Happy Birthday to Ikarus1969

[FvE]

Hi Reinhart,

A very happy birthday to you :!:
I envy your age (that is: I'm just jealous)

Enjoy your day.
Fred

[countryroads]

Hi Reinhart,

Happy Birthday!

I hope you do not get short changed with your birthday in between Christmas and New Years.

Enjoy your day.

Marty

[ikarus1969]

Hi Fred and Marty!

As it is 7 a.m. for me it's very nice to read your birthday wishes so early!

Thank you both for your kind words!

Marty: can you please help me with "short changed"? Me, google-translate and online-translator don't know exactly what this means

Edit: now i know As a child: yes. As a grown up: no (because i'm lucky enough to help myself in most cases)

[hermanz]

Hi Reinhart


Happy birthday

Have a fine day


gr.
Herman

[ikarus1969]

Hi Reinhart


Happy birthday

Have a fine day


gr.
Herman

Thank you! - I'll do my best: i'm at home, was at the grocery-store and bought some fine things to eat: yes it will be a fine day!

[Mallorca]

Hey Reinhart,

also from me all the best greetings and wishes to your birthday :!:
Enjoy this special day.

Werner
P.S.: we all are happy to have you here in the forum

[ikarus1969]

Hey Reinhart,

also from me all the best greetings and wishes to your birthday :!:
Enjoy this special day.

Werner
P.S.: we all are happy to have you here in the forum

Thank you very much!

It's -7°Celcius here and i try not to go outside

[FvE]

Marty: can you please help me with "short changed"? Me, google-translate and online-translator don't know exactly what this means

To be honoust I was also wondering about this phrase.
I still can't figure it out

Could you please explain Marty?

Thanks,
Fred

[countryroads]

Hi Fred,

Sorry about the use of "short changed". This is normally a phrase used with currency transactions. In the USA, if we give someone 5 dollars and should get back 2 dollars and instead we get back 1 dollar, we have been short changed.

This also applies to birthdays that are around Christmas. The person who is having the birthday either gets birthday presents or Christmas presents but not both. They have been short changed.

Hi Reinhart,

I hope your special day was a very good day.

Marty

[Mallorca]

Hi Fred,

this phrase means "iemand een poot uitdraaien"
Please see here: http://www.uitmuntend.de/woerterbuch/Ohr/
You know ... one half of me is Nederlands
Werner