Today in Rhein-Main: "Cool work, dear fridge"

Good evening,

Marie Lisa Kehler

Deputy head of the regional section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

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weird question, but do you occasionally talk to your fridge?

Or with your coffee machine? Such a courageous “Thank you for your loyal service” does not come from your lips? So do you find that silly? Then please do not complain afterwards if the appliances give up the ghost and you don't have to ask yourself in the end whether you have really tried everything to extend the service life of the kitchen utensils. And you really should do that. Because retailers of household appliances warn: Those who hope for a quick replacement often have to be disappointed. Therefore, every device, no matter how old, should be pampered. Ordering a new stove, refrigerator or dishwasher can be complicated. More and more often, dealers and thus also customers are feeling the consequences of disrupted supply chains.

- and they are currently in short supply. Delivery commitments are being withdrawn, deadlines are being pushed back further and further. So: pat the coffee machine, say goodbye to the kettle, shout an encouraging “cool job” to the refrigerator. By the way, other industries also have problems. Business editor Petra Kirchhoff knows what these are.

Have you been out and about a lot this weekend? If you are looking for a bit of entertainment, you just have

on a sunny autumn day

go by. Some are already wrapped in winter coats, others wear bare feet.

. If you take the time to observe your surroundings a little, you can expect touching, sometimes frighteningly banal and often bizarre scenes. One or the other could have witnessed a strange hike at the weekend.

They know no borders. With the help of ladders, fences were climbed over and brindle through strange gardens - not always to the delight of the residents. Sometimes the participants of this somewhat different walk would stop in the middle of the street to hear what the sewer had to tell them with the help of drainpipes. Our author David Rech joined the group, listened to the asphalt whispers and made his way through backyards - he got to know the city from a completely new perspective.

Other perspectives will probably open up to some students in Hesse in the next few weeks. After all, until now many only knew virtual lecture rooms.

Because at universities, presence can become the norm again. Nevertheless, there are differences in how each university interprets the rules. If you want to take part in a lecture at the University of Frankfurt, you have to provide a 3-G certificate. Random checks are carried out. The lecture halls can be used to full capacity, face masks are mandatory. The 2-G principle even applies to medical students in the university hospital. Other universities, such as

Instead, distance rules and a mask requirement apply here. Seats in the lectures must be reserved online to ensure contact follow-up. At the Technical University of Darmstadt, the utilization of the event rooms remains limited. The plan is to occupy a maximum of 50 percent of the places. University editor Sascha Zoske took a closer look at the rules for the individual locations and summarized what students have to be prepared for.

And in addition

, the Offenbach district has elected a new district administrator and Neu-Isenburg a new mayor

the State Theater Mainz is showing a musical about a woman who plays a man who plays a woman.

Confused?

We also.

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier awarded the German Environment Prize in Darmstadt.

Ecologist Katrin Böhning-Gaese, who works for the Frankfurt Senckenberg Institute, was also honored.

Stay healthy,

Marie Lisa Kehler

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Today, denser clouds are coming in, which can bring a shower or two with them at a maximum of 13 degrees.

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Renate Sterzel

(FDP), honorary city councilor, chairwoman of the senior citizens' council of the city of Frankfurt (80);

, organist at the Sankt Katharinenkirche, Frankfurt (68);

, managing partner of Leica Camera Frankfurt GmbH (54).