local fishing spot

Did anyone watch it ? It was brilliant & over run by half an hour. Started 3.30pm ended about 10.30pm. 63,000 people were there & it was televised to homes all over the world.

Hi Morerosado,

I watched the last little bit from "take that" onwards,my mother in law although Italian completely worshipped Diana and was in floods of tears all the way through, as she watched it from the start,i bet those boys would swap every penny and title to have been born into an ordinary family and have their mother by their side today!

A NOT SO FUNNY STORY FROM THE WEEKEND.

As you know it was Rojales Moors and Christian celebration this weekend,which meant the town was closed down.

On Saturday night whilst my Mother in law was playing with my 4yr old daughter she slipped on the terrace and fell awkwardly,i used all my medical training(frozen peas) but she was still in some pain.

Offf we went to Rojales where they have a 24hr emergency medico,parked where i could find quickly and went into urgencias,although she only had her passport(Italian) and no other details she was seen bandaged and told her arm was broken in 5 mins flat!!!!(fantastic service).

We were then told to go to the Vega Baja Hospital for x-rays and confirmation etc.........

Outside we find my car on the back of a tow truck!!!!as i had parked not on yellows but because of the fiesta the whole place is a no parking zone!!

I asked the officer nicely in my mother tongue as you always do when angry(what the flip does he think he's doing)shrug of shoulders!!!! by this time my daughter is in tears as someone is stealing Daddy's car!. my wife and Ma are following behind and they arrive and spy what is happening,they open up with both barrels at these 2 local officers and the tow truck man in Spanish and Scicilian respectively,in 2 mins the car comes off the truck tickets are ripped up and the police apologise to them!!! considering there is a bign sign where the car was stating that anyone parked there will be towed(that i missed)this is a minor miracle!!!

Anyway after the short journey to the hospital and again brilliant service Ma is seen instantly wheelchair,ex ray plaster cast as me and my daughter pick oranges in the car park and play on the swings(i do not like the inside of hospitals)and out again in 90 minutes.

So not a great weekend!!!

The worrying thing is that in 2 weeks my Brother in law,sister in law and father in law arrive fronm Naples with me having to explain how i manged in 5 days to break their mother and wife respectively?

The moral to this story is 1.The health service here is outstandingly good and based on a passport only will treat you with 5 star care with no exception 2.water and marble tiles do not make a fun weekend.

Sorry for boring you with this,but it may put you at ease when travelling here in case of emergencies.

Regards

Georgia

HI Georgia,   i know that was not supposed to be funny but it did make me laugh must be my sense of humour.  I hope Mother in Law gets better soon I know when my daughter had a broken arm we had to do most things for her.  That sounds brilliant the treatment you received as well.   That is nice to know.   I was going to give you a couple more addresses of people that are willing to rent their apartment out,  but it sounds like you have enough.   Anyway you take care and Mother in Law That will keep me laughing all day.   Regards Pat 

Hi Georgia, hi Pat & Roy .

Georgia, I'm so sorry your mother-in-law broke her arm. As you say those marble tiles are not for bouncing off ! I tried same with a glass, not good news !  Still finding bits after months

 

We are all laughing now!not so funny at the time though.

Could have been worse,could have been me

Thanks for the message,take care.

Regards

Georgia

Morerosado,

Yeah i know,we are still finding bits of mum in law.

Get a plastic set off the market,they are great and they do bounce!

Nice to see you

regards

Georgia

Hi ALL,

More bad news this morning!

One of those new Skodas that they are advertising on the telly crashed into my car this morning!!!!

I have never seen anything like it! jam,sponge and icing everywhere!!

 

Georgia

It's the Lyle's Golden Syrup that they use in the engine that is the real pain to clean up!

Regards

Barry

Hi Georgia,

Sorry to hear about your Mother-in-law.  As you know I´ve had my in-laws here for 3 weeks now!!!!  Just as a matter of interest, approximatly how much water did you use on the the marble tiles and does it work on ceramic ones???

 

I met your Skoda man this morning in my local garage, he was complaining the brakes were a bit spongy!!!  Could this be the start of RAMAJAM???

I asked the guys in the Skoda garrage if they were difficult to repair, the mechanic said "no, it´s a piece of cake"!!!!

Hi GILLESPIE,

CSI officers at the scene deducted that there was cooking oil on the surface,this caused the surface to become dangerously slippy.

My 4 year old is currently under investigation and may buckle under interogation.

A terrible crime for someone so young!

(4 parts oil 2 parts water will do the job mate,i've tested it on ceramic as well!).

Georgia

 

Gillespie,

Obviously Bernard Manning's routine lives on!!!!

yeah, that´s the last time I eat Pie, Chips and mushy peas!!!

Just getting back on topic, do you think Bernard would have gone down well at Diana´s concert??? He did attented a Pavrotti concert once! He was asked if he enjoyed it and replied, "Pavrotti is a miserable bugger, he don´t like it when you sing along" ;+))