Yesterday during work (I am a captain on a small tourist boat) I lost a rather large filling in a molar. I took a sip of water in order to clean my mouth and felt a nerve reacting to the water. Not a great situation since it was Friday around 4:30pm. I called into the office of the boating company. It’s a family business and I’ve been working for them for 7 years. Within 30 mins they had organized not only a replacement captain, but set up an appointment with the emergency dental care in Slotervaart. I finished my ride and took the tram to the hospital. While the appointment was at 8, i was an hour early. Expecting a long wait I started a movie on Netflix. Only to be approached after 5 minutes for an X-ray picture of the molar. Immediately after i was in the chair, they replaced the filling and all was over before 7:45 pm. Still need to find out what my insurance will cover but paying € 250,00 for good quality work, outside office hours. The invoice stated an extra €35,00 for night …

So last night in Amsterdam, I ran into something that felt off. My friend and I were walking down a fairly lit street in central Amsterdam (but it was pretty empty) when this girl came up to us crying, saying she lost her friends / boyfriend, was Ukrainian and didn’t speak much English, and just wanted to get back to Centraal station.

We started walking with her, but halfway through we realized her story didn’t add up. She had a phone, but claimed it was dead, (my friend spotted that it was working) then showed us another phone that was dead — like she had two to cover the lie. It was weirdly rehearsed. The story just started to make less and less sense and then it hit us that this might be aimed at people who are high or tripping — easy prey for a sob story. She never asked for money directly, but it felt like there was supposed to be some “endgame” once we got closer to the station. We just cut her off completely then saw that she went up to other tourists and started doing the same …

San Marino is a small, landlocked microstate in Southern Europe, completely surrounded by Italy. It is one of the world’s oldest republics, tracing its founding back to 301 AD. It has a size of 61 square kilometers, comparable to the Ring of Amsterdam. It has a population of about 34,000 people (2025). The country is known for its medieval architecture, mountainous terrain, and strong tradition of independence.

Hi all, just a small rant:

Im an expat or immigrant living here since a few years and i never really got into the hate for fatbikes. I always tought that it was an exaggeration or a bit of first world peoples problem.

That said: not everyone who rides one is an asshole, probably some of them just use them for a good reason, but it feels like a large % of those riding them are overcompensating something that they are missing and they drive them like if they were trucks, pushing people away and driving like they own the road. And it’s not about the speed, i ride pretty fast myself, but i follow the rules as much as possible as a guest in this country and it can be done respectfully.

And not to mention those riding scooters or motored vehicles in the bike lanes. They deserve Dante’s Hell.

Kind regards

I’ve been illegally evicted. I previously posted about how my landlord was acting suspiciously and trying to get me into trouble, but yesterday, after being away from my room for a week (because I heard they came with several men to forcibly remove me, so I left for my safety), the nightmare became reality. When I returned, all of my stuff was gone (either thrown away or stolen).

I am properly registered here and have been paying rent on time. All of this happened simply because I refused to deregister when they tried to trick me into doing it.

I’ve already sent them a formal notice requesting my things back and have called the police to file a report and start a legal process.

The stress I’m under right now is beyond anything I’ve ever experienced. I can’t believe this is happening in a developed country. Even though I am legally registered to live there, I cannot go back because otherwise my safety is at risk. I am currently staying in a hotel, but can’t really afford this. …

Visiting from the U.S. These surround animal square in Delft. What’s up with that?

I often see laundromats in Dutch gas stations, like the ones in the picture. I’m really curious about their target audience. Even as a student in the Netherlands, I always had a washing machine at home, and I know nobody without one. Plus, it’s not such a cheap service. Depending on weight, the price can be between 5 and 12 euros. But there are a lot of such laundromats, so it seems to be a popular service. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be profitable. But I cannot figure out either a use case or the users.