And the Grand Prize!!!

... A cord of wood?

The volunteer firefighters had a charity fundraiser last night at the fire hall. And first of all, the German word for 'raffle' is 'lose'. Honestly... it's 'lose'... I would not joke about this. You would see all these firefighters in overalls walking around holding plastic pails with 'LOSE' written all over the side of them. Ironic... and I thought it was hilarious... and yet no one else seemed to think it was very funny. Doing their whole 'well, in Germany it's 'Low-zay' and it's all the rave over here. Second of all... third prize was a cord of wood... it was sitting next to the counter... and it was about as tall and wide as me... logs of wood.
First prize was an all-inclusive weekend for two in a five-star hotel. Second prize was an all year superski pass in the valley. Fourth prize was a barbie fun house.
And they only served local specialties... roast pork... some sort of cabbagy vegetable... and roasted chestnuts... and the thing about chestnuts is... they're liars... they smell absolutely amazing but taste like chewy crumbly oatmeal. A disappointment. But a very fun night.