can anyone recommend a good optician in Velez Malaga, Torre del Mar, Algarrobo and/or around that area? ...many thanks

gerryh, Enrique, costakid ... thanks very much for your suggestions ... I obviously need a shirt pin and some quality screen wash ... thanks again for your helpful comments

there is no garage here, so I park outside ... where dust or something seems to block the windscreen washer jets from time to time ... so jets dont work ... ?does anyone have any idea how to prevent these blockages or clear them out so jets work? ... many thanks

thanks to ck and Sid ... methinks it is time i either went back to original optician or found another ... but again many thanks to you both for your comments ...most helpful ...

I was recently advised to wear glasses for distance vision (have not needed such previously) ... but I am finding it very difficult to adjust to said specs ... my vision seems blurred rather than sharper/improved ... the optician suggested I use the new glasses in the house for a couple of weeks ......

my thanks to Wicksey and gerryh ... very helpful and specific info ... again many thanks

Can anyone tell me what the current position is re driving in Spain on UK licence? ... or point me to a website which will give up-to-date information ... thanks ...

my thanks to s-l and gerrynag for your responses/info ... in retrospect, I realised my question was a pretty dumb one ... the obvious thing for me to do was to go to my local vivero and see what they were selling ... hence I have planted some tomatoes and peppers to date ...

I have ideas of planting lettuce/tomatoes/radish/carrots/peppers & similar ... on a sunny terrace ... when should I start planting such?

we had 46mm in about 10 mins ...

gerryh ... I would not have liked to be driving in that storm ... videos of Malaga west show cars abandoned, being pushed by flood waters down streets etc ... scary stuff ...

major and most unusual lightening storm around 4am this morning ... lightening coninuous for more than an hour ... it started from west of us ... then came closer, overhead ...with torrential rain ... loud cracks of thunder ... then passed up to La Maroma/Sierra Tejeda ... circled around Granada pro...

sounds like BBC 'jumping on the bandwagon' ... but might be interesting ... thanks Beachcomber

sorry wollie

thanks for your comment spanish lad ... my local bank (what is left of it) has only one ATM ... and that is old, cranky and creaky ... not even a touch screen! and to Evelyn: yes I know there are Unicaja banks in Velez but they are always very busy ... same with correos ... ps black comedy moment la...

thanks for that link Sid ... again, most helpful ...

that's most helpful Beachcomber ... many thanks

?Is one taxed on income or property value ... or both ... when one becomes resident here in Spain?

?do I have to buy a dishwasher first?

sorry for my lack of response to spanish_lad and others ... we had a sudden and unusual heat spike last week ... 39 each day and no breeze ... horrendous ... not used to that and it 'knocked me for six' ... now back to our more normal 33ish ... so ... it transpires that I had misunderstood the Spani...