down-stroke than even the south and east of the country. In the Ardennes winter precipitation falls. In Flanders come to the end of the night some spells. The minima lie between -2 and 3 degrees.

Today there is a sharp cold breeze. The snow comes later this evening or tonight.

But the plumbers are now beginning to replace a portion of the water in your home (or with few days delay due to the birth of a child in one of the mechanics). The copper water pipe is replaced by a plastic tube, because the copper pipes often "pitting" given by the iron-rich waters of our region.

Wonder if we are to sit long without water, they would try all means possible until the water system to keep functioning office ...

Measured precipitation in the last 24 hours: 0 liter/m2
Temperatures below thermometerhut:
minimum -6.5 ° C, max temp. -2.0 ° C
Minimum temperature measured on the grass that night -11.0 ° C

Today it remains mostly dry and is the first very cloudy, but during the day breaks the cloud more and more open. In the southeast of the country remains sunny. It remains fresh with limits between 2 and 6 degrees. It blows a moderate northeast wind mainly in the south with gusts up to 50 km / h. Tonight and tonight is everywhere, even in the south, mostly cloudy and also formation of heavy fog or freezing fog formed. In the northeast and in the Ardennes can possibly some light snow fall. Minima of -3 to 1 degree.

Bar cold wind today ... better stay inside behind the glass and enjoy the sun! Then you do a little spring feeling, because it still takes a while before we can truly speak of Spring.

Measured precipitation in the last 24 hours: 0 liter/m2
Temperatures below thermometerhut:
minimum -8.5 ° C, max temp. -2.0 ° C
Minimum temperature measured on the grass that night -11.5 ° C

Today it remains sunny and dry but relatively fresh with a moderate to fairly strong northeaster. In the south of the country are often high clouds veil. The limits vary between 2 degrees in the High Ardennes and 5 to 7 degrees in the local center and west. This evening and night, the clouds gradually from the North Sea. In the Ardennes, there are still spells the end of the night. Chance of formation of fog. The minima vary between 1 degree to -7 degrees and sea in the Ardennes.