One of the more important tasks on the way over was to return a couple of empty beer barrels and collect the deposits. The one I was particularly concerned about was the Schumacher barrel – particularly the €55 deposit. So, having driven to Dusseldorf, and having managed to park immediately outside, I delivered the empty barrel, only to be told that the ‘hire’ was only for two weeks, and that there was a €3 per week fine thereafter. I bought the barrel in January…
Fortunately, the manager was a reasonable man, and accepted my argument that I would never have bought the damned thing if I knew it had to be back in 2 weeks. So, money safely returned!
I’m now in Köln, and about to head out for a bier or two. More later…
lucky sod - that could have been an expensive barrel!
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