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Joined: 17 Apr 2012 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 13 Mar 2016
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Posts: Total: 129 / In This Archive: 108 		From: Poland, Warszawa
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wawa_marek   
10 Apr 2016
Travel / Hire a Car in Berlin to drive into Poland - can I cross the border driving it? [15]

What's wrong with car rental companies? My company is providing AVL (Automatic Vehicle Location) service to customers in Poland, based on GPS / GLONASS. There are many rent-a-car companies among them. Most of them allow their cars to cross the bordres, but they charge extra for that.
wawa_marek   
17 Nov 2015
History / Poland's society at communism and socialism time [55]

Ask them how much university professor earned that time. Average taxi driver or greengrocer earned more. What they could buy in Pewex?

My father was state official, Moscow Political University graduate. His salary wasn't high, but he had privileges like car with driver for his use, holiday in Zakopane or in Sopot. Our family lived like

poor Polish average person

wawa_marek   
16 Nov 2015
History / Poland's society at communism and socialism time [55]

At communism time there was NO materialistic attitude in Polish society comparing to westerns. Probably the same in DDR, Czechoslovakia. In terms of wealth the society was aligned. Medicine doctors, lawyers, communist mid level officials, teachers as well as machine operators, plumbers, bricklayer often lived at same address. They went on holiday to the same places and their children played at the same playground.

Compare it to class society in west.
wawa_marek   
11 Nov 2015
Life / How much to convert a petrol car 1.4 cm3 or 1.6 cm3 to LPG in Poland? [7]

Converting your car to LPG doesn't have any impact on engine or driving performance by condition you pay attention to select proper car and equipment. You have to select sequence injection LPG equipment like STAG, but about cars you shoud make some reaserch. My BMW 520i was still fine after 140 000 km on LPG. Keep in mind you have to keep a level of "benzyn" high, otherwise you kill a fuel pump - it means no any savings.
wawa_marek   
4 Oct 2015
Work / Poland's ZUS-office visit for self-employed really that easy? [5]

It's not that difficult to contact ZUS at the moment comparing to old times. You can even try to do it by internet if you have eSignature.

Their website has German tutorial there:
zus.pl/files/45_13%20PUE%20-%20wer%20niem.pdf

To register self-employment no matter which branch.
wawa_marek   
4 Oct 2015
Law / Questions regarding bringing my (Spanish) car to Poland [19]

You shouldn't have any problems using your Spanish car in Poland if you are a citizen of Spain no matter you have your address there. You do not need to register it in Poland. I know some people doing like that for many years. If you WANT to register it in Poland you will not pay VAT, because it's already paid in Spain, but you will have to pay excise which is 18.6%.
wawa_marek   
29 Dec 2013
Travel / Travelling from Rzeszów to Szczecin [7]

Take a flight from Rzeszów to Warsaw, then to Szczecin. If you are lucky you can buy a ticket for very good price. Otherwise you'll spend more then 24 h for this trip. I travelled from Rzeszów to Warsaw last month with brand new Bombardier plane. The best choice.
wawa_marek   
5 Dec 2013
Life / Lack of human rights in Poland? [132]

There is a link to polish Lazio unofficial site. One of local fans also been arrested: sslazio.pl/index.php?s=news&id=2698
wawa_marek   
29 Apr 2013
Law / Allegro - Search by Postal Code missing [4]

Allegro was the best service of this kind in Europe 3-4 years ago. We can see just another example of "improvement" killing somthing working good enough. Global example is Windows 8 - the same situation.
wawa_marek   
22 Apr 2013
Travel / Hunting in Malapolska (Krakow area) [5]

Are intrested in "everything" but nice if the area is not more then a cuple of hours from Krakow

Bieszczady mountain area is better for hunting in my opinion.

warszawa.lasy.gov.pl/web/rdlp_krosno/163835
wawa_marek   
15 Apr 2013
Travel / Foreign car in Warsaw - targeted by thieves/vandals? [13]

Have our boys changed their favourites?

Yes, since millenium maybe. I've seen myself 3 guys stealing a brand new Toyota Corola at my place. I've reported it to police. Finally the car was found 300m away. Anyway RHD is less risk.
wawa_marek   
13 Apr 2013
Study / Warsaw School of Economics (SGH)-how is it there [10]

I was studying at SGH some years ago. It's state owned University and in my opinion one of the best in the country. It has a good reputation in domestic market.
wawa_marek   
10 Apr 2013
Travel / Road Trip through Poland in the Summer [6]

Any must-see's

Malbork !

Depends on what you are looking for. For the August trip I'll sugest you holiday destinations: Mazury, Baltic Coast, or maybe Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Chojnice if you want to see somting else.
wawa_marek   
6 Apr 2013
Real Estate / Water Company in Poland laying new pipes through my garden and outbuildings... [12]

this company would need to recompense the customer for damaging hsi land/buildings

They also should recompense for damaging. You should give "służebność gruntu" to investor on paper, on other case you can even stop the work in progress. I remember the same case.

Ask someone to call
powiat-sanok.pl/katalog/urzedy-i-instytucje,instytucje-powiatowe/powiatowy-inspektorat-nadzoru-budowlanego-w-sanoku-6
wawa_marek   
28 Jan 2013
News / Poland is the source of horsemeat in burgers? [169]

Horse meat is exported from Poland in wholesale mainly to Italy, locals don't eat / use it. Italians also buy live animals. The price is the lowest possible in EU. Maybe that Irish meat producer decided to buy and add some to that delitious Irish burgers.
wawa_marek   
27 Jan 2013
News / Poland is the source of horsemeat in burgers? [169]

What about Nestle Gerber substituting real chicken meat with MOM in infant meals addressed to Polish market in 2011. There is a serious Nestle / Gerber boycott in Poland since there.
wawa_marek   
27 Jan 2013
Real Estate / Help on choosing the best neighborhood to live in Warsaw.. [20]

Though its slowly getting better around there

I had a girlfriend living there with her parents, but it was 15 years ago - maybe in another 10 years the neighbourhood is OK. Location somewhere around Rakowiecka station is a good choice.
wawa_marek   
27 Jan 2013
Real Estate / Help on choosing the best neighborhood to live in Warsaw.. [20]

though the really long jams on £opuszczańska and Marynarska may prove more of a problem for travellers by bus and car

The same traffic jam from any direction to Domaniewska in rush hours. The most convenient would be to rent appatment in any of that blocks near Galeria Mokotow, but believe me - it's not the best neighbourhood.
wawa_marek   
26 Jan 2013
Real Estate / Help on choosing the best neighborhood to live in Warsaw.. [20]

I could rent 62 sqm apartment in this location for 2000 PLN/months

maps.google.pl/maps?q=warszawa,+solipska+27&hl=pl&sll=52.189635,20.958245&sspn=0.070193,0.181789&hnear=Solipska+27,+Warszawa,+mazowieckie&t=m&z=16

Safe place (monitoring, good neighbourhood), nice view 5th floor (no lift). Furnished apartment. Direct bus to Domaniewska.