04 May 2014 6:34 PM:

We paid £7 each for priority which included assigned seating and it was worth every penny. We were third on the plane and no problem putting our bags overhead beside us. We had two seats (not window seat) and ended up having the row to ourselves which was nice so we could spread out and use the middle seat for magazines etc. Worth the money every time and especially when we watched other people frantically worrying about where their baggage was going (a lot of it in the hold) and we could just sit and relax.

Where else would £7 bring such comfort. In my opinion Ryanair do a great job as long as you can read and obey their rules. Loving the new rule that I can keep my handbag out and even indulge in some retail therapy in Stansted now prior to boarding. My husband is less impressed!

Mandy

 

 

This message was last edited by MYANDM on 04/05/2014.
Community thread: Ryanair Priority Boarding

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04 May 2014 6:25 PM:

We had a neighbour in a villa who was walking around his pool nude but there was nothing done about it as it is not against the law in Spain and it was just a case of avoiding looking in his direction if it made anyone uncomfortable. This is very common in the villa gardens and pool areas.

If someone in an apartment is sunbathing or walking around in the nip then there is nothing that can be done even by your President or anyone else as he is doing no harm and breaking no laws.

Live and let live seems to be the Spanish way and it is no bad thing when you think aboout it.

Mandy

Community thread: Help

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02 Mar 2014 8:27 PM:

Shop around and do focus on Spanish suppliers as we saved a lot of money using Spanish shops and stores. Do NOT buy white goods from the larger multiples as they do not provide free delivery nor are they any help if you have a problem as you will have to bring the item back to the store - fine if it is a hair dryer but a washing machine is a different story. PM me for information on our Spanish suppliers who all delivered free of charge.

 

Community thread: Tips on furniture and white goods?

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18 Feb 2014 8:20 PM:

We have received notification of the new Board members and good luck to all of them. I agree that the main issue is follow up of debt as if this figure continues to rise it could leave services at risk like we have seen in other places. It is quite sad that there were only 40 people there and only 40 proxies given. 80 people of 1200 is scarcely representative.

Whilst I agree with Chris about owners getting involved, in our experience the problem with people getting involved in our previous community and entity was that when people actually volunteer, if there is an unpopular vote taken later, they are derided and vilified even though they were democratically elected and probably did the best that they could. My husband was involved for two years in our previous community in Alicante region and had a horrible time with owners constantly undermining the committee, spreading unfounded rumours with a steady whispering campaign and that was only the British owners like ourselves, God knows what the Spanish were saying.  Sadly it seems to be par for the course that when people put themselves forward for a job they are then the scapegoats for everyone else and hopefully Roda will be different.

Another reason that people don't volunteer is the huge responsibility and personal liability involved in being President or a board member should a wrong decision be taken and we were quite taken aback by the law in Spain in this regard.

So well done to those who did volunteer and got elected (at least they represent the small percentage who bothered). Hopefully we can look forward to an immediate plan of action on how to reduce our debtors and that would maybe stir up some interest from owners and get more people out next year.

Mandy

 

Community thread: EUCC/Entidad Roda Golf and Beach Resort

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11 Feb 2014 10:15 PM:

Good luck in the election coming up.

The debtors figure of close to half a million is scary and hopefully the administrators will be able to report on some success with debtor follow up especially with both the UK and Spanish debtors. Our previous community follow up was abyssmal and the debtors figure just kept growing. One wonders how much more debtors an entity or community can continue to support.

There is no doubt that all owners owe a considerable debt to those who have volunteered for work on our behalf in the past and to those who are prepared to take on this work. It is thankless and hopefully those attending the AGM will elect owners who have at least have a good understanding of the language and who have some business experience to offer as these two credentials are essential in our opinion having been members of a Spanish community for over 20 years now. 

As we understand it those who are stepping down can be re-elected again to serve another four years, surely it would make sense to have some people who understand the procedures and how things work to stay on?

We cannot attend unfortunately but are looking forward to some positive feedback on the meeting and our proxy vote has been sent.

Myles

 

Community thread: EUCC/Entidad Roda Golf and Beach Resort

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