silty1

  Pretty obvious he means that had you filled your boots with Apple stock at a tiny fraction of what they cost now, and never sold, you'd be a gazillionaire.    

It depends on your citizenship how they handle you coming back into the country. I was kind of in the same situation about a year ago.  Wallet got stolen, along with the Aufenthaltstitel.  I was soon heading out of the EU, and after applying for a new one in person they told me that upon return citizens of certain countries - Canada included - do not need anything to prove they are resident here and not just tourists. In any event they offered to print me up a short note and officially stamp it a couple of times just in case I ran across an ill-informed Polizist at FRA.  In the end I didn't need it, the oral explanation was sufficient.

Hi mod-people, can we bring back the reds? Someone really deserves a whole pile of them.

  just resting

  sorry eh, nevermind

I dunno, they're both Canadians

For the 100% Canadian content, thanks, eh?

  until then we stand affixed with bated breath awaiting your most generous outpouring of fathomless wisdom and boundless creativity.

Seeya Pal, Ah'm Movin'      (my shift is over, in other words...)

  Savory perhaps a myth

  Some parts are monstrous

  Sodium Packet And Mash

  Spewed Particles and Mush

  Slop People Avoid Mostly

  Slimy Pink Awful Muck