I have found that the best way to survive a whole day when lidl is shut is to buy enough food the day before to last us right through the bank holiday day..and then restock the day after the bank holiday day,with a good fridge and a bit of planning it is quite possible to survive without too much he...

What is obnoxious about my post? Some of the members here are self confessed grumpy old sods..and very proud of it too so it seems . A grumpy old sod is a grumpy old sod...perhaps you don't like calling a spade a spade and would prefer the term " an unhappy gentleman"..but he is still a gr...

I wonder how much they spent doing the survey..they could have saved a lot by just looking at the comments of some of the grumpy old sods on this forum!

And,of course, how politely you request to be tweaked.

I think " turning off" and "powering down" will have the same effect.
Why do we start using strange terms for anything electronic?

1- they are both adults
2-they have money
3-they want to go to live in Spain
let them get on with their lives...stop worrying about this and worrying about that and worrying about everything else...go for it now while they are yoing enough to give it their best shot.

As they are in rheir 40's snd 50's best not to interfere,let their destiny take its course.

Would it be possible to program this website so that some background violin music automatically plays as soon as the members connect to the forum?

As an expat all this negativity is starting to makie me feel miserable,one more to add to the statistics in the survey !

So to sum it up it seems that you found it easier to find work and make money in Spain during the years when the world economies were booming...but found it harder to find work and make money in Spain during the years of worldwide recession.

Or follow the signs..they are large and clear.

Sometimes I find it difficult to understand your posts Katy,especially the ones you post in the evenings,hope you're not overdoing it on the afternoon tea.

Once bitten twice shy? Doesn't seem to apply if the brits who left the UK as they didn't like living there later return to the UK again....going back to be bitten again.

If movistar is a reason not to learn spanish,or gives you stress and makes you miserable and makes you think of returning to the UK IMHO you have lost track of what the important things in life are,only my opinion and I know the majority will not agree.

There are many people who won't be happy wherever the are as the only moan and groan about insignifant things rather than making the most of what they have..they will moan and groan and complain whever they are.Personally I thonk that one of the most important things to do to be able to enjoy where ...

The majority of the expat brits now returning to the UK because they think they will be happier there are the same brits who previously left the UK to go to Spain because they thought they would be happier there, in a years time most of them will be wanting to leave the UK again because they think t...

as endesa do not read meters every 2 weeks, nor send bills for 2 week periods, are you sure the bill is not for the last month, or more likely even 2 months?

75 for two weeks sounds very unusual to me.

Our meter is remotely read..or read remotely..endesa have no access to our meter,but send the bills spot on every time.

I see in the news that malaga have a new vehicle especially prepared for taking the wax off the roads after easter..unfortunatly it broke after 24 when it sucked up a manhole cover!