On this episode I tell you about the first snow and how I haven't managed to change the tires of our car yet. The news from the past week speaks about ridiculous salaries among swedish top CEOs and how one of them has decided to make a difference. Also the Social Democratic party has lost voter support the last month like never before.

One more thing. Marie makes a guest appearance on the show today!

Let's hear your thoughts on the current episode.

/ Andy

Aaah, the book... Well I'm down to the last chapter and I just yesterday figured out the ending which makes it so much easier to finish up. :-)
I think (THINK!) I will be able to complete it before christmas, which is what other people told me would be more realistic from the start. How could I know?

Keep on listening and thanks for giving me your view on the new (old) format!

/ Andy

Let's hear what you have to say on the topics of episode number 142. And how did you like the music? What is your reason to donate / not donate to the Backup Drive? Give us YOUR point of view!

/ Andy

I'm pretty sure the cinnamon roll (or bun) is of swedish origin. You can find it all over the world, but according to wikipedia at least, it is from that beautiful country in the north. For those of you with not too much time on your hands, I would highly recommend the pre-made mix you can buy at IKEA (at least in the US), add some cardamom to the dough while baking, then before rolling the buns up, spread butter and sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on the flattened dough. Delicious. Especially with a nice glass of milk (you should definitely try that Andy). I made sure to bake some cinnamon buns last week and freeze them so I would have some for October 4th. It was awesome :)

As for self-checkout at IKEA, I've seen that at several IKEA's in the US (in Pittsburgh, Minnesota, and Chicago for sure). It is a pretty nice feature, but sometimes it can be problematic when people cant figure it out, or if the scanner machine doesnt work correctly. But it seems to be a theme all over the place in the US where they have self-checkout at grocery stores and home depot etc. as well.

I like this weeks JJ as well. Just so you know, the link in the shownotes for JJ's website doesnt link correctly.

It's funny how you managed to sumerize the entire matter in a few sentenances, when it took me like 5 minutes of talking to HOPEFULLY say the same thing. That's when you notice how you lack in finding the right words...

Thanks for the comment and nice to hear that you liked the JJ segment. Hope you like the next one too. Are you previously familiar with JJs work?

/ Andy

I can understand the phase out of the subsidies. Obviously the reason for the subsidy was to stimulate people buying green cars, and they government has gone above and beyond in its duty to subsidize this. Its great that this initiative was started, and it is a shame that it is going to end, but understandably there is a limit to what the government can afford. On the other hand, if the end of the subsidy leads to a decline in the purchase of green cars, there may need to be additional motivation (perhaps a decreased refund, or more education).
And I totally understand how you feel about spiders - I am the same way with snakes. I can't stand them.

The addition of Jesse Joyce was fun too. Very funny clip!

Thansk for the tip!

I've heard about such a product but I'm not sure where to find it, but I guess starting at our local paint shop would be a good step...

I'll keep you and the rest of the listeners posted!

/ Andy

Andy, sorry to hear about your problem with moisture seeping into your basement/studio. The machine you were talking about is called a dehumidifier to take the moisture out of the air. At my parents house in Minnesota we had to buy a dehumidifier for the basement as well. (oddly enough we also have a humidifier in the house - but that was from before we owned the house). A possible solution might be to paint the inside with a hydrophobic paint or something like that. I've seen products in the US where you paint the inside brick wall (if it is brick or cement blocks that you have in the basement) with a water sealing paint. It goes into the cement blocks and keeps water from seeping through.

So I guess you all heard about the angry Swedish(!) wrestler, Ara Abrahamian, who made a statement after the mens finals by stepping down from the steps and throwing his bronze medal into the fighting ring, after the ceremony. Ara together with his swedish coach and a few other people around the world blames corruption among the judges as the reason why he didn't make it to the final. Sweden has handed in a formal complaint and are waiting to here what IOK has to say about the whole thing. Some say that he will face disciplinary action after refusing to accept the bronze medal at his presentation ceremony. Some say the Judges will have to take the blow.

I can't be the judge of whether what he did was called for or not, since I never saw the fight, but from what Swedish media is telling us there definitely seams to be something rotten in the state of China right now, just to paraphrase William Shakespeare a bit.

Sweden has also handed in a formal protest after a Swedish rows(wo)man ended up in last place due to, which she claims, grass and leaves on her course which slowed her down. We seam to be very good at protesting during these Olympics.

Anyone heard or seen anything more about these things?

/AN

Hey, minor note Andy, on the shownotes page, show #136 is listed as #128. Glad you made it back safe and sound from Greece :)