Bad news in the U.K.

Sorry more could not resist it. Both threads no doubt will be hijacked!!

Oh yee of little faith, redsam!  Don't provoke!

 Dear All,

provocation is fine if it produces anything of interest.

the bad news is that sleep did not come until the early hours when the temperature dropped a little.

the humidity certainly killed the benefit of the increased warmth.

Is it generally less humid in Spain?

Regards

Norman

definately a very moist night last night i found 9 empty bottles of San Miguel on the worktop this morning and i slept like a baby.

Who was the scoundrel who drank your beer while you slept?

It was the beer fairy - sister of the tooth fairy

Redsam, my thread's doing better than yours & you've hijacked your own thread.

Now now more...don't provoke

spiritofspain, hope theres no red wine fairy!!

Spoilsport !

How I can talk about nice weather in UK being bad news probably reinforces the stereotype that us Brits always find things to moan about.  However, though lovely and sunny here in the Mids, it is very humid, especially indoors.  Though only a couple of degrees below that of Spain when we left, it really does feel muggy and sticky. Of course, the double glazing, heavily insulated, cavity wall filled houses with wall to wall fitted carpets are not conducive to cooling down.  Whilst cursing the marble floors in Spain during the winter, they were so cooling in the summer. 

Half my pansies died off whilst I was away and the front lawn is burnt to a crisp.  Just been out raking it over and it is looking horrible, all dry and dusty.  Looks like I'm going to have to rotavate the whole thing and relay turf on it.  UK being UK, they are talking of a hosepipe ban because it is almost 3 weeks since it rained!  When you remember how much rain there actually was just a few short weeks ago you wonder where it has all gone to.  I suppose if I do relay the turf the hosepipe ban will come in and then that lot can die off as well. 

Just joking Margery.

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ouch peteha............almost below the belt!

Agreed, redsam.

No call for it, Peteha, you need a  It's just who's gonna do it!

AS YOU SAY SAM ALMOST BELOW THE BELT BUT IMHO NOT BELOW.

NO WORSE THAN IS NORMALLY THROWN ABOUT( NO PUN INTENDED)

But Peteha you're no better than those who appear to irritate you so intensely when you comment as you do, it's incensing people.  This forum used to have many posters & we generally had great fun together without the nastiness from certain members who post these days. The spiteful comments, & you have written more than your fair share, are making the forum an unattractive place to be.

I see your previous post has been edited so you must see how that was perceived.by EOS team. Could we please have posts that aren't so cynical of some. It would be very much appreciated.  I'm nothing to do with EOS ... I just value the forum & want it to come across to many as better than currently it is doing, certainly to ones I chat with!

Thanks!

I respect your comments moreresado .

However, if you want to have a bland lovey dovey forum so be it.

because we have commented against certain posters we have been called morons.

is this acceptable posting?.

they made mistakes but take no responsibility its all the fault of the Spanish

THe irony being it is a Spanish lawyer on this forum pulling most of you out of

the mess you got yourselves into.

HOW DO YOU THINK SHE FEELS WHEN YOU ARE CONSTANTLY SLAGGING OFF HER COUNTRY

I have lived here 11 years  and take the good with the bad

i have just returned from a brilliant night watching Spain progress in the world cup SEMIS

with our Spanish and English neighbours.

WE live here full time and do not recognise the Spain those who dont portray

i tried to bring a bit of levity into the postings but the censors objected.

I will continue to read postings but will no longer contribute.

 Be carefull all who post against Norman and Goodstitch the censors will have you in the end

You should be ashamed Justin

Peteha, debating is one thing, personal insults flying about regularly in many threads are another & there are many involved.

You said ... 'they made mistakes but take no responsibility its all the fault of the Spanish

THe irony being it is a Spanish lawyer on this forum pulling most of you out of the mess you got yourselves into.

HOW DO YOU THINK SHE FEELS WHEN YOU ARE CONSTANTLY SLAGGING OFF HER COUNTRY'

If you're speaking about those who have ... through no fault of their own ... been sadly involved in corruption then you just are not grasping the situation at all ("there but for the grace of God" phrase springs to mind) but I would not be so insulting as to go further than saying that. There is a way to express yourself & many on forums generally haven't learnt respect.

As for Maria, she (I believe) is as upset as many that certain aspects of HER country treats many as it does & she (I believe) would not consider that some 'are constantly slagging off  her country' as you put it!.

Yes Spain were great last night. We also watched it & could almost hear the fireworks from Britain. Last week we were watching them win in Spain.

morerosado

so so true!!!.  Maria is very aware of the good and bad in Spain, and is trying to change some of the things that have hurt so many people through no fault of their own, as are some other lawyers in Spain. These changes would no doubt benifit Spain as a whole in the long run as they are based on common sense and justice. Surely that's what we all want?  Those who refuse to accept that many have been cheated through no fault of their own, do everyone a favour if they decide not to post. It's just denial that helps nobody.

Justin

  No shame on you whatsoever, you do a damned good job of  letting reasonable people have their say, and only editing where required.  

 Well, there you go Ads, Pete's contrition did not last long.

I remember as a child money was tight, we learnt to swim in the reservoir and played in the street and park.

But it wasn't just the money, "things" were in short supply, there was no such thing as kids footballs, they did not exist.

Rarely a battered old worn proper football would appear in the hands of some lucky kid and we would have to repair it with our bicycle puncture repair outfit to keep it going.

we played with our coats as goalposts and had fun but care had to always be taken to allow the owner to win mostly or he would take up his ball and sulk off to end the game, but not always unscathed sometimes his backside would take a kick.

Much like Pete and Bob on here who can post sensibly but cannot keep it up all the time and if you don't agree with their rubbish posts threaten to stop posting in their sulkiness.

Bob actually did it for a while and now Pete is to go.

Well we will see.

Regards

Norman

Oh, dear, you just can't help yourself, can you Norman?  You start off quite well, throw hissy fits against anyone who disagrees with you, can be quite nasty in your replies and then blame everyone else for your problems and complain when they respond in the same tone.  Sorry, you are becoming an annoyance again. 

(Liked the first part of that last post, mind.  Number of times I got clouted by my Mum for using the school blazer as a goalpost, dearie me).  Just stick on topic and remember that you will get like for like replies when you spoil a good site with your (sometimes) inane and unreadable comments.  If you do it to wind people up, then you are doing a great job.  If you are serious then I am afraid you have a bit of a nasty streak which brings out the worst in people. 

 Bad news in the UK is the Royal Mail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

I have just sent my daughter a i-pad as she is off to Uni soon and Royal Mail have lost it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The excuse they gave for the £28!!! RECORDED DELIVERY from Spain was that the occupant had gone away.

Now considering i speak to my dauhter once a day, she has not gone away!!

Do you know they do not even put a letter through the door anymore APPARENTLY!

They can't even track the return to Spain, THAT COULD TAKE FOUR WEEKS!! considering i paid recorded delivery this is disgustiing.

Could this been down to a postie pocketting it? or simply unable to read the correct address???

Not Happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

At Parcelforce Worldwide we deliver more than just packages, we deliver promises!       B************X

Didn't know whether to put this in the Bad news or the Flights section.

East Midlands are stopping free parking as from this Thursday (8th July).  The current 10 minute free waiting for dropping off and picking up is being replaced by a £1 fee.  You can still use Car Park 6 (about a mile away) but you have to get a shuttle bus from there.  So, no picking up or dropping off anyone with mobility problems unless you want to pay the quid.  Of course, customer relations say it is to "improve" the service. 

Just to iterate, the short stay parking is now a £1 minimum to drop off and pick up passengers.

Edited to say:  Apparently this is going to apply to taxis as well which will put those costs up.  Not yet confirmed on that one but they did say taxi drivers weren't happy about it.

Annoying, yes Bob, but when we cough up as much as we do for flights it's hardly going to inconvenience us too much surely! 

At Bristol they've been charging £1 for a trolley, with no refund for taking it back to the many designated areas so they are left everywhere for others to use if the guy .. who Bristol airport has likely paid a good wage to, to retrieve the trolleys before we all take the loose ones ..doesn't grab them FAST!

That's awful Georgia....what a pain! Didn't they leave a calling note with details of where to collect it  if she was out?

Talking of which Bobaol- your curser thingy that flies about is driving me nuts, thought my machine had gone wonky!

Catch me if you can!!!!! Yes, annoying, true! Different though!

The cursor has been removed.  Sad, really, as I thought it was something different but it makes the site go wobbly.  Have to come up with something else, see if I can find an exploding hour glass, or something like that.

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